Notable New Releases – May 7, 2021

Notable New Releases – May 7, 2021

NEW ALBUMS

ICEAGE – SEEK SHELTER

Seek Shelter, from Danish quintet Iceage, is the highly anticipated follow up to their critically acclaimed 2018 LP Beyondless.

StreamMexican Summer • 2021


THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES – WHEN GOD WAS GREAT

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones‘ 11th LP, When God Was Great, is once again produced by Ted Hutt (Dropkick Murphys, Gaslight Anthem, Lucero) and this time co-produced by Rancid‘s Tim Armstrong. The epic eight minute closer, “The Final Parade”, features guest appearances from friends and former tourmates including members of Rancid, Stiff Little Fingers, Fishbone, Suicide Machines, The Aquabats, Goldfinger, Less Than Jake and many more.

StreamHellcat • 2021


RAG’n’BONE MAN – LIFE BY MISADVENTURE

Soulful British-born singer Rag’n’Bone Man is back with his anticipated sophomore album, Life by Misadventure. He’d previously earned considerable accalim and a handful of awards in Europe for his debut album, Human, which peaked at #19 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart.

StreamBest Laid Plans/Columbia • 2021


STAIND – LIVE: IT’S BEEN A WHILE

Staind is back with a new live album taken from their short-lived 2019 reunion. Live: It’s Been Awhile was recorded in October 2019 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. It features songs from five of the band’s seven studio albums, excluding 1996’s Tormented and 2008’s The Illusion of Progress.

StreamYap’em/Alchemy Recordings • 2021


WEEZER – VAN WEEZER

Originally scheduled for release in May 2020, Weezer‘s 15th studio album (and second of 2021 after the surprise release of OK Human in January) Van Weezer has finally arrived.

This time around, the band drew inspiration from Van Halen, KISS, and Metallica. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly last year, singer Rivers Cuomo described Van Weezer as “Blue Album-ish, but a little more riffy.”

StreamCrush/Atlantic • 2021


NANCY WILSON – YOU AND ME

Believe it or not, in the nearly 50 years that Nancy Wilson of Heart has been making music, she has not released a solo album (not including instrumental/film scores and a 1999 live album). Her debut solo studio album contains a cover of Bruce Springsteen‘s “The Rising” as well as a beautiful acoustic instrumental written in tribute to Eddie Van Halen.

StreamCarry On • 2021


SINGLES / EPs

SALIVA – EVERY TWENTY YEARS EP

It’s been 20 years since Saliva released their breakthrough sophomore album, Every Six Seconds. To celebrate, they’ve released the Every Twenty Years EP, which finds the band performing new renditions of 6-tracks from the Every Six Seconds album.

StreamMegaforce • 2021