New Releases (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Arctic Monkeys | “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino” (their first album in five years; producers: James Ford, frontman Alex Turner; Hear here; Read here; Target-Exclusive CD, with 32-page lyric book; Amazon UK; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch)   | (Domino) |
| Bad Wolves (L.A. hard-rock quintet) | “Disobey” (includes their cover of The Cranberries’ “Zombie,” which Dolores O’Riordan had planned to duet on but died before her recording session; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) | (Eleven Seven Music) |
| Beach House | “7” (first single: “Lemon Glow”; Hear here; Vinyl; Cassette; Download; iTunes) | (Sub Pop) |
| The Body | “I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer.” (first single: “Nothing Stirs”; NPR’s All Songs Considered; Vinyl) | (Thrill Jockey) |
| Brent Cobb | “Providence Canyon” (first single: “King of Alabama”; Hear here; NPR First Listen; See here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) | (Low Country Sound / Elektra) |
| Ry Cooder | “The Prodigal Son” (his first album since 2012; first single: “Shrinking Man”; Hear here; NPR First Listen; Amazon UK; Vinyl; Download; eBay; On Tour) | (Fantasy) |
| Simone Dinnerstein / A Far Cry | “Circles – Piano Concertos by Bach + Glass” (features the world premiere recording of Glass’ “Piano Concerto No. 3,” a new concerto for piano and strings co-commissioned by A Far Cry and composed by Glass specifically for Dinnerstein; producer: Adam Abeshouse; NPR First Listen; iTunes; On Tour) | (Orange Mountain Music) |
| Richard Edwards (of Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s) | “Verdugo” (Vinyl) | (Joyful Noise Recordings) |
| Luke Haines | “I Sometimes Dream of Glue” (first single: “Everybody’s Coming Together for the Summer”; Hear here; Amazon UK; Vinyl; Download) | (Cherry Red) |
| La Luz (Seattle surf-doo-wop group) | “Floating Features” (first single: “Cicada”; Hear here; See here; Amazon UK; Download; On Tour) | (Hardly Art) |
| Las Rosas (Brooklyn psych-rock trio) | “Shadow By Your Side” (new single: “Tax Man”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour) | (Greenway) |
| Sarah Louise (North Carolina singer-guitarist) | “Deeper Woods” (new single: “When Winter Turns”; See here; NPR First Listen; Vinyl; iTunes) | (Thrill Jockey) |
| The Magic Numbers | “Outsiders” (first single: “Sweet Divide”; Hear here; Amazon UK; Vinyl; On Tour) | (Role Play) |
| Marian Hill | “Unusual” (producers: Marian Hill, Boi-1da; guest: Steve Davit; new single: “Differently”; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) | (Photo Finish / Republic) |
| Loreena McKennitt | “Lost Souls” (her first album of original material since 2006, recorded in Hamilton, Canada, at Catherine North Studios and at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios near Bath, England; producer: McKennitt; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Vinyl; Download; iTunes) | (Quinlan Road / UMe) |
| The National Reserve | “Motel La Grange” (first single: “Standing on the Corner”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) | (Ramseur) |
| Jizzy Pearl (Love/Hate frontman and former L.A. Guns, Ratt and Quiet Riot singer) | “All You Need Is Soul” (Hear here; Amazon UK; Download; iTunes; On Tour) | (Frontiers Music s.r.l.) |
| Potatohead People (Vancouver production duo) | “Nick & Astro’s Guide to the Galaxy” (guests: Nanna B, Illa J, K-Maxx, Kapok, Moka Only, Trian Kayhatu; new single: “Morning Sun”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download) | (Bastard Jazz) |
| Charlie Puth | “Voicenotes” (new single: “How Long”; Hear here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) | (Artist Partner Group) |
| RSO (Richie Sambora + Orianthi) | “Radio Free America” (producer: Bob Rock; Hear here; Download; iTunes) | (BMG Rights Management) |
| The Sea and Cake | “Any Day” (Hear here; Amazon UK; Vinyl; iTunes) | (Thrill Jockey) |
| Sevendust | “All I See Is War” (producer: Michael “Elvis” Baskette; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch) | (Rise) |
| Simian Mobile Disco | “Murmurations” (guests: The Deep Throat Choir; first single: “Caught in a Wave”; See here; Amazon UK; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay) | (Wichita Recordings) |
| Strung Out | “Black Out the Sky” (Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) | (Fat Wreck Chords) |
| Jess Williamson | “Cosmic Wink” (new single: “Mama Proud”; See here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour, with Loma) | (Mexican Summer) |
| Luke Winslow-King | “Blue Mesa” (first single: “Leghorn Women”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour) | (Bloodshot) |
| Mike Zito | “First Class Life” (On Tour) | (Ruf) |
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New Releases (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Paul Beaubrun (Haitian-American roots/blues musician) | “Ayibobo” (first single: “Why Don’t You Love Me”; See here; On Tour) | (Ropeadope) |
| Brother Hawk (Atlanta-based blues rock quartet) | “The Clear Lake” (new single: “Good As Gold,” feat. Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke; Hear here; iTunes; On Tour) | (Brother Hawk) |
| Crooked Teeth | “Pastel” (three-song EP; producer: Matt Lang; first single: “Crawl,” feat. Stand Atlantic’s Bonnie Fraser; See here; iTunes; On Tour) | (Rude) |
| Fascinator (NYC-based, Australian-bred multi-instrumentalist) | “Water Sign” (first single: “Sex Crystals”; See here; On Tour, with Pond) | (Spinning Top) |
| Brandon Grafius (Michigan singer-songwriter) | “Highways and Backroads” (Hear here) | (Lost Mitten) |
| Benjamin Jaffe (of HONEYHONEY) | “Oh, Wild Ocean of Love” (new single: “Susan the Cat”; Hear here; See here; iTunes; On Tour) | (Diamond Family) |
| Leon III | “Leon III” (producer: Mark Nevers; first single: “Between the Saddle & the Ground”; See here; iTunes; On Tour) | (Cornelius Chapel) |
| The Lied To’s (Boston-based roots duo) | “The Lesser of Two Evils” (first single: “Cruel World”; Hear here; On Tour) | (Hollow Body) |
| TENTS (Portland alt-rock/comfort-pop band) | “Deer Keeps Pace” (first single: “Back Yards”; Hear here; On Tour) | (Badman Recording Co.) |
| Wajatta (comedian-musician Reggie Watts with EDM artist John Tejada) | “Casual High Technology” (first single: “Runnin'”; Hear here; NPR First Listen; iTunes) | (Comedy Dynamics) |
More Digital Releases for May 11, 2018 »
Reissues (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Leonard Bernstein | “Bernstein: Complete Works” (29-CD box set; eBay) | (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| Glenn Frey | “Above the Clouds: The Very Best of Glenn Frey” (15 songs; Download; iTunes), “Above the Clouds: The Collection” (four-disc box set includes “Above the Clouds: The Very Best of Glenn Frey,” rarities and a live DVD filmed at the National Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, on Sept. 15, 1992; Read here; Download; Digital Deluxe Edition; iTunes; eBay) | (Geffen / UMe) |
| Jerry Garcia | “Before the Dead” (four-CD box set, produced and curated by longtime Grateful Dead publicist and author Dennis McNally with documentarian Brian Miksis; featuring songs as far back as Garcia’s 16th birthday in 1961; Hear/read here; Vinyl; Download; eBay; Merch) | (Round / Caroline) |
| Buck Owens | “The Complete Capitol Singles: 1967-1970” (two CDs, 36 songs; eBay) | (Omnivore Recordings) |
More Releases for May 11, 2018 »
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist(s)/cast: | Title: | Studio/label: |
| John Mellencamp | “Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theatre [DVD/CD]” (See here; Read here; Blu-ray/CD; Download; eBay; Merch) | (Eagle Rock) |
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