New and reissued albums due from Prince, the Time, the Suburbs and Soul Asylum

Jul. 4—July is a big month for homegrown legacy acts, with new and reissued albums due from some big names. Here's a look at what's on tap.

The Suburbs, "Poets Party" (out now): The Suburbs — a band with the distinction of releasing the first ("The Suburbs EP") and final ("Viva! Suburbs! Live at First Avenue") albums on Twin/Tone Records — are back with their third reunion-era album.

The band recorded it last year with the same lineup that played on 2017's "Hey Muse": Founding members Chan Poling (vocals, keyboards) and Hugo Klaers (drums); guitarists Stevie Brantseg and Jeremy Ylvisaker; bassist Steve Price; vocalist Janey Winterbauer; and horn players Stephen Kung (trumpet), Max Ray (sax) and Rochelle Becker (sax). The dozen new songs include the terrific single "Summertime," which 89.3 The Current has been playing frequently.

Soul Asylum, "The Silver Lining (Expanded Edition)" (out July 9): The mid-'00s were a time of transition for Soul Asylum. In May 2004, bassist Karl Mueller was diagnosed with throat cancer. (A benefit concert for Mueller that October included an on-stage reunion of Husker Du's Bob Mould and Grant Hart.) He did go into remission, however, and was able to record most of "The Silver Lining," which would become the band's first album in eight years.

Mueller's cancer returned and he died on June 17, 2005. The following summer, "The Silver Lining" hit the shelves and Prince, among others, was a fan. (More on that in a bit.)

Now, Legacy Recordings is releasing a new expanded version of the album digitally, which includes all 12 original tracks, the previously hidden bonus track "Fearless Leader" and "Showtime," which was previously only available on the Japanese CD. The label is also giving the "Stand Up and Be Strong" EP its digital debut. It features the title track, a "Silver Lining" single, and four songs recorded live at First Avenue in December 2005.

The Time, "The Time (Expanded Edition)" (due out July 16): A clause in Prince's Warner Bros. contract allowed him to recruit and produce other artists for the label, which led to Prince creating the Time, partially out of the already existing band Flyte Tyme.

While the Time was an actual band, the Purple One was pulling all the strings on their 1981 self-titled debut album. He recorded and performed nearly everything on the record, save for Matt "Doctor" Fink's synth contributions to the song "Cool" and Morris Day's vocals, which he was required to sing in the same manner Prince had on the demo. He also wrote nearly everything, with an uncredited Dez Dickerson and Lisa Coleman contributing to several tracks.

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Rhino Records is reissuing "The Time" as a double LP set. The label went back to the original analog tapes for the expanded edition, which features the six original tracks and six previously unheard alternate takes and edits.

Prince, "Welcome 2 America" (out July 30): Since his death, plenty of previously unheard Prince music has come out. But this is the first time an actual full album — rather than a compilation of songs — that Prince himself had envisioned will be officially released.

Recorded in 2010, Prince had planned to release it the following year in conjunction with his tour of the same name. It features background vocals from Shelby J., Liv Warfield and Elisa Dease and was co-produced by Morris Hayes.

The album includes 11 Prince originals and a cover of Soul Asylum's 2006 single "Stand Up and Be Strong," which Prince renamed "Stand Up and B Strong." It's unclear why Prince decided to shelve the project, but it seems he was still planning to release it in June 2010 when he debuted the song "Hot Summer" exclusively on 89.3 The Current.

"Welcome 2 America" will be released on CD and vinyl. The deluxe version includes both the CD and vinyl along with a Blu-ray featuring a previously unreleased concert recorded on April 28, 2011, in California. The 23-song concert includes a dozen covers of songs from the likes of Janet Jackson, Bob Dylan and Wild Cherry. The show closes with Prince's take on Roxy Music's "More than This," a song he performed just three times in his career.