MAY 20, 2008
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Another Black Day
"Another Black Day" (first single: "Wicked Soul"; Hear here )
(Bieler Bros., May 20, 2008)
Band of Heathens, The
"The Band of Heathens" (producer: Ray Wylie Hubbard; guests: Patty Griffin, Gurf Morlix, Stephen Bruton; Hear here )
(BOH/Burnside Distribution, May 20, 2008)
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
"Lie Down in the Light" (Hear here )
(Drag City, May 20, 2008)
Bun B
"II Trill" (producers: JR Rotem, Mr. Lee, Scott Storch, Jazze Pha, Bigg Tyme, etc.; guests: Sean Kingston, Lupe Fiasco, Lil Wayne, David Banner, Mya, Junior Reid, Slim Thug, Chamillionaire, etc.; first single: "That's Gangsta"; Hear here )
(Rap-A-Lot/Asylum, May 20, 2008)
Carolina Liar
"Coming to Terms" (producer: Max Martin; first single: "It's Not Over"; Hear here )
(Atlantic, May 20, 2008)
Danielia Cotton
"Rare Child" (Hear here ; Read here )
(Adrenaline/ADA, May 20, 2008)
Dresden Dolls, The
"No, Virginia ..." (companion piece to 2006's "Yes, Virginia ..."; producers: Sean Slade, Paul Q. Kolderie; Hear here )
(Roadrunner, May 20, 2008)
Flobots
"Fight With Tools" (first single: "Handlebars"; Hear here )
(Universal Republic, May 20, 2008)
Foxboro Hot Tubs (garage-rock group is actually Green Day)
"Stop Drop and Roll!!!" (first single: "Mother Mary"; Hear here ; Read here ; also available as MP3 Download )
(Jingle Town/Warner, May 20, 2008)
Julianne Hough ("Dancing With the Stars" champion)
"Julianne Hough" (first single: "That Song in My Head"; Hear here )
(Mercury Nashville, May 20, 2008)
Eric Hutchinson
"Sounds Like This" (producer: Will Golden; first single: "Rock & Roll"; Hear here )
(Let's Break/Warner, May 20, 2008)
I See Hawks in L.A.
"Hallowed Ground" (first single: "Beautiful Rebel"; Hear here )
(Big Book/Burnside Distribution, May 20, 2008)
Islands
"Arm's Way" (Hear here ; also available as MP3 Download )
(Anti-/Epitaph, May 20, 2008)
Jeremy Jay
"A Place Where We Can Go" (first single: "Beautiful Rebel"; Hear here )
(K, May 20, 2008)
Mason Jennings
"In the Ever" (guest: Jack Johnson; Hear here )
(Brushfire, May 20, 2008)
Scarlett Johansson
"Anywhere I Lay My Head" (producer: TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek; guests: David Bowie, Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner, Celebration's Sean Antanaitis; Hear here ; See here ; Read here )
(Atco/Rhino, May 20, 2008)
Kidz Bop Kids
"Kidz Bop 80s Gold"
(Razor & Tie, May 20, 2008)
King's X
"XV" (contains two bonus tracks; producer: Michael Wagener; Read here )
(InsideOut Music, May 20, 2008)
Sonny Landreth
"From the Reach" (guests: Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Dr. John, Jimmy Buffett, Vince Gill, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, etc.)
(Landfall, May 20, 2008)
Love Psychedelico
"This Is Love Psychedelico" (Hear here )
(HackTone, May 20, 2008)
Mates of State
"Re-Arrange Us" (producers: Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla, Spoon's Jim Eno, Peter Katis; Hear here ; Read here )
(Barsuk, May 20, 2008)
Jesse McCartney
"Departure" (producers: Sean Garrett, The Dream, J.R. Rotem; first single: "Livin' "; Hear here )
(Hollywood, May 20, 2008)
Pat Metheny with Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez
"Tokyo Day Trip: Live EP"
(Nonesuch, May 20, 2008)
Mudhoney
"The Lucky Ones" (producer: Tucker Martine; Hear here )
(Sub Pop, May 20, 2008)
Sandi Patty
"Songs for the Journey" (producer: David Hamilton; Hear here ; Read here )
(INO/Columbia, May 20, 2008)
Lawson Rollins
"Infinita" (producers: Shahin Shahida, Dominic Camardella, Rollins; guest: Flora Purium; Hear here )
(Baja/TSR, May 20, 2008)
Curt Smith (of Tears for Fears)
"Halfway, pleased" (Hear here )
(KOOK Media, May 20, 2008)
Esperanza Spalding
"Esperanza" (Hear here )
(Heads Up, May 20, 2008)
Sparks
"Exotic Creatures of the Deep" (duo's 21st album; producers: Sparks' Ron and Russell Mael; first single: "Good Morning"; Hear/see here )
(U.K. - Li'l Beethoven, May 19, 2008)
Donna Summer
"Crayons" (her first album of new material in 17 years; guest: Ziggy Marley; See here ; Read here )
(Burgundy, May 20, 2008)
Sybris
"Into the Trees" (first single: "Oh Man!"; Hear here )
(Absolutely Kosher, May 20, 2008)
Tenth Avenue North
"Over and Underneath" (producers: Jason Ingram, Phillip LaRue; first single: "Love Is Here"; Hear here )
(Reunion, May 20, 2008)
Ting Tings, The
"We Started Nothing" (first single: "Great DJ"; Hear here )
(Columbia/Red Ink, May 20, 2008)
3 Doors Down
"3 Doors Down" (first single: "It's Not My Time"; Hear here ; See here )
(Republic/Universal, May 20, 2008)
Various artists
"Choo Choo Soul [TV soundtrack - CD/DVD ]" (Disney Channel series)
(Walt Disney, May 20, 2008)
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet
"Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet" (the quartet includes Béla Fleck, Ben Sollee, Casey Driessen; producer: Fleck; Hear here )
(Nettwerk, May 20, 2008)
Wedding Present, The
"El Rey" (producer: Steve Albini; Hear here )
(Manifesto, May 20, 2008)
John Williams
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [film soundtrack ]" (Harrison Ford movie opens May 22; See here )
(Concord, May 20, 2008)
Yellowjackets featuring Mike Stern
"Lifecycle" (Read here )
(Heads Up, May 20, 2008)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Alien Ant Farm
"20th Century Masters: The Best of Alien Ant Farm - The Millennium Collection"
(Geffen/UME, May 20, 2008)
Bad Company
"Desolation Angels" (1979 album)
(Rhino Flashback, May 20, 2008)
B-52's, The
"Wild Planet" (1980 album)
(Rhino Flashback, May 20, 2008)
Roy Buchanan
"That's What I Am Here For/Rescue Me" (1974, 1975 albums on one disc)
(U.K. - BGO, May 19, 2008)
Damn Yankees
"Damn Yankees" (1990 album)
(Rhino Flashback, May 20, 2008)
Deep Purple
"Days May Come and Days May Go: The California Rehearsals, June 1975" (2 CDs; Hear here ; Read here )
(U.K. - Purple, May 19, 2008)
Doobie Brothers, The
"Toulouse Street" (1972 album)
(Rhino Flashback, May 20, 2008)
Peter Frampton
"Wind of Change/Frampton's Camel" (2 CDs; 1972, 1973 albums)
(U.K. - BGO, May 19, 2008)
Billy Griffin (Smokey Robinson's replacement in The Miracles)
"Believe It or Not: The Billy Griffin Collection" (Hear here ; Read here )
(U.K. - Expansion, May 19, 2008)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Abandoned Luncheonette" (1974 album)
(Rhino Flashback, May 20, 2008)
George Jones
"The Hits ... Then 'Til Now [box set ]" (3 CDs, 60 tracks)
(Time Life, May 20, 2008)
Rickie Lee Jones
"Rickie Lee Jones [vinyl LP ]" (1979 album)
(Rhino, May 20, 2008)
Led Zeppelin
"The Song Remains the Same [vinyl LP ]" (2007 version of 1976 album; 4 LPs), "Mothership [vinyl LP ]" (2007 album; 4 LPs)
(Atlantic, May 20, 2008)
Steve Martin
"Let's Get Small" (1977 album)
(Rhino Flashback, May 20, 2008)
Matthews Southern Comfort
"Later That Same Year" (1970 album; remastered; includes "Woodstock" and "Mare, Take Me Home"; Hear here )
(U.K. - BGO, May 19, 2008)
Bette Midler
"Bette Midler" (1973 album)
(Rhino Flashback, May 20, 2008)
Mudhoney
"Superfuzz Bigmuff: Deluxe Edition" (2 CDs; 1988 album; remastered)
(Sub Pop, May 20, 2008)
Bob Newhart
"Behind the Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart" (1961 album)
(Rhino Flashback, May 20, 2008)
Donny Osmond
"The Donny Osmond Album/To You With Love, Donny" (1971 albums on one CD; remastered), "Portrait of Donny/Too Young" (1972 albums on one CD; remastered), "Alone Together/A Time for Us" (1973 albums on one CD; remastered), "Donny/Disco Train" (1974, 1975 albums on one CD; remastered)
(U.K. - 7T's, May 19, 2008)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
"Greatest Hits" (18 tracks)
(Geffen/UME, May 20, 2008)
Spinners, The
"Mighty Love" (1974 album; with four bonus tracks)
(Rhino Flashback, May 20, 2008)
James Taylor
"Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon [vinyl LP ]" (1971 album)
(Rhino, May 20, 2008)
Various artists
"DJ Ricardo! Presents Out. Anthems 3" (14 tracks; Hear here )
(Ultra, May 20, 2008)
Various artists
"Nashville Sputnik: The Deep South/Outer Space Productions of Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan 1956-2004" (Hear here ; Read here )
(Omni, May 20, 2008)
The Velvet Underground & Nico
"The Velvet Underground & Nico [vinyl LP ]" (1967 album), "White Light/White Heat [vinyl LP ]" (1967 album), "The Velvet Underground [vinyl LP ]" (1969 album)
(4 Men With Beards, May 20, 2008)
Joe Walsh
"But Seriously, Folks ..." (1978 album)
(Rhino Flashback, May 20, 2008)
Weed (German rock group)
"Weed ...!" (1971 album; remastered)
(Brain/SPV, May 20, 2008)
ZZ Top
"Fandango! [vinyl LP ]" (1975 album)
(Rhino, May 20, 2008)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Louis Armstrong
"Greatest Performances of the '30s, '40s, '50s and '60s [DVD ]"
(Time Life, May 20, 2008)
Castanets
"Tendrils [DVD ]"
(Asthmatic Kitty, May 20, 2008)
Jethro Tull
"Jack in the Green: Live in Germany [DVD ]" (in-concert rarities spanning 1970 to 1993; See here )
(Eagle Rock, May 20, 2008)
John McLaughlin
"Meeting of the Minds: The Making of Floating Point [DVD ]"
(Abstract Logix, May 20, 2008)
National, The
"A Skin, a Night [DVD/CD ]" (a film by Vincent Moon)
(Beggars Banquet, May 20, 2008)
Sarah Jessica Parker, Jamie Gertz, Amy Linker, Tracy Nelson
"Square Pegs: The Complete Series [DVD ]" (3 discs; features all 19 episodes from the 1982-83 CBS series; theme song by the Waitresses)
(Sony, May 20, 2008)
Soft Machine
"Alive in Paris 1970 [DVD ]"
(Voiceprint, May 20, 2008)
Various artists
"The Muppet Show: Season Three [DVD ]" (4 discs; 1978-79 season; guests included Roy Clark, Pearl Bailey, Jean Stapleton, Harry Belefonte, Danny Kaye, Cheryl Ladd, Raquel Welch, Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, and Sylvester Stallone)
(Walt Disney, May 20, 2008)