Sept. 27, 2011
New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Acoustic Alchemy | “Roseland” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Heads Up, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Allstar Weekend | “All the Way” (Hear here) | (Hollywood, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Anti-Flag | “Complete Control Recordings Session [MP3 Download]” (includes a cover of The Clash’s “Should I Stay or Should I Go”; Read here) | (SideOneDummy, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Apparat | “The Devil’s Walk” (first single: “Song of Los”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) | (Mute, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| autoKratz | “Self Help for Beginners” (guests: Peter Hook, Andrew Innes; Hear here) | (!K7, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Sebastian Bach | “Kicking & Screaming” (producer: Bob Marlette; Hear here; CD/DVD; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Frontiers, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Bangles, The (now a trio, without Michael Steele) | “Sweetheart of the Sun” (their first album of new material in nearly eight years; producers: Bangles, Matthew Sweet; Sweet also plays bass on the album; Hear here) | (Model Music Group, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Blink-182 | “Neighborhoods” (Read here; Deluxe edition; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Interscope, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Rachel Taylor Brown | “World So Sweet” (Hear here) | (Penury Pop, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Harold Budd (ambient/neo-classical composer) | “In the Mist” (Hear/read here; MP3 Download) | (Darla, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Candy Hearts | “Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy” (Hear here) | (Kind of Like Records, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Carolina Liar | “Wild Blessed Freedom” (producers: Max Martin, Shellbac, Tobias Karlsson; first single: “Drown”; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) | (Atlantic, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Chickenfoot | “Chickenfoot III” (producer: Mike Fraser; first single: “Big Foot”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (eOne Music, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| J. Cole | “Cole World: The Sideline Story” (producers: No I.D., Danjahandz, Brian Kidd, Jay-Z; first single: “Work Out”; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Roc Nation, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Corroded (Swedish rockers) | “Exit to Transfer [MP3 Download]” (Hear here; CD) | (Ninetone/Membran Entertainment Group/ MRI/Red, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Jason Derulo | “Future History” (producers: The Fliptones, J.R. Rotem, Frank E, The-Dream, Eman; new single: “It Girl”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Beluga Heights/Warner, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Jackie DeShannon | “When You Walk in the Room” (new acoustic versions of her hits and other originals; Hear here) | (RockBeat, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| William Michael Dillon (framed for murder in 1981, exonerated through DNA testing in 2008) | “Black Robes and Lawyers” (producer: Jim Tullio; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Flying Free Productions, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Dominant Legs | “Invitation” (first single: “Hoop of Love”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Lefse, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Dum Dum Girls | “Only in Dreams” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Sub Pop, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Gift, The (psychedelic synth-pop band from Portugal) | “Explode” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (La Folie, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Frankmusik (Lady Gaga producer) | “Do It in the AM” (first single: “Do It in the AM”; Hear here) | (Cherrytree/Interscope, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Daryl Hall | “Laughing Down Crying” (his first solo album in 12 years; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Verve, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa | “Don’t Explain” (includes covers of Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Bill Withers, Ray Charles, Tom Waits, etc.; producer: Kevin Shirley; first single: a cover of John Anderson’s “Swingin'”; Hear here; Read here) | (J&R Adventures, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| House of Lords | “Big Money” (Hear here) | (Frontiers, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Humans, The (Toyah Willcox, Bill Rieflin and Chris Wong) | “Sugar Rush [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) | (The End, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Hundredth | “Let Go” (Hear here; Vinyl) | (Mediaskare, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Van Hunt | “What Were You Hoping For?” (first single: “Eyes Like Pearls”; Hear here) | (Thirty Tigers, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Hush Now, The (Boston indie rock quintet) | “Memos” (producer: Benny Grotto; Hear here) | (The Hush Now, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Sarah Jaffe | “The Way Sound Leaves a Room [MP3 Download]” (includes covers of Drake’s “Shut It Down” and Cold War Kids’ “Louder Than Ever”; Hear here; CD) | (Kirtland, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Stanley Jordan | “Friends” (guests: Mike Stern, Bucky Pizzarelli, Charlie Hunter, Ronnie Laws, Regina Carter, etc.; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Mack Avenue, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Kasabian | “Velociraptor!” (producer: Dan the Automator; Hear here; Read here) | (Columbia, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Knux, The (sibling hip-hop duo) | “Eraser” (guest: Kid Cudi; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Cherrytree/Interscope, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Rachael Lampa (Dove Award winner) | “All We Need” (producers: Marshall Altman, David Garcia, Chris Stevens, Dan Muckala; first single: “Remedy”; Hear here) | (220 Entertainment, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Sonia Leigh | “1978 December” (guest: Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray; first single: “My Name Is Money”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Southern Ground, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Tony Lucca | “Under the Influence” (10-song covers album, including “You Got Lucky,” “Grandma’s Hands,” “Baby Driver,” “That’s the Way,” etc.; producer: Mike Vizcarra; Hear here) | (Rock Ridge Music, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Seth MacFarlane (“Family Guy” creator) | “Music Is Better Than Words” (orchestral/big band album, with MacFarlane singing classics from the 1940s and ’50s; guests: Norah Jones, Sara Bareilles) | (Universal Republic, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Machine Head | “Unto the Locust” (producer: frontman Robb Flynn; Hear here) | (Roadrunner, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Malajube | “La Caverne” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (MB3, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Dan Mangan | “Oh Fortune” (producer: Colin Stewart; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Arts & Crafts, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Mastodon | “The Hunter” (producer: Mike Elizondo; Hear here; Deluxe edition) | (Reprise, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Mekons | “Ancient & Modern” (first single: “Space In Your Face”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Sin Record Label, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Mocean Worker | “Candygram For Mowo!” (guests: Lyrics Born, Bill Frisell, Charlie Hunter, Mindi Abair, John Ellis, Steven Bernstein, Hal Willner, Rahsaan Roland Kirk; first single: “Shooby Shooby Do Yah!”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (MOWO! Inc., Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Maria Muldaur | “Steady Love” (producer: Muldaur; Hear here) | (Stony Plain, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| 9th Wonder | “The Wonder Years” (guests: Warren G, Marsha Ambrosius, Raekwon, Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli, etc.; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Traffic Entertainment, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Pallers (Swedish synthpop duo) | “The Sea of Memories [MP3 Download]” (first single: “Come Rain, Come Sunshine”; Hear here) | (Labrador, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Phonte (former frontman of Little Brother and the Foreign Exchange) | “Charity Begins At Home” (producers: 9th Wonder, Swiff D, Phonte, etc.Hear here; MP3 Download) | (The Foreign Exchange Music, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Radiation City | “The Hands That Take You” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Tender Loving Empire, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| LeAnn Rimes | “Lady & Gentlemen” (producer: Vince Gill; first single: a cover of John Anderson’s “Swingin'”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Curb, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Josh Rouse and The Long Vacations | “Josh Rouse and The Long Vacations” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Bedroom Classics, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| John Scofield | “A Moment’s Peace” (five new originals, along with covers of the Beatles’ “I Will” and Carla Bley’s “Lawns”; guests: Larry Goldings, Scott Colley, Brian Blade; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Emarcy, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Derek Sherinian | “Oceana” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Music Theories/Mascot Label Group, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Ricky Skaggs | “A Skaggs Family Christmas Volume Two [CD/DVD]” (producer: Skaggs; guests: The Whites, Luke and Molly Skaggs, Rachel Leftwich, Kentucky Thunder, The Nashville Strings; Hear here) | (Skaggs Family, Sept. 27, 2011) |
BTW: “We released ‘Volume One’ back in 2005 because our fans asked us for it,” Skaggs tells P&P. “We didn’t know if we’d ever do another one, but we’ve been hearing from our fans and they’re ready for more Christmas songs, so here’s ‘Volume Two.’ It was a joy to create and we’re excited to share it.”
| Sóley (of the Icelandic indie-collective Seabear and Sin Fang) | “We Sink” (first single: “Smashed Birds”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Morr Music, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Matthew Sweet | “Modern Art” (first single: “She Walks the Night”; Hear here; ; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Missing Piece, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Switchfoot | “Vice Verses” (producer: Neal Avron; first single: “Dark Horses”; Hear here) | (Atlantic, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Textures | “Dualism” (producer: guitarist Jochem Jacobs; first single: “Reaching Home”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Nuclear Blast, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| theft | “The Hard Way [MP3 Download]” (producer: Dwayne Larring; Hear here) | (theft, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| thenewno2 | “EP002 [MP3 Download]” (guests: Regina Spektor, RZA, Crisis, Sir Eyes; Hear here) | (Hot, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Bill Toms (former guitarist of Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers) | “Memphis” (producer: Will Kimbrough; Hear here) | (Bill Toms, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Uriah Heep | “Live in Armenia [CD/DVD]” (2 CDs, 1 DVD; producer: Mike Paxman; See here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Frontiers, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Footloose: Music From the Motion Picture [Film soundtrack]” (remake opens Oct. 14; the soundtrack features eight new songs and four remakes from the original soundtrack; See here; MP3 Download) | (Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Note of Hope: A Celebration of Woody Guthrie” (contributors: Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Van Dyke Parks, Tom Morello, Ani Difranco, etc.; Hear here; Read here) | (429, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Various artists | “WOW Hits 2012” (2 CDs, 33 songs; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) | (WOW, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Tom Vek | “Leisure Seizure” (first single: “A Chore”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Downtown/Coop USA/Island, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| VHS or Beta | “Diamonds & Death” (Hear here) | (Krian Music Group/Chromosome, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Warm Ghost | “Narrows” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Partisan, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Waterboys, The | “An Appointment With Mr. Yeats” (songs created from the lyrics of poet WB Yeats; producers: frontman Mike Scott, bassist Marc Arciero; Hear here) | (U.K. – Proper, Sept. 26, 2011) |
| Wilco | “The Whole Love” (first single: “I Might”; Hear here; Full stream; Read here; Vinyl; Deluxe edition) | (dBpm, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Steven Wilson (of Porcupine Tree) | “Grace For Drowning” (2 discs; producer: Wilson; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Blu-ray; MP3 Download) | (Kscope, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Johnny Winter | “Roots” (guests: Edgar Winter, Vince Gill, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, John Popper, Warren Haynes, John Medeski, etc.; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Megaforce, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Miles Zuniga (of Fastball) | “These Ghosts Have Bones” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (33 1/3/Redeye, Sept. 27, 2011) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Anvil | “Monument of Metal: The Very Best of Anvil [MP3 Download]” (19 tracks; Hear here) | (The End, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Barenaked Ladies | “Hits From Yesterday & The Day Before” (14 tracks) | (Rhino, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Lewis Black | “The Prophet” (recorded in 1991; MP3 Download) | (Comedy Central, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Coolio | “The Greatest Hits and Remixes” (21 tracks; MP3 Download) | (Artists Addiction, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Everclear | “Return to Santa Monica” (MP3 Download) | (Cleopatra, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Roy Harper | “Songs of Love and Loss” (2 CDs, 24 songs; Read here) | (U.K. – Salvo, Sept. 26, 2011) |
| Davy Jones | “David Jones/The Deluxe Edition” (1965 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks) | (Friday Music, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Wes Montgomery | “Movin’: The Complete Verve Recordings” (5 CDs) | (Verve Select, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Aaron Neville | “Hercules: The Complete Singles 1960-1977” (2 CDs, 54 songs; Hear here) | (Snapper, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Nirvana | “Nevermind [Deluxe edition]” (20th anniversary edition of the 1991 album; remastered, with a second CD of rarities, B-sides and live tracks; Read here; Single CD; Super Deluxe Edition, out Oct. 25; see related DVD below) | (Geffen/UMe, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Buck Owens | “Bound For Bakersfield 1953-1956: The Complete pre-Capitol Collection” (24 songs; Read here) | (RockBeat, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Luciano Pavarotti | “ICON” (best-of) | (Universal/UMe, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Pink Floyd | “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” (1967 album; remastered), “A Saucerful of Secrets” (1968 album; remastered), “More” (1969 soundtrack album; remastered), “Ummagumma” (1969 album; remastered), “Atom Heart Mother” (1971 album; remastered), “Meddle” (1971 album; remastered), “Obscured by Clouds” (1972 album; remastered), “The Dark Side of the Moon: Experience Version” (1973 album; 3 CDs; remastered; Single CD; Immersion Box Set, feat. 6 discs), “Wish You Were Here” (1975 album; remastered), “Animals” (1977 album; remastered), “The Wall” (1979 album; 2 CDs; remastered), “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” (1987 album; remastered), “The Division Bell” (1994 album; remastered), “The Discovery Studio Album Box Set” (16 CDs; MP3 Download) | (Capitol/EMI, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Elvis Presley | “Young Man With the Big Beat [Box set]” (5-CD, 12-inch square box set, with 80-page book, includes his RCA studio master recordings and outtakes in New York, Nashville and Memphis, plus live performances, interviews, etc.), “Elvis Presley: Legacy Edition” (contains the “Elvis Presley” and “Elvis” with bonus tracks) | (RCA/Legacy, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Maurice Starr | “Flaming Starr” (1980 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (U.K. – Funkytowngrooves, Sept. 26, 2011) |
| Sting | “Sting: 25 Years [Box set]” (3 CDs, 45 songs; with a DVD, “Rough, Raw & Unreleased: Live At Irving Plaza” from 2005) | (A&M/UMe, Sept. 27, 2011) |
BTW: Disc One — “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free,” “Love Is the Seventh Wave,” “Consider Me Gone,” “Moon Over Bourbon Street,” “Fortress Around Your Heart,” “Bring On The Night (Live),” “Driven To Tears (Live),” “I Burn For You (Live),” “Be Still My Beating Heart,” “They Dance Alone,” “Englishman in New York,” “Fragile,” “We’ll Be Together,” “Sister Moon,” “Secret Marriage.”
Disc Two — “All This Time,” “Mad About You,” “Why Should I Cry For You?,” “The Soul Cages,” “When The Angels Fall,” “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You,” “Fields of Gold,” “Seven Days,” “It’s Probably Me,” “Shape Of My Heart,” “When We Dance,” “I Hung My Head,” “I Was Brought to My Senses,” “You Still Touch Me,” “I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying.”
Disc Three — “A Thousand Years,” “Desert Rose,” “Ghost Story,” “Brand New Day,” “Send Your Love,” “Whenever I Say Your Name,” “Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing),” “Soul Cake,” “The Hounds of Winter,” “Next to You,” “We Work the Black Seam,” “The Pirate’s Bride,” “Never Coming Home,” “Russians (Live),” “The End of the Game (Live).”
DVD — “Message in a Bottle,” “Demolition Man,” “Synchronicity II,” “Driven to Tears,” “Heavy Cloud, No Rain,” “A Day in the Life,” “Voices Inside My Head/When the World Is Running Down,” “Roxanne,” “Next to You,” “Lithium Sunset.”
| Southern Culture On the Skids | “Zombified” (originally released in 1988 as an eight-song EP in Australia; remastered, with five bonus tracks; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Kudzu, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Various artists | “Putumayo Presents Acoustic Cafe” | (Putumayo, Sept. 27, 2011) |
| Various artists | “WOW Christmas” (32 songs; MP3 Download) | (Word, Sept. 27, 2011) |
