MAY 26, 2009
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women
"Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women" (See here ; MP3 Download )
(Yep Roc, May 26, 2009)
Aaron Barnhart
"Missing Pieces" (producer: Stuart Brawley; first single: "Day In Day Out"; Hear here )
(Bonded/Fontana, May 26, 2009)
David Berkeley
"Strange Light" (producer: Brian Deck; guests: Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins, Todd Sickafoose, Lex Price; Hear here ; Read here )
(Thirty Tigers, May 26, 2009)
Black Moth Super Rainbow
"Eating Us" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Graveface, May 26, 2009)
James Blackshaw
"The Glass Bead Game" (guests: Joolie Wood, Jon Contreras, Lavinia Blackwall; Hear here )
(Young God, May 26, 2009)
Brandon Burrows (14-year-old crooner)
"On the Move" (producers: Amber & Rob Whitlock; guests: Chuck Loeb, Will Lee, Wayne Bergeron, Jim Gilstrap, etc.; Hear here )
(Sketchin', May 26, 2009)
Crash Kings
"Crash Kings" (producer: Dave Sardy; Hear here ; Twitter )
(Universal Motown, May 26, 2009)
Electrik Red
"How to Be a Lady, Volume 1" (producers: The-Dream, Tricky Stewart; first single: "So Good"; Hear here ; Read here )
(Def Jam, May 26, 2009)
Grizzly Bear
"Veckatimist" (Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl )
(Warp, May 26, 2009)
Tish Hinojosa
"Our Little Planet" (released in Europe in 2008; producers: Hinojosa, Marvin Dykhuis; guests: Greg Leisz, Rosie Flores, Dale Watson, Carrie Rodriguez; Hear here )
(Varese Vintage, May 26, 2009)
Khanate
"Clean Hands Go Foul" (group's final album; Hear/read here )
(Hydra Head, May 26, 2009)
Damian Lazarus
"Smoke the Monster Out" (Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl )
(Get Physical Music, May 26, 2009)
Del Marquis (Scissor Sisters guitarist)
"Litter to Society" (Hear here )
(Embryoroom, May 26, 2009)
Marilyn Manson
"The High End of Low" (producers: Sean Beavan, Marilyn Manson, Chris Vrenna; first single: "We're From America"; Hear here ; Read here ; Deluxe edition )
(Interscope, May 26, 2009)
Julian Marley (33-year-old son of Bob Marley)
"Awake" (guests: Stephen Marley, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Mr. Cheeks; first single: "Boom Draw"; Hear here )
(Tuff Gong, May 26, 2009)
Mandy Moore
"Amanda Leigh" (Amanda Leigh is Moore's given name; first single: "I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week" ; Hear here ; Twitter )
(Storefront Recordings/RED, May 26, 2009)
Phoenix
"Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" (Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl )
(Glassnote, May 26, 2009)
Michelle Shocked
"Soul of My Soul" (Hear here ; Read here )
(Mighty Sound/Megaforce/MRI, May 26, 2009)
Sarah Siskind
"Say It Louder" (producers: Siskind, Jason Lehning; guest: Jerry Douglas; Hear here ; Read here )
(Red Request/Thirty Tigers, May 26, 2009)
Sleepy Sun
"Embrace" (producer: Colin Stewart; first single: "New Age"; Hear here )
(ATP/R, May 26, 2009)
Snowgoons (featuring Savage Brothers & Lord Lhus)
"A Fist in the Thought" (Hear here )
(Babygrande, May 26, 2009)
Tiga
"Ciao!" (Hear here ; Read here )
(Last Gang, May 26, 2009)
Various artists
"Kanye West & Malik Yusef Present G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night — Dawn," "Kanye West & Malik Yusef Present G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night — Dusk"
(G.O.O.D. Music Recordings, May 26, 2009)
Various artists
"Man of Somebody's Dreams: A Tribute to Chris Gaffney" (18-track set, featuring Boz Scaggs, Los Lobos, Dan Penn, Joe Ely, Dave Alvin, Calexico, etc.; Hear/read here ; MP3 Download )
(Yep Roc, May 26, 2009)
Viva Voce
"Rose City" (Hear here )
(Barsuk, May 26, 2009)
War Tapes
"The Continental Divide" (producers: drummer William Mohler and Heroes and Villains; Hear here )
(Sarathan, May 26, 2009)
Jenny Owen Youngs
"Transmitter Failure" (producer: Dan Romer; Hear here ; Twitter ; MP3 Download )
(Nettwerk, May 26, 2009)
James Yuill
"Turning Down Water For Air" (single: "No Pins Allowed"; Hear here )
(Nettwerk, May 26, 2009)
Zap Mama
"ReCreation" (guests: Bilal, G. Love, actor Vincent Cassel; Hear here )
(Heads Up, May 26, 2009)
Amazon.com Widgets
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AC/DC
"Let There Be Rock [Vinyl ]" (1977 album), "Powerage [Vinyl ]" (1978 album), "If You Want Blood You've Got It [Vinyl ]" (1978 album), "Highway to Hell [Vinyl ]" (1979 album), "Back in Black [Vinyl ]" (1980 album), "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap [Vinyl ]" (1981 album; recorded in 1976), "High Voltage [Vinyl ]" (1981 album; recorded in 19766), "For Those About to Rock We Salute You [Vinyl ]" (1981 album), "Flick of the Switch [Vinyl ]" (1983 album), " '74 Jailbreak [Vinyl ]" (1984 album; Australian tracks from 1975-76), "Fly on the Wall [Vinyl ]" (1985 album), "Who Made Who [Vinyl ]" (1986 album), "The Razors Edge [Vinyl ]" (1990 album), "Live [Vinyl ]" (1992 album; 2 LPs)
(U.K. - Sony BMG, May 25, 2009)
A's, The
"The A's/A Woman's Got the Power" (1979, 1981 albums on one disc; Hear/see here )
(American Beat, May 26, 2009)
Ashford & Simpson
"Solid [MP3 Download ]" (1984 album; with bonus tracks)
(Capitol/EMI, May 26, 2009)
Aztec Two-Step
"Time It Was (The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook) [MP3 Download ]" (2008 album)
(ItsAboutMusic.com, May 26, 2009)
Boyz II Men
"CooleyHighHarmony: Expanded Edition" (1991 album; 2 CDs, 30 tracks; Read here )
(Motown/Hip-O Select, May 26, 2009)
James Brown
"James Brown: The Singles, Volume Seven: 1970-1972" (2 CDs, 39 tracks; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Hip-O Select, May 26, 2009)
Dave Brubeck Quartet, The
"Time Out: Legacy Edition [CD/DVD ]" (1959 album; 2 CDs, including previously unreleased live recordings from the Newport Jazz Festival 1961-64; the DVD contains a new 30-minute documentary on the making of the album; MP3 Download )
(Columbia/Legacy, May 26, 2009)
Jack Bruce
"Automatic" (1983 album)
(Esoteric, May 26, 2009)
Creedence Clearwater Revival
"The Concert" (1980 album, recorded in January 1970; remastered; Read here ), "Creedence Clearwater Revival Covers the Classics" (12 tracks; Hear/read here )
(Fantasy/Concord, May 26, 2009)
Miles Davis
"Sketches of Spain: Legacy Edition" (1959 album; 2 CDs; MP3 Download )
(Columbia/Legacy, May 26, 2009)
Kiki Dee
"The Best of Kiki Dee [MP3 Download ]" (17 tracks)
(EMI, May 26, 2009)
Del-Lords
"Frontier Days" (1984 album), "Johnny Comes Marching Home" (1986 album), "Based on a True Story" (1988 album, produced by Neil Geraldo; Read here )
(American Beat/Collectors' Choice, May 26, 2009)
Grateful Dead
"What a Long Strange Trip It's Been: The Best of the Grateful Dead [MP3 Download ]" (18 tracks)
(Grateful Dead/Rhino, May 26, 2009)
Paul Hardcastle
"The Collection"
(Trippin' & Rhythmn, May 26, 2009)
Tommy James & The Shondells
"Crystal Blue Symphonies: The Psychedelic Years" (a compilation of the 1969 albums "Crimson and Clover" and "Cellophane Symphony"; Track list )
(U.K. - Rev-Ola, May 25, 2009)
Kris Kristofferson
"Spooky Lady's Sideshow [MP3 Download ]" (1974 album), "Shake Hands With the Devil [MP3 Download ]" (1979 album), "To the Bone [MP3 Download ]" (1981 album)
(Columbia, May 26, 2009)
Gary Lewis & The Playboys
"The Complete Liberty Singles" (2 CDs, 45 tracks; Track listing )
(Collectors' Choice, May 26, 2009)
Lightnin' Hopkins
"The Very Best of Lightnin' Hopkins"
(The Great American Music Co./RED, May 26, 2009)
London Symphony Orchestra
"Tommy [MP3 Download ]" (1972 album)
(Ode, May 26, 2009)
Medicine Head
"One and One Is One: The Very Best of Medicine Head [MP3 Download ]" (10 tracks)
(Cherry Red, May 25, 2009)
Charles Mingus
"Mingus Ah Um: Legacy Edition" (1959 album; 2 CDs)
(Columbia/Legacy, May 26, 2009)
Craig Morgan
"That's Why [MP3 Download ]" (2008 album)
(BNA, May 26, 2009)
Mötley Crüe
"Dr. Feelgood" (1989 album; 20th anniversary expanded edition; Hear/see here )
(Eleven Seven Music/Mötley, May 26, 2009)
Procol Harum
"Procol Harum" (1967 album, including "Whiter Shade of Pale"; remastered, with 11 bonus tracks), "Shine on Brightly" (1968 album; remastered, with 11 bonus tracks), "A Salty Dog" (1969 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks), "Home" (1970 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks)
(U.K. - Salvo/Union Square Music, May 25, 2009)
Procol Harum
"In Concert With the Danish National Concert Orchestra & Choir" (recorded at Ledreborg Castle, Denmark, on Aug. 20, 2006; 10 tracks, including "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "Conquistador"; Read here ; DVD )
(Eagle, May 26, 2009)
Tito Puente
"Dance Mania: Legacy Edition" (2 CDs)
(RCA/Legacy, May 26, 2009)
Radiators, The
"The Lost Southlake Sessions" (14 previously unreleased tracks from the early 1990s; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Radz/Redeye, May 26, 2009)
Rembrandts, The
"Choice Picks" (2005 best-of; 14 tracks, including "I'll Be There for You," "Just the Way It Is, Baby" and "Rollin' Down the Hill"; Hear here )
(Fuel, May 26, 2009)
Mason Ruffner
"Mason Ruffner/Gypsy Blood" (1985, 1987 albums on one disc; Hear/see here )
(American Beat, May 26, 2009)
Andres Segovia
"The American Decca Recordings 1" (6 CDs)
(Decca, May 26, 2009)
Ike & Tina Turner
"Refreshed & Remastered, Edition Two [MP3 Download ]" (21 tracks)
(Yellow Label, May 26, 2009)
Dwight Twilley Band
"Live From Agora [MP3 Download ]" (13 tracks)
(Gigatone, May 26, 2009)
Various artists
"Disney * Pixar Greatest Hits" (25-track set featuring music from "Toy Story," "WALL*E," "Cars," "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles," etc.; MP3 Download )
(Walt Disney, May 26, 2009)
Various artists
"Just Dance" (16-track set featuring club mixes of hits by Lionel Richie, Mariah Carey, Duffy, Anastacia, The Killers, etc.; MP3 Download )
(Island, May 26, 2009)
Various artists
"Maiteí América: Harps of Paraguay" (20 tracks; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Smithsonian Folkways, May 26, 2009)
Various artists
"1959: Jazz's Greatest Year [MP3 Download ]"
(Columbia/Legacy, May 26, 2009)
Various artists
"Original Cast Les Miz Highlights" (19 tracks, including "I Dreamed a Dream," by Patti LuPone; Hear here )
(First Night/RED, May 26, 2009)
Various artists
"A Psychedelic Guide to Monsterism Island" (Hear here )
(Lo Recordings, May 26, 2009)
Johnny Winter
"The Johnny Winter Anthology" (2 CDs, 35 tracks)
(Shout! Factory, May 26, 2009)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
Title:
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Diana Krall
"Live in Rio [DVD ]" (Blu-ray )
(Eagle Rock, May 26, 2009)
Ministry
"Adios ... Puta Madres: Ministry Final World Tour [DVD ]" (2 discs)
(13th Planet, May 26, 2009)
Moody Blues, The
"The Moody Blues: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 [DVD ]" (See here ; Read here )
(Eagle Rock, May 26, 2009)
Various artists
"Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s, Volume 1 [DVD ]" (2-disc set includes "Top Hat," "The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show," "The Flintstones," "The Jetsons," "The Magilla Gorilla Show"), "Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s, Volume 1 [DVD ]" (2-disc set includes "Hong Kong Phooey," "Speed Buggy," "Josie and the Pussycats," "Funky Phantom")
(Warner, May 26, 2009)
MUSIC BOOKS
Subject/ Author(s):
Title:
Publisher/Due date:
Amiri Baraka
"Digging: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music [Hardcover ]"
(University of California Press, May 26, 2009)
Leonard Bernstein
"Leonard Bernstein: The Political Life of an American Musician [Hardcover ]" (author: Barry Seldes)
(University of California Press, May 26, 2009)
Garth Brooks
"The Garth Factor: The Career Behind Country's Big Boom [Hardcover ]" (author: Patsi Bale Cox)
(Center Street, May 28, 2009)
Lavinia Greenlaw
"The Importance of Music to Girls [Paperback ]"
(Picador, May 26, 2009)
Giorgio Moroder
"Extraordinary Records [Paperback ]"
(TASCHEN America, May 29, 2009)