New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Black Keys, The | “El Camino” (producers: Danger Mouse, The Black Keys; first single: “Lonely Boy”; Hear here; See here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Nonesuch, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Martin Briley | “Iceberg Shrinking” (Hear here) | (Fuel, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Chevelle | “Hats Off to the Bull” (producer: Joe Barresi; first single: “Face to the Floor”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Epic, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Cure, The | “Bestival Live 2011” (2 CDs, 32 songs, recorded during the festival on the Isle of Wight; all profits benefit the Isle of Wight Youth Trust; See here) | (Sunday Best Recordings, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Digitalism (German electronic duo) | “Circles [MP3 Download]” (the title track, with two remixes, and “Sleepwalker”; Hear here) | (V2/Cooperative Music/Downtown, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Fall, The | “Ersatz G.B.” (group’s 29th album; Read here) | (Cherry Red/MVD, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Dia Frampton (runner-up on NBC’s “The Voice”) | “Red” (guests: Kid Cudi, Blake Shelton; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Universal Republic, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Jacaszek (Polish electro-acoustic musician) | “Glimmer” (Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Ghostly International, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| KoRn | “The Path of Totality” (producers: KoRn, Skrillex, Feed Me, Kill the Noise, Noisia, Datsik, 12th Planet, Downlink; new single: “Narcissistic Cannibal”; Hear here; CD/DVD; MP3 Download) | (Roadrunner, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Little River Band | “A Little River Band Christmas” (MP3 Download) | (Wurld, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Nils Lofgren | “Old School” (his first album of new material in five years; guests: Paul Rodgers, Lou Gramm, Sam Moore; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Vision, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Maine, The (Phoenix rock group) | “Pioneer” (producers: The Maine, Colby Wedgeworth; first single: “Some Days”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Action Theory/Warner, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The | “The Magic of Youth” (producer: Ted Hutt; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Big Rig/Redeye, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Gary Numan | “Dead Son Rising” (producers: Numan, Ade Fenton; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Machine Music, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Primal Scream & MC5 | “Black to Comm/Live at The Royal Festival Hall London” (Read here; MP3 Download) | (Easy Action, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Roots, The | “undun” (guests: Big K.I.R.T., Yia Yia & Pappou, P.O.R.N., Phonte, Dice Raw; first single: “Make My”; Hear/read here; See here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Island Def Jam, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| State Shirt (Massachusetts singer-songwriter Ethan Tufts) | “Let’s Get Bloody” (includes a cover of Electronic’s “Disappointed”; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) | (Los Fucking Angeles, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Robin Thicke | “Love After War” (Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) | (Interscope, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| T-Pain | “rEVOLVEr” (guests: Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, Lily Allen; new single: “5 O’Clock”; Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) | (RCA, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Glee: The Music, Season Three — Volume 7 [TV soundtrack]” (15 tracks; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) | (Columbia, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Various artists | “New Year’s Eve [Film soundtrack]” (ensemble-cast movie directed by Garry Marshall opens Dec. 9; stars Halle Berry, Jon Bon Jovi, Ludacris, Zac Efron, Lea Michele, Hilary Swank, Kathereine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Robert De Niro, etc.; See here) | (WaterTower Music, Dec. 6, 2011) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| AC/DC | “Backtracks Collectors Box Set” (3 CDs, 2 DVDs and an LP of rarities, with a 164-page hardcover book; Read here; See here) | (Columbia/Legacy, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| American Music Club | “Engine [MP3 Download]” (1987 album), “United Kingdom [MP3 Download]” (1989 album), “Mercury [MP3 Download]” (1993 album), “San Francisco [MP3 Download]” (1994 album), “Hello Amsterdam [MP3 Download]” (1995 album), “California [MP3 Download]” (1998 album) | (Rhino/Warner, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Beau Brummels, The | “Bradley’s Barn” (1968 album; remastered; 2 CDs, with 25 rare and unreleased recordings; Hear/read here) | (Rhino Handmade, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Case | “Ain’t Gonna Dance: Recordings 1980-1985” (19 tracks; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Damaged Goods/Redeye, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Cheech & Chong | “Wedding Album [MP3 Download]” (1974 album), “Cheech and Chong [MP3 Download]” (1974 album) | (Rhino/Warner, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Elvis Costello & The Imposters | “The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook!!! [Box set]” (Super Deluxe Edition includes one CD, one DVD, a 10-inch vinyl EP, a 40-page hardcover book, etc., recorded at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on May 11-12, 2011) | (Hip-O/UMe, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Cramps, The | “File Under Sacred Music: Early Singles 1978-1981” (Vinyl) | (Munster, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Doris Day | “My Heart” (previously unreleased material from the mid-1980s; covers of Joe Cocker, the Beach Boys and Lovin’ Spoonful, plus nine new recordings of songs written by her late son, singer and Byrds producer Terry Melcher; producer: Ted Carfrae; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Arwin Productions, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Neil Diamond | “The Very Best of Neil Diamond: The Original Studio Recordings” (23 tracks; MP3 Download) | (Columbia/Legacy, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | “Live at the Mar Y Sol Festival ’72” (MP3 Download) | (Shout! Factory, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Fleetwood Mac | “Preaching the Blues” (1970 live album from the post-Peter Green Fleetwood Mac with John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan) | (Secret, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Don Gibson | “The Essential Don Gibson [MP3 Download]” (16 tracks) | (Hickory Vintage, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Warren Haynes | “Warren Haynes Presents the Benefit Concert, Vol. 3” | (Evil Teen, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Human Beinz, The | “Garage Days Volume 1” | (Fuel, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| The J.B.’s & Fred Wesley | “The Lost Album featuring Watermelon Man” (1972 recordings; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Hip-O Select, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Adam Lambert & Steve Cooke | “The Paramount Sessions” (2 CDs, 20 songs; pre-“American Idol” recordings, featuring Madonna and Seal backing band members; producer: Bob Cutarella; MP3 Download) | (Gonzo Distribution, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| LFO | “Frequencies” (1991 album; remastered; Vinyl) | (Warp, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Trini Lopez | “The Latin Album [MP3 Download]” (1964 album) | (Rhino/Warner, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier, Jorge Rossy | “The Art of the Trio: Recordings 1996-2001 [Box set]” (7 CDs) | (Nonesuch, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Orion the Hunter | “Orion the Hunter” (1984 album; remastered) | (Rock Candy, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Phish | “Hampton/Winston-Salem ’97 [Box set]” (7 CDs; showcases three complete concerts from the band’s fall 1997 tour: Nov. 21-22 at Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., and Nov. 23 at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (JEMP, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Shakira | “En Vivo Desde Paris [CD/DVD]” (recorded at Palais de Bercy, in Paris) | (Sony Latin, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Sugarhill Gang, The | “Jump On It! [MP3 Download]” (1999 album) | (Rhino, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Throbbing Gristle | “Throbbing Gristle’s Greatest Hits” (2 CDs; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Industrial, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio [Box set]” (3 CDs, 57 songs; Hear/read here) | (Numero Group, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Various artists | “The Jewel/Paula Soul Story” (2 CDs, 36 songs) | (Fuel, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Amy Winehouse | “Lioness: Hidden Treasures” (12-song collection contains previously unreleased tracks and two new songs; producers: Mark Ronson, Salaam Remi; See here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Universal Republic, Dec. 6, 2011) |
DVD/Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Peter Cetera | “Peter Cetera with Special Guest Amy Grant: Live in Concert … [DVD]” (See here; Blu-ray) | (Image, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Chicago | “Live Performance 1977 [DVD]” | (IMV Blueline, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Michael Feinstein | “Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Legacy [DVD]” (PBS special; See here; Blu-ray) | (Image, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| PJ Harvey | “Let England Shake: 12 Short Films By Seamus Murphy [DVD]” | (Universal, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Paul McCartney | “The Love We Make [DVD]” (documentary chronicles McCartney’s cathartic journey through New York City in the aftermath of 9/11; See here; Blu-ray) | (Eagle Rock, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Various artists | “A Brief History in Moving Pictures [DVD + MP3]” (subtitled “A Polyvinyl Music Video Collection,” feat. of Montreal, Deerhoof, Owen, Mates of State, etc.; 60 music videos plus a bonus free digital download of all 60 songs; Read here) | (Polyvinyl, Dec. 6, 2011) |
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| Mötley Crüe | “The Dirt (The Anniversary Edition): Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band [Hardcover]” (2001 book) | (It Books, Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Stephen Sondheim | “Hat Box: The Collected Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim [Hardcover]” | (Knopf, Dec. 6, 2011) |