MARCH 18, 2008
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Don Airey (Deep Purple keyboardist) |
"A Light in the Sky" |
(U.K. - Mascot, March 17, 2008) |
| The A.K.A.s (Are Everywhere!) |
"Everybody Makes Some Noise!" (Hear here) |
(Metropolis, March 18, 2008) |
| A Kiss Could Be Deadly |
"A Kiss Could Be Deadly" (Hear here) |
(Metropolis, March 18, 2008) |
| Dame Shirley Bassey |
"Get the Party Started" (her first album in nearly 10 years, released in the U.K. in August 2007, contains new recordings, remixes and reworked tracks; first single: "The Living Tree"; Hear here) |
(Universal Classics/Decca, March 18, 2008) |
| Be Your Own Pet |
"Get Awkward" (producer: Steve McDonald; first single: "The Kelly Affair"; Hear here; See here; Read here) |
(Ecstatic Peace, March 18, 2008) |
| Black Tide |
"Light From Above" (producer: Johnny K; first single: "Shockwave"; Hear here) |
(Interscope, March 18, 2008) |
| Bone Thugs |
"Still Creepin' on Ah Come Up" |
(Real Talk, March 18, 2008) |
| Danity Kane |
"Welcome to the Dollhouse" (first single: "Damaged"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Bad Boy, March 18, 2008) |
| Destroyer |
"Trouble in Dreams" (Hear here; Read here) |
(Merge, March 18, 2008) |
| DeVotchKa |
"A Mad and Faithful Telling" (Denver quartet was Grammy-nominated for scoring the "Little Miss Sunshine" soundtrack; Hear here) |
(Anti-/Epitaph, March 18, 2008) |
| Dodos, The |
"Visiter" (producer: John Askew; Hear here; See here) |
(Frenchkiss, March 18, 2008) |
| Echovalve |
"helloagaingoodbye" (first single: "Dirty Little Secret"; Hear here) |
(Rock Ridge Music, March 18, 2008) |
| Elbow |
"The Seldom Seen Kid" (producer: keyboardist Craig Potter; first single: "Grounds For Divorce"; Hear here; Read here) |
(U.K. - Fiction, March 17, 2008) |
| Five Times August |
"Brighter Side" (producers: Todd and Toby Pipes; first single: "The Good Life"; Hear here) |
(Seven Places Music, March 18, 2008) |
| Flo Rida |
"Mail on Sunday" (guests: T-Pain, Rick Ross, Plies, Brisco; Hear here) |
(Poe Boy/Atlantic, March 18, 2008) |
| Great Northern |
"Sleepy Eepee" (the track "Home" will appear in a Nissan commercial during the Super Bowl and in the casino-heist film "21"; Hear here) |
(Eenie Meenie, March 18, 2008) |
| Adam Green |
"Sixes & Sevens" (Hear here) |
(Rough Trade, March 18, 2008) |
| Groove Armada |
"Soundboy Rock" (released last year in the U.K.; Hear here; Read here) |
(Jive, March 18, 2008) |
| Haale |
"No Ceiling [MP3 Download]" (producer: Matt Kilmer; Hear here) |
(Channel A Music, March 18, 2008) |
| Hush Sound, The |
"Goodbye Blues" (producer: Kevin Augunas; first single: "Honey"; Hear here) |
(Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic, March 18, 2008) |
| Kills, The |
"Midnight Boom" (producer: Alex Epton; Hear here; Read here) |
(Domino, March 18, 2008) |
| Daniel Lanois |
"Here Is What Is" (guests: U2, Garth Hudson, Brian Eno, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Aaron Neville, Billy Bob Thornton, Sinéad O'Connor; Hear here; See here) |
(Red Floor, March 18, 2008) |
| Little Maestros (New York City's No. 1 children's music program) |
"Kidville Presents ... Postcards From My Mind" (Hear here) |
(Rhino, March 18, 2008) |
| Sheek Louch |
"Silverback Gorilla" (Hear here) |
(Koch, March 18, 2008) |
| Lyrics Born |
"Everywhere At Once" (guests: Chali 2na, RJD2; first single: "I Like It, I Love It"; Hear here) |
(Anti-/Epitaph, March 18, 2008) |
| Matches, The |
"A Band in Hope" (producers: Tim Armstrong, Nick Hexum, Mark Hoppus, John Feldmann, the Wizard Miles Hurwitz, Matt Radosevich, Mike Green, Paul Ruxton, John Paulsen; first single: "Wake the Sun"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Epitaph, March 18, 2008) |
| Meat Loaf |
"Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise [film soundtrack]" (documentary capturing his 2007-2008 world tour; Read here) |
(Eleven Seven Music, March 18, 2008) |
| PlayRadioPlay! |
"Texas" (first single: "Madi Don't Leave"; Hear here) |
(Stolen Transmission/Island, March 18, 2008) |
| Pugwash |
"Eleven Modern Antiquites" (producers: Thomas Walsh, Keith Farrell; guests: Andy Partridge and Dave Gregory of XTC), Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon, Jason Falkner, Michael Penn, The Section Quartet; first single: "Take Me Away"; Hear here) |
(1969 Records, March 21, 2008) |
| Rustic Overtones |
"Light at the End" (producers: Tony Visconti, Jonathan Wyman; guest: Imogen Heap; Hear here) |
(Velour Music Group, March 18, 2008) |
| Sahg |
"Sahg II" (Hear here) |
(Regain, March 18, 2008) |
| Switches |
"Lay Down the Law" (producer: Rob Schnapf; first single: "Lay Down the Law"; Hear here; See here) |
(Interscope, March 18, 2008) |
| Teenage Prayers, The |
"Everyone Thinks You're the Best" (producer: Steve Wynn; Hear here) |
(Megaforce, March 18, 2008) |
| Various artists |
"Body of War: Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran" (2-CD companion piece to documentary; compiled by Iraq war veteran Tomas Young, who was shot and paralyzed from the chest down; includes tracks by Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Bright Eyes, Neil Young, Bad Religion, The Nightwatchman, Tori Amos, etc.; See here; Read here) |
(Sire, March 18, 2008) |
| Various artists |
"Heroes [TV soundtrack]" (NBC-TV series; includes tracks by Panic! At the Disco, David Bowie, Nada Surf and Bob Dylan, plus the show's music producers, Wendy & Lisa; also contains "All Things Must Pass," Jesus and Mary Chain's first new recording in 11 years) |
(NBC, March 18, 2008 - available only at Best Buy stores) |
| Various artists |
"National Lampoon Presents Electric Apricot: The Quest For Festeroo [film soundtrack]" (Les Claypool's jam-band mockumentary, featuring the fictional band Electric Apricot, with Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Gov't Mule, etc.; Hear/see here) |
(Hip-O/UME/BAIT/ National Lampoon, March 18, 2008) |
| Various artists |
"21 [film soundtrack]" (movie starring Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, and Laurence Fishburne opens March 28; See here) |
(Columbia, March 18, 2008) |
| Various artists |
"Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns [film soundtrack]" (movie starring Perry and Angela Bassett opens March 21; See here) |
(Atlantic, March 18, 2008) |
| Jaci Velasquez |
"Love Out Loud" (Hear here) |
(Word Entertainment, March 18, 2008) |
| Virginia Coalition |
"Home This Year" (producer: Marshall Altman; Hear here) |
(bluhammock music, March 18, 2008) |
| Nadeea Volianova |
"From Russia with Nadeea Volianova" (Hear here; See here) |
(Renaissance/Koch, March 18, 2008) |
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BTW: Track listing - "Liar" (single version), "Schoolgirl" (single version), "Dance in the Smoke," "Sweet Mary" (single version), "Lothlorien," "Pleasure," "Celebration" (single version), "Cast Your Spell Uranus," "Hold Your Head Up" (single version), "Be My Lover, Be My Friend," "I Am the Dance of Ages," "Tragedy" (single version)," "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" (single version), "It's Only Money, Pt. 2" (single version), "Man For All Reasons" (single version), "Thunder and Lightning" (single version)," "Jester," "Time of the Season."
| Big Dipper |
"Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology" (3 CDs) |
(Eleven Music, March 18, 2008) |
| Bravery, The |
"The Sun and the Moon Complete" (2007 album; 2 CDs; the second disc is re-imagined and remixed by frontman Sam Endicott) |
(Island, March 18, 2008) |
| Richard Harris |
"The Anthology 1968-1974: Man of Words, Man of Music" |
(Raven/Koch, March 18, 2008) |
| New Found Glory |
"Hit or Miss" (12 tracks) |
(Geffen/UME, March 18, 2008) |
| Spirit |
"The Family That Plays Together/Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus" (1968, 1970 albums on one disc) |
(Raven/Koch, March 18, 2008) |
| Steeleye Span |
"The Collection: Steeleye Span in Concert" |
(U.K. - Park, March 17, 2008) |
| Ike & Tina Turner |
"Live, Raw & Funky" (Read here) |
(The Great American Music Co., March 18, 2008) |
| Various artists |
"BuzzCuts" (18-track rock compilation) |
(Razor & Tie, March 18, 2008) |
| Various artists |
"Joel Whitburn Presents: Top Pop Treasures 1958," "Joel Whitburn Presents: Top Pop Treasures 1959," "Joel Whitburn Presents: Top Pop Treasures 1960," "Joel Whitburn Presents: Top Pop Treasures 1961," "Joel Whitburn Presents: Top Pop Treasures 1962" |
(Curb, March 18, 2008) |
| Various artists |
"Let's Hear It for the 80's, Vol. 4" |
(Megahit, March 18, 2008) |
| Various artists |
"Shaken: Not Stirred - The Ultimate Martini Collection" (3 CDs) |
(Water Music, March 18, 2008) |
| Grover Washington Jr. |
"Monterey Jazz Festival 1994" |
(Monterey Jazz Festival/Concord, March 18, 2008) |
| Bob Welch |
"Greatest Hits & More" |
(Airline/RED Distribution, March 18, 2008) |
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| Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey |
"Enchanted [DVD]" (2007 film; score written by Alan Menken) |
(Walt Disney, March 18, 2008) |
| Beatles, The |
"Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957-1965 [DVD]" (documentary film; Read here) |
(Pride/MVD Audio, March 18, 2008) |
| Beatles, The |
"The Journey [DVD]" |
(Well Go USA, March 18, 2008) |
| Johnny Cash |
"The Line: Walking With a Legend [DVD]" |
(Well Go USA, March 18, 2008) |
| Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald |
"Norman Granz Presents Duke: The Last Jam Session [DVD]" (2 discs) |
(Eagle Rock, March 18, 2008) |
| Waking the Witch |
"Live [DVD]" (Read here) |
(Voiceprint/MVD, March 18, 2008) |
| Zebra |
"Zebra: The DVD [DVD]" |
(Digitally Toxic, March 18, 2008) |
BTW: Zebra lead singer-guitarist Randy Jackson tells P&P that the DVD contains "videos of live performances we recorded at the House of Blues in New Orleans and at The Downtown on Long Island, covering material from all the studio releases. It's the story of Zebra as told by the three of us and a lot of the people who worked to help us along the way. There are a lot of funny stories."
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