JAN. 4, 2011
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Marsha Ambrosius (of Floetry) |
"Late Nights & Early Mornings" (collaborators: Alicia Keys, Canei, Dre & Vidal, Just Blaze ; first single: "Hope She Cheats on You [With a Basketball Player]"; Hear here) |
(J, Jan. 4, 2011) |
| Abigail Washburn |
"City of Refuge" (producer: Tucker Martine; guests: The Decemberists' Chris Funk, My Morning Jacket's Carl Broemel; Hear here) |
(Foreign Children, Jan. 4, 2011) |
| Ella Fitzgerald |
"Twelve Nights in Hollywood: Vol. 1 & 2" (1961 engagement at Los Angeles' Crescendo Club; 2 CDs, 37 songs) |
(Verve Select, Jan. 4, 2011) |
| Lyrics Born |
"Same !@#$ Different Day" (2005 album) |
(Quannum Projects, Jan. 4, 2011) |
JAN. 11, 2011
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Cake |
"Showroom of Compassion" (their first album of new material since 2004's "Pressure Chief"; producers: Cake; first single: "Sick of You"; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Upbeat/ILG, Jan. 11, 2011) |
| Jeff Dunham |
"All By My Selves" |
(Image, Jan. 11, 2011) |
| Sky Ferreira |
(title TBA; collaborators: Bloodshy & Avant, Greg Kurstin, Linda Perry, Ryan Tedder, Dallas Austin, Paul Epworth, Teddybears, Frankmusik; first single: "Obsession"; Hear here; See here) |
(Capitol, Jan. 11, 2011) |
| Scott Holt (former guitarist for Buddy Guy) |
"Kudzu" (producers: Holt, Doug "Truth" Smith, Tim O'Brien; Hear here) |
(Gracetone Entertainment, Jan. 11, 2011) |
| INXS |
"Original Sin" (a "reimagining" of past hits and album tracks with guest vocalists, including Ben Harper, Brandon Flowers, Rob Thomas, Tricky, Nikka Costa, JD Fortune, Pat Monahan, etc.; Read here) |
(Petrol Electric/Atco/Rhino, Jan. 11, 2011) |
| Nikki & Rich |
"Everything" (Hear here) |
(Born Rich/Reprise, Jan. 11, 2011) |
| Over the Rhine |
"The Long Surrender" (producer: Joe Henry; guest: Lucinda Williams; Hear here) |
(Great Speckled Dog, Jan. 11, 2011) |
| Chas Sandford |
"Wag More, Bark Less" (guests: Bill Champlin, James Matchack, Jim Peterik, Lee Roy Parnell, Nicole Witt; Hear here) |
(Hanalei Music Group, Jan. 11, 2011) |
| Steel Magnolia (winners of CMT's "Can You Duet") |
"Steel Magnolia" (producer: Dann Huff; Hear here) |
(Big Machine, Jan. 11, 2011) |
| Tapes 'N Tapes |
"Outside" (Hear here) |
(ibid/Redeye, Jan. 11, 2011) |
| Kenny Chesney |
"Playlist: The Very Best of Kenny Chesney" |
(BNA/Legacy, Jan. 11, 2011) |
| Queens of the Stone Age |
"Queens of the Stone Age" (1998 album; with bonus tracks "The Bronze," "These Aren't The Droids You're Looking For" and "Spiders and Vinegaroons"; Vinyl) |
(Rekords Rekords, Jan. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists |
"Suspension of Disbelief: The Essential Collection" |
(Chrome Dreams, Jan. 11, 2011) |
JAN. 18, 2011
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Gregg Allman |
"Low Country Blues" (his first solo album in 14 years; producer: T Bone Burnett; guest: Dr. John, Doyle Bramhall II; Hear here) |
(Rounder, Jan. 18, 2011) |
| Audio Bullys |
"Higher Than the Eiffel" (first single: "Only Man"; Hear here; See here) |
(The End, Jan. 18, 2011) |
| Ian Axel |
"This Is the New Year" (Hear here; See here) |
(tinyOGRE, Jan. 18, 2011) |
| Blackmore's Night |
"Autumn Sky" (Hear/see here) |
(Fontana/Spinefarm, Jan. 18, 2011) |
| Braids |
"Native Speaker" (first single: "Lemonade"; Hear here) |
(Kanine, Jan. 18, 2011) |
| Decemberists, The |
"The King Is Dead" (Hear here; Vinyl; CD/DVD) |
(Capitol, Jan. 18, 2011) |
| Steve Lukather (Toto guitarist) |
"All's Well That Ends Well" (Hear/read here) |
(Mascot, Jan. 18, 2011) |
| Quarterfly (modern-rock quartet from Spartanburg, S.C.) |
"Do You Believe" (producer: Greg Archilla; Hear here) |
(Rock Ridge Music, Jan. 18, 2011) |
| Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers |
"Teenage and Torture" (first single: "Venus Shaver"; Hear here) |
(Knitting Factory, Jan. 18, 2011) |
| Social Distortion |
"Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes" (first single: "Machine Gun Blues"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Epitaph, Jan. 18, 2011) |
| Script, The |
"Science & Faith" (released in their native Ireland in September 2010; U.S. version contains one bonus track; producers: Mark Sheehan, Danny O'Donoghue, Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner; Hear here) |
(Columbia, Jan. 18, 2011) |
| Times of Grace (Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz with KsE original vocalist Jesse Leach) |
"The Hymn of a Broken Man" (producer: Dutkiewicz; first single: "Strength in Numbers"; Hear here) |
(Roadrunner, Jan. 18, 2011) |
| Allman Brothers Band, The |
"S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71" (2 CDs; Hear here) |
(RED General Catalog, Jan. 18, 2011) |
| Jayhawks, The |
"Hollywood Town Hall" (1992 album; with five bonus tracks; Vinyl), "Tomorrow the Green Grass: Legacy Edition" (1995 album; disc 1 contains six bonus tracks; disc 2 has 18 previously unreleased "Mystery Demos"; Read here; Vinyl) |
(American/Legacy, Jan. 18, 2011) |
| Night Ranger |
"Authorized Bootleg: Live Marquette Michigan 8/8/84" |
(Geffen/UMe, Jan. 18, 2011) |
JAN. 25, 2011
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Patti Austin |
"Sound Advice" (Hear here; Read here) |
(Shanachie, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Vinicius Cantuária & Bill Frisell |
"Lagrimas Mexicanas" (producer: Lee Townsend; Hear here) |
(E1 Music, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Cold War Kids |
"Mine Is Yours" (producer: Jacquire King; Hear here) |
(Downtown, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Destroyer |
"Kaputt" (producers: John Collins, Dave Carswell; Hear here; Read here) |
(Merge, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Fujiya & Miyagi (British electronic funk group) |
"Ventriloquizzing" (producer: Thom Monahan; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Yep Roc, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Funeral Party (Whittier, Calif., alt-trio group) |
"Golden Age of Knowhere" (producer: Lars Stalfors; first single: "Finale"; Hear here) |
(RCA, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Gang of Four |
"Content" (first album of new material in 16 years; producer: founding member Andy Gill; Hear here) |
(Yep Roc, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Get Up Kids, The |
"These Are Rules" (Hear here) |
(Quality Hill, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Group 3D, The (teen trio, featuring two sons of boxer Roy Jones Jr.) |
"Fast Lane" (Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Royalty, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Wanda Jackson |
"The Party Ain't Over" (producer: Jack White; Read here) |
(Third Man/Nonesuch, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Amos Lee |
"Mission Bell" (producer: Joey Burns of Calexico; guests: Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson, Iron & Wine's Sam Beam, Priscilla Ahn, Pieta Brown, James Gadson; Hear here) |
(Blue Note, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| James Vincent McMorrow |
"Early in the Morning" (Hear here) |
(Vagrant, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Runner Runner (pop-punk quintet) |
"Runner Runner" (first single: "So Obvious"; Hear here) |
(Clear Entertainment/C.E. Music/Capitol, Jan. 25, 2011 - first band signed to David Letterman's new label) |
| Robin Zander |
"Countryside Blvd." (Read here) |
(Big3, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Bing Crosby |
"Bing Sings the Sinatra Songbook," "Bing & Rosie: The Crosby-Clooney Radio Sessions" |
(Collectors' Choice, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Les McCann & Eddie Harris |
"Swiss Movement [180-gram vinyl]" (1969 album; remastered) |
(Rhino, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| My Bloody Valentine |
"Isn't Anything" (1988 album; remastered; Vinyl), "Loveless" (1991 album; 2 CDs; remastered) |
(U.K. - Sony BMG, Jan. 24, 2011) |
| Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. |
"The Very Best of the Rat Pack" (18 tracks; including Sinatra's previously unreleased "I'm Gonna Live Until I Die") |
(Rhino, Jan. 25, 2011) |
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