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February 02, 2010

 

New CD Album Releases, 2-2-2010: Nick Jonas, Rob Zombie, Lil Wayne
Nick Jonas pictureRob Zombie seems like much more of a personality than any kind of particularly accomplished artist or songwriter. I can't quite remember any of his particular songs, but his new album Hellbilly Deluxe 2 at least has some fun sounding titles. Don't know how much actual TUNE there is to any of them, but I could dig on songs with titles like "Virgin Witch" and "Sick Bubblegum."

Nick Jonas has a solo album, Who I Am. Twelve year old girls among my humble readership are encouraged to send me reviews. Hey, it could be good, or at least minimally competent pop craftsmanship.

Lil Wayne is back this week with Rebirth. This apparently features a heavy rock quotient mixed in to his basic rap.

Split second news
Donni Hotwheel Megamix Lyrics
Britney Spears
Bed Rock (part 2) Lyrics
Lloyd
Downfall Lyrics
Joe Budden
One Day On This Earth Lyrics
Brutha
Alive Lyrics
Enrique Iglesias
Hands Tied Lyrics
Toni Braxton
007 On You Lyrics
Esmee Denters
Message In The Bottle Lyrics
Jason DeRulo
Anyone But Him Lyrics
Mr Hudson
Lights Lyrics
Ellie Goulding
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Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases:

Nick Jonas & the Administration
Who I Am
Hollywood Records
Contemporary Pop/Rock, Teen Pop

Lil Wayne
Rebirth
Universal Motown
Pop, Rap-Rock, Southern Rap

Midlake
The Courage of Others
Bella Union
Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

The Album Leaf
A Chorus of Storytellers
Sub Pop Records
Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Post-Rock

Attitude Adjustment
The Collection
Taang! Records
Hardcore Punk, Punk Revival, Punk/New Wave, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal

Emanuel Ax
Mendelssohn: Piano Trios
Sony Music
Romantic Chamber Music

BT
These Hopeful Machines
Nettwerk
Progressive Trance, Club/Dance, Trance

Zuill Bailey
Bach: Cello Suites
Telarc
Baroque Cello Music

Franklin Cox
The New Cello, Vol. 1
Centaur
Contemporary Cello Music

Carl Craig
The Album Formerly Known As...
K7
IDM, Detroit Techno, Club/Dance, Techno

Al Kent
Disco Love: Rare Disco & Soul Uncovered
BBE
Club/Dance, Disco, Funk

Glossary
Feral Fire
Rebel Group
Alternative/Indie Rock, American Trad Rock

Ma'alot Quintet
Rossini: Harmoniemusik for Wind Quintet
MDG
Romantic Chamber Music

Bob Marley & the Wailers
Rarities Edition: Legend
Tuff Gong

Mighty Baby
Tasting the Life: Live 1971
Sunbeam Records

Thomas Quasthoff
The Best Of Thomas Quasthoff
RCA Red Seal
Baroque, Classical & Romantic Vocal Music

Madlib
Madlib Medicine Show No. 1: Before the Verdict
Left-Field Hip-Hop

Ziggy Marley
Let's Go Back...Way Back, Vol. 1: Dancehall Originators
Tuff Gong Worldwide Dancehall

Original Soundtrack
Shutter Island [Music from the Motion Picture]
Rhino Records
Modern Composition, Minimalism, Experimental Electronic, Soundtracks

Pierced Arrows
Descending Shadows
Vice Records

Priestess
Prior to the Fire
Teepee Records
Stoner Metal, Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock

Joe Satriani
Live in Paris: I Just Wanna Rock
Red Ink
Guitar Virtuoso, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Instrumental Rock

Scuba
Sub:stance
Dubstep, Club/Dance

The Soft Pack
The Soft Pack
Kemado
Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock

Sourpatch
Crushin
Happy Happy Birthday To Me Re
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Toro y Moi
Causers of This
Carpark Records
Indie Electronic, Indie Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock

The Units
History of the Units: The Early Years: 1977-1983
Community Library
Punk/New Wave, New Wave, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Various Artists
High All the Time, Vol. 2
Past & Present Records

Various Artists
Maximum Prog: 16 Rare Gems from the Golden Age of British Progressive Rock
Past & Present Records

Various Artists
Next Stop... Soweto
Strut

Various Artists
Nigeria Afrobeat Special
Soundway

Various Artists
Pop Ambient 2010
Kompakt
Ambient Techno, Ambient

Various Artists
The Psychedelic Salvage Company, Vols. 1-2
Past & Present Records

Wakey! Wakey!
Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said the Last Time I Saw You...
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Whitefield Brothers
Earthology
Now-Again

George Winston
Love Will Come: The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Vol. 2
RCA Victor
Piano/New Age, Contemporary Instrumental, Adult Alternative, Solo Instrumental, Neo-Classical, Adult Contemporary

Rob Zombie
Hellbilly Deluxe 2
Geffen
Heavy Metal

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posted by Al at 2/02/2010 02:52:00 PM

January 26, 2010

 

New CD Album Releases, 1-26-2009: Patty Griffin, The Magnetic Fields, Pat Metheny
Downtown Church is the new album by Patty Griffin. I won't claim much expertise in her repertoire, but she's generally considered one of the premier Americana or folk artists going. What I'm hearing here sounds pretty listenable. She's about something. I particularly appreciate the gospel and gospel flavors. For someone not known as a commercial powerhouse presenting an album of gospel and spirituals, I'm pleased to note that she's rated as high as #9 at Amazon currently.

Stephin Merritt's Magnetic Fields are back with Realism. Just on the basis of preview snips, this sounds like something that would be worth hearing at least once or twice. But then, I'm always inclined to give this guy the benefit of the doubt for having created "All My Little Words."

Pat Metheny has Orchestrion. The big point here is that he's managed to create a full orhcestra effect himself, all based on treatments of his guitar signal. I don't know from what I've heard if it's especially compositionally memorable, but it's a fairly impressive orhcestra effect at least.

Music news
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Goldfrapp
Across The Sky Lyrics
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Everything To Me Lyrics
Monica
Spotlight Lyrics
Christina Aguilera
Hope For Haiti Now Lyrics
Beyonce Knowles
Edit Lyrics
Keke Palmer
Everybody Hurts Lyrics
Miley Cyrus
When The Lights Go Off Lyrics
Joe
They Say Lyrics
Chris Brown
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Here's the complete list of this week's major new CD Album releases:

Beach House
Teen Dream
Sub Pop Records
Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Charlotte Gainsbourg
IRM
Elektra
French Pop, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, French, Western European Traditions, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Patty Griffin
Downtown Church
Credential Recordings

Lady Antebellum
Need You Now
Liberty
Contemporary Country, Country-Pop

The Magnetic Fields
Realism
Nonesuch Records
Indie Pop, Indie Electronic, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Pat Metheny
Orchestrion
Nonesuch Records
Contemporary Jazz, Modern Creative, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Animal Collective
Campfire Songs
Paw Tracks
Ambient Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Lo-Fi

Arj Barker
LYAO
Warner Bros.
Comedy

Eric Bibb
Booker's Guitar
Telarc Distribution

Blue Rodeo
The Things We Left Behind
Warner Music France
Heartland Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Americana, Alternative Country-Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

David Bowie
A Reality Tour
Sony Music Entertainment
Contemporary Pop/Rock, Art Rock, Album Rock

Basia Bulat
Heart of My Own
Rough Trade US
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Buraka Som Sistema
Fabriclive.49
Fabric Records
Club/Dance

Los Campesinos!
Romance Is Boring
Arts & Crafts
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Citay
Dream Get Together
Dead Oceans Records
Neo-Psychedelia, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Clipd Beaks
To Realize
Lovepump United
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Andrew Cyr
Avner Dorman: Concertos
Naxos
Modern Concertos

DMX
Best of DMX
Hip-O Records
Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap

The Durutti Column
Paean To Wilson
Kooky
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Enigma
Platinum Collection
Virgin

Joe Firstman
El Porto
Rock Ridge Music
American Trad Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Fozzy
Chasing the Grail
Riot Entertainment
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Power Metal

Gigi
Maintenant
Tomlab
Indie Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Vince Gill
Love Songs
MCA Nashville
New Traditionalist, Country-Folk, Adult Contemporary, Country-Rock, Contemporary Country, Country-Pop

Good Shoes
No Hope, No Future
Brille
New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop

Great Buildings
Extra Epic Everything
Wounded Bird Records

The Guess Who
Wheatfield Soul/Share the Land/Canned Wheat
Ais

Thomas Hampson
Michael Daugherty: Letters From Lincoln
Koch Records
Modern & Contemporary Orchestral Music

Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk
Hydra Head Records
Heavy Metal

Four Tet
There Is Love in You
Domino Recording
Experimental Techno, Ambient Techno, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Techno

Home
Seventeen
Jagjaguwar
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Yuka Honda
Heart Chamber Phantoms
Tzadik Records

I See Hawks in L.A.
The Shoulda Been Gold 2001-2009
American Beat Records

Ihsahn
After [Bonus DVD] [Deluxe Edition]
Candlelight USA
Heavy Metal

Joan of Arc Presents:
Don't Mind Control
Polyvinyl
Experimental Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Lonnie Johnson
A Life in Music Selected Sides 1925-1953
JSP
Regional Blues, St. Louis Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Acoustic Blues, Jazz Blues, Piedmont Blues, Country Blues, Blues Revival, Early Jazz, Early R&B

Mayuko Kamio
Paganini: 24 Caprices
RCA Victor
Romantic Chamber Music

Kidz Bop Kids
Kidz Bop 17
Razor & Tie Music

Steve Kilbey/Martin Kennedy
Unseen Music Unheard Words
Inevitable Entertainment
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Leather Strip
Yes I'm Limited V
Alfa Matrix
Electro-Industrial, Alternative/Indie Rock, Industrial Dance, Club/Dance

Bei Bei/Shawn Lee
Into the Wind
Ubiquity
Experimental Rock, Funky Breaks, Chinese Traditions, Electronica, Exotica, Club/Dance, Electro-Acoustic, Jazz-Funk, Traditional Chinese

Little Esther
The Early Hits 1949-54
JSP
Jazz Blues, Regional Blues, West Coast Blues, Soul, Pop-Soul, Early R&B

Joe Locke
For the Love of You
Koch Records

Locksley
Be in Love
Indie Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Power Pop

Major Stars
Return to Form
Drag City
Alternative/Indie Rock, Acid Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic

Barry Manilow
The Greatest Love Songs of All Time
RCA Records
Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Vocal Pop

Dean Martin
Essential Love Songs
Capitol Records
Traditional Pop, American Popular Song, Vocal Pop

Chicago Underground Duo
Boca Negra
Thrill Jockey

Merzbow
13 Japanese Birds, Vol. 12
Important Records

Merzbow
13 Japanese Birds, Vol. 13
Important Records

Moon Mullican
I'll Sail My Ship Alone/Mr Honky Tonk Man
Ais

My Brightest Diamond
Shark Remixes Volumes 1, 2, 3 & 4
Asthmatic Kitty Records
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
Death Threat
Rustblade
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Youssou N'Dour
I Bring What I Love
Nonesuch Records
Mbalax, Senegalese Music, Middle Eastern Traditions, African Traditions, West African, Middle Eastern Pop, African Folk, Soundtracks, Worldbeat

Never Shout Never
What Is Love?
Sire

Scout Niblett
The Calcination of Scout Niblett
Drag City

Number One Gun
To the Secrets & Knowledge
Tooth & Nail
Contemporary Christian, CCM

William Orbit
Odyssey
Ministry of Sound
Club/Dance

Alice Sara Ott
Chopin: Complete Waltzes
Deutsche Grammophon
Romantic Piano Music

Steffen Schleiermacher
Morton Feldman: The Late Piano Works, Vol. 3
MDG
Contemporary Piano Music

Jeremy Pelt
Men of Honor
Highnote Records

Pit Er Pat
The Flexible Entertainer
Thrill Jockey
Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Corinne Bailey Rae
The Sea
Capitol Records

The Red Krayola/Art & Language
Five American Portraits
Drag City
Experimental Rock, Indie Rock, Experimental, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Retribution Gospel Choir
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Sub Pop Records
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Gospel

David Sanborn
Only Everything
Decca Us
Smooth Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Contemporary Jazz

Neil Sedaka
The Music of My Life
Universal Distribution
Brill Building Pop, Early Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Teen Idols, Soft Rock

Matthew Shipp
4D
Thirsty Ear Recordings
Avant-Garde Jazz, Piano Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Frank Sinatra
Strangers in the Night
Reprise
Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop, AM Pop, Vocal Pop

Soul Children
Finders Keepers/Where Is Your Woman Tonight
Shout

Soweto Gospel Choir
Grace
Shanachie Records
Contemporary Gospel, Gospel Choir, African Folk, Gospel, African Traditions

Taking Dawn
Time to Burn
Roadrunner
Hard Rock, Pop-Metal, Heavy Metal

George Tipton
Nilsson by Tipton
Warner Bros.

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posted by Al at 1/26/2010 03:21:00 PM

January 19, 2010

 

New CD Album Releases, 1-19-2010: Gretchen Wilson, Michael Martin Murphey
I'm seeing not a damned thing in this week's releases that looks like it'd be worth bothering with. The biggest name thing is a hits album from Gretchen Wilson, who had her first hit in 2004 - and the only thing I remember - with the cheesy "Redneck Woman." It does I suppose have the distinction of being the official anthem of white trailer trash nationwide. Good for her.

Up to date music info
One More Lie Lyrics
Craig David
Ice Lyrics
Lights
Star Struck Lyrics
Chanelle Ray
Lions! Lyrics
Lights
One Day Lyrics
Matisyahu
Strobe Lights Lyrics
Dirty Money
F*ck U Silly Lyrics
Cassie
Bricks On Me Lyrics
Plies
Beehive Waist Lyrics
T PAIN
Parachute Lyrics
Cheryl Cole
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Here's the complete list of this week's listed major new CD album releases:

Editors
In This Light and on This Evening
Columbia
New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Eels
End Times
Vagrant Records
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

RJD2
The Colossus
RJ's Electrical Connections
Left-Field Hip-Hop, Underground Rap, Neo-Soul

Spoon
Transference
Merge Records
Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Various Artists
Crazy Heart
New West Records, Inc.
Soundtracks, Truck Driving Country, Close Harmony, Americana, Outlaw Country, Bakersfield Sound, Honky Tonk

The Terry Adams Rock & Roll Quartet
Crazy 8's
Clang!

Aziz Ansari
Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening
Comedy Central Records
Standup Comedy, Comedy, Observational Humor

Danny Barnes
Pizza Box
ATO Records

Blue Highway
Some Day: The Fifteenth Anniversary Collection
Rounder Records
Progressive Bluegrass, Contemporary Bluegrass, Bluegrass

Alfred Brendel
The Farewell Concerts
Decca
Baroque, Classical & Romantic Piano Music

Coal Porters
Durango: April 17-April 30
Prima (UK)

Cold War Kids
Behave Yourself
Downtown Records
Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Dinowalrus
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Kanine Records

Josephine Foster
Graphic as a Star
Fire
Alternative Folk, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia

Barbara Hannigan
Bart Visman: Sables, Oxygène; New Heaven!; Septet
Etcetera
Contemporary Vocal, Choral & Chamber Music

Maura Kennedy
Parade of Echoes
Adult
Alternative Pop/Rock, Americana, Contemporary Folk

Lindstrom & Christabelle
Real Life Is No Cool
Smalltown Supersound
Left-Field House, Club/Dance, House

Alexander Lingas
Peter Michaelides: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Capella Romana
Contemporary Choral Music

Daniel Lippel
Abandoned Time
New Focus
Contemporary Chamber Music

Motion City Soundtrack
My Dinosaur Life
Sony Music Entertainment

Michael Martin Murphey
Lone Cowboy: Live & Solo
Western Jubilee Company
Neo-Traditionalist Country, Contemporary Country, Country-Rock, Progressive Country, Bluegrass

Raphael Wallfisch
C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concertos
Nimbus
Classical Cello Concertos

The Len Price 3
Pictures
Wicked Cool

Surfer Blood
Astro Coast
Kanine Records

Valkyrja
Contamination
Metal Blade
Heavy Metal

Keb Darge/Paul Weller
Lost & Found: Real R'N'B & Soul
BBE

Gretchen Wilson
Greatest Hits
Sony Music Entertainment
Contemporary Country, Honky Tonk, Country-Pop, Traditional Country

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posted by Al at 1/19/2010 04:18:00 PM

January 12, 2010

 

New CD Album Releases, 1-12-2010: OK Go, Vampire Weekend, Ringo Starr
Ringo StarrStill slow on the new releases front a couple of weeks into the new year. There are new releases from a couple of young groups what have made at least one worthwhile song previously. Haven't heard either of them, but OK Go has Of the Blue Colour of the Sky. Vampire Weekend has Contra.

In the sentimental favorites league, Ringo Starr has Y Not. You really shouldn't be expecting too much from the Beatles' drummer 40 odd years on, but the previews sound at least minimally listenable.

Split second music update
Dirty Game Lyrics
Jackie Boyz
A Change Lyrics
Kat Deluna
There's Space For Ol Dat I See Lyrics
M.I.A.
Raggamuffin Lyrics
Selah Sue
Get A Room Lyrics
Lloyd
Wake Up Lyrics
Jade Ewen
Rude Boy Lyrics
Rihanna
Ice Lyrics
Lights
Hard (Remix) Lyrics
Rihanna
Perfect Song Lyrics
Sterling Simms
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Here's the complete list of this week's major new CD album releases:

Final Fantasy
Heartland
Domino Recordings
Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

OK Go
Of the Blue Colour of the Sky
EMI
Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Omarion
Ollusion
Starworld Entertainment

Vampire Weekend
Contra
XL
Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Alexander String Quartet
Quintessence
Foghorn
Classical & Romantic Chamber Music

All Time Low
MTV Unplugged
Hopeless
Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk-Pop

American Chamber Winds
Igor Stravinsky: An American Soldier's Tale
Summit Records
Modern Chamber Music

Blockhead
The Music Scene
Ninja Tune
Left-Field Hip-Hop

Jason Boesel
Hustler's Son
Team Love
American Trad Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative/Indie Rock

Manu Chao
Baionarena
Warner Music France
Rock en Espanol, International Fusion, Worldbeat, French Pop

Elvis Costello
Live at Hollywood High
Hip-O Records
College Rock, Punk/New Wave, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, New Wave, Singer/Songwriter, Post-Punk

Nick Cave/Warren Ellis
The Road
Mute Records
Soundtracks

Ensemble Musica Nova
Guillaume de Machaut: Ballades
Aeon
Medieval Vocal Music

T-Model Ford
The Ladies Man
Alive Records
Regional Blues, Modern Delta Blues, Electric Delta Blues, Delta Blues

The Gilded Palace of Sin
You Break Our Hearts, We'll Tear Yours Out
Central Control International

Hilary Hahn
Bach: Violin and Voice
Deutsche Grammophon
Baroque Vocal & Chamber Music

Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston: 25th Anniversary Edition
Arista
Adult Contemporary, Urban, Dance-Pop, Pop

Ray Wylie Hubbard
A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is No C)
Bordello
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Americana, Electric Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues

J-Stalin
Prenuptial Agreement
SMC Records
West Coast Rap, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Rap

Philippe Jaroussky
J.C. Bach: La dolce fiamma
Virgin Classics
Classical Opera Arias

Chris Joss
Monomaniacs, Vol. 1
ESL
Club/Dance

Nana Grizol
"Ruth"
Orange Twin Record Company
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

O.A.R.
Rain or Shine
Everfine Records
Jam Bands, Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Ellis Paul
The Day After Everything Changed
Black Wolfe Records
Contemporary Folk

Polysics
Absolute Polysics
Myspace Records
Japanese Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, J-Pop, Noise-Rock

Sharon Shannon
Saints & Scoundrels
Irl
North American Traditions, Country & Irish, Traditional Irish Folk, Appalachian, Contemporary Celtic, Celtic, Zydeco, Cajun

Ringo Starr
Y Not
Hip-O Records
Contemporary Pop/Rock

Various Artists
Dengue Fever Presents: Electric Cambodia
Minky Records

Laura Veirs
July Flame
Raven
Marching Band Records Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative/Indie Rock, Americana

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posted by Al at 1/12/2010 03:05:00 PM

January 05, 2010

 

New CD Album Releases, 1-5-2010: Ke$ha
The big touted album this week is the debut from Ke$ha, who made some bit of a name for a guest appearance on a Flo Rida hit. This is being pushed about a dozen different ways, including placement of the "Tik Tok" single in Project Runway spots. The little bits I'm hearing seem like maybe slightly above average pre-fab studio pop radio fodder.

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street SurvivorsThe Lynyrd Skynyrd Street Survivors [Rarities Edition] is an interesting sounding artifact that does NOT include the originally released album, but an earlier alternate recording of the album, plus unused songs from the sessions and some live performances.

Also, dig the groovy Jackson 5 re-issues. Lot of groovy stuff in there.


Music update
By My Side Lyrics
Nicole Scherzinger
Bionic Lyrics
Christina Aguilera
Twirk Lyrics
Destiny's Child
Lullaby Lyrics
Shawn Desman
Yalla Habibi Lyrics
Karl Wolf
Yo New Man Lyrics
Ne-Yo
Lullaby Lyrics
Christina Aguilera
Revolution Lyrics
Jason DeRulo
Pick Up The Phone Lyrics
Dragonette
I Made It Lyrics
Kevin Rudolf
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Here's the complete list of this week's major new CD album releases:

Ke$ha
Animal
RCA Records
Dance-Pop

Katharine McPhee
Unbroken
Verve Forecast

Findlay Brown
Love Will Find You

Steve Earle
Copperhead Road [Rarities Edition]
MCA Records
Heartland Rock, Roots Rock, Country-Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Americana, Alt-Country

Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge: Rarities Edition
Island
Heartland Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop/Rock

Gin Blossoms
New Miserable Experience [Rarities Edition]
A&M Records
Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Howlin WolfHowlin' Wolf
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions [Rarities Edition]
Universal Distribution
Regional Blues, British Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Chicago Blues, Blues-Rock, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Bop, Hard Rock, Electric Memphis Blues

Jackson 5ive
Dancing Machine
Motown
Motown, Soul, Funk

The Jackson 5ive
Get It Together
Motown
Motown, Soul, AM Pop, Funk

Jackson 5
Goin' Back to Indiana
Motown
Pop-Soul, Motown, Soul, AM Pop

Jackson 5
Lookin' Through the Windows
Motown
Motown, Soul, AM Pop, Smooth Soul

Michael Jackson and Ed SullivanThe Jackson 5
Maybe Tomorrow
Motown
Pop-Soul, Motown, Soul, AM Pop

Jackson 5
Moving Violation
Motown
Motown, Soul, Smooth Soul

Jackson 5ive
Skywriter
Motown
Motown, Soul, AM Pop, Funk

The Jackson 5
Third Album/Maybe Tomorrow
Motown
Pop-Soul, Motown, Soul, AM Pop

Rick James
Street Songs [Rarities Edition]
Motown
Urban, Funk, Quiet Storm

Lynyrd Skynyrd
Street Survivors [Rarities Edition]
MCA Records
Album Rock, Boogie Rock, Arena Rock, Southern Rock, Hard Rock, Blues-Rock, Rock & Roll

Eric B. & Rakim
Paid in Full [Rarities Edition]
4th & Broadway
Golden Age, Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap
Elvis Presley kiss
Elvis Presley
Elvis 75
Legacy Recordings

Various Artists
Italo House Story: 1984-1994 the History of Italian House Music [DVD]

Various Artists
The Real Sound Of Chicago: Underground Disco From The Windy City
BBE

Original Soundtrack
Youth In Revolt
Lakeshore Records
Soundtracks

Weezer
Weezer (Blue Album) [Rarities Edition]
Geffen
Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk-Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock, Emo

Kanye West
VH1 Storytellers
Roc-A-Fella Records
Midwest Rap, Urban, Pop-Rap, Pop

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posted by Al at 1/05/2010 12:14:00 PM

December 29, 2009

 

New CD Album Releases, 12-29-2009: Steve Martin, Bob Dylan, Norah Jones, Flaming Lips
Steve Martin playing banjoThere's obviously not much in the way of new releases this last week of the year, so this list is basically constituted of what were supposed to be the big albums of the year. Looking over this list, I'm way less than impressed.

I've heard exactly ONE new 2009 album worth the bother, Steve Martin's bluegrass album The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo. That's an outstanding piece of work, worth spending money on.

Other than that, I will note that I have of course not heard everything that came out in 2009, and that I should probably particularly give a listen to the Allen Toussaint album. But not much of what I've heard of 2009 releases has made much impression on me.

And, unfortunately, I must blow an emphatic raspberry at my beloved Flaming Lips for the near to worthless Embryonic. The authors of "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton" and "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" could not come up with even one real song. This is just crappy electronic noise. Might as well try convincing yourself that John Lennon's Two Virgins album was music.

Oh well, maybe 2010 will bring great things.

Music Leaks
Like This Lyrics
Day 26
Other Side Lyrics
Shanell Woodgett
Tonight Is Your Night Lyrics
Jesse McCartney
Put It N Ya Life Lyrics
2 Pistols
Hair Down Lyrics
Diddy
Like A Knife Lyrics
Lil' Wayne
I'm Beaming Lyrics
Lupe Fiasco
Move The Damn Thing Lyrics
Juelz Santana
Heaven's Door Lyrics
Alicia Keys
Nosey Neighbour Lyrics
Akon
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Here's a list of the most recognized 2009 releases:

Steve Martin
The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo
Rounder/UMGD
Bluegrass

Matias Aguayo
Ay Ay Ay
Left-Field House, Club/Dance, House, Experimental Techno, Techno

Lily Allen
It's Not Me, It's You
Contemporary Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Animal Collective
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Indie Rock

Antipop Consortium
Fluorescent Black
Underground Rap

Dan Auerbach
Keep It Hid
Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Punk Blues, Garage Punk

Baroness
Blue Record
Sludge Metal, Progressive Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Post-Hardcore, Alternative/Indie Rock

Bibio
Ambivalence Avenue
Indie Electronic, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Rock

The Black Crowes
Before the Frost/Until the Freeze
American Trad Rock, Hard Rock, Blues-Rock, Rock & Roll

Bill Callahan
Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Brandi Carlile
Give Up the Ghost
Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter

Julian Casablancas
Phrazes for the Young
New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Neko Case
Middle Cyclone
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Country-Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Americana, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock

Rosanne Cash
The List
Neo-Traditionalist Country, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Country

Jarvis Cocker
Further Complications
Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Britpop, Alternative Pop/Rock, Hard Rock

Dalek
Gutter Tactics
Left-Field Hip-Hop, Alternative Rap

Dallas Wind Symphony
Lincolnshire Posy: Music for band by Percy Grainger
Reference Recordings
Modern Music for Band

Dam-Funk
Toeachizown
Contemporary R&B, Funk

The Dirty Projectors
Bitte Orca
Alternative/Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock

Drake
So Far Gone [Explicit]
Pop-Rap, Contemporary R&B, Hardcore Rap, Southern Rap

The-Dream
Love vs Money
Contemporary R&B, Pop

Bob DylanBob Dylan
Together Through Life
Album Rock, Blues-Rock, Rock & Roll

Fever Ray
Fever Ray
Indie Electronic, Alternative/Indie Rock, IDM

The Fiery Furnaces
I'm Going Away
Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock

Flaming LipsFlaming Lips
Embryonic
Noise Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Alternative Pop/Rock, Experimental Rock

Jan Garbarek Group
Dresden: In Concert
Continental Jazz, Modern Creative, Spiritual

Girls
Album
Indie Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock

Green Day
21st Century Breakdown
Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk-Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock, Punk Revival, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Grizzly Bear
Veckatimest
Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock

Paul Hillier
David Lang: The Little Match Girl Passion
Harmonia MundiContemporary Choral Music

Hudson Mohawke
Butter
Left-Field Hip-Hop, IDM

Shafiq Husayn
Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka
Left-Field Hip-Hop, Contemporary R&B

Japandroids
Post-Nothing
Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Noise-Rock

Norah Jones
The Fall
Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter

Kid Cudi
Man on the Moon: The End of Day
Left-Field Hip-Hop, Underground Rap, Alternative Rap

King Midas Sound
Waiting for You
Experimental Dub

Kronos Quartet
Floodplain
Nonesuch Records
Contemporary Chamber Music

La Roux
La Roux
Dance-Pop, Pop

Lady Gaga
The Fame Monster
Pop, Dance-Pop, Urban

Miranda Lambert
Revolution
Contemporary Country, Country-Pop

Sondre Lerche
Heartbeat Radio
Indie Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Little Boots
Hands
Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Dance, Dance-Pop

Madness
The Liberty of Norton Folgate
Contemporary Pop/Rock

Major Lazer
Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do
Dancehall, Ragga, Club/Dance

Manic Street Preachers
Journal for Plague Lovers
Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Britpop, Alternative Pop/Rock

Jun Markl
Messiaen: Poemes pour Mi; Les offrandes oubliees; Un sourire
NaxosModern Orchestral & Vocal Music

Mastodon
Crack the Skye
Post-Hardcore, Alternative/Indie Rock, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal

Maxwell
BLACKsummers'night
Adult Contemporary R&B, Contemporary R&B

Mika
The Boy Who Knew Too Much
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Mos Def
The Ecstatic
Underground Rap, East Coast Rap, Alternative Rap, Political Rap

Os Mutantes
Haih...Ou Amortecedor...
Brazilian Traditions, Brazilian Pop, MPB

Maki Namekawa
Philip Glass: Piano Music
Orange Mountain MusicComtemporary Piano Music

Neon Indian
Psychic Chasms
Indie Electronic, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Club/Dance

David "Fathead" Newman
The Blessing
Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Blues, Saxophone Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Brad Paisley
American Saturday Night
Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country

Pelican
What We All Come to Need
Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Heavy Metal, Instrumental Rock

Phoenix
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Dance

A Place to Bury Strangers
Exploding Head
Noise Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Shoegaze

Roberto Juan Rodriguez
The First Basket
Cuban Traditions, Jewish Music, Avant-Garde Jazz, Hebrew, Son, Rumba, Klezmer, Latin Folk, Mambo, New York Salsa, Salsa, World Fusion

St. Vincent
Actor
Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop

Shakira
She Wolf
Pop, Latin Pop, Club/Dance, Urban, Dance-Pop

Sonic Youth
The Eternal
Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Rock

Sunn 0)))
Monoliths & Dimensions
Doom Metal, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Noise, Experimental, Heavy Metal

Super Furry Animals
Dark Days/Light Years
Alternative/Indie Rock, Britpop, Alternative Pop/Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Indie Pop

The Swell Season
Strict Joy
Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

David Sylvian
Manafon
Art Rock, Experimental

Tanya Morgan
Brooklynati
Underground Rap

Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures

Allen Toussaint
The Bright Mississippi
New Orleans Jazz Revival, Post-Bop

Various Artists
5 Years of Hyperdub
Dubstep, Garage, Club/Dance

Moritz von Oswald Trio
Vertical Ascent
Minimal Techno, Experimental, Techno, Ambient Techno

Wale
Attention Deficit
Underground Rap, Hardcore Rap

Sara Watkins
Sara Watkins
Contemporary Bluegrass, Bluegrass, Contemporary Country, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Progressive Bluegrass

Weezer
Raditude
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Punk-Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Power Pop

Wilco
Wilco (The Album)
Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Country-Rock

The xx
xx
Indie Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
It's Blitz!
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Garage Punk, Indie Rock

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posted by Al at 12/29/2009 02:53:00 PM

December 22, 2009

 

New CD Album Releases, 12-22-2009: Mary J Blige
The only major new release this week of Christmas is Stronger with Each Tear from Mary J Blige. I know she's supposed to be a big deal, and she's sold a lot of records, and I know I've heard a bunch of her songs. But damned if I could remember even one of them now. Looks good on the album cover, at least.

Hottest tracks
Caught Me Slippin' Lyrics
Nathan
Time Is Up Lyrics
Taio Cruz
Marching On Lyrics
Jamie Foxx
Put Up With Me Lyrics
Tyrese
Santa Baby Lyrics
Shakira
Pass The Dutch Lyrics
Young Money
The Way Love Goes Lyrics
Lemar
Next Door Lyrics
Ginuwine
Bootiez Automatic Lyrics
Snoop Dogg
Gonna Make It Lyrics
Mary J Blige
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Here's the complete list of this week's major new CD album releases:

Mary J. Blige
Stronger with Each Tear
Geffen
Adult Contemporary R&B, Contemporary R&B

James Brown
The Singles, Vol. 8: 1972-1973
Hip-o Select

Ray Charles
Sings For Lovers
Concord Records
Early R&B, Soul, Pop-Soul, Country Soul, Piano Blues, Jazz Blues, Early Pop/Rock, Urban Blues, AM Pop

Eminem
Relapse: Refill
Aftermath/Shady
Midwest Rap, Hardcore Rap

Isaac Hayes
Sings For Lovers
Stax
Smooth Soul, Memphis Soul, Southern Soul, Soul, Quiet Storm

Hurricane Chris
Unleashed
BMG
Dirty South, Southern Rap

Prince Lasha Ensemble
Insight
Dusty Groove
Straight-Ahead Jazz

Mudvayne
Mudvayne
Epic
Heavy Metal, Contemporary Pop/Rock

Original Soundtrack
Nine
Geffen Soundtracks

Charlie Rich
The Ballads of Charlie Rich
Bear Family
Rockabilly, Country-Pop, Early R&B

Various Artists
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Hillbilly Music: Country & Western Hit Parade 1953
Bear Family

The Who
Greatest Hits [Geffen]
Geffen
Album Rock, Mod, Contemporary Pop/Rock, British Invasion, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll

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posted by Al at 12/22/2009 01:04:00 PM

December 15, 2009

 

New CD Album Releases, 12-15-2009: Alicia Keys, Paul Weller
Alicia KeysAlicia Keys is the big enchilada of new album releases this week. The Element of Freedom is her fourth album. On the one hand, she's definitely got some basic skills and artistic ambition. Still though, I've got to say that not much she's done except for "Fallin'" has made much impression on me. What I've heard here sounds like more of the same. So if you're one of the trillion or so folks what have bought her previous three albums, you'll probably be well impressed. I'd still just rather listen to maybe some old Nina Simone or something.

Other than that, the nearest to new is a new two disc deluxe edition of Paul Weller's 1992 eponymous album with a bunch of new tracks and alternate takes and what not.

Enjoy these
Bionic Lyrics
Heidi Montag
Santa Baby Lyrics
Shakira
Scared Money Lyrics
Young Jeezy
Hey Daddy Lyrics
Usher
Hurt Locker Lyrics
Xzibit
Everything I Do Lyrics
Lloyd
Kiss N Tell Lyrics
Kesha
I'm Ok Lyrics
Tiffany Evans
Outta Breath Lyrics
Mario
Lover Man Lyrics
Alicia Keys
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Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases:

Alicia Keys
The Element of Freedom
J-Records
Neo-Soul, Soul, Contemporary R&B, Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Anberlin
New Surrender
Universal Republic
Emo, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock

Animal Collective
Fall Be Kind
Domino
Experimental Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Hannibal Lokumbe: Dear Mrs. Parks
Naxos
Contemporary Oratorio

Elis
Catharsis
Napalm Records
Heavy Metal, Contemporary Pop/Rock

Gemmy
Johnny 5
Planet Mu
Club/Dance

Mance Lipscomb
The Best Of Mance Lipscomb
Arhoolie
Country Blues

George Lopez
Tall, Dark & Chicano
Comedy Central Records
Observational Humor, Standup Comedy, Comedy

Manchester Carollers
The Manchester Carols
Naxos
Contemporary Choral Music

Ohio State University Wind Symphony
Southern Harmony
Naxos
Modern & Contemporary Music for Wind Ensemble

Parker Quartet
Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
Naxos
Contemporary Chamber Music

Donny Osmond
Definitive Collection
Polydor
Teen Idols, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Bubblegum

Alice Russell
Pot of Gold: Remixes
Six Degrees
Club/Dance

Siegfried
Nibelung
Napalm Records
Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Neo-Classical Metal, Contemporary Pop/Rock

Take That
Circus Live
Universal Int'l

Robin Thicke
Sex Therapy: The Session
Interscope Records
Adult Contemporary R&B, Contemporary R&B

Phil Vassar
Traveling Circus
Universal South Records
Contemporary Country

Paul Weller
Paul Weller
London
British Trad Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Willowz
Everyone
Downtown Records
Garage Punk, Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

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posted by Al at 12/15/2009 03:12:00 PM

December 08, 2009

 

New CD Album Releases, 12-8-2009: Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Jimmy Buffett
Snoop Dogg - Calvin BroadusSnoop Dogg is back with his 10th album, Malice N Wonderland. I don't know that I'm hearing any substantive song compositions, but that may be subject to a full listening. But what does jump out is the superb state of the art groove engineering. Snoop merits a good listen.

Is it that Jimmy Buffett sounds kinda like Garth Brooks, or that Brooks was inspired by Buffett? Which is the worse crime? On the other hand, Buffet just has more personality in his mediocrity, which is something. Buffet Hotel is approximately Jimmy Buffett's 116th album. He's at least got the beginnings of something unusual with the Antarctic Caribbean groove of "Turn Up The Heat And Chill The Rose."



Musical news
Look What You've Done Lyrics
Cassie
Lose Control Lyrics
Timbaland
Winner Lyrics
Justin Timberlake
Winner Lyrics
Jamie Foxx
4 My Town Lyrics
Birdman
I See You Lyrics
Leona Lewis
High Lyrics
Pamela Anderson
Symphony Lyrics
Timbaland
Can't Make You Love Me Lyrics
Elliott Yamin
Between Me & You Lyrics
Brandy
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Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases:

Chris Brown
Graffiti
J-Records
Pop, Contemporary R&B

Snoop Dogg
Malice N Wonderland
Priority
West Coast Rap, Contemporary R&B, Gangsta Rap

Timbaland
Shock Value II
Blackground Records
Pop, Dance-Pop, Pop-Rap, Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary R&B

Thirty Seconds To Mars
This Is War
Virgin
Emo-Pop, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire in Salzburg
Deutsche Grammophon
Romantic, Post-Romantic & Modern Music for 2 Pianos

Lowell Brams
Library Catalog Music Series: Music for Insomnia
Asthmatic Kitty Records

Jimmy Buffett
Buffet Hotel
Mailboat Records
Contemporary Pop/Rock, Country-Rock

Cloud Cult
They Live on the Sun/Aurora Borealis
Rebel Group
Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Gucci Mane
The The State vs. Radric Davis
Asylum
Dirty South, Gangsta Rap

Hellmouth
Destroy Everything, Worship Nothing
Ferret Music
Heavy Metal

Janis Ian
The Secret Life Of J. Eddy Fink/Who Really Cares
Beat Goes On
Whiner Pop, Mope Rock

King Midas Sound
Waiting for You
Hyperdub
Experimental Dub, Lovers Rock

Roberto Carlos Lange
Library Catalog Music Series: Music for Memory
Asthmatic Kitty Records

Medeski Martin & Wood
Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set
Indirecto

Original Television Soundtrack
Glee: The Music, Vol. 2
Columbia
TV Soundtracks, Cast Recordings, Soundtracks

Christopher Redgate
Greatest Hits of All Time
Metier
Contemporary Chamber Music

Mykola Suk
Mykola Suk plays Franz Liszt Piano Favorites
Music & Arts
Romantic Keyboard Music

TCU Percussion Ensemble
Escape Velocity
Albany
Contemporary Chamber Music

Peter Warlock
Peter Warlock: Collected 78rpm Recordings
Divine Art
Modern Chamber Music

James Pants
Seven Seals
Stones Throw
Electro, Dance-Pop

Elvis Presley in the armyElvis Presley
Elvis 75: Good Rockin' Tonight
RCA Records
Contemporary Pop/Rock, Early Pop/Rock, Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, AM Pop

Puddle of Mudd
Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate
Geffen
Post-Grunge, Alternative Metal

Seal
Hits
Warner Music France
Contemporary Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Urban, House, Dance-Pop, Club/Dance

Neil Young
Dreamin' Man Live '92
Reprise
Album Rock, Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Country-Rock

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posted by Al at 12/08/2009 10:47:00 AM

December 01, 2009

 

New CD Album Releases, 12-1-2009: Manu Chao, R Kelly
The underappreciated Manu Chao have a live package out this week, Baionarena. It has two CDs and a DVD with the complete live French concert R Kelly,John Travolta and Tom Cruise in South Parkfrom 2008. This cat's pretty rocking and flavorful, and has some catchy songs. If you haven't heard, for one, "La Primavera," then you've been missing out.

R Kelly is back with his ninth album, Untitled. It pretty much sounds like every other R Kelly record I've heard - minus the hooks. Plus, it's particularly actively stupid with the nonstop ridiculously mundane humping lyrics. I'll be waiting for you in the bathroom and such. At some point, it's really beyond even being dirty or sexually explicit, and just sounds more like some Tourette's thing or something. Way the most artistically significant thing this inexplicably popular guy has ever done was inspiring an episode of The Boondocks and, of course, part of the classic "Trapped in the Closet" episode of South Park.

In the Court of the Crimson King, the highly classic debut of King Crimson is getting the deluxe treatment now for the 40th anniversary. Between alternate takes, unreleased songs from the sessions and whatnot, they manage to conjure up a SIX disc set. That's be a bit much even if it was Sgt Frickin' Pepper. No way in hell I'd pop $150 for this, but maybe you can con the local library into buying this so you can get a good listen (and copy).

Chart news
World Wide Lyrics
Mario
Do It For Love Lyrics
Mario
Lookin' Lyrics
Drake
Twitter Lyrics
Soulja Boy
Touch & Feel Lyrics
The Dream
Speechless Lyrics
Lady GaGa
Activated Lyrics
Pitbull
Get It, Get It Lyrics
T-Boz
Can I Be Ur Sexpartner Lyrics
Ginuwine
I Wanna Rock Lyrics
Snoop Dogg
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Here's the very few vaguely interesting new CD album releases this week:

Manu Chao
Baionarena [2 CD/1 DVD]
Nacional
World Music

Kenny Drew
Work Song: Trio & Solo 1978
Jazz Ball
Jazz

Enya
Very Best of Enya [Special Edition]
Reprise
New Age

Enya
The Very Best of Enya
Reprise
New Age

Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie
Complete Live at Birdland
Rare Live
Jazz

R. Kelly
Untitled
Jive
R&B

R. Kelly
Untitled [Clean]
Jive
R&B

King Crimson
In the Court of the Crimson King [Box Set] [5CD/1DVD]
Discipline Us
Progressive Rock

Lady Gaga
The Fame Monster
Universal Int'l
R&B

Lady Gaga
Fame Monster [Deluxe Edition 2-CD]
Universal Int'l
R&B

Sun RaSun Ra
Jazz in Silhouette
Gambit Spain
Jazz

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posted by Al at 12/01/2009 11:13:00 AM

November 24, 2009

 

New CD Album Releases, 11-24-2009: Randy Newman, Boyz II Men, Susan Boyle
Randy NewmanThere's a new soundtrack album this week for the Disney Princess and the Frog movie. It prominently features Randy Newman, and also a nice cut from Dr John. This sounds like better than average for some of the recent Disney movie songs. It'd at least be something worthwhile for a stocking stuffer for the shorties.

We also have an actual album after all the Susan Boyle hype. It's all covers, and I don't know if she's got any truly noteworthy re-arrangements of the songs. But she certainly is a good singer. I don't know that it's a classic for the ages or anything, but it sounds pretty listenable, at least.

Boyz II Men has a new album of love song covers. They definitely do some nice things in particular with Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time".

Chart news
Hole In My Head Lyrics
Rihanna
Far Away Lyrics
Jay Sean
In My Head Lyrics
Jason DeRulo
Endless Possibilities Lyrics
Joe
People Make Me Lyrics
Eminem
All Kinds Of Wrong Lyrics
Claude Kelly
Maniac Lyrics
Timbaland
Better Than I Know Myself Lyrics
Claude Kelly
Back To The Crip Lyrics
Juelz Santana
Touch My Body Lyrics
Missy Elliott
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Here's the complete list of this week's major new CD album releases:

Beyonce KnowlesBeyonce
I Am...Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas
Columbia
Contemporary R&B, Pop

Lady Gaga
The Fame Monster [Deluxe Edition 2-CD]
Polydor
Urban, Dance-Pop

Adam Lambert
For Your Entertainment
RCA Records

Rihanna
Rated R [Edited]
Def Jam
Pop, Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop

Birdman
Pricele$$ [Clean]
Universal/Motown
Dirty South, Southern Rap HERE

Andrea Bocelli
Mi Navidad
Venemusic

Susan Boyle
I Dreamed a Dream
Syco Music
Pop Idol, Vocal Pop

Boyz II Men
Love
Decca
U.S. Adult Contemporary, Adult Contemporary R&B HERE

Boyz II Men
Love [CD/DVD]
Decca
Adult Contemporary, Adult Contemporary R&B

James BrownJames Brown
The Godfather's Smackdown
Fuel 2000 Records
Funk, Soul, Blaxploitation, Soundtracks HERE

Petula Clark
This Is Christmas
Collectors' Choice Music

Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby Presents: The Cosnarati State of Emergency
Alternative Rap

Miles Davis
The Complete Columbia Album Collection
Sony Legacy

Chris Duarte
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, All Things Blue
Blues Bureau International
Blues-Rock, Modern Electric Blues

Kings of Leon
Live at the O2, London, England
RCA Records
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock, Alternative Country-Rock, Southern Rock

Moby
Wait for Me [Deluxe Edition] [CD/DVD]
Mute Records
Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Ambient Techno, Techno

NewSong
Give Yourself Away
CMD
Gospel, Contemporary Christian

Randy Newman
The Princess and the Frog [Original Soundtrack]
Walt Disney
Soundtracks

Various Artists
The The Princess And The Frog: Tiana And Her Princess Friends
Walt Disney

Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks
The 2000 Year Old Man: The Complete History
Shout! Factory
Sketch Comedy, Comedy

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Precious
Geffen

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Zombieland
Relativity
Original Score, Film Music, Soundtracks

Evan Parker
House Full Of Floors
Tzadik Records
Free Jazz, Improvisation, Structured Improvisation, Avant-Garde Jazz

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The Live Anthology
Reprise
Heartland Rock, Album Rock, Rock & Roll, Bar Band, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Hard Rock

The Priests
Harmony
RCA Records
Classical Crossover, Opera

Jay Sean
All Or Nothing
Republic Records
Contemporary R&B, Urban

Tahiti 80
Activity Center
Barclay
Indie Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, French Pop HERE

Underworld/The Misterons
Athens
K7
Club/Dance

Various Artists
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
Savoy
Jazz Soundtracks

Various Artists
Daptone Gold
Daptone Records
Retro-Soul, Deep Funk Revival, Neo-Soul, Funk, Soul

Various Artists
Def Jam 25: DJ Bring That Back
Def Jam
Pop-Rap, East Coast Rap, Golden Age, Contemporary R&B

Various Artists
ZEvolution: ZE Records Re-Edited
Strut
Club/Dance, Dance-Rock, Left-Field House, Alternative Dance

Martha Wainwright
Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, A Paris...
V2 Records

Tom Waits
Glitter and Doom Live
Anti
Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Art Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter

Jimmy Wayne
Sara Smile
Valory
Contemporary Country

Hayley Westenra
Winter Magic
Decca
Christmas, Vocal Pop

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posted by Al at 11/24/2009 12:34:00 PM

November 17, 2009

 

New CD Album Releases, 11-17-2009: Norah Jones, Pretty Ricky, John Mayer, 50 Cent
The biggest name album release this week is Norah Jones. The Amazon featured video preview track "Tell Your Mama" indicates somewhat a new texture. She's playing guitar here rather than piano, and it has kind of a countryish twang. Don't worry though, diehard fans - it's still mellow, bland, boring and compositionally unmemorable. Nice gal, though.

Pretty RickyDirty boy group Pretty Ricky is back with an eponymous album. In fairness, the previews sound halfway minimally listenable, and maybe not quite as unremittingly stupidly nasty. From what I'm hearing, it's probably somewhat better than their really awful (but admittedly popular) debut.

John Mayer is back with Battle Studies. He's never made much impression on me, but this sounds at least minimally listenable. There are at least some halfway hummable tunes. If you're into him, you'll probably dig this.

Upcoming music
Crazy Girl Lyrics
Timbaland
You Know What You Doin' Lyrics
Kevin Cossom
Pictures Lyrics
Ne-Yo
In My Head Lyrics
Jason DeRulo
Good Life Lyrics
OneRepublic
Let 'em Talk Lyrics
T.I.
Far Away Lyrics
Jay Sean
Drop It Lyrics
T PAIN
Superficial Lyrics
Heidi Montag
Infectious Lyrics
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Here's the complete list of this week's major new CD album releases:

Kris Allen
Kris Allen
Jive/19
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Pop Idol

David Bowie will cut you!David Bowie
Space Oddity [40th Anniversary Special Edition]
Virgin
Art Rock, British Psychedelia, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Psychedelic,
British Folk-Rock, Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter

Norah Jones
The Fall
Blue Note
Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter

Leona Lewis
Echo
J-Records

John Mayer
Battle Studies
Columbia

OneRepublic
Waking Up
Interscope

Katy Perry
MTV Unplugged
Capitol
Pop, Teen Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock

Rakim
The Seventh Seal
SMC
Hardcore Rap

Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures
DGC/Interscope

50 Cent
Before I Self Destruct
Shady/Aftermath
East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Gangsta Rap

Philip Amalong
Touch: The Toccata Project
Albany
Modern & Contemporary Keyboard Music

Annie
Don't Stop
Smalltown Supersound
Indie Electronic, Alternative Dance, Club/Dance

Beak
Beak
Ipecac
Indie Electronic, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Justin Bieber
My World [2010]
Island
Pop, Teen Pop, Dance-Pop, Contemporary R&B

The Blood Brothers
Burn, Piano Island. Burn [CD/DVD]
Epitaph
Post-Hardcore, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock

The Blood Brothers
Young Machetes [Bonus CD]
Epitaph
Post-Hardcore, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock

Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Camp Live
BEC
Contemporary Christian, Praise & Worship, Alternative CCM, CCM, Hymns, Gospel

Casting Crowns
Until the Whole World Hears
Beach Street/Reunion
Gospel

Paul Crossley
Toru Takemitsu: Complete Works for Solo Piano
CRD
Contemporary Keyboard Music

Sheryl Crow
Tuesday Night Music Club [2-CD/DVD]
A&M
Alternative/Indie Rock, American Trad Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock

Fall Out Boy
Believers Never Die: The Greatest Hits
Island
Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Forever the Sickest Kids
The Weekend: Friday
Universal Motown
Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk-Pop

Sara Groves
Fireflies and Songs
Integrity/Columbia
Gospel, Contemporary Christian, CCM

Gryphon Trio
Beethoven: piano Trios Op. 1, No. 2; Op. 97 "Archduke"
Analekta
Romantic Chamber Music

Ian Hobson
Barber: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra; David Stock: Violin Concerto; Copland: Violin Sonata
Albany
Modern Chamber & Orchestral Music

Janet Jackson
Number Ones
A&M
Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Adult Contemporary R&B

Keane
Hopes and Fears [Deluxe Edition]
Island
Alternative/Indie Rock, Britpop, Alternative Pop/Rock

Kid Sister
Ultraviolet
Downtown/Universal Republic
Alternative Rap

Artie Lange
Jack and Coke
Shout! Factory
Standup Comedy, Comedy

Christine Lavin
Cold Pizza for Breakfast
Yellow Tail
Contemporary Folk

Mark Matos & Os Beaches
Words of the Knife
Porto Franco
Indie Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Country-Rock, Indie Rock

young BeatlesPaul McCartney
Good Evening New York City [2-CD/1DVD]
Hear Music

Christopher O'Neal
Oboe
Deux-Elles
Classical, Post-Romantic & Modern Chamber Music

Original Broadway Cast Recording
Shrek: The Musical [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Decca Broadway
Soundtracks, Cast Recordings

Pretty Ricky
Pretty Ricky
Bluestar
Contemporary R&B

Rush
Working Men
Atlantic
Album Rock, Prog-Rock, Hard Rock, Arena Rock

Eban Schletter
Eban Schletter's Cosmic Christmas
Oglio

Tune-Yards
Bird-Brains [Bonus Tracks]
4AD
Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Various Artists
Atlantic Records: The Time Capsule
Atlantic
AM Pop, Memphis Soul, Deep Soul, Country Soul, Hard Bop, Bop, Hard Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Country, Country-Pop, Urban Blues, Blues-Rock, Soul-Blues, Early R&B, Soul

Katt Williams
The Katt Box
Warner Bros.
Comedy

Robbie Williams
Reality Killed the Video Star
Astralwerks
Dance-Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Dance-Pop

Dan Zanes
76 Trombones
Festival Five
Soundtracks

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