On April 14, Calexico’s new album, Edge Of The Sun, will be available via Anti- … It Was Triumph We Once Proposed … Songs Of Jason Molina features Glen Hansard performing the material of the late Jason Molina. The EP, due out March 17, will be preceded by a short, intimate U.S. tour in February … Epitaph has announced the signing of Desaparecidos, and will issue its new as-yet-untitled album sometime this year. The band hits the road for a tour in April, including a performance at Coachella … Damon & Naomi’s new record, Fortune, is available for preorder via 20-20-20, and will ship by February 14 … The latest album from Mikal Cronin, MCIII, is due out May 5 via Merge … This year, the Who will continue to celebrate its 50th birthday with the March 24 release of all 11 of the band’s studio albums on vinyl, as well as a double vinyl version of The Who Hits 50!. The band will also kick off a North American tour on April 15 … Run is the new studio album from AWOLNATION, set for a March 17 release via Red Bull … The eighth studio album by Rocky Votolato, Hospital Handshakes, will be available from No Sleep on April 21 … Capitol will issue Brian Wilson’s 11th solo studio album, No Pier Pressure, on April 7. It features collaborations with Beach Boys bandmates, Kacey Musgraves, fun.’s Nate Ruess, Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, and more … Lower Dens’ third record, Escape From Evil, is due out March 31 via Ribbon Music … On March 31, UMe will issue the 18th studio album from Ringo Starr, Postcards From Paradise … The second installment of Jealous Butcher’s year-long vinyl reissue campaign for Red Red Meat will take place on April 28, with the reissue of Bunny Gets Paid as a double-LP, complete with bonus tracks … The sophomore LP from Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, Straight To Video (originally released in 1997), will be reissued on vinyl March 24 from Straight To Video Records … Light In The Attic has announced the February 10 reissue of two Thin Lizzy albums, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage and Vagabonds Of The Western World … The eighth studio album from Hayden, Hey Love, is set for a March 24 release via Arts & Crafts … The Wave Pictures have signed to Team Love, which will issue Great Flamingo Burning Moon on March 17 … Thin Walls is the new record from Balthazar, due out March 30 via Play it Again Sam … On April 14, Beth Hart’s latest studio album, Better Than Home, will be available. She’ll tour extensively this spring in support … The Damnwells will release a new, self-titled album featuring the band’s original members on April 14 via Rock Ridge.
—Emily Costantino
