New Releases: Jan. 27, 2017

New Releases (CDs / vinyl)

Artist:	Title:	Label:
Lauren Alaina (“American Idol” season 10 runner-up)	“Road Less Traveled” (she co-wrote all 12 songs, including the title track, with Meghan Trainor and Jesse Frasure; producer: busbee; first single: “On the Rocks”; See here; On Tour)	(Mercury Nashville / 19 / Interscope)
Bell Biv DeVoe	“Three Stripes” (their first album since 2001; guests: Boyz II Men, SWV; first single: “Run”; See here; MP3; On Tour; Merch)	(eOne Music)
Julie Byrne	“Not Even Happiness” (producer: Eric Littman; first single: “Natural Blue”; Hear here; MP3)	(Ba Da Bing!)
Cloud Nothings	“Life Without Sound” (producer: John Goodmanson; Hear here; MP3)	(Carpark)
Allison Crutchfield	“Tourist in This Town” (first single: “Dean’s Room”; See here; NPR First Listen; Read here; MP3)	(Merge)
Deaf Havana (U.K. quintet)	“All These Countless Nights” (producer: Adam Noble; Hear here; MP3; iTunes)	(SO Recordings / Caroline)
Delicate Steve (aka Steve Marion)	“This Is Steve” (his first album in four years; Hear here; See here; MP3)	(ANTI- / Epitaph)
Brigitte DeMeyer & Will Kimbrough	“Mockingbird Soul” (Hear here; MP3)	(MRI)
Mark Eitzel	“Hey Mr. Ferryman” (first single: “The Last Ten Years”; Hear here; MP3)	(Merge)
Emptyset (Bristol-based experimental duo)	“Borders” (first single: “Speak”; Hear here)	(Thrill Jockey)
John Garcia (a founding member of Kyuss, Slo Burn and Unida)	“The Coyote Who Spoke In Tongues” (first single: “Kylie”; See here)	(Napalm)
Howe Gelb	“Future Standards” (Hear here; MP3)	(Fire)
Brantley Gilbert	“The Devil Don’t Sleep” (Hear here; Read here; MP3)	(The Valory Music Co.)
Greywind	“Afterthoughts” (Hear here; See here; MP3)	(Spinefarm)
Japandroids (Vancouver-based rock duo)	“Near to the Wild Heart of Life” (first single: “Near to the Wild Heart of Life”; Hear here; MP3)	(ANTI- / Epitaph)
Kehlani	“SweetSexySavage” (first single: “Advice”; Hear here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition)	(TSNMI / Atlantic)
Kreator	“Gods of Violence” (producer: Jens Bogren; Hear here; Deluxe Edition; Vinyl; MP3)	(Nuclear Blast)
Leopold and His Fiction	“Darling Destroyer” (first single: “I’m Caving In”; See here; MP3)	(Independent Label Alliance)
Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men	“Prick of the Litter” (producers: McClinton, Kevin McKendree, Bob Britt; Hear here; Vinyl)	(Thirty Tigers)
Tift Merritt	“Stitch of the World” (guest: Sam Beam; Hear here; NPR First Listen; MP3)	(Yep Roc)
Once & Future Band	“Once & Future Band” (Hear here; MP3)	(Castle Face)
Stephen Pearcy (former Ratt singer)	“Smash” (producers: Pearcy, Matt Thorne, Erik Ferentinos; first single: “I Can’t Take It”; Hear here; MP3)	(Frontiers Music s.r.l.)
Priests (D.C.-based punk quartet)	“Nothing Feels Natural” (See here; NPR First Listen; MP3)	(Sister Polygon)
Whitney Rose (Canadian country singer-songwriter)	“South Texas Suite” (six-song EP; See here)	(Six Shooter)
Ty Segall	“Ty Segall” (first single: “Orange Color Queen”; Hear/read here; NPR First Listen; MP3)	(Drag City)
Sleater-Kinney	“Live in Paris” (recorded at La Cigale on March 20, 2015; first single: “Surface Envy”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; Merch)	(Sub Pop)
Tobin Sprout	“The Universe and Me” (the former Guided By Voices guitarist’s first solo album in seven years; first single: “Future Boy Today / Man of Tomorrow”; Hear here)	(Burger)
Quinn Sullivan (17-year-old guitar prodigy)	“Midnight Highway” (producer: Tom Hambridge; first single: “Something For Me”; Hear here; See here; MP3)	(Provogue / Mascot Label Group)
Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau	“Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau” (a double album of covers and original songs; first single: “Scarlet Town”; Vinyl)	(Nonesuch)
Train	“a girl a bottle a boat” (guest: Pricilla Renea; first single: “Play That Song”; Hear here; Target-Exclusive, with two extra songs; MP3)	(Columbia)
Various artists	“Falsettos (2016 Broadway Cast Recording)” (revival of the Tony Award-winning William Finn musical stars Christian Borle, Andrew Rannells, Stephanie J. Block, Anthony Rosenthal, Tracie Thoms, Brandon Uranowitz and Betsy Wolfe; See here)	(Ghostlight)
Various artists	“NOW That’s What I Call Music! 61” (22 hits; MP3)	(Legacy)
Various artists	“Roll Columbia: Woody Guthrie’s 26 Northwest Songs” (two-CD tribute, recorded by artists with ties to the Pacific Northwest, with 44-page booklet; producers: Jon Neufeld, Joe Seamons, Bill Murlin, John Smith; Hear here; MP3)	(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)
Various artists	“WOW Gospel 2017” (two CDs, 30 songs; MP3; DVD)	(RCA Inspiration)
Zach Williams	“Chain Breaker” (Hear here; MP3)	(Essential)

New Releases (MP3s)

Artist:	Title:	Label:
Della Memoria (synth-rock-pop band)	“The Ebb” (five-song EP; producers: Della Memoria, Justin Laframboise; Hear here)	(Della Memoria, Jan. 24)
Dope KNife (Savannah rapper)	“NineteenEightyFour” (guests: Sage Francis, Ceschi; See here; Read here)	(Strange Famous)
Erik Hassle	“Innocence Lost” (guests: Tinashe, Vic Mensa, Gorgon City; Hear here)	(Record Company TEN / RCA)
Migos (Georgia hip-hop trio)	“C U L T U R E” (producers: Buddah Bless, Cardo, DY, G Koop, Metro Boomin, Nard & B, Tre Pounds, XL; guests: Travis Scott, DJ Khaled, 2 Chains, Lil Uzi Vert; new single: “T-Shirt”; See here; On Tour)	(Quality Control Music / 300 Entertainment / Atlantic)
Parcels	“Hideout” (five-song EP; Hear here)	(Kitsuné Musique)
Joshua Radin	“The Fall” (producer: Radin; Hear here)	(Glass Bead Music)
Tinie Tempah	“Youth” (guests: Jess Glynne, Katy B, Zara Larsson, Wizkid; new single: “Mamacita”; Hear here)	(Parlophone UK)
Fred Thomas	“Changer” (first single: “Brickwall”; Hear here)	(Polyvinyl)
Urochromes	“Night Bully” (Hear here)	(Wharf Cat)

Reissues (CDs / vinyl)

Artist:	Title:	Label:
Brewer & Shipley	“Karma Collection” (feat. the albums “Weeds,” “Tarkio,” “Shake Off the Demon” and “Rural Space”)	(U.K. – Floating World)
Cheap Trick	“Dream Police” (1979 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks)	(U.K. – Music On CD)
Chicago	“Chicago II (Steven Wilson Remix)” (1970 album; stereo remix from the original 16-track multi-track tapes)	(Rhino)
Joe Cocker	“Joe Cocker! [Hybrid SACD]” (1969 album, featuring “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window” and “Delta Lady”; remastered)	(Audio Fidelity)
Cream	“Fresh Cream (Deluxe Edition)” (1966 album; three-CD, one-Blu-ray Audio box set; Merch)	(Polydor / UMe)
Derringer	“The Complete Blue Sky Albums 1976-1978” (five-CD box set includes three bonus tracks and the rare, promo-only “Live in Cleveland”; Read here)	(HNE / Cherry Red)
Grand Funk	“Shine On [Hybrid SACD]” (1974 album, featuring “The Loco-Motion” and produced by Todd Rundgren; remastered)	(Audio Fidelity)
The Move	“Magnetic Waves of Sound: The Best of The Move” (CD/DVD collection includes newly remastered 21 songs and a DVD containing a rare promo film, 20 BBC appearances and German TV performances; Read here)	(Esoteric Recordings / Cherry Red)
Sepultura	“The Roadrunner Albums: 1985-1996” (six-CD box set; Vinyl; On Tour; Merch)	(Atlantic)
Various artists	“La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Vinyl]” (2016 film; composed and orchestrated by Justin Hurwitz, featuring vocal performances from the film’s stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling)	(Interscope)
Various artists	“The Men in the Glass Booth” (three-disc set of re-edits and remixes by the disco era’s most influential DJs, compiled by Al Kent, with 40-page booklet; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3)	(BBE)
Various artists	“NOW That’s What I Call 90s Pop” (18 hits; MP3)	(Legacy)
Various artists	“100 Hits – Car Songs” (five-CD compilation, featuring hits by OutKast, TLC, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Dolly Parton, etc.; Read here)	(Demon Music Group / Edsel)
Various artists	“100 Hits – Power Ballads” (five-CD compilation, featuring hits by 10cc, Boston, Bonnie Tyler, Europe, Heart, Survivor, etc.; See here; Read here)	(Demon Music Group / Edsel)
Various artists	“100 Hits – Pure 80s” (five-CD compilation, featuring hits by Wham!, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Cyndi Lauper, Adam Ant, Donna Summer, Belinda Carlisle, Thompson Twins, Dead or Alive, etc.; See here; Read here)	(Demon Music Group / Edsel)
Various artists	“100 Hits – 70s Chartbusters” (five-CD compilation, featuring hits by T. Rex, The Jacksons, The Emotions, Heatwave, Bay City Rollers, etc.; Read here)	(Demon Music Group / Edsel)
Various artists	“100 Hits – 60s Originals” (five-CD compilation, featuring hits by Nina Simone, The Byrds, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Andy Williams, etc.; Read here)	(Demon Music Group / Edsel)
Various artists	“100 Hits – Ultimate No. 1s” (five-CD compilation, featuring hits by The Bangles, Wham!, Boney M, Usher, Westlife, etc.; See here; Read here)	(Demon Music Group / Edsel)
Various artists	“Will You Love Me Tomorrow: The Gerry Goffin & Carole King Songbook” (30 songs; Track list)	(Soul Jam)

Reissues (MP3s)

Artist:	Title:	Label:
Jefferson Airplane	“Bark” (1971 album; with two bonus tracks)	(RCA / Legacy)
Eddy Raven	“The Best of Eddy Raven” (10 tracks)	(RCA / Legacy)

Next Week: Feb. 3, 2017

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Gerry Galipault debuted Pause & Play online in October 1997. Since then, it has become the definitive place for CD-release dates — with a worldwide audience.