| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Alesso (Swedish DJ-producer) | “Forever” (guests: Calvin Harris, OneRepublic, Tove Lo, etc.; first single: “Payday”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Alesso / Def Jam) |
| John Anderson | “Goldmine” (producers: Anderson, Joe Spivey; first single: “I Work Alot Better”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Bayou Boys Music) |
| Anti-Flag | “American Spring” (first single: “Fabled World”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Spinefarm) |
| A$AP Rocky | “At. Long. Last. A$AP.” (producers: Danger Mouse, Clams Casino, the late A$AP Yams, Mark Ronson; first single: “Everyday,” feat. Rod Stewart and Miguel; Hear here) | (RCA) |
| The Bad Plus Joshua Redman | “The Bad Plus Joshua Redman” (Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Nonesuch) |
| Terence Blanchard featuring The E-Collective | “Breathless” (producers: Blanchard, Robin Burgess; guest: Maroon 5’s P.J. Morton; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Blue Note) |
| The Chocolate Watchband | “I’m Not Like Everybody Else” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Purple Pyramid / Cleopatra) |
| Rachel Grimes (Kentucky-based pianist-composer) | “The Clearing” (first single: “The Herald”; Hear here; See here; MP3, with a bonus track; iTunes) | (Temporary Residence Ltd.) |
| Hillsong UNITED | “EMPIRES” (first single: “Touch the Sky”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Hillsong Music) |
| Eilen Jewell | “Sundown Over Ghost Town” (first single: “Rio Grande”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Signature Sounds) |
| Lifehouse | “Out of the Wasteland” (producer: Jude Cole; first single: “Hurricane”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Ironworks Music) |
| Richard Lynch | “A Better Place” (producer: Billy Yates; guests: Yates, David Frizzell, Stacy Houston; first single: “It’s All In My Head”; Hear here; MP3) | (MOD) |
| Maysa (member of Incognito and Stevie Wonder’s Wonderlove) | “Back 2 Love” (producers: JR Hutson, Lorenzo Johnson, Chris “Big Dog” Davis; first single: “Unforgettable”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Shanachie) |
| Modestep (electronic fusion act) | “London Road” (guests: Funtcase, Teddy Killerz, Culprate, Partysquard, Trolley Snatcha, Skindred, Rude Kid, Big Narstie, Dialect, Discard, Flowdan, Frisco, LayZ; first single: “Machines”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Max / INgrooves) |
| The Oak Ridge Boys | “Rock of Ages: Hymns and Gospel Favorites” (producers: Ben Isaacs, Duane Allen; guests: Merle Haggard, The Isaacs; first single: “Sweet Jesus”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Gaither Music Group) |
| Jeb Patton (jazz pianist) | “Shades and Tones” (Hear here; iTunes) | (Cellar Live) |
| Gary Peacock Trio | “Now This” (producer: Manfred Eicher; MP3; iTunes) | (ECM) |
| Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest | “Sylva” (Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (GroundUP Music / Ropeadope) |
| So Stressed (Sacramento-based post-hardcore trio) | “The Unlawful Trade of Greco-Roman Art” (first single: “Apple Hill”; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Honor Press) |
| Summer Camp (English alt-pop duo) | “Bad Love” (producer: Stephen Street; first single: “Bad Love”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Moshi Moshi) |
| TBelly | “Dead Men Don’t Pray” (producers: frontman Russell Keefe, Paul “win” Winstanley; Hear/read here; iTunes) | (Cabin Music / ECR Music Group) |
| Thunder | “Wonder Days” (the British rock group’s first studio album in six years; producer: Luke Morley; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (earMUSIC) |
| Turbowolf | “Two Hands” (producers: Turbowolf, Tom Dalgety; first single: “Nine Lives”; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Spinefarm) |
| The Vaccines | “English Graffiti” (producers: Dave Fridmann, Cole MGN; first single: “Handsome”; Hear here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition; iTunes) | (Columbia) |
| Various artists | “Kitsuné America 4” (tracks from Kacy Hill, Basecamp, Dutch Party, Beau, Joyce Wrice, Metoux, Milk & Bone, Mothxr, Ricoshëi, StéLouse, etc.) | (Kitsuné) |
| Various artists | “Remembering Mountains: Unheard Songs By Karen Dalton” (tribute album featuring covers by Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams, Isobel Campbell, Sharon Van Etten, Marissa Nadler, etc.; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Tompkins Square) |
| Various artists | “Songs of Aloha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (the Cameron Crowe film, starring Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone, opens May 29; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Legacy Recordings) |
| Victor Wainwright & The WildRoots | “Boom Town” (producer: Stephen Dees; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Blind Pig) |
| Dizzy Wright | “The Growing Process” (guests: Big K.R.I.T., Tech N9ne, Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, Chel’le, etc.; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Funk Volume) |
More Releases for the Week of May 26, 2015
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Calling Apollo (Cardiff-based ambient/rock quintet) | “Hunter | Gatherer” (five-song EP; producer: Romesh Dodangoda; Hear here) | (Signal & The Noise, May 25) |
| The Color Atlantic (alt-rock band from Monroe Township, N.J.) | “The Color Atlantic” (four-song EP; producer: Erik Kase Romero; first single: “The Vines and Ivy Gates”; Hear here; iTunes) | (The Color Atlantic) |
| Jon Foreman (Switchfoot lead singer) | “The Wonderlands: Sunlight” (six-song EP; first single: “Caroline”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Word Entertainment) |
| Emil Germ (Danish producer-musician) | “Adult Party” (first single: “Tease and Burn”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Music For Dreams) |
| Joshua Fletcher (Nashville-based singer-songwriter) | “Ready, Aim” (producer: The Damnwells’ Alex Dezen; guests: Madi Diaz, Whynot Jansveld; Hear here; iTunes) | (In Music We Trust) |
| High-Functioning Flesh (EBM-laced punk trio from L.A.) | “Definite Structures” (See here; iTunes) | (Dais) |
| Kim Killspeed (Sydney alt-indie band) | “Ultrasound” (five-song EP; ReverbNation; iTunes) | (Recordhead Productions, May 30) |
| Level and the Square (alt-folk singer-songwriter Nik Piscitello) | “From Here to the James” (six-song EP; producer: Piscitello; first single: “Like Stones”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Level and the Square) |
| Light the Fire (Dallas metal band) | “Lost at Sea” (producer: Jeremy Stimpert; first single: “Lost at Sea”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Standby) |
| Mariame (dubbed the “Cree Rihanna” by the Quebec Cree communities of James Bay) | “Bloom” (guest: Supaman; first single: “As Long as You Are Here”; See here; iTunes) | (N’we Jinan) |
| Newpoli | “Nun te Vutà” (Hear here) | (Beartones, May 29) |
| Royal Southern Brotherhood | “Don’t Look Back: The Muscle Shoals Sessions” (producer: Tom Hambridge; Hear here; CD; iTunes) | (Ruf) |
| The Underground Railroad to Candyland | “The People Are Home” (Hear here) | (Recess) |
| Uppermost (French electronic artist Behdad Nejatbakhshe) | “New Moon” (six-song EP; guest: Jacob Banks; first single: “”Blame It On Love; Hear here; iTunes) | (Uppwind, May 25) |
| Various artists | “Nuclear Blast Showdown Summer 2015” (10 tracks, featuring Slayer, Agnostic Front, Cradle of Filth, Enslaved, etc.) | (Nuclear Blast) |
| Stellan Wahlström Drift Band | “Hotel Continental” (producer: Wahlström; Hear here) | (Belpid, May 25) |
More Digital Releases for the Week of May 26, 2015
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Audience | “The House on the Hill: Remastered & Expanded Edition” (1971 album, featuring “Indian Summer”; remastered, with three bonus tracks; Read here), “Lunch: Remastered & Expanded Edition” (1972 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Esoteric Recordings / Cherry Red, May 25) |
| Bellamy Brothers | “Bellamy Brothers: 40 Years – The Album” (two CDs, 40 tracks, featuring 20 new songs; Read here) | (Bellamy Brothers) |
| Belinda Carlisle | “The Very Best of Belinda Carlisle” (two CDs, 34 tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Music Club Deluxe, May 25) |
| The Cryan’ Shames | “A Scratch in the Sky” (1967 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks) | (Sundazed Music) |
| The Crykle | “Neon” (1966 album; remastered) | (Sundazed Music) |
| Tyrone Davis | “Love and Touch (Expanded Edition)” (1976 album; remastered, with three bonus 7-inch versions) | (Funkytowngrooves) |
| Deep Purple | “Long Beach 1971” (recorded at Long Beach Arena for broadcast on KUSC 91.5 FM; lineup: guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, frontman Ian Gillan, bassist Roger Glover, organ/keyboard player Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice; MP3; iTunes) | (earMUSIC) |
| Fats Domino | “The Imperial Singles Collection” (three CDs, 75 songs) | (Not Now Music) |
| Duane Eddy | “The Very Best of Duane Eddy” (three CDs, 75 songs) | (Not Now Music) |
| The 5th Dimension | “Up, Up and Away / The Magic Garden / Stoned Soul Picnic / The Age of Aquarius” (1967, 1968, 1969 albums on two CDs; remastered, wit five bonus tracks; Read here) | (Raven) |
| A Flock of Seagulls | “Wishing: The Very Best” (two CDs, 36 tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Music Club Deluxe, May 25) |
| Marvin Gaye | “Marvin Gaye Volume One 1961-1965 [Vinyl]” (seven-LP box set, featuring his first seven solo albums) | (Motown / UMe) |
| Lesley Gore | “California Nights” (1967 album; remastered, with 15 bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Ace, May 25) |
| Bruce Hornsby | “The Essential Bruce Hornsby” | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Waylon Jennings | “Grand Ole Opry Nashville TN” | (Hotspur) |
| Billy Joel | “Streetlife Serenade [Hybrid SACD]” (1974 album; mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio) | (Audio Fidelity) |
| KC & The Sunshine Band | “The Painter (Expanded Edition)” (1981 album; remastered) | (Funkytowngrooves) |
| Labelle | “Nightbirds [Hybrid SACD]” (1974 album; remastered) | (Audio Fidelity) |
| Patti LaBelle | “I’m in Love Again (Expanded Edition)” (1983 album; remastered) | (Funkytowngrooves) |
| Mario Lanza | “The Very Best of Mario Lanza” (two CDs, 40 songs) | (Not Now Music) |
| Gordon Lightfoot | “WIOQ-FM Philadelphia 1979-1980” | (Echoes) |
| Charlie Parker | “The Long Lost Bird Live Afro-CuBop Recordings!” (18 tracks; MP3) | (Rockbeat) |
| Itzhak Perlman | “Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon” (25-disc box set) | (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| Quicksilver Messenger Service | “Fillmore Auditorium – February 5, 1967” (Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Purple Pyramid / Cleopatra) |
| Max Roach | “The Complete Max Roach 1958-1962” (nine complete albums, with bonus cuts; remastered; Read here) | (Enlightenment) |
| Spring | “Spring: Remastered & Expanded Edition” (1971 album; remastered, with a second 13-song CD of bonus demos and additional recordings; Read here) | (U.K. – Esoteric Recordings / Cherry Red, May 25) |
| Donna Summer | “Hits, Singles & More” (two CDs, 32 tracks, covering the Geffen and Atlantic Records years, 1980-1991; Read here) | (U.K. – Music Club Deluxe, May 25) |
| Swans | “Filth” (1983 album; remastered, with two extra CDs containing studio outtakes and live recordings 1982-85; MP3; iTunes) | (Young God) |
| The Textones (feat. Carla Olson) | “Midnight Mission” (1984 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks; Read here), “Cedar Creek” (1987 album; remastered, with eight bonus tracks; Read here) | (Omnivore Recordings) |
| Townes Van Zandt | “Whole Coffeehouse, Minneapolis MN 9 November 1973” | (Echoes) |
| Various artists | “ICON: Gospel Worship” (11 tracks) | (Motown Gospel / UMe) |
| Various artists | “60 Songs From The Cramps’ Crazy Collection: The Incredibly Strange Music Box” (two-CD set of songs spun by Lux Interior on his radio shows or from his and Poison Ivy’s collection; Read here) | (U.K. – Righteous / Cherry Red, May 25) |
| Yes | “The Yes Album [Vinyl]” (1971 album; 180-gram audiophile vinyl, limited anniversary edition) | (Friday Music) |
| Yes | “Progeny: Highlights From Seventy-Two” (live material from its “Yessongs” tour in 1973; 14-CD Deluxe Box; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Rhino / Atlantic) |
More Releases for the Week of May 26, 2015
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Spandau Ballet | “Once More” (2009 album) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| Frank Turner | “The First Three Years” (24 tracks) | (Xtra Mile Recordings) |
| Artist: | Title: | Studio/label: |
| Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, et al | “The Nanny: The Complete Series [DVD]” (19 discs) | (Shout! Factory) |
| James Garner | “The Rockford Files: The Complete Series [DVD]” (34 discs) | (Universal Studios) |
| Roger Moore | “The Saint: The Complete Series [DVD]” (33 discs) | (Shout! Factory / Timeless Media) |
| Various artists | “Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued [DVD]” (a film by Sam Jones, featuring Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett, Marcus Mumford, etc.; Blu-ray) | (Eagle Rock) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of May 26, 2015
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Graham Connet | “Graham Bonnet: The Story Behind the Shades” (Paperback; author: Steve Wright) | (Easy on the Eye Books, May 28) |
| Matthew Collin | “Pop Grenade – From Public Enemy to Pussy Riot: Dispatches from Musical Frontlines” (Paperback; iTunes) | (Zero Books, May 29) |
| Jim Croce | “I Got a Name: The Jim Croce Story” (Paperback; authors: Ingrid Croce, Jimmy Rock; Kindle; iTunes) | (Da Capo Press) |
| Ray Davies | “Ray Davies: A Complicated Life” (Hardcover; author: Johnny Rogan) | (Bodley Head) |
| Bob Dylan | “The Dylanologists: Adventures in the Land of Bob” (Hardcover; author: David Kinney; iTunes) | (Simon & Schuster) |
| Lee Hazlewood | “Lee, Myself & I: Inside the Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood” (Paperback; author: Wyndham Wallace) | (Jawbone Press) |
| Led Zeppelin | “The Dead Straight Guide to Led Zeppelin” (Paperback; author: Nigel Williamson) | (Clarksdale) |
| Madonna | “The Mammoth Book of Madonna” (Paperback; author: Michelle Morgan) | (Running Press) |
| Morrissey | “Morrissey FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About This Charming Man” (Paperback; author: D. McKinney) | (Backbeat Books) |
| Howard Sounes | “27: A History of the 27 Club through the Lives of Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse” (Paperback; Kindle; iTunes) | (Da Capo Press) |
| Mark Stratford | “Boom Boom, Boom Boom: American Rhythm & Blues in England 1962-1966” (Paperback) | (Easy on the Eye Books, May 28) |
| Dave Thompson | “Goldmine Record Album Price Guide” (Paperback; 8th edition) | (Krause Publications) |
| U2 | “U2: The Definitive Biography” (Paperback; author: John Jobling; iTunes) | (St. Martin’s Griffin) |
More Book Releases for the Week of May 26, 2015
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