New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Asteroid Shop, The | “The Asteroid Shop” (Hear here) | (The Council, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Mandy Barnett | “Winter Wonderland” (Read here; MP3 Download) | (Rounder, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Body Language (Brooklyn synthpop quartet) | “Social Studies” (Hear/read here; MP3 Download) | (Lavish Habits/Om, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Bond (string quartet) | “Play” (first single: “Diablo”; Hear here; See here) | (U.K. – Decca/Universal, Oct. 17, 2011) |
| Casting Crowns | “Come to the Well” (Hear here) | (Provident, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Kimya Dawson (of The Moldy Peaches) | “Thunder Thighs” (guests: Aesop Rock, plus members of the Strokes, Mountain Goats, etc.; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Great Crap Factory, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Deep Dark Woods, The | “The Place I Left Behind [MP3 Download]” (producer: Darren Van Niekerk; Hear here) | (Sugar Hill, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Emil & Friends (actor Emile Hirsch) | “Lo & Behold” (Hear here) | (Cantore, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Melissa Errico | “Legrand Affair: The Songs of Michel Legrand” (performed with a 100-piece symphony orchestra in Brussels; producers: Phil Ramone, Richard Jay-Alexander; Hear/read here) | (Ghostlight, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Everlast | “Songs of the Ungrateful Living” (first single: “I Get By”; Hear here; See here; Read here) | (Martyr Inc./EMI, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Melissa Errico | “Legrand Affair” (a collection of songs written by Michel Legrand, performed with a 100-piece symphony orchestra in Brussels; producers: Phil Ramone, Richard Jay-Alexander; Hear/read here) | (Ghostlight, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Family Force 5 | “III” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Tooth & Nail/III Entertainment, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Sara Groves | “Invisible Empires” (producer: Steve Hindalong; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Fair Trade/Columbia, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Lalah Hathaway | “Where It All Begins” (first single: “If You Want To”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Stax, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Iced Earth | “Dystopia” (Hear here; Vinyl; Deluxe edition) | (Century Media, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Chris Isaak | “Beyond the Sun” (a collection of early Sun material and originals; first single: “Live It Up”; Hear here; Deluxe edition; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Vanguard, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Jane’s Addiction | “The Great Escape Artist” (band’s first studio album in eight years; TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek will co-write and play bass; producer: Rich Costey; first single: “Irresistible Force”; See here; MP3 Download) | (Capitol, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Japanese Popstars, The (Irish tech-house trio) | “Take Forever [MP3 Download]” (five-song EP: the single “Take Forever,” featuring The Cure’s Robert Smith, and four remixes; See here) | (Astralwerks, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Joe | “The Good, the Bad, the Sexy” (producers: Osinachi Nwaneri, Brandon “B.A.M.” Alexander, etc.; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Kedar Entertainment Group, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Joy Formidable, The | “The Big More [MP3 Download]” (new tracks and a remix; Hear here) | (Canvasback/Atlantic, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Kentucky Headhunters, The | “Dixie Lullabies” (Hear/read here; MP3 Download) | (Red Dirt, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Kitty, Daisy & Lewis (North London-based brother-and-sister trio) | “Smoking in Heaven” (producers: Lewis and his father Graeme Durham; first single: “Messing With My Life”; Hear here; See here) | (DH/Verve, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Dave Koz | “Ultimate Christmas” (18 songs; guests: Peter White, Brenda Russell, Kimberley Locke, Rick Braun, David Benoit, Brian Culbertson; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Capitol, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Shelby Lynne | “Revelation Road” (first single: “Revelation Road”; Hear here) | (Everso/Fontana, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Mandala | “The Visitation [MP3 Download]” (See here) | (The Odes, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| M83 | “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) | (Mute, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Montgomery Gentry | “Rebels on the Run” (Hear here) | (Average Joe, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| My Brightest Diamond (chamber-pop outfit) | “All Things Will Unwind” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) | (Asthmatic Kitty, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Noah and the MegaFauna (gypsy jazz group) | “Anthems for a Stateless Nation [MP3 Download]” (producer: Adam Lasus; guests: Mindy Gaspar, Marianne Dissard, Emily St. Amand-Poliakoff, Kat Edmonson; Hear here) | (Silence Breaks, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Original 7ven, The (formerly The Time) | “Condensate” (together for the first time in 21 years are Morris Day, Jesse Johnson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jerome Benton, Jellybean Johnson and Monte Moir; Read here) | (SRR, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Sandi Patty | “Broadway Stories” (featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jack Everly; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Word Entertainment, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Penguin Prison | “Penguin Prison” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Downtown, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Pree | “Folly [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) | (Paper Garden, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Pujol | “Nasty, Brutish, and Short [EP]” (Vinyl) | (Saddle Creek, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Puscifer | “Conditions of My Parole” (first single: “Man Overboard”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Puscifer Entertainment, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Real Estate | “Days” (producer: Kevin McMahon; Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Domino, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Cliff Richard | “Soulicious” (soul duets with Percy Sledge, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., Roberta Flack, James Ingram, Freda Payne, Jaki Graham, Deniece Williams, Lamont Dozier, Candi Staton, etc.; Hear here) | (U.K. – EMI, Oct. 17, 2011) |
| States | “Room to Run [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) | (States Music, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Patrick Stump (of Fall Out Boy) | “Soul Punk” (producer: Stump; guest: Lupe Fiasco; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Island, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| June Tabor & Oysterband | “Ragged Kingdom” (their first album in 21 years; Hear here) | (Topic, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Randy Travis | “Blessed Assurance” (15 favorite gospel hymns and songs; Hear here) | (Spring Hill, Oct. 18, 2011) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Gene Autry | “Playlist: The Very Best of Gene Autry” | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive | “Not Fragile [24 KT+ Gold CD]” (1974 album; remastered) | (Audio Fidelity, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Be Bop Deluxe | “Futurist Manifesto: The Harvest Years 1974-1978 [Box set]” (5 discs, 81 songs; MP3 Download) | (U.K. – EMI, Oct. 17, 2011) |
| Brides of Funkenstein, The | “Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy” (1980 album) | (Wounded Bird, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Andrea Bocelli | “Vivere: The Very Best of Andrea Bocelli [K2 HD Master]” (16 tracks) | (K2 HD, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Carpenters | “Gold Greatest Hits [K2 HD Master]” (20 tracks) | (K2 HD, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Cher | “The Best of Cher: The Imperial Recordings 1965-1968 [MP3 Download]” (44 songs) | (Capitol/EMI, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | “Bruckner: 10 Symphonies [Box set]” (10 CDs, 46 songs; MP3 Download) | (Deutsche Grammophon, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Rosemary Clooney | “Playlist: The Very Best of Rosemary Clooney” | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Coheed and Cambria | “Playlist: The Very Best of Coheed and Cambria” | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Phil Collins | “Hello, I Must Be Going! [24 KT+ Gold CD]” (1982 album; remastered) | (Audio Fidelity, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Cradle of Filth | “Evermore Darkly [CD/DVD]” (eight-song EP companion piece to the 2010 album “Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa,” with two new songs; the DVD features a live show from June 25, 2011’s Graspop festival; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Nuclear Blast, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Joe Diffie | “Playlist: The Very Best of Joe Diffie” | (Epic/Legacy, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Connie Francis | “The Very Best of Connie Francis [K2 HD Master]” (21 tracks) | (K2 HD, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Brantley Gilbert | “A Modern Day Prodigal Son” (2009 album; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Valory Music Group, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Buddy Grecco | “Buddy Greco: Live At the Sands [MP3 Download]” (17 songs) | (The Preservation Society Presents, Oct. 17, 2011) |
| Gunhill Road | “Gunhill Road” (1972 album, produced by Kenny Rogers, includin “Back When My Hair Was Short”; remastered, with four bonus tracks; Hear here) | (Wounded Bird, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Hollies, The | “Love Songs [MP3 Download]” (22 songs) | (Capitol/EMI, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Hooters, The | “Playlist: The Very Best of The Hooters” | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Human League, The | “Essential [MP3 Download]” (15 tracks) | (EMI, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Etta James | “Heart & Soul: A Retrospective [Box set]” (4 CDs, 84 songs) | (Hip-O Select, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Jefferson Starship | “Freedom at Point Zero/Winds of Change” (1979, 1982 albums; remastered, with a bonus mono edit of “Jane”) | (Friday Music, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Nik Kershaw | “The Riddle [MP3 Download]” (1994 album) | (Island, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Kris Kristofferson | “Playlist: The Very Best of Kris Kristofferson” | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Wynton Marsalis | “Swingin’ Into the 21st” (14 selections from career box set; MP3 Download) | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Matisyahu | “Playlist: The Very Best of Matisyahu” | (Epic/Legacy, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| “Jelly Roll” Morton | “Rarities: The Rare Band and Blues Sides” | (Jazz Oracle, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Mudvayne | “Playlist: The Very Best of Mudvayne” | (Epic/Legacy, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Platters, The | “The Very Best of The Platters [K2 HD Master]” (12 tracks) | (K2 HD, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Proclaimers, The | “This Is the Story: Expanded Edition [MP3 Download]” (1987 album; remastered, with 13 bonus rarities; CD), “Sunshine On Leith: Expanded Edition [MP3 Download]” (1994 album; remastered, with 18 bonus rarities; CD), “Hit the Highway: Expanded Edition [MP3 Download]” (1994 album; remastered, with 15 bonus rarities; CD) | (Capitol/EMI, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Kelly Rowland | “Playlist: The Very Best of Kelly Rowland” | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Todd Rundgren | “Something/Anything? [Vinyl]” (1972 album; remastered) | (Rhino, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Say Anything | “Playlist: The Very Best of Say Anything” | (RCA/Legacy, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Screaming Trees | “Last Words: The Final Recordings” (unreleased late 1990s recordings; MP3 Download) | (Sunyata, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Smiths, The | “The Smiths Complete [Box set]” (8 CDs, 106 songs; all albums newly remastered by Johnny Marr; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Rhino/Warner, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Phoebe Snow | “Playlist: The Very Best of Phoebe Snow” | (Epic/Legacy, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin | “Tape Club” (26-song collection of unreleased tracks, B-sides and rarities; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Polyvinyl, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Sting | “Sting: The Best of 25 Years” (12 tracks; MP3 Download) | (A&M/Interscope, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Billy Swan | “Playlist: The Very Best of Billy Swan” | (Monument/Legacy, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Hank Thompson | “Capitol Collectors Series [MP3 Download]” (20 tracks) | (Capitol Nashville/EMI, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Underoath | “Play Your Old Stuff” (3-CD set includes the albums “The Changing of Times,” “They’re Only Chasing Safety” and “Define the Great Line”; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Solid State/Tooth & Nail, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Various artists | “T Bone Burnett Presents The Speaking Clock Revue — Live From The Beacon Theatre” (recorded last October, featuring Elvis Costello, Elton John and Leon Russell, John Mellencamp, Ralph Stanley, Gregg Allman, Jeff Bridges, Yim Yames, Neko Case, etc.; Read here) | (Shout! Factory, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Trax Records: The 25th Anniversary Collection [CD/DVD]” (featuring the music of Adonis, Farley “Jackmaster” Funk, Mr. Fingers, Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson, Ralphi Rosario, George Clinton & Screamin’ Rachael, etc.; includes the DVD documentary “The House That Trax Built”; Hear here) | (Trax, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Trojan 35th Anniversary, 1968-2003 [MP3 Download]” (48 songs; Hear here) | (Trojan/Sanctuary, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Phil Vassar | “Playlist: The Very Best of Phil Vassar” | (Arista Nashville/Legacy, Oct. 18, 2011) |
| Gino Vannelli | “A Night to Remember” (live album) | (Fuel, Oct. 18, 2011) |