FEB. 19, 2008
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| A Cursive Memory |
"Changes" (first single: "Everything"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Vagrant, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| American Music Club |
"The Golden Age" (producer: Dave Trumfio; Hear here; Read here) |
(Merge, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Apes (new singer: Breck Brunson) |
"Ghost Games" (first single: "Beat of the Double"; Hear here; See here) |
(Gypsy Eyes, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Arson Anthem (supergroup featuring Pantera's Philip H. Anselmo, Hank Williams III, Eyehategod's Mike Williams and Collin Yeo) |
"Arson Anthem [EP]" (Hear here) |
(Housecore, Feb. 19, 2008 - label founded by Anselmo) |
| Ascension of the Watchers |
"Numinosum" (guests: Al Jourgensen, Paul Raven; Hear here) |
(13th Planet/Megaforce, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Bell X1 |
"Flock" (released last year in its native Ireland; producer: Roger Bechirian; Hear here; Read here) |
(Yep Roc, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Shauna Burns |
"The Moon and the Fire Circle" (producers: Burns, James Clark, Steve Lemmon; first single: "Around You"; Hear here) |
(Red Rock Music, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Chris Cagle |
"My Life's Been a Country Song" (Hear here) |
(Capitol Nashville, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Sean Costello |
"We Can Get Together" (Hear here; Read here) |
(Delta Groove, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Ray Davies |
"Working Man's Café" (released internationally in October 2007; producers: Davies, Ray Kennedy; Read here) |
(New West/Ammal, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Dead to Fall |
"Are You Serious?" (producers: Mike Schleibaum, Brian McTernan; Hear/read here) |
(Victory, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Mike Doughty |
"Golden Delicious" (producer: Dan Wilson; first single: "27 Jennifers"; Hear here; Read here) |
(ATO/RCA, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Jeff Dunham |
"Spark of Insanity" (See here) |
(Image, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| EkoTren |
"Light the Fire" (producer: Paul Trust; Hear here) |
(Blind Prophecy, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Epochs, The |
"The Epochs" (Hear here; See here) |
(Rebel Group, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Eyes Set to Kill |
"Reach" (Hear here; Read here) |
(BreakSilence, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Genghis Tron |
"Board Up the House" (producer: Kurt Ballou; Hear here) |
(Relapse, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Bon Iver |
"For Emma, Forever Ago" (Hear here; Read here) |
(Jagjaguwar, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Jim Jones |
"Harlem's American Gangster" (mixtape; Read here) |
(Koch, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Kidz Bop Kids |
"Kidz Bop 13" |
(Razor & Tie, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Kingdom of Sorrow (featuring Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta and Down's Kirk Windstein) |
"Kingdom of Sorrow" (producer: Jasta; Hear here) |
(Relapse, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Kula Shaker |
"StrangeFolk" (group's first album since 1999, released in the U.K. in August 2007; producer: Tchad Blake; Hear here; Read here) |
(Cooking Vinyl, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Jim Lauderdale & The Dream Players |
"Honey Songs" (guests: Emmylou Harris, Patty Loveless, Gary Tallent, Elvis Presley guitarist James Burton, Flying Burrito Brother Al Perkins; Hear/read here) |
(Yep Roc, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Gary Louris (of The Jayhawks/Golden Smog) |
"Vagabonds" (producers: Chris Robinson, Thom Monahan; guests: Robinson, Susanna Hoffs, Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis, The Laurel Canyon Family Choir, The Chapin Sisters; Hear here; Read here) |
(Rykodisc, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Monade (Stereolab singer Laetitia Sadier's solo project) |
"Monstre Cosmic" (Hear here) |
(Too Pure, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Allison Moorer |
"Mockingbird" (mostly covers of female artists, including Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, June Carter Cash, Patti Smith, Cat Power, etc.; producer: Buddy Miller; Hear here) |
(New Line, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Morcheeba |
"Dive Deep" (Hear here) |
(G&G/Echo/Pias, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Mountain Goats, The |
"Heretic Pride" (Hear here; Read here) |
(4AD, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Paint It Black |
"New Lexicon" (producers: J. Robbins & Oktopus; Hear here) |
(Jade Tree, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Tom Paxton |
"Comedians & Angels" (Hear here; Read here) |
(Appleseed Recordings, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Picture Show, The |
"shatters into discontent" (Hear here) |
(10 Spot/Universal, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Raveonettes, The |
"Lust, Lust, Lust" (released internationally in November 2007; U.S. version contains two bonus tracks; producers: The Raveonettes; Hear here; Read here) |
(Vice, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Arlen Roth |
"Toolin' Around Woodstock - Featuring Levon Helm" (guests: Sonny Landreth, Bill Kirchen, Lexie Roth, Amy Helm; Hear here) |
(Aquinnah, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Seven Mary Three |
"Day&Nightdriving" (producers: Brian Paulson, singer Jason Ross, guitarist Thomas Juliano; Hear here) |
(Bellum/Icon Music, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Donita Sparks and The Stellar Moments (L7 frontwoman) |
"Transmiticate" (Hear here) |
(Wax Tadpole, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Paul Thorn |
"A Long Way From Tupelo" (Hear here) |
(Perpetual Obscurity, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Time Again |
"Darker Days" (producer: Mike Green; Hear here) |
(Hellcat/Epitaph, Feb. 19, 2008) |
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| Lúcio Alves |
"Pure Bossa Nova: A View on the Music of Lúcio Alves" |
(Verve/UME, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Average White Band |
"Soul & The City: Recorded Live at B.B. King's" (spring 2006 concert in New York; Track listing) |
(Copycats/Koch, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Chuck Berry |
"Johnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess Recordings [box set]" (4 CDs; Read here) |
(Hip-O Select, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Chad & Jeremy |
"Before and After" (1965 album; with 11 bonus tracks), "I Don't Wanna Lose You Baby" (1965 album), "Distant Shores" (1966 album; with 12 bonus tracks) |
(Japan - BMG, Feb. 18, 2008) |
| Damned, The |
"The Chaos Years: Live and Studio Demos 1977-1982" |
(Cleopatra, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Vinicius de Moraes |
"Pure Bossa Nova: A View on the Music of Vinicius de Moraes" |
(Verve/UME, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Lee Dorsey |
"Funky As I Can Be!" |
(The Great American Music Co., Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Marianne Faithfull |
"No Regrets" (1977 compilation; Hear here) |
(The Great American Music Co., Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Dallas Frazier ("Alley Oop" and "Elvira" songwriter) |
"The R&B Sessions: Elvira/Tell it Like it Is!" (1966, 1967 albums on one disc, with three bonus tracks; Read here) |
(Australia - Raven, Feb. 18, 2008) |
| iiO |
"Rapture Reconstruction: Platinum Edition" (2 CDs; 18 remixes of the single "Rapture"; Read here) |
(Made, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Keith Jarrett Trio |
"Somewhere Before: The Atlantic Years 1968-1975" |
(Japan - WEA, Feb. 18, 2008) |
| Antonio Carlos Jobim |
"Pure Bossa Nova: A View on the Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim" |
(Verve/UME, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| B.B. King |
"Live" (recorded at his B.B. King's Blues Clubs in Nashville on Oct. 26-27 and in Memphis on Oct. 29-30, 2007; see DVD version below) |
(Geffen/UME, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Nara Leão |
"Pure Bossa Nova: A View on the Music of Nara Leão" |
(Verve/UME, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Nick Lowe |
"Jesus of Cool: 30th Anniversary Edition" (1978 album; remastered; See here; Read here) |
(Yep Roc, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Carlos Lyra |
"Pure Bossa Nova: A View on the Music of Carlos Lyra" |
(Verve/UME, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Magic Mushroom Band |
"Live '89" |
(Zeit Media Limited, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Roberto Menescal |
"Pure Bossa Nova: A View on the Music of Roberto Menescal" |
(Verve/UME, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Morrissey |
"Greatest Hits" (includes a new song, "That's How People Grow Up," produced by Jerry Finn, and three live tracks) |
(U.K. - Polydor, Feb. 18, 2008) |
| Os Cariocas |
"Pure Bossa Nova: A View on the Music of Os Cariocas" |
(Verve/UME, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Tamba Trio |
"Pure Bossa Nova: A View on the Music of Tamba Trio" |
(Verve/UME, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Sylvia Telles |
"Pure Bossa Nova: A View on the Music of Sylvia Telles" |
(Verve/UME, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Various artists |
"Don't Press Your Luck! The IN Sound of 60's Connecticut" (Hear/read here) |
(Sundazed, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Various artists |
"Hard to Find Jukebox Classics: 1957 - Pop Gold" (Read here), "Hard to Find Jukebox Classics: 1957 - Rhythm and Rock" (Read here) |
(Hit Parade, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Various artists |
"Let's Hear It for the Boy, Vol. 7" (2 CDs) |
(Megahit, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Various artists |
"New York Blues and R&B" (2 CDs) |
(Acrobat, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Various artists |
"Putumayo Presents Euro Groove" (Hear here) |
(Putumayo, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Billy Vera & the Beaters |
"Hopeless Romantic: The Best of Billy Vera & the Beaters" (14 tracks; Hear here; Read here) |
(Shout! Factory, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Walter Wanderley |
"Pure Bossa Nova: A View on the Music of Walter Wanderley" |
(Verve/UME, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Jessica Williams |
"Nothin' But the Truth" (1986 album) |
(Black Hawk/City Hall, Feb. 19, 2008) |
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Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen |
"Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen [DVD]" |
(ATA Trading Corp., Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Beatles, The |
"Destination Hamburg [DVD]" (60-minute documentary includes Kenny Everett radio interviews with Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr; Read here) |
(MVD Audio, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Kurt Cobain |
"Kurt Cobain: About a Son [DVD]" (documentary debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006; Hear here; Read here) |
(Shout! Factory, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Earl Thomas Conley |
"Greatest Hits [DVD]" |
(Quantum Leap, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Deep Purple |
"They All Came Down to Montreux - Live at Montreux 2006 [Blu-ray DVD]" (Read here) |
(Eagle Rock, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Fairport Convention & Matthews Southern Comfort |
"Maidstone 1970 [DVD]" (film directed by Tony Palmer, introduced by John Peel; See here; Read here) |
(Zeit Media, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Flipper |
"Live Target Video 1980-1981 [DVD]" |
(Target, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| Genesis |
"Remember Knebworth 1978 Featuring Genesis: A Midsummer Night's Dream [DVD]" |
(Voiceprint, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| B.B. King |
"Live [DVD]" |
(Geffen/UME, Feb. 19, 2008) |
| New Seekers, The |
"Live at the Royal Albert Hall [DVD]" (1972 concert) |
(ATA Trading Corp., Feb. 19, 2008) |
| TAD |
"Busting Circuits and Ringing Ears [DVD]" (See here; Hear here) |
(MVD Video, Feb. 19, 2008) |
BTW: Facts about TAD, courtesy of MVD Video: Banned from MTV for being too ugly. Sued by Pepsi. Sued for using a found photograph for their album cover (sued by the people in photo). Influenced Nirvana. Was dropped from their label for using a picture of Bill Clinton smoking a joint as the band's tour posters. Pioneers of the grunge movement. Toured with Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Primus and Nirvana. Albums were recorded by producers Butch Vig, Steve Albini, J Mascis and Jack Endino. Also the disc includes never-before-seen pictures from the TAD/Nirvana 1989 European tour (Nirvana's opening act).
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