MARCH 9, 2010
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Gary Allan
"Get Off on the Pain" (producer: Mark Wright; first single: "Today"; Hear here ; Read here ; Deluxe edition )
(MCA Nashville, March 9, 2010)
Besnard Lakes, The
"The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night" (Hear here ; Read here )
(Jagjaguwar, March 9, 2010)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (new drummer: Leah Shapiro)
"Beat the Devil's Tattoo" (Hear here )
(Abstract Dragon/Vagrant, March 9, 2010)
Lisa Bouchelle
"Bleu Room With a Red Vase" (producers: Ed Stasium, Tony Black; guest: John Popper; Hear here )
(Varese, March 9, 2010)
Randall Bramblett
"The Meantime [MP3 Download ]" (producer: Bramblett; Hear here ; Read here )
(Blue Ceiling, March 9, 2010)
Broken Bells (Danger Mouse and The Shins' James Mercer)
"Broken Bells" (first single: "The High Road"; Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl ; Box set )
(Columbia, March 9, 2010)
Canon Logic, The
"FM Arcade [MP3 Download ]" (Hear here )
(Lights/Camera/Wolfgang, March 9, 2010)
The Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder
"San Patricio" (producers: Cooder, Chieftains leader Paddy Moloney; guests: Linda Ronstadt, Liam Neeson, Los Tigres del Norte, Chavela Vargas, Van Dyke Parks, Lila Downs; Hear here ; Read here )
(Fantasy/Concord, March 9, 2010)
Alberta Cross
"Broken Side of Time" (producer: Mike McCarthy; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Ark Recordings/ATO, March 9, 2010)
Emmanuel and The Fear (orchestral-rock band)
"Listen" (Hear here )
(Paper Garden, March 9, 2010)
Frightened Rabbit
"The Winter of Mixed Drinks" (producer: Peter Katis; first single: "Nothing Like You"; Hear here ; Vinyl )
(FatCat, March 9, 2010)
Gorillaz
"Plastic Beach" (guests: Bobby Womack, Mos Def, De La Soul, Little Dragon, Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble; first single: "Stylo"; Hear here ; Read here ; CD/DVD ; MP3 Download )
(Virgin, March 9, 2010)
Hunters & Runners
"Of Classic Renown [MP3 Download ]" (Hear here )
(Bright & Barrow, March 12, 2010)
Isles & Glaciers
"The Hearts of Lonely People [EP ]" (supergroup featuring members of Chiodos, Pierce The Veil, Emarosa, The Receiving End of Sirens, etc.; producer: Casey Bates; Hear here )
(Equal Vision, March 9, 2010)
Jason & The Scorchers
"Halcyon Times" (their first album of new material since 1996; producers: Jason & The Scorchers, Brad Jones; guests: Dan Baird, The Wildhearts' Ginger, Tommy Womack; Hear here )
(Courageous Chicken Music, March 9, 2010)
Knife, The
"Tomorrow, In a Year" (a 2-CD electro-opera about Charles Darwin, in collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock; Hear here ; Read here )
(Mute, March 9, 2010)
Josh Kramon
"Say It Now [MP3 Download ]" (first single: "I'm Alive"; Hear here )
(Soul Shout, March 9, 2010)
Miles Kurosky (ex-Beulah)
"The Desert of Shallow Effects" (producers: Kurosky, former Beulah member Eli Crews; Hear here )
(Majordomo/Shout! Factory, March 9, 2010)
Patty Larkin
"25" (on this 2-CD, 25-song set, she reworks love songs from her 25-year career; guests: Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin, Rosanne Cash, Bruce Cockburn, Chris Smither, John Gorka, Catie Curtis, etc.; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Signature Sounds, March 9, 2010)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
"The Brutalist Bricks" (Hear here ; Vinyl )
(Matador, March 9, 2010)
Liars
"Sisterworld" (producers: Liars, Tom Biller; first single: "Scissor"; Hear here ; Deluxe edition ; Vinyl )
(Mute, March 9, 2010)
Ludacris & Shawnna
"Battle of the Sexes" (Hear here )
(Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam, March 9, 2010)
Mimicking Birds
"Mimicking Birds" (producers: Isaac Brock, Clay Jones; Hear here )
(Glacial Pace Recordings, March 9, 2010)
Morning Benders, The
"Big Echo" (producers: Christopher Chu, Chris Taylor; Hear here )
(Rough Trade, March 9, 2010)
Paul Motian, Chris Potter and Jason Moran
"Lost in a Dream" (includes a cover of Irving Berlin's "Be Careful It's My Heart"; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(ECM, March 9, 2010)
Josh Rouse
"El Turista" (Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl )
(Yep Roc, March 9, 2010)
Serj Tankian
"Elect the Dead Symphony" (orchestral interpretation of his "Elect the Dead" album, with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra; recorded in March 2009; Hear here ; CD/DVD ; Vinyl )
(Serjical Strike/Reprise, March 9, 2010)
Titus Andronicus
"The Monitor" (producer: Kevin McMahon; guests: members of The Hold Steady, Wye Oak, Vivian Girls and Ponytail; Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(XL Recordings, March 9, 2010)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
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Ambrosia
"The Biggest Part of Me: Greatest Hits Live"
(Fuel, March 9, 2010)
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke
"The Best of Ashton, Gardner & Dyke" (20 tracks, including "Resurrection Shuffle")
(U.K. - Repertoire, March 8, 2010)
Clout
"The Best of Clout" (20 tracks)
(U.K. - Repertoire, March 8, 2010)
Fleshtones, The
"It's Super-Rock Time! The I.R.S. Years 1980-85"
(Raven, March 9, 2010)
Norman Greenbaum
"Spirit in the Sky: The Best of Norman Greenbaum" (24 tracks; Read here )
(U.K. - Repertoire, March 8, 2010)
Jimi Hendrix Experience, The
"Are You Experienced [CD/DVD ]" (1967 album; Vinyl ), "Axis: Bold As Love [CD/DVD ]" (1968 album; Vinyl ), "Electric Ladyland [CD/DVD ]" (1968 album; Vinyl ), "Smash Hits" (1968 album), "First Rays of the New Rising Sun [CD/DVD ]" (1997 compilation; Read here ; Vinyl ), "Valleys of Neptune" (unreleased material taken from Jimi Hendrix Experience and solo sessions, 1969-1970; includes covers of Elmore James' "Bleeding Heart," Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love," as well as original material, such as "Ships Passing Through the Night," "Lullaby For The Summer," etc.; Vinyl ; see related DVD below)
(Experience Hendrix/Legacy, March 9, 2010)
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"Greatest Hits" (2 CDs; Read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Blackheart, March 9, 2010)
Juice Newton
"Old Flame [MP3 Download ]" (1986 album)
(RCA/Legacy, March 9, 2010)
Pavement
"Quarantine the Past: Greatest Hits 1989-1999" (Read here ; Vinyl ), "Slanted and Enchanted [Vinyl ]" (1992 album), "Watery Domestic [Vinyl ]" (1992 album), "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain [Vinyl ]" (1994 album), "Wowee Zowee [Vinyl ]" (1995 album), "Brighten the Corners [Vinyl ]" (1997 album), "Terror Twilight [Vinyl ]" (1999 album)
(Matador, March 9, 2010)
Peter, Paul & Mary
"Peter, Paul and Mary With Symphony Orchestra: The Prague Sessions"
(Rhino, March 9, 2010)
Linda Ronstadt
"Simple Dreams [ULTRADISC II 24T Gold CD ]" (1977 album; remastered)
(Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, March 9, 2010)
Selena
"La Leyenda" ("The Legend," in English; best-of package; Read here ; 4-CD box set ; 2-CD deluxe edition )
(Capitol Latin/EMI, March 9, 2010)
Al Stewart
"Uncorked: Al Stewart Live"
(Liaison, March 9, 2010)
Stephen Stills & Manassas
"Manassas [Vinyl ]" (1972 album)
(Rhino, March 9, 2010)
Various artists
"Caddyshack [MP3 Download ]" (1980 soundtrack album)
(Columbia/Legacy, March 9, 2010)
Various artists
"Putumayo Kids Presents Jazz Playground" (Hear here )
(Putumayo Kids, March 9, 2010)
Amazon.com Widgets
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Carpenters
"Live in London [DVD ]" (1971 studio concert)
(Hudson Street, March 9, 2010)
Bob Dylan
"Bob Dylan: Weary Blues for Waitin' [DVD ]"
(E1 Entertainment, March 9, 2010)
Jimi Hendrix
"Live at Woodstock: Definitive 2 DVD Collection [DVD ]" (Blu-ray )
(Experienced Hendrix/Legacy, March 9, 2010)
Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey, et al
"Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire [DVD ]" (2009 film; Blu-ray )
(Lionsgate, March 9, 2010)
U2
"U2: The New Recruits — U2 Today [DVD ]"
(E1 Entertainment, March 9, 2010)
Who, The
"The Who: The Kids Are Alright [Blu-ray ]" (1979 film documentary)
(Sanctuary, March 9, 2010)
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