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“Mirage – Ballet For 16 Dancers” (minimalist and rhythmic orchestral work composed by former Daft Punk member for choreographer Damien Jalet and contemporary artist Kōhei Nawa; it was originally commissioned by the Ballet of the Grand Théâtre de Genève; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music)
“Sleight of Hand” (saxophonist-composer’s 12th album, combining the sounds of two cities, Chicago and Minneapolis, that have come to define his musical identity; producer: David Mann; guest: Cory Wong; new single: “Maceology”; Hear here; Download; Apple Music)
“In the Last Hour of Light” (debut solo album from creator and host of the “Song Exploder” podcast and Netflix series; producer: Philip Weinrobe; guests: Iron & Wine, Fenne Lily, Ken Pomeroy, Uwad; new single: “Stray Dogs”; See here; Read here; Gold Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download released on April 24; Apple Music; On Tour)
“Lithic” (South London-born saxophonist/singer-songwriter’s second album; producers: Misch, Matt Karmil; new single: “Soften”; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music)
One Little Independent
John R. Miller
“The Great Unknowing” (his fifth album, recorded at Leon Russell’s legendary Church Studio in Tulsa, OK; 16 songs; producers: Miller, Adam Meisterhans; new single: “Tollbooth”; See here; Read here; Double Vinyl; Download out July 17; Apple Music)
“Union Made” (10 original songs and two covers: Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth” and Merle Haggard’s “Rainbow Stew”; guests: Ray Benson, Molly Tuttle, Evan Felker, Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, Lee Oskar, Maggie Rose, John Carter Cash, Ana Cristina Cash, Jesse Welles; new single: “Last American Waltz”; See here; Vinyl; Barnes & Noble-Exclusive Opaque Red Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)
“Seahaven” (California-based rock band’s fourth album and first in six years; producers: Seahaven; mixed and mastered by Will Yip; new single: “Midnight House”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)
“HOME” (K-pop group’s debut full-length album, including “ddok ddok ddok”; new single: “Viral”; See here; CD out June 12; Apple Music)
KOZ Entertainment / HYBE, June 8
Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri
“Feathered Creatures” (debut collaborative album from India’s celebrated sitarist and the Grammy-winning Snarky Puppy guitarist; new single: “9,000 Miles”; See here; Apple Music)
“Snail in the Clouds” (soundtrack for his animated film of the same name, in which a musical society of human-animal hybrids on planet Snail must defend their life-sustaining “ark of melodies” from a villainous duo intent on destroying them and stealing their source of joy; producer: Simon Milner; new single: “Rain on Me”; See here; Apple Music)
“The World is Grand When We See” (solo project of Japanese multi-instrumentalist and sound designer Hiroaki Kusano; new single: “Red Sun, Red Rain Fall on the Ground”; See here; Apple Music)
“The Beau Brummels” (1975 reunion album, produced by Ted Templeman and Lenny Waronker; with 13 unreleased demos, alternates and outtakes from the album sessions recently found in the Warner Bros. label vaults; Orange Double Vinyl; Amazon UK)
“Night Blooms” (expanded edition of his 2025 album “Still Blooming,” with six new tracks; guests: Charlie Puth, Melody Gardot, Cynthia Erivo, Dodie; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca)
“The Rock Box 1973-1979: The Complete Recordings” (eight-disc clamshell box set spans her six studio albums and a live album, and includes a DVD featuring selected promo clips, “Top of the Pops” performances, and a concert recorded in Japan in 1975)
Chrysalis
Angie Stone
“Covered in Soul” (2016 covers album; with three bonus tracks: updated versions of her hits “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” “Baby” and “Brotha!”)
“A/B (Deluxe Edition)” (Icelandic rock band’s 2016 album, featuring Grammy-nominated “No Good”; with six bonus tracks, including “Still No Good”; Hear here; Apple Music; On Tour)
