Foo Fighters, Bob Dylan, Avenged Sevenfold and Kenny Rogers lead a jammed new music week

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The start of June brings with it the biggest new music release week of the year, with titles from Foo Fighters, Bob Dylan, Christina Aguilera and Jack Johnson, as well as long-awaited sets by Avenged Sevenfold and Rancid and a posthumous collection drawn from Kenny Rogers’ vaults. (All subject to change)...

Album of the Week: All ears are on Foo Fighters this week as the group releases its 11th studio album, “But Here We Are” (Roswell/RCA) -- its first since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins nearly 15 months ago. Dave Grohl took over drums for the session as well as his usual lead vocals and guitar, while his daughter Violet, who’s been a fixture in the Foos’ touring lineup, is on backing vocals. Greg Kurstin, the Foos’ co-producer since 2017, is back on board, and the darker, reflective tone of the lyrics certainly speaks to the circumstances under which the album was made.

Album Title of the Week: The Royston Club, “Shaking Hips and Crashing Cars” (Run on/Modern Sky)

Did Ya Know?: “Life is Like a Song” (UMe) is the first posthumous release from Kenny Rogers, who passed away during 2020 at the age of 81. Curated by his widow Wanda Rodgers, the 10-track set features eight previously unreleased songs and duets with Dolly Parton, Kim Keyes and Jamie O’Neal

New & Noteworthy:

Christina Aguilera, “Aguilera” (Sony Music Latin)

Avenged Sevenfold, “Life Is But a Dream” (Warner)

Bob Dylan, “Shadow Kingdom” (Columbia/Legacy)

Ben Folds, “What Matters Most” (New West)

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, “Council Skies” (Sour Mash)

Hollywood Vampires, “Live in Rio” (earMUSIC)

Jelly Roll, “Whitsitt Chapel” (Stoney Creek/BMG)

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, “Mindsets” (Blackheart)

Jack Johnson, “In Between Dub” (Brushfire/Republic)

Rancid, “Tomorrow Never Comes” (Epitaph)

Rival Sons, “Darkfighter” (Low Country Sound/Atlantic)

Tanya Tucker, “Sweet Western Sound” (Fantasy)

Rufus Wainwright, “Folkocracy” (BMG)

Roger Waters, “The Lockdown Sessions” (Legacy Recordings)

Young The Giant, “Both Sides” (AWAL)

Hot New Singles: A Way Out, “A Way Out;” Allegra, “Round & Round (Tiesto Remix);” Anjimile, “The King;” Asake, “Amapiano” featuring Olamide; The Band Camino, “Last Man in the World;” Banners, “Name in Lights;” Brothers Osborne, “Goodbye’s Kickin’ In;” Bullet For My Valentine and Pendulum, “Halo;” Julian Casablancas & the Voidz, “Prophecy of the Dragon;” Paul Cauthen, “Wild Man;” Classics IV, “Your Turn;” The Coffinshakers, “Prince of Darkness;” The Coral, “Wild Bird;” Olivia Dean, “Carmen;” Patrick Droney, “Go Getter;” Ecosmith, “Sour;” Tyler Farr, “Rednecks Like Me;” Fat Nick, “Songs on the Radio;” The Fraternal Order of the All, “Rainbow People;” Freewill, “As We Sleep;” David Guetta and Morten, “Lost in the Rhythm;” Ilsey, “Heart of Gold” featuring Bon Iver

Jamey Jasta, “Assimilation Agenda;” Hayley Kiyoko, “Greenlight;” Trip Lee, “Lay Down;” Machine Gun Kelly, “Pressure;” Bruno Major, “Columbo;” Mascarimiri, “25Anni;” Menudo, “Feelin’;” Minor Holiday, “Times the Pain” and “Seashore;” Jessie Murph, “Cowboys and Angels;” Mutant League, “Hyperfocused;” Meshell Ndegeocello, “Clear Water;” Nunxho, “4 Days in LA;” OneRepublic, “Runaway;” Ana Pac, “Good Vibes;” Paris Paloma, “labour;” Plain White T’s, “Happy;” Cassadee Pope, “People That I Love Leave” featuring Jax; Tommy Prine, “Cash Carter Hill;” quinnie, “shape (founder bonus track);” Richey, “My Image;” Royal Blood, “Mountains at Midnight;” Elvie Shane, “Baptized;” Ed Sheeran, “A Beautiful Game;” Amanda Shires and Bobbie Nelson, “Always On My Mind;” Swedish House Mafia, “See the Light;”

Teenage Fanclub, “Foreign Land;” Tempt, “Roses;” 2Rare, “One of One (Back it Up Pt. 2);” Carrie Underwood, “Out of That Truck:” M. Ward, “New Kerrang” featuring Scott McMicken; The Weeknd, Popular” featuring Madonna and Playboi Carti; Lucinda Williams, “Where the Song Will Find Me;” X Ambassadors, “Happy People” featuring Teddy Swims and Jac Ross; Yeat, “My Wrist” featuring Young Thug; Yoasobi, “Idol;” Yung Bae, “Body Talk” featuring Mayer Hawthorne; Yung Gravy, “Strawberries & Creamin’;” Erin Zindle and Carolyn Striho, “The Bridge”

Also Out:

AB6IX, “The Future is Ours: Lost” (Brand New Music)

The Aces, “I’ve Loved You For So Long” (Red Bull)

The Alarm, “Forwards” (Twenty First Century Recording Company)

Alphamega, “Regeneration Machine” (Ironshore)

The Aquadolls, “Charmed” (Enci)

Ashnikko, “Weedkiller” (Warner/Parlophone)

Baptismal, “Ambient Symphony #1 (in 3 Movements)” (Shimmy-Disc)

Beach Fossils, “Bunny” (Bayonet)

Bedouin, “Temple of Dreams” (Human By Default)

Bell Witch, “Future’s Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate” (self-released)

Sam Blasucci, “Off My Stars” (Innovative Leisure)

Body Type, “Expired Candy” (Poison City)

Buckcherry, “Vol. 10″ (Round Hill)

Bully, “Lucky For You” (Sub Pop)

Matt Butler, “Matt Butler” (self-released)

Joe Cleary, “So Swell” (Single Lock)

Cloudland Canyon, “Cloudland Canyon” (Medical)

Comet Gain, “The Misfit Jukebox” (self-released)

Josie Cotton, “Day of the Gun” (Kitten Robot)

Cowboy Junkies, “Such Ferocious Beauty” (Cooking Vinyl)

Charley Crockett, “The Man From Waco Redux” (Son of Davy/Thirty Tigers)

JD Darling, “Looking Forward Thinking Back” (self-released)

Dieth, “To Hell and Back” (Napalm)

McKinley Dixon, “Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!@” (City Slang)

Don’t Sleep, “See Change” (End Hits)

Mr. Easu and DJ Edu, “Choplife Vol. 1: Mzansi Chronicles” (Choplife Limited)

Elevation Worship, “Can You Imagine?” (Provident Music Group)

Sophie Ellis-Bextor, “Hana” (Cooking Vinyl)

Dean Ford, “Dream Fever” (self-released)

Jeremiah Fraites and Taylor Deupree, “Northern (Redux)” (Dualtone/Mercury KX)

Frankie, “Between Dreams” (Paper Bag)

Tal Fussman, “The Fine Line In Between” (Survival Tactics)

Gal Pal, “This and Other Gestures” (self-released)

Generationals, “Heatherhead” (Polyvinyl)

Genia, “$PM in the Ville” (Def Jam)

Gloryhammer, “Return to the Kingdom of Fife” (Napalm)

Gorgeous, “Sapsucker” (Sad Cactus)

Graveworm, “Killing Innocence” (AFM)

Saya Gray, “Qwerty” (Dirty Hit)

grentperez, “When We Were Younger” (Fast Friends/AWAL)

Gringo Star, “On and On and Gone” (self-released)

Half Moon Run, “Salt” (BMG)

Ben Harper, “Wide Open Light” (Chrysalis)

Arthur Hill, “Chaos! Chaos! Chaos! Chaos! Side Be” (Switch Hit)

Hot Country Knights, “Midknight Rodeo” (Capitol Music Nashville)

Engelbert Humperdinck, “All About Love” (OK!) Good)

Toby Keith, “America” (Show Dog Nashville)

Corey Kent, “Blacktop” (RCA Records Nashville)

Kiltro, “Underbelly” (self-released)

Brian Krumm and his Barfly Friends, “Just Fade Away” (Pravda)

Lamorn, “Forever” (mau5trap)

Leave., “Voices” (Out of Line)

Linda Gail Lewis, “A Tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis” (Cleopatra)

Lonestar, “TEN to 1″ (self-released)

Lordi, “Screem Writers Guild” (Atomic Fire)

Arthur Moon, “Chaos! Chaos! Chaos! Side B” (Switch Hit)

Terry Ohms, “Rock Songs” (Ol’ Elegante)

OK Goodnight, “The Fox & the Birds” (self-released)

Old Crow Medicine Show, “Live at Third Man Records” (Third Man)

Omnium Gatherum, “Slasher” (Century Media)

Sarah Page, “Voda” (Backward Music)

Drew Parker, “At the End of the Dirt Road” (Warner Music Nashville)

Pastels, “Love Garden” (Nettwerk)

Armando Perez, “oobs Rx” (self-released)

Poison Ruin, “The Fox & the Bird” (self-released)

Ron Pope, “Inside Voices” (Brooklyn Basement)

Louise Post, “Sleepwalker” (El Camino Media)

Presence, “Platinum Hearts” (Nettwerk)

Priors, “Daffodil” (Mothland)

Protomartyr, “Formal Growth in the Desert” (Domino)

Purr, “Who Is Afraid of Blue?” (Anti-)

RAS-1, “Ras-1″ (Bottles to the Ground)

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats,” “What If I” (Stax)

Naomi Raine, “Cover the Earth” (TRIBL)

Reckless Son, “Reckless Son” (self-released)

Resurrectionists, “Now That We Are All Ghosts” (Seismic Wave Entertainment)

The Revivalists, “Pour It Out Into the Night” (Concord)

Rival Sons, “Darkfighter” (Low Country Sounds/Atlantic)

Roxx Revolt & the Velvets, “Turn Your Head This Way” (SSK)

Ruen Brothers, “Ten Paces” (Yep Roc)

RVG, “Brain Worms” (Fire)

Taiko Saito, “Tears of a Cloud” (Trouble in the East)

Seinabo Sey, “The One After Me” (Capitol)

The Sextones, “Love Can’t Be Borrowed” (Record Kicks)

Jake Shears, “Last Man Dancing” (Mute)

Smokey Briths, “Levitator” (Nine Mile Records)

Sneakpeek, “Scene Within a Dream” (Audio Salad)

Einar Solberg, “16″ (InsideOut Music)

Curtis Stewart, “of Love.” (New Amsterdam)

Tommy Stinson, “Cowboys in the Camfire” (Cobraside)

Stray Kids, “5-Star” (JYP Entertainment/Republic)

Craig Strickland, “Lost in the Rewind” (MNRK)

The Suffers, “It Stars With Love” (Missing Piece)

Surprise Chef, “Friendship” (Bog Crown)

Tigercub, “The Perfume of Decay” (Loosegroove)

Kavus Torabi and Richard Wileman, “Heaven’s Sun” (Believers Roast)

Toosii, “Naujour” (Capitol)

Twinsleep, “Twinsleep” (Nettwerk)

Ugly Tony, “Time Flies” (Below System)

Univore, “Turquoise Hands” (self-released)

Various Artists, “Zango” (Desert Daze Sound/Partisan)

Vulture Feather, “Liminal Fields” (Felte)

Eleri Ward, “Acoustic Sondheim: Live From Brooklyn” (Ghostlight)

Juan Waters, “Wandering Rebel” (Captured Tracks)

Beau Wheeler, “Flying Colours” (self-released)

Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, “Wicca Phase Springs Eternal” (Run For Cover)

With, “Zango” (Desert Daze Sound)

Laura Wolf, “Shelf Life” (Whatever’s Clever)

Wytch Hazel, “Sacrament” (Bad Omen)

Lola Young, “My Mind Wanders And Sometimes Leaves Completely” (Day One/Capitol)

From The Vaults:

Gayle Adegbalola, “An Anthology” (VizzTone)

Another One Down!, “A Bitter Descent Deluxe” (Open Your Ears)

Black Sabbath, “Live Evil: 40th Anniversary Edition” (Rhino/Warner)

Desmond Dekker, “Essential Artist Collection” (Trojan/BMG)

De La Soul, “Stakes is High” (Chrysalis)

Hamza El Din, “Al Oud” (Real Gone)

Dr. John, “The Montreux Years” (BMG)

Marcia Griffiths, “Essential Artist Collection” (Trojan/BMG)

Steve Hackett, “Guitar Noir” and “Darktown” (InsideOut)

Ill Biskits, “Chronicle of Two Losers” (Real Gone)

Norah Jones, “...Little Broken Hearts: Deluxe Edition” (Blue Note/UMe)

Jorma Kaukonen, “Live at the Bottom Line” (Omnivore)

Lonnie Mack, “Strike Like Lightning” (Alligator)

Owsley, “Owsley” (Real Gone)

Quicksilver Messenger Service, “Live at the Fillmore June 7, 1968″ (Cleopatra)

Right Said Fred, “The Singles” (Plastic Head Distribution)

Joan Rivers, “The Definitive Comedy Collection” (Comedy Dynamic)

Fenton Robinson, “Somebody Loan Me a Dime” (Alligator)

The Suffers, “It Starts With Love (Deluxe Edition)” (Missing Piece)

Sylvester, “Disco Heat: The Fantasy Years 1977-1981″ (Real Gone/Second Disc))

Tame Impala, “Lonerism 10 Year Anniversary Box Set” (Modular)

Toad The Wet Sprocket, “All You Want (Bonus Edition)” (self-released)

The Tragically Hip, “Yer Favourites” (UMe)

Dwight Twilley, “The Best of Dwight Twilley -- The Tulsa Years (1999-2016) Volume 1″ (Paramour)

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, “Working Our Way Back to You: The Ultimate Collection” (Madfish)

Various Artists, “NOW Millennium ‘00-’01″ (Sony Music/EMI)

Various Artists, “NOW That’s What I Call Country Classics: 90s Dance Party)” (UMG/SME)

Various Artists, “NOW That’s What I Call Country Volume 16″ (UMG/SME)

Tom Wait, “Closing Time: 50th Anniversary Edition” (Anti-)

Soundtracks:

“Being Mary Tyler Moore -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Lakeshore)

“God’s Creatures -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Lakeshore)

“Sanctuary (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (Lakeshore)

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