New Releases (CDs + Vinyl)
| ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL |
| Bring Me the Horizon | “Count Your Blessings | Repented” (20th anniversary rerecording of Sheffield metal icons’ 2006 debut album; new single: “Black & Blue”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour; Merch)   | RCA |
| DevilDriver | “Strike and Kill” (groove metal band’s 11th album; new single: “Dig Your Own Grave”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Napalm |
| Choke Chain | “Decomposition” (dark industrial band’s seven-song EP; new single: “Decomposition”; See here; Download; Apple Music) | Negative Gain Productions |
| Eva Under Fire | “Villainous” (Detroit rock quintet’s second album; new single: “The Words You Say”; See here; White Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Better Noise Music |
| FATHERS | “FATHERS” (debut collaboration from producer Kenny Beats, keyboardist Kiefer, bassist CARRTOONS, and drummer Nate Smith; new single: “PEARL”; Hear here; Vinyl; Apple Music) | Blue Note |
| hackedepicciotto | “LICHTUNG” (ninth studio album from duo of Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto; new single: “Wiederbelebung”; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) | Mute |
| Houndmouth | “Lordy” (their first new album in five years; producer: Brad Cook; guests: Sam Beam, MJ Lenderman, Phil Cook; new single: “Don’t Wanna Talk”; Hear here; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Dualtone |
| Hurry | “Zoned Out” (Philly indie-rock band’s sixth studio album; producers: Ian Farmer, frontman Matt Scottoline; new single: “The Dumbest Person You’ve Ever Seen”; Hear here; Read here; Green, Olive and Beige Vinyl; Apple Music) | Lame-O Records |
| Kelela | “new avatar” (Ethiopian-American electronic/R&B artist’s third album; producers: Kelela, Oscar Scheller; guests: PinkPantheress, Fousheé, A.K. Paul; new single: “linknb”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Purple Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) | Warp |
| Adam Lambert | “ADAM” (his sixth album; executive producer: Pete Nappi; new single: “EAT U ALIVE”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Cassette; Download; Apple Music) | More is More, LLC / The Orchard |
| Chris O’Leary | “Blue Collar” (blues singer-harmonica master’s seventh album; producer: O’Leary; new single: “Bad Decisions”; See here; Translucent Blue Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) | Alligator |
| Ne-Yo | “Highway 79” (R&B star’s ninth studio album explores his country influences, recorded entirely in Nashville; producers: Chuck Harmony, Dave Cohen, Yung Lan; new single: “Ms. Tundra”; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour, with Akon) | HSG Ventures / 10k Projects |
| Panda Bear & Sonic Boom | “A ? of WHEN” (their second collaborative album; will not be available for streaming; Read here; Vinyl; Pink Vinyl; On Tour) | Domino |
| Parts & Labor | “Set of All Sets” (NYC experimental indie rock band’s first album in 15 years; new singles: “Endless Cycle Pts. 1-4”; Hear here; Read here; Double Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) | Ernest Jenning Record Co. |
| The Plot In You | “The Plot In You” (Ohio metalcore band’s sixth album; new single: “You Get One”; See here; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Fearless / Concord |
| Kira Roessler | “Enigma” (former Black Flag bassist’s second solo album; producers: Roessler, brother Paul Roessler; guest: Petra Haden; new single: “How Could You”; Hear here; Purple Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) | Org Music |
| The Rolling Stones | “Foreign Tongues” (their 25th studio album, featuring one of Charlie Watts’ final recording sessions before his death in 2021; producer: Andrew Watt; guests: Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Robert Smith, Chad Smith; new single: “Jealous Lover”; See here; Read here; Amazon-Exclusive CD, with yellow cover; Amazon-Exclusive Baby Pink Double Vinyl; Vinyl Box Set, includes two LPs on heavyweight 180-gram yellow vinyl in a gatefold jacket, foldout poster, 12″ art print, vinyl slip-mat, and Blu-ray featuring Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround and hi-res stereo audio; Indie Exclusive Green Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; Merch) | Capitol |
| Allison Russell | “In the Hour of Chaos” (third album from Grammy-winning Montreal-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter; producers: Russell, Dim Star; guests: Norah Jones, Brittney Spencer, Devon Gilfillian, Sara Watkins, Joy Oladokun, Kara Jackson, Kashus Culpepper, Denitia, Julie Williams, et al; new single: “Black Lavender”; See here; Sea Foam Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour, with Sarah McLachlan) | Fantasy / Concord |
| she’s green | “swallowtail” (Minneapolis dream-pop band’s seven-song EP; new single: “empty house”; See here; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Photo Finish |
| Show Me the Body | “Alone Together” (NYC hardcore band’s fourth album; producers: Klas Åhlund, Kenneth Blume III; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Silver Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Loma Vista Recordings / Concord |
| Swamp Dogg | “Swamp Dogg Contemplates The Afterlife” (guest: Gary U.S. Bonds; new single: “Waka Waka Waka”; See here; Vinyl; Download released on June 19; Apple Music) | S-Curve |
| The Temper Trap | “Sungazer” (Australian indie-rock band’s fourth album and first in 10 years; producer: Styalz Fuego; new single: “Sungazer”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour, with Muse) | Mushroom Music |
| Various artists | “Heated Rivalry (Original Series Soundtrack)” (Double CD; featuring songs from the HBO Max series, along with Peter Peter’s original score; Read here; Double Vinyl, Montreal Metros Blue/Red and Boston Raiders Black/Yellow; Amazon UK) | Milan Records |
| V8 | “V8” (debut mini-album from the subunit of K-pop group SEVENTEEN, featuring Vernon and THE 8; it’s one of the new projects launched as several SEVENTEEN members prepare for mandatory military service in South Korea in 2026; producers: Pharrell Williams, Mechatok, Dylan Brady, KIRARA, et al; new single: “singasong”; Download released on June 29; Read here) | PLEDIS Entertainment |
| The War and Treaty | “The Story of Michael and Tanya” (Grammy-nominated roots duo’s fifth studio album; guests: Whoopi Goldberg, Valerie June, Wynonna Judd, Babyface; new single: “Don’t Say Goodbye”; See here; Vinyl; Download released on June 19; Apple Music; On Tour) | Atlantic Outpost |
| Suki Waterhouse | “Loveland” (English singer-songwriter’s third album; collaborators: Amy Allen, Aaron Dessner, Joel Little, Dan Wilson, Jules Apollinaire, Natalie Findlay; new single: “Tiny Raisin”; See here; Read here; Neon Flamingo Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Island |
| Jack White | “Frozen Charlotte” (his seventh solo album; new single: “Dollar Bill”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Indie Exclusive Solid Blue Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Third Man |
New Releases (Downloads)
| ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL |
| Bella Kay | “My Reckless Abandon” (Texas-born indie pop singer-songwriter’s debut album; new single: “are you mad at me?”; See here; Apple Music; On Tour, with Noah Kahan + Gracie Abrams) |
Atlantic, July 12 |
| carolesdaughter | “You Can’t Spell Sweetheart Without Thea” (SoCal singer-songwriter’s debut album; new single: “The Invisible Man”; See here; Amazon UK; Apple Music; On Tour) |
last nite / Arista |
| Compandas | “Tropical Finasteride” (debut album from Pittsburgh punk band, led by Short Fictions singer-guitarist Sam Treber; new single: “I Just Quit My Job at the Liquor Store”; Hear here; Apple Music) |
Lauren Records |
| Eartheater | “Heavenly Body: If I’m the Bottle You’re the Message” (NYC-based experimental electronic artist’s seventh album; producers: Eartheater, David Sitek; new single: “Paradise Rains”; Hear here; CD, Vinyl and Cassette out Aug. 21; Rough Trade-Exclusive Crystal Clear Vinyl out Aug. 21; Apple Music; On Tour) |
Chemical X / Mad Decent, July 14 |
| Andrew Farriss | “The Prospector” (INXS co-founder’s second solo album; producer: Farriss; recorded at Beaird Music Group Studio in Nashville; new single: “Rolling Home”; Hear here; Apple Music) |
Rockingham Holdings Pty Ltd / AWAL / The Orchard |
| Frost Children | “Tweaker Poem” (six-song EP from sibling duo of Angel and Lulu Prost; new single: “Satellites”; See here; Apple Music; On Tour) |
RCA |
| Future | “THE REAL ME” (Atlanta rapper’s 10th studio album; 22 tracks; new single: “Radio”; See here; Read here; Apple Music) |
Epic |
| C. Gibbs | “Against Frail Beats on a Teetering Limb” (his 16th album; producer: Jon Wubbena; new single: “Let’s Not Fight and Say We Did”; Hear here; Apple Music) |
C. Gibbs |
| Jane Getter Premonition | “Transmogrify” (progressive rock ensemble’s fourth album; Hear here) |
7D Media |
| Trever M. Keith | “We Drank From a Poisoned Well” (Face to Face frontman’s 11-song collection of Americana and country tunes; new single: “We Drank From a Poisoned Well”; See here; Vinyl out Oct. 9; Apple Music) |
Many Hats Distribution |
| Luluc | “Sweet Thief” (Australian folk-pop duo’s sixth album; new single: “Rewarding Melody”; See here; Read here; Apple Music) |
Community Music Group |
| Park Hills Circle | “All of a Sudden” (debut album from Chicago-based Alaskan-Irish singer-multi-instrumentalist Maris Maeve O’Tierney; new single: “Clearing”; Hear here; CD and Vinyl out Aug. 7; Apple Music) |
Pravda Records |
| Shonen Knife | “Let’s Knife Re-Cut” (rerecording of their 1992 breakthrough album; new single: “Riding on the Rocket [2026]”; See here; Vinyl out July 10; On Tour, with Men At Work and Toad the Wet Sprocket) |
Good Charamel Records, July 15 |
| Sophie Wellington | “Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still” (Boston-based Americana artist’s second album; producers: Cathy Fink, Wellington; new single: “Scolding Wife”; See here; Read here; Apple Music) |
Adhyâropa Records |
| Finn Wolfhard | “Fire From the Hip” (“Stranger Things” actor’s second album; new single: “I’ll Let You Finish”; See here; Read here; CD and Vinyl out Aug. 21; Apple Music; On Tour) |
Night Shift Productions / AWAL Recordings |
| Xiu Xiu | “Eraserhead Xiu Xiu” (experimental rock duo’s 16th album, which was inspired by David Lynch’s 1977 cult classic film “Eraserhead”; new single: “In Heaven”; See here; Read here; Apple Music) |
Polyvinyl |
Reissues (CDs + Vinyl)
| ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL |
| America | “Halcyon Days” (2011 re-recordings of their hits, with a bonus track: “World of Light”; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Primary Wave |
| Alice Cooper | “Along Came a Spider” (2008 concept album, featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Slash; with three bonus tracks: “Shadow Of Yourself,” “I’ll Still Be There” and “Salvation [Acoustic Unplugged]”; Double Vinyl) “Welcome 2 My Nightmare” (Double CD; 2011 album, featuring original Alice Cooper band members Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith; remastered, with seven bonus tracks, including live recordings from the Download Festival; Triple Vinyl; On Tour; Merch) | earMUSIC |
| The Doobie Brothers | “Takin’ It to the Streets” (1976 album, with Michael McDonald debuting on lead vocals, featuring the title track, “Wheels of Fortune” and “It Keeps You Runnin'”; remastered; Vinyl; On Tour, with Santana; Merch) | Rhino / Warner |
| Grateful Dead | “Workingman’s Dead” (Blu-ray Audio; 1970 album, featuring “Uncle John’s Band” and “Casey Jones”; new Dolby Atmos mix by drummer Mickey Hart; Merch) | Rhino / Warner |
| The Head and the Heart | “Live at Neumos (2011)” (performed in their native Seattle, featuring all songs from their self-titled debut album, plus two previously unreleased tracks; See here; Clear Double Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Sub Pop |
| Howard Jones | “Original Studio Albums 1984-1992” (five complete albums, packaged in mini-LP card wallet sleeves, with 48-page illustrated booklet containing sleeve notes for each album by music journalist Anil Prasad; Read here; Amazon UK; On Tour) | Cherry Red |
| King Crimson | “2014 NYC” (Double CD; taken from live multi-track recordings from their four-night run at Best Buy Theatre; band lineup: Robert Fripp, Jakko Jakszyk, Mel Collins, Tony Levin and drummers Gavin Harrison, Bill Rieflin and Pat Mastelotto; Double Vinyl, cut by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering and pressed on 200-gram audiophile vinyl; Amazon UK; Merch) | Panegyric |
| My Chemical Romance | “Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (Deluxe Edition)” (Double CD; 2010 concept album; remastered, with nine studio and live bonus tracks; See here; Read here; Green Sludge Double Vinyl; Sea Blue Double Vinyl; Amazon-Exclusive Lemonade Double Vinyl, with 3D paper craft Killjoys Guns and Killjoys Character sticker sheets; Urban Outfitters-Exclusive Grape Double Vinyl; Walmart-Exclusive Old Gold Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Cassette; Download; Apple Music; On Tour; Merch) | Reprise |
| Scritti Politti | “Cupid & Psyche 85 (Deluxe Edition)” (1985 album, featuring “Perfect Way,” “The Word Girl,” “Absolute” and “Wood Beez [Pray Like Aretha Franklin]”; remastered by Chris Athens, with seven bonus tracks and sleeve notes written by frontman Green Gartside and David Gamson; Double Vinyl; Amazon UK) | Rough Trade |
| Selena | “Selena LIVE” (1993 album, recorded during a free concert at Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi; Grammy Award winner for Best Mexican-American Album, the first Tejano artist to do so; remastered, with a bonus unreleased live version of “Missing My Baby”; Double Picture Disc; Target-Exclusive Red and Blue Watercolor Vinyl, with poster; Download; Apple Music; Merch) | UMe |
| The Specials | “Live from the Cathedral” (Double CD; recorded during their run of shows in 2019 at Coventry Cathedral; Triple Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music) | Island |
| Various artists | “NOW Yearbook Presents The 60s – Vol. 3: 1965-1966” (U.K. release; four CDs, 85 hits; in deluxe hardback book packaging with a 28-page booklet, including a full track-by-track guide) | Sony Music / EMI |
