New Releases: May 27, 2022
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New Releases (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Def Leppard | “Diamond Star Halos” (their first album in seven years; producers: Def Leppard, Ronan McHugh; guest: Alison Krauss; new single: “Kick”; Hear here; Read here; Target-Exclusive CD, with two extra songs and alternative cover art; Double Vinyl; Target-Exclusive Yellow and Red Translucent Vinyl, with tarot card litho; Download; Apple Music; On Tour, with Mötley Crüe, Poison and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; Merch) » BUY NOW  |
(Bludgeon Riffola / Mercury) |
| Dehd | “Blue Skies” (new single: “Bad Love”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Fat Possum) |
| The Frightnrs (NYC rocksteady-reggae group) | “ALWAYS” (producer: Victor Axelrod; guest: Preet Patel; first single: “Always”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Daptone) |
| Liam Gallagher | “C’MON YOU KNOW” (new single: “Better Days”; Read here; Vinyl) » BUY NOW, “Down By the River Thames” (December 2020 livestream show on a barge during Covid lockdown; See here; Orange Vinyl; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Warner) |
| Melody Gardot / Philippe Powell | “Entre eux deux” (recorded in Paris in December 2021; Vinyl; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Decca) |
| Jonny Greenwood | “The Power of the Dog (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)” (the 2021 film received a leading 12 nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director; Trailer; Download released on Nov. 17) » BUY NOW |
(Lakeshore) |
| HAAi (singer-producer Teneil Throssell) | “Baby, We’re Ascending” (guests: Jon Hopkins, Alexis Taylor, Kai-Isaiah Jamal, Obi Franky; first single: “Bodies of Water”; Hear here; Blue Sky Vinyl; Green & Pink Splatter Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Mute) |
| Jack Harlow | “Come Home the Kids Miss You” (new single: “Nail Tech”; Hear here; Read here; Download released on May 6; On Tour; Merch) » BUY NOW |
(Generation Now / Atlantic) |
| Hollow Front (Grand Rapids, MI metalcore band) | “The Price of Dreaming” (new single: “The Price of Dreaming”; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(UNFD) |
| Bruce Hornsby | “‘Flicted” (new single: “Sidelines,” feat. Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend and Blake Mills; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Zappo Productions / Thirty Tigers) |
| Brian Jackson (musician-producer known for his collaborations with Gil-Scott Heron in the 1970s) | “This Is Brian Jackson” (his first solo album in more than 20 years; producer: Phenomenal Handclap Band’s Daniel Collás; Hear here; Vinyl out July 1; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(BBE Music) |
| Kendrick Lamar | “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” (his first album since 2017’s “DAMN.”; guests: Ghostface Killah, Kodak Black, Beth Gibbons, Sampha, Taylour Paige, Amanda Reifer, Baby Keem, Sam Dew, Tanna Leone; Hear here; Read here; Download released on May 13; On Tour; Merch) » BUY NOW |
(Aftermath / Interscope) |
| Tate McRae | “i used to think i could fly” (18-year-old Canadian songwriter and dancer’s debut album; new single: “chaotic”; Hear here; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(RCA) |
| Painted Shield | “Painted Shield 2” (new single: “Dead Man’s Dream”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Loosegroove) |
| Sean Paul | “Scorcha” (guests: Gwen Stefani, Ty Dolla $ign, Sia, Tove Lo, Damian Marley, Nicky Jam, Pia Mia, Jada Kingdom, Shenseea, Stylo G; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Island) |
| Stars | “From Capelton Hill” (the Montreal band’s first album in five years; new singles: “Pretenders” and “Snowy Owl”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Last Gang) |
| Alfie Templeman | “Mellow Moon” (19-year-old U.K. singer-songwriter’s debut album; new single: “Broken”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; Cassette; Download; Amazon UK; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Chess Club / AWAL) |
| Various artists | “Top Gun: Maverick (Music From The Motion Picture)” (Tom Cruise movie opens May 24; includes Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand”; film score by Harold Faltermeyer and Hans Zimmer; new single: OneRepublic’s “I Ain’t Worried”; Hear here; Trailer; Target-Exclusive CD, with alternative artwork and poster; Download; Apple Music; Fandango; Merch) » BUY NOW | (Interscope) |
More Releases for May 27, 2022 »
Other Notable Releases
| Michael Schenker Group | Tremonti | Geezie |
| Decapitated | TAYA | Kany García |
| The Singing Contractors | Simon McBride | David Virelles |
| Gyasi | Slang | Steve Davis |
| We Three | Cofradía De Cuba | Emily Anderson |
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New Releases (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Wallis Bird | “Hands” (subtitled “Nine and a Half Songs for Nine and a Half Fingers,” referring to one of her hands, which was damaged in an accident when she was a toddler; new single: “Pretty Lies”; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Mount Silver / Soundly Music) |
| Bright Eyes | “A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997: A Companion” (an EP of new versions of tracks off their 1998 album; Apple Music) » BUY NOW, “Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion” (an EP of new versions of tracks off their 1998 album, featuring Waxahatchee, M. Ward and Becky Stark; Apple Music) » BUY NOW, “Fevers and Mirrors: A Companion” (an EP of new versions of tracks off their 2000 album, featuring Phoebe Bridgers; Read here; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Dead Oceans) |
| Steve Earle & The Dukes | “JERRY JEFF” (10-song tribute to Jerry Jeff Walker; first single: “Gettin’ By”; Hear here; CD and Vinyl out Aug. 26; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(New West) |
| Jukebox the Ghost | “Cheers” (guest: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness; new single: “Wasted”; Hear here; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Jukebox The Ghost, LLC / This Fiction / BMG Rights Management) |
| Maria BC | “Hyaline” (Ohio-born, Oakland-based ambient pop artist’s debut album; new single: “Good Before”; Hear here; CD and Vinyl out July 22; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Father/Daughter Records) |
| Miraa May | “Tales of a Miracle” (Algerian-born singer’s debut album; new single: “Wild Things”; Hear here; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Republic) |
| Scary Kids Scaring Kids | “Out of Light” (their first album in 15 years, with guest vocalists, including Underoath’s Spencer Chamberlain and Bad Omens’ Noah Sebastian; new single: “Knock It All Down,” feat. Lil Lotus; Hear here; See here) » BUY NOW |
(Velocity) |
| Wilco | “Cruel Country” (first single: “Falling Apart [Right Now]”; Hear here; Read here; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(dBpm) |
More Digital Releases for May 27, 2022 »
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Reissues (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| ABBA | “ABBA: CD Album Box Set” (10-disc collection includes all their studio albums, plus “ABBA Tracks,” featuring non-album singles and B-sides, with a 40-page booklet; Vinyl, 10-LP box set, pressed on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl; Merch) » BUY NOW |
(Capitol / UMe) |
| Blues Image | “Ride Captain Ride: an anthology of classics” (18 songs) » BUY NOW |
(Cleopatra) |
| B.T. Express | “Do It ‘Til You’re Satisfied” (1974 album, featuring the title track and “Express”; remastered, with two bonus tracks) » BUY NOW |
(Iconoclassic) |
| Kreator | “Endorama (Ultimate Edition)” (1999 album; remastered, with 12 bonus tracks; Hear here; Download; Apple Music; 2022 Tour; Merch) » BUY NOW |
(AFM) |
| Suzi Quatro | “The Rock Box 1973-1979: The Complete Recordings” (seven-CD, one-DVD box set, with 56-page booklet, featuring six studio albums, a live album and a DVD with promos and rare footage; Amazon UK; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Chrysalis) |
| REO Speedwagon | “Building the Bridge” (1996 album; remastered by Eric Boulanger at The Bakery; On Tour, with Styx and Loverboy; Merch) » BUY NOW |
(Mailboat) |
| Sex Pistols | “Sex Pistols: The Original Recordings” (collection of key singles, essential tracks and B-sides; Double Vinyl; Merch) » BUY NOW |
(UMe) |
| Sparks | “Exotic Creatures of the Deep (Deluxe Edition)” (2008 album; remastered, with bonus tracks; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download) » BUY NOW, “The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman (Deluxe Version)” (2009 concept album; remastered, with special 20-page booklet and new liner notes by Ron Mael; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Lil’ Beethoven / BMG Rights Management) |
| The Specials | “Greatest Hits” (12-song collection) » BUY NOW |
(Cleopatra) |
| Taking Back Sunday | “Tell All Your Friends (20th Anniversary Edition)” (2002 debut album; remastered, with four previously unreleased demos; Hear here; Vinyl, with a bonus 10-inch of the four demos; Urban Outfitters-Exclusive Sangria Vinyl; Cassette; Download; Apple Music; On Tour, with Third Eye Blind; Merch) » BUY NOW |
(Craft Recordings / Concord) |
| Various artists | “David Hepworth: Deep 70s: Underrated Cuts From A Misunderstood Decade” (four-CD, 72-track box set, compiled by the best-selling author of “Never a Dull Moment: 1971 – The Year That Rock Exploded”; Track List; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Bibliography) » BUY NOW | (Edsel / Demon Music Group) |
| Various artists | “Ladies Sing the Boss: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen” (18-song compilation, featuring tracks by Patti Smith, Darlene Love, Lucinda Williams, Soccer Mommy, Emmylou Harris, etc.; Track List; Amazon UK) » BUY NOW | (Ace) |
| Various artists | “NOW Yearbook ’81” (four CDs, 85 songs; Track List; Amazon UK) » BUY NOW | (Sony Music / EMI) |
| Various artists | “Heroes & Villains: The Sound of Los Angeles 1965-1968” (three-CD, 90-track compilation, featuring songs by The Beach Boys, The Monkees, The Mamas and the Papas, The Byrds, Nilsson, Love, Sonny & Cher, The Association, et al; Read here) » BUY NOW | (Grapefruit / Cherry Red) |
| Will Young | “20 Years: The Greatest Hits” (20-song collection; Amazon UK; Download; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(RCA / Sony UK) |
More Releases for May 27, 2022 »
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