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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)


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)


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)

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