| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Asteroids Galaxy Tour, The (Copenhagen indie-pop group) |
“Out of Frequency” (first single: “Major”; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) |
(BMG Rights, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Authority Zero |
“Less Rhythm More Booze [CD/DVD]” (live acoustic album; Hear here) |
(Viking Funeral/Suburban Noize, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Lawrence Ball |
“Method Music” (two-CD set uses elements of Pete Townshend’s “Lifehouse” project; producers: Pete Townshend, Bob Lord; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Navona, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Big Sleep, The |
“Nature Experiments [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) |
(Frenchkiss, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Buxton (Houston folk-rock quintet) |
“Nothing Here Seems Strange” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(New West, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Leonard Cohen |
“Old Ideas” (his first album since 2004; producers: Cohen, Patrick Leonard, Anjani Thomas, Ed Sanders, Dino Soldo; guests: Jennifer Warnes, Dana Glover, Sharon Robinson, The Webb Sisters; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Columbia, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Lana Del Rey |
“Born to Die” (producers: Emile Haynie, Justin Parker, Robopop; new single: “Video Games”; Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) |
(Interscope, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Candy Dulfer |
“Crazy” (producers: Printz Board, Ulco Bed; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Razor & Tie, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Ruthie Foster |
“Let It Burn” (producer: John Chelew; guests: Blind Boys of Alabama, William Bell, The Funky Meters rhythm section; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) |
(Blue Corn Music, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Fresh Beat Band, The |
“Music From the Hit TV Show [TV soundtrack]” (Read here; MP3 Download) |
(Nick Jr./Columbia, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Gotye (Belgian-born Australian indie-pop artist) |
“Making Mirrors” (producer: Wally De Backer; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Universal Republic, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Cady Groves |
“This Little Girl (EP) [MP3 Download]” (four songs, including a cover of Adele’s “Someone Like You”; first single: “This Little Girl”; Hear here) |
(RCA, Feb. 3, 2012) |
| Hit the Lights (Ohio pop-punk quintet) |
“Invicta” (producers: Machine, Mike Sapone; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Razor & Tie, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Imperial Teen (San Francisco indie-pop band) |
“Feel the Sound” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Merge, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Internet, The |
“Purple Naked Ladies” (guests: Tay Walker, Left Brain, Kilo Kish, Coco O., Mike G, Praymid Vrita; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Odd Future, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Jealous Sound, The |
“A Gentle Reminder” (Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Music Is Subjective/Fontana, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Lightning Love (Ypsilanti, Mich., indie-pop trio) |
“Girls Who Look Like Me” (four-song EP; first single: “Deadbeat”; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Quite Scientific, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Jeff Lorber Fusion |
“Galaxy” (producers: Lorber, Jimmy Haslip; lineup includes Haslip, Eric Marienthal, Randy Brecker, Lenny Castro, Paul Jackson Jr., Larry Koonse, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Heads Up, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Mirabelle |
“Crystal Revisions” (a tribute to Stevie Nicks, released to coincide with the 35th anniversary of Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours”; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) |
(Quantum Sheep Music, Feb. 4, 2012) |
| One Model Nation (Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols) |
“Total Werks Vol. 1 (1969-1977)” (released along with the “One Model Nation” graphic novel Jan. 31 from Titan Books; first single: “Animatic”; See here) |
(The End, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Gretchen Peters |
“Hello Cruel World” (producer: Doug Lancio; guests: Rodney Crowell, Kim Richey, Will Kimbrough, the rhythm section of Robert Plant’s Band of Joy; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Scarlet Letter, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Prinzhorn Dance School |
“Clay Class [MP3 Download]” (first single: “Happy in Bits”; Hear here; See here) |
(DFA, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Fionn Regan |
“100 Acres of Sycamore” (Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Heavenly Recordings/Cooperative Music/Downtown, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| SOJA (D.C. jam band) |
“Strength to Survive” (producer: John Alagia; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(ATO, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Ringo Starr |
“Ringo 2012” (includes covers of “Rock Island Line” and Buddy Holly’s “Think It Over”; producer: Starr; guests: Charlie Haden, Richard Page, Van Dyke Parks, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Dave Stewart, Bruce Sugar, Benmont Tench, Joe Walsh, Don Was, Edgar Winter, Michael Bradford, Ann Marie Calhoun, Matt Cartsonis, Steve Dudas, Amy Keys, Kelly Moneymaker; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Hip-O/UMe, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Ana Tijoux |
“La Bala” (guests: Jorge Drexler, Curumin, Monica Blaire, Los Aldeanos, Javier Barría, Solo Di Medina; first single: “Shock”; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) |
(Nacional, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| Various artists |
“Music From the Motion Picture Chronicle [Film soundtrack]” (in theaters Feb. 3; featuring tracks by Bad Veins, Simian Mobile Disco, STRFKR, Class Actress, M83, etc.; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Milan, Jan. 31, 2012) |
| We Have Band |
“Ternion [MP3 Download]” (first single: “Where Are Your People?”; Hear here) |
(naïve, Jan. 30, 2012) |
| Laura Wilde (Australian rocker) |
“Sold My Soul [MP3 Download]” (first single: “Sold My Soul”; Hear here) |
(Vice Grip Media, Jan. 31, 2012) |
