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STILL Mazzy Star Mazzy Star returns for their first record release in four years. The EP, entitled Still, features lead singer Hope Sandoval’s lush vocals, the trademark harmonica and acoustic guitar backing and lyrics with depth and yearning. The four song EP will feature three new songs: “Quiet, The Winter Harbour,” “That Way Again” and “Still,” as well as an alternate version of “So Tonight That I Might See.” This newest musical endeavor follows their reunion effort,Seasons of Your Day, in 2013 and the standalone track “I’m Less Here,” which they released in 2014.Available June 1


LIBERATION Christina Aguilera Liberation is the eighth studio album put out by vocal powerhouse Christina Aguilera and her first release since 2012. Aguilera has never been afraid to experiment with her sound, whether it was shedding her teen pop image withStripped or delving into ‘40s music withBack to Basics, so it should come as no surprise that the first two singles are vastly different entities. “Accelerate” is a hip hop effort featuring 2 Chainz and Ty Dolla $ign on guest vocals, while “Twice” is a more thoughtful ballad that drips with emotion about finding meaning in her life.Available June 15


HIGH AS HOPE Florence and the Machine The indie rock group, fronted by Florence Welch, marks the first time that the singer has co-produced their album. Additionally, she has written all of the songs onHigh As Hope and recorded the bulk of the album in solitude, prior to bringing collaborators on board to round out the project. For the lead single “Hunger,” Welch stated that the inspiration behind it came from a place of vulnerability, in “the ways we look for love in things that are perhaps not love, and how attempts to feel less alone can sometimes isolate us more.” Available June 29


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FREAK SHOW Billy Bloom (Alex Lawther) is a gender-bending teen who is well-versed in the art of being fabulous, arming himself with a keen eye for fashion and a sharp-tongued sense of humor. His world is turned on its head when his mother (Bette Midler) sends him off to live with his very straight-laced father (Larry Pine). Despite this hiccup in his “regularly scheduled program,” Billy decides to continue to shuck the norms at his conservative high school and lets his freak flag fly by running for homecoming queen…much to the chagrin of the bullies at his school.Freak Show co-stars Abigail Breslin and Laverne Cox. Available June 5


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MY EX-LIFE: A NOVEL Stephen McCauley The author ofThe Object of My Affection returns with his seventh novel showcasing his knack for capturing the humorous and heartbreaking aspects of this thing called life, which NPR has called “a heartwarming comedy of manners about second chances and starting afresh.” David Hedges’ life is a bit of a mess: he is in a job that he loathes, has just been dumped by his younger boyfriend and the house he rents is being put on the market. When Julie Fiske, a woman that he was very briefly married to reemerges in his life, complica- tions naturally ensue for David. Available now


KATARINA THE KILLER Trent St. Germain San Diego-based author Trent St. Germain continues his supernatural Lanehart family saga withKatarina The Killer, which chronicles the events following those set into motion with his debut novelThe Incubus and The Others. Gay protagonist Marcus Lanehart is now head of Ten Points Plantation. Not only is he nursing a broken heart, he must contend with his undead sister Flannery, the 347-year-old titular vampire and bent-on-revenge demonic Conrad. . Available June 7


THE UNPUNISHED VICE: A LIFE OF READING Edmund White WithThe Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading, the author ofA Boy’s Own Story trilogy gives his take on what it’s like for him to be on the other side of the page. White details how certain instances in his life, like being a frightened boarding school student living deep in the closet, and having Proust’sRemembrance of Things Past acted as a type of life raft for him. This non-fiction effort is both a memoir and a literary criticism, all brought to the surface with White’s trademark wit and candor. June 26


THOROUGHBREDS The black comedy/thriller Thoroughbreds follows childhood friends Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Amanda (Olivia Cooke) and has been called “Heathers meetsAmerican Psycho.” The two characters are reunited after years apart and discover that they thrive in entirely different facets in the world-at-large: one has become a fancy, boarding school attendee, while the other relishes in her role being a social outcast. However, the two reunite to join forces in hatching a plan to kill Lily’s stepfather (Paul Sparks). Available June 5


LOVE, SIMON Life for high school stu- dent Simon Spier (Nick Robinson) is a complicated one; he’s a closeted teen that is trying to balance his friendships and family. Oh, and he’s trying to find out the identity of the classmate that he’s fallen in love with online, as well as dealing with a blackmailer who is threatening to divulge his secret identity to the student body. Available June 12


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