New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Devon Allman (son of Gregg Allman, member of Royal Southern Brotherhood) | “Turquoise” (producer: Jim Gaines; Hear here; MP3) | (Ruf, Feb. 12, 2013) |
BTW: Allman has fronted the blues-rock band Honeytribe for about 10 years, but he now has two new priorities: playing in the supergroup Royal Southern Brotherhood and his debut solo album, “Turquoise.”
“This is my first chance to branch out and get more into storytelling,” he tells P&P. “It’s more about the songs, getting quality songs, and less on playing.”
He’s very happy with the results, especially after snaring Stevie Ray Vaughan’s producer, Jim Gaines, to oversee it.
“I begged him, ‘Please produce me,’ and finally he said yes,” Allman said. “Jim’s really good at finding your strengths and trimming the fat. It’s not micromanaging, like some producers might do. He just knows what works and what doesn’t. He’s like the cool football coach you want to play for.”
| Gabrielle Aplin (English singer-songwriter) | “Please Don’t Say You Love Me [MP3]” (four-song EP; producer: Mike Spencer; Hear here) | (Parlophone, Feb. 11, 2013) |
| Joshua Bell | “Joshua Bell Conducts Beethoven Symphonies No. 4 & 7” (Hear here; MP3) | (Sony Classical, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| The Bolts (California-based rock band) | “Wait ‘Til We’re Young [MP3]” (producer: Guy Eckstine; Hear here; See here) | (Bolts Broadcasting Co., Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Deni Bonet (NYC-based pop/rock singer-songwriter and violinist) | “It’s All Good [MP3]” (producer: former Bongos frontman Richard Barone; collaborators: Peter Buck, Fred Schneider, John Wesley Harding, Steve Holley, Scott McCaughey, Mary Testa; first single: “One In a Million”; Hear here) | (MR*2, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Bullet For My Valentine | “Temper Temper” (producer: Don Gilmore; first single: “Riot”; Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3) | (RCA, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Jeremy Camp | “Reckless” (first single: “Reckless”; Hear here; MP3) | (BEC Recordings, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Caught a Ghost (L.A.-based songwriter-producer Jesse Nolan) | “Nightworks [MP3]” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (+1, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Matt Costa | “Matt Costa” (producers: Tony Doogan, Costa; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Brushfire/Universal Republic, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| C2C (French turntable group formerly known as Coups2Cross) | “Tetra” (Hear here; MP3) | (Casablanca/Universal Republic, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Cyclopean (quartet includes Can founding members Jaki Liebezeit and Irmin Schmidt) | “Cyclopean [MP3]” (four-song EP; Hear here) | (Mute, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Nataly Dawn (of Pomplamoose) | “How I Knew Her” (Hear here; MP3) | (Nonesuch, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Day Joy (Orlando folk-pop duo) | “Go to Sleep, Mess [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Small Plates, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| The Bryan Ferry Orchestra | “The Jazz Age” (1920s-style instrumental album, featuring some covers of Ferry and Roxy Music songs; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (BMG Rights Management, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Foals | “Holy Fire” (producers: Flood & Moulder; first single: “Inhaler”; Hear here; MP3) | (Warner, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Focus | “X” (Dutch instrumental rock band’s first album since 2006, originally released in Europe in November 2012; producer: Bobby Jacobs; cover art by Roger Dean; Hear here; MP3) | (Eastworld, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Jacco Gardner (Dutch multi-instrumentalist) | “Cabinet of Curiosities” (producer: Gardner; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Trouble in Mind, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Lisa Germano | “no elephants” (producer: Jamie Candiloro; Hear here; MP3) | (Badman Recording Co., Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Glee Cast | “Bring Him Home (Kurt/Chris Colfer solo version) [MP3],” “Bring Him Home (Rachel/Lea Michele solo version) [MP3],” “Diva [MP3],” “Don’t Stop Me Now [MP3],” “Girl On Fire [MP3],” “Hung Up [MP3],” “Make No Mistake (She’s Mine) [MP3],” “Nutbush City Limits [MP3]” | (Columbia, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Matt Hires (Tampa-based singer-songwriter) | “Forever EP [MP3]” (four songs; Hear here) | (F-Stop Music/Atlantic, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Roger Knox and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts | “Stranger in My Land” (Australian country singer’s first album in eight years; producer: Jon Langford; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Bloodshot, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Dave Koz | “Live At The Blue Note Tokyo” | (Concord Jazz, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Heather Masse and Dick Hyman | “Lock My Heart” (Masse is a member of The Wailin’ Jennys; Hear here; MP3) | (Red House, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Maston (California multi-instrumentalist) | “Shadows” (Hear here; See/read here; MP3) | (Trouble in Mind, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Moxi | “In My Dreams [MP3]” (six-song EP; producer: Bobby Hartry; Hear here) | (CatBeach Music, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| The Photo Atlas (indie dance rockers from Colorado) | “Stuck in a Honeytrap [MP3]” (first single: “Swear I’m Innocent”; Hear here) | (The Photo Atlas, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Pissed Jeans (noise rock/hardcore punk band from Allentown, Pa.) | “Honeys” (first single: “Bathroom Laughter”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Sub Pop, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Pretty Little Demons | “Flowers [MP3]” (this rock duo, ages 12 and 10, will be the youngest band ever to perform at SXSW, in March; producer: Ethan Allen; Hear here) | (Black Rainbow, Feb. 14, 2013) |
| Ulrich Schnauss | “A Long Way to Fall” (the German electronic musician-producer’s first studio solo album since 2007’s “Goodbye”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Domino, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Smash Cast | “Bombshell: The New Marilyn Musical From Smash [TV soundtrack]” (22 original songs from the musical within the NBC series “Smash”; See here) | (Columbia, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Something Unto Nothing (S.U.N.) | “Something Unto Nothing” (rock supergroup featuring Sass Jordan, Brian Tichy, Michael Devin and Tommy Stewart; new single: “I’m the One”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Robo/Fontana, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| The Stone Foxes | “Small Fires” (producer: Doug Boehm; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (INgrooves/Fontana, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Otis Taylor | “My World Is Gone” (Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Telarc, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| thenewno2 (Dhani Harrison, Paul Hicks, Jonathan Sadoff) | “Beautiful Creatures [Film soundtrack]” (recorded with a 54-piece London-based orchestra; guest: Ben Harper; supernatural love story opens Feb. 14; Hear here; MP3) | (WaterTower Music, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Various artists | “God Didn’t Choose Sides: Civil War True Stories About Real People” (contributors: Marty Raybon, Dale Ann Bradley, Carrie Hassler, Lonesome River Band, Steve Gulley, Ronnie Bowman, etc.; Hear/read here; MP3) | (Rural Rhythm, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Various artists | “Reason to Believe: The Songs of Tim Hardin [MP3]” (feat. covers by Mark Lanegan, Smoke Fairies, Okkervil River, The Magnetic North, etc.; Hear here; CD) | (Full Time Hobby, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Veronica Falls (U.K. indie pop band) | “Waiting For Something to Happen” (producer: Rory Attwell; Hear here; MP3) | (Slumberland/Bella Union, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| The Virginmarys (U.K. rock band) | “King of Conflict” (producers: Toby Jepson, Chris Sheldon; Hear here; MP3) | (Wind-up, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Dustin Welch (Austin-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist) | “Tijuana Bible [MP3]” (producer: drummer Eldridge Goins; Hear here; Read here) | (Super Rooster, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison | “Cheater’s Game” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Thirty Tigers, Feb. 12, 2013) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| The Allman Brothers Band | “Macon City Auditorium, Macon, GA 2/11/72” (two CDs; MP3), “Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 5/1/73” (two CDs; Read here; MP3) | (Allman Brothers Band Recording Company / eOne Music, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| The Allman Brothers Band | “ICON” (best-of) | (Mercury/UMe, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section | “A Rock and Roll Alternative [MP3]” (1976 album) | (Universal/UMe, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Elvin Bishop | “She Puts Me in the Mood” (16-song compilation from his Alligator Records catalog) | (Blues Boulevard, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Booker T. | “Evergreen” (1974 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks) | (Wounded Bird, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Borderline | “Sweet Dreams and Quiet Desires / The Second Album” (1972, 1973 albums; remastered) | (Real Gone Music, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Peter Brown | “Back to the Front: Expanded Edition” (1983 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks), “Snap: Expanded Edition” (1984 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks) | (Funkytowngrooves, Feb. 11, 2013) |
| Steven Curtis Chapman | “Number 1’s Vol. 2” (MP3) | (Sparrow, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Van Cliburn | “Van Cliburn: The Complete Album Collection [Box set]” (29 discs) | (RCA/Legacy, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Julian Cope | “World Shut Your Mouth [MP3]” (1984 album) | (Mercury, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Sam Dees | “The Show Must Go On” (1975 album, originally released on Atlantic; remastered) | (Real Gone Music, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Fear of Men | “Early Fragments [MP3]” (singles collection; Hear here) | (Kanine, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Foreigner | “Head Games [Vinyl]” (1979 album; remastered) | (Mobile Fidelity, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Aretha Franklin | “In the Beginning: The World of Aretha Franklin” (1972 compilation; remastered; 20 tracks) | (Wounded Bird, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Benny Goodman | “Benny Goodman in Moscow” (1962 album; remastered; two CDs) | (Dutton Vocalion, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Merle Haggard | “The Complete ’60s Capitol Singles” (28 singles and B-sides; Read here) | (Omnivore Recordings, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Alberta Hunter | “Remember My Name” (1978 soundtrack album; remastered) | (Wounded Bird, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Imagine Dragons (Las Vegas indie-rock band) | “Night Visions: Deluxe Edition” (2012 album, with five bonus tracks; Hear here; MP3 deluxe edition) | (KIDinaKORNER/ Interscope, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| INXS | “Shabooh Shoobah/The Swing” (1982, 1983 albums on one CD; remastered) | (Friday Music, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Jermaine Jackson | “Greatest Hits and Rare Classics [MP3]” (1991 compilation; 16 tracks) | (Motown/UMe, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Wanda Jackson | “The Best of the Classic Capitol Singles” (29 songs; Read here) | (Omnivore Recordings, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| George Jones | “The Complete United Artists Solo Singles” (32 songs; Read here) | (Omnivore Recordings, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Tom Jans | “Loving Arms: Best of 1971-1982” (19 tracks; Read here) | (Raven, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| George Jones | “The Hits [MP3]” (1997 compilation) | (Mercury Nashville, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Hubert Laws | “Make It Last” (1983 album; remastered) | (Wounded Bird, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Level 42 | “A Physical Presence [MP3]” (1985 album) | (Polydor/UMe, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| The Lilac Time | “& Love For All [MP3]” (1990 album) | (Mercury/UMe, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Madonna | “The Immaculate Collection [MP3]” (1990 compilation; 17 tracks), “GHV2 [MP3]” (2001 compilation; 15 tracks) | (Warner, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| The Miracles | “Christmas With The Miracles [MP3]” (1963 album) | (Motown/UMe, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Joni Mitchell | “The Studio Albums 1968-1979 [Box set]” (10-disc set contains everything from “Song to a Seagull” to “Mingus”; originaly released in the U.K. in October 2012; Read here) | (Rhino/Warner, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Joni Mitchell | “Hits [MP3]” (1996 compilation; 15 tracks), “Misses [MP3]” (1996 compilation; 14 tracks), “Songs of a Prairie Girl [MP3]” (2005 compilation; 13 tracks) | (Rhino/Reprise, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Melba Moore | “Closer: Expanded Edition” (1980 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks) | (Funkytowngrooves, Feb. 11, 2013) |
| Kenny O’Dell (wrote Charlie Rich’s “Behind Closed Doors”) | “Beautiful People” (1967 album; remastered) | (Real Gone Music, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Placebo | “Once More With Feeling: Singles 1996-2004” (17 songs) | (Virgin/EMI, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Pozo Seco (Don Williams and Susan Taylor) | “Shades of Time” (1968 album; remastered, with 11 bonus tracks) | (Real Gone Music, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Redbone | “Beaded Dreams Through Turquoise Eyes” (1974 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks) | (Wounded Bird, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| David Ruffin | “David Ruffin … At His Best [MP3]” (1978 compilation) | (Motown/UMe, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Sam Samudio (of Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs) | “Hard and Heavy” (1971 album, originally released on Atlantic; remastered) | (Real Gone Music, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Billy Joe Shaver | “The Complete Columbia Recordings” (two CDs, 31 songs) | (Real Gone Music, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| The Supremes | “The Supremes A’ Go Go [MP3]” (1966 album) | (Motown/UMe, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| The Temptations | “Special [MP3]” (1989 album) | (Motown/UMe, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Texas Is the Reason (’90s NYC-based indie rock group) | “Do You Know Who You Are?: The Complete Collection” (16 tracks, including two new songs; Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Revelation, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Toots Thielemans | “The Silver Collection [MP3]” (1984 compilation) | (Polydor/UMe, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Various artists | “Love: 36 Hits From the Heart” (two CDs) | (Play 24-7, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Various artists | “Punk & Nasty” (26 tracks) | (Cleopatra, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Various artists | “Ultra Dance 14” (two CDs, 24 songs; MP3) | (Ultra, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Various artists | “United Sacred Harp Convention: The Alan Lomax Recordings, 1959 [MP3]” (18-track set from The Alan Lomax Archives/Association For Cultural Equity) | (Global Jukebox, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Rick Wakeman | “No Earthly Connection” (1976 album; remastered) | (Real Gone Music, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Wendy Waldman | “Love Has Got Me [MP3]” (1973 album), “Gypsy Symphony [MP3]” (1974 album), “Wendy Waldman [MP3]” (1975 album), “The Main Refrain [MP3]” (1976 album), “Strange Company [MP3]” (1978 album) | (Rhino/Warner, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| The Wonder Years (Lansdale, Pa., pop punk band) | “Sleeping on Trash: A Collection of Songs Recorded 2005-2010” (18 rarities, original demos, cover songs; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (No Sleep, Feb. 12, 2013) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Pierce Bronson | “GoldenEye [Blu-ray]” (1995 film), “Tomorrow Never Dies [Blu-ray]” (1997 film), “Pierce Brosnan Ultimate 007 Edition [DVD]” (three discs, featuring “GoldenEye,” “The World Is Not Enough” and “Die Another Day”) | (MGM, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Sean Connery | “You Only Live Twice [Blu-ray]” (1967 film), “Diamonds Are Forever [Blu-ray]” (1971 film) | (MGM, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Harry Connick Jr. | “Dolphin Tale [Blu-ray]” (2011 film) | (Warner Home Video, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Daniel Craig | “Skyfall [DVD]” (2012 film; theme song by Adele; Blu-ray/DVD + Digital Copy) | (MGM, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Timothy Dalton | “The Living Daylights [Blu-ray]” (1987 film) | (MGM, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Grateful Dead | “Dead Ahead [DVD]” (Oct. 30-31, 1980, concerts), “Ticket to New Year’s [DVD]” (Dec. 31, 1987, concert) | (Shout! Factory, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| George Lazenby | “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service [Blu-ray]” (1969 film) | (MGM, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Dylan McDermott, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller | “The Perks of Being a Wallflower [DVD]” (2012 film; Blu-ray) | (Summit Entertainment, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Kylie Minogue | “Live in London Concert 2011 [DVD]” | (SBPM, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Roger Moore | “The Spy Who Loved Me [Blu-ray]” (1977 film), “Octopussy [Blu-ray]” (1983 film) | (MGM, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Roger Moore | “Roger Moore Ultimate 007 James Bond Edition, Volume 1 [DVD]” (three discs, containing “Live and Let Die,” “The Man With the Golden Gun” and “The Spy Who Loved Me”), “Roger Moore Ultimate 007 James Bond Edition, Volume 2 [DVD]” (three discs, containing “Moonraker” “For Your Eyes Only” and “Octopussy”) | (20th Century Fox, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Rammstein | “Videos 1995-2012 [DVD]” (three discs; Blu-ray) | (Universal, Feb. 12, 2013) |
| Various artists | “The Best of Warner Bros.: 20 Film Collection Musicals [DVD]” (21-disc box set, runs from 1927’s “The Jazz Singer” to 1988’s “Hairspray”) | (Warner Home Video, Feb. 12, 2013) |
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| Alexander Theroux | “The Grammar of Rock: Art and Artlessness in 20th Century Pop Lyrics [Hardcover]” | (Fantagraphics, Feb. 16, 2013) |