New Releases: July 21, 2017
New Releases (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Nicole Atkins | “Goodnight Rhonda Lee” (Hear here; NPR First Listen; Download; On Tour)  |
(Single Lock) |
| Vera Blue (Australia alt-pop artist) | “Perennial” (producer: Andy Mak; new single: “Mended”; Hear here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Capitol) |
| Dan Croll | “Emerging Adulthood” (producer: Ben Allen; first single: “Swim”; See here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Communion Music) |
| Daphni | “Fabriclive 93” (new DJ mix album from Dan Snaith, aka Caribou, featuring 23 original, unreleased tracks and four new edits; Hear here; NPR First Listen; On Tour) |
(Fabric) |
| Ded (Phoenix hard-rock quartet) | “Mis-An-Thrope” (producers: Ded, John Feldmann; Hear here; Download; On Tour) |
(Suretone) |
| Lana Del Rey | “Lust for Life” (guests: Stevie Nicks, The Weeknd, Sean Ono Lennon, A$AP Rocky, Playboi Carti; Hear here; Read here; Target-Exclusive CD, with poster; Download; iTunes; eBay; Merch)  |
(Interscope) |
| Sara Evans | “Words” (Hear here; Read here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Born to Fly) |
| Foster the People | “Sacred Hearts Club” (first single: “Doing It For the Money”; Hear here; See here; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch) |
(Columbia) |
| Goldfinger | “The Knife” (the punk/ska legends’ first album since 2008; producer: John Feldmann; guests: Mark Hoppus, Nick Hexum, Nate Albert, Josh Dun, Takahiro Moriuchi; first single: “Put the Knife Away”; Hear here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Rise) |
| In This Moment | “Ritual” (includes a cover of Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight”; producer: Kevin Churko; first single: “Oh Lord”; See here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Roadrunner / Atlantic) |
| Le’Andria Johnson (Grammy-winning gospel singer) | “Bigger Than Me” (first single: “Bigger Than Me”; Hear here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(RCA Inspiration) |
| Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley | “Stony Hill” (guests: Stephen Marley, Major Myjah; new single: “R.O.A.R.”; Hear here; See here; Read here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Tuff Gong / Universal) |
| Declan McKenna (18-year-old U.K. alt singer-songwriter) | “What Do You Think About the Car?” (producers: James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco, Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij, Neil Comber, Max Marlow; first single: “Humongous”; See here; NPR First Listen; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Columbia) |
| Meek Mill | “Wins and Losses” (guests: The-Dream, Future, Rick Ross, Ty Dolla $ign, Chris Brown, Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, etc.; new single: “Issues”; See here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(MMG / Atlantic) |
| Stanton Moore (Galactic drummer) | “With You in Mind: The Songs of Allen Toussaint” (guests: Trombone Shorty, Maceo Parker, Cyril Neville, Jolynda Kiki Chapman, Nicholas Payton, Donald Harrison, Wendell Pierce; first single: “Night People”; Hear here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Cool Green Recordings) |
| Billy Ocean | “Here You Are: The Music of My Life” (10 new cover versions, plus five of his classic hits; Hear here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Legacy Recordings) |
| Parmalee | “27861” (title refers to the ZIP code of their hometown, Parmele, N.C.; Hear here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Stoney Creek) |
| Eddy Raven with Carolina Road | “All Grassed Up” (See here; Download; iTunes) |
(Pinecastle) |
| Brian Reitzell, et al | “American Gods (Original Television Series Soundtrack)” (Paperback; Streaming Video; Download) |
(Milan) |
| Kim Robins (Bloomington, Ind., bluegrass artist) | “Raining in Baltimore” (first single: “Eye for an Eye”; Hear here; Download; iTunes) |
(Pinecastle) |
| Chris Robinson Brotherhood | “Barefoot in the Head” (first single: “Behold the Seer”; Hear here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Silver Arrow) |
| Romeo Santos | “Golden” (guests: Julio Iglesias, Swizz Beatz, Daddy Yankee, Juan Luis Guerra, Ozuna, Jessie Reyez, Nicky Jam; first single: “Héroe Favorito”; See here; Download; iTunes; eBay; Merch) |
(Sony Music Latin) |
| Shattered Sun (Texas metal band) | “The Evolution of Anger” (producer: Mark Lewis; first single: “Burn It Down”; See here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Victory) |
| Emma Stevens (U.K. singer-songwriter) | “To My Roots” (first single: “Sing Out [Hey La Hey Lo]”; See here; Download) |
(Soft Rock) |
| Straight No Chaser | “Six Pack Volume 3” (six-song EP; Hear here; Download; eBay; On Tour; Merch) |
(Atlantic) |
| Avey Tare (of Animal Collective) | “Eucalyptus” (guests: Angel Deradoorian, Jessika Kenney, Eyvind Kang; Hear here; Download; On Tour) |
(Domino) |
| Tyler, The Creator | “Flower Boy” (producer: Tyler Okonma; guests: Frank Ocean, A$AP Rocky, Kali Uchis, Estelle, Roy Ayers, Lil Wayne, Jaden Smith; Alternative CD Cover; See here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Columbia) |
| Various artists | “The Bad Batch (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (romantic black comedy horror-thriller film, released June 23, stars Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, Giovanni Ribisi and Keanu Reeves; Download; In Theaters) | (Lakeshore) |
| Various artists | “Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn (Original Broadway Cast Recording)” (the Roundabout Theatre Company production closed in January 2017; the revival, directed by Gordon Greenberg, starred Bryce Pinkham, Megan Lawrence, Danny Rutigliano, Megan Sikora and Corbin Bleu; producer: Kurt Deutsch; Download; See here; Regional Tour) | (Ghostlight) |
| Various artists | “Descendants 2 (Original TV Movie Soundtrack)” (Disney Channel sequel premieres July 21; directed by Kenny Ortega, starring Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart, Sofia Carson and Mitchell Hope; See here; Download; iTunes; Merch) | (Walt Disney) |
| Various artists | “Reggae Gold 2017” (17-song collection, featuring Estelle, Tarrus Riley, Chronixx, Tory Lanez, Jah Cure, Queen Ifrica, etc.; Hear here; Download; iTunes) |
(VP) |
| Matt Wills | “Cigarettes & City Lights” (first single: “Wallflower”; Hear here; Download; iTunes) | (Virgin) |
| Hans Zimmer | “Dunkirk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (film about the Battle of France during WWII was directed by Christopher Nolan; stars Tom Hardy, Harry Styles, Fionn Whitehead, Aneurin Barnard, etc.; opens July 21; See here; In Theaters, including free song download with ticket purchase) | (WaterTower Music) |
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New Releases (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| A l l i e (Toronto soul singer) | “Nightshade” (guests: Birthday Boy, Charlotte Day Wilson; first single: “Bad Habits”; See here) | (Oracle) |
| Cornelius | “Mellow Waves” (his first album in 11 years; Hear here; NPR First Listen) |
(Rostrum) |
| Dizzee Rascal | “Raskit” (first single: “Space”; See here; iTunes; eBay) |
(Dirtee Stank Recordings) |
| The Kindred (Ottawa alt-rock group) | “Weight” (five-song EP; first single: “Saint”; producer: Dean Hadjichristou; Hear here) |
(Sumerian) |
| Shai Linne | “Still Jesus” (producers: Alex Hitchens, Linne; guests: Quinten Coblentz, Beautiful Eulogy; first single: “Supreme”; See here) |
(Lamp Mode Recordings) |
| Nora Rothman (indie folk/soul singer-songwriter is the daughter of Sony Pictures Chairman Tom Rothman and actress Jessica Harper) | “Nora Rothman” (five-song EP; producers: Felix McTeigue, Drew Guido, Rothman; first single: “Note to My Ex-Lover”; Hear here) |
(Nora Rothman) |
| Sylver Logan Sharp (former lead singer of Chic) | “The Groovement” (producer: Daryl L.A. Hunt; guests: Fred Yonnet, Ida Sand, Anna Sahlene, Tommy Denander; first single: a cover of Christopher Cross’ “Sailing”; Hear here; See here) |
(Horus Music Distribution) |
| Shatterproof | “Shatterproof” (five-song EP; first single: “Karma”; See here; On Tour) |
(Revival Recordings) |
| Tyga | “Bitch I’m the Shit 2” (first single: “Move to L.A.,” feat. Ty Dolla $ign; Hear here) |
(Last Kings Music) |
| Vanish (N.J. post-hardcore band) | “From Sheep to Wolves” (six-song EP; producer: Johnny Franck; first single: “Dead”; Hear here) | (Outerloop) |
| Voldo Blanka (aka Canadian electronic artist Neu Mannas) | “Nuns Enjoy a Madman” (first single: “Go Your Way”; See here) |
(Voldo Blanka) |
| Kai Whiston | “Fissure Price” (six-song EP; first single: “Throat Behaviour”; Hear here; iTunes) |
(Big Dada) |
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Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Blue Magic | “Blue Magic / The Magic of the Blue” (1974 albums, featuring “Side Show,” “Stop to Start” and “Three Ring Circus”; remastered) |
(Select-O-Hits) |
| R.L. Burnside | “Worried Blues” (rare and previously out-of-print recordings, released in collaboration with Amazon Originals; Download) |
(Fat Possum) |
| Dennis Coffey | “Evolution … Plus” (1971 album, featuring “Scorpio”; remastered, with bonus tracks) |
(Select-O-Hits) |
| Reverend Gary Davis | “Worried Blues” (rare and previously out-of-print recordings, released in collaboration with Amazon Originals; Download) |
(Fat Possum) |
| The Dells | “Like It Was, Like It Is” (1970 album; remastered), “Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation” (1973 album; remastered) |
(Select-O-Hits) |
| Honeyboy Edwards | “Worried Blues” (rare and previously out-of-print recordings, released in collaboration with Amazon Originals; Download) |
(Fat Possum) |
| Europe | “The Final Countdown 30th Anniversary Show – Live At The Roundhouse [Vinyl]” (Nov. 12, 2016, concert in London; See here; Blu-ray Audio; Download) |
(Hell & Back Recordings) |
| Lowell Fulson | “Classic Cuts 1946-1953” (113 songs on four CDs) |
(JSP) |
| Skip James | “Worried Blues” (rare and previously out-of-print recordings, released in collaboration with Amazon Originals; Download) |
(Fat Possum) |
| Furry Lewis | “Worried Blues” (rare and previously out-of-print recordings, released in collaboration with Amazon Originals; Download) |
(Fat Possum) |
| Marillion | “Misplaced Childhood (Deluxe Edition)” (1985 album; four-CD, one-Blu-ray box set, featuring demos, rarities and a previously unreleased concert in Holland in which the band performed the album in its entirety; 5.1 surround remix by Steven Wilson; Read here; Vinyl Box Set, four LPs; Download; iTunes) |
(Rhino / Parlophone) |
| The Monkees | “Summer of Love” (12-song collection of their psychedelic material; Read here; eBay; Merch) |
(Rhino) |
| Little Brother Montgomery | “Worried Blues” (rare and previously out-of-print recordings, released in collaboration with Amazon Originals; Download) |
(Fat Possum) |
| The Persuasions | “More Than Before, I Just Want To Sing with My Friends” (1974 album; remastered) |
(Select-O-Hits) |
| Ramones | “Leave Home (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)” (1977 album; remastered three-CD, one-LP box set includes 40th anniversary mixes, Sundragon Rough Mixes, rarities and “Live at CBGB’s 4/2/77”; Standard CD; eBay; Merch) |
(Rhino / Warner) |
| Johnny Rivers | “Help Me Rhonda” (1975 album; remastered) |
(U.K. – BGO) |
| Snow (1980s rock band featured Quiet Riot’s Carlos Cavazo and Hurricane’s Tony Cavazo) | “Snow: At Last” (double CD contains 12 vintage Snow studio tracks, plus a live concert from 1981 at the Starwood nightclub in Hollywood) | (Escape Music) |
| Houston Stackhouse | “Worried Blues” (rare and previously out-of-print recordings, released in collaboration with Amazon Originals; Download) |
(Fat Possum) |
| Eric Stewart | “Anthology” (two-CD, 31-song compilation of solo and 10cc material; Read here) |
(Lemon / Cherry Red) |
| The Stylistics | “You Are Everything: The Essential Stylistics” (three CDs, 55 songs) |
(U.K. – UMC) |
| Various artists | “Gettin’ Together: Groovy Sounds from the Summer of Love [Vinyl]” (16 hits from 1967; Read here) | (Rhino) |
| Bukka White | “Worried Blues” (rare and previously out-of-print recordings, released in collaboration with Amazon Originals; Download) |
(Fat Possum) |
| Reverend Robert Wilkins | “Worried Blues” (rare and previously out-of-print recordings, released in collaboration with Amazon Originals; Download) |
(Fat Possum) |
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Reissues (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Gregory Abbott | “Shake You Down” (1986 album, with a bonus extended club mix of the title track) |
(Columbia / Legacy) |
| Aretha Franklin | “Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin” (2001 tribute concert; guests: Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, Kid Rock, Backstreet Boys, Teddy Franklin, Bishop Paul S. Morton and the New Jersey Mass Choir; CD, out Aug. 18; Vinyl; DVD) |
(MVD Visual) |
| Vinnie James | “All American Boy” (1991 album) |
(RCA / Legacy) |
| Willie Nile | “Places I Have Never Been” (1991 album) |
(Columbia / Legacy) |
| Jerry Vale | “The Impossible Dream” (1967 album) |
(Columbia / Legacy) |
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