New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Blonde Redhead (NYC dream-pop trio) | “Barragán” (producer: Drew Brown; first single: “No More Honey”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Kobalt) |
| The Call | “The Call Live Tribute With Robert Levon Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club” (honoring Been’s father Michael, who died of a heart attack in 2010; Hear here; Vinyl; Deluxe Edition; MP3) | (Label Records / Lightyear / Caroline) |
| Counting Crows | “Somewhere Under Wonderland” (their first album since 2008; first single: “Palisades Park”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Capitol) |
| Coves (U.K. indie psych-rock duo) | “Soft Friday” (released in the U.K. in March 2014; first single: “Wake Up”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Nettwerk) |
| Anthony D’Amato (NYC-based singer-songwriter) | “The Shipwreck From the Shore” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (New West) |
| Dark Sky (U.K. bass-centric trio) | “Imagin” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Monkeytown) |
| Sena Ehrhardt | “Live My Life” (producer: David Z; See here) | (Blind Pig) |
| Half Japanese | “Overjoyed” (the lo-fi duo’s first album in 13 years; producer: John Dieterich of Deerhoof; Vinyl; MP3) | (Joyful Noise) |
| Daniel Hope (British violinist) | “Escape to Paradise: The Hollywood Album” (guests: Sting, Max Raabe; Hear here; MP3) | (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| Jeezy | “Seen It All: The Autobiography” (Hear here; MP3) | (CTE World / Def Jam) |
| Eric Kamen | “Serenades” (first single: “The Lost Tribe”; Hear here; MP3) | (Eric Kamen) |
| Maroon 5 | “V” (producers: Max Martin, Benny Blanco, Ryan Tedder, Shellback, Sam Martin; first single: “Maps”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition) | (Interscope) |
| Nick & Knight (Nick Carter and Jordan Knight) | “Nick & Knight” (first single: “One More Time”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (BMG Rights Management) |
| The Roys | “The View” (producer: Elaine and Lee Roy; guest: Doyle Lawson; first single: “No More Lonely”; Hear here; MP3) | (Rural Rhythm) |
| Phil Rudd (AC/DC drummer) | “Head Job” (producer: Rudd; first single: “Repo Man”; Hear here) | (Australia – Universal, Sept. 1) |
| TOPS (Montreal quartet) | “Picture You Staring” (first single: “Way to Be Loved”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Arbutus) |
| Uncle Steve | “Feed the Hummingbirds” (producer: Derek Stephen McPhail; first single: “Whistle Blower’s Blues”; Hear here) | (Beer Weazl Productions, Sept. 1) |
| The Vines | “Wicked Nature” (producers: frontman Craig Nicholls, Paul McKercher; first single: “Metal Zone”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) | (Wicked Nature Music) |
| The Walls Group (Houston-based siblings) | “Fast Forward” (producer: Kirk Franklin, who also penned all the songs; guests: Kirk Franklin, Brandy, Lecrae; Hear here; MP3) | (Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA) |
| Kim Waters (urban-jazz saxophonist) | “Silver Soul” (includes a cover of John Legend’s “All of Me”; first single: “Dreaming of You”; Hear here; MP3) | (Red River Entertainment) |
| Johnny Winter (the blues legend died on July 16, 2014) | “Step Back” (a second “Roots” album, with guests Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Ben Harper, Mark Knopfler, Joe Perry, Dr. John, etc.; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Megaforce) |
More Releases for the Week of Sept. 2, 2014
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Amber Pacific | “The Turn [MP3]” (the Seattle pop/rock-punk band’s first album since 2011 marks the return of original vocalist Matt Young; guests: MxPx’s Mike Herrera, All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth, Darianne Westcott; Hear here; MP3 Deluxe Edition, with four bonus acoustic tracks) | (Digitally Sound) |
| Animato (L.A. electro-dance group) | “Animato [MP3]” (five-song EP; ReverbNation) | (Animato) |
| The Gordy Garris Group (alt-rock band from Saginaw, Mich.) | “Music Masquerade [MP3]” (producer: Bobby G.; first single: “Back to Me”; ReverbNation) | (Gordy Garris Group, Aug. 31) |
| Hustle and Drone (Portland beat trio) | “Holyland [MP3]” (first single: “The Glow”; Hear here) | (Red Bull Sound Select) |
| Ian & The Dream | “California Cauliflower [MP3]” (five-song EP; ReverbNation) | (Ian & The Dream) |
| Northern National (Dallas alt-pop group) | “Young & In Love [MP3]” (first single: “She”; Hear here) | (Northern National) |
| Shakatak | “On the Corner [MP3]” (with three bonus tracks; Hear here; CD) | (Secret, Sept. 1) |
| A Social State | “How To Get To Heaven [MP3]” (producer: Steven Haigler; guests: Mike Watts, Haigler, Anthony Augusta, Chelsea Collins; first single: “Aging Egomaniac”; Hear here) | (A Social State, Sept. 5) |
| Special Request | “Dip Baby Dip [MP3]” (producers: R. Thomas, CJ Thomas; guest: Rey T; first single: “Dip Baby Dip”; Hear here) | (MRE Entertainment / Prime USA) |
| Witch Charmer (Sunderland, U.K.-based stoner/doom/metal outfit) | “The Great Depression [MP3]” (recorded by Neil Bassett; guest: Tony Reed; first single: “The Cull”; Hear here; See here) | (Argonauta, Sept. 1) |
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Alabama | “Roll On” (1984 album; remastered; CD Deluxe Vinyl Replica), “40-Hour Week” (1985 album; remastered; CD Deluxe Vinyl Replica) | (Culture Factory USA) |
| George Benson | “Breezin’ [Hybrid SACD]” (1976 album; remastered) | (Audio Fidelity) |
| Big Star | “#1 Record” (1972 album; remastered), “Radio City” (1974 album; remastered) | (Stax) |
| Kate Bush | “The Whole Story” (1986 compilation; remastered) | (Japan – EMI, Sept. 1) |
| The Byrds | “Younger Than Yesterday” (1967 album; remastered; CD Deluxe Vinyl Replica) | (Culture Factory USA) |
| John Cale | “The Academy in Peril” (1972 album; remastered; CD Deluxe Vinyl Replica) | (Culture Factory USA) |
| Kim Carnes | “Lighthouse” (1986 album; remastered; CD Deluxe Vinyl Replica) | (Culture Factory USA) |
| Cluster | “One Hour” (1995 album; remastered; Vinyl) | (Bureau B) |
| Cocteau Twins | “Heaven or Last Vegas [LP + MP3]” (1990 album; remastered) | (4AD) |
| Norman Connors | “Starship: The Essential Selection” | (Red River Entertainment) |
| Destroy All Monsters | “Hot Box 1974-1994” (three CDs; Vinyl) | (Munster) |
| Mink DeVille | “Coup de Grâce” (1981 album; remastered; CD Deluxe Vinyl Replica) | (Culture Factory USA) |
| The Go-Go’s | “Beauty and the Beat” (1981 album; remastered; CD Deluxe Vinyl Replica), “Vacation” (1982 album; remastered; CD Deluxe Vinyl Replica), “Talk Show” (1984 album; remastered; CD Deluxe Vinyl Replica) | (Culture Factory USA) |
| Grateful Dead | “Dick’s Picks Vol. 16 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 11/8/69” (three CDs) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Ray Griff | “The Entertainer: Greatest U.S. & Canadian Hits” (24 songs) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Deitrick Haddon | “The Best of Deitrick Haddon” (15 tracks; MP3) | (RCA Inspiration) |
| Michael Henderson | “Take Me I’m Yours: The Essential Selection” | (Red River Entertainment) |
| Willie Hutch | “In Tune” (1977 album; remastered), “Midnight Dancer” (1979 album; remastered; MP3) | (Real Gone Music) |
| The Ides of March | “Vehicle (Expanded Edition)” (1970 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Richie Kotzen | “The Essential Richie Kotzen” (two CDs, 23 songs, with a DVD; features fan favorites, acoustic performances, bootleg material and three new tracks, “War Paint,” “Walk With Me” and “Lie to Me”; MP3) | (Loud & Proud) |
| Van Morrison | “The Complete Bang Sessions [Vinyl]” (two LPs) | (Cleopatra) |
| Olivia Newton-John | “Early Olivia” (16-song compilation, spanning 1971-75) | (Europe – EMI, Sept. 1) |
| Esther Phillips | “Alone Again Naturally (Expanded Edition)” (1972 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Stephen Stills | “Bread & Roses Festival 4th September 1978” (recorded at UC Berkeley’s Greek Theater, alongside Hoyt Axton; Hear/read here) | (Klondike) |
| James Taylor | “The Letter” (2004 album) | (AAO Music) |
| 10cc | “Windows in the Jungle” (1983 album; remastered) | (U.K. – Universal, Sept. 1) |
| Rick Wakeman | “Rick Wakeman’s Criminal Record” (1977 album; remastered) | (Real Gone Music) |
More Releases for the Week of Sept. 2, 2014
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Boston | “Boston [MP3]” (1976 album) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Dick Flood | “The Best of Dick Flood 1961-1967 [MP3]” (12 tracks) | (Fervor) |
| The O’Jays | “My Favorite Person [MP3]” (1982 album), “When Will I See You Again [MP3]” (1983 album) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Paperboy | “The Nine Yards [MP3]” (1993 album) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| Phil Phillips | “Sea of Love: The Collection [MP3]” (20 tracks) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| Donna Summer | “The Wanderer [MP3]” (1980 album), “Donna Summer [MP3]” (1982 album), “Cats Without Claws [MP3]” (1984 album), “All Systems Go [MP3]” (1987 album), “Another Place and Time [MP3]” (1989 album), “Mistaken Identity [MP3]” (1991 album), “I’m a Rainbow [MP3]” (1996 album) | (Driven by the Music) |
| Barry White, Love Unlimited, The Love Unlimited Orchestra | “Together Brothers [MP3]” (1974 soundtrack album) | (Island / UMe) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner | “Draft Day [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray + DVD) | (Lionsgate) |
| Billy Crystal, Richard Mulligan, et al | “Soap: The Complete Seasons 1 & 2 [DVD]” (four discs) | (Mill Creek Entertainment) |
| Zooey Deschanel, Jake M. Johnson, et al | “New Girl: The Complete Season Three [DVD]” (three discs) | (21st Century Fox) |
| Sarah Drew, Sean Astin, Patricia Heaton, Trace Adkins, et al | “Moms’ Night Out [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray) | (Sony) |
| Robert Guillaume, James Noble, et al | “Benson: Seasons 1 & 2 [DVD]” (four discs) | (Mill Creek Entertainment) |
| Nick Kroll, Mark Duplass, Paul Scheer, et al | “The League: The Season Five [DVD]” (two discs) | (21st Century Fox) |
| Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, Danny DeVito, Glenn Howerton | “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Complete Season Nine [DVD]” (two discs; Blu-ray) | (21st Century Fox) |
| Swedish House Mafia | “Leave the World Behind [DVD]” (documentary on their final tour; See here; Blu-ray) | (Universal) |
| Ernest Thomas, Haywood Nelson, et al | “What’s Happening!! Seasons 1 & 2 [DVD]” (four discs) | (Mill Creek Entertainment) |
| Various artists | “Under the Electric Sky [DVD]” (3D documentary, featuring performances by Armin Van Buuren, Afrojack, Fatboy Slim, Avicii, Above & Beyond, Tiësto and Calvin Harris; See here; Blu-ray) | (Universal Studios) |
| Various artists | “Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection [DVD]” (21-disc set includes “Dracula,” “Frankenstein,” “The Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Wolf Man,” “The Mummy,” “The Invisible Man,” “The Creature from the Black Lagoon,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” etc.) | (Universal Studios) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of Sept. 2, 2014
Music books
More Book Releases for the Week of Sept. 2, 2014