This Week’s Releases: Feb. 10, 2015
New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Adrenaline Mob | “Dearly Departed” (producers: vocalist Russell Allen, guitarist Mike Orlando; Hear here; MP3) | (Century Media) |
| Jeff Austin (of Yonder Mountain String Band) | “The Simple Truth” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Yep Roc) |
| Blackberry Smoke | “Holding All the Roses” (producer: Brendan O’Brien; Hear here; MP3) | (Southern Ground / Rounder) |
| Michelle Chamuel (finished second on season 4 of “The Voice”) | “Face the Fire” (new single: “Golden”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (The End / ADA) |
| The Dreaming (led by former Stabbing Westward members Christopher Hall and Walter Flakus) | “Rise Again” (first single: “Alone”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Metropolis) |
| Father John Misty | “I Love You, Honeybear” (producer: Jonathan Wilson; first single: “Bored in the USA”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Sub Pop) |
| Rhiannon Giddens (of Carolina Chocolate Drops) | “Tomorrow Is My Turn” (producer: T Bone Burnett; Hear here; Vinyl, with bonus CD; MP3; iTunes) | (Nonesuch) |
| Louise Goffin | “Appleonfire” (a six-song EP featuring a previously unreleased song co-written with her late father Gerry Goffin; Hear here) | (Majority of One) |
| Brandon Heath | “No Turning Back” (producers: Ed Cash, Heath; Hear here; MP3) | (Reunion / Monomode / Sony) |
| Vijay Iyer Trio | “Break Stuff” (producer: Manfred Eicher; Hear here) | (ECM) |
| Robert Earl Keen | “Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions” (producer: Lloyd Maines; guests: Lyle Lovett, Natalie Maines, Peter Rowan; Hear here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition; iTunes) | (Dualtone) |
| Melissa Manchester | “You Gotta Love the Life” (her 20th album, her first in more than 10 years, features a variety of classics and original songs; producers: Manchester, Terry Wollman; guests: Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Al Jarreau, Dave Koz, the late Joe Sample; first single: “Feelin’ For You”; Hear here; MP3) | (Long Run Entertainment / MRI / RED) |
| Ricky Martin | “A Quien Quiera Escuchar” (his 10th studio album; English: “To Those Who Want to Listen”; producers: Jesse “Belief” Shatkin, Yotuel Romero, Antonio Rayo, Enrique, Martin Morales; guest: Yotuel; Hear here; Autographed Edition; MP3) | (Sony Music Latin) |
| Bear McCreary | “Outlander The Series (Original Television Soundtrack, Vol. 1)” (MP3) | (Madison Gate) |
| JD McPherson | “Let the Good Times Roll” (producers: Mark Neill, McPherson; first single: “Let the Good Times Roll”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Rounder) |
| Gretchen Peters | “Blackbirds” (guests: Jerry Douglas, Jason Isbell, Jimmy LaFave, Will Kimbrough, Kim Richey, Suzy Bogguss; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Scarlet Letter) |
| Prima Donna (L.A.-based punk/glam rock band) | “Nine Lives and Forty-Fives” (includes covers of Dwight Twilley Band’s “I’m On Fire,” The Rubinoos’ “Rock and Roll Is Dead” and Blondie’s “Rip Her To Shreds”; producers: Mark Neill, McPherson; first single: “Pretty Little Head”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Alive Naturalsound) |
| Martin Sexton | “Mixtape of the Open Road” (first single: “Remember That Ride”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (KTR / Redeye) |
| SisQó | “Last Dragon” (guests: Waka Flocka Flame, Dru Hill; Hear here; MP3) | (Massenburg Media) |
| 6 String Drag | “Roots Rock ‘N’ Roll” (their first album in 16 years; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (The Royal Potato Family) |
| The Subways | “Blackbirds” (producer: lead singer Billy Lunn; Hear here; Vinyl) | (U.K. – YFE / Cooking Vinyl, Feb. 9) |
| Robin Trower | “Something’s About To Change” (producer: Livingstone Brown; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Manhaton / V12) |
| Steve Tyrell | “That Lovin’ Feeling” (an album of standards by Carole King, Burt Bacharach, Leiber and Stoller, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, and Jeff Barry; producer: Tyrell; guests: Dave Koz, Neil Sedaka, Bill Medley, Judith Hill, B.J. Thomas, Barry Mann, Lauren Tyrell; Hear here) | (Concord) |
| Various artists | “Fifty Shades of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (16-track album includes songs by Beyoncé, Sia, Annie Lennox, The Weeknd, Jessie Ware, etc.; composed by Danny Elfman; movie opens Feb. 13; See here; MP3), “Fifty Shades of Grey (Original Motion Picture Score)” (music by Danny Elfman) | (Fifty Shades of Grey / Republic) |
| The Vespers (two pairs of siblings from Nashville) | “Sisters and Brothers” (Hear here; MP3) | (Tone Tree) |
More Releases for the Week of Feb. 10, 2015
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Bob Moses (Canadian electronic duo) | “All in All” (Hear here) | (Domino, Feb. 9) |
| Generichrist (Tampa punk death/thrashers) | “Taste of Death” (guest: horror icon Bill Moseley; Hear here) | (Horror Pain Gore Death Productions) |
| Glee Cast | “Glee: The Music – What the World Needs Now Is Love” (eight songs) | (Columbia) |
| Jesse Harris (Norah Jones collaborator) | “No Wrong No Right” (a collaboration with experimental NYC duo Star Rover; Hear here; CD) | (Dangerbird) |
| Jeremy and the Harlequins (NYC rock band) | “American Dreamer” (new single: “You’re My Halo”; Hear here) | (Harlequins) |
| Margeaux Jordan | “Margeaux Jordan” (first single: “Let Love In”; Hear here; See here) | (Margeaux Jordan, Feb. 8) |
| Rumer | “Into Colour” (released in the U.K. in November 2014; the U.S. version will contain the bonus track “Frederick Douglas”; includes three songs co-written with Stephen Bishop; Hear here; iTunes) | (Atlantic) |
| The Taking (electro-rock quartet from San Antonio) | “The Taking” (producers: Jeff Blue, Mike Gonsolin; Hear here) | (The Taking, Feb. 7) |
More Digital Releases for the Week of Feb. 10, 2015
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Paul Anka | “5 Original Albums” (three-CD set includes albums released from 1958-61, with 16 bonus tracks) | (Documents) |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears | “Blood, Sweat & Tears [Hybrid SACD]” (1968 album; remastered) | (Audio Fidelity) |
| Johnny Burnette | “The Complete US & UK Singles and EPs As & Bs 1956-62” (two CDs, 62 songs; MP3) | (Acrobat) |
| Mario Lanza | “Greatest Operatic Recordings” (19 songs, from 1947-1958; Read here) | (Sepia Recordings) |
| Ramsey Lewis | “Sun Goddess” (1974 album; remastered) | (Funky Town Grooves) |
| Mike + The Mechanics | “Living Years” (1988 album; remastered, with a second CD of live material and a 2014 version of “The Living Years”) | (Atlantic) |
| Kylie Minogue | “Kylie: Special Edition” (1988 album; remastered, with eight bonus tracks; Deluxe Edition), “Enjoy Yourself: Special Edition” (1989 album; remastered, with nine bonus tracks; Deluxe Edition), “Rhythm of Love: Special Edition” (1990 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks; Deluxe Edition), “Let’s Get To It: Special Edition” (1991 album; remastered, with eight bonus tracks; Deluxe Edition) | (U.K. – PWL, Feb. 9) |
| Eddie Money | “Where’s the Party?” (1983 album; remastered), “Can’t Hold Back” (1986 album, including “Take Me Home Tonight,” his Top 5 duet with Ronnie Spector; remastered) | (Rock Candy) |
| Lee Morgan | “The Complete Recordings 1956-1962” (six-CD box set) | (Enlightenment) |
| Paul Revere & The Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay | “The Complete Columbia Singles” (three-CD, 66-song compilation, originally released on Collectors’ Choice in 2010) | (Friday Music) |
| Marty Robbins | “The Complete US Hits 1952-62” (two CDs, 34 songs; MP3) | (Acrobat) |
| Art Shaw | “The Art Shaw Collection 1932-54” (two CDs, 24 songs) | (Fabulous) |
| Horace Silver | “12 Classic Albums: 1953-1962” (six-CD box set) | (Enlightenment) |
| Grace Slick | “Welcome to the Wrecking Ball! / Software” (1981, 1984 albums on one CD; remastered; Read here) | (U.K. – BGO, Feb. 9) |
| Tease | “Tease (Expanded Edition)” (1983 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks) | (Funky Town Grooves) |
| Various artists | “The Big Hits of Yesterday 2” (32 original hits by The Lettermen, Shelley Fabares, Brian Hyland, Dickey Lee, Dodie Stevens, Chubby Checker, etc.; Read here) | (Sepia Recordings) |
| Various artists | “Walt Disney Records – The Legacy Collection: Pinocchio” (1940 soundtrack album; remastered, with five bonus tracks) | (Walt Disney) |
| Pia Zadora | “When the Lights Go Out” (1988 album; remastered, with a second CD of bonus mixes) | (Funky Town Grooves) |
More Releases for the Week of Feb. 10, 2015
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Circus of Power | “Circus of Power” (1988 album) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Crazy Elephant | “Crazy Elephant” (1969 album, including the Top 15 hit “Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'”) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| John Hartford | “Looks At Life” (1967 album), “Earthwords & Music” (1967 album) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Eddie Kendricks | “Vintage ’78” (1978 album) | (Arista / Legacy) |
| St. Vincent | “St. Vincent (Deluxe Edition)” (2014 album, with bonus tracks) | (Concord / Loma Vista) |
| Various artists | “Japan: Ainu Songs” | (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / Auvidis-UNESCO) |
| Various artists | “Love Songs” | (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / Auvidis-UNESCO) |
| Various artists | “New Orleans Brass Bands: Through the Streets of the City” (15 tracks) | (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) |
More Digital Releases for the Week of Feb. 10, 2015
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Alan Arkin, Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, et al | “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming [DVD]” (1966 film; Blu-ray) | (Kino Lorber) |
| Jeff Beck | “A Man For All Seasons: Jeff Beck in the 1960s [DVD]” (documentary directed by Tom O’Dell; See here) | (Sexy Intellectual / MVD) |
| Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould, et al | “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray) | (Walt Disney Studios) |
| Devo | “Devo – Hardcore Live! [DVD]” (Blu-ray) | (MVD Visual) |
| Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Paxton, et al | “Nightcrawler [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray + DVD) | (Universal Studios) |
| Various artists | “Pirates of the Airwaves: The WSOU Story [DVD]” (documentary on the history of WSOU 89.5 FM Seton Hall University’s Pirate Radio; See here) | (2121 Productions) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of Feb. 10, 2015
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Kate Bush | “Under the Ivy: The Life & Music of Kate Bush” (Paperback; author: Graeme Thomson; Kindle) | (Omnibus Press, Feb. 9) |
| Paul Edwards | “The Concise Guide to Hip-Hop Music: A Fresh Look at the Art of Hip Hop, from Old-School Beats to Freestyle Rap” (Paperback; Kindle) | (St. Martin’s Griffin) |
| Ruby Elzy | “Black Diva of the Thirties: The Life of Ruby Elzy” (Paperback) | (University Press of Mississippi, Feb. 12) |
| Brian Eno | “On Some Faraway Beach: The Life and Times of Brian Eno” (Paperback; author: David Sheppard) | (Orion, Feb. 12) |
| Mario Lanza | “Mario Lanza: Singing to the Gods” (Paperback; author: Derek Mannering) | (University Press of Mississippi, Feb. 12) |
| Mike Rutherford | “The Living Years: The First Genesis Memoir” (Hardcover; Kindle) | (Thomas Dunne Books) |
| Steely Dan | “Steely Dan: Reelin’ in the Years” (Kindle; author: Brian Sweet) | (Omnibus Press, Feb. 9) |
| The Who | “The Who: Experience the Band That Defined a Generation” (Hardcover; author: Chris Welch) | (Carlton Books, Feb. 12) |
More Music Books for the Week of Feb. 10, 2015
Next week: Feb. 17, 2015
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