New Releases (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| The Amazing (Swedish rock group) | “Ambulance” (first single: “Ambulance”; Hear here; MP3) | (Partisan) |
| Barb Wire Dolls | “Desperate” (the Greek rock band is represented by the late Lemmy’s longtime manager Todd Singerman and Motörhead’s booking agents; producer: Jay Baumgardner; Hear here; MP3) | (Motörhead Music / UDR / Warner Music Group) |
| Big Smo | “We the People” (guests: Casey Beathard, Josie Dunne, Brandon Rogers, Haden Carpenter, Michael Ray, Jimmy Burney, Corey Crowder, William Michael Morgan; Hear here; MP3)  | (Elektra Nashville) |
| Matt Brown (Nashville-based singer-songwriter) | “Walk Into the Light” (producer: Andy Hunt; Hear here; MP3) | (Rock Ridge Music) |
| Capsize | “A Reintroduction: The Essence of All That Surrounds Me” (first single: “XX (Sew My Eyes)”; Hear here; Deluxe Edition; MP3) | (Equal Vision) |
| Crown the Empire | “Retrograde” (Hear here; MP3) | (Rise) |
| Forevermore | “Integral” (Hear here) | (Solid State) |
| Peter Garrett (of Midnight Oil) | “A Version of Now” (Hear here; MP3) | (Sony Music Australia) |
| Euge Groove | “Still Euge” (first single: “Still Euge”; Hear here; MP3) | (Shanachie) |
| Hammers of Misfortune | “Dead Revolution” (the West Coast progressive metal band’s first album since 2011; Hear here; MP3) | (Metal Blade) |
| (hed)p.e. | “Forever!” (first single: “Pay Me”; Hear here; MP3) | (Pavement Entertainment) |
| Honne (U.K. production and DJ duo) | “Warm on a Cold Night” (guest: Izzy Bizu; first single: “Someone That Loves You”; See here; MP3) | (Atlantic) |
| Charlie Hunter | “Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth” (Hear here; MP3) | (GroundUP Music) |
| The Judge (St. Louis hard-rock band) | “The Judge” (Hear here) | (Ripple Music) |
| Killing the Messenger (San Diego metal quintet) | “Fuel to the Fire” (Hear here; MP3) | (EMP Underground / EMP Label Group) |
| Look Park (aka Fountains of Wayne’s Chris Collingwood) | “Look Park” (producer: Mitchell Froom; first single: “Aeroplane”; Hear/read here; MP3) | (Yep Roc) |
| Stephen Ragga Marley | “Revelation Pt. II: The Fruit of Life” (guests: Rick Ross, Pitbull, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Iggy Azalea, Waka Flocka Flame, Dead Prez, Rakim, DJ Khaled, Busta Rhymes, Wyclef Jean, Shaggy, Black Thought, etc.; Hear here; MP3)  | (Ghetto Youths International) |
| Melissa Menago (Philly-based singer-songwriter) | “little crimes” (See here; MP3) | (Chesky) |
| Periphery (D.C. prog-metal band) | “Periphery III: Select Difficulty” (producers: Misha Mansoor, Adam Getgood; Hear here; MP3) | (Sumerian) |
| Lou Rhodes | “theyesandeye” (first single: “All the Birds”; Hear here; MP3) | (Nude Music) |
| Candi Staton | “It’s Time to Be Free” (Hear here; MP3) | (Beracah / MRI) |
| Keith Sweat | “Dress To Impress” (first single: “Good Love”; See here; MP3) | (RAL / Keith Sweat) |
| Various artists | “Captain Fantastic (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (the drama starring Viggo Mortensen and Frank Langella opened on July 8; See here; MP3) | (Lakeshore) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call Music! 94” (two CDs) | (U.K. – NOW) |
| Various artists | “Reggae Gold 2016” (19-song compilation; See here; MP3) | (VP) |
| Hezekiah Walker | “Azusa The Next Generation 2 – Better” (guests: Carl Thomas, Ashley Brown, Antonique Smith, Patrick Dopson; first single: “Better”; Hear here; MP3) | (eOne Music) |
| We the Ghost | “A Stereophonic Listening Experience” (first single: “Let Me Know”; Hear here) | (Spectra Music Group) |
More Releases for July 22, 2016
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New Releases (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Mark Allen-Piccolo (Bay Area-based pop/rock artist) | “Left From Here” (first single: “Do For You”; Hear here) | (Noble Steed Music) |
| Black Crown Initiate (Reading, Pa., metal band) | “Selves We Cannot Forgive” (first single: “For Red Cloud”; Hear here) | (eOne Music) |
| Dreezy | “No Hard Feelings” (guests: Wale, Gucci Mane, T-Pain, Jeremih; new single: “Close to You”; Hear here) | (Interscope) |
| Farewell, My Love (Phoenix rock group) | “Above It All” (first single: “Never Stop”; See here) | (CRCL) |
| Rob Lynch | “Baby, I’m a Runaway” (first single: “Sure Thing”; Hear here) | (Xtra Mile Recordings) |
| Mayberry (Texas alt-pop/rock band) | “Beautiful Mess” (six-song EP; first single: “Wildfire”; Hear here) | (Mayberry Band, LLC) |
| MSTRKRFT | “Operator” (the Canadian electronic music outfit’s first album in more than five years; first single: “Party Line”; Hear here) | (Last Gang) |
| Neon Hitch | “Anarchy” (guests: Collie Buddz, Liam Horne, Calix; first single: “Please”; Hear here) | (WeRNeon / FanLabel) |
| Relient K | “Air for Free” (producer: Mark Lee Townsend; Hear here) | (Mono Vs Stereo) |
| Revocation (Boston technical metal band) | “Great Is Our Sin” (producer: Chris “Zeuss” Harris; first single: “Communion”; Hear here) | (Metal Blade) |
| Safe to Say (Ontario pop-punk quartet) | “Down in the Dark” (first single: “Only Rain”; Hear here; See here) | (SideOneDummy) |
| Scatter Factory (solo project of multi-instrumentalist Will Foster, formerly of Delicatessen and Lodger) | “Scatter Factory” (first single: “Out the Blocks”; Hear here) | (Flecktone) |
| Them Bruins (Australian rock group) | “No One Wants To Dance With Them Bruins” (seven-song EP; first single: “Outrun the Future”; Hear here) | (Old Flame) |
| Tonic | “Lemon Parade Revisited” (acoustic re-recording of their 1996 album; Hear here) | (Tonic) |
| Various artists | “Absolutely Fabulous (The Movie Soundtrack)” (featuring a new version of the theme song “This Wheel’s On Fire” by Kylie Minogue, plus tracks from Jason Derulo, La Roux, Paloma Faith, etc.; “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie” opens July 22; See here; Read here; CD) | (Rhino) |
| Cody Webb (Nashville singer-songwriter) | “Cody Webb” (six-song EP; first single: “More Than a Little”; Hear here; Read here) | (Monument Entertainment) |
More Digital Releases for July 22, 2016
Today’s Deals … The Headphones Store … $5 Albums (Carole King, Pearl Jam, Maxwell & More)
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Cannonball Adderley Quintet with Joe Zawinul | “Complete 1961-62 Studio Sessions” (featuring Nancy Wilson and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson; two CDs, 32 songs) | (U.K. – Phono) |
| The Allman Brothers Band | “The Allman Brothers Band [Vinyl]” (1970 album; two LPs), “Idlewild South [Vinyl]” (1970 album), “Live at Ludlow Garage 1970 [Vinyl]” (three LPs), “At Fillmore East [Vinyl]” (1971 album; two LPs), “Eat a Peach [Vinyl]” (1972 album; two LPs), “Win, Lose or Draw [Vinyl]” (1975 album), “Wipe the Windows-Check the Oil-Dollar Gas [Vinyl]” (1975 album; two LPs), “Enlightened Rogues [Vinyl]” (1979 album) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| The Birthday Massacre | “Imagica” (4-track demos circa 1998-2001; Vinyl) | (Metropolis) |
| Chicago | “Chicago X [Vinyl]” (1976 album; 180-gram audiophile vinyl) | (Friday Music) |
| Patsy Cline | “Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits [Vinyl]” (1967 compilation) | (MCA Nashville / UMe) |
| Dio | “A Decade of Dio: 1983-1993” (six-CD box set; Read here) | (Rhino / Warner) |
| Dion & The Belmonts | “Extended Play …” (29 original EP sides; Track list) | (U.K. – GVC) |
| DragonForce | “Killer Elite – The Hits, The Highs, The Vids” (two CDs, 22 tracks; MP3) | (Spinefarm) |
| Duane Eddy | “Extended Play …” (32 original EP sides; Track list) | (U.K. – GVC) |
| Peter Erskine Trio / John Taylor / Palle Danielsson | “As It Was” (four-CD box set contains their albums from 1992-1997) | (ECM) |
| John Gorka | “Before Beginning: The Unreleased I Know – Nashville, 1985″ (previously unreleased studio versions of his earliest material; MP3) | (Red House) |
| Riverside | “Love, Fear and the Time Machine (Special Edition)” (2015 album; Hi-Res Stereo and 5.1 Surround Mix) | (InsideOut Music) |
| Nina Simone | “Classic Hits: The Queen of Soul-Gospel Blues” (24 songs) | (U.K. – Lucky Stars) |
| Various artists | “The 60s Summer Album” (three CDs, 60 songs; Read here), “The 70s Summer Album” (three CDs, 60 songs; Read here), “The 80s Summer Album” (three CDs, 60 songs; Read here) | (U.K. – Crimson / Demon Music Group) |
| Various artists | “Under the Influence Volume Five: A Collection of Rare Soul and Disco, Compiled By Sean P” (two CDs; Read here; Vinyl) | (Z) |
| Velvet Crush | “Pre-Teen Symphonies” (16 previously unreleased early-’90s tracks; Hear here; Read here) | (Omnivore Recordings) |
More Releases for July 22, 2016
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Jesse Barish (wrote Jefferson Starship’s “Count on Me” and Marty Balin’s “Hearts”) | “Jesse Barish” (1979 album) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| The Church | “Starfish (Deluxe Edition)” (1988 album, with 12 bonus tracks) | (Arista / Legacy) |
| Doris Day | “Day By Day” (1956 album), “Day By Night” (1957 album), “Cuttin’ Capers” (1959 album), “Bright & Shiny” (1961 album) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Louise Goffin | “The Essential Louise Goffin, Vol. 1” (10 songs) | (Majority of One) |
| Marcia Griffiths | “Sweet & Nice” (1974 album) | (K&K) |
| Dan Hartman | “Images” (1976 album) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Jamaica All Star Steel Band | “Jamaican All Stars” (1967 album) | (K&K) |
| Frankie Laine | “Torchin'” (1958 album) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Charley Pride | “Songs of Pride … Charley That Is” (1968 album), “Charley Pride In Person” (1969 album), “Sweet Country” (1973 album) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| PYLON | “Live” (20-song live album documents the Athens, Ga., band’s last show in 1983; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Chunklet Industries, July 25) |
| Toto | “Toto (Bonus Track Version)” (1978 album; with a bonus version of “Georgy Porgy”) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
More Digital Releases for July 22, 2016
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, et al | “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice [DVD]” (2016 film; Blu-ray + DVD; 4K Ultra HD; 3D-Blu-Ray) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Rubén Blades | “The Return of Rubén Blades [DVD]” (Robert Mugge’s 1985 documentary; See here) | (MVD) |
| Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor | “Miles Ahead [DVD]” (2016 biopic on Miles Davis; Blu-ray) | (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) |
| Mark Feuerstein, Paulo Costanzo, Reshma Shetty, et al | “Royal Pains: Season Eight [DVD]” (two discs) | (Universal Studios Home Entertainment) |
| Marvin Gaye | “Live at Montreux 1980 [DVD]” | (Eagle Vision) |
| Tatiana Maslany, Jordan Gavaris, et al | “Orphan Black: Season Four [DVD]” (three discs; Blu-ray) | (BBC Home Entertainment) |
More Upcoming DVD / Blu-ray Releases
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| J.C. Gabel / Kristine McKenna | “Slash: A History of the Legendary LA Punk Magazine: 1977-1980” (Paperback) | (Hat & Beard Press) |
| Led Zeppelin | “Led Zeppelin Day By Day” (Hardcover; author: Marc Roberty) | (Backbeat Books) |
| Stanley Sadie | “Definitive Opera Encyclopedia: New & Expanded Edition” (Hardcover) | (Flame Tree Publishing) |
| Bruce Springsteen | “Boss: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – The Illustrated History” (Hardcover) | (Voyageur Press) |
| Paul Stanley | “Face the Music: A Life Exposed” (Paperback; Free Preview) | (HarperOne) |
| Neil Taylor | “C86 and All That: The Birth of Indie, 1983-1986” (Paperback) | (Verse Chorus Press) |