New Releases: Aug. 16, 2019
New Releases (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Rick Braun | “Crossroads” (guests: Peter White, Richard Elliot, Philippe Saisse, Eric Valentine, Richie Garcia, etc.; Hear/read here; On Tour)  |
(Shanachie) |
| The Commonheart (Pittsburgh eight-piece soul band) | “Pressure” (producers: Jeremy and Christopher McDonald; new single: “Wait”; See here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour) |
(Jullian) |
| Rodney Crowell | “TEXAS” (guests: Willie Nelson, Ringo Starr, Lyle Lovett, Ronnie Dunn, Billy F Gibbons, Randy Rogers, Vince Gill, Lee Ann Womack, Steve Earle; first single: “Flatland Hillbillies”; See/read here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour) |
(RC1) |
| Madison Cunningham | “Who Are You Now” (first single: “Pin It Down”; See here; Amazon UK; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour, with Andrew Bird) |
(Verve Forecast) |
| HammerFall | “Dominion” (producers: James Michael, Oscar Dronjak, Pontus Norgren; first single: “[We Make] Sweden Rock”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour; Merch) |
(Napalm) |
| Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors | “Dragons” (producer: Cason Cooley; guests: The Lone Bellow, Lori McKenna, Natalie Hemby, Sean McConnell; new single: “Dragons”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Magnolia Music / Thirty Tigers) |
| The Hold Steady | “Thrashing Thru the Passion” (new single: “Denver Haircut”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour; Merch) |
(Frenchkiss) |
| Ikebe Shakedown | “Kings Left Behind” (new single: “Horses”; Hear here; Vinyl; Cassette; Download; On Tour) |
(Colemine) |
| Bryony Jarman-Pinto | “Cage and Aviary” (new single: “All About Life”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour) | (Tru Thoughts) |
| Eilen Jewell | “Gypsy” (first single: “Crawl”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour) |
(Signature Sounds) |
| Killswitch Engage | “Atonement” (first single: “Unleashed”; See here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour, with Clutch) |
(Metal Blade) |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | “Infest the Rats’ Nest” (on the band’s second 15th studio album, it explores heavy metal and thrash; new single: “Organ Farmer”; See here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour; Merch) |
(Flightless / ATO) |
| Tracy Lawrence | “Made in America” (first single: “Made in America”; See here; Amazon UK; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Lawrence Music Group) |
| Lillie Mae | “Other Girls” (producer: Dave Cobb; new single: “A Golden Year”; See here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour, with Robert Plant) |
(Third Man) |
| Mallory Knox | “Mallory Knox” (first single: “White Lies”; See here; Amazon UK; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(A Wolf At Your Door / Silva Screen) |
| The Rails (English folk-rock duo of Kami Thompson and James Walbourne) | “Cancel the Sun” (Thompson is the daughter of Linda and Richard Thompson; producer: Stephen Street; new single: “Mossy Wells”; Read here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour) |
(Psychonaut Sounds / Thirty Tigers) |
| Lionel Richie | “Hello From Las Vegas” (recorded at Zappos Theater at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino; Read here; Target-Exclusive CD, with three extra songs; Amazon UK; Deluxe Edition; Vinyl; Download; On Tour; Merch) |
(Capitol) |
| Ride | “This Is Not a Safe Place” (producer: Erol Alkan; mixed by Alan Moulder; first single: “Future Love”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Wichita Recordings) |
| Bobby Rush | “Sitting on Top of the Blues” (first single: “Get Out of Here [Dog Named Bo]”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Deep Rush / Thirty Tigers) |
| Dylan Scott | “An Old Memory” (seven-song EP tribute to his musical, the late Keith Whitley; producers: Matt Alderman, Curt Gibbs, Jim Ed Norman; guests: Whitley’s widow Lorrie Morgan, son Jesse Keith Whitley, Mac McAnally, Eddie Bayers, Carl Jackson, etc.; See here; On Tour) |
(Curb) |
| Sleater-Kinney | “The Center Won’t Hold” (producer: St. Vincent; new single: “The Future Is Here”; See here; Vinyl; Barnes & Noble-Exclusive Autographed Vinyl; Cassette; Download; On Tour)  |
(Sub Pop) |
| Third World | “More Work to Be Done” (their 22nd studio album marks their 45th anniversary; producer: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley; guests: Marley, Tarrus Riley, Chronixx, Pressure Busspipe, Tessanne Chin; first single: “Na Na Na”; Hear here; On Tour) |
(Ghetto Youths International) |
| Frank Turner | “No Man’s Land” (an album dedicated to telling the fascinating stories of great but overlooked women across wide geographical and historical lines; producer: Catherine Marks; first single: “Sister Rosetta”; See here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour) |
(Xtra Mile Recordings / Polydor / UMe) |
| Various artists | “Tootsie (Original Broadway Cast Recording)” (new comedy musical based on the 1982 film opens April 23; cast includes Tony nominee Santino Fontana as Michael Dorsey, a struggling actor who lands a job under the female persona of Dorothy Michaels; producers: Dean Sharenow, David Yazbek; Download; On Broadway) | (Decca Broadway) |
More Releases for Aug. 16, 2019 »
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New Releases (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Sara Bareilles | “What’s Not Inside: The Lost Songs from Waitress (Outtakes and Demos Recorded for the Broadway Musical)” (seven-song EP; See here; Read here; On Tour) |
(DMI Soundtracks) |
| Boxing Gandhis | “Culture War (Put a Little Drop of Love In Your Silly Mother #*%+! Head!)” (first single: “Disappear,” 100 percent of proceeds will go to ACLU) |
(Blue Élan) |
| Demi Davis | “Holograms” (seven-song EP; See here) |
(Demi_music) |
| Scott Gagner (California-based power-pop singer-songwriter) | “Hummingbird Heart” (includes a cover of Neil Young’s “Philadelphia” and features longtime collaborator The Posies’ Ken Stringfellow and newcomer Jesse Chandler; first single: “Bella”; Hear here) |
(Scott Gagner) |
| Jitensha (Montréal-based indie music duo) | “Periscope” (new single: “Under Control”; Hear here; See here; On Tour) |
(Jitensha) |
| Andy Michaels (Australian singer-songwriter) | “Incendiary Heart” (producer: Andy Court; guests: Tiarna Madison, Kerry Ironside, Carolyn Thomas, Sharon Court; first single: “Incendiary Heart”; Hear here) |
(7Seas Music Company, Aug. 18) |
| Chris Rivers | “G.I.T.U.” (new single: “Sincerely Me,” a tribute to Big Pun; See here; CD and Vinyl out Aug. 30) |
(Mello Music Group) |
| Snoop Dogg | “I Wanna Thank Me” (guests: Slick Rick, Wiz Khalifa, Chris Brown, Russ, Swizz Beatz, Jermaine Dupri, DJ Battlecat, Lil Duval, Trey Songz, etc.; new single: “Do It When I’m In It”; Hear here; On Tour; Merch) |
(Doggystyle / EMPIRE) |
| Mel Stirling (L.A.-based Australian artist) | “Standing to Fall” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (Mel Stirling, Aug. 20) |
More Digital Releases for Aug. 16, 2019 »
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Reissues (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| The Melodians | “Rivers of Babylon (Expanded Edition)” (1970 album, long out of print; remastered, with eight bonus tracks; Hear here; Amazon UK) |
(Doctor Bird) |
| Peter, Paul and Mary | “Peter, Paul and Mary At Newport 1963-65” (18-song documentary film aired on PBS stations in November/December 2018; See here; DVD) |
(Shout! Factory) |
| Spoon | “Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon” (13-song collection includes new song “No Bullets Spent”; See here; NPR’s All Songs Considered; Vinyl; On Tour) |
(Matador) |
| Various artists | “Hitsville: The Making of Motown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack From the Showtime Documentary Film)” (16-hit compilation, in celebration of the label’s 60th anniversary; See here; Target-Exclusive CD, with limited-edition original art poster; Vinyl; Target-Exclusive Gold Vinyl; Download; Merch) | (Motown / UMe) |
| ZZ Top | “Goin’ 50” (three-CD, 50-song compilation celebrates the band’s 50th anniversary; Vinyl; 18-song Single CD; Download; 50th Anniversary Tour; Merch) |
(Rhino / Warner) |
More Releases for Aug. 16, 2019 »
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Reissues (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Eric Church | “61 Days In Church Volume 2” (30 songs from 2017; On Tour) |
(EMI Music Nashville) |
| Exile | “Exile – The Garage Tapes” (30-track compilation of demos recorded between 1979 and 1982 at LEMCO studio in Lexington, Ky.; On Tour) |
(Big Horse) |
| Explosions in the Sky | “The Rescue (Anniversary Edition)” (2005 album; Vinyl) |
(Temporary Residence) |
| Florence + The Machine | “Lungs (10th Anniversary Edition)” (2009 album; with 11 bonus tracks; Hear here; Vinyl; Merch) |
(Republic / UMe) |
More Digital Releases for Aug. 16, 2019 »
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist(s)/cast: | Title: | Studio/label: |
| Jimmy Cliff | “The Harder They Come (Collector’s Edition) [Blu-ray]” (1972 film; three-disc set features a new transfer from the original 16mm negative and includes a restoration of Perry Henzel’s next film, “No Place Like Home,” and a full slate of new bonus features, shot in Jamaica; See here; Soundtrack) |
(Shout Select, Aug. 20) |
More Upcoming DVD / Blu-ray Releases »
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