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APRIL 20, 2010

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Airbourne "No Guts, No Glory" (producer: Johnny K; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Roadrunner, April 20, 2010)
Apples in Stereo, The "Travellers in Space and Time" (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Yep Roc/Simian/Elephant 6, April 20, 2010)
Aqualung "Magnetic North" (producer: frontman Matt Hales; guests: Sara Bareilles, A Fine Frenzy's Alison Sudol, Kelly Sweet; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Verve Forecast, April 20, 2010)
David Ball "Sparkle City" (producers: Ball and his band, The Pioneer Playboys; first single: "Hot Water Pipe"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Red Dirt E1, April 20, 2010)
David Benoit "Earthglow" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Peak, April 20, 2010)
V.V. Brown "Travelling Like the Light" (Hear here; See here; Twitter; MP3 Download) (Capitol, April 20, 2010)
Caribou "Swim" (Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Merge, April 20, 2010)
Circa Survive "Blue Sky Noise" (producer: David Bottrill; first single: "Get Out"; Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) (Atlantic, April 20, 2010)
Cornershop "Judy Sucks a Lemon For Breakfast" (released in the U.K. in 2009, with the bonus track "The Battle of New Orleans"; producer: frontman Tjinder Singh; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Ample Play Recordings/The Orchard, April 20, 2010)
Crystal Castles "Crystal Castles [MP3 Download]" (producer: Ethan Kath; Hear here; Read here) (Fiction, April 23, 2010)
Cypress Hill "Rise Up" (producers: B-Real, Pete Rock, Tom Morello, Jim Jonsin, DJ Muggs, DJ Khalil, etc.; guests: Tom Morello, Mike Shinoda, Daron Malakian, Marc Anthony, Pitbull, Everlast, Young De, Evidence, The Alchemist, Cheech & Chong; first single: "Rise Up"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Priority/EMI, April 20, 2010)
Glenton Davis "Are You Ready [MP3 Download]" (4-song EP; Hear here) (Arbitrage, April 22, 2010)
Depreciation Guild, The "Spirit Youth [MP3 Download]" (Hear here; Read here) (Kanine, April 20, 2010)
Whitney Duncan (2007 finalist on USA Network's "Nashville Star") "Road Right Now" (Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Warner Bros. Nashville, April 20, 2010)
Roky Erickson and Okkervil River "True Love Cast Out All Evil" (the 13th Floor Elevators founder's first album of new material in 14 years; producer: Okkervil frontman Will Sheff ; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Anti-/Epitaph, April 20, 2010)
Merle Haggard "I Am What I Am" (producers: Haggard, Lou Bradley; Hear here; MP3 Download, with bonus track) (Vanguard, April 20, 2010)
Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders "Red Light Fever" (guests: Elliot Easton, Brian May, Roger Taylor, Dave Grohl; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Shanabelle/RCA, April 20, 2010)
Mark Hummel "Retro-Active" (guests: Charlie Musselwhite, Steve Freund, Rusty Zinn; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Electro-Fi, April 20, 2010)
Infamous Stringdusters, The "Things That Fly" (producers: The Infamous Stringdusters, Gary Paczosa; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Sugar Hill, April 20, 2010)
Kings Go Forth "The Outsiders Are Back" (producer: Tom Moulton; first single: "One Day"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Luaka Bop, April 20, 2010)
Kissaway Trail, The "Sleep Mountain" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Bella Union, April 20, 2010)
Kottonmouth Kings "Long Live the Kings" (first single: "Stomp"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Suburban Noize, April 20, 2010)
Shelby Lynne "Tears, Lies, and Alibis" (producer: Lynne; first single: "Rains Came"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Everso/Fontana, April 20, 2010)
Mr. Fogg "Moving Parts" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (U.K. - Kicking Ink Recordings/Bandstocks, April 19, 2010)
Kate Nash "My Best Friend Is You" (producer: Bernard Butler; first single: "Do Wah Doo"; Hear here; MP3 Download, with bonus track) (Fiction/Geffen, April 20, 2010)
Willie Nelson "Country Music" (producer: T Bone Burnett; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Rounder, April 20, 2010)
Ninjasonik "Art School Girls" (guests: Matt and Kim, Team Robespierre, Vivian Girls; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Green Owl/Chief, April 20, 2010)
Ozomatli "Fire Away" (producer: Tony Berg; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Mercer Street/Downtown, April 20, 2010)
Steve Palmer Band "Apparition" (producers: Steve Palmer Band, David Huff; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Arythmia, April 20, 2010)
Sam Phillips "Magic for Everybody [MP3 Download]" (5-song EP; producer: Phillips; Hear here) (Littlebox Recordings, April 20, 2010)
Radio Dept., The "Clinging to a Scheme" (producer: Tony Berg; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Labrador/Caroline, April 20, 2010)
Ratt "Infestation" (band's first studio album in 11 years; producer: Elvis Baskette; first single: "Best of Me"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Loud & Proud/Roadrunner, April 20, 2010)
Xavier Rudd & Izintaba "Koonyum Sun" (Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Anti-/Epitaph, April 20, 2010)
Sevendust "Cold Day Memory [CD/DVD]" (producer: Johnny K; Hear here; MP3 Download) (7Bros./ILG, April 20, 2010)
Sick of It All "Based on a True Story" (producer: Tue Madsen; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Century Media, April 20, 2010)
Storyhill "Shade of the Trees" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Red House, April 20, 2010)
Sun Domingo "Live in Montreal from Marillion Weekend 2009 [MP3 Download]" (includes a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song"; Hear here) (Rock Ridge Music, April 20, 2010)
Sweet Apple (J. Mascis with members of Cobra Verde and Witch) "Love & Desperation" (first single: "Do You Remember"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Tee Pee, April 20, 2010)
Trombone Shorty "Backatown" (producer: Ben Ellman of Galactic; guests: Lenny Kravitz, Allen Toussaint, Marc Broussard; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Verve Forecast, April 20, 2010)
Donna Ulisse "Holy Waters" (producer: Keith Sewell; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Hadley Music Group, April 20, 2010)
Various artists "Glee: The Music — The Power of Madonna [TV soundtrack]" (cast members of the Fox TV series doing covers of Madonna songs; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Columbia, April 20, 2010)
Various artists "The Original Broadway Cast Recording 'American Idiot' Featuring Green Day " (Reprise, April 19, 2010)
Rufus Wainwright "All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu" (producers: Wainwright, Pierre Marchand; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Decca, April 20, 2010)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
AC/DC "AC/DC: Iron Man 2 [CD/DVD film soundtrack]" (sequel opens May 7; 15 songs from AC/DC's back catalog from 1976 to 2008 are featured in the movie, including "Shoot to Thrill"; See here; Read here; Collector's Edition; Vinyl) (Columbia, April 19, 2010)
Arcadia "So Red the Rose: Special Edition [CD/DVD]" (1985 album; 2 CDs; remastered, with 19 bonus tracks; the DVD contains the "So Red the Rose" video album, out of print for more than 20 years; Read here; MP3 Download) (Capitol/EMI, April 20, 2010)
Jimmy Buffett "Encores" (2 CDs, 22 tracks; live acoustic material from his 2008 and 2009 tours; Hear here; Track list) (Mailboat, April 20, 2010 - sold exclusively at Wal-Mart)
Deep Purple "Singles & E.P. Anthology '68-'80" (2 CDs, 35 tracks; Read here) (U.K. - EMI, April 19, 2010)
John Denver "Live at Cedar Rapids, 12/10/87" (Collectors' Choice Music Live, April 20, 2010)
Doves "The Places Between: The Best of Doves [CD/DVD]" (15 tracks, plus a second CD of B-sides and rarities, with a DVD of music videos; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Astralwerks/Heavenly, April 20, 2010)
Flamin' Groovies, The "Replay: The Groovies Greatest" (The Great American Music Company, April 20, 2010)
Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli "Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli: 'Live' at the Palladium" (1965 album; remastered; Read here; MP3 Download) (DRG, April 20, 2010)
Gloria Gaynor "Never Can Say Goodbye" (1975 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks; first time on CD), "Experience Gloria Gaynor" (1975 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks; first time on CD outside Japan) (U.K. - Big Break/Cherry Red, April 19, 2010)
Amy Grant "The Pop Collection" (2 CDs; contains the albums "Heart in Motion" and "House of Love"), "The Singer Songwriter Collection" (2 CDs; contains the albums "Lead Me On" and "Behind the Eyes") (Sparrow, April 20, 2010)
Grateful Dead "Crimson, White & Indigo [CD/DVD]" (3-CD, 1-DVD collection, recorded July 7, 1989, at Philadelphia's John F. Kennedy Stadium; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Grateful Dead/Rhino, April 20, 2010)
Vince Guaraldi "Peanuts Portraits: The Classic Character Themes" (Fantasy, April 20, 2010)
Tommy James "My Head, My Bed & My Red Guitar" (1972 album) (Collectors' Choice, April 20, 2010)
Tommy James and The Shondells "I Think We're Alone Now" (1967 album), "Gettin' Together" (1967 album), "Travelin' " (1970 album), "Tommy James and The Shondells 4 CD Pack [Box set]" (contains the above four albums) (Collectors' Choice, April 20, 2010)
Gladys Knight & The Pips "About Love" (1980 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks) (U.K. - Big Break/Cherry Red, April 19, 2010)
Jonny Lang "Live at the Ryman" (recorded at the Nashville venue in the summer of 2008; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Concord, April 20, 2010)
Mr. Mister "Welcome to the Real World: 25th Anniversary Edition" (1985 album; remastered; includes "Kyrie" and "Broken Wings") (Friday Music, April 20, 2010)
Jim Moray "A Beginners Guide" (compiles tracks from the British folk singer's first three albums; MP3 Download) (E1, April 20, 2010)
Matt Redman "Ultimate Collection" (MP3 Download) (Kingsway Music, April 20, 2010)
Scorpions "Bad For Good: The Very Best of Scorpions [MP3 Download]" (18 tracks) (Hip-O/UMe, April 20, 2010)
Sham 69 "The Very Best of the Hersham Boys [MP3 Download]" (18 tracks) (Sanctuary/Fontana, April 20, 2010)
Sly Stone "Listen to the Voices: Sly Stone in the Studio 1965-70" (25 tracks; Read here) (U.K. - Ace, April 19, 2010)
Various artists "Lovers From the Sky 4: Pop Psych Sounds From the Apple Era 1967-1969" (19 tracks; Read here) (U.K. - RPM, April 19, 2010)
Various artists "Motown Around the World: The Classic Singles" (Motown's classic-era foreign language singles; 2 CDs, 38 tracks; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Hip-O Select, April 20, 2010)
Whitesnake "Whitesnake [CD/DVD Deluxe Edition]" (1987 album; remastered) (Geffen/UMe, April 20, 2010)
Chuck Willis "The Complete Chuck Willis 1951-1957" (3 CDs) (JSP, April 20, 2010)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Jeff Bridges "Crazy Heart [DVD]" (2009 film; Blu-ray) (20th Century Fox, April 20, 2010)
George Clooney "Batman & Robin [Blu-ray]" (1997 film) (Warner, April 20, 2010)
Leonardo DiCaprio "The Basketball Diaries [Blu-ray]" (1995 film, based on poet-musician Jim Carroll's 1978 memoirs) (Palm Pictures, April 20, 2010)
Incognito "Live in London: The 30th Anniversary Concert [DVD]" (2 discs; Blu-ray) (Inakustik, April 20, 2010)
Michael Keaton "Batman [Blu-ray]" (1989 film), "Batman Returns [Blu-ray]" (1992 film) (Warner, April 20, 2010)
Val Kilmer "Batman Forever [Blu-ray]" (1995 film) (Warner, April 20, 2010)
Motörhead "Motörhead: The Early Years [DVD]" (IMV/Blueline, April 20, 2010)
Various artists "Avatar [DVD]" (2009 film; music by James Horner; Blu-ray) (20th Century Fox, April 22, 2010)
Frank Zappa "The Freak Out List [DVD]" (film explores the late Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's musical roots) (Sexy Intellectual/MVD Visual, April 20, 2010)

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