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“Always Will Be” (Oscar-nominated actress’ sophomore album; covers of her “Honeysuckle Rose” co-star Willie Nelson; guests: Nelson, Steve Earle, Louis Cato, Amy Helm, Lizzie No; new single: “Always Will Be”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music)
Queen of the Castle Records / Missing Piece
Will Johnson
“Diamond City” (Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit member’s ninth solo album; new single: “Floodway Fall”; Hear here; Green Vinyl)
“Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos” (recorded in 2023 with Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death in 1975; contains all 15 symphonies, key incidental works and new recordings of the complete cello, piano, and violin concertos — the latter with soloists Yuja Wang and Baiba Skride; Hear here; Double Vinyl out May 9; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)
“Wild & Restless” (L.A. rock quintet’s second album; co-producer: Paul Roessler; guest: Kevin Richardson; new single: “Oh Yeah!”; Download; Apple Music)
Rum Bar
Southern Avenue
“Family” (Grammy-nominated and Blues Music Award-winning Memphis roots, blues and soul band’s label debut and fourth overall; producer: John Burk; recorded at Royal Studios in Memphis; new single: “Rum Boogie”; See here; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)
“Florilegium” (Nigerian-born, North Carolina-raised singer’s debut album; title is borrowed from the Latin adjective florilegus, which means “flower-gathering”; new single: “Harmattan”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)
“High Spirits” (Denver-based Red Dirt/ indie country band’s fourth album; producers: Craig Bennington, The Barlow; new single: “High Spirits”; Hear here; Apple Music)
“Desire!” (Chicago indie-rock duo’s third album; producer: Jordan Lawler; new single: “oasis”; See here; Apple Music)
Earth Libraries
Eliana Glass
“E” (Australia-born, Seattle-bred and Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and pianist’s debut album; new single: “Good Friends Call Me E”; Hear here; Apple Music)
Shelter Press
Hideyuki Hashimoto
“Time” (Japanese pianist-composer’s debut album; new single: “Time”; Hear here; Apple Music)
“Tết 41” (Berlin-based modular synthesist Sibel Koçer’s second album; new single: “Dragon Bridge”; See here; Apple Music)
Mute
Rebekka Karijord
“The Bell Tower” (Norwegian composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist’s seventh solo album, featuring the American voice ensemble Roomful of Teeth; producer: Karijord; new single: “Sanctuary”; See here; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Apple Music)
“Carolina Blue” (Nashville-based prolific hit songwriter’s debut album; all 12 tracks co-written and co-produced by Morgan with Brent Anderson; new single: “Friends Like That,” feat. Jason Aldean; See here; Amazon.ca; Apple Music; On Tour)
“Naturaleza” (Ecuadorian-born, Brooklyn-based dream-pop artist’s first album since 2019; producers: Usbeck, Tyler Drosdeck; new single: “Mantarraya”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon.ca; Apple Music)
Cascine
Various artists
“DRAG: The Musical LIVE! (The Cast Recording)” (Off-Broadway show ends its run on April 27; featuring performances from show co-creator Alaska Thunderf*ck, Adam Pascal, Nick Adams, et al; producers: Liza Minnelli, Tomas Costanza; Read here)
“Spectrum [Quadio]” (1973 debut solo album; transferred from the original half-inch four-channel masters, on Blu-ray with 192/24 resolution quadraphonic and hi-res stereo mixes)
“Aretha Live at Fillmore West [Quadio]” (1971 album; transferred from the original half-inch four-channel masters, on Blu-ray with 192/24 resolution quadraphonic and hi-res stereo mixes)
“Moving Up” (1993 debut album; remastered; Vinyl, for the first time)
Diggers Factory
Curtis Mayfield
“Roots [Quadio]” (1971 album, featuring “Get Down”; transferred from the original half-inch four-channel masters, on Blu-ray with 192/24 resolution quadraphonic and hi-res stereo mixes)
“NEO” (1979 album; first time on CD worldwide; remastered by Vic Anesini from the Aura Records masters, with two live bonus tracks from October 1977, plus a 16-page color booklet)
“Purple Rain [Audiophile Blu-ray]” (1984 soundtrack album, featuring “When Doves Cry,” “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Purple Rain,” “I Would Die 4 U” and “Take Me with U”; won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, and Prince also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score; mixed in Dolby Atmos and includes 24bit / 96kHz HD stereo; Merch)
“A Box of Scaffold” (six-disc clamshell box set includes the band’s albums and singles and 13 previously unreleased BBC radio and studio sessions, plus a DVD video of the recently discovered “Scaffold at The Talk of the Town” concert recorded by BBC TV and broadcast in 1969, along with the promo film of “Thank U Very Much” and a BBC TV performance of “Lily the Pink”; Read here; Amazon UK)
“Pick of the Litter [Quadio]” (1975 album, featuring “Games People Play”; transferred from the original half-inch four-channel masters, on Blu-ray with 192/24 resolution quadraphonic and hi-res stereo mixes)
