Kula Shaker	"StrangeFolk" (group's first album since 1999; producer: Tchad Blake; Hear here; Read here)	(U.K. - StrangeFolk, Aug. 27, 2007)
Last Goodnight, The	"Poison Kiss" (producers: Jeff Blue, DJ Lethal, La Coka Nostra; first single: "Pictures of You"; Hear here; See here)	(Capitol, Aug. 28, 2007)

BTW: Kurtis John, The Last Goodnight's lead singer, says the band had a simple philosophy when it approached its major-label debut. "When you hear great musicians, it makes you appreciate how great they play, but when you hear a great song, it makes you appreciate how great you can become," he tells P&P. "Great songs have always been the shadow following me around, showing me what life is all about. I wanted to make music that could do the same for others as music has done for me. Songs you can relate to no matter who you are because their honest and from the soul; songs that are the farthest from fabrications.

"I wanted the album to be rhythmic, soulful, and desperate all in one. Music can be the beginning of forever. My goal was to make something timeless; timeless for myself and for everyone else. I feel like I'm the luckiest person on Earth to have been given this chance and opportunity. I've got one life to live and this is how I've always dreamed of living it. Enjoy the 'Poison Kiss.' "

As for working with A&R exec/producer Jeff Blue (Linkin Park, KoRn), John nearly doesn't know where to begin, but he gives it a try: "Jeff Blue is one of the most passionate, driven, and talented people I've ever met in and out of the music industry. He shoots very straight. If the cake isn't good without frosting, he's not going to waste neither his time nor yours putting any on.

"Jeff and I started working together three years ago after he saw us play at the Whiskey in Los Angeles. We'd work on songs over the phone, through e-mail, and smoke signals if we could have. Soon enough, my band mates and I made our way to Los Angeles where I ended up living in Jeff's Hollywood Hills Estate for over two years. We worked on over 120 songs to get the 'Poison Kiss' catalog of 12. Jeff's ear for music is brilliant. If he's not hearing it at first, make no mistake, he may never hear it and your song is probably worth shit but at the end of the day, he pulled things out of me I never thought anyone including myself could.

"He is a walking iPod. He knows every lyric, hook, and drum fill from today's Top 40 back to when cavemen use to rock out. He believed in us and in my voice when no one else would even take the time to listen. Then we shopped a demo and were turned down by almost every major record label and still he believed that they were the ones with deaf ears. We had the time of our lives recording this record with him and it's been an honor and privilege to have him as producer, A&R, and founder of The Last Goodnight."

Ledisi	"Lost and Found" (Hear here)	(Verve Forecast, Aug. 28, 2007)
Lil' Mo	"Pain & Paper" (guests: Fabolous, Jim Jones, Da Brat, Trina, Donny Green; first single: "Sumtimes I"; Hear here)	(HoneyChild/Koch, Aug. 28, 2007)
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band	"It's Not Big It's Large" (producer: Billy Williams; Hear here; also available with a DVD)	(Lost Highway, Aug. 28, 2007)
Marsmobil	"Minx" (released in the U.K. in fall 2006; Hearhere)	(Compost/G-Stone, Aug. 28, 2007)
Michael McDermott	"Noise From Words" (Hear here)	(One Little Indian U.S., Aug. 28, 2007)
Oliver Mtukudzi	"Tsimba Itsoka"	(Heads Up, Aug. 28, 2007)
New York Voices	"A Day Like This" (Hear/read here)	(MCG Jazz, Aug. 28, 2007)
New Young Pony Club	"Fantastic Playroom" (released in the U.K. in July 2007; Hear here)	(Modular/Interscope, Aug. 28, 2007)
Noreaga	"Noreality" (guests: Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Jadakiss, Three 6 Mafia, Mobb Deep's Prodigy, Bun B, Tru Life, David Banner, Capone, Kurupt; Read here)	(Babygrande, Aug. 28, 2007)
Northern State	"Can I Keep This Pen?" (producers: Beastie Boys' Adrock, Shitake Monkeys' Chuck Brody; Hear here)	(Ipecac, Aug. 28, 2007)
Obituary	"Xecutioners Return" (Hear here; Read here)	(Candlelight, Aug. 28, 2007)
Point of Grace	"How You Live" (producer: Brown Bannister; Hear here)	(Word Entertainment, Aug. 28, 2007)
Real Tuesday Weld, The	"The London Book of the Dead" (Hear here; Read here)	(Six Degrees, Aug. 28, 2007)
Recordkingz	"Heavyweight" (producer: Juliano "Recordkingz" Creator; guests: Mobb Deep, Little Brother, Evidence, Guilty Simpson, The Beatnuts, Joell Ortiz, Glasses Malone, Assim, Craig G & Will Pack, Phil Da Agony, Tragedy Khada; first two singles: "Heat" and "Da Money"; Hear here)	(ABB, Aug. 28, 2007)

BTW: "'Heavyweight' was my opportunity to once again work with cats whose music and movements I've been scoping for quite some time," says Juliano "Recordkingz" Creator. "I've traveled as far away as Patagonia, and The Ross Shelf to come up with music I feel best represents me and each artist invited to be part of 'Heavyweight.' Cats like Guilty Simpson and Glasses Malone, you'll be hearing a lot from them very shortly."

Scorpions	"Humanity - Hour 1" (enhanced; released in Europe in May 2007; producers: James Michael, Desmond Child; guest: Billy Corgan; first single: "Humanity"; See/hear here; Read here)	(New Door/UME, Aug. 28, 2007)
Christian Scott	"Anthem" (guest: Brother J of X-Clan; Hear here)	(Concord Jazz, Aug. 28, 2007)
Brandi Shearer	"Close to Dark" (includes a cover of Jeannie C. Riley's "Oh, Singer"; producer: Larry Klein; Hear here; Read here)	(Amoeba, Aug. 28, 2007)
Brian Simpson	"Above the Clouds" (guests: George Duke, Kirk Whalum, Chuck Loeb; Hear here)	(Rendezvous, Aug. 28, 2007)
Soul:ID	"Sex, Love & Philosophy" (Hear here)	(ABB, Aug. 28, 2007)
Curtis Stigers	"Real Emotional" (producers: Stigers, Larry Goldings; Hear here; Read here)	(Concord, Aug. 28, 2007)
subdudes, the	"Street Symphony" (producer: George Massenburg; Hear here)	(Back Porch, Aug. 28, 2007)
Toots and the Maytals	"Light Your Light" (producers: Zadig, Toots Hibbert; guests: Bonnie Raitt, Derek Trucks; Read here)	(Fantasy/Concord, Aug. 28, 2007)
Two Loons for Tea	"Nine Lucid Dreams" (Hear/read here)	(Sarathan, Aug. 28, 2007)
VHS or Beta	"Bring on the Comets" (producer: Brandon Mason; first single: "Can't Believe a Single Word"; Hear here)	(Astralwerks, Aug. 28, 2007)
Natalie Walker (former Daughter Darling vocalist)	"Urban Angel" (released in the U.K. in fall 2006; producers: Walker, Dan Chen, Nate Greenberg; first single: "Quicksand"; Hear here; Read here)	(Quango/Fontana, Aug. 28, 2007)
Kirk Whalum	"Roundtrip" (producers: Philippe Saisse, Rex Rideout, James McMillan; guests: Shanice, Gerald Albright, Earl Klugh, Kim Fields, Jeff Golub; Hear here; Read here)	(Rendezvous, Aug. 28, 2007)
Yung Joc	"Hustlenomics" (producers: The Neptunes, The Fixxers, Gorilla Zoe; guests: The Game, Jim Jones, Trick Daddy, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross; first single: "Coffee Shop"; Hear here)	(Block Entertainment/Bad Boy South, Aug. 28, 2007)