New Releases (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Kylie Auldist | “Family Tree” (Hear here; MP3)  | (Freestyle) |
| Maya Beiser (cello star) | “TranceClassical” (Hear here) | (Innova Recordings) |
| Billy Talent | “Afraid of Heights” (first single: “Afraid of Heights”; Hear here; Deluxe Edition; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition, with eight extra tracks) | (The End) |
| Stephen Bishop | “Blueprint” (includes his version of “Holy Mother,” which he co-wrote with Eric Clapton in the mid-1980s, and a more upbeat version of his Oscar-nominated “It Might Be You”; producer: Jon Gilutin; Hear here; MP3) | (General) |
| The Bouncing Souls | “Simplicity” (producer: John Seymour; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Rise) |
| Cotton Mather | “Death of the Cool” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Star Apple Kingdom) |
| Death Grips (experimental hip-hop group) | “Bottomless Pit” (first single: “Hot Head”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Harvest) |
| Descendents | “Hypercaffium Spazzinate” (the L.A. hardcore punk band’s first album in 12 years; first single: “Victim of Me”; Hear here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition, with five extra tracks) | (Epitaph) |
| D Generation (including frontman Jesse Malin) | “Nothing Is Anywhere” (their first album in 17 years; producer: guitarist Danny Sage; first single: “Apocalypse Kids”; Hear here; MP3) | (Bastard Basement) |
| Ramin Djawadi | “Game of Thrones (Music from the HBO Series Season 6)” (MP3) | (WaterTower Music) |
| Fantasia | “The Definition Of…” (first single: “Ugly”; Hear here; MP3)  | (Rock Soul / 19 Recordings / RCA) |
| Fea (San Antonio band led by Girl in a Coma’s Jenn Alva and Phanie Diaz) | “Fea” (producers: Laura Jane Grace, Lori Barbero, Alice Bag; Hear here; MP3) | (Blackheart) |
| Future Generations | “Future Generations” (first single: “Stars”; Hear here; MP3) | (Frenchkiss) |
| Michael Giacchino | “Star Trek Beyond (Music From the Motion Picture)” (sequel opens July 22; See here) | (Varèse Sarabande) |
| Gary Hoey | “Dust & Bones” (his 20th album; Hear here; MP3) | (Provogue / Mascot Label Group) |
| iji (West Coast pop group; pronounced: “eehee”) | “Bubble” (Hear here; MP3) | (Team Love) |
| Jinjer (Ukrainian extreme metal quartet) | “King of Everything” (See here; MP3) | (Napalm) |
| Vicki Kiely | “Mercy” (producer: Kiely; first single: “Enticement”; Hear here) | (Sunset Recordings, Aug. 2) |
| Bob Lind | “Magellan Was Wrong” (producers: Jamie Hoover, Frank “Rat” Falestra, Greg Foat, Lind; liner notes by Richard Hawley and Dion; Hear here) | (Ace) |
| Lori McKenna (“Girl Crush” writer) | “The Bird & The Rifle” (producer: Dave Cobb; first single: “Wreck You”; Hear here; MP3) | (CN) |
| NAO (British electronic music singer-songwriter Neo Jessica Joshua) | “For All We Know” (producers: GRADES, NAO, A.K. Paul, Stint; guests: A.K. Paul, Abhi Dijon; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Little Tokyo Recordings / RCA) |
| Owen (aka Chicago musician Mike Kinsella) | “The King of Whys” (producer: S. Carey; first single: “Lost”; Hear here; MP3) | (Polyvinyl) |
| Jake Owen | “American Love” (guests: Chris Stapleton, Hillary Lindsey; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (RCA Nashville) |
| Marc Ribot & The Young Philadelphians | “Live in Tokyo” (covers of 1970s Philly soul classics; first single: “Do It Anyway You Want”; Hear here; MP3) | (Yellowbird) |
| Ringworm (Cleveland metallic hardcore quintet) | “Snake Church” (producer: Ben Schigel; first single: “Snake Church”; See here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition) | (Relapse) |
| Chris Robinson Brotherhood | “Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel” (first single: “Narcissus Soaking Wet”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Silver Arrow) |
| Hillary Scott & The Scott Family | “Love Remains” (producer: Ricky Skaggs; first single: “Thy Will”; See here; MP3) | (EMI Nashville) |
| 3 Pill Morning (Minneapolis rockers) | “Never Look Back” (first single: “Electric Chair”; Hear here; MP3) | (The Fuel Music / Countdown Entertainment) |
| Bryan & Katie Torwalt | “Champion” (Hear here) | (Jesus Culture) |
| Various artists | “Quiero Creedence” (Latin-inspired, multilingual tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival, featuring Los Lobos, Juan Gabriel, Bunbury, Andrés Calamaro, Enjambre, Los Enanitos Verdes, Juanes, Los Lonely Boys, Ozomatli, etc.; first single: Juan Gabriel’s Spanish version of “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Concord Picante) |
| Various artists | “She Loves Me (2016 Broadway Cast Recording)” (cast includes Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi, Jane Krakowski, Byron Jennings, Gavin Creel; the classic musical comedy officially opened March 17 and has been extended through July 10; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Ghostlight) |
| Vertical Church Band | “Frontiers” (first single: “1000 Tongues”; See here; MP3) | (Essential Worship) |
| Viola Beach | “Viola Beach” (all four members of the U.K. indie-rock band and their manager were killed in a car crash in Sweden in mid-February; first single: “Boys That Sing”; Hear here; MP3) | (Fuller Beans) |
| Zodiac (German rock quartet) | “Grain of Soul” (producer: Arne Neurand; Hear here; MP3) | (Napalm) |
More Releases for July 29, 2016
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New Releases (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Leon Alvarado (prog keyboardist/composer) | “The Future Left Behind” (producer: Alvarado; guests: Rick Wakeman, Billy Sherwood, Johnny Bruhn, Steve Thamer; Hear here) | (Melodic Revolution, July 30) |
| Body of Light (Tempe, Ariz., electronic dance outfit) | “Let Me Go” (first single: “Tremble”; Hear here) | (Dais) |
| Boyce Avenue | “Cover Sessions, Vol. 03” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (3 Peace, July 26) |
| Greg Cornell & The Cornell Brothers (Brooklyn folk/Americana traditionalists) | “Come On Home” (new single: “Heavenly Rain”; Hear here) | (Greg Cornell & The Cornell Brothers, Aug. 2) |
| Departures | “Death Touches Us, From the Moment We Begin To Love” (Hear here) | (No Sleep) |
| Dream Cult (Jackson, Miss.-based indie-pop band) | “Weekend” (first single: “Convince Me”; Hear here) | (Old Flame) |
| Dyan | “Looking for Knives” (producers: band members Alexis Marsh, Samuel Jones; first single: “Quality of Life”; Hear here) | (Dyan) |
| Hellions | “Opera Oblivia” (first single: “Quality of Life”; See here) | (UNFD) |
| Andrew Keoghan (New Zealand singer-songwriter) | “Every Orchid Offering” (new single: “Everything”; Hear here) | (Fuchsia Kick) |
| Kinsky (Sydney soul roots reggae band) | “The Edge of the Wine-Dark Sea” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (The A&R Department) |
| Fernando Perdomo (singer-songwriter) | “Voyeurs” (each song was cut in front of a live audience streaming every session on Facebook with Perdomo laying down every instrument and vocal; Hear here; See here) | (Forward Motion, Aug. 1) |
| Nick Superchi (neo-classical pianist) | “Otherworldly” (producer: Superchi; first single: “Snowfire”; Hear here) | (Crowned Underground, Aug. 1) |
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Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Gregg Allman | “No Stranger to the Dark: The Best of Gregg Allman” (15 songs) | (Floating World) |
| The Archies | “Sugar, Sugar – The Complete Albums Collection” (five-CD box set; remastered; MP3) | (Cleopatra) |
| Average White Band | “British Live Performance Series” (nine songs) | (Rainman) |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears | “Greatest Hits [Hybrid SACD]” (1972 compilation; remastered) | (Audio Fidelity) |
| David Bowie | “Earthling” (1997 album; remastered) | (Rhino / Parlophone) |
| Chicago | “Chicago XI [Vinyl]” (1977 album; 180-gram audiophile vinyl, gatefold cover) | (Friday Music) |
| The Charlie Daniels Band | “The Epic Trilogy Vol. 3” (two-CD set, featuring 1973’s “Honey in the Rock,” 1976’s “Saddle Tramp” and 1985’s “Me and the Boys”) | (Floating World) |
| Jason Derulo | “Platinum Hits” (12-song compilation) | (Warner) |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | “Emerson, Lake & Palmer” (1970 album; 2012 stereo mix; with a second CD of bonus material; Vinyl), “Tarkus” (1971 album; 2012 stereo mix; with a second CD of bonus material; Vinyl), “Pictures at an Exhibition” (1971 live album; two-CD set; Vinyl), “Emerson, Lake & Palmer: The Anthology” (three CDs, 39 tracks, presented in special casebound book packaging) | (BMG Rights Management) |
| Heaven 17 | “5 Classic Albums” (five-disc set includes “Penthouse and Pavement,” “The Luxury Gap,” “How Men Are,” “Pleasure One” and “Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho”) | (U.K. – UMC) |
| The Isley Brothers | “Go For Your Guns” (1977 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks) | (Iconoclassic) |
| Loggins & Messina | “Full Sail [Hybrid SACD]” (1973 album; remastered) | (Audio Fidelity) |
| Joe Lovano Quartet | “Classic! Live at Newport” (recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 2005, featuring pianist Hank Jones, bassist George Mraz and drummer Lewis Nash; Read here; MP3) | (Blue Note) |
| Sugar Minott | “A Collection of Sugar” (two-CD, 30-song best-of) | (AAO Music) |
| Modest Mouse | “Night on the Sun” (1999 EP, originally released only in Japan; Vinyl) | (Glacial Pace) |
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | “Greatest Hits [Vinyl]” (1993 compilation; two LPs) | (Geffen / UMe) |
| Saxon | “Baptism of Fire: The Collection 1991-2009” (two CDs, 34 songs; Read here) | (Music Club Deluxe) |
| Simple Minds | “New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (Deluxe Edition)” (1982 album; remastered, with a DVD featuring the 2005 5.1 Surround Mix; Standard CD; Vinyl) | (U.K. – UMC) |
| U.K. Subs | “Endangered Species (Deluxe Edition)” (1982 album; remastered, with 32 bonus tracks on two CDs) | (Cleopatra) |
| Leslie West | “Mountain” (1969 solo album; remastered, with five bonus tracks) | (U.K. – Repertoire) |
| Brian Wilson | “Brian Wilson and Friends (A SoundStage Special Event)” (recorded live in Las Vegas in December 2014 and aired on PBS in April 2015; two CDs; guests: Kacey Musgraves, Nate Ruess, She & Him, Mark Isham; See here) | (BMG Rights Management) |
| Gary Wright’s Wonderwheel | “Ring of Changes” (previously unreleased 1972 album, featuring George Harrison; remastered, with bonus tracks; Hear here; Read here) | (Esoteric Recordings) |
| Yes | “Tales From Topographic Oceans [Vinyl]” (1973 album; two-LP, 180-gram vinyl set) | (Atlantic / Rhino) |
More Releases for July 29, 2016
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist(s)/cast: | Title: | Studio: |
| Trace Adkins, Michael Paré, Kris Kristofferson, et al | “Traded [DVD]” (2016 film; See here; Blu-ray) | (Cinedigm) |
| Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, et al | “Mother’s Day [DVD]” (2016 film; Blu-ray) | (Universal Studios Home Entertainment) |
| Nicolas Cage, Elijah Wood, et al | “The Trust [DVD]” (2016 film; Blu-ray) | (Lionsgate) |
| Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, et al | “The Lobster [DVD]” (2016 film; Blu-ray) | (Lionsgate) |
| Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele | “Key and Peele: The Complete Series [DVD]” (10-disc box set) | (Paramount) |
| Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, et al | “Keanu [DVD]” (2016 film; Blu-ray) | (Warner Home Video) |
| James Spader, Megan Boone, et al | “Blacklist: The Complete Third Season [DVD]” (five discs; Blu-ray) | (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) |
| Sullivan Stapleton, Jaimie Alexander, Rob Brown, et al | “Blindspot: The Complete First Season [DVD]” (five discs; Blu-ray) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Various artists | “Dennis the Menace: The Complete Series [DVD]” (78 episodes of the 1986-88 cartoon on nine discs) | (Mill Creek Entertainment) |
More Upcoming DVD / Blu-ray Releases
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Adele | “Adele: A Celebration of an Icon and Her Music” (Paperback; author: Sarah-Louise James) | (Carlton Books) |
| The Beatles | “Looking Through You: Rare & Unseen Photographs from The Beatles Book Archive” (Hardcover; edited by Andy Neill) | (The Overlook Press) |
| David Brackett | “Categorizing Sound: Genre and Twentieth-Century Popular Music” (Paperback) | (University of California Press) |
| Kraig Geiger | “Peace, Love n’ Mud” (Hardcover; life story set against the backdrop of the Woodstock ’94 Music & Art Fair; Kindle) | (Waldorf Publishing) |
| Ben Greenman | “Emotional Rescue: Essays on Love, Loss, and Life – With a Soundtrack” (Paperback; Kindle) | (Little A) |
| George Harrison | “George Harrison: Soul Man Volume 1” (Paperback; author: John Blaney) | (Paper Jukebox) |
| Prince | “Prince: Inside the Music and the Masks” (Paperback; author: Ronin Ro; Kindle; Free Preview) | (St. Martin’s Griffin) |