MARCH 27, 2012
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Clay Aiken |
"Steadfast" (Hear here) |
(Decca, March 27, 2012) |
| All-American Rejects, The |
"Kids in the Street" (producer: Greg Wells; first single: "Beekeeper's Daughter"; Hear here) |
(Interscope, March 26, 2012) |
| Amadou & Mariam (Malian duo) |
"Folila" (guests: Santigold, TV on the Radio, Nick Zinner, Theophilus London, Bassekou Kouyate, etc.; Hear here) |
(Because Music/Nonesuch, March 27, 2012) |
| Jeff Bradshaw |
"Bon Appétit" (Hear here) |
(Hidden Beach, March 27, 2012) |
| Caveman |
"CoCo Beware" (producer: Nick Stumpf; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Fat Possum, March 27, 2012) |
| Cowboy Junkies |
"Wilderness" (final disc in their "Nomad Series"; Read here) |
(Razor & Tie, March 27, 2012) |
| Amy Dalley |
"Coming Out of the Pain" (producers: Dalley, husband Jack Sizemore of Jason Aldean's band; Hear here) |
(Rock Ridge Music, March 27, 2012) |
| Deuce (former Hollywood Undead frontman) |
"Nine Lives" (Hear here) |
(Eleven Seven Music, March 27, 2012) |
| Dev |
"The Night the Sun Came Up" (producers: The Cataracs; new single: "Naked," featuring Enrique Iglesias; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) |
(Indie-Pop/Universal Republic, March 27, 2012) |
| Justin Townes Earle |
"Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel" (first single: "Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel"; Hear/read here; Vinyl) |
(Bloodshot, March 27, 2012) |
| God Forbid |
"Equilibrium" (producers: Mark Lewis, Jason Suecof; Hear here) |
(Victory, March 27, 2012) |
| Macy Gray |
"Covered" (covers of Metallica, Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, etc.; producer: Hal Willner; first single: "Here Comes the Rain Again"; Hear here; Read here) |
(429, March 27, 2012) |
| Iron Maiden |
"En Vivo!" (recorded/filmed on April 10, 2011, at the Estadio Nacional, Santiago during the "The Final Frontier World Tour"; Read here; DVD; Blu-ray; Steel Box) |
(Universal, March 27, 2012) |
| Julio Iglesias |
"Julio Iglesias 1, Volumen 1" (newly rerecorded versions of 15 of his hits; Hear here) |
(Sony U.S. Latin, March 27, 2012) |
| Madonna |
"MDNA [Deluxe edition]" (first single: "Give Me All Your Luvin'"; Read here; Single CD) |
(Live Nation/Interscope, March 26, 2012) |
| Mars Volta, The |
"Noctourniquet" (producer: singer-guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez; Hear here) |
(Warner, March 27, 2012) |
| Meshuggah (Swedish extreme metal band) |
"Koloss [CD/DVD]" (producers: Meshuggah; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Nuclear Blast America, March 27, 2012) |
| Ministry |
"Relapse" (group's first album of original material since 2007; first single: "Double Tap"; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(13th Planet, March 27, 2012) |
| Modern Day Escape |
"Under the Gun" (Hear here) |
(Standby, March 27, 2012) |
| Marisa Monte (Brazilian superstar) |
"O Que Vocâ Quer Saber De Verdade ('What You Really Want to Know')" (her first album in six years; producers: Monte, Dadi; Hear here) |
(Blue Note, March 27, 2012) |
| Oberhofer |
"Time Capsules II" (producer: Steve Lillywhite; first single: "Heart"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Glassnote, March 27, 2012) |
| Joan Osborne |
"Bring It On Home" (covers of vintage blues, R&B and soul songs; first single: "Shake Your Hips"; Hear here) |
(Saguaro Road, March 27, 2012) |
BTW: Track list - "I Don't Need No Doctor," "Bring It on Home," "Roll Like a Big Wheel," "Game of Love," "Broken Wing," "Shoorah! Shoorah!," "I Want to Be Loved," " Same Love that Made Me Laugh," "Shake Your Hips," "I'm Qualified," "Champagne and Wine," "Rhymes."
| Overkill |
"The Electric Age" (Hear here) |
(eOne Music, March 27, 2012) |
| Races |
"Year of the Witch" (first single: "Big Broom"; Hear here; See here; Vinyl) |
(Frenchkiss, March 27, 2012) |
| Marty Raybon |
"Hand to the Plow" (producer: Mark Carman; first single: "I've Seen What He Can Do"; Hear here) |
(Rural Rhythm Christian, March 27, 2012) |
| Lionel Richie |
"Tuskegee" (country duets album, featuring Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Shania Twain, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Darius Rucker, etc.; Read here; Deluex edition) |
(Island Def Jam, March 27, 2012) |
| Rusko |
"Songs" (first single: "Somebody to Love"; Hear here) |
(Mad Decent/Downtown, March 27, 2012) |
| Shinedown |
"Amaryllis" (producer: Rob Cavallo; first single: "Bully"; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Atlantic, March 27, 2012) |
| Sidewalk Prophets |
"Live Like That" (producer: Ian Eskelin; first single: "Live Like That"; Hear here) |
(Fervent, March 27, 2012) |
| 3 Inches of Blood |
"Long Live Heavy Metal" (producer: Terry "sho" Murray; Hear here; Read here) |
(Century Media, March 27, 2012) |
| Used, The |
"Vulnerable" (producer: John Feldmann; first single: "I Come Alive"; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Hopeless, March 27, 2012) |
| Paul Weller |
"Sonik Kicks" (guests: Noel Gallagher, Graham Coxon; first single: "Around the Lake"; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Yep Roc, March 27, 2012) |
| Wretched |
"Son of Perdition" (producer: Jamie King; Hear here) |
(Victory, March 27, 2012) |
| Elliot Yamin (former "American Idol" finalist) |
"Let's Get to What's Real" (first single: "3 Words"; Hear here; See here; Read here) |
(Purpose Music Group/eOne Music, March 27, 2012) |
| Young Prisms |
"In Between" (first single: "Floating in Blue"; Hear here) |
(Kanine, March 27, 2012) |
| Frankie Avalon |
"Muscle Beach Party: The United Artists Sessions" (20 songs) |
(Real Gone Music, March 27, 2012) |
| Billy Bragg & Wilco |
"Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions [CD/DVD]" (1998 album; remastered, with bonus material; three CDs, one DVD) |
(Nonesuch, March 27, 2012) |
| Chicago |
"Hot Streets: Expanded Edition" (1978 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) |
(Rhino, March 27, 2012) |
| Grinderman |
"Grinderman 2 RMX" (remixes, covers and reworkings of songs off 2010's "Grinderman 2"; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) |
(ANTI-/Epitaph, March 27, 2012) |
| Hawk Nelson |
"The Songs You've Already Heard: Best of Hawk Nelson" (15 songs; Hear here) |
(BEC Recordings, March 27, 2012) |
| Laura Marling (British singer) |
"I Speak Because I Can" (2010 album; producer: Ethan Johns; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Virgin, March 27, 2012) |
| Katy Perry |
"Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection" (2010 album; with three new songs, including "Part of Me") |
(Capitol, March 27, 2012) |
| Rick Springfield |
"Beginnings" (1972 album; remastered) |
(Real Gone Music, March 27, 2012) |
| B.J. Thomas |
"The Complete Scepter Singles" (two CDs) |
(Real Gone Music, March 27, 2012) |
| Tubes, The |
"Now/Young and Rich" (1977, 1976 albums; remastered) |
(Real Gone Music, March 27, 2012) |
| Moe Tucker |
"I Feel So Far Away: Anthology 1974-1998" (two CDs, 32 songs) |
(Sundazed, March 27, 2012) |
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