Oct. 2, 2012
New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Adele | “Skyfall [MP3]” (theme song to the James Bond movie of the same name) | (XL Recordings/Columbia, Oct. 5, 2012) |
| The Amity Affliction (Australian post-hardcore band) | “Chasing Ghosts” (producer: Michael “Elvis” Baskette; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Roadrunner, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Tori Amos | “Gold Dust” (re-imaginations of songs spanning her career, recorded with the Metropole Orchestra; producer: Amos; Hear here; CD/DVD; MP3) | (Deutsche Grammophon, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| AxeWound (feat. members of Bullet For My Valentine and Cancer Bats) | “Vultures” (Hear here; See here; MP3) | (The End, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Balmorhea (Austin, Texas, six-piece band) | “Stranger” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Western Vinyl, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Beacon (Brooklyn-based duo) | “For Now [MP3]” (five-song EP; new single: “Safety’s Off”; Hear here) | (Ghostly International, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Rev. Milton Biggham and the Georgia Mass Choir | “I Still Have a Praise” | (Savoy/Malaco, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Brainstorm | “Heat Waves [MP3]” (producer: Robby Moncrieff; Hear here) | (Tender Loving Empire, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| California Wives (Chicago new-wave quartet) | “Art History” (producer: Claudius Mittendorfer; first single: “Marianne”; Hear here; MP3) | (Vagrant, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Iris DeMent | “Sing the Delta” (her first album in 16 years; producers: Bo Ramsey, Richard Bennett; Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Flariella, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| DJ Drama | “Quality Street Music” (producers: DJ Drama, Kane Beatz, T-Minus; guests: Future, Young Jeezy, T.I., Ludacris, 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky, Jeremih, Meek Mill, Waka Flocka Flame, Tyler the Creator; new single: “My Moment”; Hear here; MP3) | (eOne Music, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Mark Eitzel (of American Music Club) | “Don’t Be a Stranger” (producer: Sheldon Gomberg; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Merge, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Jackie Evancho | “Songs From the Silver Screen” (guests: Chris Botti, Jacob Evancho, 2Cellos, Joshua Bell, The Tenors; Hear here; MP3) | (Syco Music/Columbia, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Faith Evans | “R&B Divas” (companion album to her TV One reality series “R&B Divas”; guests: Kelly Price, Fantasia, Nicc Gilbert, Monifah Carter, Syleena Johnson, Keke Wyatt; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (eOne Music, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Flying Lotus (electronic producer) | “Until the Quiet Comes” (guests: Thom Yorke, Erykah Badu, Thundercat, Niki Randa, Laura Darlington; first single: “See Thru to U”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Warp, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Glee Cast | “Celebrity Skin [MP3],” “A Change Would Do You Good [MP3],” “Everybody Wants to Rule the World [MP3],” “Mister Monotony [MP3]” | (Columbia, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Piney Gir (Kansas-raised, U.K.-based singer) | “Geronimo! [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Highline, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Heart | “Fanatic” (producer: Ben Mink; guest: Sarah McLachlan; first single: “Fanatic”; Hear here; See here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Legacy, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| The Hood Internet (Chicago production duo) | “Feat [MP3]” (guests: A.C. Newman, Annie Hart, Isaiah Toothtaker, Psalm One, BBU, Class Actress, etc.; Hear here; CD) | (Decon, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| How to Dress Well (songwriter and producer Tom Krell) | “Total Loss” (producers: Krell, Rodaidh McDonald; first single: “Cold Nites”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Weird World/Acephale, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Diana Krall | “Glad Rag Doll” (Hear here; Deluxe edition; Vinyl; MP3) | (Verve, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Bob Lind | “Finding You Again” (his first full-length studio album since 1971; producer: Jamie Hoover of the Spongetones; Hear here) | (U.K. – Big Beat/Ace, Oct. 1, 2012) |
| Cher Lloyd (British “X Factor” finalist) | “Sticks & Stones” (released last November in the U.K.; U.S. version includes a bonus track; producers: The Runners, The Monarch, Shellback, Max Martin, RedOne, Toby Gad; guests: Busta Rhymes, Carolina Liar, Becky G; Hear here; MP3) | (SYCO Music/Epic, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Marillion | “Sounds That Can’t Be Made” (Hear here; MP3) | (Eagle Rock, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Maserati | “Maserati VII” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Temporary Residence Ltd., Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Matt and Kim | “Lightning” (producers: Matt and Kim; first single: “Let’s Go”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (FADER Label, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Maybeshewill (post-rock band from Leicester, U.K.) | “I Was Here for a Moment, Then I Was Gone” (released last year in the U.K.; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Function/Redeye, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Tift Merritt | “Traveling Alone” (producer: Tucker Martine; guest: Andrew Bird; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Yep Roc, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Miguel | “Kaleidoscope Dream” (producers: Salaam Remi, Pop & Oak, Jerry Wonda; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (ByStorm/RCA, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Misser (side project from Tim Landers of Transit and This Time Next Year’s Brad Wiseman) | “Every Day I Tell Myself I’m Going to Be a Better Person” (producer: Gary Cioffi; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Rise, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Van Morrison | “Born to Sing: No Plan B” (producer: Morrison; first single: “Open the Door [To Your Heart]”; Track list; MP3) | (Blue Note, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Mountain Goats, The | “Transcendental Youth” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Merge, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Muse | “The 2nd Law” (Hear here; See here; Deluxe edition; Vinyl; MP3) | (Helium 3/Warner, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Jerrod Niemann | “Free the Music” (producers: Dave Brainard, Niemann; guest: Colbie Callait; first single: “Shinin” on Me”; Hear here; MP3) | (Sea Gayle/Arista Nashville, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Lindi Ortega (Canadian singer-songwriter) | “Cigarettes & Truckstops” (Hear here; MP3) | (Last Gang, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Beth Orton | “Sugaring Season” (first single: “Something More Beautiful”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (ANTI-/Epitaph, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Papa Roach | “The Connection” (producers: James Michael, John Feldmann; first single: “Still Swingin”; Hear here; Vinyl; Deluxe edition; MP3) | (Eleven Seven Music, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Tristan Prettyman | “Cedar + Gold” (producer: Greg Wells; first single: “My Oh My”; Hear here; MP3) | (Capitol, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Prodigy of Mobb Deep | “The Bumpy Johnson Album [MP3]” (producers: Alchemist, Sid Roams, S.C., King Benny; Hear here) | (Infamous, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Chris Rene (finalist on the first season of “The X Factor USA”) | “I’m Right Here” (seven-song EP; producers: busbee, Christian Rich, Chuck Harmony, Claude Kelly, J. Bonilla, J.R. Rotem, Jon Levine, Mitchum Chin, Peter Biker, Soulshock, Supa Dups; Hear here; MP3, with bonus track “I Made It”) | (Syco Music/Epic, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Blake Shelton | “Cheer, It’s Christmas” (recorded with a full orchestra; guests: wife Miranda Lambert, Michael Bublé, Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson, Pistol Annies, his mother Dorothy Shackleford; Hear here; MP3) | (Warner Nashville, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Jake Shimabukuro | “Grand Ukulele” (producer: Alan Parsons; Hear here; MP3) | (Mailboat, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Cody Simpson (15-year-old Australian singer) | “Paradise” (producers: DJ Frank E, Shawn Campbell; guest: Becky G; new single: “Wish U Were Here”; Hear here; MP3) | (Atlantic, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Jeffree Star | “Mr. Diva [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Popsicle Music/KonLive, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Sun Airway | “Soft Fall” (first single: “Close”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Dead Oceans, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Taken By Trees | “Other Worlds” (Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Secretly Canadian, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Three Days Grace | “Transit of Venus” (producer: Don Gilmore; first single: “Chalk Outline”; Hear here; MP3) | (RCA, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| The Tragically Hip | “Now For Plan A” (first single: “At Transformation”; Hear here; MP3) | (Zoé/Rounder, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Vaccines, The | “The Vaccines Come of Age” (producer: Ethan Johns; first single: “No Hope”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Columbia, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| VALIS (Vast Active Living Intelligence System) | “Minds Through Space and Time [MP3]” (producer: Jack Endino; Hear here; See here) | (Strange Earth, Oct. 5, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Garth Hudson Presents Chest Fever: A Canadian Tribute to The Band” (producers: Hudson, Peter J. Moore; contributors: Neil Young, Cowboy Junkies, Bruce Cockburn, Raine Maida, The Sadies, Blue Rodeo, Ian Thornley, Great Big Sea, etc.; Hear here; MP3) | (Curve Music/Redeye, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Nettwerk Fall Music Sampler 2012 [MP3]” (15 songs) | (Nettwerk, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Pitch Perfect [Film soundtrack]” (comedy musical directed by Jason Moore, starring Anna Kendrick, opens Oct. 5; See here; MP3) | (Universal, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Super WHY!: You’ve Got the Power Soundtrack [MP3]” (PBS Kids animated series; CD) | (Razor & Tie, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Who Are You: An All Star Tribute to The Who” (contributors: Dave Davies, The Raveonettes, The Sweet, Iggy Pop, Pat Travers, Todd Rundgren, Gretchen Wilson, Joe Lynn Turner, Mark Lindsay, etc.; Vinyl; MP3) | (Cleopatra, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| von Grey (indie-alt-folk band of classically trained sisters from Alpharetta, Ga.) | “von Grey [MP3]” (five-song EP; producer: Nick DiDia; Hear here) | (von Grey Music, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Andre Williams (R&B, blues-punk musician co-wrote “Shake a Tail Feather”) | “Life” (producer: Matthew Smith; first single: “Blame It On Obama”; Vinyl; MP3) | (Alive Naturalsound, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Yip-Yip | “Bone Up [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Glowmobile Recording Company, Oct. 2, 2012) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| ABBA | “The Essential Collection” (two CDs, 39 songs; DVD; MP3) | (Polydor/UMe, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Joseph Arthur | “Junkyard Hearts” (four 2002 EPs on two CDs; MP3) | (Real World, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Big D and the Kids Table | “Built Up From Nothing: The D-Sides and Strictly Dub [MP3]” (39 tracks) | (SideOneDummy, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Boston Spaceships (side project from Robert Pollard) | “Out of the Universe By Sundown: The Greatest Hits of Boston Spaceships [MP3]” (15 tracks; Read here) | (Fire, Oct. 1, 2012) |
| David Cassidy | “Romance” (1985 album, including the U.K. Top 10 hit “The Last Kiss”; remastered) | (Real Gone Music, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Sandy Denny | “The Notes and the Words: A Collection of Demos and Rarities [Box set]” (four CDs; Track list) | (U.K. – Universal, Oct. 1, 2012) |
| Dion | “The Complete Laurie Singles” (two CDs, 36 songs) | (Real Gone Music, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| First Aid Kit | “Drunken Trees” (2008 debut mini album from the Swedish duo; MP3) | (Wichita Recordings/Redeye, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Marvin Gaye | “Anthology: The Best of Marvin Gaye [MP3]” (1995 compilation; 47 songs) | (Motown, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Grateful Dead | “Dick’s Picks Vol. 27 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA 12/16/92” (three CDs) | (Real Gone Music, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Clarence “Frogman” Henry | “Greatest Hits” | (Fuel, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Elton John | “5 Classic Albums 1970-1973 [Box set]” (five-CD set contains “Elton John,” “Tumbleweed Connection,” “Madman Across the Water,” “Honky Chateau” and “Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player”) | (Universal, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Kimbra | “Vows Remixes [MP3]” (seven-song EP; remixes by Damian Taylor, M-Phazes, etc.; Hear here) | (Warner, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Kenny G | “The Classic Christmas Collection” (16 songs; MP3) | (Arista/Legacy, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Barry Manilow | “The Classic Christmas Collection” (16 songs; MP3) | (Arista/Legacy, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Diana Ross and the Supremes | “Every Great #1 Hit [MP3]” (1987 compilation) | (Motown, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| The Shoes | “35 Years — The Definitive Shoes Collection 1977-2012” (21 songs; Track list; MP3) | (Real Gone Music, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| The Thirteenth Floor Elevators | “7th Heaven: Music of the Spheres — The Complete Singles Collection [MP3]” (18 tracks; See here) | (Charly, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Three Degrees, The | “Maybe: Deluxe Special Edition” (1970 album; remastered; with a second CD of bonus tracks) | (U.K. – Big Break, Oct. 1, 2012) |
| The Tokens | “It’s a Happening World (Expanded Edition) [MP3]” (1967 album) | (Rhino/Warner, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Frank Turner | “Last Minutes & Lost Evenings [CD/DVD]” (15-song collection of standards and rarities hand-picked by Turner; Hear here; MP3) | (Epitaph, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Luther Vandross | “The Classic Christmas Collection” (14 songs; MP3) | (Epic/Legacy, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Atlantic Soul Legends: 20 Original Albums From the Iconic Atlantic Label [MP3]” (20-disc collection features albums by Ray Charles, Booker T. & The MG’s, The Drifters, Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, Sam & Dave, Arthur Conley, Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway, etc.; Box set) | (Rhino/Atlantic, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Hard to Handle: Black America Sings Otis Redding” (25 songs; Read here) | (U.K. – Ace, Oct. 1, 2012) |
| Various artists | “16 #1 Hits From the Early 60’s [MP3]” (1982 compilation) | (Motown, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Wall of Voodoo | “Seven Days in Sammystown/Happy Planet/Ugly Americans in Australia” (1985, 1987 and 1988 albums on two CDs; remastered, with bonus tracks; Read here) | (Raven, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| John Zacherle | “Monster Mash/Scary Tales” (1962, 1963 albums on one disc, 26 tracks; remastered) | (Real Gone Music, Oct. 2, 2012) |
DVD/Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| The Beatles | “Beatles Stories [DVD]” (new documentary, feat. interviews with Smokey Robinson, Brian Wilson, Art Garfunkel, Susanna Hoffs, Graham Nash, Ray Manzarek, etc.; See here) | (Cinema Libre, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| David Bowie | “Bowie in Berlin [DVD]” (documentary on his years in Germany, 1976-79) | (Silver & Gold, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Johnny Depp | “Dark Shadows [DVD]” (2012 film; Blu-ray/DVD) | (Warner, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Hiromi | “Hiromi: Live In Marciac [DVD]” (guests: Anthony Jackson, Simon Phillips) | (Telarc, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Annie [Blu-ray]” (1982 film, starring Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Aileen Quinn, Bernadette Peters, Tim Curry, directed by John Huston; special features include the “My Hollywood Adventure with Aileen Quinn” featurette and a Sing-Along with Annie) | (Sony Pictures, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Cinderella: Diamond Edition [Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy]” (1950 film; DVD) | (Disney, Oct. 2, 2012) |
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| Carpenters | “Yesterday Once More: The Carpenters Reader [Paperback]” (author: Randy L. Schmidt) | (Chicago Review Press, Oct. 1, 2012) |
| Michael Jackson | “Michael Jackson Style [Paperback]” (author: Stacey Appel) | (Omnibus Press, Oct. 1, 2012) |
| The Kills | “The Kills: Dream & Drive [Hardcover]” (a collection of photos taken by longtime friend Kenneth Cappello, documenting nine years of the band’s career) | (Red Meat Heart, Sept. 30, 2012) |
| Morrissey & Johnny Marr | “Morrissey & Marr: The Severed Alliance — 20th Anniversary Edition [Paperback]” (author: Johnny Rogan) | (Omnibus Press, Oct. 1, 2012) |
| New Kids on the Block | “Five Brothers and a Million Sisters: The Authorized Biography [Hardcover]” (author: Nikki Van Noy; Kindle) | (Touchstone, Oct. 2, 2012) |
| Prince | “Prince: A Celebration [Hardcover]” (author: Matt Thorne; Kindle) | (Faber & Faber, Oct. 5, 2012) |
| Kenny Rogers | “Luck or Something Like It: A Memoir [Hardcover]” | (William Morrow, Oct. 2, 2012) |
Next week: Oct. 9, 2012
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