The End Records has signed the Mission U.K. and will issue the band’s 12th studio album on September 9. A supporting North American tour is planned for the fall … The first-ever live album from Ben Folds Five is slated for a June 4 release via ImaVeePee/Sony. Ben Folds Five Live was recorded during the band’s first tour in more than 10 years in support of The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind … Crossfire Hurricane is a film documenting key periods of the Rolling Stones’ career, directed by Brett Morgan. It will be released by Eagle Rock on DVD and Blu-ray on May 21 … Frank Zappa’s original 1974 TV program, A Token Of His Extreme, will see its first official DVD release by Eagle Rock on June 4 … Man Or Astro-Man? has come out of its 12-year hiatus to bring us Defcon 5…4…3…2…1, due out May 21 via Communicating Vessels/Chunklet. The band is about to kick off a North American tour in support … Capitol/UMe will issue Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour, a two-disc concert album featuring the Beach Boys’ reunion tour in honor of the band’s 50th birthday, on May 21 … Desperation is the first new Oblivians record in more than 15 years, due out from In the Red on June 4 … The second album from Thundercat, Apocalypse, is set for a July 9 release on Brainfeeder … The next installment of Marshall Crenshaw’s subscription series will be available May 7. Stranger And Stranger is a three-song vinyl EP featuring one new original song, a Carpenters cover and a remake of his own song, “Mary Anne” … George Thorogood & The Destroyers will celebrate their 40th anniversary with ICON, a collection featuring hits and fan favorites. It’s out May 14 via UMe … Brazilian musician Eliane Elias honors Chet Baker on her new album, I Thought About You (A Tribute To Chet Baker), which will be released by Concord on May 28.
—Emily Costantino
