This is not a drill: Believe it or not, the last Friday of July is coming up any minute now. Better get out there and enjoy summer while you can. But first, check out all the albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, vinyl reissues and cassettes on the way. After all, you’re going to need something to listen to in the great outdoors:
Aandrq | Inescapable
Ace Of Spades | Blood
Airospace | Sum ≠ Parts
Already Dead | Something Like A War
American Aquarium | The Fear of Standing Still
Art Brut | And Yes, This Is My Singing Voice!
Art Brut | A Record Collection, Reduced To A Mixtape
Art Of Attrition | …And It Will All End Forever
Atop | The Mystical Gentleman
A Wake In Providence | I Write To You, My Darling Decay
Azki | Route If
Big B – Wellness Check
Zeshan B | O Say, Can You See?
Bad Brains | I Against I Reissue
John Lee’s Barclay James Harvest | Philharmonic! The Orchestral Concert
Big B | Wellness Check / Passenger Princess
Joshua Bassett | The Golden Years
Battlequest | The Citadel
Beastie Boys | Ill Communication 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Beasto Blanco | Kinetica
Beauty In Chaos | Dancing With Angels
Beckahesten | Svältens Tid
Ned Bennett | Percussive Orbit EP
Art Bergmann | Songs For The Underclass 10th Anniversary Edition
Joey Berkley | A Suite Life
Beyond All Hope | Life Cycles
Birdie | Some Dusty
Birds | Home LP
Black Market Karma | Wobble
Blasphemous Basement | Hallucigoblin
Blur | Live At Wembley Stadium
Blutengel | Nothing Left ft. Solar Fake
Bôa | Whiplash
David Bowie | David Bowie Deluxe Edition
Nathan Bowles Trio | Are Possible
Braidyn | Things You Feel
James Alexander Bright | Cool Cool
Brigitte Calls Me Baby | The Future Is Our Way Out
Jack Bruce | Songs For A Tailor Remastered
John Cale | Ship Of Fools: The Island Albums
Bill Callahan | Resuscitate!
Brooke Candy | Candyland
Laura Cannell | Mammothlore
Eddie Cantor | All the Hits and More 1917-1947
Jerry Cantrell | Vilified
Johnny Cash | At Folsom Prison SACD
Daniel Casimir | Balance
Casm | When Is The End Of Summer?
Category 7 | Category 7
Cecily | Awakening Pt. II
Central Rain | Paint Over Paint
Chime | Pyroclastic
Class of ’78 (feat. McKenzie & Gardiner) | I’ll Keep Loving You / No Use Hidin’
The Clientele | Claire’s Not Real b/w Still Corridor
Clothing | From Memory
Cold Cell | Age of Unreason
The Collingsworth Family | Classics & Hymns
Cookie Crew | Pick Up On This 1987-1992
Coral Moons | Summer Of U
Crack Cloud | Red Mile
Creamer Nation | The Creamer Nation Tape Vol. 1
Culled | Psycles EP
Cults | To The Ghosts
Curse Upon A Prayer | The Worship: Orthoprax Satanism
Cybergore | Genesis
Daktyl | Wave
Dan The Drum, Ronnie Turner & Emma Noble | JazzCazz Single
Brock Davis | Everyday Miracle
Death Racer | From Gravel to Grave
Nick Delffs | Transitional Phase
Dellacruz | Luna De Miel
Demon Spell | Evil Nights
Bruce Dickinson | Resurrection Men Single
Dødskvad | Krønike III
Dogs D’Amour | Dynamite China Years: Complete Recordings 1988-1993
The Doozers | Becoming An Entity
Dream Evil | Metal Gods Reissue
Drive-By Truckers | Southern Rock Opera Deluxe Edition
Errol Dunkley | OK Fred: Best Of
Modesto Duran | Fabulous Rhythms of Modesto
Duskwalker | Underground Forever
Embis | ’Till The Reaper Come
The Emperors | I Want My Woman
Empire Of The Sun | Ask That God
Epic & Rob Crooks | Nassau Manor
Erronaut | The Space Inbetween
Eumig | Achroma
Evil | D099 (ft. Liplock) Single
Expugnantis | Return to Madadeni
Fairport Convention | It All Came Round Again: Onstage and On Air 1982-1998
Falling In Reverse | Popular Monster
Fancy Gap | Fancy Gap
Amanda Fish | Kingdom
Fit For A King | Technium
Five Foot Failure | Shapeshifter EP
Fleetwood Mac | Best Of Fleetwood Mac (1969-1974)
Forte | Look Scross My Heart
40 Octaves Below | Industrial Vomitorium
Four Tomorrow | Homeward Bound EP
The Fray | Time Well Wasted
Friendship Commanders | Bill: The Steve Albini Mixes
Enzo Garcia | At The End Of Shadagee Ridge Road
Judy Garland | A Celebration: Classic & Collectable Performances
The Georgia Thunderbolts | Rise Above It All
Ghost | Rite Here Rite Now Soundtrack
Michael Giacchino | Exotic Themes for the Silver Screen, Vol. 1
Giant Tortoises at Full Speed | Thin Wall
Gitkin | Don’t You Want Me Baby Single
Goat Semen | Fuck Christ
Gods & Punks | Death
Danny Gokey | Sound of Heaven
Gordo | Diamante
Grafh | God’s Timing
Grateful Dead | Dave’s Picks Vol. 51: Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, PA (4/13/71)
Gravemind | Introspere
Grid | The World Before Us
Groppler Zorn | Groppler Zorn
Isabell Gustafsson-Ny | Rosenhagtorn
The Half-Cubes | Precious To Me Single
Halo | In The Company Of No One Vinyl
Halsey | Lucky
Hakushi Hasegawa | Mahōgakkō
The Hanseroth Twins | Vera
Calvin Harris | Free
Sasha Haydn | Afterlife
Heather Vomiting God | Washing Machine Music
Heaven 17 | Penthouse and Pavement Deluxe Edition
Henryqin | Bay-College EP
Hige Dandism | Rejoice
Paris Hilton | Chasin
Loleatta Holloway | We’re Getting Stronger: The Gold Mind / Salsoul Recordings 1976-1982
Holy Tongue | The Tumbling Psychic Joy of Now
Lightnin’ Hopkins | The Singles Collection Vol. 1 1946-53
Lightnin’ Hopkins | The Singles Collection Vol. 2 1951-62
Horilla | Stanley Star
Horseshit Guts | Horseshit Guts II
Humanist | On The Edge Of A Lost And Lonely World
Joan Hutton & Sue Orfield | Splash
Ignescent | Fight In Me Deluxe EditionIntolerance | Waking Nightmares of an Endless Void
Ill Niño | IllMortals Vol. 2 EP
Imperia | Dark Paradise
Intolerance | Waking Nightmares Of An Endless Void
Iress | Sleep Now, In Reverse
Ironflame | Kingdom Torn Asunder
Ayumi Ishito | Wondercult Club
Alex Izenberg & The Exiles | Alex Izenberg & The Exiles
Samantha Jade | Peachy
JakoJako | Segmente EP
Jane’s Addiction | Imminent Redemption
Jehra | Blade
Jenova 7 | Lost Sci-Fi Movie Themes
Jonnine | Southside Girl
Joy Again | Song And Dance
Julia-Sophie | Forgive Too Slow
MC Kahba | Jahbulani
Kamixio | Deathwork
Kaonashi | A Second Chance At Forever: Brilliant Lies From Casey Diamond
Kara | I Do I Do
Kassian | Overtone I
Heather Kathryn | My Tragic Life
Kelan x Yokel | Cash Burn / Riddim Duster
Kenzie | Biting My Tongue
Nik Kershaw | The MCA Years
The Killjoys | Starry 30th Anniversary Edition
Kinetic 9 & Rubbababandz | Wu-Tang Vs. The Grain
King Buzzo | This Machine Kills Artists / Gift Of Sacrifice Vinyl Reissue
Kississippi | Damned If I Do It For You EP
Klein | Marked
Kmru | Natur
Konvolted | Inscriptions
Theo Kottis | Rain
Kramer and Friends… | Life Is A Collage
Krypt | Great Spawn of the Worms Of The Earth
Krypticy | The Non-Return
K.W. Haircut Club | Loop People
Laceration | I Erode
Tomy Laisto | Penumbra
Lausbub | Romp
Liang Lawrence | What’s Dead And Gone EP
Linda Gail Lewis | Rockabilly Queen
Lime Cordiale | Enough Of The Sweet Talk
The Link Quartet | Green Puma / Tropical Dandy Single
The Link Quartet | The Saint-Tropez Heist Repress
Gabi Lins | Trópico 96
Little Mystery | Little Mystery
Little Trooper x Renegades Of Jazz | Stand Up
Local Authority | Memory Loss
Lov3mpty* | Some Of The Less Fortunate
Dion Lunadon | Memory Burn EP
Maita | Want
Chuck Mangione | Journey To A zRainbow / Eyes Of The Veiled Temptress
Marc Maron | From Bleak To Dark Vinyl Reissue
Horace Martin | You’ve Changed
Leah Mason | Hexed
Devin Maxwell | Timebending
Mayhemic | Toba
Melancholia Blue | ♡
Melanie | Neighbourhood Songs
Melanie | Seventh Wave
Memphis Royal Brothers | Memphis Royal Brothers
Stef Mendesidis | Decima
Mercic | Mercic_XI
Messiah! | The Villain Wins!
Metal Church | The Final Sermon
Pat Metheny | MoonDial
MGK | Lonely Road
Mirrored Fatality | Labuad Meklooq
Modern Color | There Goes The Dream
Monument Of Misanthropy | Vile Postmortem Irrumatio
Morrissey | Beethoven Was Deaf Live In Paris Remastered
Mother Anxiety | Love Songs
DJ Muggs & Raz Fresco | The Eternal Now
Jake Muir | Enmixed
Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster | Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster Reissue
Mustard | Faith Of A Mustard Seed
Mxmtoon | I Hate Texas
MyGo!!!!! | Panorama
Mystery Plan | Complicated Dance Moves
Nam-Khar / Vortex | The Sarajevo Spiral
Nandele | 1994
Nightshift | Homosapien
Niki | Tsunami
NiziU | Rise
No End To The Obscure | Welcome Home, Again
Yann Novak | The Voices of Theseus
Nuclear Daisies | Dandelion Wine
Old Saw | Country Tropics: Meridian Edition
Olth | Fire dOve / xO
Omega Institute | Theorectical Domains
Omnigone | Feral
Orpheus Omega | Emberglow
Otherworlders | Hidden Energy / Positive Light
Matthew Ottignon | Volant
Oval Angle | Figures of Speech
Abbie Ozard | Everything Still Worries Me
Painted Shield | 3
Peace De Résistance | Lullaby For the Debris
David Pedrick | Arta
Phish | July 23, 2024 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
Phish | July 24, 2024 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
Phish | July 26, 2024 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
Phish | July 27, 2024 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
Phish | July 28, 2024 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
Poeji | Nant
Pohl | Mysteries
Point Of No Return | The Language Of Refusal
The Police | Synchronicity 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Powerwolf | Wake Up The Wicked
Ivory Primarch | The Portrait
The Pursuit of Happiness | The Wonderful World of The Pursuit of Happiness Reissue
Raeflowrr | Static
Rakim | G.O.D.’s Network (Reb7rth)
The Red Clay Strays | Made By These Moments
The Reds, Pinks and Purples | Still Clouds At Noon Tour Edition
Respire | Hiraeth
Riize | Lucky
Stefan Ringer & Marquinn Mason | Bounce Lesson
Rivan | Rivan
Rngd | Hardbleep EP
Robber Robber | Wild Guess
Yannick Roberts | All For You EP
Porter Robinson | Smile! 😀
Rock Candy | Swimming In
Raphael Rogiński | Žaltys
Jimetta Rose & The Voices of Creation | Things Are Getting Better
Jon Rose | Aeolian Tendency
Rshand | Bloom
RZA & The Reverend Willy Burke | The Reverend & The RZArector, Vol. 1
Sacri Monti | Retrieval
Edo Saiya | Lieder vom Leben
Saquam | Concubine
Hella Savage | War Is Over. Peace Is Now
Semi-Famous | Destroy Ourselves
Ben Seretan | Allora
Shallow North Dakota | Auto Body Crusher Reissue
Shantidas | Musique Pour Ombres Mécaniques
Shonali | One Machine At A Time
Shuttle358 | Optimal.lp
Shy | On The Roof
The Silvers | Paper Street
Sinai Vessel | I Sing
Sinclaire | Attention
Gabi Sklar | America’s Most Wanted
Bria Skonberg | What It Means
Eli S-L | Daos 3
Karen Slack & Pianist Michelle Cann | Beyond the Years
Slals | Goals
Sleaford Mods | Divide and Exit 10th Anniversary Edition
Slowly Rolling Camera | Silver Shadow
Slow Spirit | That’s The Gods Talking
Sokoninaru | 開眼証明
Sophia | The Age Of The Narcissist
Soulja Boy | Swag Season
JD Souther | You’re Only Lonely
Spread Thin | World Of Snakes
Vic Spencer | The Apes That Was Left Behind
Ice Spice | Y2K
State Faults | Children Of The Moon
Stray Kids | Chk Chk Boom Remixes
Erin Ash Sullivan | Signposts And Marks
Summoning The Lich | Under The Reviled Throne
Supermilk | High Precision Ghosts
Sweeps | Intervision
Svlbrd | Elsewhere
Svnds | Impermanence / Ceaseless
Talking Heads | Stop Making Sense 40th Anniversary Edition Reissue
Terra Black | All Descend Reissue
Thrive Workshop | Praises & Prayers
Throwing Snow | Isthmus
Tigirlilly Gold | Blonde
Toilet Rats | Toilet Rats IV
Griffin Tomaino | Griffin
Sam Tomkins | Hi, My Name Is Insecure
Tophat | Bald Boy Summer
Tormé | The Bernie Tormé Archives Vol. 2: 1985-1993
Torn | Immortal
TV Torrance | Wallpunch
Ferry Townes | Side Effects of Happiness
Pete Townshend | Live In Concert 1985-2001
Toyah | Minx Deluxe Edition
Tremendous | Transcendence On The Cheap EP
Trentemøller | Nightfall
Tuv | Dreamcatcher
Bonnie Tyler | Bad for Loving You (Live in Berlin)
Uncle Slam | Will Work For Food / When God Dies Reissue
Unglued | What On Earth
Unique Freaks | Glowing Friends Find Love
Konstantin Unwohl | Neuer Wall
Valid | Peach Brandy
Valuable Dents | Swagadocious Empire
Various Artists | Deadpool & Wolverine Soundtrack
Various Artists | Duploc Off Limits / 1
Various Artists | Heaven Sent: The Rise Of New Pop 1979-1983
Various Artists | Hell’s Kitchen Original Broadway Cast Recording Vinyl
Various Artists | Heist: Anthems Vol. 1
Various Artists | Music To Watch Girls By … Golden Days
Various Artists | NOW That’s What I Call Music! 118
Various Artists | Punk Me Up: A Tribute to The Rolling Stones
Various Artists | Stop Making Sense: Everybody’s Getting Involved – A Tribute Album Vinyl
Various Artists | We’ve Only Just Begun: The Paul Williams Songbook
Various Artists | The Wiz 2024 Broadway Cast Recording Vinyl
Various Artists | WTF Records: WTF Tape
Will Veeder | The Lost And Found
Veezy The Virgo | 888
Velvet Attack | Visions From Inner Space
Kristin Velvet | Wasp Nest / Get Down EP
Void Witch | Horripilating Presence
Waima | Ten Gość
Elsy Wameyo | Saint Sinner
Wand | Vertigo
WaqWaq Kingdom | Mind Onsen
Alexander Weimann | The Art of Improvisation Vol. 2: Ad Libitum
What’s Important | Bloodsoaked Castle
White Collar | White Collar
Doug Wilde | The Sixth Dimension
Wild Rivers | Never Better
Ethan WL | Blood Farm
Wood Pure Luvheart | Pure Summer
Wormwitch | Wormwitch
Written By Wolves | The Lighthouse
Wrong Way Up | Full Blast EP
Wurm Flesh | Teratogenic Malformation
XG | Something Ain’t Right
Yang | Rejoice!
Yarn | Born, Blessed, Grateful, & Alive
Thom Yorke | Confidenza Soundtrack Vinyl
Young Nudy | John Wayne
Yusuf / Cat Stevens | Foreigner Reissue
Geoff Zanelli | Man And Witch: The Dance Of A Thousand Steps
Zell4z | Psychedelia
ZephyrZ0ne | Sky Rush
Zion Gate | Palestine 2000