On June 5, the fifth album from the Hives, Lex Hives, will be out via the band’s own label, Disques Hives. Leading up to the release, the quintet will perform at Coachella and make an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, along with several sold-out California dates. A limited-edition seven-inch of lead single “Go Right Ahead” will be available on Record Store Day (April 21) … The first-ever video release from the Raconteurs will be issued by Eagle Rock Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray on June 19. Live At Montreux 2008 features high-definition performances of the band’s hits from both albums during its 2008 tour … Bob Mould has signed to Merge Records, which will release his as-yet-untitled new album (with bandmates Jon Wurster and Jason Narducy) this fall … Neck Of The Woods is the new album from Silversun Pickups, due out May 8 via Dangerbird … The sixth solo album from Rhett Miller, The Dreamer, will be available June 5 from Miller’s Maximum Sunshine Records … Legacy Recordings is issuing Heroes, the new album from Willie Nelson featuring new songs and re-imagined classics, on May 15 … Lisa Marie Presley returns after a five-year hiatus on May 15 to bring us Storm And Grace, her Universal Republic/XIX Recordings debut … The April 14 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction of Donovan will be celebrated three days later with the release of The Essential Donovan (Epic/Legacy). It’s a two-disc collection of his seminal recordings from 1965 to 1973 and features four previously unreleased tracks … Total Abandon: Australia ’99 is a live recording from Deep Purple’s 1999 performance at Melbourne Park, and it will be released for the first time in the U.S. on April 24 by Eagle Rock Entertainment … This April and May will be quite busy for Real Gone Music, which is planning to reissue several recordings from the likes of the Grateful Dead, Little Willie John, Cowboy Copas, the Ad Libs, Mel McDaniel and Eddie Rabbitt … The newest batch of Impulse! Records’ 2-on-1 series has been announced, featuring legendary jazz and blues artists including Alice Coltrane, Blue Mitchell, Charles Mingus, Chico Hamilton and many more.
—Emily Costantino
