New Releases (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Adept (Swedish metalcore quintet) | “Sleepless” (first single: “Dark Clouds”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Napalm) |
| Meredith Andrews | “Deeper” (producer: Jacob Sooter; first single: “Soar”; Hear here; Deluxe Edition, with three extra tracks; MP3; iTunes) | (Word Worship) |
| Animal Collective | “Painting With” (first single: “FloriDada”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Domino) |
| BJ the Chicago Kid | “In My Mind” (guests: Kendrick Lamar, Chance The Rapper, Big K.R.I.T., Eric Ingram, Isabella, Buddy; Hear here; MP3) | (Motown) |
| Byrne and Kelly (Celtic Thunder’s Neil Byrne and Ryan Kelly) | “Echoes” (Hear here; MP3) | (Byrne and Kelly) |
| The Cave Singers | “Banshee” (producer: Randall Dunn; first single: “That’s Why”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (The Cave Singers) |
| Delain (Dutch symphonic metal band) | “Lunar Prelude” (first single: “Suckerpunch”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Napalm) |
| Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Hudson, Danielle Brooks, et al | “The Color Purple (New Broadway Cast Recording)” (Hear/read here) |
(Broadway) |
| Factory Brains (Stockholm-based rock trio) | “Hard Labor” (producer: Chips Kiesby; first single: “Modern Day”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl) | (Wild Kingdom) |
| Jack Garratt (British singer, multi-instrumentalist) | “Phase” (new single: “Worry”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Interscope) |
| Golden Daze (L.A. psych-pop duo) | “Golden Daze” (first single: “Low”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Autumn Tone) |
| Inglorious (British rock quintet) | “Inglorious” (first single: “Until I Die”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Frontiers) |
| Jordan Klassen (Vancouver musician) | “Javelin” (producer: Klassen; first single: “Baby Moses”; Hear here; MP3 ; iTunes) |
(Nevado Music) |
| Lake Street Dive | “Side Pony” (producer: Dave Cobb; first single: “Call Off Your Dogs”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Nonesuch) |
| Last in Line | “Heavy Crown” (former Dio bandmates Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain and Vivian Campbell with vocalist Andrew Freeman; Bain died Jan. 23 of lung cancer; producer: Jeff Pilson; first single: “Call Off Your Dogs”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Frontiers) |
| LNZNDRF (featuring members of The National and Beirut) | “LNZNDRF” (Hear here; iTunes) |
(4AD) |
| Lushlife (Philadelphia rapper-producer) | “Ritualize” (guest: Ariel Pink, Killer Mike, Marissa Nadler, RJD2, etc.; Hear here; Vinyl; iTunes) | (Western Vinyl) |
| Monster Truck | “Sittin’ Heavy” (producer: Eric Ratz; second single: “The Enforcer”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Dine Alone Music) |
| Michael Nau | “Mowing” (first single: “Winter Beat”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Suicide Squeeze) |
| Rachel Portman (Academy Award winner) | “Race (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (sports drama opens in theaters Feb. 19; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Back Lot Music) |
| Ra Ra Riot | “Need Your Light” (producer: Dennis Herring; guest: Vampire Weekend’s Rostam; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Barsuk) |
| Johnny Rawls | “Tiger in a Cage” (producer: Jim Gaines; guests: Jon Olazabal, the Iveys; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Catfood) |
| Brian Regan | “Live From Radio City Music Hall” (MP3) | (Comedy Central) |
| Carrie Rodriguez | “Lola” (producer: Lee Townsend; guests: Bill Frisell, Viktor Krauss, Luke Jacobs, David Pulkingham, Brannen Temple, Raul Malo, Gina Chavez, Max Baca; first single: “Z”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Luz / Thirty Tigers) |
| The Shivas | “Better Off Dead” (first single: “Gun In My Pocket [Revisited]”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (K) |
| Simple Plan | “Taking One for the Team” (their first album since 2011; producer: Brian Howes; first single: “I Don’t Wanna Go To Bed,” feat. Nelly; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Atlantic) |
| Sister Hazel | “Lighter in the Dark” (their ninth album, and first in five years, is country-flavored; producer: Chip Matthews; guests: Darius Rucker, Jillian Jacqueline; Hear here; MP3) | (Croakin’ Poet / Average Joes Entertainment) |
| Somos | “First Day Back” (producer: Jay Maas; first single: “Alright, I’ll Wait”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Hopeless) |
| Rick Springfield | “Rocket Science” (new single: “Let Me In”; Hear here; MP3 ; iTunes) |
(Frontiers) |
| Mavis Staples | “Livin’ On a High Note” (Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (ANTI- / Epitaph) |
| TEEN | “Love Yes” (producer: Daniel Schlett; first single: “All About Us”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Carpark) |
| Doug Tuttle (ex-MMOSS) | “It Calls On Me” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Trouble In Mind) |
| Vandaveer | “The Wild Mercury” (producer: Duane Lundy; first single: “But Enough On That For Now”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (WhiteSpace / MRI) |
| Wild Nothing | “Life of Pause” (producers: Thom Monahan, John Ericsson; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Captured Tracks) |
| Marlon Williams (New Zealand singer-songwriter) | “Marlon Williams” (first single: “Hello Miss Lonesome”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Dead Oceans) |
| Wolfmother | “Victorious” (producer: Brendan O’Brien; first single: “That’s Why”; Hear here; Read here; MP3; iTunes) | (Universal) |
| Yo Gotti | “The Art of Hustle” (guests: Nicki Minaj, Timbaland, Future, Lil Wayne, E-40, 2 Chainz, Pusha T, K. Michelle; first single: “Down in the DM”; Hear here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition; iTunes) | (Epic / CMG) |
More Releases for Feb. 19, 2016
New Releases (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Assassin a.k.a. Agent Sasco | “The Theory of Reggaetivity” (the Jamaican vocalist’s first full-length studio album in nearly 10 years; producers: Niko Browne, Diggy British, The Drum Keyz, Theo Butler, Sting International, MLMG, Sound Cheq, Silly Walks, etc.; first single: “Mix Up”; Hear here; See here) | (Sound Age Entertainment) |
| Matthew Bryan Beck | “Nothing Can Hold Forever” (Hear here) | (Arlington, Feb. 23) |
| Blair Clark | “Ring a Bell” (producer: Ken Keopler; first single: “Low Rodeo”) | (Blair Clark) |
| The Golden Duck Orchestra | “The Golden Duck Orchestra” (six-song EP; first single: “On Sale”; See here) | (The Golden Duck Orchestra, Feb. 23) |
| Ipek Gorgun (electronic music composer) | “Aphelion” (Hear here) | (Ipek Gorgun) |
| Hythum | “Schematics” (producer: Chip Reardin; first single: “Dawn”; Hear here) | (Hythum) |
| Nikki Lerner | “The Things We Never Say” (producers: Lerner, Kevin 131 Gutierrez; guests: guitarists Mark Lettieri and Bob Lanzetti; first single: “Can We Start Over”; Hear here) | (Nikki Lerner Music) |
| Lil Lamin Cuz | “till death do us part” (five-song EP; producers: $quad Money Gang; first single: “Neva doubt it”; Hear here) | ($quad Money Gang Entertainment, Feb. 18) |
| Kedr Livanskiy (Russian electronic artist) | “January Sun” (first single: “Razrushitelniy Krug [Destructive Cycle]”; Hear here) | (2MR) |
| Sam Riggs (Texas-based country singer) | “Breathless” (producers: Riggs, Erik Herbst; first single: “The Lucky Ones”; Hear here; See here; Read here) | (Deep Creek) |
| Scraper | “Misery” (producer: Chris Woodhouse; Hear here) | (Slovenly Recordings) |
| Shotgun Wedding (NYC band includes two longtime and current Billy Joel band members) | “South of Somewhere” (Hear here; See here) | (Swag) |
| Solskala (U.K.-based band fusing Western music with Afro-Latin and world beats) | “LA-LA-LA” (producer: Martyn Thompson; first single: “Cruzados”; Hear here) | (Solskala) |
| Useless Eaters | “Temporary Mutilation” (five-song EP; producer: Kelley Stoltz; Hear here) | (Slovenly Recordings) |
| We Are Temporary (Brooklyn electronic artist Mark Roberts) | “Crossing Over” (first single: “You Can Now Let Go”; Hear here; See here) | (Stars & Letters) |
More Digital Releases for Feb. 19, 2016
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Ken Boothe | “Everything I Own: The Lloyd Charmers Sessions 1971-1976” (two CDs, 47 songs; Track list) | (Trojan) |
| Dutoit / Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal | “The Montreal Years” (35-CD box set) | (Decca) |
| Yvonne Elliman | “Night Flight / Yvonne” (1977, 1979 albums on one CD, featuring her U.S. No. 1 “If I Can’t Have You”; remastered from original tapes by James Bragg, with three bonus tracks; See here; Read here) | (SoulMusic / Caroline) |
| External Menace | “The Process of Elimination” (2004 album; MP3) | (Westworld Recordings) |
| Fun Lovin’ Criminals | “Come Find Yourself (20th Anniversary Expanded Edition)” (1996 album; remastered, with alternate versions, instrumentals and other rarities; Read here; Box set) | (Edsel / Demon Music Group) |
| Stan Getz & João Gilberto | “Getz/Gilberto ’76” (1976 album; remastered; Vinyl) | (Resonance) |
| John Holt | “1000 Volts of Holt” (1973 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks) | (Trojan) |
| Infa Riot | “The Best Of” (20-song compilation; Track list) | (Westworld Recordings) |
| Billy Joel | “Greatest Hits Volume III [Vinyl]” (1997 compilation; 180-gram audiophile translucent gold vinyl, gatefold cover) | (Friday Music) |
| Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra | “All My Yesterdays: The Debut 1966 Village Vanguard Recordings” (two CDs, 17 songs; MP3) |
(Resonance) |
| Gordon Lightfoot | “If You Could Read My Mind [Vinyl]” (1970 album; 180-gram audiophile vinyl, gatefold cover) | (Friday Music) |
| Dean Martin | “The Platinum Collection” (three CDs, 60 songs; Read here) | (Not Now Music) |
| Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette | “Live: Montreal ’89” | (Hi Hat) |
| Buck Owens | “Buck ‘Em! The Music of Buck Owens, Volumes One & Two” (four-CD box set) | (Omnivore Recordings) |
| Augustus Pablo | “Original Rockers” (23-song compilation from 1979; remastered; Hear here) | (Greensleeves / VP) |
| Charley Pride | “Did You Think To Pray / A Sunshiny Day With Charley Pride / Sweet Country / Songs of Love by Charley Pride” (1971, 1972 and 1973 albums on two CDs; remastered; Hear here) |
(U.K. – BGO) |
| Ruts | “Babylon’s Burning” (31-song set features the “In a Can” compilation and the 1987 album “Live & Loud”; Track list) | (Westworld Recordings) |
| Various artists | “Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1960-64: 30 Amazing Stereo Hits” (18 of the songs make their stereo debut; featuring The Ronettes, The Kinks, The 4 Seasons, Sam Cooke, Jackie DeShannon, etc.; Hear/read here) | (Hit Parade) |
| Various artists | “Philips Classics – The Stereo Years” (50-CD box set) | (Decca) |
| Various artists | “Three Decades of Classic Novelty Hits” (28 songs; Hear/read here) | (Complete 60s) |
| Jerry Wallace | “The Complete Original Hits 1954-1964” (25 songs; Hear/read here) | (Hit Parade) |
| Tammy Wynette | “Bedtime Story / My Man” (1972 albums on one CD; remastered; Read here) | (U.K. – Morello / Cherry Red) |
More Releases for Feb. 19, 2016
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| King Prawn | “Got the Thirst” (2003 album) | (Westworld Recordings) |
More Digital Releases for Feb. 19, 2016
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist(s)/cast: | Title: | Studio: |
| “The Brady Bunch” cast, Larry Storch, et al | “The Brady Kids: The Complete Animated Series [DVD]” (three discs; aired 1972-73 on ABC; a spin-off of the cartoon was “Mission: Magic!,” starring Rick Springfield; See here) | (Paramount) |
| Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, et al | “The Kid (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]” (1921 film; Read here) | (Criterion Collection) |
| Lena Dunham, Adam Driver, Allison Williams, et al | “Girls: The Complete Fourth Season [DVD]” (two discs) | (HBO Studios) |
| Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, et al | “Steve Jobs [DVD]” (2015 film; Blu-ray + DVD) | (Universal Studios) |
| Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, et al | “The Andy Griffith Show: The Complete Series [DVD]” (39-disc box set) | (Paramount) |
| Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, et al | “Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Complete Series [DVD]” (24-disc box set) | (Paramount) |
| Robert Taylor, Jon Chardiet, Guy Davis, et al | “Beat Street [DVD]” (1984 hip-hop musical drama; Blu-ray; Soundtrack Album; See here) | (Olive Films) |
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Lita Ford | “Living Like a Runaway: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Kindle) | (Dey Street Books) |
| Led Zeppelin | “Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Led Zeppelin: Classic Rock Wisdom from the Greatest Band of All Time” (Hardcover; author: Benjamin Darling) | (The Enthusiast) |
| Jon Lydon | “Anger Is an Energy: My Life Uncensored” (Paperback) | (Dey Street Books) |
| Mezz Mezzrow and Bernard Wolfe | “Really the Blues” (Paperback; introduction by Ben Ratliff) | (NYRB Classics) |
| Ola Belle Reed | “Ola Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon Line” (Hardcover + double CD; authors: Henry Glassie, Clifford R. Murphy, Douglas Dowling Peach) | (Dust-to-Digital) |