Another great Friday of releases.  The one I am most excited about is Scorpion Child.  I hope there is something that gets your blood pumping.  The ones in blue are the ones I will be listening to over the next couple of days.

•   Scorpion Child – Acid Roulette – (Nuclear Blast America) – They are back and I couldn’t be happier.  Their self-titled first album was a masterpiece. They have a classic rock sound with a modern edge.  I can’t get enough of new bands that have that retro sound.  This will be the first album I listen to in the car on the way to work.

•   Garbage – Strange Little Birds – (Vagrant) – Shirley Manson and Garbage are back (but they never really left).  I streamed this last week on Apple Music and I already know this is a another great album.

•   Rival Sons – Hollow Bones – (Earache Records) – This is their fifth album and they keep getting better with each one.  They are a rock / blues band out of California.  I just love their sound.  I am really into these newer bands with retro sounds.  You have them, Scorpion Child and the Wild Feathers that just remind me that their are still fantastic bands making unbelievable music.

•   Nick Jonas – Last Year Was Complicated – (Island) – Nick Jonas is okay, not my favorite.  He usually has some pretty decent tracks, but mostly I am listening to make sure my daughter can listen to it if she so chooses.

•   Band of Horses – Why Are You Ok – (Universal) – I came across them a couple years ago and really dig their unique sound.  It is indie, southern rock and folksy all in one.  I don’t like everything they do, but there is enough to keep me coming back.  Definitely going to give this one a good listen.

•   Paul McCartney – Pure McCartney (2CD) – (Hear Music) – This is yet another greatest hits package, but it is Sir Paul McCartney, so I will listen to it anyway.

•   Little Big Town – Wanderlust – (Capitol) – Their song “Girl Crush” out last year was such an amazing song.  I am not sure what to expect on this one since they worked with Pharrell on this album but I am intrigued enough to give it a try.

•   Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle – Colvin & Earle – (Fantasy)
•   Saliva – Love, Lies & Therapy – (Universal Music Enterprises)
•   Fantasia – The Definition of… – (RCA)
•   Moby – Music from Porcelain – (Thrive Music)
•   Jon Bellion – The Human Condition – (Capitol Records)
•   They Might Be Gaints – Phone Power – (Idlewild Recordings)