Oct. 11, 2011
New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Ryan Adams | “Ashes & Fire” (producer: Glyn Johns; guests: Benmont Tench, Norah Jones; first single: “Lucky Now”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (PAX*AM/Capitol, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Lauren Alaina (runner-up on season 10 of “American Idol”) | “Wildflower” (producer: Byron Gallimore; first single: “Like My Mother Does”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Scott H. Biram | “Bad Ingredients” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Bloodshot, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Björk | “Biophilia” (her first album since 2007, partly recorded on an iPad; producers: Björk, 16bit, Leila Arab; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Nonesuch, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Blackbells (Brooklyn psychedelic rock band) | “IxI [MP3 Download]” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Fontana, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Carolina Road | “Back to My Roots” (Hear here) | (Rural Rhythm, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Casiokids | “Aabenbaringen over aaskammen” (“The revelation over the mountain”; guests: Of Montreal; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Polyvinyl, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Crowe Brothers | “Bridgin’ the Gap” (Hear here) | (Rural Rhythm, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Cymbals Eat Guitars (Staten Island indie-rock band) | “Lenses Alien” (producer: John Agnello; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Barsuk, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Deas Vail (Arkansas indie rock band) | “Deas Vail” (Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) | (Mono vs. Stereo, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Electric Six | “Heartbeats AND Brainwaves!” (producer: Zach Shipps; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Metropolis, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Erasure | “Tomorrow’s World” (producer: Frankmusik; first single: “When I Start To [Break It All Down]”; Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) | (Mute, Oct. 11, 2011) |
BTW: The synth-pop legends let Lady Gaga producer Frankmusik work his studio magic on the first single, “When I Start To (Break It All Down).”
The result may be a little jarring for longtime Erasure fans, but it’s refreshingly contemporary.
“The song was originally called ‘Tender’ and it was a ballad,” singer Andy Bell tells P&P. “It was probably the last track we were working on in London and I know Frank was referencing ELO for that one. He cranked up the energy on that, sped it up.”
Now comes Erasure’s first album in four years. Bell loves what Frankmusik brought to the table.
His gut feeling? “There’s something in the air, there’s something going on, and people are excited about it and so are we.”
| Evanescence | “Evanescence” (producer: Nick Raskulinecz; Hear here; Read here; CD/DVD; MP3 Download) | (Wind-up, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Fairchilds, The | “Our Revolution” (producer: Jim Lowe; Hear here) | (Vertusent, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Five Finger Death Punch | “American Capitalist” (producer: Kevin Churko; first single: “Under and Over It”; Hear here; Deluxe edition; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Prospect Park, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Black Francis + Reid Paley | “Paley & Francis” (guests: Muscle Shoals players David Hood on bass and Spooner Oldham on piano; MP3 Download) | (Sonic Unyon, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Future Islands | “On the Water” (Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Thrill Jockey, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Graffiti6 (London pop/rock duo) | “Free” (seven-song EP includes a cover of Fleet Foxes’ “Blue Ridge Mountains”; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) | (Capitol, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| John Wesley Harding | “The Sound of His Own Voice” (producers: Scott McCaughey, Harding; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Yep Roc, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Mayer Hawthorne | “How Do You Do” (first single: “The Walk”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) | (Universal Republic, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Hunter Hayes | “Hunter Hayes” (20-year-old country singer wrote or co-wrote all 12 songs and plays every instrument; producers: Dann Huff, Hayes; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Atlantic Nashville, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Joe Henry | “Reverie” (all-acoustic album; producer: Henry; guests: Lisa Hannigan, Jean McClain, Patrick Warren, Marc Ribot; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Anti-/Epitaph, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Himalayan Bear (aka Ryan Beattie of Victoria, B.C.) | “Hard Times [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) | (Absolutely Kosher, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Hull | “Beyond the Lightless Sky” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (The End, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Icarus Himself (Madison, Wis., electro-psycho-folk trio) | “Career Culture” (first single: “On Your Side”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Science of Sound, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Markéta Irglová (female half of Swell Season) | “Anar” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Anti-/Epitaph, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| I-Wayne | “Life Teachings” (producers: Patrick Z, Marcus “Icus” Deacon; Hear here) | (VP, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Cosmo Jarvis | “Is the World Strange or Am I Strange?” (first single: “Gay Pirates”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (25th Frame/The End, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Joe Jonas | “Fastlife” (first single: “See No More,” featuring Chris Brown; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) | (Jonas/Hollywood, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Ben Lee | “Deeper Into Dream” (producer: Lee; first single: “Get Used to It”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Dangerbird, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Julian Lennon | “Everything Changes” (Hear here) | (U.K. – Music From Another Room, Oct. 10, 2011) |
| Library Voices | “Summer of Lust” (producer: Jace Lasek; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Dine Alone, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Lunch (Worcester, Mass., indie rock group) | “Lunch [MP3 Download]” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Mightier Than Sword, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Martina McBride | “Eleven” (producer Byron Gallimore; new single: “Love You Through It”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Republic Nashville, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| James Morrison | “The Awakening” (producer: Bernard Butler; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) | (Island, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Nous Non Plus (faux-French indie rock band) | “Freudian Slip” (producers: David Garza, Julien Galner; first single: “Bunga Bunga”; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) | (Aeronaut, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Parlor Mob, The (New Jersey rock quintet) | “Dogs” (producer: Matt Radosevich; first single: “Into the Sun”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Roadrunner, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Chris Pierce | “I Can Hear You [MP3 Download]” (includes a cover of Bill Withers’ “Hope She’ll Be Happier”; producers: Pierce, Seth Atkins Horan; Hear here) | (Pierce, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Radio Moscow | “The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Alive Naturalsound, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Ready Set, The | “Feel Good Now” (five-song EP; first single: “Hollywood Dream”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Sire/Decaydance, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Michael Schenker | “Temple of Rock” (guests: Leslie West, William Shatner, Carmine Appice, Chris Slade, Michael Amott, etc.; first single: “Miss Claustrophobia”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Inakustik/MVD Entertainment Group, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| William Shatner | “Seeking Major Tom” (2-CD, space-themed album featuring guests Peter Frampton, Lyle Lovett, Johnny Winter, Brad Paisley, Steve Miller, Sheryl Crow, Wayne Kramer, Dave Davies, Zakk Wylde, etc.; See here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Cleopatra, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Nick Swisher (New York Yankees outfielder) | “Believe” (children’s album for charity; producer: Loren Harriet; Read here; MP3 Download) | (ICON Sports Group/ABKCO, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Trapped Under Ice | “Big Kiss Goodnight” (producer: New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Good Fight Music/Reaper, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Benjamin Utecht (retired NFL tight end) | “Christmas Hope: An Inspirational Holiday Collection” (guests: Jim Brickman, Jaimee Paul; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Spring Hill, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists | “ZZ Top: A Tribute From Friends” (contributors: Daughtry, Filter, Wyclef Jean, Mastodon, Nickelback, Grace Potter, Mick Fleetwood, Steven Tyler, Jonny Lang, John McVie, etc.; MP3 Download) | (Show Dog/Universal, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Dale Watson & The Texas Two | “The Sun Sessions” (recorded at the fabled Sun Studios in Memphis; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Red House, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Nat & Alex Wolff (formerly The Naked Brothers Band) | “Black Sheep” (producer: Matt Wallace; first single: “Thump Thump Thump”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (SaddleUp/RED, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Rachael Yamagata | “Chesapeake” (producer: John Alagia; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Frankenfish, Oct. 11, 2011) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| After the Fire | “Signs of Change” (1978 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks) | (U.K. – King Midas, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| B-52’s, The | “With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens GA” (first official B-52’s live album; MP3 Download) | (Eagle, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| James Brown | “The Singles: Volume 11 (1979-1981)” (2 CDs, 28 songs; MP3 Download) | (Hip-O Select, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Johnny Cash | “Bootleg Vol. III: Live Around the World” | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Ray Charles | “Blues Before Sunrise” (2 CDs, 30 songs; recordings from 1949-1952) | (Pazzazz, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Hamza El Din | “Eclipse” (1978 album; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Ben Folds | “Retrospective: Best Imitation of Myself 1995-2011” (Hear/read here; Deluxe edition, 3 CDs, 61 songs; MP3 Download) | (Epic/Legacy, Oct. 11, 2011) |
BTW: Disc One: “The Best Imitation of Myself” — “Brick (Radio Mix),” “Annie Waits,” “Philosophy,” “Underground,” “Landed (Strings Version),” “One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces,” “Don’t Change Your Plans,” “The Luckiest,” “Smoke,” “Rockin’ the Suburbs,” “Kate,” “Gracie,” “Still Fighting It,” “You Don’t Know Me,” “There’s Always Someone Cooler Than You,” “Still,” “From Above,” “House” (new track).
Disc Two: “Live (1997 – 2011) — “Julianne,” “Video,” “Song for The Dumped,” “Missing the War,” “Mess,” “Magic,” “Selfless, Cold and Composed,” “Zak and Sara,” “Girl,” “Just Pretend,” “Fred Jones Part 2,” “Careless Whisper” (featuring Rufus Wainwright), “All U Can Eat,” “Long Tall Texan,” “Army,” “Battle of Who Could Care Less,” “Kylie from Connecticut,” “Effington,” “Picture Window,” “Sentimental Guy,” “Not the Same.”
Disc Three: “Rarities (1991 – 2011)” — “Unrelated” (unfinished song demo), “Best Imitation of Myself” (demo), “Rocky” (4 track home demo), “Boxing” (demo), “Julianne” (from unreleased first album, 1994), “Evaporated” (from unreleased first album, 1994), “Alice Childress” (originally released on “Rare on Air 3: KCRW Performances,” 1997), “Barrytown” (from “Me, Myself and Irene” soundtrack, 2000), “Amelia Bright” (Mitch Easter sessions, 2000), “Tell Me What I Did” (new track), “Rock Star” (demo), “Losing Lisa” (demo), “Break Up at Food Court” (demo), “Wandering” (demo), “Hiro’s Song” (demo), “The Secret Life of Morgan Davis” (alternate mix), “Such Great Heights” (alternative mix from MySpace sessions), Bitches Ain’t Shit” (B-side of “Landed” 7-inch vinyl single, “Time” (alternate version), “Sleazy” (originally released on Download to Donate’s Tsunami Relief, 2011), “Because the Origami,” “Stumblin’ Home Winter Blues” (new track).
| Peter Gabriel | “New Blood (Special Edition)” (2 CDs; DVD/Blu-ray versions out Oct. 24; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Real World, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Judy Garland | “The London Studio Recordings, 1957-1964” (2 CDs, 43 songs) | (U.K. – First Hand, Oct. 10, 2011) |
| The Golden Gate Gypsy Orchestra of America and California | “The Travelling Jewish Wedding” (1981 album; Hear here; MP3 Download; ) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir, The | “Freedom Chants from the Roof of the World” (1989 album; Hear here; MP3 Download) , “The Perfect Jewel: Sacred Chants of Tibet” (3 CDs; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Mickey Hart | “Music to Be Born By” (1989 album; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Mickey Hart, Airto and Flora Purim | “Däfos [MP3 Download]” (1982 album; Hear here) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Hariprasad-Zakir Hussain | “Venu [MP3 Download]” (1989 album; Hear here) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Judas Priest | “The Chosen Few” (artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, James Hetfield, Alice Cooper, Joe Elliott, Slash, Lemmy, etc., pick their own favorite Priest track and explain why it is special to them; MP3 Download) | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Ustad Sultan Khan | “Sarangi: The Music of India” (1988 album; Hear here) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Latvian Women’s Choir, The | “Dzintars: Songs of Amber” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Trini Lopez | “Sinner Not a Saint: The Complete King and DRA Recordings 1959-1961” (2 CDs, 60 songs) | (U.K. – Ace, Oct. 10, 2011) |
| Airto Moreira | “The Other Side of This” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Morcheeba | “Trigger Hippie: The Best of Morcheeba 1995-2003” (2 CDs, 35 songs; Track list) | (U.K. – Music Club Deluxe, Oct. 10, 2011) |
| Babatunde Olatunji | “Drums of Passion: The Beat” (1988 album; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Radiohead | “TKOL RMX 1234567” (19-song, 2-CD of remixes; Hear/read here; MP3 Download) | (tbd, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Rhythm Devils | “The Apocalypse Now Sessions” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Todd Rundgren | “Runt + The Ballad of Todd Rundgren” (1970, 1971 albums; remastered), “Something/Anything?” (1972 album; remastered), “A Wizard/A True Star + Todd” (1973, 1974 albums; remastered), “Initation + Faithful” (1975, 1976 albums; remastered) | (U.K. – Edsel, Oct. 10, 2011) |
| Phil Seymour | “The Phil Seymour Archive Series Volume 2” (19 songs) | (Fuel, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Britney Spears | “B in the Mix: The Remixes, Vol. 2” (remixes of tracks from her past three albums, “Blackout,” “Circus” and “Femme Fatale”; MP3 Download) | (Jive, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Clarence “Tater” Tate | “20 Bluegrass Fiddle Classics” | (Rural Rhythm, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists | “The Arthur S. Alberts Collection: More Tribal, Folk, and Café Music of West Africa” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists | “American Warriors: Songs for Indian Veterans” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists | “L. H. Corrêa de Azevedo: Music of Ceará and Minas Gerais [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists | “The Dark Box: The Ultimate Goth, Wave & Industrial Collection 1980-2011 [Box set]” (4 CDs, 55 songs; featuring Ministry, Joy Division, The Damned, Christian Death, Soft Cell, Shiny Toy Guns, etc.; MP3 Download) | (Cleopatra/The Orchard, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists | “The Discoteca Collection: Missao de Pedquisas Folcloricas” (MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists | “The Flash Records Story: Popular Platters — Recorded and Retailed” (2 CDs, 60 songs) | (U.K. – Ace, Oct. 10, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Honor the Earth Powwow: Songs of the Great Lakes Indians” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Living Art, Sounding Spirit: The Bali Sessions [Box set]” (3 CDs; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Music for the Gods: The Fahnestock South Sea Expedition: Indonesia [MP3 Download]” (Hear here; ) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists | “The Music of Upper and Lower Egypt” (1984 album; Hear here; MP3 Download; ) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists | “The Spirit Cries: Music from the Rainforests of South America & the Caribbean” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Utom: Summoning the Spirit” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Voices of the Rainforest” (Hear here) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various artists | “The Yoruba/Dahomean Collection: Orishas Across the Ocean” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways/Mickey Hart Collection, Oct. 11, 2011) |
DVD/Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Cheap Trick | “Live Toyko 1978 [DVD]” | (Hudson Street, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Cream | “Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2005 [Blu-ray]” (See here) | (Eagle Rock, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| David Crosby & Graham Nash | “Crosby-Nash: In Concert [DVD]” (Filmed at the Palace Theatre in Stamford, Conn., during their 2011 tour; See here) | (Blue Castle/ADA, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | “Live in Concert/Italy 1993 [DVD]” | (1-2-3-4 GO, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Taylor Swift | “Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless [DVD]” (behind the scenes of her first headlining concert tour, originally appeared as a three-part series on The Hub; See here) | (Shout! Factory, Oct. 11, 2011) |
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| Eagles | “Eagles: Taking It to the Limit [Hardcover]” (author: Ben Fong-Torres) | (Running Press, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Scott Miller | “Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and Musicals [Hardcover]” (Hardcover) | (Northeastern, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Ozzy Osbourne | “Trust Me, I’m Dr. Ozzy: Advice From Rock’s Ultimate Survivor [Hardcover]” (contributor: Chris Ayres; Kindle) | (Grand Central Publishing, Oct. 11, 2011) |
| Various authors | “Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label [Hardcover]” | (Rizzoli, Oct. 11, 2011) |
Music Games
| Subject: | Title: | Media/Due date: |
| Various artists | “Just Dance 3 [Nintendo Wii]” (also PS3, X360) | (Ubisoft, Oct. 11, 2011) |
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