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) |