May 15:
Wilco
Album:  Sky Blue Sky
Nonesuch has always been an eclectic label, so it’s no surprise they have released Wilco’s  6th studio album, with Jeff Tweedy and band reaching back to a 70’s progressive-country-folk-rock sound.
amazon.com reports: The Deluxe Edition includes a bonus DVD, which contains more than 45 minutes of footage of the band performing songs from Sky Blue Sky. The DVD also contains interview segments with all six band members. The film was directed by Christoph Green and Fugazi’s Brendan Canty, the creators of the Jeff Tweedy solo concert film, Sunken Treasure: Live in the Pacific Northwest, as well as the acclaimed documentary series, Burn to Shine.


May 22:
Maroon5
Album: It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
First Single: “Makes Me Wonder”
read more in my full post

The Beach Boys
Album:  The Warmth of the Sun
Video: Brian Wilson & Mike Love talk about the new album

Joan Osborne
Album:  Breakfast in Bed
She has an amazing vocal range and awesome power, but this album of mostly ballads is lost on her talent.  Although there are 2 great tracks included here…”Heat Wave” and “What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted.”

May 29:
Gary Moore
Album:  Close as You Get
As one of the best british guitarists to play the blues, Moore’s albums always please and surprise his fans with a new twist. 

Herb Alpert
Album:  Rise
Leader of the Tijuana Brass and also A&M Records, Herb Alpert won a Grammy for the hit song “Rise” in 1979.  Now he and his nephew Randy “Badazz” Alpert have created an entire new album around it’s sound.