July New Releases

June was a pretty good month, with new releases from Little Boots, La Roux, Moby and others. Sadly, July's not quite as interesting, but here's a few to look out for.

Key Releases

Jordin Sparks - Battlefield (July 20/21)
The American Idolette releases her sophomore set. "Battlefield" is climbing top 40 radio charts, although not burning them up the way her last major hit "No Air" did. Still, with many of the current big name collaborators on board (Max Martin, Stargate, Ryan Tedder, etc.) this is sure to be at least a well produced affair, if not a major hit.

Florence and the Machine - Lungs (July 6)
Florence and the Machine, along with Little Boots and La Roux, is another female pop act that's gotten a lot of buzz this year who's releasing her debut this summer. Frankly, of those three, I'm least interested in this, but willing to check it out. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" is already out.

The Dead Weather - Horehound (July 13/14)
Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs) releases yet another band, this time a superband with members from The Kills, Queens of the Stone Age, and The Raconteurs--making this one of the rare supergroups formed with a member from the founding member's other side-project bands, oh Jack). Rarely has Mr. White disappointed, so my expectations for this dark, bluesy work are high.

VV Brown - Traveling Like the Light (July 20)
I'm hopeful that the release of her debut album will give VV Brown some deserved attention. "Crying Blood" and "Shark in the Water" are both great singles. Yes, she's doing the retro soul/pop thing, but she sounds great, so this could be a fun summer release.

Other releases

Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor (July 6) - I recently learned that you can "evacuate" a building, but you should never say that "people were evacuated," as that means to give them enemas. Anyway, this dance pop dame has a new album out.

Daughtry - Leave This Town (July 13/14) - The American Idol alum releases his second album, with current hit "No Surprises."

Dan Black - ((UN)) (July 13) - This was supposed to come out already, but got pushed back.

Demi Lovato - Here We Go Again (July 21) - Do we? Again?

Frankmusic - Complete Me (July 27)

Reverend And The Makers - A French Kiss In The Chaos (July 27) - Rememeber "Heavyweight Champion of the World?" Well, I liked it. Here they come with album number two.

Tinchy Stryder - Catch 22 (July 27) - With "Number 1" having been a recent UK #1, Tinchy Stryder's new album should receive a fair share of attention. Next single, "Never Leave You," features Amelle Berrabah from the Sugababes