| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata (eclectic instrumental quartet) |
“The Hills Are Alive” (band received permission from the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization to reinterpret the songs from “The Sound of Music”; producer: Peter Kiesewalter, creator of the East Village Opera Company; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) |
(Canal, March 8, 2011) |
| Buffalo Tom |
“Skins [MP3 Download]” (producers: Buffalo Tom; guest: Tanya Donnelly; Hear here; Read here) |
(Scrawny/The Orchard, March 8, 2011) |
| Exene Cervenka |
“The Excitement of Maybe” (Hear here; Read here) |
(Bloodshot, March 8, 2011) |
| Bruce Cockburn |
“Small Source of Comfort” (his first studio album in six years; producer: Colin Linden; Hear here) |
(True North, March 8, 2011) |
| Dinosaur Bones |
“My Divider” (2 CDs; Hear here) |
(Dine Alone, March 8, 2011) |
| Shelby Earl |
“Burn the Boats [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) |
(Shelby Earl, March 8, 2011) |
| Early Winters (U.K. singer Carina Round, with Justin Rutledge, Dan Burns and Zac Rae) |
“Early Winters [MP3 Download]” (five-song EP; Hear here) |
(Early Winters, March 8, 2011) |
| Riley Etheridge Jr. (Americana singer-songwriter) |
“Powder Keg” (producer: Wendell Tilley; Hear here) |
(Rock Ridge Music, March 8, 2011) |
| Sara Evans |
“Stronger” (first single: “A Little Bit Stronger”; Hear here) |
(RCA Nashville, March 8, 2011) |
| Aaron Gillespie (formerly of Underoath) |
“Anthem Song” (producer: Aaron Sprinkle; first single: “We Were Made For You”; Hear here) |
(Tooth & Nail/BEC Recordings, March 8, 2011) |
| Jag Panzer (Colorado power metal band) |
“The Scourge of the Light” (first album since 2004; Hear here) |
(SPV/Steamhammer, March 8, 2011) |
| Avril Lavigne |
“Goodbye Lullaby” (collaborators: Deryck Whibley, Evan Taubenfeld, Butch Walker, Max Martin; first single: “What the Hell”; Hear here; Read here) |
(RCA, March 8, 2011) |
| Matt Lowell |
“Swan Lake [MP3 Download]” (five-song EP; producer: Joel Hamilton; Hear here) |
(Matt Lowell, March 8, 2011) |
| Lupe Fiasco |
“LASERS” (stands for Love Always Shines Every time Remember 2 Smile; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) |
(1st & 15th/Atlantic, March 8, 2011) |
| Ian Moore and The Lossy Coils |
“El Sonido Nuevo” (Hear here) |
(Spark & Shine/Burnside Distribution, March 8, 2011) |
| Morning Teleportation |
“Expanding Anyway” (Hear here; See here; Vinyl) |
(Glacial Pace Recordings, March 8, 2011) |
| Alexi Murdoch |
“Towards the Sun” (Hear/read here; MP3 Download) |
(Zero Summer, March 8, 2011) |
| Charley Pride |
“Choices” (guests: Eddy Raven, Lonestar’s Richie McDonald; Read here) |
(Music City, March 8, 2011) |
| Raekwon |
“Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang” (guests: Method Man, Ghostface, Lloyd Banks, Raheem DeVaughn, Estelle, Rick Ross, etc.; Hear here) |
(Ice H20, March 8, 2011) |
| R.E.M. |
“Collapse Into Now” (producer: Jacknife Lee; first single: “Mine Smell Like Honey”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) |
(Warner, March 8, 2011) |
| Ringo Deathstarr |
“Colour Trip [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) |
(Sonic Unyon, March 8, 2011) |
| Rival Schools |
“Pedals” (first single: “Shot After Shot”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl) |
(Photo Finish/Atlantic, March 8, 2011) |
| Lee Rocker (of Stray Cats) |
“The Cover Sessions” (six-song EP) |
(leerocker.com, March 8, 2011) |
| Starfucker (STRFKR) |
“Reptilians” (Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Polyvinyl, March 8, 2011) |
| TRUSTcompany |
“Dreaming in Black and White” (Hear here) |
(E1 Music, March 8, 2011) |
| Various artists |
“Glee: The Music, Season Two, Volume 5” (Read here) |
(Columbia, March 8, 2011) |
| Kurt Vile (Philadelphia singer-songwriter) |
“Smoke Ring for My Halo” (Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Matador, March 8, 2011) |
| Wye Oak (Baltimore indie folk duo) |
“Civilian” (Hear/read here; MP3 Download; Vinyl) |
(Merge, March 8, 2011) |
