It’s hard to believe that the ever-prolific Jack White has never released a solo album, but it’s true that Blunderbuss is indeed his solo debut. It’s due out April 24 via Third Man Records/Columbia … Former Fleet Foxes drummer Josh Tillman will release Fear Fun under the moniker Father John Misty on May 1 via Sub Pop … The 40th anniversary of Jethro Tull’s Thick As A Brick will be celebrated by Ian Anderson with the release of sequel album, Thick As A Brick 2 (EMI), on April 2. Anderson already has a U.K. tour lined up this spring to coincide with the release … Garbage has announced the May 15 release of its first album in seven years, Not Your Kind Of People, via the band’s Stunvolume label … The A To Z Recordings is an eight-disc boxed set featuring the work of Paul Kelly. The release, out February 28, will also be offered as a deluxe version that includes Kelly’s autobiography, How To Make Gravy. He’ll hit the road for a brief U.S. tour in support … On May 22, Cooking Vinyl will issue the Cult’s new album, Choice Of Weapon … Ingrid Michaelson, Sia, Sara Bareilles and Elizabeth Ziman all make appearances on Greg Laswell’s fourth full-length, Landline, which will be released April 24 by Vanguard Records … JD McPherson’s Rounder Records debut, Signs And Signifiers, is due out April 17.
—Emily Costantino
