New Releases (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Arch Enemy | “Covered in Blood” (covers album, featuring their takes on Megadeth, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, KISS, etc.; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; Merch)  |
(Century Media) |
| James Blake | “Assume Form” (guests: Travis Scott, André 3000, Moses Sumney, Metro Boomin, ROSALÍA; first single: “Don’t Miss It”; Hear here; Read here; Download; eBay; On Tour; Merch) |
(Republic) |
| Liz Brasher (Memphis singer) | “Painted Image” (new single: “Love Feasts”; Hear here; NPR First Listen; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Fat Possum) |
| Cane Hill (New Orleans rock quartet) | “Kill the Sun” (six-song EP; See here; Download; iTunes; On Tour, with Sevendust) |
(Rise) |
| Deerhunter | “Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?” (producer: Cate Le Bon; new single: “Element”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(4AD) |
| FEVER 333 | “Strength In Numb333rs” (first single: “Burn It”; See here; Download; iTunes; On Tour, with Bring Me the Horizon and Thrice) |
(333 Wreckords Crew / Roadrunner) |
| Frances Cone (Nashville-based indie pop duo) | “Late Riser” (new single: “Late Riser”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes) |
(Living Daylight / Thirty Tigers) |
| Fun Lovin’ Criminals | “Another Mimosa” (their first new material since 2010 is an album of covers, in the same vein of their 1999 album “Mimosa”; first single: “Daylight,” feat. vocalist Rowetta of Happy Mondays; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(DiFontaine) |
| Steve Gunn | “The Unseen In Between” (producer: James Elkington; first single: “New Moon”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Matador) |
| Guster | “Look Alive” (their first album in four years; producer: Leo Abrahams; recorded in a vintage keyboard museum in Calgary, with additional sessions helmed by John Congleton and Collin DuPuis; new singles: “Hard Times” and “Don’t Go”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(Nettwerk / Ocho Mule) |
| Juliana Hatfield | “Weird” (producer: Hatfield; Hear here; Vinyl; Cassette, with digital download card; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(American Laundromat) |
| Joe Jackson | “Fool” (producers: Jackson, Pat Dillett; first single: “Fabulously Absolute”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(earMUSIC) |
| Cody Johnson (former professional bull rider turned country singer) | “Ain’t Nothin’ To It” (producer: Trent Willmon; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(CoJo Music / Warner Nashville) |
| KIDZ BOP Kids | “KIDZ BOP 39” (Target-Exclusive CD, with four extra songs; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch) |
(KIDZ BOP) |
| Lost Under Heaven | “Love Hates What You Become” (producer: John Congleton; first single: “For the Wild”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Mute) |
| Malibu Ken (Aesop Rock and TOBACCO) | “Malibu Ken” (new single: “Corn Maze”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes) |
(Rhymesayers) |
| Alice Merton | “Mint” (producer: Nicolas Rebscher; new single: “Why So Serious”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Mom + Pop Music) |
| Ronnie Milsap | “the Duets” (guests: Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves, George Strait, Leon Russell, Luke Bryan, Billy F Gibbons, Jason Aldean, etc.; Hear/read here; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(G-Force Music / Riser House) |
| Papa Roach | “Who Do You Trust?” (new single: “Not the Only One”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour, with Shinedown and Asking Alexandria; Merch) |
(Eleven Seven Music) |
| Pedro the Lion | “Phoenix” (their first album in 15 years; NPR First Listen; Vinyl; Cassette; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(Polyvinyl) |
| Christina Perri | “songs for carmella: lullabies & sing-a-longs” (producer: David Hodges; Hear here; Download; iTunes) |
(Elektra, Jan. 17) |
| Mike Posner | “A Real Good Kid” (new single: “Move On”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes) |
(Island) |
| Maggie Rogers | “Heard It In a Past Life” (new single: “Light On”; Hear here; Target-Exclusive CD, with poster; Vinyl; Urban Outfitters-Exclusive Red Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Capitol) |
| The Steel Woods | “Old News” (first single: “Old News”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour, with Cody Jinks) |
(Woods Music / Thirty Tigers) |
| Switchfoot | “Native Tongue” (producers: Switchfoot, John Fields; first single: “Native Tongue”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour, with Colony House and Tyson Motsenbocker; Merch) |
(Fantasy / Concord) |
| Toro Y Moi | “Outer Peace” (first single: “Freelance”; NPR First Listen; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Carpark) |
| Hikaru Utada | “Face My Fears” (four-song EP; the title song is the theme to the upcoming Square Enix video game Kingdom Hearts III; guest: Skrillex; Hear here; Download; iTunes) |
(Epic Japan) |
| Sharon Van Etten | “Remind Me Tomorrow” (producer: John Congleton; first single: “Comeback Kid”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes) |
(Jagjaguwar) |
| Various artists | “WOW Gospel 2019” (two CDs, 30 songs) |
(RCA Inspiration) |
| M. Ward | “What a Wonderful Industry” (released last summer on Download; NPR’s All Songs Considered; Vinyl; iTunes; On Tour) |
(M. Ward) |
More Releases for Jan. 18, 2019 »
New Releases (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Dani Bell and the Tarantist (San Diego rock band) | “Wide Eyed” (new single: “Free”; Hear here; iTunes) |
(The Redwoods Music) |
| Crane Like the Bird (aka drummer-songwriter Kyle Crane) | “Crane Like the Bird” (guests: Conor Oberst, Daniel Lanois, Brad Mehldau, James Mercer, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Luke Steele, Peter Morén, Sabina Sciubba; new single: “Wishing Cap”; See here; iTunes) | (Crane Like the Bird) |
| Tyler Hilton | “City on Fire” (producers: Charles Kelley, Jaco Caraco; Hear/read here; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(Hooptie Tune) |
| Sue Jeffers (folk artist from Kent, Ohio) | “Owning Class Hero” (first single: a cover of Red Rider’s “Lunatic Fringe”; See here) |
(fbirecords) |
| Julian Lynch | “Rat’s Spit” (the psychedelic art-pop artist’s first album in six years; new single: “Meridian”; Hear here; Vinyl; iTunes) |
(Ya Reach / Underwater Peoples) |
| Robert Miller’s Project Grand Slam | “Greetings From Serbia” (recorded live at the 2018 Nisville Jazz Festival; Read here; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(Cakewalk / The Orchard) |
| Joey Walker (Indiana-based singer-songwriter) | “Supersoft” (new single: “Frank”; Hear here; Read here; iTunes) | (Darling Recordings) |
| Tiffany Williams (Nashville-based folk singer-songwriter) | “When You Go” (five-song EP; producer: Britton Patrick Morgan; guests: Dave Roe, Ellie Miller, Taylor Shuck, Britton Patrick Morgan; iTunes; On Tour) | (Blue Red Bird) |
More Digital Releases for Jan. 18, 2019 »
Reissues (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Count Basie | “The Classic Roulette Collection 1958-1959” (eight original albums on four CDs; eBay) |
(Enlightenment) |
| The Chordettes | “The Chordettes Collection 1951-62” (two CDs, 60 songs, including “Mr. Sandman”; Download) |
(Acrobat) |
| Jimmy Dean | “The Complete Mercury & Columbia Singles As & Bs 1955-62” (two CDs, 51 songs; Download; eBay) |
(Acrobat) |
| Juilliard String Quartet | “The Complete RCA Recordings 1957-60” (11-CD box set; eBay) |
(Sony Classical) |
| Kay Kyser | “The Kay Kyser Hits Collection 1935-48” (three CDs, 73 songs; Download) |
(Acrobat) |
| Ma Rainey | “The Definitive Collection 1924-28” (four CDs, 94 songs; Download) |
(Acrobat) |
| McCoy Tyner | “The Impulse Albums Collection” (six original albums, plus an unreleased, on four CDs; eBay) |
(Enlightenment) |
| Frankie Vaughan | “The Frankie Vaughan US & UK Singles Collection 1950-62” (two CDs, 60 songs; Download) |
(Acrobat) |
More Releases for Jan. 18, 2019 »
Reissues (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Bright Light Bright Light | “Make Me Believe In Hope (Deluxe Edition)” (2012 album; with 14 bonus tracks; See here; iTunes) |
(Self Raising) |
More Digital Releases for Jan. 18, 2019 »
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