AUG. 8, 2006
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Blood Meridian (side project of Black Mountain bassist Matthew Camirand) |
"Kick Up the Dust" (Hear here) |
(V2, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Breaking Benjamin |
"Phobia" (producer: David Bendeth; first single: "The Diary of Jane"; Hear here) |
(Hollywood, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Greg Brown |
"The Evening Call" |
(Red House, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Cassie |
"Cassie" (Hear here) |
(NextSelection/Bad Boy/Atlantic, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| C-Bo |
"Money to Burn" |
(West Coast Mafia, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Cinder |
"House Full of No Trust" (Hear here) |
(Rock Ridge Music, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Comets on Fire |
"Avatar" |
(Sub Pop, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Cult of Luna |
"Somewhere Along the Highway" (Read here) |
(Earache, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Daughters |
"Hell Songs" (Hear here) |
(Hydra Head, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Chris Difford |
"South East Side Story [CD/DVD]" (new acoustic interpretations of Squeeze songs, with a concert DVD; Read here) |
(U.K. - Luna, Aug. 7, 2006) |
| Ani DiFranco |
"Reprieve" (Hear here) |
(Righteous Babe, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Dirty Pretty Things (led by the Libertines' Carl Barat) |
"Waterloo to Anywhere" (released in U.K. on May 8; producer: Dave Sardy; first single: "Bang Bang You're Dead"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Interscope, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Barbara Dickson |
"Nothing's Gonna Change My World: The Songs of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison" (producer: Chris Hughes; guests: Midge Ure, Troy Donockley) |
(U.K. - Universal, Aug. 7, 2006) |
| Deryl Dodd |
"Full Circle" |
(Dualtone, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger frontman) |
"Tea & Sympathy" (Hear here) |
(Lost Highway, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Fourplay |
"Fourplay X" (first single: a cover of Steve Winwood's "My Love's Leavin'," featuring Michael McDonald; Hear here) |
(RCA, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Matthew Friedberger (of Fiery Furnaces) |
"Winter Women/Holy Ghost Language School" (2 CDs; Read here) |
(859 Recordings, Aug. 8, 2006) |
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| Gin Blossoms |
"Major Lodge Victory" (first studio album since 1996; producer: John Hampton; first single: "Learning the Hard Way"; Hear/read here; Stream the whole album/XM live video clips) |
(Hybrid, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Anthony Gomes |
"Music Is the Medicine" (producer: Jim Gaines; Hear here) |
(Adrenaline Music, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Nina Gordon |
"Bleeding Heart Graffiti" (first single: "Kiss Me 'Till It Bleeds"; Hear/read here) |
(Warner, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Hellogoodbye |
"Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!" (producer: Matt Mahaffey; first single: "Here [In Your Arms]"; the video for the song was directed by actor Fred Savage; Hear here) |
(Drive-Thru, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Jonas Brothers |
"It's About Time" (producers: Steve Greenberg, Michael Mangini; guest songwriters: Adam Schlesinger, Mangini, Desmond Child, Billy Mann, Greenberg; first single: "Mandy," not the Barry Manilow hit; Hear here; Read here) |
(Daylight/Columbia, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Kaki King |
"... Until We Felt Red" (producer: John McEntire; Hear here) |
(Velour Recordings, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| La Rocca |
"The Truth" (producer: Tony Hoffer; first single: "This Life"; Hear here) |
(Dangerbird, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Left Alone |
"Dead American Radio" (producer: singer-guitarist Elvis Cortez; guests: Rancid's Tim Armstrong, Horrorpops' Patricia Day; Hear here) |
(Hellcat/Epitaph, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Love Arcade |
"Love Arcade" (Hear here) |
(Atlantic, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Tony Lucca (a Mickey Mouse Club member in the '90s) |
"Canyon Songs" (producers: Lucca, Mike Vizcarra; Hear here) |
(Rock Ridge Music, Aug. 8, 2006) |
BTW: Lucca tells P&P that he wanted "to make an actual 'record,' something that embodied a specific time and place in my career. In this case, it was a collection of songs written and or recorded up in the canyons of the Hollywood Hills, thus the title, 'Canyon Songs.' "
Of all the tracks, he's most proud of "Death of Me." "There's a simplicity to it that I've tried to instill in my work for some time now and everything from the structure of the song to the arrangement and production approach all really embrace the song's simplicity and yet somehow help make it the most memorable."
| Masta Killa |
"Made in Brooklyn" (producers: MF Doom, Pete Rock, PF Cuttin; guests: fellow Wu-Tang Clan members; Hear here) |
(Nature Sounds, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Meg & Dia |
"Something Real" (Hear here) |
(Doghouse, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Jim Noir |
"Tower of Love" (released in U.K. in December; Hear/read here) |
(Barsuk, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Lola Ray |
"Lies" (Hear here) |
(Benevolent/226, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Moshav Band |
"Misplaced" (producers: Ron Aniello, Moshav Band; first single: "The Only One"; Hear here) |
(JMG, Aug. 8, 2006) |
BTW: Moshav Band vocalist-percussionist Yehuda Solomon tells P&P that "Misplaced" helps accomplish a "longtime dream of connecting and finding our own unique and original sound or voice in the music we make, a sound that sings all of our elements, our roots and heritage. ... And then sharing it with the world, which we can't wait to do."
The Israeli-born trio, now based in Los Angeles, tries to stay focused, despite the turbulence in the Middle East. "I was in the States when the whole thing started, but now I'm writing from Israel," Solomon writes via e-mail. "When I'm here, I feel safer then anywhere else. It's hard to explain, you just feel at home. It's heavy times right now. The time we're in right now is called 'the 3 weeks' in the Hebrew calendar, a time of tragedy and destruction for the Jewish people throughout the years. What I learned here in Israel is that prayer is such a powerful tool. May we all stand together and pray for peace and witness God's great miracles."
| Judith Owen (wife of Harry Shearer) |
"Here" (producers: Owen, John Fischbach; guests: k.d. lang, Michael Bogart, Lenny Castro, etc.) |
(Courgette, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Fionn Regan |
"The End of History" (mixed by Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde; Hear here) |
(U.K. - Bella Union, Aug. 7, 2006) |
| Reckless Kelly |
"Reckless Kelly Was Here" (live DVD and 2-CD set was recorded on March 31st, 2006, at La Zona Rosa in Austin; Hear here) |
(Sugar Hill, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Rick Ross |
"Port of Miami" (producers: Scott Storch, Jazze Pha, Cool & Dre, etc.; guests: Jay-Z, Trick Daddy, Jeezy, etc.; first single: "Hustlin' "; Hear here; Read here) |
(Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Sadies, The |
"The Sadies in Concert: Volume One" (2-CD set recorded at Toronto's Lee's Palace this year; guests: Garth Hudson, Neko Case, Jon Langford, Gary Louris, Heavy Trash, Blue Rodeo; Hear here) |
(Yep Roc, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Bob Schneider |
"The Californian" (see related reissues below) |
(Shockorama, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Selah |
"Bless the Broken Road: The Duets Album" (guests: Plumb, Nichole Nordeman, BarlowGirl, Nicole C. Mullen, etc.; Hear here) |
(Curb, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Sigur Rós |
"Sćglópur [EP]" (with DVD; Hear here) |
(Filter U.S., Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Slayer |
"Christ Illusion" (producers: Rick Rubin, Josh Abraham; first single: "Cult"; Hear here; Read here) |
(American/Warner, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Todd Snider |
"The Devil You Know" (producers: Snider, Eric McConnell, Will Kimbrough; Hear here) |
(New Door/UME, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Under the Influence of Giants |
"Under the Influence of Giants" (producers: Brad Smith, Christopher Thorne; Hear here) |
(Island, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Unearth |
"III: In the Eyes of Fire" (producer: Terry Date; Hear here) |
(Metal Blade, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"The Last Kiss [film soundtrack]" (Zach Braff movie, directed by Tony Goldwyn, includes tracks from Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Remy Zero, Rufus Wainwright, etc.; See here; Read here) |
(Lakeshore, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"Step Up [film soundtrack]" (dance movie opens Aug. 11; first single: "Get Up," Ciara featuring Chamillionaire; See here) |
(Jive, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"World Trade Center [film soundtrack]" (director Oliver Stone's movie, starring Nicolas Cage, opens Aug. 9; See here) |
(Columbia, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Jody Watley |
"The Makeover: Journey to Electronic Soul" (Hear here) |
(Avitone Recordings, Aug. 8, 2006) |
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Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Aberdeen City |
"The Freezing Atlantic" (2005 album, reworked with the help of producer Steve Lillywhite; Hear here) |
(RSM/Columbia, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Aly & AJ |
"In the Rush" (2005 album; with bonus DVD; Read here) |
(Hollywood, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Average White Band |
"The Definitive Groove Collection" (2 CDs) |
(Rhino/Atlantic, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Tab Benoit |
"Best of the Bayou Blues" |
(Rykodisc, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| James Brown |
"Funk It: Remixed Hits" |
(Cleopatra, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Chic |
"The Definitive Groove Collection" (2 CDs) |
(Rhino/Atlantic, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Cud |
"Rich & Strange: The Anthology" (2 CDs) |
(U.K. - Mercury, Aug. 7, 2006) |
| Cure, The |
"The Top" (1984 album; 2-CD deluxe edition), "The Head on the Door" (1985 album; 2-CD deluxe edition), "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" (1987 album; 2-CD deluxe edition; Hear here; see below for related release by The Glove) |
(Rhino, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Roger Daltrey |
"Gold" (2 CDs) |
(U.K. - Hip-O/UME, Aug. 7, 2006) |
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| Delgados, The |
"The Complete BBC Peel Sessions" |
(Chemikal Underground, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| DJ Quik |
"Born and Raised in Compton: The Greatest Hits" |
(Arista/Profile/Legacy, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Doors, The |
"The Best of The Doors" (1987 album; 2 CDs; remastered) |
(Rhino/Elektra, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Electric Light Orchestra |
"Harvest Showdown: Early Classics on Harvest Records 1970-1973" (3 CDs; music from The Move, ELO and Wizzard) |
(U.K. - Harvest, Aug. 7, 2006) |
| Funkadelic |
"Motor City Madness: The Ultimate Funkadelic Compilation" (2 CDs) |
(Westbound, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Gap Band, The |
"Gold" (2 CDs) |
(Hip-O/UME, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Glove, The (featuring The Cure's Robert Smith and Siouxsie & The Banshees bassist Steve Severin) |
"Blue Sunshine" (1983 album; 2-CD deluxe edition; remastered; Read here) |
(Rhino, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five |
"The Definitive Groove Collection" (2 CDs) |
(Rhino/Atlantic, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Helloween |
"Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I" (1987 album; remastered, expanded), "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II" (1988 album; remastered, expanded) |
(Sanctuary Classics, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| John Hiatt |
"Hangin' Around the Observatory/Overcoats" (1974, 1975 albums; remastered) |
(U.K. - BGO, Aug. 7, 2006) |
| Hootie & the Blowfish |
"Live in Charleston" |
(Sneaky Long, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Chaka Khan |
"The Platinum Collection" (Track listing) |
(U.K. - Warner, Aug. 7, 2006) |
| Louvin Brothers, The |
"My Baby's Gone: The Essential Louvin Brothers 1955-1964" |
(Raven, Aug. 8, 2006) |
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| Lynyrd Skynyrd |
"Gold" (2 CDs) |
(Hip-O/UME, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Mavericks, The |
"Gold" (2 CDs) |
(Hip-O/UME, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Chris Montez |
"Call Me: The A&M Years" |
(U.K. - Polydor, Aug. 7, 2006) |
| Roy Orbison |
"Sings Lonely and Blue" (1961 album), "Crying" (1962 album), "In Dreams" (1963 album; each reissue contains bonus tracks, new packaging and liner notes) |
(Monument/Legacy, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Ginny Owens |
"If You Want Me To: The Best of Ginny Owens" |
(Rocketown, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
"1980 Reunion Concert: Rhythm and Joy" |
(Varese, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Poco |
"Seven/Cantamos" (1974 albums; remastered) |
(U.K. - BGO, Aug. 7, 2006) |
| Porcupine Tree |
"Stupid Dream [CD/DVD-A]" (1999 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) |
(Snapper UK, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Renaissance |
"Turn of the Cards" (1974 album) |
(Collectables, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Smokey Robinson & the Miracles |
"Gold" (2 CDs) |
(Motown/UME, Aug. 8, 2006) |
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| Bob Schneider |
"Songs Sung and Played on Guitar at the Same Time" (1998 album), "Underneath the Onion Trees" (2000 album, with Mitch Watkins), "The Galaxy Kings" (2002 album), "I Have Seen the End of the World and It Look Likes Like This" (2003 album) |
(Shockorama, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Sebadoh |
"III" (1991 album; 2 CDs; remastered, with bonus material) |
(Domino, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Sherbet |
"Very Best of Sherbet" |
(Renaissance, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Bobby Short |
"Live at the Café Carlyle" (1974 album) |
(Collectables, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Sister Sledge |
"The Definitive Groove Collection" (2 CDs) |
(Rhino/Atlantic, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Slave |
"The Definitive Groove Collection" (2 CDs) |
(Rhino/Atlantic, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Tears For Fears |
"Gold" (2 CDs) |
(Hip-O/UME, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| UFO |
"Fuel Presents An Introduction to UFO" |
(Fuel, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"Blue's Clues: Blue's Biggest Hits" (enhanced; Nick Jr. series is celebrating its 10th year) |
(Nick, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"Breakfast Club London" |
(Water Music, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"British Invasion Gold" (2 CDs) |
(Hip-O/UME, Aug. 8, 2006) |
BTW: Track listing - Disc 1: "Ain't She Sweet," The Beatles; "Bad to Me," Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas; "I'm Telling You Now," Freddie & The Dreamers; "I Think of You," The Merseybeats; "Needles And Pins," The Searchers; "A World Without Love," Peter & Gordon; "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying," Gerry & The Pacemakers; "Wishin' And Hopin'," Dusty Springfield; "She's Not There," The Zombies; "A Summer Song," Chad & Jeremy; "Ferry Across the Mersey," Gerry & The Pacemakers; "Yeh Yeh," Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames; "Game of Love," Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders; "It's Not Unusual," Tom Jones; "You've Got Your Troubles," The Fortunes; "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," The Silkie; Disc 2: "A Groovy Kind Of Love," The Mindbenders; "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)," The Walker Brothers; "Sorrow," The Merseys; "Wild Thing," The Troggs; "Bus Stop," The Hollies; "Sunshine Superman," Donovan; "See See Rider," Eric Burdon & The Animals; "Gimme Some Lovin'," The Spencer Davis Group; "Happy Jack," The Who; "Georgy Girl," The Seekers; "Pamela, Pamela," Wayne Fontana; "Here Comes My Baby," The Tremeloes; "A Whiter Shade Of Pale," Procol Harum; "To Sir With Love," Lulu; "Love Is All Around," The Troggs; "The First Cut Is the Deepest," Cat Stevens.
| Various artists |
"Fuel Presents An Introduction to Country Gospel" |
(Fuel, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"Pure Acoustic" (2 CDs) |
(U.K. - UTV/Sony Music TV, Aug. 7, 2006) |
| Various artists |
" '70s Soul Gold" (2 CDs) |
(Hip-O/UME, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"Sugar Hill Records: The Definitive Groove Collection" (2 CDs) |
(Rhino, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"Women & Songs 2" (Hear here) |
(Rhino, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Bobby Vee |
"Gates, Grills & Railings/Nothin' Like a Sunny Day" (1969, 1972 albums; remastered) |
(U.K. - BGO, Aug. 7, 2006) |
| Slim Whitman |
"The Collection" (2 CDs) |
(U.K. - EMI, Aug. 7, 2006) |
| Yellowjackets |
"Mirage a Trois/Club Nocturne" (2 CDs; 1983, 1998 albums) |
(Collectables, Aug. 8, 2006) |
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Title: |
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| James Blunt |
"Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions [DVD]" (Read here) |
(Custard/Atlantic, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| David Grisman Quartet |
"Classic Dawg [DVD]" (1983 concert at the Montreal International Jazz Festival) |
(Shanachie, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Led Zeppelin |
"The Origin of the Species: A Critical Review of the Band's Roots and Branches [DVD]" (70-minute film includes live and studio of such classics as "Whole Lotta Love," "Good Times Bad Times," "Dazed and Confused," "Communication Breakdown," "Rock and Roll") |
(Sexy Intellectual/Music Video Distributors, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Tegan and Sara |
"It's Not Fun, Don't Do It! [DVD]" (See here) |
(Vapor/Sanctuary, Aug. 8, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"Jazz Shots From the East Coast, Vol. 2 [DVD]," "Jazz Shots From the East Coast, Vol. 3 [DVD]," "Jazz Shots From the West Coast, Vol. 2 [DVD]" "Jazz Shots From the West Coast, Vol. 3 [DVD]" |
(Music Video Distributors, Aug. 8, 2006) |
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