A huge tidal wave of new music kicks off June. I've included info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should know), with audio & video for your listening and viewing pleasure. Click here to check out releases that dropped over the past few months …
The Bamboos, Medicine Man (Tru Thoughts)
The Bamboos' fifth album blending blues, pop, soul and psychedelia, and features guest appearances by Aloe Blacc, Daniel Merriweather and Megan Washington alongside the powerhouse stylings of regular singer Kylie Auldist. Video for "I Got Burned" with Tim Rogers below.
The Beach Boys, That's Why God Made the Radio (Capitol)
Brian Wilson returns to the fold for the first album of new original BBs material since 1992. Is it a return to past glory or glorified kitsch? Read Anthony Salveggi's review to find out.
Eric Benet, The One (Jordan House)
Jherek Bischoff, Composed (Brassland)
Big K.R.I.T., Live From The Underground (Def Jam)
Bobby Brown, The Masterpiece (Xenon)
David Bowie, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars 40th Anniversary Edition (EMI)
The album has been remastered by original Trident Studios engineer Ray Staff (at London's Air Studios) and is available in a special limited vinyl format featuring the new 2012 remaster with a 5.1 mix and high resolution audio on DVD that includes previously unreleased 5.1 and stereo bonus 2003 Ken Scott mixes of “Moonage Daydream” (instrumental), “The Supermen,” “Velvet Goldmine” and “Sweet Head.”
Call Me No One, Last Parade (7Bros)
Brandi Carlile, Bear Creek (Columbia)
The alt country and folk songstress Brandi Carlile presents her fourth studio LP, which was produced by three-time Grammy winner Trina Shoemaker, and finds her reflecting with poetic poignancy on anything from ringing bells and raising hell, to keeping your heart young, to the lost loves you never forget, no matter what your age. Check out "Hard Way Home" after the jump along with the rest of this week's new releases.
This article appears in Jun 7-13, 2012.