SEPT. 28, 2010
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Bad Religion
"The Dissent of Man" (producer: Joe Barresi; Hear here ; Vinyl )
(Epitaph, Sept. 28, 2010)
Buju Banton
"Before the Dawn" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Gargamel Music, Sept. 28, 2010)
Aloe Blacc
"Good Things" (first single: "I Need a Dollar"; Hear here ; Stream ; MP3 Download )
(Stones Throw, Sept. 28, 2010)
Black Anvil
"Triumvirate" (first single: "Dead and Left"; Hear here ; Vinyl )
(Relapse, Sept. 28, 2010)
Luka Bloom
"Dreams in America" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Compass, Sept. 28, 2010)
Kenny Chesney
"Hemingway's Whiskey" (Hear here ; CD/DVD )
(BNA, Sept. 28, 2010)
Eric Clapton
"Clapton" (producers: Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II; guests: Steve Winwood, Sheryl Crow, Wynton Marsalis, Allen Toussaint, Derek Trucks; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Reprise, Sept. 28, 2010)
Lloyd Cole
"Broken Record" (his first album since 2006's "Antidepressant"; Hear here ; Read here )
(U.K. - Tapete, Sept. 27, 2010)
Edwyn Collins
"Losing Sleep" (songs co-written with Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy, Magic Numbers' Romeo Stodart, the Cribs' Ryan Harman, The Drums, Johnny Marr; producers: Collins, Sebastian Lewsley; guests: Aztec Camera's Roddy Frame; Hear here )
(U.K. - Heavenly, Sept. 27, 2010)
Phil Collins
"Going Back" (Motown and soul covers album is his first in eight years; Hear here ; Read here ; Amazon.com Exclusive , with bonus tracks; MP3 Download )
(Atlantic, Sept. 28, 2010)
Combichrist
"Making Monsters" (producer: Andy LaPlegua; first single: "Never Surrender"; Hear here )
(Metropolis, Sept. 28, 2010)
Dance Party, The
"Touch" (collaborators: The Darkness' Justin Hawkins, Toto's David Paich, Matt Squire, etc.; first single: "Sasha Don't Sleep"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Hell Ya!/ILG, Sept. 28, 2010)
Deerhunter
"Halcyon Digest" (producers: Deerhunter; Hear here ; Stream ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(4AD, Sept. 28, 2010)
Doobie Brothers, The
"World Gone Crazy" (first album of new material in 10 years; producer: Ted Templeton; guests: Willie Nelson, Michael McDonald, Billy Payne; first single: "Nobody"; Read here ; CD/DVD ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(House of Rock, Sept. 28, 2010)
88, The
"The 88" (producers: The 88; first single: "Love Is the Thing"; Hear here ; See here ; MP3 Download )
(88/Rocket Science, Sept. 28, 2010)
Electric Six
"Zodiac" (includes a cover of the Spinners' "Rubberband Man"; producer: Zach Shipps; Hear here )
(Metropolis, Sept. 28, 2010)
Michael Feinstein
"Fly Me to the Moon" (featuring guitar legend Joe Negri; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(DuckHole, Sept. 28, 2010)
Fences
"Fences" (producer: Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Onto Entertainment/ADA, Sept. 28, 2010)
Floored By Four (Mike Watt with Cibo Matta's Yuka Honda, Dougie Browne, Wilco's Nels Cline)
"Floored By Four" (Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Chimera Music, Sept. 28, 2010)
Ben Folds & Nick Hornby
"Lonely Avenue" (vocals by Folds and lyrics by "High Fidelity" novelist Hornby; string arrangements by Paul Buckmaster; Hear here ; Read here ; Deluxe edition ; MP3 Download )
(Nonesuch, Sept. 28, 2010)
Gin Blossoms
"No Chocolate Cake" (producers: Gin Blossoms, John Richardson, Danny Wilde; first single: "Miss Disarray"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(429, Sept. 28, 2010)
Graffiti6 (frontman Jamie Scott was in the movie "Step Up")
"Colours [MP3 Download ]" (first single: "Stare into the Sun"; Hear here )
(NWFree Music LLP, Sept. 27, 2010)
Kelsey Grammer & Douglas Hodge
"La Cage Aux Folles [New Broadway cast recording ]" (producer: Tommy Krasker; See here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(PS Classics, Sept. 28, 2010)
Grandchildren
"Everlasting" (Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Green Owl, Sept. 28, 2010)
Halford
"Made of Metal" (producer: Roy Z.; first single: "Made of Metal"; Hear here )
(Metal God Entertainment/Fontana, Sept. 28, 2010)
Jesse Harris
"Cosmo" (first full-length instrumental album; producer: Harris; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Tzadik, Sept. 28, 2010)
Kristian Hoffman
"Fop" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Kayo Stereophonics, Sept. 28, 2010)
Hush Now, The
"Shiver Me Starships [EP ]" (first single: "Vietnam Giraffe"; Hear here )
(The Hush Now, Sept. 28, 2010 - will be available as a free download)
Ice Cube
"I Am the West" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Lench Mob, Sept. 28, 2010)
Ingram Hill (Memphis rock trio)
"Look Your Best" (producer: Rick Beato; first single: "As Long As I'm With You"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Rock Ridge Music, Sept. 28, 2010)
Jimmy Eat World
"Invented" (producer: Mark Trombino; first single: "My Best Theory"; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(DGC/Interscope, Sept. 28, 2010)
Donell Jones
"Lyrics" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(E1 Music, Sept. 28, 2010)
Lil Wayne
"I Am Not a Human Being [MP3 Download ]" (guests: Nicki Minaj, Drake, Jay Sean, Tyga, Lil Twist, Jae Millz; first single: "Right Above It"; Hear here ; CD version out Oct. 12 )
(Young Money/Cash Money, Sept. 27, 2010)
Lonely Forest, The
"The Lonely Forest [EP ]" (Hear here )
(Trans, Sept. 28, 2010 - first signing to Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla's new label)
Los Lonely Boys
"Keep on Giving: Acoustic Live!" (MP3 Download )
(Playing in Traffic, Sept. 28, 2010)
Gucci Mane
"The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted" (producer: Swizz Beatz; guests: Bun B, Swizz Beatz, Ray J, Nicki Minaj, Pharrell, Wyclef Jean, Estelle; first single: "Gucci Time"; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(1017/Bricksquad/ Asylum/Warner, Sept. 28, 2010)
Nellie McKay
"Home Sweet Mobile Home" (producers: McKay, Robin Pappas; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Verve, Sept. 28, 2010)
Meridene
"Something Like Blood [MP3 Download ]" (producer: Brian Moen; single: "Parade of Fools"; Hear here )
(Amble Down, Sept. 28, 2010)
Mushroomhead
"Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children" (their first album since 2006; producer: drummer Steve "Skinny" Felton; first single: "Come On"; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Filthy Hands/Megaforce, Sept. 28, 2010)
New Medicine
"Race You to the Bottom" (producers: S*A*M & Sluggo, Steve Hodge, The Blasting Room; first single: "Laid"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Photo Finish/Atlantic, Sept. 28, 2010)
No Age
"Everything in Between" (Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Sub Pop, Sept. 28, 2010)
Nuclear Power Pants
"Wicked Eats the Warrior [MP3 Download ]" (Hear here )
(Anchor Brain, Sept. 28, 2010)
OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
"History of Modern" (their first album of new material in 14 years; first single: U.S.-only track, "Save Me," featuring Aretha Franklin; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Bright Antenna/ILG, Sept. 28, 2010)
Paleo
"A View of the Sky" (Hear here ; Vinyl )
(Partisan, Sept. 28, 2010)
Lucky Peterson
"You Can Always Turn Around" (producers: Doug Yoel, Francis Dreyfus [who died June 24]; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Dreyfus, Sept. 28, 2010)
Posies, The
"Blood/Candy" (their first album in five years; guests: Lisa Lobsinger of Broken Social Scene, The Stranglers' Hugh Cornwell, Kay Hanley of Letters to Cleo; first single: "Licenses to Hide"; Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Ryko, Sept. 28, 2010)
Tim Robbins and The Rogues Gallery Band
"Tim Robbins and The Rogues Gallery Band" (group members: former Dream Academy member Kate St. John, Leo Abrahams, David Coulter, Roger Eno, Rory McFarlane, Andrew Newmark, Dudley Phillips; producer: Hal Willner; first single "You're My Dare"; Read here )
(U.K. - PIAS, Sept. 27, 2010)
Mark Ronson and The Business Intl
"Record Collection" (guests: D'Angelo, Boy George, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Q-Tip, Alex Greenwald, Nick Hodgson; first single: "Bang Bang Bang"; Hear here ; Vinyl )
(RCA, Sept. 28, 2010)
Seal
"Seal VI — Commitment" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Reprise, Sept. 28, 2010)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
"Live in Chicago" (recorded at the House of Blues; guests: Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Buddy Flett, Bryan Lee, Tommy Shannon of Double Trouble; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Loud & Proud/Roadrunner, Sept. 28, 2010)
Michael W. Smith
"Wonder" (first single: "Save Me From Myself"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Reunion, Sept. 28, 2010)
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
"Viva La Tradicion" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Concord Picante, Sept. 28, 2010)
Spock's Beard
"X" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Mascot, Sept. 28, 2010)
Adam Haworth Stephens (frontman of Two Gallants)
"We Live on Cliffs" (producer: Joe Chiccarelli; guests: Patrick Hallahan and Bo Koster of My Morning Jacket, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Joey Waronker, Cody Votolato, Mike Daly, Petra Haden, Andy Cabic; first single: "The Cities That You've Burned" ; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Saddle Creek, Sept. 28, 2010)
Three Mile Pilot
"The Inevitable Past Is the Future Forgotten" (their first album in 13 years; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Temporary Residence, Sept. 28, 2010)
Trout Fishing in America
"Lookin' at Lucky" (their first full-length CD for adults in 11 years; Hear here )
(Trout, Sept. 28, 2010)
Twin Shadow
"Forget" (producer: Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear; first single: "I Can't Wait"; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Terrible, Sept. 28, 2010)
Various artists
"Halo Reach: Original Soundtrack" (2 CDs, 20 tracks; composed and produced by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori; MP3 Download )
(Sumthing Else, Sept. 28, 2010)
Various artists
"It's Kind of a Funny Story [Film soundtrack ]" (opens Oct. 8; score by Broken Social Scene; See here ; MP3 Download )
(Rhino, Sept. 28, 2010)
Various artists
"... a show of love, respect & grace — a tribute to Mick Karn [MP3 Download ]" (benefit album to raise funds for the ailing bassist-songwriter for Japan; Read here )
(The Council, Sept. 28, 2010)
Various artists (from "Glee" cast)
"What I Did For Love [MP3 Download ]" (new single from Season 2)
(Columbia, Sept. 28, 2010)
Tony Joe White
"The Shine" (producer: White; Read here )
(Swamp, Sept. 28, 2010)
Women
"Public Strain" (Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Jagjaguwar, Sept. 28, 2010)
Ronnie Wood
"I Feel Like Playing" (his first album since 2001; producer: Bob Rock; guests: Slash, Flea, Bobby Womack, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Ian McLagan; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Eagle, Sept. 28, 2010)
Lizz Wright
"Fellowship" (producers: Wright, Toshi Reagon; guests: Angelique Kidjo, Me'Shell N'Degeocello, Joan as Policewoman, Sweet Honey in the Rock founder Dr. Bernice Reagon; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Verve Forecast, Sept. 28, 2010)
Yaz
"Reconnected Live" (2 CDs, from Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet's first tour together in more than 25 years; Hear here ; See here ; MP3 Download )
(Mute, Sept. 28, 2010)
Pete Yorn
"Pete Yorn" (producer: Frank Black; first single: "Sans Fear"; See here ; Vinyl )
(Vagrant, Sept. 28, 2010)
Neil Young
"Le Noise" (producer: Daniel Lanois; Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Reprise, Sept. 28, 2010)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Animals, The
"Animalism [Vinyl ]" (1966 album; remastered)
(Sundazed, Sept. 28, 2010)
Chet Baker
"Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen to You" (1958 album; remastered; MP3 Download )
(Original Jazz Classics, Sept. 28, 2010)
Barenaked Ladies
"Barenaked for the Holidays" (2004 album; MP3 Download )
(Raisin, Sept. 28, 2010)
Blues Image
"Ride Captain Ride: Anthology of Classics" (18 tracks; MP3 Download )
(Cleopatra, Sept. 28, 2010)
Boogie Down Productions
"Criminal Minded: Elite Edition" (1987 album; remastered, with a second CD of rarities and a third disc of instrumentals; MP3 Download )
(B-Boy/Traffic Entertainment Group, Sept. 28, 2010)
David Bowie
"Station to Station (Special Edition)" (3 discs; 1976 album, featuring "Golden Years"; bonus material includes the entire 1976 Nassau Coliseum show; Deluxe edition , 5 CDs, 1 DVD, 3 LPs; MP3 Download )
(Virgin/EMI, Sept. 28, 2010)
Johnny Cash
"Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison [Vinyl ]" (1968 album; remastered), "Johnny Cash At San Quentin [Vinyl ]" (1969 album; remastered)
(Sundazed, Sept. 28, 2010)
Miles Davis featuring Sonny Rollins
"Dig" (1951 album; remastered; MP3 Download )
(Original Jazz Classics, Sept. 28, 2010)
Bill Evans Trio
"Waltz for Debby" (1961 album; remastered; MP3 Download )
(Original Jazz Classics, Sept. 28, 2010)
Peter Gabriel
"Peter Gabriel" (1977 album; remastered), "Peter Gabriel (2)" (1978 album; remastered), "Peter Gabriel (3)" (1980 album; remastered), "Peter Gabriel (Security)" (1982 album; remastered), "Peter Gabriel/Plays Live" (1983 album; remastered), "Birdy" (1985 album; remastered), "So" (1986 album; remastered), "Passion: Music for the Last Temptation of Christ" (1989 album; remastered), "Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats" (1990 album; remastered), "Us" (1992 album; remastered), "Up" (2002 album; remastered; MP3 Download )
(Real World, Sept. 28, 2010)
Judy Garland
"The Very Best of Judy Garland: The Capitol Recordings, 1955-1965 [MP3 Download ]" (72 tracks; Read here )
(Capitol/EMI, Sept. 28, 2010)
Hollies, The
"Here I Go Again [Vinyl ]" (1964 album; remastered), "Hear! Here! [Vinyl ]" (1965 album; remastered)
(Sundazed, Sept. 28, 2010)
KMFDM
"Greatest Shit" (38-track best-of; MP3 Download ), "Wurst" (19 mixes)
(Metropolis, Sept. 28, 2010)
Gary Lewis and The Playboys
"Complete Capitol Collection [MP3 Download ]" (45 tracks)
(Capitol/EMI, Sept. 28, 2010)
Marcy Playground
"Indaba Remixes From Wonderland" (remixes from their "Leaving Wonderland" album; MP3 Download )
(Capitol/EMI, Sept. 28, 2010)
Curtis Mayfield
"Superfly [Vinyl ]" (1972 album; remastered)
(Rhino, Sept. 28, 2010)
Gwen McCrae
"Lay It On Me: The Columbia Years" (11 tracks)
(P&C/Reel Music, Sept. 28, 2010)
Kylie Minogue
"Essential Mixes" (nine songs; Read here )
(U.K. - Sony, Sept. 27, 2010)
Wes Montgomery
"Boss Guitar" (1963 album; remastered)
(Original Jazz Classics, Sept. 28, 2010)
Rick Nelson
"The Last Time Around: 1970-1982 [Box set ]" (7 CDs, 134 tracks, with a 144-page book; Read here )
(Bear Family, Sept. 28, 2010)
Tito Puente
"The Complete 78s, Volume 1: 1949-1955 [Box set ]" (4 CDs)
(Fania, Sept. 28, 2010)
Soundgarden
"Telephantasm" (best-of, with rarities; originally bundled with "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock"; Read here ; CD ; Super Deluxe Edition , 2 CDs, 1 DVD, 3 LPs; MP3 Download )
(A&M/UMe, Sept. 28, 2010)
David Sylvian
"Sleepwalkers" (16-song compilation of his best collaborations from the 2000s; MP3 Download )
(Samadhi Sound, Sept. 28, 2010)
UFO
"Too Hot to Handle: The Best of a Decade" (16 tracks; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(SPV/Steamhammer, Sept. 28, 2010)
Various artists
"DC 75 — The Music of DC Comics: The 75th Anniversary Collection" (31-track collection of TV and movie songs)
(WaterTower Music, Sept. 28, 2010)
Various artists
"Keb Darge and Little Edith's Legendary Rockin' R&B" (subtitled "A Colletion of Ultra Rare Black Rockers From the 50s and Early 60s"; 21 tracks; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(BBE Music, Sept. 28, 2010)
Various artists
"Matador at 21 [Box set ]" (6-CD compilation; Read here ; Vinyl )
(Matador, Sept. 28, 2010)
Various artists
"Sesame Street: Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits [MP3 Download ]" (1996 album; 15 tracks), "Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo [MP3 Download ]" (1997 album; 15 tracks)
(Sesame Workshop, Sept. 27, 2010)
Widespread Panic
"Live in the Classic City II, MM" (recorded April 1-3, 2000, in Athens, Ga.; Vinyl )
(ATO, Sept. 28, 2010)
Hank Williams
"Hank Williams: The Complete Mother's Best Recordings ... Plus! [Box set ]" (15 CDs, with a bonus DVD; Hear/read here )
(Time Life, Sept. 28, 2010)
CeCe Winans
"For Always: The Very Best of CeCe Winans" (10 tracks; MP3 Download )
(Pure Springs/EMI Gospel, Sept. 28, 2010)
Yes
"Drama [180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl ]" (1980 album; remastered)
(Friday Music, Sept. 28, 2010)
Rob Zombie
"Hellbilly Deluxe 2 [CD/DVD ]" (2010 album, with new tracks "Everything Is Boring," "Michael" and "Devil's Hole Girls and the Big Revolution," and a reimagining of "The Man Who Laughs"; DVD features the tour documentary "Transylvanian Transmissions"; See here )
(Roadrunner/Loud & Proud, Sept. 28, 2010)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
Title:
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Airborne Toxic Event, The
"All I Ever Wanted: Live From the Walt Disney Concert Hall Featuring the Calder Quartet [DVD ]" (See here ; Blu-ray )
(Island, Sept. 28, 2010)
Laurie Berkner Band, The
"Let's Hear It for the Laurie Berkner Band! [DVD ]"
(Nickelodeon, Sept. 28, 2010)
Alice Cooper
"Theatre of Death: Live at Hammersmith 2009 [DVD/CD ]" (2 discs; Blu-ray/CD )
(Bigger Picture, Sept. 28, 2010)
Bing Crosby
"The Legendary Bing Crosby [DVD ]"
(Infinity Entertainment/Hepcat, Sept. 28, 2010)
Colin Hay
"Live at the Corner [DVD ]"
(Compass, Sept. 28, 2010)
Rush
"Classic Albums: 2112 + Moving Pictures [DVD ]" (Blu-ray )
(Eagle, Sept. 28, 2010)
Slipknot
"(sic)nesses [DVD ]" (2-disc film of their Download Festival performance; See/read here )
(Roadrunner, Sept. 28, 2010)
Various artists
"Rock & Rule [Blu-ray ]" (1983 Canadian animated film was never released in the U.S.; features the music of Debbie Harry, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Cheap Trick and Earth, Wind & Fire; See here )
(Unearthed Films, Sept. 28, 2010)
Various artists
"The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts" (3 discs; filmed over two nights in October 2009 at Madison Square Garden; See here )
(Time Life, Sept. 28, 2010)
MUSIC BOOKS
Subject/ Author(s):
Title:
Publisher/Due date:
Beatles, The
"The Complete Beatles Chronicle: The Definitive Day-by-Day Guide to the Beatles' Entire Career [Paperback ]" (author: Mark Lewisohn; foreword by George Martin)
(Chicago Review Press, Oct. 1, 2010)
Leonard Bernstein
"Leonard Bernstein: American Original [Kindle ]" (authors: Burton Bernstein, Barbara Haws)
(HarperCollins, Sept. 28, 2010)
Sara Marcus
"Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution [Paperback ]" (Kindle )
(Harper Perennial, Sept. 28, 2010)
Paul Miles
"Sex Tips from Rock Stars: In Their Own Words [Paperback ]"
(Omnibus Press, Oct. 1, 2010)
Pink Floyd
"The Making of Pink Floyd: The Wall [Paperback ]" (author: Gerald Scarfe)
(Da Capo Press, Sept. 28, 2010)
Todd Rundgren
"A Wizard, a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio [Paperback ]" (author: Paul Myers)
(Jawbone Press, Oct. 1, 2010)
Joel Selvin
"Smartass: The Music Journalism of Joel Selvin: California Rock & Roll [Paperback ]"
(SLG Books, Oct. 1, 2010)
Slayer
"The Bloody Reign of Slayer [Paperback ]" (revised edition; author: Joel McIver)
(Omnibus Press, Oct. 1, 2010)
MUSIC GAMES