OCT. 7, 2008
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Horace Andy (reggae singer is a sometime Massive Attack contributor)
"On Tour" (Hear here ; Read here )
(Trojan, Oct. 7, 2008)
Antony and the Johnsons
"Another World [EP ]" (Hear here ; See here )
(Secretly Canadian, Oct. 7, 2008)
Attack! Attack!
"Attack! Attack!" (producer: Lostprophets' Stuart Richardson; Hear here )
(Rock Ridge Music, Oct. 7, 2008)
Bella Morte
"Beautiful Death" (producer: Andy Waldeck; first single: "Find Forever Gone"; Hear here )
(Metropolis, Oct. 7, 2008)
Bleeding Through
"Declaration" (producer: Devin Townsend; Hear here )
(Trustkill, Oct. 7, 2008)
Born Crain
"Fools Rush In" (See here )
(U.K. - Universal, Oct. 6, 2008)
Casting Crowns
"Peace on Earth" (Hear here ; See here )
(Reunion, Oct. 7, 2008)
Michael Chapman
"Time Past Time Passing" (producer: Chapman; Hear here )
(Electric Ragtime/Ryko, Oct. 7, 2008)
Deerhoof
"Offend Maggie" (Hear here )
(Kill Rock Stars, Oct. 7, 2008)
Devin the Dude
"Landing Gear" (Hear here )
(Razor & Tie, Oct. 7, 2008)
Godhead
"At the Edge of the World" (producer: bassist Ullrich Hepperlin; Hear here )
(Driven Music Group/Ryko, Oct. 7, 2008)
Gregory & the Hawk
"Moenie and Kitchi" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(FatCat, Oct. 7, 2008)
Harmonious Wail
"Resist Temptation" (producer: Aaron Levinson; Hear here )
(Range, Oct. 7, 2008)
Hey Monday
"Hold on Tight" (producers: Sam and Sluggo; Hear here )
(Decaydance/Columbia, Oct. 7, 2008)
Jolie Holland
"The Living and the Dead" (producers: Holland, Shahzad Ismaily; guests: M Ward, Marc Ribot, Samantha Parton; Hear here )
(Anti-/Epitaph, Oct. 7, 2008)
I Am Ghost
"Those We Leave Behind" (producer: Paul Leavitt; Hear here )
(Epitaph, Oct. 7, 2008)
I Set My Friends on Fire
"You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter" (Hear here )
(Epitaph, Oct. 7, 2008)
Jake One
"White Van Music" (guests: Young Buck, The Prodigy, Busta, MF Doom, Little Brother, The Alchemist, Freeway, etc.; Hear here )
(Rhymesayers, Oct. 7, 2008)
Tommy James
"I Love Christmas"
(Paradise Media Partners, Oct. 7, 2008)
Lambchop
"OH (ohio)" (Hear here )
(Merge, Oct. 7, 2008)
Legendary Pink Dots, The
"Plutonium Blonde" (Hear here )
(ROIR, Oct. 7, 2008)
Little Ones, The
"Morning Tide" (released on Heavenly Recordings in the U.K.; Hear here )
(Chop Shop/Atlantic, Oct. 7, 2008)
Mannheim Steamroller
"Christmasville"
(American Gramaphone, Oct. 7, 2008)
Margot & The Nuclear So and So's
"Animal! [Vinyl LP ]" (also available, "Not Animal," 14 songs that didn't make it onto the album; Hear here )
(Epic, Oct. 7, 2008)
Jon McLaughlin
"OK Now" (producers: John Fields, Tricky, The-Dream; first single: "Beating My Heart"; Hear here )
(Island, Oct. 7, 2008)
Gary Moore
"Bad For You Baby" (producer: Moore; Hear here )
(Eagle, Oct. 7, 2008)
Jay Nash
"The Things You Think You Need" (guests: Sara Bareilles, David Immergluck, Charlie Gillingham of Counting Crows; Hear here )
(Bonded/Fontana, Oct. 7, 2008)
Oasis
"Dig Out Your Soul" (producer: Dave Sardy; first single: "The Shock of the Lightning"; Read here )
(Warner, Oct. 7, 2008)
Pretenders, The
"Break Up the Concrete" (Hear here ; Read here )
(Shangri-La Music, Oct. 7, 2008)
Rasmus, The
"Black Roses" (producers: Desmond Child, Harry Sommerdahl; first single: "Livin' in a World Without You"; Hear here ; Read here )
(U.K. - Island, Oct. 6, 2008)
Red Car Wire
"Let's Never Get Older [EP ]" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Universal Motown, Oct. 7, 2008)
Rise Against
"Appeal to Reason" (producers: Bill Stevenson, Jason Livermore; first single: "Re-Education [Through Labor]"; Hear here ; Read here )
(Geffen, Oct. 7, 2008)
Hayley Sales
"Sunseed" (producer: Sales; Hear here )
(Universal, Oct. 7, 2008)
Senses Fail
"Life Is Not a Waiting Room" (producer: Brian McTernan; Hear here )
(Vagrant, Oct. 7, 2008)
Status, The
"So This Is Progress" (producers: Kenny Goia, George Fullan; guests: Adam Lazzarra of Taking Back Sunday, Anthony Raneri of Bayside; Hear here )
(Doghouse, Oct. 7, 2008)
Marnie Stern
"This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That" (producer: Zach Hill; Hear here )
(Kill Rock Stars, Oct. 7, 2008)
George Strait
"Classic Christmas"
(MCA Nashville, Oct. 7, 2008)
Streets, The
"Everything Is Borrowed" (Mike Skinner says this will be the Streets' final album; Hear here ; Read here )
(Vice/Atlantic, Oct. 7, 2008)
Tesla
"Forever More" (producer: Terry Thomas; Hear here )
(Tesla Electric Company Recordings/Ryko, Oct. 7, 2008)
Travis
"Ode to J. Smith" (first single: "J. Smith" ; Hear here )
(U.K. - Red Telephone Box, Oct. 6, 2008)
Armin van Buuren
"A State of Trance 2008" (2 CDs; Hear here )
(Ultra, Oct. 7, 2008)
Various artists
"WOW Hits 2009" (2 CDs)
(Word Entertainment, Oct. 7, 2008)
Michelle Williams (of Destiny's Child)
"Unexpected" (producers: Alex Da Kid, Jay Wes, Andrew Frampton, The Heavyweight, Rico Love, Stargate, etc.; first single: "We Break the Dawn"; Read here )
(Music World/Columbia, Oct. 7, 2008)
Women
"Women" (producer: Chad VanGaalen; Hear here )
(Jagjaguwar, Oct. 7, 2008)
Rachael Yamagata
"A Record in Two Parts ... Elephants and Teeth Sinking Into Heart*" (2 CDs; producers: Mike Mogis, John Alagia; Hear here ; Read here )
(Warner, Oct. 7, 2008)
Elliott Yamin
"My Kind of Holiday" (Hear here )
(TRP/Fontana, Oct. 7, 2008)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Big & Rich
"Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pak 2" (2 CDs of rarities and live performances)
(Warner, Oct. 7, 2008)
Black Sabbath
"Heaven and Hell" (1980 album; remastered), "Mob Rules" (1981 album; remastered), "Dehumanizer" (1981 album; remastered), "Live Evil" (2 CDs; 1982 album; remastered)
(Rhino, Oct. 7, 2008)
Charlatans (UK), The
"The Best of the BBC Recordings 1999-2006" (2 CDs)
(Universal, Oct. 7, 2008)
Clash, The
"Live at Shea Stadium" (Oct. 13, 1982, concert in New York; Read here )
(Epic/Legacy, Oct. 7, 2008)
Christopher Cross
"Every Turn of the World/Back of My Mind" (2 CDs; 1985 and 1988 albums)
(Friday Music, Oct. 7, 2008)
Bob Dylan
"Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8 - Rare and Unreleased, 1989-2006" (available in 2- and 3-CD sets; Hear here ; Read here )
(Columbia, Oct. 7, 2008)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
"Pictures At An Exhibition: Deluxe Edition" (1972 album; 2 CDs), "Brain Salad Surgery: Deluxe Edition" (1973 album; 3 CDs)
(U.K. - Universal, Oct. 6, 2008)
Brian Eno & Robert Fripp
"Evening Star" (1975 album)
(DGM/Inner Knot, Oct. 7, 2008)
Marianne Faithfull
"Live at the BBC"
(U.K. - Universal, Oct. 6, 2008)
Peter Green
"The Anthology [box set ]" (4 CDs)
(U.K. - Music Club, Oct. 6, 2008)
Merle Haggard
"20 Hits, Volume 2" (20 tracks; MP3 Download )
(Curb, Oct. 7, 2008)
Jackson 5, The
"Third Album" (1970 album; remastered; features "I'll Be There" and "Mama's Pearl")
(U.K. - Motown, Oct. 6, 2008)
KMFDM
"Extra, Volume 3" (2 CDs)
(Metropolis, Oct. 7, 2008)
La's, The
"The La's (Deluxe Edition) [MP3 Download ]" (1991 album; 38 tracks)
(Polydor UK, Oct. 7, 2008)
Lil' Rob
"The Best of Lil' Rob, Volume 1"
(Low Profile, Oct. 7, 2008)
Loggins & Messina
"So Fine/Native Sons" (1974, 1975 albums on one disc; remastered)
(U.K. - BGO, Oct. 6, 2008)
Del McCoury
"The Best of Del McCoury: The GrooveGrass Years" (Hear here )
(Condon Music Group, Oct. 7, 2008)
Tim McGraw
"Greatest Hits 3"
(Curb, Oct. 7, 2008)
Sarah McLachlan
"Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan" (16 tracks, including new tracks "Don't Give Up On Us" and "U Want Me 2"; Hear here ; Read here ; also available as 2-CD deluxe edition )
(Arista, Oct. 7, 2008)
Pat Metheny
"Question & Answer" (1989 album, with Dave Holland and Roy Haynes), "Upojenie" (2002 album, with Anna Maria Jopek)
(Nonesuch, Oct. 7, 2008)
Mr. Vegas
"The Hits" (20 tracks; Hear here ; Read here )
(Greensleeves, Oct. 7, 2008)
Charlie Pickett
"Bar Band Americanus: The Best of Charlie Pickett and ..." (Read here )
(Bloodshot, Oct. 7, 2008)
Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
"The New Gary Puckett and The Union Gap Album/The Gary Puckett Album" (1969, 1971 albums on one disc; remastered)
(U.K. - BGO, Oct. 6, 2008)
Searchers, The
"The Very Best of ... The Searchers [MP3 Download ]" (14 tracks)
(Universal, Oct. 7, 2008)
Neil Sedaka
"Emergence/Solitaire" (1971, 1972 albums on one disc; remastered)
(U.K. - BGO, Oct. 6, 2008)
Neil Sedaka
"The Miracle of Christmas" (2006 album; 2 CDs; Read here )
(Neil Sedaka Music, Oct. 7, 2008)
Sensational Alex Harvey Band, The
"Hot City: The 1974 Unreleased Album" (remastered)
(U.K. - MLP, Oct. 6, 2008)
Brian Setzer Orchestra
"Christmas Rocks: The Best of Collection"
(Surfdog, Oct. 7, 2008)
Squeeze
"The Complete BBC Sessions" (2 CDs)
(U.K. - Universal, Oct. 6, 2008)
Sylvester
"Sylvester/Step II" (1977, 1978 albums on one disc)
(U.K. - Southbound, Oct. 6, 2008)
Tower of Power
"Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now/We Came to Play!/Back on the Streets" (1976, 1978, 1979 albums on 2 discs; remastered)
(U.K. - BGO, Oct. 6, 2008)
Various artists
"The Big Top Records Story: Classic New York Pop 1958-1964"
(U.K. - Ace, Oct. 6, 2008)
Various artists
"Do-Wah-Diddy: Words and Music By Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry"
(U.K. - Ace, Oct. 6, 2008)
Various artists
"Sing Me a Rainbow: A Trident Anthology 1965-1967" (2 CDs; Hear here ; Track listing )
(U.K. - Big Beat/Ace, Oct. 6, 2008)
Harold Budd & Clive Wright
"A Song of Lost Blossoms" (recordings from 2004-06; Hear here )
(Darla, Oct. 7, 2008)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Johnny Cash
"The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978 [DVD ]" (guests: Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Steve Martin; Read here ), "The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979 [DVD ]" (guests: Andy Kaufman, Anne Murray, Tom T. Hall, June Carter Cash; Read here ), "The Johnny Cash Christmas Specials 1976-1979 [DVD ]" (4 discs; Read here )
(Shout! Factory, Oct. 7, 2008)
Donovan
"Sunshine Superman: The Journey of Donovan [DVD ]" (2 discs)
(SPV Recordings, Oct. 7, 2008)
Halford
"Live at Rock in Rio III [DVD ]" (3 discs; 2001 concert)
(BMG/Arista, Oct. 7, 2008)
Various artists
"The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh Season [DVD ]" (4 discs; Fox series, 1999-2000 season; musical guests included The B-52's, Dick Clark, NRBQ, Britney Spears, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Shawn Colvin, Kid Rock, Willie Nelson)
(Fox, Oct. 7, 2008)
Various artists
"Slacker Uprising [DVD ]" (2004 Michael Moore film features R.E.M., Eddie Vedder, Tom Morello, Viggo Mortensen, etc.)
(Brave New Films, Oct. 7, 2008)
Various artists
"Sleeping Beauty (Platinum Edition) [DVD ]" (2 discs; 1959 film)
(Walt Disney, Oct. 7, 2008)
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