AUG. 2, 2011
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Trace Adkins
"Proud to Be Here" (guest: Blake Shelton; Hear here ; Deluxe edition )
(Show Dog Nashville, Aug. 2, 2011)
Antigone Rising
"23 Red" (producer: Gary Philips; first single: "Everywhere Is Home"; Hear here ; See here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Meryl Music/Blackheart, Aug. 2, 2011)
Boston Spaceships (led by Robert Pollard)
"Let It Beard" (2 CDs; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Guided By Voices, Inc., Aug. 2, 2011)
Rick Braun
"Rick Braun Sings With Strings" (jazz trumpeter's first full jazz/pop vocal album; producer: Philippe Saisse; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Artistry Music, Aug. 2, 2011)
Richard Buckner
"Our Blood" (Hear/read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Merge, Aug. 2, 2011)
Buffalo Killers
"3" (Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Alive, Aug. 2, 2011)
Bury Your Dead
"Mosh N' Roll" (Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Mediaskare, Aug. 2, 2011)
Greyson Chance
"Hold On 'Til the Night" (producer: Ron Fair; new single: "Unfriend You"; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(eleveneleven/ Maverick/Geffen, Aug. 2, 2011)
Dir En Grey (Japanese metal band)
"Dum Spiro Spero" (producers: Dir En Grey; Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl ; Deluxe edition , with two bonus tracks; MP3 Download )
(The End, Aug. 2, 2011)
Flourishing
"The Sum of All Fossils" (producer: Ryan Jones; Hear/read here ; MP3 Download )
(The Path Less Traveled/Megaforce, Aug. 2, 2011)
Fountains of Wayne
"Sky Full of Holes" (their first album since 2007; Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Yep Roc, Aug. 2, 2011)
John Hiatt
"Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns" (producer: Kevin "Caveman" Shirley; Hear here ; CD/DVD ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(New West, Aug. 2, 2011)
Justin Hines (Canadian singer-songwriter)
"Days to Recall" (producers: Justin Abedin, Dave Way; first single: "Tell Me I'm Wrong"; Hear here ; See here ; MP3 Download )
(Decca, Aug. 2, 2011)
Hot Water Music
"The Fire, The Steel, The Tread / Adds Up To Nothing [MP3 Download ]" (two-song EP; their first new music in seven years; Hear here )
(Hot Water Music, Aug. 2, 2011)
It Prevails
"Stroma" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Mediaskare, Aug. 2, 2011)
Mat Kearney
"Young Love" (producers: Robert Marvin, Jason Lehning; first single: "Hey Mama"; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Universal Republic, Aug. 2, 2011)
Keb' Mo'
"The Reflection" (his first album in five years; producer: Keb' Mo'; guests: India.Arie, Vince Gill, Dave Koz, Marcus Miller, Mindi Abair, David T. Walker; See here )
(Yolabelle International/ Ryko/Warner Music Group, Aug. 2, 2011)
Manraze (Def Leppard's Phil Collen, Sex Pistols' Paul Cook, Girl's Simon Laffy)
"punkfunkrootsrock" (first single: "Over My Dead Body" ; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Rocket Science, Aug. 2, 2011)
Mariachi El Bronx
"Mariachi El Bronx (II)" (producer: John Avila; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(ATO, Aug. 2, 2011)
O.A.R.
"King" (first single: "Heaven"; Hear here ; Deluxe edition ; MP3 Download )
(Wind-up, Aug. 2, 2011)
Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward
"Live in the Living Room" (Hear here )
(Smith Music Group, Aug. 2, 2011)
Poly Styrene
"Ghoulish [MP3 Download ]" (three versions of new single: album version, radio edit and Hercules & Love Affair remix; See here )
(Future Noise Music, Aug. 2, 2011)
Reptar
"Oblangle Fizz Y'all [MP3 Download ]" (Hear here )
(Vagrant, Aug. 2, 2011)
Ximena Sariñana (Mexican singer, songwriter and keyboardist)
"Ximena Sariñana" (producers: Greg Kurstin, Natalia Lafourcade; first single: "Different"; Hear here )
(Warner, Aug. 2, 2011)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
"How I Go" (producers: Shepherd, Jerry Harrison; Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl ; Special edition , with four bonus tracks)
(Roadrunner/Loud & Proud, Aug. 2, 2011)
Soft Swells
"Every Little Thing/Lifeboats [MP3 Download ]" (two-song EP; Hear here )
(Modern Outsider, Aug. 2, 2011)
This Love
"At War [MP3 Download ]" (Hear here )
(This Love, Aug. 2, 2011)
Various artists
"Phineas and Ferb: Across the 1st and 2nd Dimensions [TV soundtrack ]" (Disney Channel original movie, airing Aug. 5; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Walt Disney, Aug. 2, 2011)
Various artists
"Victorious: Music From the Hit TV Show [TV soundtrack ]" (Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Columbia/Nickelodeon, Aug. 2, 2011)
Viva Brother (gritpop quartet from Slough, England)
"Famous First Words" (producer: Stephen Street; Hear/read here ; MP3 Download )
(A&M/Octone, Aug. 2, 2011)
Wood Brothers, The
"Smoke Ring Halo" (producer: Jim Scott; guests: Zac Brown, Clay Cook; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Southern Ground, Aug. 2, 2011)
Amazon.com Widgets
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Arcade Fire
"Scenes From the Suburbs [CD/DVD ]" (2010 album; with two new songs, "Culture War" and "Speaking in Tongues," feat. David Byrne)
(Merge, Aug. 2, 2011)
Archers of Loaf
"Icky Mettle" (1993 album; remastered, with a second CD of rarities; MP3 Download )
(Merge, Aug. 2, 2011)
Calm Blue Sea, The
"The Calm Blue Sea" (2008 album; with two bonus tracks; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Modern Outsider, Aug. 2, 2011)
Ronnie James Dio
"The Ronnie James Dio Story: Mightier Than the Sword" (2-CD, 27-song set covers solo material as well as tracks from Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Heaven and Hell)
(U.K. - Sanctuary, Aug. 1, 2011)
Drive-By Truckers
"Ugly Buildings, Whores & Politicians: Greatest Hits 1998-2009" (Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(New West, Aug. 2, 2011)
Housemartins, The
"Happy Hour: The Collection" (20 songs; Read here )
(U.K. - Spectrum Audio UK, Aug. 1, 2011)
Isley Brothers, The
"Between the Sheets" (1983 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks)
(U.K. - Big Break, Aug. 1, 2011)
Johnny Nash
"I Can See Clearly Now" (1972 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks -- "Cream Puff" and single version of "Stir It Up")
(U.K. - Big Break, Aug. 1, 2011)
Helen Shapiro
"The Best of the EMI Years [MP3 Download ]" (20 songs), "The Very Best of Helen Shapiro [MP3 Download ]" (40 songs)
(EMI, Aug. 2, 2011)
Soft Machine
"Tales of Taliesin: The EMI Years Anthology 1975-1981" (2 CDs, 25 songs; Track list )
(U.K. - Esoteric, Aug. 1, 2011)
Various artists
"Slow Grind" (17-song slow jamz collection; MP3 Download )
(Razor & Tie, Aug. 2, 2011)
Various artists
"Whacked: Original Songs Featured in The Sopranos [TV soundtrack ]" (3 CDs, 61 songs; Track list )
(U.K. - Music Digital, Aug. 1, 2011)
Amazon.com Widgets
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Sheryl Crow
"Sheryl Crow Live [DVD ]" (Blu-ray )
(Image, Aug. 2, 2011)
Heart
"Heart Live [DVD ]" (Blu-ray )
(Image, Aug. 2, 2011)
Jewel
"Jewel: The Essential Live Songbook [DVD ]" (Blu-ray )
(Image, Aug. 2, 2011)
Elvis Presley
"Elvis: The Great Performances [DVD ]" (2 discs, more than 30 songs; Read here )
(Hip-O/SOFA Entertainment, Aug. 2, 2011)
Various artists
"Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution — The British Invade America, America Fights Back [DVD ]" (16 performances from "The Ed Sullivan Show," including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Bob Dylan, etc.; Read here )
(Hip-O/SOFA Entertainment, Aug. 2, 2011)
MUSIC BOOKS
Subject/ Author(s):
Title:
Publisher/Due date:
Beatles, The
"Beatlemania! The Real Story of The Beatles UK Tours 1963-1965 [Paperback ]" (author: Martin Creasy)
(Omnibus Press, Aug. 1, 2011)
Black Flag
"Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag [Paperback ]" (author: Stevie Chick; Kindle )
(PM Press, Aug. 1, 2011)
Brian Boone (former associate editor for the "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader" series)
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Except When I Hate It) [Paperback ]" (subtitled "Extremely Important Stuff About the Songs and Bands You Love, Hate, Love to Hate, and Hate to Love"; Kindle )
(Perigee Trade, Aug. 2, 2011)
Faces, The
"Had Me a Real Good Time — The Faces: Before, During and After [Hardcover ]" (author: Andy Neill)
(Omnibus Press, Aug. 1, 2011)
Journey
"Don't Stop Believin': The Untold Story of Journey [Paperback ]" (author: Neil Daniels)
(Omnibus Press, Aug. 1, 2011)
Tom Waits
"Tom Waits on Tom Waits: Interviews and Encounters [Paperback ]" (edited by Paul Maher Jr.)
(Chicago Review Press, Aug. 1, 2011)
Baron Wolman (Rolling Stone's first photographer)
"Every Picture Tells a Story ... Baron Wolman: The Rolling Stone Years [Hardcover ]" (Read here )
(Omnibus Press, Aug. 1, 2011)