Here’s a quick look at the bright and shiny new releases this week at The Record Exchange:
CD
The Black Keys – Turn Blue
Chromeo – White Women
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Days of Abandon
Tori Amos – Unrepentant Geraldines (deluxe edition also available)
Michael Jackson – Xscape (deluxe edition also available)
Down – Down IV Pt. 2
Dolly Parton – Blue Smoke
Wovenhand – Refractory Obdurate
Rascal Flatts – Rewind
Dawn Golden – Still Life
Mushroomhead – The Righteous and the Butterfly
Iamsu – Sincerely Yours
Avatar – Hail the Apocalypse
Blondie – Blondie 4(0)-Ever: Ghosts of Download/Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux (special edition with DVD also available)
Florence and the Sphinx – Sumerian Ceremonials
Nahko and Medicine for the People – On the Verge
Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Swans – To Be Kind
Little Dragon – Nabuma Rubberband
Mirah – Changing Light
Miasmal – Cursed Redeemer
Major Lazer – Apocalypse Soon
Guided By Voices – Cool Planet
Sylvan Esso – Sylvan Esso
Fujiya and Miyagi – Artificial Sweeteners
Lee “Scratch” Perry – Back on the Controls
Joseph Arthur – Lou
The Clientele – Suburban Light (deluxe reissue)
Prong – Ruining Lives
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Are We Not Men? We Are Diva!
Nine Black Alps – Candy for the Clowns
Killer Be Killed – Killer Be Killed
Agalloch – The Serpent and the Sphere
Structures – Life Through a Window
Hour of Penance – Regicide
Vince Guaraldi Trio – A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Dave Van Ronk – Dave Van Ronk Live in Monterey
John Mayall – Special Life
Dio – Live in London: Hammersmith Apollo
Dave Mason – Future’s Past
Kadavar – Abra Kadavar Tour Edition
Brand X – X-Files: A 20 Year Retrospective
Vallenfyre – Splinters
Tom the Lion – Sleep
Ferry Corsten – Solar Seranades
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical original cast recording
Various Artists – One Love, One Rhythm: The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album (deluxe edition also available)
VINYL
The Black Keys – Turn Blue
Chromeo – White Women
Swans – To Be Kind
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Days of Abandon
Major Lazer – Apocalypse Soon
Wovenhand – Refractory Obdurate
The String Cheese Incident – Song in My Head
Tomahawk – M.E.A.T.
Chiodos – Devil
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Are We Not Men? We Are Diva!
Big Boys – Lullabies Help the Brain Grow
Big Boys – No Matter How Long the Line is at the Cafeteria, There’s Always a Seat!
Down – Down IV: Part II
Janelle Monae – Electric Lady
Royal Blood – Out of the Black EP
Mercyful Fate – Melissa
Little Dragon – Nabuma Rubber
Guided By Voices – Cool Planet
Mushroomhead – The Righteous and the Butterfly
Various Artists – Bleep: 10
Thelonious Monk – Underground
Nine Black Alps – Candy for the Clowns
Mad Caddies – Dirty Rice
Asleep at the Wheel – Havin’ a Party: Live
King Diamond – Them
Eastlink – Eastlink
Boysetsfire/Funeral for a Friend – Split 7-inch
DVD/BLU-RAY
Bjork – When Bjork Met David Attenborough DVD and Blu-ray
Dio – Live in London: Hammersmith Apollo DVD