Checking out this week's new music releases...



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B.I., "Waterfall" (131/Dreamus): The former iKON member releases his first solo album, co-writing all 12 tracks and joined by fellow K-pop star Lee Hi and rapper Tablo.



Crowded House, "Dreamers Are Waiting" (BMG): The New Zealand group's first new album in 11 years features a fresh lineup fortified by frontman Neil Finn's two sons.



Billy Gibbons, "Hardware" (Concord): The guitarist steps out of ZZ Top for a third time, recording in the Joshua Tree desert with Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses, The Cult).



Rostam, "Changephobia" (Maatsor Projects/Secretly Distribution): The second solo album from Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij taps deeper into his jazz influences.







Various Artists, "The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill & Gang of Four" (Gill Music): Gill actually got the ball rolling on this tribute set-- featuring contributions by admirers such as Tom Morello and Serj Tankian, Flea and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gary Numan, Helmet, IDLES and others -- prior to his death in February of 2020.



Long Time Comin': Liz Phair's "Soberish" (Chrysalis) is the alt.rock heroine's first new album in 11 years.



Blast From the Past: The Alarm looks back on "History Repeating 1981-2021" (Twenty First Century), a 40-song anthology that includes a fresh recording of the title track.







Local Hero: Gary Spaniola, artist, producer and onetime member of the band Bitter Sweet Alley has released a new album "In Wonderland," via his web site GarySpaniola.com. Proceeds from sales of the 10-song set benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.



New & Noteworthy:



Atreyu, "Baptize" (Spinefarm)



Mark Collie, "Book of My Blues" (BFD/Adium Nashville/The Orchard)



Raheem DeVaughn and Apollo Brown, "Lovesick" (Mello Music Group)



Paul Gilbert, "Werewolves of Poland" (Players Club/Mascot)



James, "All the Colours of You" (Virgin);



Gary Louris, "Jump For Joy" (Sham/Thirty Tigers)



"Van Dyke Parks Orchestrates Veronica Valerio" (BMG)



Rise Against, "Nowhere Generation" (Loma Vista)



Kim Simmonds, "Out of the Blue" (Panache)



Skids, "Songs From a Haunted Ballroom" (Cleopatra)



Quinn Sullivan, "Wide Awake" (Provogue/Mascot)



Wolf Alice, "Blue Weekend" (Dirty Hit/RCA)