Midwest Tape June 2021 Music Catalog

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Jorja Smith

UPCOMING JULY 30 RELEASES Follow-up album releasing two years after her chart-topping debut!

Billie Eilish

Happier Than Ever

Darkroom/Interscope Records • Pop/Rock 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.

New, never-released tracks from Prince!

Prince

Welcome 2 America

Sony Music • R&B 14110651 $12.99

Recorded in the spring of 2010, the album documents Prince’s concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation, and a renewed fight for racial justice.

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Best of June

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Hot New Releases

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Top Music Picks

10 Maroon 5; Live Albums 11 Rock 12 Must-Have Releases

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BEST OF JUNE The in-demand titles patrons will be looking for.

The Black Keys

DJ Khaled

Khaled Khaled

Delta Kream

Nonesuch Pop/Rock 14115671 $11.99 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, among others.

Epic Rap/Hip-Hop Parental Advisory 14137857 $12.99 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.

Maroon 5

In the Heights

Jordi

Official Motion Picture Soundtrack

Interscope Pop/Rock Available June 11

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Parental Advisory 14137001 $13.99 The eagerly awaited album from Maroon 5 is the band’s first since the critically acclaimed Red Pill Blues. The album will include the recently released hit single Beautiful Mistakes featuring Megan Thee Stallion as well as Memories.

Atlantic Soundtracks Available June 11 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 cast members Leslie Grace, Anthony Ramos, and more.

Kid Cudi

Brett Young

Man on the Moon III The Chosen

Weekends Look a Little Different These Days

Republic Records Rap/Hip-Hop Available June 18

Parental Advisory 14124573 $13.99 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.

Big Machine Label Group Country Available June 4 14110308 $10.99 Brett Young has captured the hearts of fans everywhere through his honest lyrics and West-Coast-meetsSouthern sound. His new album includes the song Lady, his seventh back-to-back country chart topper.

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HOT NEW RELEASES The in-demand titles patrons will be looking for.

NOW That’s What I Call Country Volume 14

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

NOW • Country Artists: Dan + Shay The top-selling music series is back with a new collection of hot country hits. Includes songs from country superstars Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, and many more.

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.

Various Artists

Modest Mouse

The Golden Casket

Epic • Pop/Rock Available June 25 14176656 $11.99

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.

Sara Bareilles

Amidst the Chaos Live from the Hollywood Bowl

Epic • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: The Milk Carton Kids Acclaimed singersongwriter Sara Bareilles takes to the stage of the famous ollywood Bowl for a concert that includes appearances from Emily King, Milk Carton Kids, Rob Moose, and legendary producer T Bone Burnett.

2 Discs 14124574 $14.99

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

A Few Stars Apart

Available June 18 14124571 $18.99

Available June 11 14117439 $14.99

rory feek

Rhonda Vincent

Gaither Music Group Country Guest Artists: Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss The first solo album from Grammy Award-winning artist rory feek (of Joey+Rory). On this album, he tells stories about everyday small-town life, heartbreak, healing, and salvation.

Upper Management Country Landmark project by Rhonda Vincent, the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. Soaring vocals, innovative instrumentation, and award-winning songs, including the first recorded bluegrass version Unchained Melody.

14110317 $14.99

Gentle Man

Available June 18 14132793 $13.99

Music Is What I See

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.

Available June 4 3 Discs 14176575 $18.99

Jorja Smith

Be Right Back

FAMM • R&B Guest Artist: Shaybo Jorja Smith returns with a new eight-track project, the first work from her since her critically acclaimed, Mercury Prize-nominated 2019 debut album, Lost & Found.

Available June 4 14132820 $12.99

Jennifer Nettles Always Like New

Concord Records • Pop/Rock

Available June 25 14110309 $14.99 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.

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Artists to Watch Yola

Stand for Myself

Easy Eye Sound • Pop/Rock The anthemic new album from Yola is a timeless masterpiece marking an idiosyncratic sonic shift that will defy all expectation. This is also the follow-up to her Grammynominated debut album.

Available July 30 14121544 $14.99

Pink

All I Know So Far Setlist

RCA Records • Pop/Rock 14229309 $11.99

Guest Artists: Nate Ruess, Willow Sage Hart

The musical companion to Pink’s Amazon Prime 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.

Amythyst Kiah Raheem DeVaughn Lovesick

Mello Music Group • R&B Three-time Grammy nominee Raheem DeVaughn collaborates with the legendary hip-hop producer Apollo Brown on an album that brings together modern R&B, classic soul, and guttural funk.

Available June 11 14137009 $11.99

Mammoth WVH

Marina

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.

Atlantic • Pop/Rock Marina’s fifth studio album is a ten-track project whose major themes range from the impending climate crisis doom, wealth disparity, and gender and racial inequality to choosing one’s self in a relationship.

Mammoth WVH

Available June 11 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

Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land

Available June 11 14121543 $8.99

Wary + Strange

Concord / Rounder • Folk

Available June 18 14117440 $14.99 The major label debut from Amythyst Kiah marks the collision of two vastly different worlds: the iconoclastic alt-rock that first sparked her musical passion, and the roots music scene where she’s found breakout success in recent years.

Cande y Paulo Cande y Paulo

Verve • Jazz Cande y Paulo release their debut album.

Produced by Grammy Award winner Larry Klein, it features the Argentinian song Barro Tal Vez that went viral on YouTube in 2017.

Available June 4 14110322 $13.99

Black Veil Brides

Dirty Honey

Sumerian Records Pop/Rock After releasing a collection of re-recorded tracks, Black Veil Brides return with a brand new album. Their new release includes the single Scarlet Cross, which is quickly climbing up the alternative rock charts.

Dirt Records • Pop/Rock In 2019, Dirty Honey became the first unsigned act to reach number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

Their album features airtight songwriting, melodic hard rock, and soulful ‘70s blues rock.

14034260 $14.99

The Phantom Tomorrow

Dirty Honey

Available June 4 14115668 $12.99

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HOT NEW RELEASES The in-demand titles patrons will be looking for.

Electronic and Dance

Gary Numan Intruder

BMG Rights Management (UK) • Pop/Rock 14097478 $13.99 Gary Numan presents a fresh but complementary narrative. It’s a philosophical examination of a potential future apocalypse: the planet can only survive by purging its inhabitants.

Gorgon City Olympia

Astralwerks • Pop/Rock While Gorgon City has been no stranger to chart success, their sound is deeply rooted in club culture and live shows.

This is an album of pure escapism designed to inspire people to get back out there again and enjoy life.

Available June 18 14132804 $13.99

Nils Frahm

Tripping with Nils Frahm

Erased Tapes Records Pop/Rock Nils Frahm’s lauded ability as a composer and passionate live artist as well as the enchanting atmosphere of his captivating and already legendary Funkhaus show an extraordinary musical trip.

13921423 $16.99

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Chris Thile

Sharon Van Etten

Nonesuch • Folk Chris Thile creates his first truly solo album: just himself, his voice, and his mandolin, on new recordings of six original songs and three covers, all of which contextualize and banter with his ideas about spirituality.

Available June 4 14115672 $12.99

Ba Da Bing Records & Marketing • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Big Red Machine To celebrate the tenth anniversary of this special album’s release, and to acknowledge the convergence of her present and past work, Sharon Van Etten asked fellow artists she admired to participate in an expanded reissue.

Lula Wiles

Symphonic Suites

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings • Folk Conceived amidst profound change and calls for revolution, this is the sound of Lula Wiles amplifying the present moment.

This release captures them at a pivotal juncture, as they critically examine today’s nuanced struggles.

13995402 $14.99

Decca • Classical Andrew Lloyd Webber has brought together an 81-piece orchestra to record an album featuring three newly orchestrated suites from his award-winning musicals Evita; Phantom of the Opera; and Sunset Boulevard.

Laysongs

Shame and Sedition

Epic Ten

2 Discs 14115650 $17.99

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Available June 18 14132812 $24.99

Leslie Jordan

Company’s Comin’

Platoon LTD • Religious Guest Artists: Dolly Parton, Eddie Vedder Leslie Jordan breathes new life into the music that raised him, teaming up with an all-star cast of duet partners to release his debut album.

Features on the album include Dolly Parton, Eddie Vedder, Brandi Carlile, and more.

Available June 11 14111280 $12.99

Riley Clemmons Godsend

Sparrow • Religious Guest Artist: Lauren Alaina The sophomore album from the GMA nominee for Best New Artist of the Year, Riley Clemmons.

The album includes top-five radio hit Fighting for Me alongside Riley’s latest hit single, Keep on Hoping.

Available June 4 14110323 $11.99

Crowder

Milk & Honey

sixstepsrecords • Religious

Available June 11 14132794 $13.99 According to Crowder, ‘This album is a celebration of the future we are marching towards together and a prayer that each of us can live in this promise in the here and now.’

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Available June 18

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, & Jon Batiste Walt Disney Records

14229287 $15.99

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NEW AND NOTEWORTHY SOUNDTRACKS In the Heights Official Motion Picture Soundtrack Lin-Manuel Miranda

Atlantic 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.

Mortal Kombat Original Motion Picture Score Benjamin Wallfisch

Watertower Music Features new music by Golden Globe, BAFTA, two-time Grammy, and Emmy-nominated composer Benjamin Wallfisch and includes Techno Syndrome 2021 (Mortal Kombat), which longtime Mortal Kombat fans will instantly recognize.

14121550 $14.99

Available June 11 14124575 $16.99

Nomadland Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Ludovico Einaudi & Olafur Arnalds

Decca The soundtrack for this award-winning film features the breathtaking music of Ludovico Einaudi and Ólafur Arnalds.

14085033 $13.99

The Midnight Sky Score Alexandre Desplat

ABKCO Academy Award-winning composer Alexandre Desplat worked with the London Symphony Orchestra for the dramatic score.

14097482 $16.99

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TOP MUSIC PICKS Titles people are talking about.

Olivia Rodrigo

Amy Winehouse

Geffen • Pop/Rock Olivia Rodrigo releases her debut album, featuring the global smash Drivers License and her current hit, Deja Vu.

Republic Records Pop/Rock Features tracks from appearances on Later with Jools Holland over the years, notably Amy’s first performance on the show in 2003 with Stronger Than Me.

Sour

Parental Advisory 14097498 $13.99 Edited Version 14097499 $13.99

Demi Lovato

Dancing with the Devil The Art of Starting Over

Island Records • Pop/Rock Parental Advisory 14050305 $13.99

Edited Version 14050306 $13.99

Guest Artists: Sam Fischer, Ariana Grande, Noah Cyrus Demi Lovato’s album serves as the companion to her powerful four-part documentary. It includes nineteen original songs, including previously released Grammy Awards showstopper Anyone.

At the BBC

3 Discs 14059123 $29.99

Taylor Swift

Girl in Red

Republic Records Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Maren Morris, Colbie Caillat

World in Red • Pop/Rock The debut album from Girl in Red is the musical distillation of Marie Ulven’s solitary conversations on the road: it’s an album brimming with the things people wish they could say to others, but tell themselves instead.

Fearless (Taylor’s Version)

2 Discs 13960093 $18.99

Largest first week sales for 2021!

If I Could Make It Go Quiet

Parental Advisory 14047724 $11.99

Weezer

Lord Huron

Garbage

Atlantic • Pop/Rock After being delayed, Weezer releases their highly anticipated new album. Featuring a healthy dose of heavy guitars, the band dedicated it to Eddie Van Halen following his passing. It includes the single The End of the Game.

14059106 $11.99

Republic Records Pop/Rock During the pandemic, Lord Huron created a fourpart streaming show called Alive from Whispering Pines that included live virtual performances and introduced a fictitious multiverse which is referenced on their fourth studio album.

14059122 $13.99

Infectious Music Pop/Rock First recorded in the summer of 2018 in Palm Springs, altrock group Garbage releases their seventh studio album, which includes eleven original songs.

Van Weezer

Long Lost

No Gods No Masters

Available June 11 Parental Advisory 14097473 $17.99

Myles Kennedy

Rise Against

AFI

Napalm Records Pop/Rock Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy releases the long-anticipated fulllength follow-up to his 2018 solo debut, Year of the Tiger.

This showcases the organic side of his musical spectrum and one-of-a-kind voice.

Loma Vista Recordings Pop/Rock Rise Against draws a line in the sand with its blazing and aggressive punk rock, with lyrics that shine a spotlight on younger generations’ social and economic struggles in pursuit of the American dream.

Rise Records • Pop/Rock California-based rock band AFI is back with their eleventh album, their first new album in four years.

The new release includes the singles Looking Tragic and Begging for Trouble.

Parental Advisory 14003146 $13.99

Parental Advisory 14059124 $14.99

The Ides of March

Nowhere Generation

Available June 4

Bodies

Available June 11 14003147 $13.99

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TOP MUSIC PICKS

Country Tony Joe White Smoke from the Chimney

Easy Eye Sound • Country Tony Joe White’s posthumous album brings to life previously unknown home recordings by the legendary songwriter and musician.

14042206 $14.99

Alan Jackson

Where Have You Gone

UMG Nashville • Country Country Music Hall of Fame member Alan Jackson releases his first country album in over five years.

It features new original songs by Jackson as well as a cover of That’s the Way Love Goes in remembrance of Merle Haggard.

14090148 $17.99

Ashley Monroe

MercyMe

Inhale (Exhale)

Fair Trade/Columbia Religious Guest Artists: Sam Wesley, Gary LeVox, Gloria Gaynor In a year filled with uncertainly and broken hopes, this project delivers both affirmations and challenges on what it means to be anchored in faith and paves a path to finding light amidst the darkness.

14090790 $12.99

Various Artists

DDG & OG Parker Die 4 Respect

Epic Records Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Blueface, 42 Dugg, 2KBABY Producer OG Parker joins rising rapper DDG in this new joint project that includes new single Rule #1 featuring Lil Yachty.

DDG is one of rap’s hottest new artists, having already reached gold status for his single Moonwalking in Calabasas.

Parental Advisory 14096975 $12.99

Rosegold

Mountainrose Sparrow, LLC Country A reliable traditionalist with a penchant for bittersweet songs of heartbreak and loss, Ashley Monroe pulled a complete 180 for her spectacular new album, riding the joyful emotional wave that followed the birth of her son.

14047748 $11.99

Porter Robinson

Blake Shelton

Moby

Warner Music Nashville Country Guest Artists: The Swon Brothers, Gwen Stefani Country superstar Blake Shelton is back with his first new fulllength album in four years. The latest from The Voice judge includes the single Happy Anywhere, which is a collaboration with Gwen Stefani.

14110307 $14.99

Deutsche Grammophon Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Gregory Porter, Amythyst Kiah Moby releases an album of his best-known tracks in stunning new arrangements for the classical instrument, featuring himself and a stellar lineup of collaborators from across the musical spectrum.

Body Language

NOW That’s What I Call a Decade! 1990s

Nurture

Mom+Pop • Pop/Rock An album about hope, overcoming despair, faithfully pursuing a sense of purpose, and trying to prove that it’s worthwhile to try. The album came about during a period of intense creative and emotional struggle.

13937010 $13.99

NOW! Music • Pop/Rock 14034252 $18.99 Travel back to the era of Beanie Babies, grunge, and slap bracelets with a new collection featuring some of the biggest hits from the 90s. Included here are hits from Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Will Smith, and more.

NOW That’s What I Call Music 78 Various Artists

Reprise

Deluxe Edition 14090150 $13.99

NOW! Music • Pop/Rock 14034251 $18.99 Volume 78 features major current hits from today’s hottest artists incuding Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Bieber, the Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Luke Combs, and more.

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Maroon 5

Jordi

Interscope • Pop/Rock • Available June 11 Parental Advisory Edited Version 14137001 $13.99 14232586 $13.99

The eagerly awaited album from Maroon 5 is the band’s first since the critically acclaimed Red Pill Blues. The album includes the recently released hit single Beautiful Mistakes featuring Megan Thee Stallion as well as Memories.

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Red Pill Blues

Interscope • Pop/Rock 11976064 $13.99

LIVE ALBUMS Sara Bareilles

Amidst the Chaos Live from the Hollywood Bowl

Epic • Pop/Rock Acclaimed singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles takes to the stage of the famous Hollywood Bowl for a concert that includes appearances from Emily King, Milk Carton Kids, Rob Moose, and legendary producer T Bone Burnett.

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

2 Discs 14124574 $14.99

Lacuna Coil

Live from the Apocalypse

Century Media • Pop/Rock Lacuna Coil’s new live album is the fruit of an unprecedented time.

Unlike previous live efforts, the Italian band, under the yoke of the pandemic, cleverly devised a way for their devoted fanbase to hear and see them on stage.

Available June 25 2 Discs 14137021 $30.99

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New Order

Education Entertainment Recreation

Rhino/Warner Bros.

Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Joy Division Recorded at a sold-out London’s Alexandra Palace on November 9, 2018.

The set includes all the New Order favorites, such as Blue Monday; True Faith; and Bizarre Love Triangle, as well as four songs from Joy Division.

14006006 $21.99

Joe Bonamassa

Grateful Dead

J&R Adventures • Blues Joe Bonamassa set out to perform his brand-new music for fans amidst a global entertainment shutdown.

This led to an incredible live concert at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

Real Gone Music Pop/Rock Shines a light on the Grateful Dead’s infamous Wall of Sound sound system. Despite the challenges it created, it was a sonic achievement.

The concerts featured here show how the system’s power allowed the band to play more subtly.

Now Serving: Royal Tea Live from the Ryman

Available June 11 14093300 $17.99

Road Trips Volume 2 No. 3 Wall of Sound

2 Discs 14065077 $41.99

ROCK The Wallflowers

Danny Elfman

New West Records The Wallflowers’ album stays true to its title.

It’s an ode to people, individual and collective, that have, to put it mildly, been through some stuff.

Epitaph Solo album from the singer, songwriter, acclaimed film composer, and former Oingo Boingo frontman.

It is the first proper solo album from Elfman in 37 years and was written and recorded during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Exit Wounds

Available July 9 14110306 $13.99

Big Mess

Available June 11 Parental Advisory 14119382 $11.99

Crowded House

Atreyu

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC After eleven years, Crowded House is back with a new album.

Their latest includes the single Whatever You Want.

Spinefarm Guest Artists: Jacoby Shaddix, Travis Barker Two decades since their debut, Atreyu is just getting started, creating a definitive work for a new era. Featuring guests Jacoby Shaddix and Travis Barker, the album includes massive songs like Warrior; Catastrophe; and Save Us.

Dreamers Are Waiting

Available June 4 14115670 $13.99

Ex1 Records

Baptize

Available June 4 14110320 $13.99

Black Veil Brides

Japanese Breakfast

Sumerian Records After releasing a collection of re-recorded tracks, Black Veil Brides return with a brand new album.

Their new release includes the single Scarlet Cross, which is quickly climbing up the alternative rock charts.

Dead Oceans, Inc. At the start of a new decade, Japanese Breakfast is ready to fight for happiness, an all-tooscarce resource in a seemingly crumbling world. This finds Michelle Zauner embracing ambition and, with it, her boldest ideas and songs yet.

The Phantom Tomorrow

Mammoth WVH

Jubilee

Mammoth WVH

Available June 11 Parental Advisory 13959291 $12.99 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.

Paul McCartney McCartney III Imagined

Capitol Guest Artists: Beck, Phoebe Bridgers 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 June 4 14115668 $12.99

Available June 4 14111311 $14.99

Chai

Blackberry Smoke

Marina

Sub Pop Records Guest Artists: MNDSGN, Ric Wilson Like all musicians, Chai spent 2020 forced to rethink the fabric of their work and lives. Their third full-length contains Chai’s mellowest and most minimal music, and also their most affecting and exciting songwriting by far.

14090154 $11.99

3 Legged records Guest Artists: Jamey Johnson, Warren Haynes Atlanta-based quintet Blackberry Smoke celebrates their twentieth anniversary with a magnificent tribute to their home.

The album includes appearances from Jamey Johnson and Warren Haynes.

14092969 $11.99

Atlantic Marina’s fifth studio album is a ten-track project whose major themes range from the impending climate crisis doom, wealth disparity, and gender and racial inequality to choosing oneself in a relationship.

Wink

You Hear Georgia

Available July 23 14034163 $13.99

Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land

Available June 11 14121543 $8.99

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MUST-HAVE RELEASES Features collaborations with Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, Post Malone, Cardi B, and more.

DJ Khaled

Khaled Khaled

Epic • Rap/Hip-Hop Parental Advisory 14137857 $12.99

Superstar producer 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., Lil Wayne, and more.

One of the most anticipated musical events of the year.

In the Heights

Official Motion Picture Soundtrack

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Atlantic • Soundtracks • Available June 11 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.

The Black Keys cover a selection of blues classics.

The Black Keys Nonesuch • Pop/Rock 14115671 $11.99

Delta Kream

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.

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COUNTRY The Steel Woods All of Your Stones

Woods Music The third album from the Steel Wheels honors late band member Jason ‘Rowdy’ Cope and acknowledges the heart, soul, passion, and vision he put into the band. Rowdy passed away unexpectedly after the album’s completion.

14111357 $11.99

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

The Oak Ridge Boys Front Porch Singin’

A Few Stars Apart

Concord / Fantasy 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.

Available June 11 14117439 $14.99

Lightning Rod Records Country classics, traditional folk songs, gospel tunes, and a handful of new original songs are all found on the new album from the Oak Ridge Boys.

Available June 11 14093794 $12.99

rory feek

Rhonda Vincent

Shannon McNally

Gaither Music Group Guest Artists: Dolly Parton, Vince Gill The first solo album from Grammy Award-winning artist rory feek (of Joey+Rory).

On this album, he tells stories about everyday small-town life, heartbreak, healing, and salvation.

Upper Management Landmark project by Rhonda Vincent, the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry.

Soaring vocals, innovative instrumentation, and award-winning songs, including the first recorded bluegrass version Unchained Melody.

14110317 $14.99

Compass Records Shannon McNally’s extraordinary collection isn’t so much a tribute to Waylon Jennings as it is a recontextualization: a nuanced, feminine rendering of a catalog long considered a bastion of hetero-masculinity.

14115645 $16.99

Gentle Man

Available June 18 14132793 $13.99

Music Is What I See

The Waylon Sessions

The popular series expands its country music offerings with two new collections.

Available June 18

NOW That’s What I Call Country Volume 14 Various Artists

NOW That’s What I Call Country Classics 00s

NOW 14124571 $18.99 Includes songs from country superstars Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, and many more.

Various Artists

NOW 14124572 $18.99 Includes country superstars Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, and Taylor Swift.

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JAZZ Brad Mehldau & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Variations on a Melancholy Theme

Nonesuch Pianist and composer Brad Mehldau performs a selections of works commissioned by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

It features an orchestral piece with eleven variations plus a cadenza and postlude.

Available June 11 14137006 $12.99

Dave Holland Another Land

Edition Records LTD. 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

CHRISTIAN Crowder

Leslie Jordan

sixstepsrecords According to Crowder, ‘This album is a celebration of the future we are marching towards together and a prayer that each of us can live in this promise in the here and now.’

Platoon LTD Guest Artists: Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton Leslie Jordan breathes new life into the music that raised him, teaming up with an all-star cast of duet partners to release his debut album. Features on the album include Dolly Parton, Eddie Vedder, Brandi Carlile, and more.

Milk & Honey

Available June 11 14132794 $13.99

Riley Clemmons

Elevation Worship Records Guest Artists: Dante Bowe, Chandler Moore A new thirteen-track album from Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music.

The album features Jireh, a song led by Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine that has become a new staple during worship at Elevation Church.

Sparrow Guest Artist: Lauren Alaina The sophomore album from GMA-nominated Best New Artist of the Year, Riley Clemmons.

It includes top-five radio hit Fighting for Me alongside Riley’s latest hit single, Keep on Hoping.

Old Church Basement

2 Discs 14110330 $12.99

Nina Simone

The Montreux Years

BMG Rights Management (UK) Featuring recordings from 1968, 1976, 1981, and 1990, this collection features many of Nina Simone’s finest Montreux performances.

Included are live versions of My Baby Just Cares for Me; The House of the Rising Sun; and many more.

2 Discs 14115655 $19.99

Godsend

Available June 4 14110323 $11.99

RAP

The Montreux Years

2 Discs 14115662 $19.99

Available June 11 14111280 $12.99

Dante Bowe

Etta James

BMG Rights Management (UK) Featuring recordings from Etta James’s Montreux Jazz Festival concerts in 1977, 1978, 1989, 1990, and 1993, this encapsulates and reflects her dynamic artistry and long-lasting impact.

Company’s Comin’

Kid Cudi

Skyzoo

Republic Records After ten years, one of the greatest trilogies in hip-hop gets its final chapter. Kid Cudi unveils his anxiously awaited seventh fulllength studio album and the third installment of his legendary series.

Mello Music Group Skyzoo’s new album explores the world of fatherhood, including his own experiences raising his son. It also includes appearances from BJ the Chicago Kid, Raheem DeVaughn, Blakk Soul, and more.

Man on the Moon III The Chosen

Available June 18 Parental Advisory 14124573 $13.99

Namir Blade

Imaginary Everything

Mello Music Group Namir Blade controls the clouds and the concrete.

With the blink of a synapse, his imagination conjures elaborate visions of valleys of death, bad Tijuana dreams, and shotgun raids.

14132825 $11.99

All the Brilliant Things

Available June 11 14137013 $11.99

Vinnie Paz

Burn Everything That Bears Your Name

Iron Tusk The sixth solo album from Jedi Mind Tricks frontman Vinnie Paz includes the lead single Papi Wardrobe.

Parental Advisory 14110302 $15.99

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NEW CHILDREN’S The Strawberry Band

Get Up & Dance

Face Cake Records The Story Pirates’ fourth family music album is an adventurous mock concept album where every song is inspired by a kid’s original idea. Featuring a wide array of genres, the songs tell compelling and hilarious stories.

14106086 $12.99

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 will have everyone moving and learning.

14111318 $14.99

The Story Pirates

KIDZ BOP 1 20th Brithday Edition 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.

Available June 25

14117438 $10.99

Greg & Steve

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

Young Maestros Volume 1

Tracy Bonham & Melodeon Music House

Melodeon Music House 14106085 $12.99

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.

CHILDREN’S TOP PICKS The Wiggles We’re All Fruit Salad! The Wiggles’ Greatest Hits The Wiggles

Under the Pepper Tree Sara Watkins

ABC (Australian) The sixth best-of collection from the Wiggles is different from their previous collections. This one features songs that were chosen by the public via an online vote.

13988586 $12.99

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

A Mind of Your Own

Let’s Go!

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

Concord Music Group Inc. Laurie Berkner’s fourteenth album showers her ever-growing list of fans with an inspiring array of original, interactive songs in her signature style, famous for its clarity, warmth, and wisdom.

13921431 $10.99

The Bright Siders

The Laurie Berkner Band

Putumayo Kids Presents Yoga Dreamland Various Artists

Putumayo World Music Tranquil music from around the world for yoga, relaxation, and bedtime.

Includes music from Lodoe, Peter Kater, Michael Brant DeMaria, Marta Gomez, and more.

13967561 $14.99

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

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Come see us at the Virtual ALA Summer Show!

What we all wear to “walk” the Exhibit Floor might be different this year, but we still can’t wait to see you there!

Stop by our booth June 23-26.