New Releases (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness | “Zombies on Broadway” (first single: “Fire Escape”; See here; MP3; On Tour; Merch)  | (Vanguard) |
| Elvin Bishop | “Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio” (original songs, mixed in with covers of Lightnin’ Hopkins, Fats Domino, Sunnyland Slim, Ted Taylor and Bobby Womack; guests: Kim Wilson, Charlie Musselwhite, Rick Estrin; Hear here) | (Alligator) |
| Michael Bolton | “Songs of Cinema” (Hear here; Read here; MP3; On Tour; Merch) | (Frontiers Music s.r.l.) |
| The Broken Ravens (Scottish rock band) | “The Broken Ravens” (five-song EP; producers: Keith Morrison, The Broken Ravens; first single: “Calling of the Hounds”; See here) | (The Broken Ravens) |
| Duchess (NYC vocal trio) | “Laughing at Life” (featuring songs by Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington, Ray Charles, etc.; producer: Oded-Lev Ari; guests: Anat Cohen, Wycliffe Gordon; Hear here) | (Anzic) |
| Lupe Fiasco | “DROGAS Light” (guests: Ty Dolla $ign, Rick Ross, Big K.R.I.T., etc.; new single: “Wild Child”; Hear here; Merch) | (1st & 15th / Thirty Tigers) |
| Sallie Ford | “Soul Sick” (first single: “Get Out”; Hear/read here; MP3) | (Vanguard) |
| The Godfathers | “A Big Bad Beautiful Noise” (See here; MP3) | (Godfather Recordings2 / Metropolis) |
| Hand Habits (aka singer-songwriter Meg Duffy) | “Wildly Idle (Humble Before the Void)” (first single: “All the While”; Hear here; MP3) | (Woodsist) |
| Jesca Hoop | “Memories Are Now” (producer: Blake Mills; first single: “The Lost Sky”; Hear here; NPR First Listen; Vinyl, with download card; MP3; On Tour) | (Sub Pop) |
| Simon Kirke | “All Because of You” (guest: Warren Haynes; Hear here) | (The End / BMG) |
| Christopher Martin | “Big Deal” (guests: Busy Signal, Chip, Destiny Moriah, Tanto Blacks; new single: “Magic”; Hear here) | (VP) |
| Overkill | “The Grinding Wheel” (producers: Overkill, Andy Sneap; first single: “Our Finest Hour”; Hear here; MP3; On Tour; Merch)  | (Nuclear Blast) |
| Chuck Prophet | “Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins” (Hear here; MP3) | (Yep Roc) |
| Rag’N’Bone Man (aka English singer-songwriter Rory Graham) | “Human” (producers: Two Inch Punch, Jonny Coffer, Mark Crew; first single: “Human”; See here; MP3) | (Columbia) |
| The Sadies | “Northern Passages” (guest: Kurt Vile; first single: “Riverview Fog”; Hear here; MP3; On Tour) | (Yep Roc) |
| The Simple Carnival | “Smitten” (power-pop outfit’s third and final album; Hear here) | (Sundrift, Feb. 14) |
| Sinkane | “Life & Livin’ It” (producer: frontman Ahmed Abdullahi Gallab; Hear here; NPR First Listen; MP3; On Tour) | (City Slang) |
| Thievery Corporation | “The Temple of I & I” (Jamaica-infused album from the D.C.-based electronic band; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; On Tour; Merch) | (ESL Music) |
| Tinariwen (Malian Tuareg band) | “Elwan” (mixed by Andrew Schepps; guests: Kurt Vile, Mark Lanegan, Matt Sweeney, Alain Johannes; first single: “Ténéré Tàqqàl”; See here; NPR First Listen; MP3; On Tour) | (ANTI- / Epitaph) |
| Various artists | “Fifty Shades Darker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (sequel opens in theaters Feb. 10; soundtrack features songs by ZAYN | Taylor Swift, Halsey, John Legend, Nick Jonas & Nicki Minaj, Sia, Corrine Bailey Rae, etc.; Hear here; Trailer; Original Score by Danny Elfman; MP3; Target-Exclusive CD, with three extra tracks; Merch) | (Republic) |
| Brett Young (“Caliville” country singer-songwriter) | “Brett Young” (producer: Dann Huff; See here; On Tour) | (Big Machine) |
| Miguel Zenón | “Típico” (Hear here; NPR First Listen; MP3) | (Miel Music) |
New Releases (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Amber Run | “For a Moment, I Was Lost” (producer: Ben Allen; first single: “Perfect”; Hear here; CD, out March 17) | (Dine Alone) |
| Ebone East | “Happy Valentine’s Day!” (producer: Ebone Leroy East; guests: j-Tilt, J-Huff, Yuzzy Bong, E.L.E.P.H.A.N.T, Face Tha General, Snolen Savy, etc.; first single: “My Gurl”; Hear here) | (Table, Feb. 14) |
| Echo Arcadia (Scottish alt-pop band) | “Visions of Symmetry” (Hear here) | (Sounds Massive) |
| Fionas Run (indie-rock quartet) | “Colour of Sound” (new single: “Pictures”; Hear here) | (Fionas Run) |
| Una Healy (Irish singer-songwriter, formerly of The Saturdays) | “The Waiting Game” (first single: “The Waiting Game”; Hear here) | (Decca) |
| Mr. Elevator (L.A. psych-pop band) | “When the Morning Greets You” (first single: “Sunshine Daydream”; Hear here) | (Rad Cat) |
| Quelle Chris (rapper-producer) | “Being You Is Great!, I Wish I Could Be You More Often” (Hear here; NPR First Listen) | (Mello Music Group) |
| Super Snake (N.J. rock band) | “Leap of Love” (producer: Kevin Antreassian; first single: “Big Seize”; Hear here; Read here) | (The Same Ghost Collective, Feb. 14) |
| Teen Daze (British Columbia-based artist Jamison Isaak) | “Themes For Dying Earth” (first single: “Cycle”; Hear here; NPR First Listen) | (FLORA) |
| Witherfall (drummer Adam Sagan died of T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma in early December 2016) | “Nocturnes and Requiems” (first single: “End of Time”; Hear here; See here) | (Witherfall Music LLC) |
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive | “Street Action / Rock N’ Roll Nights” (1978, 1979 albums on one CD; remastered; On Tour; Merch) | (U.K. – BGO) |
| Tony Bennett | “The Singles Collection 1951-62” (three CDs, 78 songs; Read here) | (Acrobat) |
| Shelley Berman | “The Complete Albums 1959-61” (four albums on three CDs) | (Acrobat) |
| Bon Jovi | “Vinyl Box Set” (25-LP collection, from their 1984 self-titled debut to 2016’s “This House Is Not For Sale”; 180-gram vinyl; On Tour; Merch) | (Island / UMe) |
| David Bowie | “Live Nassau Coliseum ’76” (two-CD breakout from last year’s “Who Can I Be Now? 1974-1976” box set, recorded at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., on March 23, 1976; Vinyl; MP3; Merch) | (Rhino / Parlophone) |
| Jackson Browne | “Awake Again: The Classic 1982 Broadcast” (two CDs; On Tour; Merch) | (Go Faster) |
| Ornette Coleman | “The Complete Albums Collection: 1958-1962” (four CDs) | (Enlightenment) |
| Deep Purple | “Made in Europe” (1975 live album; remastered; Merch) | (Friday Music) |
| Eagles | “Hotel California: Legendary Radio Broadcasts” (four-CD set; Merch) | (Laser Media) |
| Screamin’ Jay Hawkins | “The Planet Sessions” (1965 recordings, with bonus stereo mixes and unissued tracks; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Ace) |
| Sonny James | “The Singles Collection 1952-62” (two CDs, 61 songs; MP3) | (Acrobat) |
| Jefferson Airplane | “Nothing in Particular: The Lost 1968 Dutch Broadcast” | (All Access) |
| Kris Kristofferson | “The Austin Sessions (Expanded Edition)” (1999 album; remastered, with two unreleased session outtakes; Vinyl) | (Rhino / Atlantic) |
| Tommy Ladnier | “The Tommy Ladnier Collection 1923-39” (two CDs) | (Fabulous) |
| Arthur Lee | “Arthur Lee” (1981 album; remastered) | (Friday Music) |
| The Moonglows | “The Complete Singles As & Bs 1953-62” (two CDs, 56 songs; Read here) | (Enlightenment) |
| Gerry Mulligan | “The Pacific Jazz Collection 1952-1959” (eight albums on four CDs) | (Enlightenment) |
| Old Crow Medicine Show | “Best of Old Crow Medicine Show” (14 songs; MP3; On Tour; Merch) | (Nettwerk) |
| Ozark Mountain Daredevils | “Ozark Mountain Daredevils” (1980 album; remastered; On Tour; Merch) | (U.K. – BGO) |
| Raffi | “Best of Raffi” (16 songs; On Tour) | (Rounder) |
| Rush | “Passaic 1976: The New Jersey Broadcast” (Merch) | (Zip City) |
| Sea Level | “Ball Room” (1980 album; remastered) | (U.K. – BGO) |
| Jimmy Smith | “When Wine Was Cheap: The Steamy Bowl Tapes ’91-’99” (two CDs) | (High Plains Films) |
| Bruce Springsteen with Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers | “New Jersey 1994” (On Tour; Merch) | (Sonic Boom) |
| Sonny Stitt | “The Classic Albums Collection 1957-1963” (eight albums on four CDs) | (Enlightenment) |
| Stoneground | “Stoneground / Stoneground 3” (1971, 1973 albums; remastered) | (U.K. – BGO) |
| Various artists | “First Dates: The Album” (65 classic love songs on two CDs) | (U.K. – Decca) |
| Various artists | “Love’s Been Good To Me: The Songs of Rod McKuen” (25 songs; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Ace) |
| Gene Vincent | “The Complete Singles As & Bs 1956-62” (two CDs, 56 songs; Read here) | (Acrobat) |
| Andy Williams | “Love Theme From ‘The Godfather’ / Solitaire / You Lay So Easy On / The Way We Were” (1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975 albums on two CDs; remastered; Merch) | (U.K. – BGO) |
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Tommy Edwards | “The Tommy Edwards Singles Collection 1951-62” (52 songs) | (Acrobat) |
| Uppermost (French electronic musician) | “Origins (2011-2016)” (23-song collection includes the previously unreleased “Alive”; Hear here) | (Uppwind) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist(s)/cast: | Title: | Studio: |
| Leonard Cohen | “The Live Broadcast Sessions 1985-1993 [DVD]” | (Video Music Inc.) |
| Def Leppard | “and there will be a next time … Live From Detroit [DVD]” (one-DVD, two-CD set capturing the band’s summer of 2016 show at the DTE Energy Music Theatre; Blu-ray + CD) | (Eagle Rock) |
| Fleetwood Mac | “Save Me a Place: Live in Concert 1982 [DVD]” | (Video Music Inc.) |
| Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, et al | “Dirty Dancing (30th Anniversary Edition) [DVD]” (1987 film; two discs, with unseen interview footage and new featurettes; Blu-ray + DVD) | (Lionsgate) |