New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Anderson Wakeman | “The Living Tree” (producers: Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Erik Jordan; MP3 Download) | (Gonzo, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Corinne Bailey Rae | “The Love EP” (five-song covers EP, including versions of Prince’s “I Wanna Be Your Lover” and Paul McCartney & Wings’ “My Love”; producers: Bailey Rae, Steve Brown; first single: “Is This Love”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Capitol, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Jim Brickman | “Yesterday Once More: A Tribute to the Music of The Carpenters” (MP3 Download) | (Spring Hill, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Vinicius Cantuária & Bill Frisell | “Lagrimas Mexicanas” (producer: Lee Townsend; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (E1 Music, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Carolina Chocolate Drops | “Carolina Chocolate Drops/Luminescent Orchestrii” (four-song EP; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Nonesuch, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Cex | “Megamuse [MP3 Download]” (eight-song EP; Hear here; See here) | (Tigerbeat6, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Chikita Violenta | “TRE3S” (producer: Dave Newfeld; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Arts & Crafts, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Cold Snap | “Perfection” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (M.I.G. Music, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Cold War Kids | “Mine Is Yours” (producer: Jacquire King; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Downtown, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Deerhoof | “Deerhoof vs. Evil” (Hear here; Vinyl, with MP3; MP3 Download) | (Polyvinyl, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Delicate Steve | “Wondervisions” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Luaka Bop, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Destroyer | “Kaputt” (producers: John Collins, Dave Carswell; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Merge, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Joyce DiDonato (American operatic mezzo-soprano) | “Diva, Divo” (Full stream here; MP3 Download) | (Virgin Classics, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Thomas Bryan Eaton | “When You’re Dancing [MP3 Download]” (four-song EP; Hear here) | (HCVS, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Fujiya & Miyagi (British electronic funk group) | “Ventriloquizzing” (producer: Thom Monahan; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Yep Roc, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Gaddabouts, The (Edie Brickell, Andy Fairweather Low, Steve Gadd, Pino Palladino) | “The Gaddabouts” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (racecarLOTTA/Redeye, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Gang of Four | “Content” (first album of new material in 16 years; producer: founding member Andy Gill; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Yep Roc, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Get Up Kids, The | “There Are Rules” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Quality Hill/Redeye, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Hélène Grimaud (French pianist) | “Resonances” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Deutsche Grammophon, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Grouplove | “Grouplove” (first single: “Colours”; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Canvasback/Atlantic, 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) |
| Iron and Wine | “Kiss Each Other Clean” (first single: “Walking Far From Home”; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) | (Warner, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Wanda Jackson | “The Party Ain’t Over” (producer: Jack White; Full stream here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Third Man/Nonesuch, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Junior Doctor | “Clumsy Words and Bad Pickup Lines [MP3 Download]” (producer: Matt Goldman; Hear here) | (Hubbub!, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Talib Kweli | “Gutter Rainbows [MP3 Download]” (first single: “Cold Rain”; Hear here) | (Talibra, 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; MP3 Download) | (Blue Note, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Luminate | “Come Home” (Hear here; Read here) | (Chordant/EMI, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Magnum | “The Visitation” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (SPV/Steamhammer, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Keiko Matsui | “The Road …” (her 22nd album; producer: Matsui; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Shanachie, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| James Vincent McMorrow | “Early in the Morning” (Hear here) | (Vagrant, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Roger Miret and the Disasters | “Gotta Get Up Now” (producer: former Disasters members Johnny Rioux of the Street Dogs; first single: “We’re Gonna Find a Way”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (People Like You, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Paper Diamond (Colorado-based producer) | “Levitate [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) | (Pretty Lights Music, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| papercranes (led by Rain Phoenix) | “Let’s Make Babies in the Woods” (guests: Flea, Dermot Mulroney; Hear here) | (Manimal Vinyl, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Pendulum (U.K. electro rockers) | “Immersion” (guests: In Flames, Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree, Liam Howlett of The Prodigy; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Ear Storm/Atlantic, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Praxis (experimental hard rock project feat. Buckethead, Bill Laswell, Brain) | “Profanation: Preparation for a Coming Darkness” (guests: Iggy Pop, Serj Tankian, Mike Patton, Killah Priest, etc.; MP3 Download) | (M.O.D. Technologies/Redeye, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Ringside | “Lost Days [MP3 Download]” (guests: Ben Harper, Ozomotli, Esthero, Res, Graph Nobel, Weezer’s Brian Bell, Joey Waronker, Jim Keltner, Josh Freese, etc.; Hear here) | (Ringside Music, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Shadow Theory, The | “Behind the Black Veil” (Hear here) | (InsideOut Music, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Tuck From Hell | “Thrashing” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Metalville, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| John Vanderslice | “White Wilderness” (guests: Minna Choi and the Magik*Magik Orchestra; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Dead Oceans, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Very End, The | “Mercy & Misery” Hear here; MP3 Download) | (SPV/Steamhammer, Jan. 25, 2011) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Ace of Base | “Playlist: The Very Best of Ace of Base” | (Arista/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Pete Anderson | “Even Things Up: Deluxe Edition” (2009 album; with four bonus tracks; Hear here) | (Little Dog/VizzTone, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Astral Doors | “Testament of Rock: The Best of Astral Doors” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Metalville, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| George Benson | “White Rabbit” (1971 album; remastered; Hear here) | (Masterworks Jazz, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Bowling For Soup | “Playlist: The Very Best of Bowling For Soup” | (Jive/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Tom Browne | “Love Approach” (1980 album; remastered, with one bonus track) | (U.K. – BBR, Jan. 24, 2011) |
| Brother Beyond | “Get Even” (1988 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks) | (U.K. – Cherry Pop, Jan. 24, 2011) |
| T Bone Burnett | “Playlist: The Very Best of T Bone Burnett” | (Columbia/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Byron Cage | “Playlist: The Very Best of Byron Cage” | (Gospocentric/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Ron Carter | “All Blues” (1973 album; remastered; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Masterworks Jazz, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Eva Cassidy | “Simply Eva” (a collection of previously unreleased acoustic performances; MP3 Download) | (Blix Street, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Dorinda Clark-Cole | “Playlist: The Very Best of Dorinda Clark-Cole” | (Gospocentric/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Ingrid & Jim Croce | “Croce” (1969 album) | (U.K. – Cherry Tree, Jan. 24, 2011) |
| Bing Crosby | “Bing Sings the Sinatra Songbook,” “Bing & Rosie: The Crosby-Clooney Radio Sessions,” “A Southern Memoir” (1975 album; remastered) | (Collectors’ Choice, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Deodato | “Prelude” (1972 album; remastered; includes “Also Sprach Zarathustra”) | (Masterworks Jazz, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Paul Desmond | “Pure Desmond” (1975 album; remastered; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Masterworks Jazz, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Placido Domingo | “The Opera Collection” (26 CDs) | (Decca, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Five For Fighting | “Playlist: The Very Best of Five For Fighting” | (Aware/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Jim Hall | “Concierto” (Grammy-nominated 1975 album; remastered; Hear here) | (Masterworks Jazz, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Milt Jackson | “Sunflower” (1972 album; remastered; Hear here) | (Masterworks Jazz, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Patti LaBelle | “Playlist: The Very Best of Patti LaBelle” | (Philadelphia International/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Les McCann & Eddie Harris | “Swiss Movement [180-gram vinyl]” (1969 album; remastered) | (Rhino, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Mr. Mister | “Playlist: The Very Best of Mr. Mister” | (RCA/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Johnny Nash | “The Young Johnny Nash: Definitive Early Album Collection” (2 CDs, 42 songs) | (U.K. – Jasmine, Jan. 24, 2011) |
| Willie Nelson | “Playlist: The Very Best Gospel of Willie Nelson” | (Columbia/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Olivia Newton-John | “A Celebration in Song” (2008 album of duets with Cliff Richard, Barry Gibb, Richard Marx, Keith Urban, Delta Goodrem, etc.; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Spring Hill, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Joe Nichols | “Greatest Hits” (MP3 Download) | (Show Dog Universal, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Outfield, The | “Playlist: The Very Best of The Outfield” | (Columbia/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Louis Prima | “Hits & Rarities! A Centennial Collection” (24 tracks) | (Collectors’ Choice, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Radio Dept., The | “Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002-2010” (2 CDs, 28 songs; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Labrador/Caroline, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Lou Rawls | “Playlist: The Very Best of Lou Rawls” | (Philadelphia International/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Romantics, The | “Playlist: The Very Best of The Romantics” | (Epic/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Santana | “Swing of Delight: 30th Anniversary Edition” (1980 album; remastered), “Zebop!: 30th Anniversary Edition” (1980 album; remastered), “Shango: 30th Anniversary Edition” (1982 album; remastered) | (Friday Music, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Marvin Sapp | “Playlist: The Very Best of Marvin Sapp” | (Gospocentric/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Boz Scaggs | “Playlist: The Very Best of Boz Scaggs” | (Columbia/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Marlena Shaw | “Sweet Beginnings” (1977 album; remastered, with one bonus track) | (U.K. – BBR, 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”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Reprise/Rhino, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Sam Sneed | “Street Scholars” (shelved recordings from 1994-1996; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Death Row/E1 Music, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Soul Asylum | “Playlist: The Very Best of Soul Asylum” | (Columbia/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Edwin Starr | “Clean (Expanded Edition)” (1978 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks) | (U.K. – BBR, Jan. 24, 2011) |
| Twisted Sister | “You Can’t Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll” (1983 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks; MP3 Download), “Club Daze, Volume 1: The Studio Sessions” (1999 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks; MP3 Download) | (Eagle/Fontana, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Tyrese | “Playlist: The Very Best of Tyrese” | (RCA/Legacy, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Various artists | “2011 Grammy Nominees” (19 songs; MP3 Download) | (Jive, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Ultra Dance 12” (2 CDs, 24 songs; MP3 Download) | (Ultra, Jan. 25, 2011) |
DVD/Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Mindi Abair | “Live in Hi-Fi Stereo [DVD]” | (Medialink, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Bon Jovi | “DVD Collector’s Box Set [DVD]” (2 discs) | (Chrome Dreams, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Larry “Wild Man” Fischer (first artist to record for Rhino Records) | “Derailroaded: Inside the Mind of Larry ‘Wild Man’ Fischer [DVD]” (See/read here) | (Ubin Twinz Productions, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Dustin Hoffman | “The Graduate [Blu-ray]” (1967 film; music by Simon & Garfunkel) | (MGM, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Glee: Season 2, Volume 1 [DVD]” (3 discs) | (20th Century Fox, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Joe Strummer — Cast a Long Shadow: Live at the Key Club in Los Angeles, Saturday, December 22, 2007 [DVD]” (tribute/benefit concert; See here) | (Joe Strummer Foundation, Jan. 25, 2011) |
| Bill Withers | “Still Bill [DVD]” (documentary from filmmakers Damani Baker and Alex Vlack; See here; Read here) | (New Video Group, Jan. 25, 2011) |