New Releases (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Peabo Bryson | “Stand For Love” (producers: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who founded Perspective Records; first single: “Love Like Yours and Mine”; guests: Gary Clark, Chanté Moore; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour)  | (Perspective / Caroline) |
| Riley Clemmons (Nashville pop singer-songwriter) | “Riley Clemmons” (producers: Tommee Profitt, Tedd T, Colby Wedgeworth, etc.; new single: “Better For It”; See here; Download; iTunes; On Tour, with Danny Gokey) | (Sparrow) |
| Shemekia Copeland | “America’s Child” (producer: Will Kimbrough; guests: John Prine, Emmylou Harris, Steve Cropper, Mary Gauthier, Rhiannon Giddens, Gretchen Peters, J.D. Wilkes, etc.; NPR First Listen; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) | (Alligator) |
| Houndmouth | “Golden Age” (their first album without Katie Toupin, who left in 2016 to pursue a solo career; first single: “This Party”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour) | (Reprise) |
| James | “Living In Extraordinary Times” (producers: Charlie Andrew, Beni Giles; first single: “Hank”; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) | (Infectious Music / BMG Rights Management) |
| Jim Lauderdale | “Time Flies” (his 31st album; producers: Lauderdale, Jay Weaver; guests: Charles Odie Blackmon, Mando Saenz, Pete Bernhard; Vinyl; Download; eBay; On Tour) | (Yep Roc) |
| lovelytheband (L.A. alt-pop trio) | “finding it hard to smile” (new single: “alone time”; Hear here; Vinyl; Urban Outfitters-Exclusive Red + White Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) | (Century Media) |
| Lucero | “Among the Ghosts” (recorded live at Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis; producer: Matt Ross-Spang; new single: “For the Lonely Ones”; Hear here; NPR First Listen; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour, with Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls) | (Liberty & Lament / Thirty Tigers) |
| Mac Miller | “Swimming” (first singles: “Small Worlds,” “Buttons,” “Programs”; Hear here; Download; eBay; Merch) | (Warner) |
| Jessica Meuse (finished fourth on season 13 of “American Idol”) | “Halfhearted” (first single: “Love Her Better”; See here; Download) | (Warrior / eOne) |
| Amanda Shires | “To the Sunset” (producer: Dave Cobb; guest: husband Jason Isbell; first single: “Leave It Alone”; Hear here; NPR First Listen; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour)  | (Silver Knife) |
| Ultraphonix (led by Living Colour’s Corey Glover and guitarist George Lynch) | “Original Human Music” (first single: “Walk Run Crawl”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes) | (earMUSIC) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call Music! 67” (16 hits, plus five “NOW What’s Next” bonus tracks; Download) | (Legacy Recordings / UMG / Sony Music Entertainment) |
| Phil Wickham | “Living Hope” (guest: Hollyn; first single: “Living Hope”; Hear here; See here; Download; Digital Deluxe Edition, with four bonus tracks and two music videos; iTunes; On Tour) | (Fair Trade Services / Columbia) |
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New Releases (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Iggy Azalea | “Survive the Summer” (six-song EP; new single: “Kream,” feat. Tyga; See here; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) | (Island) |
| The Love Language | “Baby Grand” (Hear here; Vinyl; CD, out Aug. 10; iTunes) | (Merge) |
| Rezz (Canadian electronic producer) | “Certain Kind of Magic” (guests: Kotek, Deathpact, 13, Fytch, 1788-L; first single: “Witching Hour”; iTunes; On Tour) | (mau5trap) |
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Reissues (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Gene Clark & Carla Olson | “So Rebellious a Lover” (1987 album; remastered) | (Sunset Blvd.) |
| Electric Light Orchestra | “Secret Messages [Vinyl]” (1983 album; 150-gram double LP, with six bonus tracks; eBay; On Tour; Merch) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Various artists | “Amazing Stereo Doo Wop: 30 Original Hits,” “Amazing 50s: Stereo Jukebox 1955-62 – 30 Gold Hits!” | (Complete 60s) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call Party Anthems 4” (18 songs; Download) | (Legacy Recordings / UMG Recordings) |
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