SEPT. 21, 2010
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Natacha Atlas
"Mounqaliba: In a State of Reversal" (Hear here ; See here ; MP3 Download )
(Six Degrees, Sept. 21, 2010)
Kaci Battaglia
"Bring It On [MP3 Download ]" (producers: Battaglia, Michael Grant, Arianna Wilson, Jarreau, Trevor Pitts, Isaac Hayes III, Robert Allen, Christopher Bridges, etc.; new single: "Body Shots"; Hear here ; See here )
(Curb, Sept. 21, 2010)
Black Twig Pickers, The
"Ironto Special" (Hear here ; Vinyl )
(Thrill Jockey, Sept. 21, 2010)
Rob Blaine
"Big Otis Blues" (producer: Dave Katzman; Hear here )
(Swississippi, Sept. 21, 2010)
Black Country Communion (supergroup featuring Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham, Derek Sherinian, Joe Bonamassa)
"Black Country Communion [CD/DVD ]" (producer: Kevin Shirley; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(J&R Adventures, Sept. 21, 2010)
Natasha Borzilova (former Bering Strait lead singer)
"Balancing Act" (producer: Borzilova; guests: Billy Panda, Byron House, former Bering Strait fellow bandmate Alexander Arzamastsev; Hear here )
(Hadley Music Group, Sept. 21, 2010)
BTW: "Last year, I went into the studio and began work on a new album with a full band," Borzilova tells P&P. "We did four songs and then I got sidetracked with the idea of doing a full acoustic album of Russian folk songs.
"After doing all of my research, I realized many of the songs I thought were traditional folk songs were songs with authors making them non-traditional but by then the idea of doing an acoustic project was really appealing to me. So, I went back through my song catalog and re-wrote some of it and chose what I thought would be best suited for a more stripped-down performance and brought these incredible musicians in to play along with me. I played nearly all the acoustic guitar tracks while they added their magic.
"We did it all in three days time and the immediacy of the project was very exciting because it is generally a much longer process before we are ready to begin mixing. In the end, I was still able to include 'Rechka,' a traditional folk song that I found in my research and fell in love with."
Brass Bed (Lafayette, La., pop band)
"Melt White" (Hear here )
(Park the Van, Sept. 21, 2010)
Zac Brown Band
"You Get What You Give" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Atlantic, Sept. 21, 2010)
John Carter Cash
"The Family Secret" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Cash House, Sept. 21, 2010)
Clare and the Reasons
"Live in Amsterdam [MP3 Download ]" (recorded at the Paradiso on June 25, 2010; guests: Van Dyke Parks and members of the Orchestre de Paris and the Royal Concertgebough Orchestra; Hear here )
(Frog Stand, Sept. 21, 2010)
Coast, The (Toronto quartet)
"Queen Cities" (producer: Chris Stringer; Hear here )
(Canada - Aporia, Sept. 20, 2010)
Paula Cole
"Ithaca" (Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Decca, Sept. 21, 2010)
Juliette Commagere
"The Procession [MP3 Download ]" (Hear here )
(Manimal/Aeronaut, Sept. 20, 2010)
Sharon Corr (of The Corrs)
"Dream of You" (producer: Billy Farrel; guests: Jeff Beck, Alex Ubago, Stuart Cable; latest single: a cover of the Korgis' "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime"; Hear here )
(U.K./Ireland - Warner, Sept. 20, 2010)
Billy Currington
"Enjoy Yourself" (first single: "Pretty Good at Drinkin' Beer"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Mercury Nashville, Sept. 21, 2010)
Drunken Barn Dance
"Grey Buried" (first single: "A Winter's Tale"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Quite Scientific, Sept. 21, 2010)
Eartha
"Ink Dry Blue" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(AFRT Music, Sept. 21, 2010)
Christine Ebersole (two-time Tony Award winner)
"Christine Ebersole Sings Noel Coward" (producer: Ebersole; guest: Howard McGillin; Hear/read here ; MP3 Download )
(Ghostlight, Sept. 21, 2010)
Fake Problems
"Real Ghosts Caught on Tape" (producer: Ted Hutt; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(SideOneDummy, Sept. 21, 2010)
Michael Franti & Spearhead
"The Sound of Sunshine" (guests: Lady Saw, Cherine Anderson; first single: "The Sound of Sunshine"; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Boo Boo Wax/Capitol, Sept. 21, 2010)
Selena Gomez & The Scene
"A Year Without Rain" (producers: Kevin Rudolf, Toby Gad, Rock Mafia, SuperSpy; first single: "Round & Round" ; Hear here ; Deluxe edition ; MP3 Download )
(Hollywood, Sept. 21, 2010)
Darren Hanlon
"I Will Love You At All" (producer: Adam Selzer; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Yep Rock, Sept. 21, 2010)
Swississippi Chris Harper
"Four Aces and a Harp" (includes covers of Willie Dixon's "Down in the Bottom," Muddy Waters' "Long Distance Call," etc.; producer: Dave Katzman; Hear here )
(Swississippi, Sept. 21, 2010)
Randy Houser
"They Call Me Cadillac" (first single: "A Man Like Me"; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Show Dog Universal, Sept. 21, 2010)
How to Dress Well
"Love Remains" (Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Lefse, Sept. 21, 2010)
Hundred in the Hands, The
"The Hundred in the Hands" (first single: "Pigeons"; Hear here ; See here ; MP3 Download )
(Warp, Sept. 21, 2010)
Imagination Movers, The
"In a Big Warehouse [TV soundtrack ]" (songs from season 2 of their Playhouse Disney series; Hear here )
(Walt Disney, Sept. 21, 2010)
John Legend & The Roots
"Wake Up!" (first single: a cover of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' "Wake Up Everybody"; Read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Sony Music, Sept. 21, 2010)
Manic Street Preachers
"Postcards From a Young Man" (producer: Dave Eringa; guests: Ian McCulloch, Duff McKagan; first single: "[It's Not War] Just the End of Love"; Hear here ; Read here )
(U.K. - Columbia, Sept. 20, 2010)
Benny Marchant
"Conversations Missed [MP3 Download ]" (Hear here ; See here )
(Marina, Sept. 24, 2010)
Margot & the Nuclear So and So's
"Buzzard" (Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Mariel Recordings/Redeye, Sept. 21, 2010)
Maroon 5
"Hands All Over" (producer: Robert John "Mutt" Lange; first single: "Misery" ; Read here )
(A&M/Interscope, Sept. 21, 2010)
Johnny Mathis
"Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville" (pop-country album; producer: Fred Mollin; guests: Alison Krauss, Lane Brody; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Columbia, Sept. 21, 2010)
James McCartney (only son of Paul and Linda McCartney)
"Available Light [MP3 Download ]" (five-song EP includes a cover of Neil Young's "Old Man"; producers: David Kahne, Paul McCartney; first single: "Angel"; Hear here )
(Engine Company, Sept. 21, 2010)
Methods of Mayhem
"A Public Disservice Announcement" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Roadrunner, Sept. 21, 2010)
Liza Minnelli
"Confessions" (a collection of American standards, accompanied by her longtime pianist Billy Stritch; producer: Bruce Roberts; Deluxe edition ; MP3 Download )
(Decca, Sept. 21, 2010)
Jane Monheit
"Home" (producer: Monheit; guests: John Pizzarelli, Peter Eldridge, Frank Vignola, Joe Magnarelli, Mark O'Connor, Larry Goldings; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Emarcy/Universal, Sept. 21, 2010)
Ryan Montbleau Band
"Heavy on the Vine [MP3 Download ]" (producer: Martin Sexton; Hear here )
(Blue's Mountain, Sept. 21, 2010)
My Darkest Days (Toronto rock group discovered by Chad Kroeger)
"My Darkest Days" (producer: Joey Moi; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Mercury, Sept. 21, 2010)
Rain Perry
"Internal Combustion" (includes a cover of Bob Seger's "Till It Shines"; producer: Mark Hallman; Hear here )
(Precipitous, Sept. 21, 2010)
Justin Rutledge
"The Early Widows" (producer: Hawksley Workman; Hear here ; See here )
(Six Shooter, Sept. 21, 2010)
Laetitia Sadier (of Stereolab)
"The Trip [MP3 Download ]" (Hear here ; Read here )
(Drag City, Sept. 21, 2010)
Santana
"Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time" (covers album is his first studio effort since 2005; guests: Joe Cocker, Rob Thomas, Scott Weiland, Chris Cornell, Chris Daughtry, Nas, Chester Bennington, Ray Manzarek, Jonny Lang, etc.; Hear here ; Read here ; CD/DVD ; MP3 Download )
(Arista, Sept. 21, 2010)
Shit Robot
"From the Cradle to the Rave" (See here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(DFA, Sept. 21, 2010)
Shontelle
"No Gravity" (producer: Rodney Jerkins; single: "Perfect Nightmare"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(SRC/Motown, Sept. 21, 2010)
Peaches Staten
"Live at Legends" (producer: Dave Katzman; Hear here )
(Swississippi, Sept. 21, 2010)
Swans
"My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky" (Read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Young God, Sept. 21, 2010)
Serj Tankian
"Imperfect Harmonies" (first single: "Left of Center"; Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Reprise, Sept. 21, 2010)
Mel Tillis
"You Ain't Gonna Believe This ..." (23-track comedy album; MP3 Download )
(Show Dog Nashville/Universal, Sept. 21, 2010)
UB40
"Labour of Love IV" (all-covers album released in the U.K. in February 2010, featuring Duncan Campbell on lead vocals; Hear here ; Read here )
(Varese Sarabande/Fontana, Sept. 21, 2010)
Upsidedown, The
"The Town With Bad Wiring" (guests: R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Brian Jonestown Massacre's Collin Hegna, The Dandy Warhol's Pete Holmstrom; first single: "Something Good"; Hear here )
(Reverb, Sept. 21, 2010)
Various artists
"Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson [Original Broadway cast recording ]" (stars Benjamin Walker as the seventh president of the United States; producers: Kurt Deutsch, Dean Sharenow; Hear/read here ; MP3 Download )
(Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight, Sept. 21, 2010)
Various artists
"Community: Music from the Original Television Series [TV soundtrack ]" (18 tracks, including the theme song "At Least It Was Here" by The 88; see related DVD below)
(Madison Gate, Sept. 21, 2010)
Various artists
"Phineas and Ferb: Holiday Favorites [TV soundtrack ]" (16 tracks, featuring cast members, plus Bowling For Soup and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy; Read here )
(Walt Disney, Sept. 21, 2010)
Rhonda Vincent
"Taken" (first single: "Sweet Summertime" ; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Upper Management Music, Sept. 21, 2010)
White Noise Sound
"White Noise Sound" (Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Alive/Redeye, Sept. 21, 2010)
Chris Willis
"Louder (Put Your Hands Up) [MP3 Download ]" (four-song EP; Hear here )
(Veneer, Sept. 21, 2010)
Amazon.com Widgets
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Bangles
"All Over the Place" (1984 album; remastered, with a bonus B-side, "Where Were You When I Needed You"), "Different Light" (1986 album; remastered, with a second CD of rare B-sides, including an extended version of "Manic Monday" and a Bangles hit medley mix)
(U.K. - Cherry Pop, Sept. 20, 2010)
Peter Bardens (Camel keyboardist)
"The Answer" (1970 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks), "Peter Bardens" (1971 album; remastered)
(U.K. - Esoteric Recordings, Sept. 20, 2010)
Boo Radleys, The
"C'mon Kids" (1996 album; remastered, with a second CD of 18 bonus tracks), "Kingsize" (1998 album; remastered, with a three bonus tracks)
(U.K. - Cherry Red, Sept. 20, 2010)
James Brown
"The Singles, Vol. 9: 1973-1975" (2 CDs, 35 tracks; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Hip-O Select, Sept. 21, 2010)
Cheech & Chong
"Los Cochinos" (1973 album), "Wedding Album" (1974 album)
(Collectors' Choice, Sept. 21, 2010)
Curiosity Killed the Cat
"Keep Your Distance" (1987 album; remastered, with four extended 12-inch mixes and three bonus tracks)
(U.K. - Cherry Pop, Sept. 20, 2010)
Earth, Wind & Fire
"Faces" (1980 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks)
(U.K. - Big Break/Cherry Red, Sept. 20, 2010)
Grateful Dead
"The Warner Bros. Studio Albums [180-Gram Vinyl box set ]" (5-LP collections features "Grateful Dead," "Workingman's Dead," "American Beauty," "Anthem of the Sun" and "Aoxomoxoa"; Read here )
(Grateful Dead/Rhino, Sept. 21, 2010)
Hawkwind
"Space Bandits" (1990 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks)
(U.K. - Atomhenge, Sept. 20, 2010)
Nona Hendryx (of Labelle)
"Nona Hendryx" (1977 album; remastered)
(U.K. - T-Bird, Sept. 20, 2010)
Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen
"At Edwards Barn" (Pedersen was Hillman's band mate in Desert Rose Band; recorded Nov. 7, 2009, at the Southern California venue; Read here )
(Rounder, Sept. 21, 2010)
Evelyn "Champagne" King
"Smooth Talk" (1978 album; remastered, with bonus 12-inch disco mixes and single versions of "Shame" and "I Don't Know If It's Right")
(U.K. - Big Break/Cherry Red, Sept. 20, 2010)
Paul Kossoff (Free guitarist)
"Blue Soul: The Best of Paul Kossoff" (16 tracks, some with Free and some solo)
(U.K. - IronBird, Sept. 20, 2010)
Van McCoy
"Night Time Is Lonely Time" (Mitch Miller-produced 1966 album, making its CD debut; remastered)
(U.K. - SuperBird, Sept. 20, 2010)
MC Eiht
"The Best of MC Eiht" (19 tracks; MP3 Download )
(Real Talk, Sept. 21, 2010)
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
"Black & Blue" (1973 album; remastered, with bonus single versions of "The Love I Lost" and "I'm Weak For You")
(U.K. - Big Break/Cherry Red, Sept. 20, 2010)
New Birth, The
"Ain't No Big Thing But It's Growing/Coming Together" (1972 albums on one CD; remastered)
(U.K. - SuperBird, Sept. 20, 2010)
June Pointer
"Baby Sister" (1983 album; remastered, with one bonus track)
(U.K. - Big Break/Cherry Red, Sept. 20, 2010)
Razorcuts
"Storyteller" (1988 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks), "The World Keeps Turning" (1989 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks)
(U.K. - Cherry Red, Sept. 20, 2010)
Royalettes, The
"It's Gonna Take a Miracle: The Complete MGM Sessions"
(RPM, Sept. 21, 2010)
State, The (comedy troupe had an acclaimed show on MTV, 1993-95)
"Comedy For Gracious Living" (previously unreleased comedy album; 25 tracks; Read here )
(Rhino Handmade, Sept. 20, 2010)
Joe Tex
"Singles A's & B's, Vol. 2: 1967-1968"
(U.K. - Shout!, Sept. 20, 2010)
Thievery Corporation
"It Takes a Thief.: The Very Best of Thievery Corporation" (16 tracks; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(ESL Music, Sept. 21, 2010)
Various artists
"Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1959 — Pop Gold" (27 tracks), "Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1959 — Teen Pop Gold" (27 tracks)
(Hit Parade, Sept. 21, 2010)
Johnny Winter
"Beginnings 1960-1967"
(The Great American Music Company/Redeye, Sept. 21, 2010)
Amazon.com Widgets
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Eric Clapton
"The 1960s Review [DVD ]"
(Sexy Intellectual/MVD Visual, Sept. 21, 2010)
Lady Gaga
"Glamourpuss: The Lady Gaga Story [DVD ]" (See here )
(United States of Dist./Ka, Sept. 21, 2010)
Michael McDonald
"This Christmas: Live in Chicago [DVD ]" (SoundStage special; Blu-ray )
(Eagle, Sept. 21, 2010)
Opeth
"In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall [DVD ]" (recorded April 5, 2010; 2 discs; 2-DVD, 3-CD set ; MP3 Download )
(Roadrunner, Sept. 21, 2010)
Pearl Jam
"Under Review [DVD ]"
(Sexy Intellectual/MVD Visual, Sept. 21, 2010)
Various artists
"Community: The Complete First Season [DVD ]" (NBC sitcom, 2009-2010 season; 4 discs, featuring cast and crew commentaries and outtakes)
(Sony, Sept. 21, 2010)
Various artists
"Saturday Night Live: Best of '09/'10 [DVD ]"
(Universal, Sept. 21, 2010)
Johnny Winter
"Live Through the '80s [DVD ]" (18 performances; Read here )
(MVD Visual, Sept. 21, 2010)
MUSIC BOOKS
Subject/ Author(s):
Title:
Publisher/Due date:
Marshall Chapman
"They Came to Nashville [Hardcover ]" (Read here )
(Vanderbilt University Press, Sept. 20, 2010)
Earl J. Hess & Pratibha A. Dabholkar
"Singin' in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece [Paperback ]"
(University Press of Kansas, Sept. 22, 2010)
Loretta Lynn
"Coal Miner's Daughter [Paperback ]" (co-author: George Vescey; Kindle )
(Vintage, Sept. 21, 2010)
Temptations, The
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations [Hardcover ]" (author: Mark Ribowsky)
(Wiley, Sept. 22, 2010)
Vince Neil
"Tattoos & Tequila: To Hell and Back with One of Rock's Most Notorious Frontmen [Kindle ]" (Hardcover ; Kindle )
(Grand Central Publishing, Sept. 23, 2010)
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