On July 31, Parlophone is issuing the complete body of work by Blur as a boxed set. Blur 21 contains more than five hours of previously unreleased material and rarities, three DVDs and a collector’s edition book … Also receiving the boxed set treatment is the English Beat, which will reissue its entire catalog (including unreleased tracks) as the five-disc The Complete Beat (Shout! Factory) on July 10. The band is currently supporting the set on a tour of the U.S. … Eleni Mandell’s eighth solo album, I Can See The Future, will be out via Yep Roc Records on July 10 … Bangles founding member Susanna Hoffs will release her latest solo LP, Someday, on July 17 … Sub Rosa is the new record from Jesse Harris, slated for a July 31 release via Dangerbird. It features guest appearances from Norah Jones, Conor Oberst, Nick Zinner and many more … A slew of reissues from Real Gone Music are due out May 22, including albums from the Germs, Jerry Reed, Mick Fleetwood’s Zoo, Chubby Checker and more … Ten years after the death of Waylon Jennings, Saguaro Road Records will release his final recordings. Goin’ Down Rockin’: The Last Recordings Of Waylon Jennings is set for a September release … The sophomore album from Tedeschi Trucks Band, Everybody’s Talkin’, is out on May 22 via Sony. It’s a double disc featuring tracks from a year’s worth of concerts around the globe … On July 17, Billy Joe Shaver will issue his first album in five years. Live At Billy Bob’s Texas (Smith Music Group) is a two-disc package containing 20 live tracks and two previously unreleased songs as well as a DVD … Blues Traveler is celebrating its 25th thanniversary with the release of 11th album Suzie Cracks The Whip on June 26 via 429 Records. The band just recently kicked off an extensive U.S. tour in support, alongside Barenaked Ladies, Cracker and Big Head Todd.
—Emily Costantino
