YouTube sensation Lake Street Dive lead this week's new album releases with their soulful pop influenced by a wide range of 60s pop styles.
Lake Street Dive are a four person band founded in Boston in 2005. The members met while attending the New England Conservatory Of Music. Lake Street Dive came to widespread attention through a YouTube video of the band performing Jackson 5's "I Want You Back." Buy from Amazon »
Electronic music duo Phantogram received critical acclaim for their first studio album Eyelid Movies released in 2010. Phantogram have collaborated in recording with Big Boi of OutKast. Voices is their second studio album.Buy from Amazon »
Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega blasted her way into the pop mainstream in 1987 with the poignant #3 pop hit single "Luka." She returned to the top 10 in 1990 with "Tom's Diner." This new album is her first collection of new material in over seven years. The new recordings include contributions from Peter Gabriel.Buy from Amazon »
English band The Feeling hit #1 on the UK album chart with their second studio release Join With Us in 2008. It included the band's fourth UK top 10 pop hit single "I Thought It Was Over." Boy Cried Wolf was released last fall and reached the top 40 of the UK album chart. It received very positive reviews upon release.Buy from Amazon »
Candice Glover was the winner of American Idol in 2013. This is her much delayed debut studio album. It includes the top 20 charting adult R&B hit single "Cried." Buy from Amazon »
Pop punk band We Are the In Crowd reached #2 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart in 2011 with their first studio album Best Intentions. The group took part in the Warped Tour in 2012 followed by extensive additional touring for the band in 2013. Buy from Amazon »
Jamaican reggae pop artists Sean Paul has hit the top 10 on the US pop singles chart five times. His most recent top 10 hit was 2006's "(When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me." Full Frequency includes contributions from Damian Marley, Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, and Juicy J. The single "Other Side Of Love" was a top 10 pop hit last fall in many countries around the world including the UK, France, and Germany.Buy from Amazon »
Angel Olsen is a folk pop singer based in Chicago. She has performed and recorded with a wide range of other artists including Bonnie "Prince" Billy, The Cairo Gang, and LeRoy Bach of Wilco. The new album Burn Your Fire For No Witness is her first release on the indie label Jagjaguwar.Buy from Amazon »
Pop punk band Bayside have gained increasing commercial traction with each successive album release. Their fifth and most recent album Killing Time broke into the top 40 of the album chart. It was the group's only release for Wind Up Records. Cult will be their first album recording for independent label Hopeless Records.Buy from Amazon »
Benmont Tench is a keyboard player best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He first met Tom Petty in 1964 at the age of 11 and the pair played together in a garage band. Benmont Tench is part of the rock supergroup Works Progress Administration. You Should Be So Lucky is his first solo album.Buy from Amazon »
1. Lake Street Dive - Bad Self Portraits
Lake Street Dive are a four person band founded in Boston in 2005. The members met while attending the New England Conservatory Of Music. Lake Street Dive came to widespread attention through a YouTube video of the band performing Jackson 5's "I Want You Back." Buy from Amazon »
2. Phantogram - Voices
Electronic music duo Phantogram received critical acclaim for their first studio album Eyelid Movies released in 2010. Phantogram have collaborated in recording with Big Boi of OutKast. Voices is their second studio album.Buy from Amazon »
3. Suzanne Vega - Tales From the Realm Of the Queen Of Pentacles
Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega blasted her way into the pop mainstream in 1987 with the poignant #3 pop hit single "Luka." She returned to the top 10 in 1990 with "Tom's Diner." This new album is her first collection of new material in over seven years. The new recordings include contributions from Peter Gabriel.Buy from Amazon »
4. The Feeling - Boy Cried Wolf
English band The Feeling hit #1 on the UK album chart with their second studio release Join With Us in 2008. It included the band's fourth UK top 10 pop hit single "I Thought It Was Over." Boy Cried Wolf was released last fall and reached the top 40 of the UK album chart. It received very positive reviews upon release.Buy from Amazon »
5. Candice Glover - Music Speaks
Candice Glover was the winner of American Idol in 2013. This is her much delayed debut studio album. It includes the top 20 charting adult R&B hit single "Cried." Buy from Amazon »
6. We Are the In Crowd - Weird Kids
Pop punk band We Are the In Crowd reached #2 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart in 2011 with their first studio album Best Intentions. The group took part in the Warped Tour in 2012 followed by extensive additional touring for the band in 2013. Buy from Amazon »
7. Sean Paul - Full Frequency
Jamaican reggae pop artists Sean Paul has hit the top 10 on the US pop singles chart five times. His most recent top 10 hit was 2006's "(When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me." Full Frequency includes contributions from Damian Marley, Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, and Juicy J. The single "Other Side Of Love" was a top 10 pop hit last fall in many countries around the world including the UK, France, and Germany.Buy from Amazon »
8. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness
Angel Olsen is a folk pop singer based in Chicago. She has performed and recorded with a wide range of other artists including Bonnie "Prince" Billy, The Cairo Gang, and LeRoy Bach of Wilco. The new album Burn Your Fire For No Witness is her first release on the indie label Jagjaguwar.Buy from Amazon »
9. Bayside - Cult
Pop punk band Bayside have gained increasing commercial traction with each successive album release. Their fifth and most recent album Killing Time broke into the top 40 of the album chart. It was the group's only release for Wind Up Records. Cult will be their first album recording for independent label Hopeless Records.Buy from Amazon »
10. Benmont Tench - You Should Be So Lucky
Benmont Tench is a keyboard player best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He first met Tom Petty in 1964 at the age of 11 and the pair played together in a garage band. Benmont Tench is part of the rock supergroup Works Progress Administration. You Should Be So Lucky is his first solo album.Buy from Amazon »