Hil St. Soul: Black Rose Shanachie Entertainment · R&B 884385184223 Fourth album from neo-soul group led by London-based singer Hilary Mwelwa. Her gospel-charged vocals have been compared to Chaka Khan, Jill Scott, India.Arie. "[Her] rich, velvety voice warms the inside like a spot of tea." [Vibe] Previous releases SOULidified [2006] and Copasetik & Cool [2005] have scanned 30K+ copies. » MySpace

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson: Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson Say Hey Records Rock 884385611309 Debut album from Brooklyn psych-folk singer-songwriter. Recorded by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor. Features contributions from members of Grizzly Bear, TV on the Radio. "Garagey pop with winning psych-era melodies." [Time Out NY] » MySpace » Pitchfork Forkcast

JR Writer: Politics & Bulls**t Babygrande Hip-hop/Rap 884385807801 EUROPE ONLY: New mixtape from Harlem MC and Dipset / Diplomats member. Single "80 In The Clip" [video] features cameos by Duke Da God, Freekey Zekey, 40 Cal. Last album History In The Making [2006] sold 100K, reached #25 on "The Billboard 200." Previous mixtape Writer's Block 5 [2007] reached #55 on "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" chart. » MySpace » Also Out 06/24: Blue Sky Black Death: The Holocaust Instrumentals, Snowgoons: Black Snow

Hypocrisy: Catch 22 - V2.0.08 Nuclear Blast Metal 884385696801 WORLD MINUS EUROPE: Reissue of eighth studio album from Swedish melodic death metal band. Originally released in 2002. Includes the bonus track "Nowhere To Run," previously unavailable outside Japan. Catalog has scanned 133K+ copies in the US. Previous album Virus [2005] scanned 15K. » MySpace » One-Sheet

Various Artists: Dev Anand - The Stars Of Bollywood - Vol. 3 Saregama World Music 884385047320 Legendary playback singers Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Mohd. Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, and others pay tribute to revered Bollywood star Dev Anand with 12 songs spanning four decades of his career.  » One-Sheet

Various Artists: Warning Rhythm Greensleeves Reggae 884385428020 Fifteen tracks powered by Shane Brown and the Jukeboxx Crew's "Warning" rhythm. Includes hits like Mavado's “Money Changer," Busy Signal's “Hey Girl,” Bounty Killer's “Dem Nah Bad," plus more from Elephant Man, Demarco, Serani, Wayne Marshall. » One-Sheet

R-Swift: SoapBox Cross Movement Records Hip-hop/Rap 884385735401 Third album from Philadelphia-based Christian rapper. Issued on the leading Christian hip-hop label Cross Movement Records, which released two Grammy-nominated titles in 2007. » MySpace

Yameen: Never Knows Best Ropeadope Digital Hip-hop/Rap 884385742706 New album from Philly-bred San Francisco-based producer who has issued recordings as SupremeEx [Wiki] with Tajai of Hieroglyphics. Features guest appearances from Shock G [Digital Underground], Maylay Sparks, Casual [Hieroglyphics], Georgia Anne Muldrow [Stones Throw], and others. » MySpace » Website

Joan As Police Woman: To Survive Cheap Lullaby Rock 884385035020 US ONLY: Second album from singer / violinist. Includes a duet with Rufus Wainwright. She's worked with Sheryl Crow, Nick Cave, Scissor Sisters, Antony of Antony & The Johnsons. Her universally acclaimed debut Real Life was #40 on Uncut's "Top 50 albums of 2006." Pitchfork called it a "splendidly slinky, slow burning debut." » MySpace » Pitchfork Forkcast

DIGITAL-ONLY Various Artists: Selector Series Guide to Lampin’ Presents: Funk/Soul Rarities Selector Series R&B 884385087128 First release in a new Orchard-curated funk / soul series titled "The Bachelor’s [and Bachelorette's] Guide to Lampin'." Includes tracks from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Interpretations, Bronx River Parkway, The Mighty Hannibal, the late Bobby Byrd, and more.

Journey: Revelations Frontiers Rock 884385410322 EUROPE AND ASIA ONLY: New double-disc set from multi-platinum selling American classic rock group. Eleven new songs and eleven re-recorded classics, including Any Way You Want It, Faithfully, and Don't Stop Believing [featured in The Sopranos' 2007 series finale, reached #1 on iTunes charts]. Features new singer Arnel Pineda. » MySpace » More Info: Frontiers Records » Video: Album Promo

Various Artists: Chamber Music - James Joyce (1907). 1-36. Fire Records Rock 884385652807 Star-studded compilation containing interpretations of James Joyce's 1907 poem for lovers. Includes readings from REM's Peter Buck, Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley and Lee Ranaldo, Mike Watt, and others. "Should be heralded as one of the great interpretative works." [Playlouder] » More Info: Fire Records

George Wassouf: Kalamak Ya Habibi Rotana World Music 884385145026 New release from world-renowned Syrian singer, dubbed the "Sultan El-Tarab" ["Sultan Of Music"] by actor Omar Sharif. He has released over 30 albums since the late 1970s. » One-Sheet

Lulu Rouge: Bless You Music For Dreams Electronic 884385767105 WORLD MINUS DENMARK: Debut album from downtempo Copenhagen duo, "the next big thing to come out of Denmark" [Anders Trentemøller]. Includes the single Bless You, featuring vocals by well-known Danish musician Mikeal Simpson [Luksus]. » MySpace » One-Sheet

Siba: E A Fuloresta O+ Music World Music 884385841409 Second album from Brazilian singer / percussionist Siba Veloso and his band Fuloresta. A fusion of modern pop with traditional Brazilian street music from Pernambuco. Performed at WOMEX '07, Paleo Festival Nyon '08. Features guest appearances from Céu, Beto Villares, Marcelo Pretto.  » MySpace » One-Sheet

REISSUE Champion Jack Dupree: Truckin' On Down Storyville Records Jazz 884385052027 A collection of live sessions from the celebrated blues pianist, recorded in Copenhagen from 1960-62. Includes "Calcutta Blues," "Blues Before Sunrise," "Rock Me Mama," and the title track.  » Also Out Today: Erling Kroner Dream Quartet: Ahi Va El Negro

Immortal Technique: The 3rd World Viper Records Hip-hop/Rap New album / mixtape from controversial NYC rapper, his first in five years. Features guest appearances from Pharoahe Monch, Chino XL, Ras Kass, Crooked I and production from mixtape host DJ Green Lantern, Scram Jones, Buckwild. Previous album scanned 60K+ copies, 16K digitally. » MySpace » Label Website » More Info: Prefix

Terry Callier: Welcome Home Mr. Bongo Folk Live album recorded by the American folk-jazz mystic at London's Jazz Cafe in 2008. "Callier's writing is getting better; his performances are ever more intense. His best may be yet to come." [The Guardian] » MySpace » Website

Lauren Harris: Calm Before The Storm Demolition Records Metal 884385886202 WORLD MINUS US: Debut album from London pop metal artist and daughter of Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris. Produced by Tommy McWilliams [Jon Secada, Lindsey Lohan]. Discovered by legendary UK songwriter Russ Ballard. Toured Europe with Within Temptation, The Answer. Opened for Iron Maiden in North America, South America, Australia. » MySpace » Website

Bleed The Sky: Murder The Dance Massacre Records Metal 884385162023 NORTH AMERICA ONLY: Second studio album from Southern California metalcore combo who have opened for [and been praised by] Opeth. Produced by Fear Factory's Christian Olde Wolbers. » RIYL: Chimaira » MySpace » Also Out Today: Siebenbuergen: Revelation V

REISSUE Roland Hanna: Swing Me No Waltzes Storyville Jazz 884385052522 Solo keyboard recordings from celebrated swing / bop pianist who worked with Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus and the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra among others. Originally issued in 1979. "A strong outing by a brilliant and distinctive pianist." [Allmusic] » Also Out Today: Johnny Griffin & Eddie Lockjaw Davis: Tough Tenors Back Again!

DIGITAL-ONLY Kostas Karafotis: Kostas Karafotis Heaven World Music 884385229924 Single from popular Greek singer / songwriter who won the talent contest Fame Story in 2004. Reached #1 "most downloaded" on several Greek mobile services. Two of his albums have gone gold. » MySpace

REISSUE Candlemass: From The 13th Sun Peaceville Records Metal 884385788209 Reissue of Black Sabbath-inspired 1999 album from Swedish doom metal legends. Includes three bonus tracks. » MySpace » One-Sheet

Luciano Pavarotti: The Ultimate Tenor Vanilla OMP Classical 884385204327 Twelve of the late vocal virtuoso's most famous performances, from the operas Tosca, Rigoletto, Cosi Fan Tutte, "O Sole Mio," and Turandot ("Nessum Dorma"). One of 124 titles expected from OMP's recent catalog acquisition. » Out In June: 19 titles » Press Release

Organized Konfusion: The Best Of Organized Konfusion Nasty Habits Music Hip-hop/Rap 829410472470 Greatest hits from influential Queens, NY duo of Pharaohe Monch and Prince Po(etry). Twenty tracks from their three studio albums Organized Konfusion [1991 Hollywood], Stress: The Extinction Agenda [1994 Hollywood, #10 Billboard "Heatseekers"], The Equinox [1997 Priority, #4 "Heatseekers]. » One-Sheet

Fightstar: I Am The Message Gut Recordings Rock 884385230029 Third single from British rock quartet's second album, One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours [Wiki], which reached #27 on UK album chart, #3 on indie chart. Previous singles Deathcar and Floods debuted at #2 and #3 on UK indie charts, respectively. » MySpace

Brendan Campbell: Twilight Bird EP Everybody's Records Folk 884385184629 Four songs from Glaswegian singer-songwriter who has received spins from Radio 1's Vic Galloway, Huw Stevens. First release from new label founded by UK management company Tudhope Hawkins [Keane]. » RIYL: Elliot Smith, Sufjan Stevens » MySpace

REISSUE Various Artists: De No Ser Por Ti - A Homage To Joan Manuel Serrat JM Music Latin Music 829410297585 A tribute to influential Spanish singer-songwriter and pan-Latin cultural figure Joan Manuel Serrat, featuring contributions from Cuban artists Santiago Feliú, Rojitas, Polito Ibáñez, Gerardo Alfonso, Augusto Enriquez, and others.

Goran Karan: Dite Ljubavi Menart Records World Music 884385196325 Sixth solo album from award-winning multi-platinum-selling Croatian folk-rock singer and former frontman of Big Blue. In 2000, Karan represented his country at the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2005, he was a judge on the Croatian Pop Idol show Hrvatski idol. » MySpace

Sizzla: The Journey: The Very Best Of Sizzla Greensleeves Reggae 884385872403 "Best of" compilation from famous dancehall toaster. Features tracks from his ten Greensleeves albums, plus the previously unreleased song "The Solution." His 2007 album I-Space reached #11 on Billboard's "Top Reggae Albums" chart, his 20th Top 20 album. » MySpace » More Info: Greensleeves Records

Augustus Pablo: The Mystic World of Augustus Pablo: The Rockers Story Shanachie Reggae Four-disc box set containing the classic dub-master's best original works and productions for Junior Delgado, Jacob Miller, Hugh Mundell, Earl 16, plus collaborations with Lee “Scratch” Perry and Yabba You. » One-Sheet

Au: Verbs Aagoo Records Rock 884385714802 Second album from Portland, OR experimental avant-folk collective. Features contributions from members of Yellow Swans, Parenthetical Girls, A Weather. Their eponymous 2007 debut received a 7.7 Pitchfork review. » Pitchfork Forkcast » MySpace » One-Sheet

Various Artists: Classic Piano Blues From Smithsonian Folkways Smithsonian Folkways Blues Latest installment in Smithsonian's top-selling Classic Series. Piano blues recordings from the archives of Folkways founder Moses Asch. Tracks from Lead Belly, Speckled Red, Meade “Lux” Lewis, Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim, and others. » Press Release

Raunchy: Wasteland Discotheque Lifeforce Metal 884385851705 WORLD MINUS NORTH AMERICA, DENMARK: Fourth album from Danish thrash metal combo who have shared stages with Hatebreed, Entombed, Meshuggah. "Raunchy are quite capable of bridging the old metal sound with a nu metal intensity." [Allmusic] » RIYL: Fear Factory, In Flames » MySpace » One-Sheet » Also Out Today: The Psyke Project: Apnea (reissue)

Resurrection: Mistaken For Dead Massacre Records Metal 884385161828 Second album from Tampa, FL death metal combo, their first in twelve years. Their 1993 debut Embalmed Existence is a cult favorite, widely heralded as a masterpiece of the genre. » MySpace » One-Sheet

Mugison: Mugiboogie Ipecac Recordings Rock 884385140922 US release of third album from Icelandic one-man band described as "a country-blues Led Zeppelin" [Rolling Stone]. Sold 10K+ copies in Iceland in 2007. Previous album sold 8K copies and won Icelandic Music Awards for "Best Album" and "Best Song," beating Bjork in both categories. » MySpace » One-Sheet

Podington Bear: The End Hush Records Electronic 884385807603 The final installment of a 10-CD box set from Portland, OR-based electronic artist who makes "accessible and dynamic dream pop." [Aurgasm] Tracks previously appeared in his weekly podcast series, named one of iTunes' "Best New Podcasts of 2007." » RIYL: Mum, Tunng, The Octopus Project » MySpace

Young Buck Presents: A Billion Bucks Decon Hip-hop/Rap Six exclusive new songs from C-Bo, Tha Outlawz, 615, and Nashville-born G-Unit artist Young Buck. Accompanies a new DVD bio of Young Buck. Last album Buck The World [2007] sold 140K+ copies in its first week, reaching #3 on "The Billboard 200," #1 "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums." » MySpace

Tikaro, J. Louis, Ferran & Clarence Shine On Me Gut Recordings Electronic 884385020422 UK ONLY: Spanish electro-house single from resident DJs at Barcelona's Matinee Club. Reached #9 on Music Week's "Commercial Club" chart. Received radio support from BBC Radio 1's "Floor Fillers," Kiss Network. » MySpace

Creole Jazz Band: Jazz Del Bueno Para Bailar Epsa Music Latin Music 884385186425 Long-running Buenos Aires jazz ensemble performs standards like "When The Saints Go Marchin' In," "It's A Sin to Tell a Lie," "Sweet Georgia Brown." Contains four digital-only bonus tracks. » Website

Various Artists: The Streets Of Bollywood Vol. 1 Moviebox Birmingham Ltd World Music 884385702601 Leading UK bhangra / hip-hop artists Hunterz, Kami.K, Metz & Trix, and others remix classic Bollywood tracks from films like Dilwale Dulhania Lejayenge, Mere Yaar Ki Shaddi Hai, Hum Apke Hai Kaun.

Various Artists: Chill And 80's - 12 Exclusive Chill Out Eighties Remixes Music Brokers Electronic 884385099725 Cool, laid-back electro-jazz treatments of '80s hits like "With Or Without You," "Purple Rain," "Take My Breath Away," "Every Breath You Take." » One-Sheet » More Info: Music Brokers » Also Out Today: Chill N' Movies

Blevin Blectum: Gular Flutter Aagoo Electronic Third solo album from former member of electronic pranksters Blectum From Blechdom. Dusted Magazine called her last album Magic Maple [2004] "astonishing... [mixes] Studio 54 hubris with neo-dada sonic pranksterism a la Kid 606. Highly recommended." » MySpace » Website » Album Promo

Kicksville: The Results of a Higher Mission Ropeadope Records Electronic 884385183127 Second release from groove-driven experimental multi-media collective led by bassist Mike Stehr and bassist / engineer Conrad St. Clair [Ladysmith Black Mambazo, BB King, Laurie Anderson]. Features sampled vocals from late poet / activist John Beecher. » MP3: Old Man John » Website » MySpace

Curtis Salgado: Clean Getaway Shanachie Blues Seventh studio album from Portland, OR-based R&B singer / harmonica player who inspired John Belushi's character in The Blues Brothers. » RIYL: Delbert McClinton » Website

God-Des & She: Stand Up God-des & She Hip-hop/Rap 884385715205 Second album from New York-via-Wisconsin lesbian hip-hop / soul duo. They've been featured on Showtime TV show The L Word. "Love You Better" was #1 for 15 weeks on MTV's LOGO channel. » Website » MySpace

DIGITAL-ONLY Various Artists: Universal Sound Of Buddha Bar Vol. 2 George V Records Electronic Second "best of" collection from the popular Buddha-Bar compilation series of chill-out / lounge music, which has sold over six million CDs since 1999. » Label Website

Morente: Pablo De Málaga Caiman Records Latin 884385224929 Tribute to Pablo Picasso from hugely influential Spanish Flamenco singer Enrique Morente, who has collaborated with Pat Metheny, Leonard Cohen, Sonic Youth, and popular Spanish alt-rock bands like Lagartija Nick. » Website

Catcall: Anniversary Catcall Pop 669910100981 Debut solo EP from former lead vocalist of Sydney no-wave punk trio Kiosk. Her lo-fi pop / hip-hop has been likened to M.I.A., Peaches, Le Tigre. Produced by Crumbs, aka Max Kohane [Agents of Abhorrence]. It's received support from Australia's Triple J national radio station. » MySpace » One-Sheet