New Releases (CDs / Vinyl)

Artist: Title: Label:
Azusa (feat. members of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Extol and Sea + Air) “Heavy Yoke” (NPR First Listen; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes) (Solid State)
Boyzone “Thank You & Goodnight” (their final album, with a final tour; guest songwriters include Ed Sheeran and Gary Barlow; producers: Xenomania’s Toby Scott, John Shanks, Goldfingers, Steve Soloman; first single: “I Can Dream,” a tribute to late member Stephen Gately; Hear here; Amazon UK; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) (EastWest U.K. / Warner)
Michael Bublé “love” (guests: Cécile McLorin Salvant, Loren Allred; first single: “When I Fall in Love”; See here; Read here; Deluxe Edition, with two extra songs; Vinyl; Download; Digital Deluxe Edition; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) (Reprise)
Mariah Carey “Caution” (new single: “The Distance”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch) (Butterfly MC / Epic)
Casting Crowns “Only Jesus” (guest: Matthew West; first single: “Only Jesus”; Hear here; eBay; On Tour) (Reunion)
Catch Fire (Nottingham, UK alt-punk quartet) “Karma Owes Me a Lifetime of Happiness” (producer: Bob Cooper; new single: “Heist”; See here; Download; iTunes) (Rude)
Eyedress (Filipino artist Idris Vicuña, formerly lead guitarist of Manila psychedelic indie/noise pop band Bee Eyes) “Sensitive G” (new single: “Alone Time”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) (Lex)
Parker Gispert “Sunlight Tonight” (The Whigs frontman’s debut solo album; producer: Emery Dobyns; guests: Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, former Sparklehorse vocalist Sol Seppy, Adele bassist Samuel Dixon, etc.; new single: “Too Dumb to Love Anyone”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) (Normaltown / New West)
Mark Knopfler “Down the Road Wherever” (producers: Knopfler, Guy Fletcher; guests: Imelda May, Richard Bennett, Robbie McIntosh, Trevor Mires, Lance Ellington, Kris Drever, Beverley Skeete, Katie Kissoon; first single: “Good On You Son”; Hear here; Read here; Amazon UK; Vinyl; Vinyl Box Set, three LPs and one CD; Download; Digital Deluxe Edition, with three bonus tracks; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) (British Grove / Virgin EMI)
Little Mix “LM5” (collaborators: Ed Sheeran, Jess Glynne, Camille Purcell, MNEK, Timberland, RAYE; new single: “Woman Like Me,” feat. Nicki Minaj; Hear here; Amazon UK; Download; Digital Deluxe Edition, with four extra songs; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch) (Syco Music / Columbia)
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness “Upside Down Flowers” (new single: “Teenage Rockstars”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) (Fantasy)
Memphis May Fire “Broken” (first single: “The Old Me”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour, with Atreyu) (Rise)
Shawn Mullins “Soul’s Core Revival” (a new studio recording of his 1998 album, “Soul’s Core,” including his hit “Lullaby [Rockabye],” along with acoustic versions; Hear here; Vinyl; eBay; On Tour) (MRI)
Mumford & Sons “Delta” (producer: Paul Epworth; first single: “Guiding Light”; See here; Target-Exclusive CD, with three extra songs; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour) (Gentlemen of the Road / Glassnote)
Old 97’s “Love the Holidays” (a collection of yuletide favorites, a cover of “Auld Lang Syne” and three original songs; producer: John Pedigo; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) (ATO)
Anderson .Paak “Oxnard” (guests: Kendrick Lamar, Q-Tip, J. Cole, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Norelle, BJ The Chicago Kid, etc.; new single: “Tints”; See here; Download; iTunes; On Tour) (Aftermath / 12 Tone Music, LLC)
P.O.D. “Circles” (producers: P.O.D., the Heavy; first single: “Rockin’ With the Best”; Hear here; Vinyl, with download card; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour, with Buckcherry, Lit and Alien Ant Farm) (Mascot Label Group)
Portrayal of Guilt “Let Pain Be Your Guide” (producer: Majority Rule’s Matt Michel; NPR First Listen; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; On Tour) (Gilead Media)
Smashing Pumpkins “SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT, VOL. 1 / LP: NO PAST. NO FUTURE. NO SUN.” (first album to feature founding members Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin since 2000; producer: Rick Rubin; first single: “Solara”; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch) (Napalm)
Kevin Smith “Silent But Deadly” (2018 Showtime standup special; See here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; Filmography) (Comedy Dynamics)
Various artists “The Greatest Showman: Reimagined” (songs from the 2017 film are covered by Panic! At The Disco, P!nk, Kelly Clarkson, Sara Bareilles, Zac Brown Band, et al; Download; iTunes) (Atlantic)
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New Releases (Downloads)

Artist: Title: Label:
Deal Casino (N.J. pop-rock quartet) “LLC” (new single: “Happy People”; Hear here; iTunes) (Pergonomics LLC)
Isaac Gracie “close up – looking down” (four-song EP; new single: “show me love”; Hear here; iTunes; On Tour) (Virgin / Republic)
Vance Joy “Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre” (May 30, 2018 concert; Hear here; iTunes) (Atlantic)
Rick Shaffer “Creatures of Impulse” (producer: Shaffer; guests: Billy Nichole, Stevie Carlisle, Boo Boo Spencer; first single: “Let Go”; Hear here) (Tarock Music, Nov. 18)
Western Star (Baltimore rock quartet) “Any Way How” (producer: J. Robbins; Hear here; iTunes) (Saustex)

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Reissues (CDs / Vinyl)

Artist: Title: Label:
BTS “FACE YOURSELF (Special Japanese Edition) [CD/DVD]” (2018 album; featuring Japanese versions of their hits “DNA” and “Mic Drop” plus original Japanese songs like “Crystal Snow,” “Let Go” and “Don’t Leave Me”; See here; Read here; CD/Blu-ray; eBay; On Tour; Merch) (Big Hit)
Kate Bush “The Kick Inside” (1978 album; remastered; Amazon UK; Vinyl), “Lionheart” (1978 album; remastered; Amazon UK; Vinyl), “Never for Ever” (1980 album; remastered; Amazon UK; Vinyl), “The Dreaming” (1982 album; remastered; Amazon UK; Vinyl), “Hounds of Love” (1985 album; remastered; Amazon UK; Vinyl), “The Sensual World” (1989 album; remastered; Amazon UK; Vinyl), “The Red Shoes” (1993 album; remastered; Amazon UK; Vinyl), “Aerial” (2005 album; remastered; Amazon UK; Vinyl), “Director’s Cut” (2011 album; remastered; Amazon UK; Vinyl), “50 Words for Snow [Vinyl]” (2011 album; remastered; Amazon UK; Read here) (Rhino / Parlophone)
Glen Campbell “Glen Campbell Sings For The King” (18 recently unreleased tracks that Campbell recorded for Elvis Presley between 1965 and 1968; includes a duet with Presley on “We Call On Him”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes) (Capitol / UMe)
John Coltrane “1963: New Directions” (three CDs, 30 songs, featuring material from his 1963 albums “Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album,” “John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman,” “Dear Old Stockholm,” “Newport ’63” and “Live at Birdland”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; Merch) (Impulse! / UMe)
Chris Cornell “Chris Cornell” (17-song career retrospective, covering Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave and his solo works, including the newly discovered, unreleased track “When Bad Does Good,” found in his personal audio archive; Hear here; Read here; Super Deluxe Box Set; Amazon UK; Vinyl; Digital Deluxe Edition; Download; iTunes; eBay; Merch) (UMe)
Lee Dorsey “Night People: The Best of Lee Dorsey” (three-CD collection; Hear here; eBay) (Sunset Blvd.)
Fleetwood Mac “50 Years: Don’t Stop” (three-CD, 50-song set spans the band’s 50-year career; Read here; Amazon UK; Single CD; Vinyl; Download) (Rhino / Warner)

Buddy Holly “True Love Ways: Buddy Holly With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra “ (Hear here; Download) (Decca)
Lulu “Decade 1967-1976” (Amazon-exclusive five-CD box set; See here; Read here; Amazon UK; Vinyl) (Edsel)
Marillion “Live in Glasgow” (1993 album; remastered; Download), “Brave Live 2013” (Download) (earMUSIC)
Lee Michaels “Nice Day For Something” (1973 album; remastered), “Tailface” (1974 album; remastered; both albums are making their debut on CD; eBay) (Manifesto)
Roy Orbison “Unchained Melodies: Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra” (orchestral arrangements recorded at Abbey Road Studios, with additional accompaniment from Roy’s three sons and backing vocals from their wives and children; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; Merch) (Legacy Recordings)
The Police “Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings [Vinyl]” (six-LP box set; See here; eBay; Merch) (A&M / UMe)
The Rolling Stones “Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition)” (1968 album; remastered by Bob Ludwig, transferred from the original tapes to DSD; Read here; Vinyl; Download; iTunes; eBay; Merch) (ABKCO)
The Rolling Stones “Voodoo Lounge Uncut” (1994 concert on two CDs and one DVD; CD/Blu-ray; Vinyl; eBay; Merch) (Eagle Rock)
The Runaways “The Best of The Runaways [Vinyl]” (13-song compilation from 1987; See here; eBay; Merch) (Mercury / UMe)
Rush “Hemispheres (40th Anniversary Edition)” (1978 album; remastered from the original analogue masters at Abbey Road Studios, with “Live at Pinkpop Festival – June 4, 1979”; Super Deluxe Edition, feat. two CDs, a Blu-ray Audio disc, three 180-gram black vinyl LPs and 40-page hardcover book; Read here; Download; iTunes; eBay; Merch) (Anthem / ole label group/ UMe)
Various artists “Varèse Sarabande: 40 Years of Great Film Music 1978-2018” (two CDs; Vinyl) (Varèse Sarabande)
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DVD / Blu-ray

Artist(s)/cast: Title: Studio/label:
David Byrne, John Goodman, Spalding Gray, Swoosie Kurtz, et al “True Stories (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]” (1986 film; See here; Blu-ray, with complete soundtrack) (Criterion Collection)

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