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October 04, 2006
New Album Releases, 10-4-2006: Lindsey Buckingham, Beck, The Killers, Sean Lennon Lindsey Buckingham's Under the Skin is listed as his first album in some 14 years. I'm not the world's biggest soft rock fan, but this guy made Rumours and Tusk and stuff, so maybe we ought to lend him an ear. I also note that by the cover photo, he's looking curiously like his hero Brian Wilson.
Beck has a new album, The Information . It is apparently very Beck-like. He had a good song once about ten years ago.
Sean Lennon has a new album called Friendly Fire. His brother is somewhat talented, and dad was really talented, so we should buy the boy's album out of a sense of loyalty or something.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases, courtesy AMG:
Beck The Information Interscope Alternative Dance, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter
The Decemberists The Crane Wife Capitol Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Chamber Pop
The Hold Steady Boys and Girls in America Vagrant Indie Rock
The Killers Sam's Town Island Alternative Pop/Rock
ARC Ensemble On the Threshold of Hope: Mieczyslaw Weinberg Chamber Music Sony Modern Chamber Music
Trey Anastasio Bar 17 Rubber Jungle American Trad Rock, Jam Bands
F.S. Blumm Summer Kling Morr Music Post-Rock/Experimental, Indie Pop, Experimental Rock
Jim Brickman Escape Savoy Jazz Contemporary Instrumental, Adult Contemporary, Solo Instrumental
Lindsey Buckingham Under the Skin Reprise Pop/Rock
Don Byron Do the Boomerang: The Music of Junior Walker Blue Note Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Modal Music
The DFA The DFA Remixes: Chapter Two DFA/Astralwerks Left-Field House, Indie Electronic, Alternative Dance
The Dears Gang of Losers V2 Indie Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental
Christoph Eschenbach Mahler: Symphony No. 6; Piano Quartet [Hybrid SACD] Ondine Post-Romantic Orchestral and Chamber Music
The Future Sound of London Teachings from the Electronic Brain Astralwerks Ambient House, Electronica, Ambient Techno, Trip-Hop, Club/Dance, Techno, Big Beat
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Ole! Tarantula Yep Roc Alternative Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Jet Shine On Atlantic American Trad Rock, Hard Rock
Gladys Knight Before Me Verve Vocal Jazz, Mainstream Jazz
Kooks Inside In/Inside Out [Bonus Tracks] Virgin Indie Rock
Le Concert d'Astree Mozart: Mass in C Virgin Classical Choral Music
Amos Lee Supply and Demand Blue Note Singer/Songwriter, Adult Contemporary, R&B, Soul, Alternative Country-Rock
Sean Lennon Friendly Fire [Bonus DVD] Capitol Alternative Pop/Rock
Make Believe Of Course Flameshovel Indie Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental
John Mauceri Danny Elfman: Serenada Schizophrana [Hybrid SACD] Sony Contemporary Orchestral Music
Sarah McLachlan Mirrorball: The Complete Concert Arista/Legacy Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Monica The Makings of Me J-Records Urban, Contemporary R&B
NRBQ Ludlow Garage 1970 Sundazed Roots Rock, Rock & Roll
Nina Nastasia On Leaving Fat Cat Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Merry: A Holiday Journey NSS Chamber-Music Settings of Christmas Carols
Outrageous Cherry Stay Happy Rainbow Quartz Indie Pop, Pop Underground, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
The Pernice Brothers Live a Little Ashmont Indie Pop, Chamber Pop
The John Popper Project The John Popper Project Image Blues-Rock, Funky Breaks, Electronica, Trip-Hop, Funk
The Pretenders Pretenders II [Bonus Disc] Sire/Rhino Pop/Rock, New Wave, Hard Rock
The Pretenders Pretenders [Bonus Disc] Sire/Rhino Pop/Rock, New Wave, Hard Rock
George Strait It Just Comes Natural MCA Nashville New Traditionalist, Contemporary Country
Robin Thicke The Evolution of Robin Thicke Interscope Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B, Urban
Thunderbirds Are Now! Make History Frenchkiss Indie Rock, Noise-Rock
Various Artists Chrome Children [CD/DVD] Stones Throw Underground Rap, Neo-Soul, Turntablism
Various Artists What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves Rhino Deep Funk, Funk, Soul, Deep Soul