New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Justin Bieber | “Under the Mistletoe” (guests: Boyz II Men, Usher; Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) | (RBMG/Island, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Blouse | “Blouse” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Captured Tracks, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Susan Boyle | “Someone to Watch Over Me” (producer: Steve Mac; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (SYCO/Columbia, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Brite Futures (Seattle quintet, formerly known as Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head) | “Dark Past” (producer: vocalist-guitarist Luke Smith; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Turnout, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Courage My Love (Kitchener, Ontario, pop-punk trio) | “For Now [MP3 Download]” (producer: Chris Perry; Hear here) | (Homeskool Prom/Warner, Oct. 31, 2011) |
| Florence + The Machine | “Ceremonials” (producer: Paul Epworth; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) | (Universal Republic, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Girl in a Coma | “Exits & All the Rest” (producer: D’Amour; Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Blackheart, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Hawk Nelson | “Christmas” (producer: Jonathan Steingard; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (BEC Recordings/Tooth & Nail, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Idle Warship (Talib Kweli and singer Res) | “Habits of the Heart” (guests: Jean Grae, John Forte, Michelle Williams, Chester French; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Blacksmith/Element 9/Fontana, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Carole King | “A Holiday Carole” (producer: daughter Louise Goffin; MP3 Download) | (Hear Music, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Miranda Lambert | “Four the Record” (Read here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) | (Epic Nashville, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Linda Lavin (Tony Award winner) | “Possibilities [MP3 Download]” (producer: John Brown; musical direction, arrangements and piano accompaniment by Billy Stritch; Hear here; CD, due Nov. 29) | (Sh-k-Boom/Ghostlight, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Libera (all-boy English vocal group) | “The Christmas Album” (producers: Ian Tiley, Robert Prizeman; directed and conducted by Prizeman; Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) | (EMI Classics, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Loom, The (New York chamber-folk band) | “Teeth [MP3 Download]” (producer: Allen Farmelo; Hear here; CD) | (Crossbill, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Mazzy Star | “Common Burn [MP3 Download],” “Lay Myself Down [MP3 Download]” (first new material in 15 years; fourth studio album expected in 2012; Read here) | (Rhymes of an Hour, Oct. 31, 2011) |
| John Mark McMillan | “Economy [MP3 Download]” (Hear here; CD) | (Integrity, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Megadeth | “Th1rt3en” (group’s 13th album marks the return of bassist Dave Ellefson; producer: Johnny K; first single: “Public Enemy No. 1”; MP3 Download) | (Roadrunner, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Midnite (roots reggae band from St. Croix) | “Kings Bell” (first single: “Mongst I & I”; Hear/read here) | (I Grade, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Mr. President | “The Best Is Yet to Come [MP3 Download]” (six-song EP, featuring the title track and five remixes; See here) | (Favorite Recordings, Oct. 31, 2011) |
| Nero (North West London producers, remixers, DJs and artists Dan Stephens and Joe Ray) | “Me and You [MP3 Download]” (three-song EP; See here) | (Cherrytree/Interscope, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Mike Patton | “Music From The Film and Inspired By the Book The Solitude of Prime Numbers (La Solitudine Dei Numeri Primi)” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Ipecac Recordings, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Vanessa Peters | “The Christmas We Hoped For [MP3 Download]” (producer: Rip Rowan; Hear here) | (Vanessa Peters, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Parker Roads | “Youngblood [MP3 Download]” (Hear here; See here) | (A-Reaction Music Group, Nov. 1, 2011) |
BTW: “I wanted to go back to my roots on this one,” Roads tells P&P. “When I was younger, I was writing country/folk music and now that I’m a little bit older, my goal was to — not really re-do but — put more focus on what I’m doing and make it better. I also wanted the album to sound organic and have that front-porch feel instead of a big, massive production. I’m really happy with the way it turned out.”
| PYYRAMIDS (OK Go’s Tim Nordwind and singer Drea Smith) | “Human Beings [MP3 Download]” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Paracadute, Oct. 31, 2011) |
| Lou Reed & Metallica | “Lulu” (collaboration inspired by German expressionist writer Frank Wededkind’s plays “Earth Spirit” and “Pandora’s Box”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Warner, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Steel Panther (glam metal band) | “Balls Out” (producer: Jay Ruston; guests: Dane Cook, Chad Kroeger, Nuno Bettencourt; first single: “17 Girls in a Row”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Universal Republic, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Three Metre Day (Toronto trio) | “Coasting Notes [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) | (3MD, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Tyrese | “Open Invitation” (guests: Ludacris, Rick Ross, Jay Rock, Candice; new single: “Too Easy”; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) | (Voltron, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Various artists | “The Sing-Off: Songs of the Season” (MP3 Download) | (Epic, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Tears of Heaven: The Concept Recording” (producers: Frank Wildhorn, Jeremy Roberts; project features Linda Eder, Morgan James, Christiane Noll, James Barbour, Rob Evan, etc.; MP3 Download) | (GlobalVision, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Suzanne Vega | “Close-Up, Vol. 3, States of Being [MP3 Download]” (16 songs; Hear here) | (Amanuensis Productions, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Wale | “Ambition” (producers: J. Cole, Lex Luger, T-Minus, Beat Billionaire, Cool & Dre, Lil’ Lody, Tone P., Mark Henry, DJ Toomp, Plain Pat, Southside, Diplo, etc.; guests: Kid Cudi, Rick Ross, Jeremih, Ne-Yo, Miguel, Lloyd, Big Sean, Meek Mill; first single: “Focused”; Hear here; Sampler; MP3 Download) | (Maybach Music/Warner, Nov. 1, 2011) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Association, The | “Insight Out (Deluxe Expanded Mono Edition)” (1967 album, featuring “Windy” and “Never My Love”; remastered, with 10 bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Now Sounds, Oct. 31, 2011) |
| Beach Boys, The | “The Smile Sessions [Box set]” (9 discs; Read here; 2 CDs; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Capitol/EMI, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Dave Brubeck Quartet, The | “Their Last Time Out: The Unreleased Live Concert, December 26, 1967” (2 CDs, 15 songs; MP3 Download) | (Columbia/Legacy, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Damned, The | “The Damned Live [MP3 Download]” (18 songs) | (Orange Leisure, Oct. 31, 2011) |
| Dear Hunter, The | “The Color Spectrum: Complete Collection [Box set]” | (Triple Crown, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Decemberists, The | “Long Live the King” (six-song EP features outtakes from “The King Is Dead” recording sessions, including a cover of Grateful Dead’s “Row Jimmy”; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Capitol, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Jethro Tull | “Aqualung: 40th Anniversary Special Edition” (1971 album; remastered; 2 CDs, 25 songs, with some previously unreleased new stereo mixes; Vinyl box set; MP3 Download) | (Chrysalis/EMI, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Journey | “Greatest Hits 2” (17 songs, spanning singles and album tracks recorded from 1978 to 1996; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download), “Greatest Hits/Greatest Hits 2” (33 songs; MP3 Download) | (Columbia/Legacy, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Knack, The | “Get the Knack” (1979 album; remastered) | (Capitol/EMI, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Manic Street Preachers | “National Treasures: The Complete Singles [MP3 Download]” (38 songs) | (Columbia, Oct. 31, 2011) |
| Nellie McKay | “Obligatory Villagers” (2007 album) | (Hungry Mouse, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Muppets, The | “A Green and Red Christmas” (2006 album, with two bonus tracks) | (Walt Disney, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Gram Parsons | “Gram Parsons: The Early Years [Box set]” (two CD, one DVD, a picture disc vinyl LP and four posters; Read here) | (Sierra, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Steve Perry | “Street Talk [Vinyl]” (1984 album; remastered) | (Columbia/Legacy, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Pink Martini | “A Retrospective” (21 tracks; MP3 Download) | (Heinz, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Queen | “Queen 40 Limited Edition Collector’s Box Set Volume 3 [Box set]” (10 CDs; MP3 Download) | (Hollywood, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Slipknot | “Iowa: 10th Anniversary Edition [CD/DVD]” (1991 album; remastered; second CD features full, live audio from the “Disasterpieces” DVD; the DVD includes “Goat,” a new film directed by M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan, featuring never-before-seen interviews, rare footage and four music videos; MP3 Download) | (Roadrunner, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Joe Tex | “Singles A’s & B’s, Vol. 4 – 1973-1976” (18 tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Shout, Oct. 31, 2011) |
| U2 | “Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary Edition)” (1991 album; remastered, with unreleased material, video, remixes, B-sides and documentary footage, plus a full album of demo and early versions; Read here; Vinyl; CD; Super Deluxe Edition; Uber Deluxe; MP3 Download) | (Island/UMe, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Various artists | “The Best of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum Live [Box set]” (3 CDs, 51 songs; includes performances by Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Aerosmith, Al Green, Chuck Berry, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Who, Metallica, Billy Joel, John Fogerty, James Brown, the Allman Brothers Band, Cream, Lynryd Skynyrd, The Ronettes, etc.) | (Time Life, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Greensleeves Dubstep Chapter 1” (Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Greensleeves, Oct. 31, 2011) |
| Hank Williams (Sr.) | “Honky Tonkin’ [MP3 Download]” (19-song compilation) | (Orange Leisure, Oct. 31, 2011) |
| Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention | “Carnegie Hall [Box set]” (previously unreleased October 1971 shows, featuring Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan, Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Jim Pons and Aynsley Dunbar; 4 CDs) | (Vaulternative, Oct. 31, 2011) |
DVD/Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Lindsey Buckingham | “Songs From the Small Machine: Live in L.A. [DVD]” (See here; DVD/CD; Blu-ray) | (Eagle Rock, Nov. 1, 2011) |
BTW: Track list — 1) “Shut Us Down”; 2) “Go Insane”; 3) “Trouble”; 4) “Never Going Back Again”; 5) “Big Love”; 6) “Under the Skin”; 7) “All My Sorrows”; 8) “In Our Own Time”; 9) “Illumination”; 10) “Second Hand News”; 11) “Tusk”; 12) “Stars Are Crazy”; 13) “End of Time”; 14) “That’s the Way Love Goes”; 15) “I’m So Afraid”; 16) “Go Your Own Way”; 17) “Turn It On”; 18) “Treason”; 19) “Seeds We Sow.”
| Chicago | “Live in Concert [DVD]” (Blu-ray) | (Image, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Grateful Dead | “The Grateful Dead Movie [DVD/Blu-ray]” (1977 film, co-directed by Jerry Garcia; more than 95 minutes of bonus concert footage; Read here) | (Shout! Factory, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Michael Jackson | “Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon [DVD]” (Blu-ray) | (Universal Studios, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Kings of Leon | “Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon [DVD]” (documentary includes personal home videos, unedited interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of the band’s journey from their small-town beginnings in Oklahoma to rock stardom; Blu-ray) | (RCA, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Michael McDonald | “A Tribute to Motown Live/Michael McDonald Live [DVD]” | (Image, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Bill Murray, David Johansen, et al | “Scrooged [Blu-ray]” (1988 film) | (Paramount, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Placebo | “Placebo: We Come in Pieces [DVD]” (Blu-ray) | (Eagle Rock, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Rolling Stones, The | “The Rolling Stones: All 6 Ed Sullivan Shows [DVD]” (2 discs; See here) | (SOFA Entertainment, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Usher | “OMG Tour: Live From London [DVD]” | (Eagle Rock, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Steve Winwood | “Live in Concert [DVD]” (Blu-ray) | (Image, Nov. 1, 2011) |
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| Beatles, The | “If You Like the Beatles … Here Are Over 200 Bands, Films, Records, and Other Oddities That You Will Love [Paperback]” (author: Bruce Pollock) | (Backbeat, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Doors, The | “The Doors FAQ [Paperback]” (author: Rich Weidman) | (Backbeat, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| David King Dunaway, Molly Beer | “Singing Out: An Oral History of America’s Folk Music Revivals [Paperback]” (Hardcover; Kindle) | (Oxford University Press, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Ace Frehley | “No Regrets: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Memoir [Hardcover]” (co-authors: Joe Layden, John Ostrosky; Kindle) | (VH1 Books, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Glenn Hughes | “Glenn Hughes: The Autobiography — From Deep Purple to Black Country Communion [Paperback]” (co-author: Joel McIver) | (Jawbone, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Tony Iommi | “Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath [Hardcover]” (Kindle) | (Da Capo Press, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Michael Jackson | “Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson [Paperback]” (author: Joseph Vogel) | (Sterling, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Jay-Z | “Decoded [Paperback]” (Kindle) | (Spiegel & Grau, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Kinks, The | “You Really Got Me: The Story of the Kinks [Hardcover]” (author: Nick Hasted) | (Omnibus Press, Nov. 1, 2011) |
| Led Zeppelin | “Whole Lotta Led: Our Flight With Led Zeppelin [Kindle]” (authors: Ralph Hulett, Jerry Prochnickyn) | (Citadel, Nov. 1, 2011) |