| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Blanck Mass (aka Benjamin John Power) | “World Eater” (first single: “Please”; Hear here; NPR First Listen; MP3; iTunes; eBay) |
(Sacred Bones) |
| Bombadil | “Fences” (producer: John Vanderslice; first single: “Not Those Kinds of People”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(Ramseur) |
| Chicano Batman | “Freedom Is Free” (Hear here; NPR First Listen; MP3; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(ATO) |
| Danko Jones | “Wild Cat” (producer: Eric Ratz; first single: “My Little RnR”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(AFM) |
| Emmure | “Look at Yourself” (first single: “Russian Hotel Aftermath / Torch”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch) |
(SharpTone) |
| FKJ (French multi-instrumentalist Vincent Fenton) | “French Kiwi Juice” (first single: “Go Back Home”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(Believe Recordings) |
| Béla Fleck | “Junto Concerto” (Hear here; eBay; On Tour) |
(Rounder) |
| Dia Frampton (2011 runner-up on “The Voice”) | “Bruises” (producer: Dan Heath; first single: “Golden Years”; Hear here; Read here; MP3; On Tour) |
(Nettwerk) |
| Grandaddy | “Last Place” (first single: “Way We Won’t”; See here; NPR First Listen; Read here; MP3; eBay; On Tour) |
(30th Century) |
| Colin Hay | “Fierce Mercy” (with three CD-only bonus tracks; Hear here; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(Compass) |
| Hollyn (20-year-old CCM artist from Waverly, Ohio) | “One-Way Conversations” (guests: TobyMac, Steven Malcolm, Andy Mineo, Tree Giants; first single: “Can’t Live Without”; Hear here; MP3; eBay; On Tour) |
(Gotee) |
| Eric Hutchinson | “Easy Street” (released digitally last August; producer: Hutchinson; guests: G. Love, Kevin Olusola; See here; MP3; iTunes; eBay) |
(Let’s Break / Kobalt) |
| Khalid (18-year-old R&B singer-songwriter from El Paso) | “American Teen” (first single: “Location”; See here; MP3; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) | (RCA) |
| Minus the Bear | “VOIDS” (producer: Sam Bell; first single: “Invisible”; Hear here; MP3; eBay; On Tour) |
(Suicide Squeeze) |
| Noam Pikelny (a founding member of Punch Brothers) | “Universal Favorite” (producer: fellow Punch Brother Gabe Witcher; Hear here; MP3; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(Rounder) |
| Save Ferris | “Checkered Past” (five-song EP is the ska band’s first new material in 15 years; first single: “New Sound”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(Withyn) |
| Jon Secada feat. The Charlie Sepúlveda Big Band | “To Benny Moré With Love” (a tribute to influential Cuban singer-bandleader Benny Moré; See here; eBay) |
(BMG Soundstage) |
| Senses Fail | “In Your Absence” (five-song acoustic EP; Hear here; MP3; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch) |
(Pure Noise) |
| Ed Sheeran | “÷” (pronounced “divide”; producers: Benny Blanco, Sheeran; first streaming songs: “Castle on the Hill” and “Shape of You”; Hear here; Exclusive Interview/Performance; Read here; Deluxe Edition, with four bonus tracks; Vinyl; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch; Sheet Music) |
(Atlantic) |
| Laura Story | “Open Hands” (guest: Mac Powell of Third Day; Hear here; MP3; eBay; On Tour) |
(Fair Trade Services) |
| Livingston Taylor | “Safe Home” (the album, making his 50th year in the music business, features some originals with covers of showtunes by Rodgers and Hammerstein and others; Hear here; MP3; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(Chesky) |
| Temples | “Volcano” (producers: Temples; first single: “Certainty”; See here; MP3; eBay) |
(Fat Possum) |
| Various artists | “John Wick: Chapter 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (score by Tyler Bates and Joel J. Richard, with original songs from Jerry Cantrell, Nostalghia and Le Castle Vania; MP3; iTunes; MP3; eBay) | (DRG / eOne Music) |
| Various artists | “Spamilton: An American Parody (Original Cast Recording)” (MP3; eBay) | (DRG / eOne Music) |
| Lewis Watson | “midnight” (Hear here; MP3; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) |
(Cooking Vinyl) |
| WHY? | “Moh Lhean” (first single: “This Ole King”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes; eBay) |
(Joyful Noise Recordings) |
| Within the Ruins (Massachusetts metal veterans) | “Halfway Human” (producer: Joe Cocchi; first single: “Death of the Rockstar”; Hear here; MP3; eBay; On Tour) |
(eOne Music) |
| X Japan | “We Are X (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (documentary directed by Stephen Kijak; Hear here; MP3; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch) |
(Legacy Recordings) |
More Releases for March 3, 2017
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| All Our Exes Live In Texas (Australian all-female folk quartet) | “When We Fall” (first single: “The Devil’s Part”; See here; iTunes) |
(Whirlwind Entertainment) |
| Ewian (German indie-rock band) | “Heart Crash Boom Bang” (first single: “Radioactive Star”; See here) |
(Ewian) |
| Matt Jaffe & The Distractions (21-year-old Bay Area rocker) | “California’s Burning” (first single: “Fire on the Freeway”; Hear here) |
(Matt Jaffe & The Distractions) |
| Alice Jemima (U.K. singer-songwriter) | “Alice Jemima” (Hear here; iTunes) |
(Sunday Best Recordings / PIAS America) |
| Siamese (Dallas-based glam rock band) | “The Mesmerist” (six-song EP; producer: Alex Bhore; first single: “Chromatose”; Hear here) |
(Siamese) |
| Strange Lot (Arizona psych-rock band) | “Gods & Clods” (Hear here; See here) |
(Strange) |
| Talaboman (producers John Talabot and Axel Boman) | “The Night Land” (first single: “Safe Changes”; Hear here; NPR First Listen; Vinyl; iTunes) |
(R&S) |
More Digital Releases for March 3, 2017
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Ann-Margret | “The Definitive Collection” (two CDs, 30 songs; eBay) |
(Real Gone Music) |
| Artful Dodger | “The Complete Columbia Recordings” (two CDs, 31 songs; eBay) |
(Real Gone Music) |
| Donald Byrd | “Love Has Come Around: The Elektra Records Anthology 1978-1982” (two CDs, 31 songs; Read here; eBay) |
(U.K. – Big Break / Cherry Red) |
| Guy Clark | “Guy Clark: The Best of the Dualtone Years” (two CDs, 19 songs; MP3; iTunes; eBay) |
(Dualtone) |
| Buddy Holly & The Crickets | “The Rough Guide to Buddy Holly & The Crickets” (27 songs; eBay) |
(World Music Network) |
| Kitchens of Distinction | “Watch Our Planet Circle” (six-CD box set includes the first four studio albums, a collection of B-sides, previously unreleased BBC sessions and a 36-page book; Hear here; See here; eBay) |
(Caroline) |
| L.A. Express | “L.A. Express / Shadow Play” (1976 albums on one CD; remastered; eBay) |
(BGO) |
| Mother’s Finest | “Love Changes: The Anthology 1972-1983” (two CDs, 37 songs; Read here; eBay) |
(U.K. – SoulMusic / Cherry Red) |
| The Rascals | “The Complete Singles A’s & B’s” (two CDs, 47 songs; eBay; Sheet Music) |
(Real Gone Music) |
| Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes | “The Fever: The Remastered Epic Recordings” (two CDs, 40 songs; eBay; On Tour) |
(Real Gone Music) |
| The Stylistics | “5 Classic Albums” (Sheet Music) |
(U.K. – Spectrum Audio) |
| Various artists | “Beatfreak! Volume 5: Rare and Obscure British Beat 1964-1967” (Read here) |
(Particles) |
| Various artists | “Mum: The Collection” (three CDs, 60 songs; Track list; eBay) | (U.K. – Rhino) |
| Various artists | “Smooth 70s” (three CDs, 60 songs) | (U.K. – Rhino) |
| Various artists | “Soul: The Collection” (four CDs, 80 songs; Track list) | (U.K. – Rhino) |
| Clint Walker and the Sunset Serenaders | “Inspiration (Expanded Edition)” (1959 album; remastered, with one bonus track, a cover of “Silver Bells”; eBay) |
(Real Gone Music) |
| John Williams | “John Williams & Steven Spielberg: The Ultimate Collection” (four-CD collection; eBay; Sheet Music) |
(Sony Masterworks) |
More Releases for March 3, 2017
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| The Blue Things | “The Blue Things (Expanded Edition)” (1966 album; Hear here) |
(RCA / Legacy) |
| Larry Coryell | “Tributaries” (1979 album, with John Scofield and Joe Beck) |
(Arista / Legacy) |
| Craig David | “Born to Do It” (2000 album, featuring “Fill Me In” and “7 Days”; See here), “Slicker Than Your Average” (2002 album), “The Story Goes …” (2005 album), “Rewind – The Collection” (19 songs) |
(Sony Music UK) |
| Frankie Laine | “One For My Baby” (1951 album) |
(Columbia / Legacy) |
| Van Morrison | “New York Sessions ’67” (18 songs, remastered from original Bang Records sessions; On Tour) |
(Easy Action / Troubadour) |
| Pacific Gas and Electric | “Pacific Gas and Electric” (1969 album), “Are You Ready” (1970 album) |
(Columbia / Legacy) |
| Michael Penn | “March” (1989 album, including “No Myth”; See here), “Free-for-All” (1992 album) |
(RCA / Legacy) |
| Bobby Vinton | “Please Love Me Forever” (1967 album) |
(Epic / Legacy) |
| Jennifer Warnes | “Shot Through the Heart” (1979 album, featuring “I Know a Heartache When I See One”; Hear here) |
(Arista / Legacy) |
More Digital Releases for March 3, 2017
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | “One More Time With Feeling [Blu-ray]” (concert film, directed by Andrew Dominik; See here; eBay; On Tour; Merch) |
(Kobalt) |
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