Even though we’re deep into the slowest part of the summer, there are still plenty of musical birthdays, anniversaries and milestones to mark:
Monday is Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson’s 65th birthday (‘Scream for me, senior citizens!!’), Tuesday is the 35th anniversary of N.W.A.’s incendiary album Straight Outta Compton (aka The Album No White Person Should Sing Along With), Wednesday is the 28th anniversary of Grateful Dead singer-guitarist Jerry Garcia’s 1995 death, Thursday is the 15th anniversary of Isaac Hayes‘ passing in 2008, Friday is Guess Who bassist Jim Kale’s 80th birthday, and Saturday is the 59th anniversary of The Beatles film A Hard Day’s Night. And oh yeah — next week also brings these 235-plus new albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, vinyl reissues and cassettes:
Stephanie Acraman & Liam Wooding | The Complete Cabaret Songs Of William Bolcom
Joe Alterman | Joe Alterman Plays Les McCann: Big Mo & Little Joe
Amxxr | 7 Day Beloved Theory
Ray Angry | Ray Angry Three
Anyma | Genesys
Emma B | Meltinglove EP
Baby Dave | Different Gravy
Bad As | Fight The Demons
Ramson Badbonez | Panther Funk
Bad Luck | Books On Tape EP
Kelsea Ballerini | Rolling Up The Welcome Mat (For Good)
The Band Camino | The Dark
Jazmin Bean | Favorite Toy Single
Benny The Bucher | Everybody Can’t Go
Best Frenz | The Mall
Bestial Mouths | R.O.T.T. (inmyskin)
Beurre | Oxt to Anyone
Bia | Millions
Bilderbuch | Softpower
Ryan Bingham | Watch For the Wolf EP
Bisket | Riskr Is Making Garbage
The Black Skeleton | The Rear View
Jonathan Blake | Passage
Blue Cranes | My Only Secret
Anthony Boccaleoni | Somedays
Bonnie “Prince” Billy | Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You
Kris Bowers | Chevalier Soundtrack
David Bowie | Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture 50th Anniversary Edition
The Boyz | Phantasy Pt. 1: Christmas In August
Nate Brazier | Nothing Sacred EP
Brin & Dustin Wong | Texture II
Alan Brown | Ondulation
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim | Here Lies Love Reissue
Carina | After The Stars EP
Carmen Caska | To Be Plugged
Caskets | Reflections
Louis Cato | Reflections
Celia | Complete In Box
CEO@business.net | CEO
Chaino | Temptation Reissue
Chaosy | Bad Magic
Chastity Belt | No Regrets Vinyl Reissue
Ross Christopher | The Eternal Nature of Temporary Things
Chuck The Great | Chuck Time
Claret Ash | Worldtorn: Anemoia
The Connells | Ring 30th AnniversaryDeluxe Edition
Conquer Divide | Slow Burn
Hollie Cook | Happy Hour in Dub
Copse | Old Belief | New Despair
Cordovas | The Rose Of Aces
Julee Cruise | Floating Into The Night Vinyl Reissue
DJ Cuddles | Hugs and Kisses
Curling | No Guitar
CXR | Before The Summer’s Over
Daffy | Can’t Stop Now
Datashock | Geltungsbereich Universum
Dead Leaf Echo | Call Single
Francesca Dego / Timothy Ridout / Laura Van Der Heijden / Federico Colli | Mozart: The Piano Quartets
Derivakat & Netrum | Cycle Single
DFL | My Crazy Life Reissue
Nico Discenza | How Do You Know It’s Love?
Disclosure | Settle Vinyl Reissue
Liam Doc | Beefa Soundies Volume II
Dr. John | Plays Mac Rebennack Reissue
Gibraltar Drakus | Hommage A Zanzibar
Paul Dunmall | New Quartet: World Without
Jason Eady | Mississippi
Edsel Axle | Variable Happiness
Elliot | Just Calling To Tell You I’m Okay
Elthia | Wildfire Single
Emotional Oranges | Still Emo
Lawrence English & Lea Bertucci | Chthonic
Eparapo | Take to The Streets
EST Gee | El Toro 2
EZ Mil | Du4li7y: Redux
Facet | Facet
Clarice Falcão | Truque
George FitzGerald | Not As I EP Vinyl
The Flashcubes | Pop Masters
Forces | Chimæras
Ford. | Guiding Hand
Andy Frasco & The U.N. | L’Optimist
Fredo | Unfinished Business
Karol G | Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season)
The Gaither Vocal Band | Shine: The Darker The Night The Brighter The Light
Hadji Gaviota | Wallflower
Morten Georg Gismervik | Dunes at Night
G Flip | Drummer
Liam Gallagher | Knebworth 22
Gloss Up | Shades Of Gloss
Grabbitz | Let Them Only See Butterflies
Grain | We’ll Hide Away: Complete Recordings 1993-1995
Groundstate | The Things We Leave Unsaid
Laura Groves | Radio Red
Hail The Sun | Divine Inner Tension
Chris Hazelton | After Dark
The Headhunters | Live From Brooklyn Bowl
Helios | Espera
Hemina | Romancing The Ether
Kristin Hersh | Clear Pond Road
High Rise | Dispersion
The Hives | The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons
Hannah Holland | Beats Aesthetic EP
MP Hopkins | Misting
Hubert | Wizuale
Humble Souls | Beads, Things & Flowers Single
Andrew Hung | Deliverance
Hurry | Don’t Look Back
Hyperdose | Not Ready to Die
Idontknowjeffery | The Jeffery LP
Les Imprimés | Rêverie
Jaehyun | Horizon
Phil Jamieson | Somebody Else
Jaydii & Miles Hadley | The Funny Storm Vol. 1
De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig | Moderne Manieren
Papp Johnson | Timeless
Jon & Robin | The Singles
Jungle | Volcano
K.A.A.N. | The Death Of A Rapper
DJ Karaba | Souvenires EP
Kataklysm | Goliath
KB | His Glory Alone II
Killah Priest | Mystery Channel EP
Kind | Close Encounters
Kings Kaleidoscope | Kings Kaleidoscope
Olive Klug | Don’t You Dare Make Me Jaded
Kolb | Power Of Thought EP
Lawrence | I’m Confident That I’m Insecure Single
Lil Ceasers | Namesake
John Lodge | Days of Future Passed: My Sojourn
Lonesome Dead | Greatest Hits EP
Chloë Lum & Yannick Desranleau | The Garden of a Former House Turned Museum
Lush | Lovelife Reissue
Lush | Split Reissue
Lush | Spooky Reissue
Son Lux | Alternate Forms
Magic Carpet | Broken Compass
Magic Wands | Switched
Mama Terra | The Summoned
Mat Maneri Quartet | Ash
Mareena & JakoJako | Atlas der Gedanken
Talia Mar | Forget About Your Ex
Bonnie McKee | Hot City Single
Peter McPoland | Piggy
Megaherz | In Teufels Namen
Joe Melnicove | You Is You (ft. George Garzone, Ben Street, Billy Hart)
Mette | Van Gogh Single
MGR | Neither Here Nor There
Sharon Minemoto | Dark Night, Bright Stars
Mirod | Skeletons
Miss Vain | Crocus Biflorus EP
MoneySign Suede | Outside
Rob Moose | Inflorescence
John Moran | Tapes From Studio J
Neal Morse | The Dreamer – Joseph: Part One
Murlo | Puckle
MyGO!!!!! | 壱雫空 (Ichizuku Sora)
The Mystical Hot Chocolate Endeavors | A Clock Without A Craftsman
Necromanicide | Hate Regime 25th Anniversary Edition
Necronomicon Ex Mortis | Silver Bullet EP
Noname | Sundial
No Regrets | Chastity Belt Vinyl
n.SSign | Birth Of Cosmo
Olamide | Unruly
O.N.E. The Duo | Blood Harmony
Joell Ortiz & L’Orange | Signature
Otik | Oxytoxin
Oulu Sinfonia / Rumon Gamba | Overtures From Finland
Pat’s Soundhouse | Pat’s Soundhouse III
Jonathan Postal | All The Boys On St. Marks Place
Elvis Presley | Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Public Image Ltd. | End Of World
Suzi Quatro & KT Tunstall | Face to Face
Reason | Porches
Rebuilder | Local Support
RedFriend | In the Water’s Way
DJ Matt Reid | Treat You Right
Reive | _Crueltysquadfishmarket_
Requiem | POPulist Agendas
Rezn / Vinnum Sabbathi | Silent Future
Ringing | Is It Light Out Where You Are?
The Rions | Minivan
Claire Rousay | Sigh In My Ear
Santiago Big Band (ft. Marcos Fernandez) & Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ft. Arturo O’Farrill) | Santiago Brooklyn Santiago
Schizophrenic Doubles | Sewen Visions
Darrell Scott String Band | Old Cane Back Rocker
Brandy Senki (ブランデー戦記) | 人類滅亡ワンダーランド
Jeon Somi | Game Plan EP
Joseph Shabason | One For The Money (ft. Thom Gill)
Sigrid | The Hype Single
Silverburn | Self Induced Transcendental Annihilation
Sloppy Heads | Sometimes Just One Second
Slowdive | The Slab Single
Slowly Rolling Camera | Flow
Soft Riot | No
Sorrow | Death Of Sorrow
SPADe | Dreams
Spare Snare | Ring To Me (Version)
Tom Speight | Love & Light
Spoilers | There Or Thereabouts
Rae Spoon | Not Dead Yet
Alexander Stewart | I Wish You Cheated Single
Str4ta | Str4tasfear Remixes
Tash Sultana | Sugar EP
Sundressed | Sundressed
Swandive | The Lonestar
Swimm | Best Comedown Ever
The Take | Live for Tonight
Tall Black Guy | Mystery Channel EP
Tan | Tan Made
Kate Teague | Loose Screw EP
Chad Tepper | Never Stood A Chance
To Kill Achilles | Recovery
Joey Trap | The Plug’s House
Trippie Redd | A Love Letter To You 5
Tryst Arcane | Sun of Other Days
U-Know | Reality Show
Urne | A Feast On Sorrow
UMI | Happy Im
Various Artists | A7 Edits: Selected Edits
Various Artists | Gouldian Finch 5
Various Artists | Heist Recordings: Hidden Gems
Various Artists | Jem Records Celebrates Ray Davies
Various Artists | Tell Everybody! 21st Century Juke Joint Blues From Easy Eye Sound
Velvet Starlings | Pacific Standard Time
Baba Vuk | Promesse du Bonheur
Werewolves | My Enemies Look And Sound Like Me
PJ Western | Here I Go
Westside Gunn | And Then You Pray For Me
Anthony Wilson | Collodion
JayWood | Grown On EP
Yeule | Ghosts
Neil Young | Chrome Dreams
YTB Fatt | Who Is Fatt
Jo Yuri | Love All
Spencer Zahn | Statues I
Zilched | Earthly Delights
