New Releases (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| rayLand baxter | “Imaginary Man” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (ATO) |
| Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra | “Dee Dee’s Feathers” (featuring traditional songs such as “Big Chief,” “St. James Infirmary” and “What a Wonderful World,” with new songs “Congo Square” and “C’est ici que je t’aime”; Hear here; MP3) | (OKeh) |
| Bullet For My Valentine | “Venom” (producers: Carl Bown, Colin Richardson; Hear here; MP3) | (RCA) |
| Chinx (rapper was murdered May 17, 2015, in Queens, NYC) | “Welcome to JFK” (guests: French Montana, Jeremih, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Durk, Nipsey Hussle, MeetSims, Zack; first single: “On Your Body”; Hear/read here; MP3) | (Riot Squad / NuSense Music Group / Coke Boys / eOne Music) |
| Jon Cleary | “GoGo Juice” (producer: John Porter; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (FHQ / Thirty Tigers) |
| Angela Easterling | “Common Law Wife” (producers: Joe Pisapia, Brandon Turner; guests: Will Kimbrough, Fats Kaplin, Joe Pisapia, Marc Pisapia, Dave Jacques, Paul Griffith; Hear here) | (De L’Est Music) |
| Ella Eyre (British singer-songwriter) | “Feline” (first single: “Together”; Hear here; Deluxe Edition) | (U.K. – Virgin, Aug. 13) |
| Jess Glynne (British singer) | “I Cry When I Laugh” (guests: Clean Bandit, Emeli Sandé; new single: “Hold My Hand”; Hear here; Deluxe Edition) | (U.K. – Atlantic) |
| The Good Life | “Everybody’s Coming Down” (the Omaha indie rock quartet’s first album in nearly eight years; first single: “Everybody”; Hear here; MP3) | (Saddle Creek) |
| Pat Green | “Home” (guests: Sheryl Crow, Delbert McClinton, Lyle Lovett, Marc Broussard; Hear here; MP3) | (Greenhorse Music) |
| Melanie Martinez (contestant from the third season of “The Voice”) | “Cry Baby” (producers: Kinetics & One Love, Christopher J. Baran, Kara DioGuardi, SmarterChild; new single: “Sippy Cup”; Hear here; MP3) | (Atlantic) |
| Neck Deep (Welsh rock band) | “Life’s Not Out To Get You” (producers: Jeremy McKinnon of A Day To Remember, Andrew Wade; first single: “Can’t Kick Up the Roots”; Hear here; MP3) | (Hopeless) |
| New Politics (Danish rock trio) | “Vikings” (new single: “West End Kids”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (DCD2 / Warner) |
| Grace Potter | “Midnight” (her debut solo album; first single: “Alive Tonight”; Hear here; MP3) | (Hollywood) |
| Soulfly | “Archangel” (producer: Matt Hyde; Hear here; Deluxe Edition; MP3) | (Nuclear Blast) |
| Teen Daze | “Morning World” (producers: John Vanderslice, Simon Bridgefoot; first single: “Morning World”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Paper Bag) |
| Various artists | “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (featuring songs by Camper Van Beethoven, Eddie Cole, Quint, East Bay Ray, Dave Days, Geno Lenardo, Daniel Davies, Sebastian Robertson; sequel aired on Syfy on July 22; MP3) | (Lakeshore) |
| The Waifs (Australian folk-rock group) | “Beautiful You” (producer: Nick DiDia; first single: “Blindly Believing”; Hear here; MP3) | (Compass) |
| Emily West (a finalist on season 9 of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent”) | “All For You” (producer: Michael Mangini; guest: Cyndi Lauper, on a new version of “True Colors”; Hear here; MP3) | (Portrait / Sony Masterworks) |
More Releases for Aug. 14, 2015
New Releases (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Aer (hip-hop/pop duo) | “One of a Kind” (Hear here) | (Aer / BMG) |
| ALL WALLS (Keith Waggoner and Samson Crouppen of Holy Folk) | “ALL WALLS” (first single: “The Spider”; Hear here; See here) | (Silver Side Productions) |
| Big Harp (hip-hop/pop duo) | “Waveless” (producers: Big Harp, John Congleton; new single: “Golden Age”; Hear here) | (Majestic Litter) |
| Dillon Francis | “This Mixtape Is Fire” (seven-song EP; guests: Calvin Harris, Skrillex, Chromeo, Bro Safari, Kygo, James Hersey; Hear here) | (Columbia) |
| Kafka Tamura (Southampton/Berlin indie-pop trio) | “Nothing To Everyone” (first single: “Bones”; Hear here; See here; Import CD) | (Lichtdicht) |
| Jeremy Loops (Cape Town, South Africa-based musician) | “Trading Change” (guests: Motheo Moleko, Jamie Faull; Hear here; Deluxe Edition) | (Yebo Music) |
| Stuart McCallum (Manchester jazz guitar experimentalist) | “City” (producer: Richard Spaven; guests: JP Cooper, Sharlene Hector, Fridolijn Van Poll, Sophie Barker; Hear here) | (Naim Jazz) |
| Optimus Rex | “Embers” (producer: Sam Birkemeier; first single: “Witch Hunt”; Hear here) | (Optimus Rex, Aug. 11) |
| Palehound (aka 21-year-old singer-guitarist Ellen Kempner) | “Dry Food” (new single: “Healthier Folk”; Hear here) | (Exploding in Sound) |
| Ruf Dug | “Island” (Hear here) | (Music For Dreams) |
More Digital Releases for Aug. 14, 2015
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Bobby Bland | “That’s the Way Love Is: 2 Original Albums + Bonus Singles” (“Two Steps From the Blues” and “Here’s the Man!!!,” with five bonus tracks) | (Jasmine) |
| Blue Öyster Cult | “Bad Channels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (1992 sci-fi spoof film; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Full Moon Pictures) |
| Donald Byrd | “The Early Years 1955-1958” (11 complete albums on six CDs) | (Enlightenment) |
| Chris Cornell | “Euphoria Mourning” (1999 album, originally titled “Euphoria Morning”; remastered; Read here; MP3) | (A&M / UMe) |
| Ruthie Foster | “Runaway Soul” (2002 album; remastered) | (Blue Corn Music) |
| Lesley Gore | “Someplace Else Now” (1972 album, originally released on the Motown subsidiary MoWest; remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision; MP3) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Hawkshaw Hawkins | “The Hawk: Singles Collection” (27 songs) | (Jasmine) |
| Kansas | “Bryn Mawr 1976: The Classic FM Broadcast” | (Smokin’) |
| Yusef Lateef | “The Complete Recordings 1957-1959” (four CDs), “The Complete Recordings 1959-1962” (four CDs) | (Enlightenment) |
| Jim Lowe | “Green Doors, Closed Doors and Gamblers Guitars: A Singles Collection 1956-1962” (26 songs) | (Jasmine) |
| Guy Mitchell | “The Complete US & UK Hits 1950-62” (two CDs, 44 songs) | (Acrobat) |
| The Muffs | “The Muffs” (1993 album; remastered, with 10 bonus tracks; See here; Read here) | (Omnivore Recordings) |
| Patti Page | “The Complete US Hits: 1948-62” (three CDs, 73 tracks; Read here) | (Acrobat) |
| Pavement | “The Secret History Vol. 1 [Vinyl]” (30-song double LP, featuring B-sides, unreleased session tracks, John Peel sessions, and a 1992 live concert from the “Slanted and Enchanted” era) | (Matador) |
| The Persuasions | “We Came to Play” (1971 album; remastered, with 10 bonus tracks) | (Fever Dreams) |
| Jimmy Reed | “The Complete Singles As & Bs 1953-61” (two CDs, 54 songs) | (Acrobat) |
| The Replacements | “The Twin/Tone Years [Vinyl]” (four-LP box set) | (Rhino / Ryko, Aug. 11) |
| Linda Ronstadt | “Party Girl: Radio Broadcast 1982” (20 songs) | (MVD) |
| Leon Russell | “Prince of Peace: Classic Radio Broadcast 1970” (18 songs) | (MVD) |
| Status Quo | “The Vinyl Collection 1972-1980” (10-LP box set; Read here) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| Steppenwolf | “The ABC/Dunhill Singles Collection” (two CDs, 38 tracks; Track list) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Frankie Trumbaur | “The Frankie Trumbaur Collection 1924-46” (two CDs, 47 songs) | (Acrobat) |
| The Who | “Volume 2: The Reaction Singles 1966” (five 7-inch vinyl singles; includes remastered versions of “Substitute,” “Happy Jack,” “I’m a Boy” and the “Ready Steady Who” EP; Read here) | (Universal Music Enterprises) |
| Roger Williams | “More From America’s Best Selling Pianist 1959-1962” (two CDs, 52 songs) | (Jasmine) |
| Sheb Wooley | “Goodbye Texas Hello Tennessee 1950-1962” (25 songs; Track list) | (Jasmine) |
More Releases for Aug. 14, 2015
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Ramblin’ Jack Elliott | “Roll on Buddy” (1963 album with Derroll Adams), “Muleskinner” (1964 compilation) | (Topic) |
| Gram Parsons | “Gram Parsons: The Early Years EP” (four recordings from 1965 and two songs from post-Flying Burrito Brothers sessions in 1970) | (Sierra) |
| Keith Richards | “Talk Is Cheap” (1988 album), “Main Offender” (1992 album) | (Mindless) |
More Digital Releases for Aug. 14, 2015
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Jim Caviezel, Kevin Chapman, Amy Acker, Michael Emerson, et al | “Person of Interest: The Complete Fourth Season [DVD]” (CBS series; six discs; Blu-ray) | (Warner Home Video, Aug. 11) |
| Kurt Cobain | “Soaked in Bleach [DVD]” (documentary about the death of the Nirvana frontman) | (MVD Visual) |
| Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs | “2 Broke Girls: The Complete Fourth Season [DVD]” (CBS series; three discs) | (Warner Home Video, Aug. 11) |
| Chris Farley | “I Am Chris Farley [DVD]” (2015 documentary; Blu-ray) | (Virgil Films and Entertainment, Aug. 11) |
| Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Common, et al | “Hell on Wheels: The Complete Fourth Season [DVD]” (AMC series; four discs; Blu-ray, Aug. 11) | (eOne) |
| Kerry Washington, Henry Ian Cusick, Columbus Short, et al | “Scandal: The Complete Fourth Season [DVD]” (ABC series) | (Walt Disney Studios, Aug. 11) |
| Amy Winehouse | “Amy Winehouse: Inside & Out [DVD]” (two discs) | (The Collector’s Forum) |
| Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara | “Hot Pursuit [DVD]” (2015 film; Blu-ray) | (Warner Home Video, Aug. 11) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for Aug. 11, 2015
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Harold Arlen | “The Man That Got Away: The Life and Songs of Harold Arlen” (Hardcover; author: Walter Rimler) | (University of Illinois Press, Aug. 15) |
| The Beatles | “Songs We Were Singing: Guided Tours Through the Beatles’ Lesser-Known Tracks” (Paperback; author: Kit O’Toole) | (12 Bar Publishing, LLC) |
| The Beatles | “Looking Through You: Rare & Unseen Photographs From The Beatles Monthly Archive” (Hardcover; Kindle) | (Omnibus Press, Aug. 10) |
| Michael Bloomfield | “Michael Bloomfield: If You Love These Blues – An Oral History” (Paperback; authors: Jan Mark Wolkin, Bill Keenom; foreword by Carlos Santana) | (Backbeat Books, Aug. 14) |
| Dennis Byron (Bee Gees drummer) | “You Should Be Dancing: My Life with the Bee Gees” (Paperback) | (ECW Press) |
| Neil Peart | “Far and Near: On Days Like These” (Paperback) | (ECW Press) |
| S. Leigh Savidge | “Welcome to Death Row: The Uncensored History of the Rise & Fall of Death Row Records in the Words of Those Who Were There” (Kindle) | (Xenon Press, Aug. 14) |
| Rich Terfry | “Wicked and Weird: The Amazing Tales of Buck 65” (Kindle) | (Doubleday Canada) |
| Pharrell Williams | “In Search of Pharrell Williams” (Paperback; author: Paul Lester; Kindle) | (Omnibus Press, Aug. 15) |
More Book Releases for the Week of Aug. 14, 2015