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“ENCORE!” (new interpretations of classic songs by Charles Trenet, Blossom Dearie, Django Reinhardt and Édith Piaf; producer: Drew Jurecka; new single: “Padam padam”; See here; Chartreuse Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)
Outside Music
Black Country Communion
“V” (fifth album from the supergroup of Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham, Glenn Hughes and Derek Sherinian; producer: Kevin Shirley; new single: “Stay Free”; Hear here; Read here; Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)
“Heat Ray” (debut album for group led by Goldfrapp co-founder Will Gregory; recorded by the ensemble on analogue synthesizers alongside the BBC National Orchestra of Wales; new single: “The Sand Reckoner”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)
“Starstruck” (L.A. band’s first album of new material since 1977; producers: The Hollywood Stars, Loren Molinarre, Paul Roessler; new single: “Taxi Driver”; See here)
“Daffodils & Dirt” (debut album from the duo of singer-songwriter Samantha Morton and producer and co-songwriter Richard Russell; guests: Alabaster DePlume, Ali Campbell, Laura Groves, Jack Peñate; new single: “Let’s Walk in the Night”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)
“SELF” (guitarist does all the writing, performing and production duties himself; mixed and mastered by Grammy Award-winning Zach Ziskin; See here; Download)
“Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)” (new musical and “Hell’s Kitchen” lead 2024 Tony Awards nominations with 13 each; featuring original songs by Arcade Fire co-founder Will Butler)
“Cape Town to Cairo” (collection of songs created in 30 days throughout four countries in Africa: South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and Egypt; collaborators: Fireboy DML, Mádé Kuti, Asa, Ndabo Zulu, Soweto Spiritual Singers, et al; new single: “Simunye [We Are One]”; See here; Apple Music)
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Martha Skye Murphy
“Um” (singer-songwriter’s debut album; guests: Claire Rousay, Roy Montgomery; new single: “Pick Yourself Up”; See here; Read here; Apple Music)
AD 93
Normani
“DOPAMINE” (former Fifth Harmony member’s debut album; new single: “Candy Paint”; Hear here; Read here; Apple Music)
RCA
Mariah Parker
“Windows Through Time” (with Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble; pianist-composer’s third album; producer: Parker)
Third Journey Music
Peso Pluma
“Éxodo” (24-song double album; guests: Cardi B, Anitta; Rich the Kid, Quavo, Ryan Castro, Kenia Os, Ivan Cornejo, Natanael Caño, et al; Read here; Apple Music; On Tour)
“Low Hanging Stars” (L.A. alt-country artist’s sixth album and his first collection of new music in a decade; producer: Ed Tree; new single: “Another Chance to Dream”; Hear here)
“Red Hot + Free [Mixtape]” (17-track collection features new mixes, exclusives and contributions from Bright Light Bright Light, Ultra Naté, Billy Porter, Dashaun Wesley, Allie X, Pop Tarts, Arthur Baker, Jesse Rankins, et al; new single: “Your Kinda Love,” Uncanny Alliance’s first new song in 30 years; proceeds benefit The Trevor Project, The Ally Coalition and SAGE; Hear here; Apple Music)
“Big For You” (NYC singer-songwriter’s debut album; producers: Zsela, Daniel Aged, Gabe Wax; new single: “Lily of the Nile”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Apple Music)
“Rock ‘n’ Roll Star!” (five-CD, one-Blu-ray Audio box set tracing Bowie from February 1971 through the creation of his Ziggy Stardust persona, featuring U.K. radio sessions, TV performances, demos, outtakes, alternative versions, live tracks from his Oct. 1, 1972 show at Boston Music Hall, etc.; Vinyl, 14 alternative takes and mixes; Download; Apple Music; Merch)
“Seal (Deluxe Edition)” (Double CD + Blu-ray; 30th anniversary of the 1994 album, featuring “Prayer for the Dying” and “Kiss from a Rose”; second CD contains 10 previously unreleased tracks, plus the B-side “Blues In E,” a cover of “Fly Like An Eagle” from the “Space Jam” soundtrack, and a version of “Manic Depression,” with Jeff Beck, for “Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix”; Blu-ray features Dolby Atmos and PCM 24/96 high-res stereo mixes of the album; Read here; Double Vinyl, with five extra tracks; Barnes & Noble-Exclusive Milky Clear Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download)
