New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Afrojack | “Forget the World” (guests: Sting, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg; Hear here; Read here; Deluxe edition; MP3) | (Wall Recordings, May 19) |
| Haley Bonar | “Last War” (Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Graveface) |
| Brian Jonestown Massacre | “Revelation” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (A Records / Redeye) |
| Archie Bronson Outfit | “Wild Crush” (their first album since 2010; first single: “Two Doves on a Lake”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Domino, May 19) |
| California Breed (Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham and Andrew Watt) | “California Breed” (producer: Dave Cobb; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Frontiers, May 19) |
| Chatham County Line | “Tightrope” (producers: guitarist Dave Wilson, Chatham County Line; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Yep Roc) |
| Coldplay | “Ghost Stories” (producer: Jon Hopkins; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Parlophone / Atlantic, May 19) |
| Brody Dalle (ex-Distillers frontwoman and wife of Josh Homme) | “Diploid Love” (producers: Dalle, Alain Johannes; first single: “Meet the Foetus / Oh the Joy”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Queen of Hearts Inc. / Caroline, May 19) |
| Brantley Gilbert | “Just As I Am” (first single: “Bottoms Up”; Hear here; MP3) | (The Valory Music Co., May 19) |
| Luke Haines (of The Auteurs) | “New York in the ’70s” (concept album is “a mythic re-imagining of the New York rock ‘n’ roll scene 1972-1979”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (U.K. – Cherry Red, May 19) |
| Matt Harlan (Texas singer-songwriter) | “Raven Hotel” (producer: Rich Brotherton; guests: Mickey Raphael, Floyd Domino; Hear here; MP3) | (Berkalin) |
| Hedley | “Wild Life” (released in their native Canada in November 2013; producers: frontman Jacob Hoggard, Brian Howes; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Capitol, May 19) |
| Jolie Holland | “Wine Dark Sea” (her first album since 2011; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (ANTI- / Epitaph, May 19) |
| Lonesome Shack | “More Primitive” (Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Alive Naturalsound) |
| Steve Miller Band | “The Joker Live” (40th anniversary of the 1974 album; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Sailor) |
| Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes) | “Upside Down Mountain” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl, with bonus CD; MP3) | (Nonesuch, May 19) |
| Phillip Phillips | “Behind the Light” (producer: Gregg Wattenberg; first single: “Raging Fire”; Hear here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition) | (19 Recordings / Interscope, May 19) |
| The Roots | “… and then you shoot your cousin” (guests: Raheem DeVaughn, Dice Raw, Mercedes Martinez, Patty Crash; first single: “When the People Cheer”; Hear here; Vinyl; The Roots Official Store ; MP3) | (Def Jam, May 19) |
| Neal Schon | “So U” (fusion and blues-infused album with bassist Marco Mendoza and drummer Deen Castronovo; several of the tracks were co-written with Jack Blades; Hear here; MP3) | (Frontiers, May 19) |
| The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | “Going Home” (producer: Shepherd; Hear here) | (Concord) |
| Syd Arthur (psychedelic band from Canterbury, England) | “Sound Mirror” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Harvest, May 19) |
| Yann Tiersen | “∞ (Infinity)” (first single: “A Midsummer Evening”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Mute, May 19) |
| Various artists | “The Bridges of Madison County (Original Broadway Cast Recording)” (stars Kellie O’Hara and Steven Pasquale; based on the novel by Robert James Waller; music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown; Hear here; MP3) | (Ghostlight, May 19) |
| Various artists | “The Fault In Our Stars: Music From The Motion Picture” (romantic comedy-drama film, opening June 6, was directed by Josh Boone, based on John Green’s novel of the same name; featuring tracks by Ed Sheeran, Jake Bugg, Birdy, Grouplove, M83, etc.; See here; Read here; MP3) | (Atlantic, May 19) |
| War | “Evolutionary” (their first studio album in 20 years is also packaged with their 1976 greatest-hits album; guests: Cheech & Chong, Tower of Power, Joe Walsh, Malik Yusef, the USC Marching Band; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Far Out / UMe, May 19) |
More Releases for the Week of May 20, 2014
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Haley Bonar | “Last War [MP3]” (guest: Justin Vernon; Hear here; See here) | (Graveface) |
| Zac Brown Band | “The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1 [MP3]” (four-song EP; producer: Dave Grohl; guests: Grohl, Oteill Burbridge; CD/DVD) | (Southern Ground Artists, May 19) |
| Vanessa Daou | “Trouble Comes EP [MP3]” (six tracks; Hear here) | (KID Recordings) |
| eMC | “The Turning Point [MP3]” (producer: 14KT; See here) | (M3 / Penalty Entertainment / RED) |
| The Everymen | “Givin’ Up On Free Jazz [MP3]” (guest: A.C. Newman; Hear here) | (Ernest Jenning Record Co.) |
| Forget Tomorrow (six-piece post-hardcore band from Wolcott, Conn.) | “Identity [MP3]” (six-song EP; producer: Taylor Larson; ReverbNation; See here) | (Forget Tomorrow) |
| Glee Cast | “Glee: The Music – The Untitled Rachel Berry Project [MP3]” (seven songs; Hear here) | (Columbia) |
| Dan Lawson Band | “Soldiers of Fortune [MP3]” (seven songs; Hear here) | (Dan Lawson, May 19) |
| The Mighty Swine | “Last Man Standing [MP3]” (includes a cover of Judas Priest’s “Hell Bent for Leather”; producer: Rob Nadler; first single: “Last Man Standing”; Hear here) | (Broad Horizon) |
| Mark Morrison | “IAMWHATIAM [MP3]” (seven-song EP; the “Return of the Mack” singer’s first recordings since 2006; guests: DMX, Trae Tha Truth, Keith Murray, Black Rob, Crooked I, Beenie Man, etc.; Hear here) | (MackLife, May 19) |
| Pip (former contestant on “The Voice”) | “Hooked [MP3]” (ReverbNation) | (Bungalo, May 19) |
| The Ready Set | “The Bad & The Better [MP3]” (guest: Jake Miller; Hear here; CD) | (Razor & Tie) |
| Malka Spigel | “Gliding [MP3]” (four-song EP; first single: “Tall Grey Buildings”; Hear here; See here) | (Swim, May 19) |
| Tearjerker (Toronto indie-rock trio) | “Hiding [MP3]” (four-song EP; Hear here) | (SQE Music, May 19) |
| Maureen Toth | “Soldier [MP3]” (producer: Jim McGorman; ReverbNation) | (Maureen Toth Music) |
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Joe Bonamassa | “Tour De Force: Live in London – The Borderline” (two CDs, 14 tracks), “Tour De Force: Live in London – Hammersmith Apollo” (two CDs, 18 tracks), “Tour De Force: Live in London – Royal Albert Hall” (two CDs, 20 tracks), “Tour De Force: Live in London – Shepherd’s Bush Empire” (two CDs, 15 tracks) | (J&R Adventures, May 19) |
| Chakachas | “Jungle Fever: Expanded Edition” (1972 album; remastered, with one bonus track; Read here) | (U.K. – Big Break, May 19) |
| Miles Davis | “Take Off: The Complete Blue Note Albums” (two CDs, 26 songs; Read here; MP3) | (Blue Note, May 19) |
| Devo | “Something Else For Everybody” (unreleased demos and rarities from 2006-2009; Hear here; Read here) | (Booji Boy) |
| The Doors | “Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine” (1972 compilation; two CDs, 22 songs; MP3) | (Rhino / Elektra, May 19) |
| Billy Joel | “A Matter of Trust: The Bridge To Russia” (1987 album; remastered; two CDs; CD/DVD Deluxe Edition; CD/Blu-ray Deluxe Edition; DVD; Instant Video; MP3) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| R. Kelly | “The Essential R. Kelly” (two CDs, 35 songs; MP3) | (RCA / Legacy, May 19) |
| The Moody Blues | “In Search of the Lost Chord [180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl]” (1968 album; remastered) | (Friday Music, May 19) |
| Oasis | “Definitely Maybe: Chasing the Sun Edition” (1994 album; remastered, with 33 B-sides and rarities; Vinyl; MP3) | (Big Brother Recordings / INgrooves, May 19) |
| Roy Orbison | “Mystery Girl Expanded” (1989 album; with five bonus tracks, including “The Way Is Love,” a new song built around vocals from an Orbison work tape and completed by his three sons; See here; Read here; Deluxe edition; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition) | (Orbison / Legacy, May 19) |
| R.E.M. | “R.E.M. Unplugged 1991/2001: The Complete Sessions” (two CDs, 33 tracks; MP3) | (Rhino / Warner, May 19) |
| Styx | “Paradise Theater [Hybrid SACD]” (1981 album; mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio) | (Audio Fidelity) |
| Various artists | “Wild Child: The Warwick Records Story 1959-1962” (three CDs, 75 songs; Read here) | (One Day Music) |
| Hank Williams | “The Garden Spot Programs, 1950” (24 previously unreleased songs and jingles recorded in Nashville; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Omnivore Recordings, May 19) |
| The Zombies | “R.I.P.” (previously unreleased 1968 album; with four bonus tracks; Read here) | (Varese Sarabande, May 19) |
More Releases for the Week of May 20, 2014
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section | “Quinella [MP3]” (1981 album) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Martyn Bennett (Scottish musician died of cancer in 2005) | “Grit (Real World Gold) [MP3]” (2003 album; with two bonus tracks, including Bennett’s remix of Peter Gabriel’s “Sky Blue”; Hear here) | (Real World, May 19) |
| The Buzan Division of the Shingon Sect | “Japan: Shomyo Buddhist Ritual – Dai Hannya Ceremony [MP3]” | (Auvidis-UNESCO / Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) |
| George Jones | “Too Wild Too Long [MP3]” (1987 album) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Mikael Jorgensen (of Wilco) | “The Cheetah [MP3]” (2009 instrumental album with Chris Girard and Greg O’Keeffe; Hear here) | (Butterscotch) |
| The Lamas of the Nyingmapa Monastery of Dehra Dun | “Tibetan Ritual [MP3]” | (Auvidis-UNESCO / Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) |
| Bette Midler | “Songs For the New Depression [MP3]” (1976 album) | (Rhino / Atlantic, May 19) |
| Sha Na Na | “The Night Is Still Young [MP3]” (1972 album), “The Golden Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll [MP3]” (1973 live album) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Various artists | “Hard Rock Hits [MP3]” (16 songs; feat. Alcatrazz, Starz, Spys, Girlschool, Gillan, Widow, etc.) | (R.D.E.G., May 19) |
| Various artists | “New Wave Classics [MP3]” (16 songs; feat. The Producers, Flash & The Pan, Fiction Factory, Vitamin Z, Transvision Vamp, The Fabulous Poodles, etc.) | (R.D.E.G., May 19) |
| Deniece Williams | “I’m So Proud [MP3]” (1983 album, with three bonus tracks), “Hot on the Trail [MP3]” (1986 album, with four bonus tracks) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/studio: |
| George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, et al | “The Monuments Men [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray) | (Sony Pictures) |
| Kevin Costner, Tomas Lemarquis, et al | “3 Days to Kill [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray) | (20th Century Fox) |
| Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Danila Kozlovsky, et al | “Vampire Academy [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray) | (Anchor Bay) |
| John Doe, Aimee Mann, Loudon Wainwright III, et al | “Pleased to Meet Me [DVD]” (2013 feature film; See here) | (Virgil Films and Entertainment) |
| Sally Field, Don Porter, et al | “Gidget: The Complete Series [DVD]” (three discs; 1965-66 season; Read here) | (Mill Creek Entertainment) |
| Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, et al | “Pompeii [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray) | (Sony Pictures) |
| Various artists | “Ford Archive Gems: Classic TV Commercials [DVD]” (1969 film; See here) | (Duke Marketing) |
| John Wayne | “John Wayne: The Epic Collection [DVD]” (40 John Wayne films on 38 discs, with an Amazon-exclusive “Duke” belt buckle) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Jonathan Winters, John Astin, Peter Ustinov, et al | “Viva Max! [DVD]” (1969 film; See here) | (Cheezy Flicks) |
| Rob Zombie | “The Zombie Horror Picture Show [DVD]” (16-song feature-length concert movie, filmed at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2013, and at Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas on Aug. 4, 2013; See here; Read here; Blu-ray) | (Zodiac Swan / T-Boy / UMe) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of May 20, 2014
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| The Beatles | “Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles [Kindle]” (author: Kenneth Womack) | (Continuum) |
| The Beatles | “With the Beatles [Kindle]” (author: Lewis Lapham, former Harper’s editor in chief) | (Melville House) |
| Toni Braxton | “Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir [Hardcover]” (Kindle) | (It Books) |
| Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton | “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey [Paperback]” (updated and revised edition) | (Grove Press) |
| Jesus and Mary Chain | “Barbed Wire Kisses: The Jesus and Mary Chain Story [Paperback]” (author: Zoë Howe; Kindle; Jesus and Mary Chain Official Store) | (Polygon, May 19) |
More Book Releases for the Week of May 20, 2014