Fourth Wave May. 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 …
Kris Allen, Thank You Camellia (RCA)
Bam Spacey, Land EP (Ceremony)
Blue Foundation, In My Mind I Am Free (Dead People’s Choice Records)
Joe Bonamassa, Driving Towards The Daylight (J&R Adventures)
Cory Branan, Mutt (Bloodshot)
The Bunny The Bear, The Stomach For It (Victory)
The Cult, Choice Of Weapon (Essential Music)
The influential British hard rock band presents their first new studio LP in five years and ninth overall. Long-time Cult collaborator/producer Bob Rock returned for the first time since 2001's Beyond Good and Evil to lend a hand along with Chris Goss (Queens of the Stone Age, The Duke Spirit). First video single "For the Animals" below.
David Banner, Sex, Drug & Video Games (download for free right here)
The Grammy-winning recording artist and producer presents a free album featuring an all-star roster of guests – Lil’ Wayne, Big K.R.I.T., A$AP Rocky, 2 Chainz, Bun B., Maino, Snoop Dogg, and others.
Delta Moon, Black Cat Oil (Red Parlor Records)
Diablo Swing Orchestra, Pandora's Piñata (Sensory)
Swedish avant garde band Diablo Swing Orchestra dishes out an adventurous mix of metal, opera, and swing jazz with shades of Spaghetti Western class. On their third album, the band welcomes a two-horn section on trumpet and trombone. Listen to "Voodoo Mon Amour" after the jump and check out the rest of this week's releases…
This article appears in May 17-23, 2012.