PRESS PLAY: 7 New Albums out August 23rd!

Raphael Saadiq | photo courtesy of the artist

Friday is new release day! Each week we feature a selection of new albums and songs we LOVE.  There’s no shortage of great music to put our ears to this week.  Toni! Toni!Toné! co-founder Raphael Saadiq headlines the list in soulful tribute to his late brother Jimmy Lee.  Philly punk rockers Sheer Mag combine their ferocious playing with fantastic storytelling on A Distant Call.  Country legend Tanya Tucker completes a 17 year comeback with the Brandi Carlile/Shooter Jennings produced While I’m Livin’.  Plus, this week, we’re showcasing new albums from Robert Randolph & the Family Band, David Wax Museum, Seratones, and Jay Som!

RAPHAEL SAADIQ Jimmy Lee

We LOVE: “So Ready”; “Something Keeps Calling”

SHEER MAG A Distant Call

We LOVE: “Blood from a Stone”; “Hardly to Blame”; “The Killer”

DAVID WAX MUSEUM Line of Light

We LOVE: “Equal in the Darkness”; “Uncover the Gold”

ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND Brighter Days

We LOVE: “Baptise Me”; “Simple Man”

TANYA TUCKER While I’m Livin’

We LOVE: “Hard Luck”; “The Wheels of Laredo”

SERATONES Power

We LOVE: “Power”; “Gotta Get To Know Ya”

JAY SOM Anak Ko

We LOVE: “Superbike”; “Tenderness”