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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) |