JAN. 23, 2007
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Affair, The |
"Yes Yes to You" (Hear here) |
(Absolutely Kosher, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Sunshine Anderson |
"Sunshine At Midnight" (producers: Mike City, Raphael Saadiq, Warren Campbell, Walter Msilap, Nottz, Dr. Dre; first single: "Something I Wanna Give You"; Hear/read here) |
(Shining Star/Music World Music, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Animal Collective |
"People [EP]" (Hear here; Read here) |
(Fat Cat/Caroline, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Walter Beasley |
"Ready for Love" (includes a cover of Deniece Williams' "Free"; producers: Beasley, James Lloyd, Phil Davis, Lil' John Roberts, Quim Quer, Paul Miner, Milton Smith, Lenny Harris; Hear here) |
(Heads Up, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Eric Bibb |
"Diamond Days" (producer: Glen Scott) |
(Telarc, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| The Bird and the Bee (singer Inara George is the daughter of the late Lowell George of Little Feat) |
"The Bird and the Bee" (producer: group member Greg Kurstin; Hear here) |
(Blue Note, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Black Diamond Heavies |
"Every Damn Time" (Hear here) |
(Alive, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Bloody Hollies, The |
"Who to Trust, Who to Kill, Who to Love" (Hear here) |
(Alive, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Broken West, The (formerly The Brokedown) |
"I Can't Go On, I'll Go On" (Hear here) |
(Merge, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Tom Brosseau |
"Grand Forks" (producers: Gregory Page, John Doe; guests: Doe, violinist Hilary Hahn; Hear here) |
(Loveless, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Cadillac Sky |
"Blind Man Walking" (Hear here) |
(Skaggs Family, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Clinic |
"Visitations" (Hear here; Read here) |
(Domino, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Dane Cook, et al |
"The Soundtrack From Dane Cook's Tourgasm" (Hear here) |
(Rhino, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Rob Crow (of Pinback) |
"Living Well" (producer: Ken Andrews; Hear/read here) |
(Temporary Residence, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Deerhoof |
"Friend Opportunity" (Read here) |
(Kill Rock Stars, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Tony DeSare |
"Last First Kiss" (includes covers of Prince's "Kiss" and Carole King's "I Feel the Earth Move"; producers: DeSare, Billy Terrell; Hear here) |
(Telarc, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Earlies, The |
"The Enemy Chorus" (producers: The Earlies, Tom Knott; Hear here) |
(Secretly Canadian, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Ty England |
"Alive and Well and Livin' the Dream" (Hear here) |
(Triple T, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Eye Talk |
"Sun and Moon" (first single: "I Can't Fool Myself"; Hear here) |
(Eye Talk, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| José Feliciano |
"The Soundtrack of My Life" (Hear here) |
(Hip-O, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Fratellis, The |
"Flathead [EP]" (Hear here) |
(Interscope, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Tony Furtado |
"Thirteen" (producers: Jim Dickinson, Sean Slade, Dusty Wakeman, Craig Schumacher, Winston Watson, Furtado; Hear here) |
(Funzalo, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Future of Forestry |
"Twilight" (producer: Ken Andrews; Hear here) |
(Credential, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Get Set Go |
"Selling Out & Going Home" (Hear here) |
(TSR, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Ghost Stories |
"Quixoticism" (Hear here) |
(Sonic Boom, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Gipsy Kings |
"Pasajero" (released in Europe in October 2006; Hear here) |
(Nonesuch, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| The Good, the Bad & the Queen |
"The Good, the Bad & the Queen" (producer: Danger Mouse; first single: "Hercules"; Hear here) |
(Virgin, Jan. 23, 2007) |
BTW: Blur/Gorillaz founder Damon Albarn's side project with ex-Clash bassist Paul Simonon, former Verve guitarist Simon Tong and Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen.
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| Ricky Ian Gordon |
"Orpheus & Euridice: A Song Cycle in Two Acts" (a modern-day musical adaptation of the classic Greek myth; guests: soprano Elizabeth Futral, clarinetist Todd Palmer, pianist Melvin Chen; Read here) |
(Ghostlight, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| John Hammond |
"Push Comes to Shove" (Hear here; see related reissue below) |
(Back Porch, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Lee Hazelwood |
"Cake or Death" (singer-songwriter, who is dying of cancer, says this will be his final album; guests: Ann Kristin Hedmark, Bela B., Tommy Parsons; Hear here; Read here) |
(Ever/Caroline, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Kristin Hersh |
"Learn to Sing Like a Star" |
(Yep Roc, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Dustin Kensrue (frontman of Thrice) |
"Please Come Home" (Hear here) |
(Equal Vision, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| David Kilgour |
"The Far Now" (Hear here) |
(Merge, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Chuck Loeb |
"Presence" (includes covers of Steely Dan's "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" and James Taylor's "Shed a Little Light") |
(Heads Up, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Manic |
"Floorboards [EP]" (guest: Sparta drummer Tony Hajar; Hear here) |
(Suretone/Interscope, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Bob Margolin |
"In North Carolina" (Hear here) |
(Steady Rollin', Jan. 23, 2007) |
| John Mellencamp |
"Freedom's Road" (first single: "Our Country"; guest: Joan Baez; Read here) |
(Universal, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Menomena |
"Friend and Foe" (first single: "Wet and Rusting"; Hear here) |
(Barsuk, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Beverley Mitchell ("7th Heaven" actress) |
"Beverley Mitchell" (Hear here) |
(Daywind/Word, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| moe. |
"The Conch" (Hear here) |
(Fatboy, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| My Cat Is an Alien |
"Leave Me in the Black No-Thing" (Hear/read here) |
(Important, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Ken Navarro |
"The Meeting Place" (Hear here) |
(Positive Music, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Noiseshaper |
"Real to Reel" (Hear here) |
(Miracle Sounds, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Of Montreal |
"Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?" (producer: frontman Kevin Barnes; Hear here) |
(Polyvinyl, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Only Crime |
"Virulence" (Hear here) |
(Fat Wreck Chords, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Carey Ott (formerly of the Chicago alt-rock band Torben Floor) |
"Lucid Dream" (the track "Am I Just One" was featured on two episodes of ABC's "Grey’s Anatomy"; producer: Ott; Hear here) |
(Dualtone, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Permanent Me |
"After the Room Clears" (producer: Matt Squire; Hear here) |
(Stolen Transmission, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Ed Pettersen |
"The New Punk Blues" (guests: Thad Cockrell, Reggie Young, Bob Babbit, Ed Greene, David Hungate, Al Perkins Catherine Marx, etc.; Read here) |
(Split Rock/Emergent, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Piebald |
"Accidental Gentlemen" (Hear here) |
(SideOneDummy, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Gary Portnoy (co-wrote and sang the "Cheers" and "Punky Brewster" theme songs) |
"Destiny" (includes a never-before-released, full-length version of "Mr. Belvedere," which he co-wrote for the 1980s sitcom; producer: Portnoy; Hear here) |
(Argentum, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Pretty Ricky |
"Late Night Special" (producers: Pretty Ricky, Music Royale Productions; first single: "On the Hotline"; Hear here) |
(Blue Star Entertainment International/Atlantic, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Alasdair Roberts |
"The Amber Gatherers" (guest: Teenage Fanclub bassist Gerard Love) |
(Drag City/Caroline, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Sonny Rollins |
"Sonny, Please" (Hear here) |
(Emarcy/Doxy/Universal Classics, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Peter Rowan and Tony Rice |
"Quartet" (guests: bassist-vocalist Bryn Davies, mandolinist-vocalist Sharon Gilchrist; Hear here) |
(Rounder, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Saliva |
"Blood Stained Love Story" (producer: Bob Marlette; first single: "Ladies and Gentlemen"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Island, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Kenny Wayne Shepherd |
"10 Days Out: Blues From the Backroad" (accompanied by a film crew on a cross-country trek, Shepherd visited and performed with blues veterans in their homes, backyards and local clubs; producer: Jerry Harrison; guests: B.B. King, Noah Hunt and Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon of Double Trouble; Hear here) |
(Reprise, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Shins, The |
"Wincing the Night Away" (producer: Phil Ek; first single: "Phantom Limb"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Sub Pop, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| DeLana Stevens |
"Welcome to My World" (producer: Darrell Young; Hear here) |
(Mach One/Spinville, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Tony Trischka |
"Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular" (guests: Earl Scruggs, Steve Martin, Béla Fleck, Alison Brown, Chris Thile, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, etc.; Hear here) |
(Rounder, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life [TV documentary soundtrack]" (the 90-minute film, which debuts on PBS on Feb. 6, spotlights the late American pianist-arranger, best known for composing Duke Ellington's "Lush Life" and "Take the 'A' Train"; artists covering his songs include Elvis Costello, Dianne Reeves, Hank Jones, Bill Charlap, Joe Lovano, etc.; See here; Read here) |
(Blue Note, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Catch and Release [film soundtrack]" (romantic comedy, starring Jennifer Garner, opens Jan. 26; features tracks from Foo Fighters, Death Cab for Cutie, The Magic Numbers, Gomez, Paul Westerberg, etc.; Hear here; See here) |
(Legacy/Sony Music Soundtrax, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"2007 Grammy Nominees" |
(Strategic Marketing, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Caetano Veloso |
"Cê" |
(Nonesuch, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| You Am I |
"Convicts" (released in the group's native Australia in May 2006; producer: Greg Wales; Hear here) |
(Yep Roc, Jan. 23, 2007) |
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Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Adam and the Ants |
"Kings of the Wild Frontier" (1980 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks) |
(U.K. - Sony BMG, Jan. 22, 2007) |
| Atreyu |
"The Best of Atreyu" (2 CDs) |
(Victory, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Bee Gees |
"Bee Gees' 1st" (1967 album; remastered 2-disc deluxe edition), "Horizontal" (1968 album; remastered 2-disc deluxe edition), "Idea" (1968 album; remastered 2-disc deluxe edition) |
(Rhino, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Canned Heat |
"The Boogie Assault: Live in Australia" (1984 album) |
(Akarma, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Tony Christie |
"The Love Collection" (17 tracks) |
(U.K. - Spectrum/Universal, Jan. 22, 2007) |
| Climax Blues Band |
"Stamp Album" (1975 album; remastered) |
(Fuel, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Charlie Daniels |
"The Ultimate Collection" (2 CDs) |
(Sparrow, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| DJ Irene |
"Boxset Volume 2" (5 CDs) |
(Moist Music, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| D.O.A. |
"Bloodied But Unbowed: The Damage to Date 1978-83" |
(Sudden Death, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Duran Duran |
"The Essential Collection" (18 tracks) |
(U.K. - EMI Gold, Jan. 22, 2007) |
| Echo & The Bunnymen |
"More Songs to Learn and Song: The Very Best of Echo & The Bunnymen" (released in the U.K. in early September 2006; one track, "The Puppet," is dropped and 10 more are added to this 1985 compilation, now spanning 1979 to 2006; remastered) |
(Rhino, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Faces |
"The Definitive Rock Collection" (2 CDs) |
(Rhino, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Georgia Gibbs |
"The Complete Original Hits of Georgia Gibbs" |
(Hit Parade, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Grateful Dead |
"Live at the Cow Palace: New Year's Eve 1976" (Hear here) |
(Rhino, Jan. 23, 2007) |
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| John Hammond |
"Southern Fried" (1969 album; remastered) |
(Water, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Hughes/Thrall |
"Hughes/Thrall" (1982 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks) |
(U.K. - Rock Candy, Jan. 22, 2007) |
| Al Martino |
"Fuel Presents An Introduction to Al Martino" |
(Fuel, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Tom Jones |
"The Love Collection" (18 tracks) |
(U.K. - Spectrum/Universal, Jan. 22, 2007) |
| Lulu |
"I'm Back For More: The Very Best of Her Nineties Recordings" (2 CDs) |
(U.K. - Dome, Jan. 22, 2007) |
| Mew |
"Frengers" (2003 album) |
(Epic, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Oscar Peterson |
"Perfect Peterson: The Best of the Pablo and Telarc Recordings" (2 CDs) |
(Pablo, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Placebo |
"Meds" (2006 album; with three bonus tracks, including a cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill"; Hear here) |
(Virgin, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Saxon |
"The Very Best of Saxon 1979-1988" (3 CDs) |
(U.K. - EMI Gold, Jan. 22, 2007) |
| Pete Townshend |
"The Definitive Collection" |
(Hip-O/UME, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Pete Townshend/Ronnie Lane |
"Rough Mix" (1977 album; remastered) |
(Hip-O/UME, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Pat Travers |
"Makin' Magic" (1977 album; remastered), "Puttin' It Straight" (1977 album; remastered), "Heat in the Street" (1979 album; remastered) |
(U.K. - Majestic Rock, Jan. 22, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Casey Kasem Presents: The Long Distance Dedications" (20 tracks; Read here) |
(Top Sail, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra 1963-1973 [box set]" (5 CDs; Track listing) |
(Rhino, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Happening, Alive and Nasty: The EMI Punk Singles Collection" |
(U.K. - Zonophone/EMI, Jan. 22, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1956" (24 tracks; Track listing) |
(Hit Parade, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"It's a Beautiful Thing: Indie Love Songs" (18 tracks; Track listing) |
(U.K. - Spectrum/Universal, Jan. 22, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Ultra Dance 8" |
(Ultra, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Paul Weller |
"Hit Parade" (best-of features 23 Jam, Style Council and solo tracks; DVD version out Feb. 6) |
(Yep Roc, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| White Lion |
"The Definitive Rock Collection" (2 CDs) |
(Rhino, Jan. 23, 2007) |
| Yes |
"The Definitive Rock Collection" (2 CDs) |
(Rhino, Jan. 23, 2007) |
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