As we reach the end of another month (and the official unofficial start of summer), an assortment of new albums arrive to keep us company through the holiday weekend. Chicago trio Dehd present their fourth full-length, Blue Skies; a sharp and crackling distillation of their DIY pop mission. Wilco’s towering Cruel Country fuses the ambition and sprawl of Being There with the mature acoustics of Schmilco. Montreal indie favorites Stars return with their ninth LP, the incandescent From Capleton Hill. Bruce Hornsby continues his experimental renaissance on ‘Flicted, collaborating with members of Haim and Vampire Weekend. 

Reggae-pop star Shaggy gives the Frank Sinatra songbook a playful makeover on Com Fly Wid Mi. Ohio songwriter Maria BC’s Hyaline is a confident and enchanting introduction to this classically trained mezzo-soprano. Oasis founder Liam Gallagher continues his strong streak of solo records with C’mon You Know, whose single was co-written with Dave Grohl. PRESS PLAY on these new releases (and more) below… 

DehdBlue Skies
CHECK OUT: “Bad Love” “Window” 

WilcoCruel Country
CHECK OUT: “Falling Apart (Right Now)” “Tired of Taking It Out on You” 

StarsFrom Capelton Hill
CHECK OUT: “Pretenders” “Build a Fire” 

Bruce Hornsby‘Flicted
CHECK OUT: “Sidelines (feat. Ezra Koenig + Blake Mills)” “Too Much Monkey Business” 

ShaggyCom Fly Wid Mi
CHECK OUT: “That’s Life” “Come Fly with Me” 

Maria BCHyaline
CHECK OUT: “The Only Thing” “Good Before” 

Liam GallagherC’mon You Know
CHECK OUT: “Everything’s Electric” “C’mon You Know” 

FURTHER LISTENING:
Alfie TemplemanMellow Moon, AtmosphereLucy Ford (Reissue), Bright EyesA Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997: A Companion EP / Fevers and Mirrors: A Companion EP / Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion EP, Coheed and CambriaVaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind, Def LeppardDiamond Star Halos, Django DjangoDjango Django (10th Anniversary Edition), HAAiBaby, We’re Ascending, Hovvdybillboard for my feelings EP, Jean Carne, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed MuhammadJean Carne JID012, Jukebox the GhostCheers, Just MustardHeart Under, Rip RoomAlight and Resound, SlangCockroach in a Ghost Town, Sofie BirchHolotropica. SparksExotic Creatures of the Deep / The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman (Vinyl Reissues), Steve Earle & the DukesJERRY JEFF, Taking Back Sunday Tell All Your Friends (20th Anniversary Edition), Ulf Ivarsson & Bill Laswell Nammu, The Valery TrailsDisappear EP, Wild Wild WetsLove Always, Various Artists – Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture), Various Artists – Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4 Volume 1