Summer’s here (well, almost), and the time is right for … buying music.
Here’s just a hint of what’s coming in the weeks and months ahead. Plan (and save) accordingly. Happy shopping!
JUNE 17
New stuff:
• “Ultraviolence,” Lana Del Rey
• “Mutineers,” David Gray
• “The Hunting Party,” Linkin Park
• “A.K.A.,” Jennifer Lopez
• “Band of Brothers,” Willie Nelson
Reissues:
• “Wishful Thinking: The Very Best of China Crisis”
• “Remember Two Things,” Dave Matthews Band
JUNE 24
New stuff:
• “while(1<2),” deadmau5
• “Hummingbird in a Box,” Peter Frampton
• “Once More ‘Round the Sun,” Mastodon
• “Fuego,” Phish
• “x,” Ed Sheeran
Reissues:
• “Late For the Sky (Remastered 40th Anniversary Edition),” Jackson Browne
• “Nick of Time: 25th Anniversary [Vinyl],” Bonnie Raitt
• “There Are But Four Small Faces (Deluxe Edition),” Small Faces
DVD / Blu-ray:
• “A Hard Day’s Night (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray + DVD],” The Beatles
• “Back to Front – Live in London [DVD/CD],” Peter Gabriel
JULY 1
New stuff:
• “Remedy,” Old Crow Medicine Show
• “Isolate and Medicate,” Seether
• “Trigga,” Trey Songz
Reissues:
• “New Jersey (Deluxe Edition),” Bon Jovi
• “Sound of Lies (Deluxe Edition),” “Smile (Deluxe Edition),” “Rainy Day Music (Deluxe Edition),” The Jayhawks
• “A Passion Play: An Extended Performance [CD/DVD],” Jethro Tull
• “The Atco Sessions 1969-1972,” Lulu
• “Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers – 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [CD + Blu-ray Pure Audio Disc]”
• “The Division Bell: 20th Anniversary Collector’s Box Set,” Pink Floyd
• “Selected Solo Works [Box set],” Frankie Valli
• “The Classic Albums Box,” Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
DVD / Blu-ray:
• “Appetite For Democracy 3D: Live at the Hard Rock Casino, Las Vegas [DVD],” Guns N’ Roses
• “The Million Dollar Piano [DVD],” Elton John
JULY 8
New stuff:
• “‘NOW’ Chicago XXXVI,” Chicago
• “Space Invader,” Ace Frehley
• “Redeemer of Souls,” Judas Priest
• “Trouble in Paradise,” La Roux
• “Futurology,” Manic Street Preachers
• “Beautiful Goodbye,” Richard Marx
Reissues:
• “CSNY 1974 [Box set],” Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• “The Studio Albums 1992-2011 [Box set],” Dream Theater
• “John Mellencamp Performs Trouble No More Live at Town Hall,” John Mellencamp
JULY 15
New stuff:
• “Strange Desire,” Bleachers
• “Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Broadway Cast Recording),” Neil Patrick Harris
• “Terms of My Surrender,” John Hiatt
• “YES!,” Jason Mraz
• “World Peace Is None of Your Business,” Morrissey
• “No Fools, No Fun,” Puss N Boots (Norah Jones with Sasha Dobson and Catherine Popper)
Reissues:
• “Meet the Beatles! (The Japan Box),” The Beatles
JULY 22
New stuff:
• “5 Seconds of Summer,” 5 Seconds of Summer
• “Heaven & Earth,” Yes
Reissues:
• “The Very Baddest Of,” ZZ Top
JULY 29
New stuff:
• “A Life Worth Living,” Marc Broussard
• “The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale,” Eric Clapton & Friends
• “The Voyager,” Jenny Lewis
• “Hypnotic Eye,” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Reissues:
• “The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings,” The Allman Brothers Band
DVD / Blu-ray:
• “The Big Chill (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray + DVD],” Glenn Close, Kevin Kline, Tom Berenger, William Hurt, Mary Kay Place, et al
AUG. 5
New stuff:
• “The Empty Hearts,” The Empty Hearts (rock supergroup features Wally Palmar, Elliot Easton, Andy Babiuk and Clem Burke)
• “My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke,” Al Jarreau
Reissues:
• “Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (Deluxe Edition) [Box set],” Elvis Presley
DVD / Blu-ray:
• “Phantom of the Paradise (Collector’s Edition) [DVD + Blu-ray],” Paul Williams
AUG. 12
New stuff:
• “If You Could Read My Mind [CD/DVD],” Cameron Carpenter
• “I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss,” Sinéad O’Connor
• “worlds,” Porter Robinson
• “Rockabilly Riot! All Original,” Brian Setzer
AUG. 19
New stuff:
• “Benjamin Booker,” Benjamin Booker
• “Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe,” various artists
AUG. 26
New stuff:
• “Junto,” Basement Jaxx
• “Pale Communion,” Opeth
• “After the End,” Merchandise
• “Moonshine in the Trunk,” Brad Paisley
• “Lost in Alphaville,” The Rentals
SEPT. 2
New stuff:
• “Listen,” The Kooks
• “V,” Maroon 5
SEPT. 9
New stuff:
• “Goddess,” Banks
• “El Pintor,” Interpol
• “Magic,” Sergio Mendes
• “Smokey Robinson & Friends,” Smokey Robinson
• “Haven’t Got the Blues (Yet),” Loudon Wainwright III
SEPT. 16
New stuff:
• “Blood & Lemonade,” American Hi-Fi
• “LiliLand,” Lili Haydn
• “World on Fire,” Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators
• “Sukierae,” Jeff Tweedy
SEPT. 23
New stuff:
• “The Violet Flame,” Erasure
• “Awakening,” Jackie Evancho
• “Strut,” Lenny Kravitz
• “The Way I’m Livin’,” Lee Ann Womack