June Releases

Hey Vinyl Fans:

Some exciting releases are scheduled to hit the streets in June.

Here’s a quick roundup of some of the albums we are looking forward to:

Steve Earle—The 180-gram vinyl version of Earle’s latest, I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (New West), is set to come out June 7. He also has a new novel with the same title.

Eddie Vedder—Vedder’s soundtrack to Into the Wild is a masterpiece. His latest solo effort, Ukulele Songs (Monkeywrench), has a June 14 street date. And, yes, the album features Vedder playing the ukulele, and it sounds great. Check out the video for the single “Longing to Belong.”



Neil Young—Young reaches into the archives for his latest 12-track release. A Treasure (Reprise) features music that Young recorded on tour with The International Harvesters in 1984. It comes out June 14.

Alison Krauss—Paper Airplane (Rounder) is the first album in seven years from Krauss and the stellar Union Station. The vinyl version is scheduled for a June 21 release.

Bon Iver—Bon Iver returns with new album June 21. This might be the most-anticipated indie release of the year.

Marianne Faithfull—Faithfull’s latest is called Horses and High Heels (Naïve). Unlike her last album, the outstanding Easy Come, Easy Go, which featured all covers, the new effort includes several original numbers along with some more well-chosen covers. The album was recorded in New Orleans, with a core of local musicians. Horses and High Heels has a June 28 street date. Should be good.

New Bon Iver LP Coming In June

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon) is set to release his follow-up to 2008's For Emma, Forever Ago, one of the most beloved indie releases of all time. (The 2009 release, Blood Bank, was an EP.)

The new album, Bon Iver Bon Iver, on Jagjaguwar has a June 21 street date.

Fans can get a download of the gorgeous single “Calgary” at boniver.org.

A special pre-order bundle that feature a vinyl edition of the album plus a T-shirt, poster, 12-inch single, and download is available for $39.99. A package of just the vinyl album and poster is available for $14.99.

Anti to Release The Duke & The King

Anti-Records just announced that it will be releasing an album by The Duke & The King.

The band’s upcoming self-titled release will hit stores Aug. 2 and is a collection of songs culled from the group’s two previous English albums, not yet available in the U.S. Both records have received unanimously enthusiastic reviews from the British press.

Formed in New York by acclaimed musician-writer Simone Felice, a key songwriter and founding member of celebrated country rock outfit The Felice Brothers, The Duke & The King are a potent acoustic-vocal group created by Felice and Robert Bird Burke featuring Simi Stone and Nowell “ The Deacon” Haskins.


The track list released by Anti reveals that the album will feature 12 songs, including “If You Ever Get Famous,” “Shaky,” and “One More American Song.”

This should be good. I’ve been waiting for the band to release some records here.
An earlier post linked to their video of “Shaky.” Here it is again: