This Week’s Releases: Sept. 9, 2014
New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Ryan Adams | “Ryan Adams” (producer: Glyn Johns; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Blue Note) |
| Jhené Aiko | “Souled Out” (producers: Jhené Chilombo, No I.D., Key Wane, Fisticuffs, Thundercat, Dot Da Genius, Clams Casino; guests: Common, Namiko; new single: “The Pressure”; Hear here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition) | (Def Jam) |
| American Hi-Fi | “Blood & Lemonade” (producers: American Hi-Fi, John Fields; their first album since 2010; new single: “Golden State”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Rude) |
| Rich Aucoin | “Ephemeral” (first single: “Want to Believe”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Young Enthusiastic Americans Records) |
| Banks (L.A. singer-songwriter) | “Goddess” (producer: Lil Silva; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3; BANKS Official Store |
(Harvest) |
| Better Than Ezra | “All Together Now” (producer: Tony Hoffer; first single: “Crazy Lucky”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (The End) |
| Lee Brice | “I Don’t Dance” (producer: Brice; first single: “I Don’t Dance”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Curb) |
| Billy Childs | “Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro” (guests: Renée Fleming, Yo-Yo Ma, Esperanza Spalding, Alison Krauss, Ledisi, Wayne Shorter, Dianne Reeves, Shawn Colvin, etc.; Hear here; MP3) | (Sony Masterworks) |
| Chick Corea Trio | “Trilogy” (recorded live with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade; Hear here; MP3) | (Stretch / Concord) |
| Paul Collins (formerly of The Nerves and The Beat) | “Feel the Noise” (producer: Jim Diamond; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Alive Naturalsound) |
| Deacon Blue | “A New House” (producer: Paul Savage; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (U.K. – Medium Wave, Sept. 8) |
| Death From Above 1979 | “The Physical World” (producer: D. Sardy; first single: “Trainwreck 1979”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Last Gang / Warner) |
| Delta Spirit (roots rockers) | “Into the Wide” (producer: Ben Allen; first single: “Push It”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Dualtone) |
| Justin Townes Earle | “Single Mothers” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Vagrant) |
| Greensky Bluegrass (Americana group from Kalamazoo, Mich.) | “If Sorrows Swim” (Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Big Blue Zoo / Thirty Tigers) |
| In Flames | “Siren Charms” (producers: Daniel Bergstrand, Roberto Laghi, In Flames; first single: “Rusted Nail”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Epic Deutschland / Sony RED) |
| Interpol | “El Pintor” (first single: “All the Rage Back Home”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Matador) |
| Karen O (of Yeah Yeah Yeahs) | “Crush Songs” (first single: “Rapt”; See here; Read here; Vinyl) | (Cult / Kobalt Label Services) |
| Gladys Knight | “Where My Heart Belongs” (Hear here) | (Shadow Mountain) |
| The Kooks | “Listen” (first single: “Around Town”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; Deluxe Edition, with signed poster; MP3) | (Astralwerks) |
| Lecrae (Christian rapper, who is suing Katy Perry for copyright infringement over “Dark Horse”) | “Anomaly” (first single: “Nuthin”; Hear here; MP3) | (Reach) |
| Levin Brothers | “Levin Brothers” (bassist Tony Levin and keyboardist Pete Levin team for original cool-jazz; includes a cover of King Crimson’s “Matte Kudasai”; guests: Steve Gadd, Jeff Siegel, David Spinozza, Erik Lawrence; with two bonus tracks; Hear here) | (Lazy Bones Recordings) |
| Lewis & Clarke | “Triumvirate” (Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (La Société Expéditionnaire / MVD) |
| Dustin Lynch | “Where It’s At” (first single: “Where It’s At [Yep, Yep]”; Hear here; See here; Read here; MP3) | (Broken Bow) |
| Sergio Mendes | “Magic” (producer: Mendes; guests: John Legend, Janelle Monáe, etc.; Hear here; MP3) | (OKeh / Sony Music Masterworks) |
| Odesza (Seattle electronic duo) | “In Return” (guests: Madelyn Grant, Zyra, Shy Girls, Jenni Potts, Py, Monsoonsiren, Briana Marela; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Counter) |
| Pere Ubu | “Carnival of Souls” (Hear here; See here; Vinyl) | (Fire) |
| Robert Plant | “lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar” (recorded with his Sensational Space Shifters band; producer: Plant; first single: “Rainbow”; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Nonesuch / Warner) |
| Rittz | “Next to Nothing” (guests: Twista, Mike Posner, B.o.B, Trae Tha Truth, etc.; ReverbNation; See here; MP3) | (Strange Music) |
| Simian Mobile Disco | “Whorl” (first single: “Tangents”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (ANTI- / Epitaph) |
| Sloan | “Commonwealth” (double album features solo sides by each member; first single: “Keep Swinging [Downtown]”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Yep Roc) |
| Tennis (Denver indie-pop duo) | “Ritual in Repeat” (producers: The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney, Spoons’ Jim Eno, The Shins’ Richard Swift; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Communion) |
| Meghan Trainor | “Title” (four-song EP; first single: “All About That Bass”; Hear here; MP3) | (Epic) |
| Tricky | “Adrian Thaws” (collaborators: Francesca Belmonte, Nneka, Mykki Blanco, Bella Gotti, Tirzah, Blue Daisy, Oh Land; first single: “Nicotine Love”; Hear here; MP3) | (False Idols / !K7) |
| Vance Joy (aka Melbourne-based singer-songwriter James Keogh) | “Dream Your Life Away” (first single: “Riptide”; Hear here; MP3) | (F-Stop / Atlantic) |
| Various artists | “Take Me To The River: Music From the Motion Picture” (the documentary follows the recording of a new album featuring legends from Stax Records and Memphis mentoring and passing on their wisdom to today’s stars; Hear/read here) | (Stax) |
| Loudon Wainwright III | “Haven’t Got the Blues (Yet)” (producer: David Mansfield; guests: Aoife O’Donovan, Martha Wainwright; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (429) |
| Michelle Williams (of Destiny’s Child) | “Journey to Freedom” (guests: Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Fantasia, Lecrae, Tye Tribbett, etc.; Hear here; MP3) | (Light / eOne Music) |
| The Young Presidents (NYC rock band) | “Coalition” (producer: Rob Fraboni; guests: Corey Glover, Blondie Chaplin, Ivan Neville, Anton Fig, Adam Ezra; Hear here; MP3) | (Water Music) |
More Releases for the Week of Sept. 9, 2014
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Cookies | “Music For Touching [MP3]” (first single: “Music For Touching”; Hear here; Read here) | (Cookies) |
| Duologue | “Never Get Lost [MP3]” (producers: Duologue; first single: “Drag & Drop”; Hear here) | (Wild Game) |
| G. Love | “Bloodshot & Blue [MP3]” (six-song EP, originally released on Record Store Day; Hear here) | (Brushfire / Republic) |
| Grand Theft Culture | “Grand Theft Culture [MP3]” (four-song EP; ReverbNation) | (Grand Theft Culture) |
| Caleb Hawley (soul singer) | “Side 2 [MP3]” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (Asterisk Music) |
| Let It Happen | “Cause + Effect [MP3]” (producer: Bryan Beeler; first single: “Lonely One”; Hear here) | (InVogue) |
| Bill Madden | “New Religion [MP3]” (producer: Billy Mohler; first single: “Deluge”; Hear here) | (MADMUSE) |
| Heath Millett (singer-songwriter from Riegelsville, Pa.) | “Sail Away [MP3]” (ReverbNation) | (Heath Millett, Sept. 10) |
| Jas Patrick (Nashville-based rock/blues/Americana artist) | “Live at Osa Madre Studios [MP3]” (producer: Patrick; first single: “Harpy”; Hear here; See here) | (Tiny Lion, Sept. 12) |
| Photay (21-year-old electronic artist Evan Shornstein) | “Photay [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Astro Nautico) |
| P Reign (rapper from Toronto) | “Dear America [MP3]” (five-song EP; guests: Drake, Waka Flocka Flame, Future, Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky, PARTYNEXTDOOR; first single: “DnF”; Hear here) | (Reps / RCA) |
| Mike Rimbaud (New York rocker) | “Put That Dream in Your Pipe and Smoke It [MP3]” (ReverbNation) | (Subway Sun) |
| Teenanger (Toronto quartet) | “E P L P [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Telephone Explosion) |
| John Christopher Thomas | “Age of the Wandering Sand [MP3]” (producer: Thomas; guests: Paul Bursiewicz, John Friemeyer; first single: “Fair Enough”; Hear here) | (JCT) |
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| The Beatles | “The Beatles in Mono [Vinyl Box Set]” (14 LPs; See here), “Mono Masters [Vinyl Box Set]” (three LPs; remastered), “Please Please Me [Mono Vinyl]” (1964 album; remastered), “With the Beatles [Mono Vinyl]” (1964 album; remastered), “A Hard Day’s Night [Mono Vinyl]” (1964 album; remastered), “Beatles For Sale [Mono Vinyl]” (1965 album; remastered), “Help! [Mono Vinyl]” (1965 album; remastered), “Rubber Soul [Mono Vinyl]” (1965 album; remastered), “Revolver [Mono Vinyl]” (1966 album; remastered), “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band [Mono Vinyl]” (1967 album; remastered), “Magical Mystery Tour [Mono Vinyl]” (1967 album; remastered), “The Beatles (White Album) [Mono Vinyl]” (1968 album; remastered; two LPs) | (Capitol / UMe) |
| Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stills | “Super Session [Hybrid Multichannel SACD]” (1968 album; Multichannel SACD 5.1 mix by Kooper; Multichannel SACD 5.1 mastering by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, and stereo CD and SACD mastering by Steve Hoffman at Stephen Marsh Mastering; Read here) | (Audio Fidelity) |
| Donald Byrd | “The Definitive Classic Blue Note Collection” (10 complete albums on five CDs; Read here) | (Enlightenment / MVD) |
| Belinda Carlisle | “A Woman and a Man” (1996 album; remastered, with a second disc of rarities and a DVD containing promo videos), “Voila” (2007 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (U.K. – Edsel, Sept. 8) |
| Carpenters | “ICON” (best-of) | (A&M / UMe) |
| Paul Carrack | “The Best of Paul Carrack” | (Carrack UK / Proper Music) |
| Cock Robin | “Cock Robin: Expanded Edition” (1985 album; remastered, with eight bonus tracks; See here; Read here), “After Here Through Midland: Expanded Edition” (1987 album; remastered, with three previously unreleased non-album B-sides and five remixes and alternate mixes; Read here) | (U.K. – Cherry Red, Sept. 8) |
| Eddie Condon | “The Eddie Condon Collection 1927-61” (two CDs, 46 songs; Read here; MP3) | (Acrobat) |
| Cathy Dennis | “Move To This: Remastered Expanded Edition” (1990 album; remastered, with nine bonus tracks and a second CD of mixes; Read here) | (U.K. – Universal, Sept. 8) |
| Grateful Dead | “Wake Up To Find Out: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/29/1990 [Box set]” (three discs; MP3) | (Rhino) |
| Donny Hathaway | “The Best of Donny Hathaway [180-gram vinyl]” (1978 compilation; remastered) | (Friday Music) |
| Tubby Hayes | “Without a Song: Rare Live Recordings 1954-73” (three CDs, 22 songs; Read here; MP3) | (Acrobat) |
| INXS | “All the Voices [Vinyl box set]” (10 complete albums; remastered; Read here) | (U.K. – Universal, Sept. 8) |
| John Lennon | “ICON” (11-song best-of) | (Capitol / UMe) |
| Julian Lennon | “Everything Changes: Limited Edition Box Set” (his recent studio release, “Everything Changes,” with studio, acoustic and instrumental versions, plus the documentary, “Through the Picture Window,” a 36-page booklet and a two-picture vinyl disc set) | (Music From Another Room, Ltd., Sept. 10 – his mother’s birthday) |
| Kenny Loggins | “High Adventure / Vox Humana” (1982, 1985 albums; remastered) | (U.K. – BGO, Sept. 8) |
| Ian Matthews | “Stealin’ Home” (1978 album, featuring “Shake It”; remastered, with nine bonus live tracks; Hear here; Read here) | (Omnivore Recordings) |
| The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | “ICON” (best-of) | (Island / UMe) |
| Chanté Moore | “ICON” (best-of) | (Geffen / UMe) |
| The Ocean Blue | “Waterworks” (a reissue of their 2004 EP, with three new songs; Hear here; MP3) | (Korda) |
| Ohio Players | “ICON” (best-of) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| Peter, Paul and Mary | “Folk Routes: The First Two Albums” (1962, 1963 albums “Peter, Paul and Mary” and “Moving” on one CD; remastered) | (U.K. – Jasmine Music, Sept. 8) |
| Iggy Pop | “ICON” (best-of) | (Virgin / UMe) |
| Charley Pride | “Christmas In My Home Town” (1970 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks) | (Music City / MVD) |
| Queen | “Queen: Live at the Rainbow ’74” (recorded by Roy Thomas Baker and filmed on March 31, 1974, in the legendary London venue; Box set; MP3; DVD; Blu-ray) | (Eagle Rock / Hollywood) |
| Neil Sedaka | “The Complete US Singles & EPs As & Bs 1956-62” (two CDs, 47 songs; Read here; MP3) | (Acrobat) |
| Slaughter | “ICON” (11-song best-of) | (Interscope / UMe) |
| Hank Snow | “The Complete US Country Hits 1949-62” (two CDs, 48 songs; Read here; MP3) | (Acrobat) |
| The Specials | “The Best of The Specials” | (Rhino) |
| Michael Stanley Band | “Michael Stanley” (1972 solo album; remastered; Hear here), “Friends & Legends” (1973 solo album; remastered; Hear here), “You Break It … You Bought It!” (1975 album; remastered; Hear here), “Ladies Choice” (1976 album; remastered; Hear here), “Cabin Fever” (1978 album; remastered; Hear here), “Greatest Hints” (1979 album; remastered; Hear here) | (ItsAboutMusic.com) |
| Ringo Starr | “ICON” (11-song best-of) | (Capitol / UMe) |
| James Taylor | “Feel the Moonshine: The Classic 1976 Radio Broadcast” (19 tracks, with sideman David Lindley) | (All Access) |
| Tesla | “ICON” (best-of) | (Geffen / UMe) |
| Josh Turner | “ICON” (two-CD best-of) | (MCA Nashville / UMe) |
| Various artists | “Pure … 80s Remixes” (four CDs, 47 tracks; Track list) | (U.K. – Sony, Sept. 8) |
| Various artists | “She Did It! The Songs of Jackie DeShannon Volume 2” (26 tracks; Track list) | (U.K. – Ace, Sept. 8) |
| T-Bone Walker | “The Ultimate Collection 1929-57” (five CDs; Read here; MP3) | (Acrobat) |
More Releases for the Week of Sept. 9, 2014
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Bobby Darin | “The Complete US & UK A & B Sides 1956-62 [MP3]” (60 tracks; CD) | (Acrobat, Sept. 8) |
| Allan Ganley | “The Complete Quartet & Jazzmakers Sessions 1957-59 [MP3]” (16 tracks; CD) | (Acrobat, Sept. 8) |
| Montell Jordan | “Montell Jordan [MP3]” (2002 album) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| The Platters | “The Complete A & B Sides 1953-62, Vol. 2 [MP3]” (24 tracks; CD) | (Acrobat, Sept. 8) |
| Train | “The Collection [MP3]” (six complete albums) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Paul Weller | “Classic Album Selection Vol. 1 [MP3]” (five complete albums) | (Mercury / UMe) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, et al | “Captain America: The Winter Soldier [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray) | (Walt Disney) |
| Morrissey | “Introducing Morrissey [DVD]” (1995 concert film, recorded at Sheffield City Hall and the Winter Gardens, Blackpool; See here) | (Rhino) |
| Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, et al | “Across 110th Street [Blu-ray]” (1972 film; music by Bobby Womack; DVD) | (Kino Lorber films) |
| Santana | “Corazón, Live From Mexico: Live It To Believe It [Blu-ray / CD]” (concert originally aired in early May on HBO Latino; guests: Gloria Estefan, Juanes, Miguel; See here; Read here; DVD) | (RCA) |
| Dusty Springfield | “You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me: In Concert [DVD]” | (Laser Media) |
| Various artists | “The Midnight Special: Collector’s Edition [DVD]” (six discs; Hear here) | (Time Life) |
| Various artists | “One For the Road: Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert: 8th April 2004 [DVD]” (Royal Albert Hall show featuring Pete Townshend, Paul Weller, Ronnie Wood, Midge Ure, Ocean Colour Scene, etc.; See here) | (Angel Air) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of Sept. 9, 2014
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Jake Brown | “Nashville Songwriter: The Inside Stories Behind Country Music’s Greatest Hits [Paperback]” | (BenBella Books) |
| Bob Dylan | “Another Side of Bob Dylan: A Personal History on the Road and Off the Tracks [Hardcover]” (authors: Victor Maymudes, Jacob Maymudes; Kindle) | (St. Martin’s Press) |
| Joni Mitchell | “Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words [Hardcover]” (culled from conversations with musician and broadcast journalist Malka Marom; Kindle) | (ECW Press) |
| Graham Nash | “Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life [Paperback]” | (Three Rivers Press) |
| Keith Richards | “Gus & Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar [Hardcover]” (art by daughter Theodora Richards; includes an audio CD with bonus book content) | (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) |
More Book Releases for the Week of Sept. 9, 2014
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