New Releases: June 9, 2017
New Releases (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| AJR (NYC sibling indie-pop trio) | “The Click” (new single: “Drama”; See here; Download; On Tour)  |
(AJR Productions) |
| Anathema | “The Optimist” (producer: Tony Doogan; first single: “Springfield”; Hear here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Kscope) |
| Chuck Berry | “CHUCK” (his first new album in nearly 40 years; the rock ‘n’ roll pioneer died on March 18 at age 90; first single: “Big Boys”; Hear here; Vinyl; Barnes & Noble-Exclusive White Vinyl; Download; eBay; Merch) |
(Dualtone) |
| The Birthday Massacre | “Under Your Spell” (Hear here; On Tour; Merch) |
(Metropolis) |
| Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow | “Live in Birmingham 2016” (two-CD set of full audio from their show at the Genting Arena at the NEC, Birmingham) |
(Eagle Rock) |
| Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie | “Lindsey Buckingham / Christine McVie” (first single: “In My World”; Read here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) | (Rhino) |
| Glen Campbell | “Adiós” (the ailing singer’s final studio album, but it’s unclear when it was recorded; producer: Carl Jackson; guests: Willie Nelson, Vince Gill; Read here; Download) |
(UMe) |
| Cigarettes After Sex (Brooklyn ambient pop group) | “Cigarettes After Sex” (third single: “Each Time You Fall In Love”; Hear here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Partisan) |
| Ani DiFranco | “Binary” (guests: Jenny Scheinman, Ivan Neville, Maceo Parker, Justin Vernon, Gail Ann Dorsey; Hear/read here; On Tour) |
(Righteous Babe) |
| Fyfe | “The Space Between” (guest: Kimbra; new single: “Belong”; Hear here; Download; iTunes) |
(Benvolio Music) |
| Jim Gaffigan | “Cinco” (his fifth stand-up special debuted on Netflix; See here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour) |
(Comedy Dynamics, June 13) |
| Gov’t Mule | “Revolution Come … Revolution Go” (producers: frontman Warren Haynes, Gordie Johnson, Don Was; first single: “Stone Cold Rage”; Hear/read here; Vinyl; Deluxe Edition; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Fantasy) |
| Hillsong UNITED | “Wonder” (first single: “Wonder”; Hear here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Hillsong / Capitol) |
| Hudson | “Hudson” (jazz-meets-rock supergroup – Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski and John Scofield – mixes original music with renditions of classics by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix and The Band; Hear/read here; Download; iTunes) | (Motéma Music) |
| Kronos Quartet | “Folk Songs” (guests: Natalie Merchant, Rhiannon Giddens, Sam Amidon, Olivia Chaney; first single: “The Butcher’s Boy”; Hear here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Nonesuch) |
| Lady Antebellum | “Heart Break” (producer: busbee; first single: “You Look Good”; Hear here; eBay; On Tour; Merch) |
(Capitol Nashville) |
| London Grammar | “Truth Is a Beautiful Thing” (producer: Paul Epworth; first single: “Truth Is a Beautiful Thing”; Hear here; Download; Digital Deluxe Edition; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Ministry of Sound) |
| Katy Perry | “Witness” (guests: Nicki Minaj, Migos, Skip Marley, etc.; See here; Read here; Target-Exclusive CD, with two bonus songs; Target-Exclusive CD, with two bonus songs and autographed poster; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch) |
(Capitol) |
| Phoenix (French synthpop band) | “Ti Amo” (first single: “J-Boy”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour) |
(Glassnote) |
| Rancid | “Trouble Maker” (producer: Brett Gurewitz; first single: “Ghost of a Chance”; Hear here; LP + 7″, with digital download; Download; Digital Deluxe Edition; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch) |
(Hellcat / Epitaph) |
| Rise Against | “Wolves” (producer: Nick Raskulinecz; first single: “The Violence”; Hear here; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch) |
(Virgin) |
| The Secret Sisters | “You Don’t Own Me Anymore” (producers: Brandi Carlile, Tim and Phil Hanseroth; first single: “Tennessee River Runs Low”; See here; Read here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) |
(New West) |
| Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister | “Planetarium” (first single: “Saturn”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download) |
(4AD) |
| SZA | “Ctrl” (See here; Download; iTunes) |
(Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA) |
| Various artists | “American Epic: The Sessions” (contemporary artists use equipment from the 1920s to record music, as part of the PBS film series on the roots of American music; presented by T Bone Burnett, narrator Robert Redford and Jack White and directed by Bernard MacMahon; feat. Beck, Alabama Shakes, Elton John, Nas, Jack White, Los Lobos, The Avett Brothers, Rhiannon Giddens, etc.; Download) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Various artists | “Anastasia (Original Broadway Cast Recording)” (score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, based on a book by Terrence McNally; directed by Tony winner Darko Tresnjak; opening night was set for April 24, 2017; cast includes Christy Altomare, Ramin Karimloo, Derek Klena, John Bolton, Caroline O’Connor and Mary Beth Peil; See here; On Broadway) | (Broadway) |
| Various artists | “In Transit (Original Broadway Cast Recording)” (billed as Broadway’s first a cappella musical; book, music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kapaln and Sara Wordsmith; See here; On Broadway) | (Hollywood) |
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New Releases (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Big Thief | “Capacity” (first single: “Mythological Beauty”; See here; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Saddle Creek) |
| Katie Buchanan (NYC-based indie pop troubadour) | “Who We Are When We’re Standing” (producer: Buchanan; first single: “Floating”; Hear here; On Tour) |
(Katie Buchanan) |
| Ebone East | “Radio” (producer: Ebone Leroy East; guests: E.L.E.P.H.A.N.T, King Truth, Young Buck, Young Truth; first single: “Pimp Hustle and Never Trick”; Hear here) |
(Table) |
| Lola Marsh (Tel Aviv-based indie duo) | “Remember Roses” (first single: “Wishing Girl”; Hear/read here) |
(Anova Music) |
| Shannon McNally | “Black Irish” (producer: Rodney Crowell; first single: “Banshee Moan”; Hear here; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Compass) |
| Sleeping Policeman | “The Bride in the Wilderness” (concept album inspired by the Book of Job; producer: Anthony Santo; first single: “Donor of Seeds”; Hear here) | (Sleeping Policeman, June 10) |
| Sonic Democracy (32-piece high school collective from Timmins, Ontario) | “Sonic Democracy” (producers: Barry Promane, Sean Kelly; Hear here) | (Tempo Educates Foundation) |
| Voodoo Monk | “Dub Side EP” (producers: Mahlatse Mokoena, aka Voodoo Monk, G. Poulias; Hear here) | (Rearl LTD, June 8) |
| Walrus (Halifax rock band) | “Family Hangover” (Hear here; iTunes) |
(Madic) |
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Angela Bofill | “I Try – The Anthology: 1978-1993” (two CDs, 31 songs; Read here) |
(SoulMusic / Cherry Red) |
| Lynn Castle | “Rose Colored Corner” (previously unreleased 1966 recordings with Jack Nitzsche; originally released on Lee Hazlewood’s label; remastered; Hear/read here; Vinyl) | (Light in the Attic) |
| Stanley Clarke | “The Definitive Collection” (two CDs, 32 songs; Read here) |
(Robinsongs / Cherry Red) |
| Patsy Cline | “The Complete Releases 1955-62” (three CDs, 75 songs) |
(Acrobat) |
| John Coltrane | “Trane: The Atlantic Collection” (nine-song compilation) |
(Rhino / Atlantic) |
| Derek and the Dominos | “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs [Hybrid SACD]” (1970 album; remastered; Merch) |
(Mobile Fidelity) |
| Benny Golson | “The Classic Albums Collection 1957-1962” (four-CD box set) |
(Enlightenment) |
| Merv Griffin | “Merv Griffin’s Dance Party!” (1960 album; remastered) |
(Sepia) |
| Ice Cube | “Death Certificate (25th Anniversary Edition)” (1991 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks, including “Only One Me”; Hear here; Read here; Download; On Tour) |
(Cubevision / Interscope) |
| J.J. Johnson | “The Columbia Albums Collection 1956-1961” (four-CD box set) |
(Enlightenment) |
| Labelle | “Labelle – The Anthology: Including Solo Recordings By Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx, Patti LaBelle” (two CDs, 36 songs; Read here) |
(SoulMusic / Cherry Red) |
| Junie Morrison (of Ohio Players) | “Junie – The Complete Westbound Recordings 1973-76” (two CDs, 34 songs; Hear/read here) |
(Westbound / Ace) |
| The Pursuit of Happiness | “Brave New Waves Session” (recorded in 1990, in CBC Studio 13, Montreal; never commercially released; remastered at Grey Market Mastering in Montreal by Harris Newman) |
(Artoffact) |
| Del Shannon | “The Dublin Sessions” (11 songs; Vinyl; Download) |
(RockBeat) |
| Dinah Shore | “All the Hits and More 1939-60” (four CDs, 100 songs) |
(Acrobat) |
| Paul Simon | “The Concert in Hyde Park” (live album/concert film recorded at the 2012 Hard Rock Calling Festival in London; guests: Jimmy Cliff, Hugh Masekela, Ladysmith Black Mambazo; See here; Read here; Download) |
(Columbia / Legacy) |
| Various artists | “Iconic Performances From the Monterey International Pop Festival” | (Ode Sounds & Visuals) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call Country, Volume 10” (19 songs; Deluxe Edition, with 14 extra songs; Download; Digital Deluxe Edition) |
(NOW / UMG Recordings) |
| Doc Watson | “Live From Chicago, March, 1964: Vol. 1” (18-song set; Download) |
(RockBeat) |
| Chuck Willis | “The Complete Singles As & Bs 1951-59” (two CDs, 57 songs) |
(Acrobat) |
Reissues (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Vanessa Daou | “Welcome to My Blues: An Anthology (1994-2017)” (32 songs, including “The Long Tunnel of Wanting You”; Hear here) |
(Daou / KID Recordings) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist(s)/cast: | Title: | Studio: |
| Al Green | “Gospel According to Al Green [DVD]” (Robert Mugge’s 1984 film documents the seventh-anniversary service at Green’s Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, a rehearsal in his Memphis recording studio, an extended interview, a concert at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., and bonus features; See here; Blu-ray) |
(Mug-Shot Productions / MVD) |
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