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REMEMBERING DMX Through the heartfelt lyrics and production, the album is a tribute to every fan who supported DMX and will continue his legacy!
Exodus
Def Jam Records • Rap/Hip-Hop
Guest Artists: Jay-Z, The Lox, Nas
Coming Soon
Parental Advisory 14278263 $13.99 Edited Version 14278264 $13.99 Featuring a starry cast that includes Jay-Z, the Lox, Nas, Alicia Keys, Usher, Bono, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Griselda Boys, Moneybagg Yo, and a guest appearance from his son, Exodus.
Also Available: Redemption of the Beast
Seven Arts Music Includes bonus DVD.
Icon DMX
The Best of DMX
Parental Advisory, Greatest Hits 10717613 $13.99
Parental Advisory, Greatest Hits 10398973 $13.99
Def Jam
Parental Advisory, Limited Edition, 2 Discs 11235684 $15.99
Def Jam
...And Then There Was X
It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot
Parental Advisory 10366411 $11.99
Parental Advisory 10165332 $13.99
Def Jam
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BEST OF JULY The in-demand titles patrons will be looking for.
Leon Bridges
NEEDTOBREATHE Into the Mystery
New Elektra Pop/Rock Available July 30 14270851 $11.99 Guest Artists: Jon Foreman, Carrie Underwood NEEDTOBREATHE returns with their eighth studio album. Their folk-rock sound comes across on every track. The album features the song I Wanna Remember, a collaboration with Carrie Underwood.
Nathaniel Rateliff
Gold-Diggers Sound
Columbia (USA) R&B Available July 23 14278249 $12.99 Guest Artist: Robert Glasper Leon Bridges delivers an album that combines modern and classic soul. His third album includes the song Born Again, which is a collaboration with Robert Glasper.
Bebe Rexha
Better Mistakes
Red Rocks 2020 Fantasy Pop/Rock Available July 16
2 Discs 14253107 $19.99 Covers an amazing range of music from Nathaniel Rateliff’s celebrated career, including several jewels from his solo albums and Tearing at the Seams, his much-loved 2018 LP with the Night Sweats.
Warner Bros. Pop/Rock Available July 2 14120757 $10.99 Guest Artists: Doja Cat, Lil Uzi Vert The sophomore album from Bebe Rexha is a personal reflection of her work as a singer, songwriter, and artist. It brings together elements of pop and hiphop and includes the single Baby, I’m Jealous.
John Mayer Sob Rock
Columbia / Sony Music • Pop/Rock Available July 16 14285518 $11.99
After spending time touring as a member of Dead & Company, singersongwriter John Mayer is back with his first solo studio album since 2017’s The Search for Everything. Produced by Don Was, the new album includes the single Last Train Home.
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HOT NEW RELEASES The in-demand titles patrons will be looking for. Kool Keith
Keith’s Salon
Logistic Records Rap/Hip-Hop Kool Keith explores the current obsessions with luxury, beauty, and notoriety. As such, the album is also a timely meditation, during quarantine, on the economic precarity many people now find themselves in.
Jam & Lewis
Jam & Lewis Volume 1
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC • R&B
Available July 9 14278256 $13.99 The legendary producing duo of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis release their first ever album as artists. Here they collaborate with artists including Babyface and Mariah Carey.
F9: The Fast Saga Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists
Atlantic Mod • Soundtracks The ninth chapter in the Fast and Furious franchise comes to the big screen with a soundtrack featuring Pop Smoke, Skepta, Lil Tecca, Kevin Gates, Offset, Trippie Redd, Lil Durk, and more. 14242081 $18.99
Available July 2 14176749 $16.99
Silver Age • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: DMC, Del the Funky Homosapien MF Doom and Czarface raise the bar set by their previous collaborations with their new album. The CD release comes just a few months after MF Doom’s untimely passing. 14253091 $15.99
Patrick Paige II
Mello Music Group Rap/Hip-Hop Mello Music Group presents a showcase featuring some of the best and brightest talents on their roster, including Apollo Brown, Oddisee, Quelle Chris, L’Orange, Joell Ortiz, Skyzoo, and Homeboy Sandman. 14132827 $11.99
Fat Possum • Rap/Hip-Hop Patrick Paige II, bass player for the Grammy Awardwinning group the Internet, releases his sophomore solo album. Along with collaborations with Steve Lacy and Syd, it includes the single Ain’t Talking Bout Much.
Various Artists
If I Fail Are We Still Cool?
Available July 30 14253139 $13.99
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Angel Dream (Songs from the Motion Picture She’s the One)
Warner Bros. • Pop/Rock To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of She’s the One, a remixed, remastered, and reimagined version of the album is being made available for fans to enjoy, including four previously unreleased tracks.
Almost Famous Soundtrack
Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack
Geffen • Soundtracks Artists: David Bowie, Rod Stewart The soundtrack to Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film has long been a favorite of fans. To mark the film’s 20th anniversary, the soundtrack is back with additional tracks not featured on the original release.
Loma Vista Recordings Soundtracks Artists: Soccer Mommy, Idles To accompany the story of DC’s Dark Nights: Death Metal comic series, executive producer Tyler Bates presents this soundtrack. Directly inspired by the storyline, this illuminates the darkest corners of each character’s psyche.
Available July 9 20th Anniversary Edition, 2 Discs 14270848 $24.99
Super What?
Bushido
Available July 2 14253102 $16.99
Various Artists
Czarface & MF Doom
Various Artists
Available July 16 14242094 $14.99
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella Various Artists
Verve • Soundtracks
Available July 9 2 Discs 14236163 $19.99
Features the original cast recording of the highly anticipated new theater production, which is one of the first productions to open in London since the pandemic. Among the tracks is the song Far Too Late. Also Available: Highlights from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella 14236164 $13.99
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HOT NEW RELEASES Los Lobos
World Music
Native Sons
New West Records Pop/Rock Features thirteen songs from well-known LA artists such as Buffalo Springfield, WAR, Jackson Browne, and the Beach Boys, as well as deep cuts from the Jaguars, the Basters, and the Premiers. Available July 30 14232583 $13.99
David Crosby For Free
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC • Pop/Rock
Available July 23 Parental Advisory 14273704 $13.99 Guest Artists: Sarah Jarosz, Michael McDonald Folk rock icon David Crosby delivers a new collection of songs that are filled with warmth and truth. He also collaborates with Michael McDonald, Sarah Jarosz, and Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen.
Stone Temple Pilots Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop
Atlantic Catalog Group Pop/Rock The hit 1996 album from Stone Temple Pilots, which included the track Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart, is released in an expanded edition that includes unreleased alternate recordings, instrumentals, and early song demos. Available July 23 Deluxe Edition, 2 Discs 14253101 $21.99
Angélique Kidjo Mother Nature
Verve • World 14132805 $13.99
On Angélique Kidjo’s new album, the Grammy Award winner joins forces with many of her musical progeny. The result is a visionary body of work, rooted in a deep understanding of musical tradition yet endlessly forward thinking.
Bleachers
Jackson Browne
Paula Fuga
RCA Records • Pop/Rock Guest Artist: Bruce Springsteen In late 2020 Bleachers offered up the first taste of new music to preview the album with the release of Chinatown featuring Bruce Springsteen. That song is one of many featured on the band’s new album.
Inside Recordings Pop/Rock Nearly five decades since his debut LP, the songs on Jackson Browne’s new album sustain the soulful intimacy of his first release, combined with a power and wisdom gained from a life pursuing positive change.
Republic Records • World Since the release of her EP Misery’s End, Paula Fuga has performed on stages around the world. Today, with a global fanbase, her music is dedicated to inspiring positive social change–rooted in perseverance and hope. 14248958 $13.99
Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night
Available July 30 14253066 $10.99
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Back the Way We Came Volume 1 (2011-2021)
Sour Mash Records Ltd. Pop/Rock A best of celebrating the first decade of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. Along with previously released tracks and remixes, there are two new studio tracks, including the single We’re on Our Way Now. 2 Discs 14232564
$15.99
Downhill From Everywhere
Available July 23 14271861 $16.99
Rain on Sunday
Joseph Spence
Babymetal
10 Babymetal Years
Cooking Vinyl Limited Pop/Rock Babymetal has grown from a national success story into one of the most powerful musical phenomena in the world today. This collection documents an overview of the band’s unique fusion of J-pop and heavy metal. Available July 16 14253129 $14.99
Encore Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings • World A new album produced from previously unheard archival recordings by the legendary Bahamian guitarist Joseph Spence, made in 1965 at the height of his career. Available July 16 14243120 $14.99
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HOT NEW RELEASES The in-demand titles patrons will be looking for.
Soul Original Score
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, & Jon Batiste
Phil Wickham
Hymn of Heaven
Fair Trade/Columbia • Religious 14253094 $11.99 Guest Artists: Brandon Lake
Singer-songwriter Phil Wickham releases his eighth album. It encompasses thirteen songs, including his multiple-week number one hit single Battle Belongs.
Walt Disney Records Soundtracks 14229287 $15.99 Guest Artists: David Diggs, Cody Chestnutt
The Academy Award-winning soundtrack comes to CD. The score drifts between the real and soul worlds while capturing a journey from the streets of New York City to cosmic realms.
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James Vincent McMorrow
Grapefruit Season
Richard Marx
Stories to Tell Greatest Hits and More
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC • Pop/Rock
Columbia Records Pop/Rock Guest Artist: Kenny Beats Three years after releasing the True Care album, singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow releases his fifth album. It includes the single Paradise.
Ellie Holcomb Canyon
Self Produced • Religious Ellie Holcomb describes her third full-length solo album as being about ‘deeper sorrow and a higher hope.’ It also includes the song I Don’t Want to Miss It. 14236159 $9.99
Available July 16 14270846 $12.99
Available July 2
2 Discs 14253095 $15.99 Serving as the soundtrack to his memoir, this collection features never-before-released demos of hits, live tracks, and brand new recordings of Richard Marx’s greatest hits. Audiobook Also Available
Stories to Tell Richard Marx
Simon & Schuster Audio Biography
Available July 6
7 Discs 13936119 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
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Juanes Origen
Universal Music Latino Latin Juanes’s tenth studio album is a lovingly curated collection that reimagines some of the most important songs and artists that have shaped his own early musical vision. 14117443 $10.99
Gordon Mote
Something Beautiful, Something Good Songs of Bill & Gloria Gaither on Piano
Green Hills Productions Religious On his latest solo project, singer/pianist Gordon Mote performs his favorite songs by Bill and Gloria Gaither with his signature finesse and command of the keyboard. 14236166 $9.99
HOT NEW RELEASES Rodney Crowell
Gary Allan
RC1 Records • Country Offering a rare look inside of the songwriter, this album finds Rodney Crowell introspectively looking for answers and for healing, resulting in what he has called his most personal record yet.
EMI Nashville • Country Gary Allan is back with his first new studio album in over eight years. His new release includes the single Temptation. 14236155 $11.99
Triage
Ruthless
Available July 23 14253144 $11.99
Clay Walker
Texas to Tennessee
Show Dog, LLC • Country Clay Walker’s new release is a modern album that nods at an earlier era. It recalls some of country’s historical best in terms of uncluttered songwriting, directness of message, and fine construction. Available July 30 14253141 $12.99
Lucinda Williams
Iconic Women of Country Various Artists
MCA Nashville • Country The special compilation was the official soundtrack to the PBS special of the same name that aired in June 2020. Featuring fifteen tracks from Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, and more. Available July 16 14270849 $13.99
Il Divo
Decca Gold • Classical
Available July 16 14271877 $13.99 Il Divo celebrates the hits of Motown. Standout remakes on the album include Stevie Wonder’s For Once in My Life and the Temptations’ My Girl. The album also features Motown greats Smokey Robinson and Boyz II Men.
Highway 20 Records • Folk
Available July 9 14253123 $12.99 Each volume features a themed set of songs by other artists curated by multiGrammy Award winner Lucinda Williams.
Chloe Flower
Frankie Valli
Masterworks • Classical Chloe Flower is a visionary, a powerhouse, and so much more. Bridging the gap between classical and pop, Chloe’s self-created popsical genre embodies sweet melodies, epic strings, and hip-hop beats blending with impressive aplomb. Available July 16 14270845 $112.99
Green Hill Productions Jazz Guest Artist: Joey DeFrancesco On his latest solo outing, Frankie Valli turns to a passion of his, jazz. Featuring world-renowned jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco, the album showcases his indelible voice on some of his favorite tunes from the American songbook. 14236174 $11.99
Roots
Miles Davis
Decca • Classical Randall Goosby presents a celebration of classical music by Black composers and inspired by Black American culture. This is an homage to the pioneering musicians that paved the way for Goosby’s generation of young artists. 14236178 $13.99
Rhino Records • Jazz Miles Davis’s performance at Jazz a Vienne on July 1, 1991, became one of his final live performances before he passed away on September 28, 1991, and this previously unreleased set includes two songs written by Prince.
Chloe Flower
For Once in My Life A Celebration of Motown
Lu’s Jukebox Volume 2: Southern Soul From Memphis to Muscle Shoals
Randall Goosby
A Touch of Jazz
Merci, Miles! Live at Vienne
2 Discs 14244338
$21.99
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TOP MUSIC PICKS Titles people are talking about. The Black Keys
Maroon 5
Nonesuch • Pop/Rock The Black Keys celebrate their roots, featuring eleven Mississippi hill country blues standards that they have loved since they were teenagers, before they were a band, including songs by R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough. 14115671 $11.99
Interscope • Pop/Rock The eagerly awaited album from Maroon 5 is the band’s first since the critically acclaimed Red Pill Blues. It includes the hit single Beautiful Mistakes with Megan Thee Stallion as well as fan favorites Memories and Nobody’s Love.
Delta Kream
In the Heights Official Motion Picture Soundtrack Lin-Manuel Miranda
Atlantic • Soundtracks 14124575 $16.99
Before Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda made his mark on Broadway with In the Heights, which is coming to the big screen. The film’s soundtrack includes performances from Miranda as well as cast members Leslie Grace, Anthony Ramos, and more.
Chick Corea’s Akoustic Band
Akoustic Band Live
Concord Jazz • Jazz Serving as a reminder of Chick Corea’s towering jazz legacy, this set sees him perform live with his Akoustic Band Live. 2 Discs 14115674
$19.99
Dave Holland Another Land
Edition Records LTD. • Jazz Features the extraordinary playing of legend Dave Holland with a new trio featuring superstar guitarist Kevin Eubanks and drumming prodigy Obed Calvaire on a funky, rocky, powerful album. 14132824 $14.99
Jordi
Parental Advisory 14137001 $13.99 Edited Version 14232586 $13.99
Pink
All I Know So Far Setlist
RCA Records • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Nate Ruess, Willow Sage Hart The musical companion to Pink’s streaming documentary features highlights from her 2019 Beautiful Trauma world tour. Included are performances of Just Give Me a Reason; Walk Me Home; Just Like a Pill; and more.
Prince
Welcome 2 America
Sony Music • R&B Recorded in 2010 and then mysteriously abandoned by Prince, this documents his concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation, and fight for racial justice.
Parental Advisory 14229309 $12.99
Available July 30 14110651 $12.99
Jennifer Nettles
Brad Mehldau & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Always Like New
Concord Records Pop/Rock Guest Artist: Brandi Carlile Grammy Award-winning Sugarland frontwoman, film and television actress, and Broadway performer Jennifer Nettles releases a genre-defying reimagination of the American Songbook with this album. 14110309 $14.99
Hope Amid Tears Beethoven Cello Sonatas Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax
Sony Classical • Classical Yo-Yo Ma and longtime friend and musical partner Emanuel Ax reunite for a new recording of Beethoven’s complete works for cello and piano. 3 Discs 14176575
Variations on a Melancholy Theme
Nonesuch • Jazz The recording features the pianist/composer and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, who commissioned this orchestral version of the work, which comprises a theme and eleven variations plus a cadenza and postlude. 14137006 $12.99
Yola
Stand for Myself
Easy Eye Sound • Pop/Rock The anthemic new album from Yola is a sophisticated and diverse sonic mix of symphonic soul and classic pop, tracing an expansive musical thread to Yola’s most eclectic musical inspirations. Available July 30 14121544 $14.99
$19.99
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TOP MUSIC PICKS ROCK Modest Mouse
DJ Khaled
Epic • Pop/Rock Modest Mouse is back with their first new album since 2015’s Stranger to Ourselves. Here, frontman Isaac Brock explores themes ranging from the degradation of psychic landscapes and invisible technology to fatherhood. 14176656 $12.99
Epic • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Lil Wayne, Jeremih DJ Khaled surprised fans by announcing the release of his new studio album, which includes the tracks Thankful and Where You Come From. He collaborates with many artists, including Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, H.E.R., and more.
The Golden Casket
Khaled Khaled
Parental Advisory 14137857 $13.99
Mammoth WVH Mammoth WVH
Ex1 Records • Pop/Rock The debut album from Mammoth WVH, the band created by Wolfgang Van Halen. It embraces many inspirations, including Wolfgang’s father Eddie Van Halen, AC/DC, Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, and Jimmy Eat World. Parental Advisory 13959291 $12.99
Paul McCartney McCartney III Imagined
Capitol • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Beck, St. Vincent Personally curated by Paul McCartney, this features an A-list assortment of friends, fans, and brand new acquaintances, each covering and/or reimagining their favorite McCartney III moments in their own signature styles. Available July 23 14034163 $13.99
Happier Than Ever
Kid Cudi
Man on the Moon III The Chosen
Republic Records Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Pop Smoke, Phoebe Bridgers After ten years, one of the greatest trilogies in hip-hop gets its final chapter. Kid Cudi unveils his anxiously awaited seventh full-length studio album and the third installment of his legendary series. Parental Advisory 14124573 $13.99 Edited Version 14236147 $13.99
Brett Young
Weekends Look a Little Different These Days
Big Machine Label Group Country Brett Young has captured the hearts of fans everywhere through his honest lyrics and West-Coast-meets-Southern sound. His new album includes the song Lady, his seventh back-to-back country chart topper. 14110308 $10.99
MARINA
rory feek
Atlantic • Pop/Rock MARINA’s fifth studio album is a ten-track project with major themes ranging from the impending climate crisis doom, wealth disparity, and gender and racial inequality to choosing oneself in a relationship. 14121543 $8.99
Gaither Music Group Country Guest Artists: Dolly Parton, Trisha Yearwood The first solo album from Grammy Award-winning artist rory feek (of Joey+Rory). On this album, feek tells stories about everyday small-town life, heartbreak, healing, and salvation. 14132793 $13.99
Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land
Gentle Man
Billie Eilish
Darkroom/Interscope Records • Pop/Rock
Available July 30 Parental Advisory 14134054 $13.99 Edited Version 14134055 $13.99 The sixteen-track album features no outside songwriters or producers, and was written by nineteen-year-old Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas. Includes the singles Therefore I Am and My Future.
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real A Few Stars Apart
Concord / Fantasy Country The new album from Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real was recorded over three immersive weeks and the upshot is unmistakable: a sound that’s considered, spacious, and beautifully lush. 14117439 $14.99
NOW That’s What I Call Country Volume 14 Various Artists
NOW • Country The popular music series releases a new edition that includes hit songs from country superstars Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, and many more. 14124571 $18.99
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All albums highlighted in red are new to the chart toppers page this month
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Olivia Rodrigo
“Nuanced and often exceptional debut album.”
Sour
Geffen • Pop/Rock Parental Advisory Edited Version 14097498 $13.99 14097499 $13.99
- New York Times
“4 out of 5 stars. This is no flash-in-the-pan artist, but one we’ll be living with for years to come.”
Olivia Rodrigo has staked her claim as the biggest breakout star of 2021 with her debut album. It earned the biggest first week sales for the year and all eleven tracks charted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. 2 J. Cole
The Off-Season
Digital album available on hoopla.
6 Pooh Shiesty
Shiesty Season
Digital album available on hoopla.
10 Pop Smoke
Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
Parental Advisory 13477288 $13.99
14 DJ Khaled
Khaled Khaled
Parental Advisory 14137857 $13.99
18 Juice WRLD Legends Never Die
3 Twenty One Pilots
Scaled and Icy
14107288
$11.99
7 Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia
12810203
$11.99
What You See Is What You Get $9.99
15 Nicki Minaj
Beam Me Up Scotty
Digital album available on hoopla.
19 Post Malone Hollywood’s Bleeding
Parental Advisory 12454759 $13.99
22 Harry Styles
23 Machine Gun Kelly
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Tickets to My Downfall
Parental Advisory 13547418 $13.99
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Dangerous The Double Album
2 Discs 13793221
$19.99
Free Dem Boyz
Parental Advisory 13578989 $13.99
Fine Line
4 Morgan Wallen
8 42 Dugg
11 Luke Combs 12468738
- NME
Digital album available on hoopla.
12 The Weeknd After Hours
Parental Advisory 12874314 $13.99
16 Lil Baby Parental Advisory 12847090 $11.99
20 Queen
Greatest Hits We Will Rock You Edition
Digital album available on hoopla.
9 Justin Bieber Justice
Parental Advisory 13995399 $13.99
13 Pink
All I Know So Far Setlist
Parental Advisory 14229309 $12.99
Body Language
14110307
$14.99
21 Lord Huron Long Lost
14059122
$13.99
$13.99
24 Ariana Grande
Positions
A Gangsta’s Pain
17 Blake Shelton
My Turn
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5 Moneybagg Yo
Parental Advisory 13660395 $13.99
25 Juice WRLD
Goodbye & Good Riddance
Digital album available on hoopla.
ROCK Wavves
Hideaway
Fat Possum Wavves return with a barbed collection of anxious anthems that grapple with the looming sense of doom and despair that comes with getting older in an increasingly chaotic world. Available July 16 14242093 $12.99
Hiss Golden Messenger
Quietly Blowing It
Merge Records An intimate and introspective offering that finds M.C. Taylor ruminating on themes of growing up, alienation, obligation, hope, purpose, family, class, selfdiscovery, healing, and rebuilding, fashioned with impressionistic tones. 14242084 $12.99
Bleachers
Buckcherry
Jackson Browne
Hellbound
Round Hill Music Buckcherry is back with the follow-up to their 2019 album Warpaint. Their new release includes the singles Hellbound and So Hott. 14137018 $9.99
Downhill from Everywhere
Inside Recordings Nearly five decades since his debut LP, the songs on Jackson Browne’s new album sustain the soulful intimacy of his first release, combined with a power and wisdom gained from a life pursuing positive change. Available July 23 14271861 $16.99
Nathaniel Rateliff Red Rocks 2020
Fantasy Covers an amazing range of music from Nathaniel Rateliff’s celebrated career, including several jewels from his solo albums and his much-loved 2018 LP with the Night Sweats. Available July 16 2 Discs 14253107
$19.99
The Mountain Goats Dark in Here
Merge Records After releasing two albums in 2020, the Mountain Goats are back again with another new album. Compared to their last album, Getting Into Knives, this release is more quiet and smoky, but more intense and textured. 14238260 $13.99
Tedeschi Trucks Band & Trey Anastasio Layla Revisited (Live at Lockin’ )
Fantasy The live set captures Tedeschi Trucks Band at their incendiary best, together with Phish’s Trey Anastasio. Recorded August 24, 2019, the performance of the legendary album in its entirety was kept secret until the band took the stage. Available July 16 2 Discs 14229288
$19.99
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Back the Way We Came Volume 1 (2011 - 2021) Sour Mash Records Ltd. A best-of celebrating the first decade of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. Along with previously released tracks and remixes, there are two new studio tracks, including the single We’re on Our Way Now. 2 Discs 14232564 $15.99
Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night
RCA Records
Available July 30 14253066 $10.99 Guest Artist: Bruce Springsteen In late 2020 Bleachers offered up the first taste of new music to preview the album with the release of Chinatown featuring Bruce Springsteen. That track is included on their first new album in four years.
David Crosby For Free
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC Guest Artists: Sarah Jarosz, Michael McDonald Folk rock icon David Crosby delivers a new collection of songs that are filled with warmth and truth. He also collaborates with Michael McDonald, Sarah Jarosz, and Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen. Available July 23 Parental Advisory 14273704 $13.99
Sheryl Crow
Live from the Ryman and More
Valory Sheryl Crow delivers a 27-song set captured live in 2019 at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, Los Angeles’s cutting-edge Ace Theatre, and the legendary Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island. Available August 13 14270850 $18.99
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MUST-HAVE RELEASES Prince
Sony Music • R&B Available July 30 14110651 $12.99
Welcome 2 America
Recorded in the spring of 2010 and then mysteriously abandoned by Prince, this documents his concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation, and a renewed fight for racial justice.
Paul McCartney
McCartney III Imagined
Capitol • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Beck, St. Vincent Available July 23 14034163 $13.99 Personally curated by Paul McCartney, this features an A-list assortment of friends, fans, and brand new acquaintances, each covering and/or reimagining their favorite McCartney III moments in their own signature styles. Also Available: McCartney III
Capitol • Pop/Rock 13686858 $13.99
Aretha Franklin Aretha
Atlantic Catalog Group • R&B Guest Artists: George Michael, The Blues Brothers Available July 30 13637616 $12.99 To say that Aretha Franklin was one of the greatest artists of all time is an understatement. Her voice moved millions around the world during an unrivaled career that spanned six decades. This features some of her best recordings. Also Available: Aretha
Atlantic Catalog Group • R&B Available July 30 4 Discs 13639636 $50.99
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COUNTRY Clay Walker
John R. Miller
Show Dog, LLC Clay Walker’s new release is a modern album that nods at an earlier era. It recalls some of country’s historical best in terms of uncluttered songwriting, directness of message, and fine construction.
Rounder Records John R. Miller combines elements of country, blues, and rock to make his own sound. His album conjures up references to recently lost heroes like John Prine and Billy Joe Shaver without sounding derivative.
Texas to Tennessee
Available July 30 14253141 $12.99
Depreciated
Available July 16 14253109 $14.99
Gary Allan Ruthless
Bella White
Rodney Crowell
Rounder Records Bella White’s new album bears a powerful authenticity that prompted Rolling Stone to praise her songwriting as ‘sublime Appalachian heartbreak.’ 14176601 $14.99
RC1 Records Offering a rare look inside of the songwriter, this album finds Rodney Crowell introspectively looking for answers and for healing, resulting in what he has called his most personal record yet.
Just Like Leaving
Triage
EMI Nashville 14236155 $11.99
Gary Allan is back with his first new studio album in over eight years. His new release includes the single Temptation.
Available July 23 14253144 $11.99
FOLK Lucinda Williams
Graham Sharp
Highway 20 Records Each volume features a themed set of songs by other artists curated by multiGrammy Award winner Lucinda Williams.
Yep Roc Records Graham Sharp has made a name for himself as the chief songwriter and a founding member of the Steep Canyon Rangers. On his first solo album, the songwriter tackles a wide range of subjects, including difficult feelings of isolation.
Lu’s Jukebox Volume 2 Southern Soul: From Memphis to Muscle Shoals
Iconic Women of Country Various Artists
MCA Nashville
Available July 16 14270849 $13.99 Special compilation that serves as the official soundtrack to the PBS special of the same name that aired in June 2020. Featuring fifteen tracks from Dolly Parton. Reba McEntire. Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, and more.
Available July 9 14253123 $12.99
Truer Picture
Available July 9 14248953 $15.99
Son Volt
The Flatlanders
Transmit Sound The title of Son Volt’s tenth studio album describes the disc’s unique blend of folk, country, blues, soul, and rock. It includes the new single Reverie.
Rack ‘Em Records Take a listen to the Flatlanders’ first new album in more than a decade, and it’s clear that those bonds are deeper and stronger now than ever before.
Electro Melodier
Available July 30 14253140 $11.99
Treasure of Love
Available July 9 14253126 $11.99
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JAZZ Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Emma-Jean Thackray
Miles Davis
Movementt The debut album by Emma-Jean Thackray is a transcendent, human, shared experience. It draws glowing lines between ‘70s jazz fusion and P-Funk, the cosmic invocations of Sun Ra, and the orchestration of the Beach Boys.
Rhino Records Miles Davis’s performance at Jazz a Vienne on July 1, 1991 became one of his final live performances before he passed away on September 28, 1991, and this previously unreleased set includes two songs written by Prince.
Yellow
Merci, Miles! Live at Vienne
Available July 2 14236196 $14.99
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Brian Simpson
Frankie Valli
Lin Rountree
Shanachie Entertainment Group Guest Artist: Najee All of Brian Simpson’s previous albums have debuted in the top five on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Charts. His new release aims to do the same with standout tracks like All That Matters and a collaboration with Najee. 14242090 $18.99
Green Hill Productions Guest Artist: Joey DeFrancesco Featuring world-renowned jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco, the album showcases Frankie Valli’s indelible voice on some of his favorite tunes from the American songbook. 14236174 $11.99
Trippin N’ Rhythm Records In the newfound sea of trumpet players in smooth jazz, there are few who manage to stand out in the crowd with boldness and originality. Lin Rountree is one such player and it is ever more evidenced in his fresh new post-COVID effort. 14232545 $18.99
Freedom Over Everything
Modern Recordings Guest Artists: Antonio Sanchez, Joshua Redman Vince Mendoza’s latest work is inspired by current events in America. It was recorded by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and extraordinary guests, including the Roots’ Black Thought and soprano Julia Bullock. Available July 2 14244333 $15.99
All That Matters
A Touch of Jazz
$21.99
Fluid
CLASSICAL For Once in My Life A Celebration of Motown Il Divo
Decca Gold For their tenth studio album, Il Divo celebrates the hits of Motown with covers of songs including For Once in My Life. There are also appearances from Smokey Robinson and Boyz II Men. Available July 16 14271877 $13.99
Love Songs
Angela Hewitt
Hyperion Records Angela Hewitt’s new album is clearly destined to become a favorite. It features some of the best-known musical declarations of love across the centuries, heard in transcriptions by some of the great pianists (including Hewitt herself). Available July 2 14244325 $19.99
Chloe Flower Chloe Flowers
Masterworks Bridging the gap between classical and pop, Chloe Flower’s self-created popsical genre embodies sweet melodies, epic strings, and hip-hop beats blending with impressive aplomb. Available July 16 14270845 $11.99
Brahms Piano Sonatas & Rhapsodies Garrick Ohlsson
Hyperion Records Both sonatas recorded here are the work of the young Brahms, who was still a teenager when he wrote Op.2. They are paired with and perfectly complement the much later rhapsodies. Available July 2 14244326 $19.99
Mozart & Flute in Paris
Emmanuel Pahud
Warner Classics A bringing together of nine captivating works, all with their origins in Paris, which feature a solo flute. Emmanuel Pahud is joined by his colleagues from ‘wind supergroup’ Les Vents Français and by Belgian harpist Anneleen Lenaerts. Available July 9 2 Discs 14248944 $18.99
Roots
Randall Goosby
Decca Randall Goosby presents a celebration of classical music by Black composers and inspired by Black American culture. This debut album is an homage to the pioneering musicians that paved the way for Goosby’s generation of young artists. 14236178 $13.99
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CHILDREN’S TOP PICKS Young Maestros Volume 1 Tracy Bonham & Melodeon Music House
Melodeon Music House Two-time Grammy nominee and acclaimed rock singer-songwriter Tracy Bonham releases her debut children’s album based on her joyful approach to music education. 14106085 $12.99
Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On Various Artists
Rockabye Baby Music For the first time, the Rockabye Baby series focuses on a single album versus an artist’s greatest hits. This features new, soothing takes on songs from Marvin Gaye’s iconic 1971 album. 14120754 $16.99
KIDZ BOP 1
KIDZ BOP Kids
Concord / KIDZ BOP Two decades ago, KIDZ BOP emerged with fresh versions of pop hits performed by kids for kids. Now the popular series celebrates their anniversary with this special new release. 20th Birthday Edition 14117438 $10.99
KIDZ BOP All-Time Greatest Hits KIDZ BOP Kids
KIDZ BOP KIDZ BOP’s family-friendly collection compiles the biggest hits of this millennium, hits sung by kids for kids. Featuring kid-friendly versions of songs such as I Gotta Feeling; Call Me Maybe; Happy; and Old Town Road. 13936338 $10.99
Our most in-demand albums your young patrons will enjoy!
Get Up & Dance Greg & Steve
Greg & Steve Productions Dance! Move! Encourage reading! Get Up & Dance and The Little Engine That Could are just a couple of the songs that will stimulate the brain and body and have everyone moving and learning. 14111318 $15.99
Under the Pepper Tree Sara Watkins
New West Records Guest Artists: Nickel Creek, I’m With Her With the nostalgic and gentle album, Sara Watkins offers a comforting record for those moments as daily rhythms fade into nightly rituals and when a child’s imagination comes to life. 13957445 $13.99
The Strawberry Band
The Story Pirates
Face Cake Records Guest Artists: Alysha Deslorieux, Lilli Cooper The Story Pirates’ fourth album is an adventurous mock concept album where every song is inspired by a kid’s original idea. Featuring a wide array of genres and Broadway vocalists, the songs tell compelling and hilarious stories 14106086 $12.99
A Mind of Your Own The Bright Siders
Smithsonian Folkways Guest Artists: The War and Treaty, Kristin Andreassen, Ed Helms Debut release from the duo of songwriter Kristin Andreassen and child psychiatrist Kari Groff, MD. Brimming with uplifting and empowering songs, this invites listeners to think deeply on the emotions that come with growing up. 13786351 $14.99
NEW CHILDREN’S Do You Think I’m Weird?
For Kids About to Rock
Self Produced The Dilly Dallies are back with more whimsical and catchy lyrics on their third album. Make some time to cozy up and settle in with the kids to find out if it’s truly possible to pet an ant. 14271824 $12.99
Oglio Entertainment Parry Gripp first exploded onto the scene as frontman for the band Nerf Herder. While the band was on hiatus, he wrote a delightful batch of jingles. This brings together 51 of these tracks, including the YouTube hit Do You Like Waffles? 14253112 $16.99
The Dilly Dallies
Parry Gripp
Smoky Mountain Lullabies
Songs of the Bible
Green Hill Productions A homegrown, acoustic collection of gentle lullabies featuring traditional instruments of the Smoky Mountains, including hammered dulcimer, fiddle, autoharp, guitar, and more.
Worship Together The newest release from Worship Together Kids features songs that include both Bible references and word-for-word verses from the Bible. It aims to help young listeners learn scripture. 14110311 $7.99
Craig Duncan
Available July 9 14253111 $9.99
Worship Together Kids
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