New Releases (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Bright Light Bright Light | “Fun City” (guests: Andy Bell, Jake Shears, Brendan Maclean, Sam Sparro, Big Dipper, Justin Vivian Bond, Mark Gatiss, The Illustrious Blacks, Donna De Lory, Niki Haris, Initial Talk, Caveboy; new single: “Sensation”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music)  |
(YSKWN!) |
| Butcher Brown | “#KingButch” (Hear here; Vinyl; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Concord Jazz) |
| Charli XCX | “how i’m feeling now” (producers: Danny L Harle, Dijon, Dylan Brady, Palmistry; new single: “Enemy”; Hear here; Neon Orange Vinyl; Download, released on May 15) » BUY NOW |
(Atlantic) |
| Nick Cordero (Broadway star died on July 5 after a long battle with COVID-19) | “Live Your Life: Live At Feinstein’s / 54 Below” (recorded in 2019 and released on what would’ve been his 42nd birthday; guests: Zach Braff, Kathryn Gallagher, Drew Gehling, Sara Chase; Read here) » BUY NOW |
(Broadway, Sept. 17) |
| Cults | “Host” (producer: Shane Stoneback; mixed by John Congleton; new single: “Trials”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Sinderlyn) |
| Fit For a King | “The Path” (producer: Drew Fulk; guest: Ryo Kinoshita of Crystal Lake; new single: “Locked [In My Head]”; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Solid State) |
| Ace Frehley | “Origins Vol. 2” (11 rock covers; guests: Robin Zander, Lita Ford, Bruce Kulick, John5; first single: a remake of Deep Purple’s “Space Truckin'”; See here; Target-Exclusive CD, with alternate cover; Blue & White Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(eOne Music) |
| GA-20 (Boston-based blues trio) | “Live Vol. 1” (four-song EP; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Karma Chief / Colemine) |
| Ed Harcourt | “Monochrome To Colour” (producer: Harcourt; guests: Clive Deamer from Portishead on drums on three tracks, and Gita and Amy Langley on violin and cello; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Point of Departure) |
| Jealous of the Birds | “Peninsula” (producers: David Wrench, Marta Salogni; new single: “Young Neanderthal”; See here; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Canvasback Music / Atlantic) |
| Alicia Keys | “ALICIA” (new single: “Love Looks Better”; See here; Read here; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) |
(RCA) |
| Ziggy Marley | “More Family Time” (guests: Stephen Marley, Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Angelique Kidjo, Alanis Morissette, Tom Morello, Lisa Loeb, Busta Rhymes and Jamie Lee Curtis, reading from her children’s book “Today I Feel Silly”; a portion of the proceeds from the album will go toward Marley’s 501(c)3 URGE charity which provides help for the education and social development of Jamaica’s Chepstow Primary School and the One Love Youth Camp; new single: “Play With Sky”; See here; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Tuff Gong) |
| Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets | “Live at the Roundhouse” (three-disc set; the Pink Floyd drummer is joined by Gary Kemp, Guy Pratt, Lee Harris and Dom Beken; first single: “Fearless”; See here; Blu-ray; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Nick Mason Music Ltd. / Legacy Recordings) |
| MAX | “Colour Vision” (guests: Suga of BTS, Hayley Kiyoko, Chromeo, Quinn XCII, bbno$; new single: “Working for the Weekend”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Colour Vision / Sony Music Entertainment) |
| Ava Max | “Heaven & Hell” (producers: Cirkut, Hank Solo, Jason Gill, Lotus IV, RedOne; new single: “OMG What’s Happening”; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Atlantic) |
| Brad Mehldau Trio | “Suite: April 2020” (Vinyl; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Nonesuch) |
| Movements | “No Good Left To Give” (producer: Will Yip; See here; Vinyl; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Fearless) |
| Napalm Death | “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” (producer: Russ Russell; new single: “A Bellyful of Salt and Spleen”; Vinyl; Download, with four extra songs; Merch) » BUY NOW |
(Century Media) |
| Joan Osborne | “Trouble and Strife” (her first album of original material in six years; producer: Osborne; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Womanly Hips / Thirty Tigers) |
| OSees | “Protean Threat” (first single: “Dreary Nonsense”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Castle Face) |
| Run the Jewels | “RTJ4” (the duo’s first album since 2016; guests: Pharrell Williams, Mavis Staples, Zack de la Rocha, Josh Homme, DJ Premier, 2 Chainz, etc.; Vinyl; Download, released on June 5; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Jewel Runners / BMG Rights Management) |
| Cindy Blackman Santana (drummer and wife of Carlos Santana) | “Give the Drummer Some” (producers: Narada Michael Walden, Cindy Blackman Santana, Carlos Santana; guests: Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin, Kirk Hammett, Vernon Reid; See here; Vinyl; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Copperline) |
| Semisonic | “You’re Not Alone” (five-song EP; Vinyl; Download; Merch) » BUY NOW |
(Pleasuresonic Recordings) |
| Derek Sherinian | “The Phoenix” (his first album since 2011; guests: Joe Bonamassa, Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Billy Sheehan, Simon Phillips, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, Kiko Loureiro, Tony Franklin, Jimmy Johnson; See here; Vinyl; Download) » BUY NOW |
(InsideOutMusic) |
| 10 Years | “Violent Allies” (producer: Howard Benson; new single: “The Unknown”; See here; Clear Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Mascot / Mascot Label Group) |
| Keith Urban | “The Speed of Now: Part 1” (new single: “Polaroid”; See here; Target-Exclusive CD; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Hit Red / Capitol Nashville) |
| James Williamson & Deniz Tek | “Two to One” (new single: “Jet Pack Nightmare”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Cleopatra) |
| Neil Young | “The Times” (Amazon-exclusive EP recorded during the lockdown as part of his “Fireside Sessions” series; includes “Lookin’ For a Leader 2020” and his cover of “The Times They Are A-Changin'”; Download; Merch) » BUY NOW |
(Reprise) |
| Yours Truly (Australian pop-punk quartet) | “Self Care” (new single: “Together”; Hear here; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(UNFD) |
| Yusuf/Cat Stevens | “Tea For The Tillerman²” (he re-imagines the 11 songs from his 1970 album; producer: Paul Samwell-Smith; new single: “Where Do the Children Play?”; Hear/read here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Cat-O-Log / UMe) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| AaRON (French duo) | “ANATOMY OF LIGHT” (new single: “Ultrarêve”; See here; Apple Music) » BUY NOW | (Birds in the Storm) |
| Zach Gill (ALO and Jack Johnson multi-instrumentalist) | “Cocktail Yoga” (new single: “King Dancer’s Delight”; Hear here; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Brushfire / Universal) |
| Gracie and Rachel | “Hello Weakness, You Make Me Strong” (new single: “Underneath”; See here; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Righteous Babe) |
| Alecia Nugent (Nashville country/Americana artist) | “The Old Side of Town” (producer: Keith Stegall; first single: “They Don’t Make ’em Like My Daddy Anymore”) » BUY NOW |
(Hillbilly Goddess Music) |
I have always wanted to do a classic country album … the music that I love and you don’t hear on mainstream radio anymore,” Nugent tells P&P. “I got to work with Keith, co-write with some of my favorite songwriters, and some of my favorite musicians – everyone made me feel like I belonged right there with them. So happy to be releasing new music after a 10-year hiatus.
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Bluetooth & Wireless Speakers » … Musical Instruments » … Wearable Technology »Reissues (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Tasmin Archer | “Sweet Little Truths: The EMI Recordings 1992-1996” (three CDs, 53 songs, including “Sleeping Satellite”; See here; Read here) » BUY NOW |
(Cherry Pop) |
| Roy Clark | “Greatest Hits” (18-song collection, featuring “Yesterday, When I Was Young,” “Thank God and Greyhound” and “Come Live With Me”; Vinyl) » BUY NOW |
(Craft Recordings / Concord) |
| John Coltrane | “Giant Steps (60th Anniversary Edition)” (1960 album; remastered, with a second CD of alternate takes and other versions, with a 24-page booklet; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; Merch) » BUY NOW |
(Rhino / Atlantic) |
| Heatwave | “Gold” (three CDs, 45 songs; Amazon UK) » BUY NOW |
(Crimson Productions / Demon Music Group) |
| Little Richard | “The Rill Thing” (1970 album, featuring “Freedom Blues”; remastered, with four bonus tracks; Amazon UK) » BUY NOW, “King of Rock and Roll” (1971 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks; Amazon UK) » BUY NOW |
(Omnivore Recordings) |
| L7 | “Smell the Magic (30th Anniversary Edition)” (1990 album; remastered; Vinyl; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Sub Pop) |
| Martha & The Vandellas | “Come and Get These Memories” (20-track hits collection; remastered) » BUY NOW |
(Soul Jam) |
| Thelonious Monk | “Palo Alto” (unreleased 1968 concert at Palo Alto High School; See here; Read here; Vinyl) » BUY NOW |
(Impulse!) |
| Johnny Nash | “The Very Best of Johnny Nash: 1956-1962” (31 songs on one CD; Read here) » BUY NOW |
(Jasmine) |
| The New Seekers | “Gold” (three CDs, 56 songs; Vinyl) » BUY NOW |
(Crimson Productions / Demon Music Group) |
| Harry Nilsson | “Nilsson Schmilsson [Hybrid SACD]” (1971 album, featuring “Without You,” “Coconut” and “Jump Into the Fire”; mastered from the original master tapes; See here) » BUY NOW |
(Mobile Fidelity) |
| Charlie Parker & Lennie Tristano | “Charlie Parker & Lennie Tristano: Complete Recordings” (24 tracks; Blue Vinyl) » BUY NOW |
(Bird’s Nest) |
| John Prine | “John Prine [Vinyl]” (1971 debut album, featuring “Angel from Montgomery,” “Hello in There,” “Paradise” and “Sam Stone”; he was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1972 but lost to America) » BUY NOW, “Diamonds in the Rough [Vinyl]” (1972 album) » BUY NOW, “Sweet Revenge [Vinyl]” (1973 album) » BUY NOW, “Common Sense [Vinyl]” (1975 album) » BUY NOW |
(Rhino / Atlantic) |
| The Searchers | “The EP Collection” (50 tracks on two CDs; remastered) » BUY NOW |
(BGO) |
| Richard & Linda Thompson | “Hard Luck Stories 1972 to 1982” (eight-CD box set) » BUY NOW |
(Island / UMe) |
| Various artists | “A Cellarful of Motown! Volume 5” (two CDs, 43 songs; Track list; Amazon UK) » BUY NOW |
(Caroline International) |
| Various artists | “The Edge of the 80s” (three CDs, 60 songs; Track list; Amazon UK) » BUY NOW | (Sony Music UK / Spectrum / UMC) |
| Wire Train | “In a Chamber / Between Two Words / Ten Women” (1983, 1985 and 1987 albums on two CDs; remastered, with bonus tracks) » BUY NOW |
(BGO) |
Reissues (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Gillian Welch | “Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 2” (15-song collection of home demos; new singles: “Beautiful Boy / I Just Want You To Know”; Hear here) » BUY NOW |
(Acony) |
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