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January 23, 2007
New Album Releases, 1-23-2007: John Mellencamp, Pretty Ricky, The Good, the Bad & the Queen
It's over a month since the winter solstice and the days are getting longer and brighter - as is the schedule of new album releases.
Our hometown Hoosier hero John Mellencamp has his first proper new album in five years, Freedom's Road. Previews suggest a stylistic return to the rootsy sound of The Lonesome Jubilee. That was his best pocket right
Also of some interest, a new supergroup type deal with an eponymous album The Good, the Bad & the Queen. With a couple of big hit Gorillaz albums under his belt, Damon Albarn teams up with among others Clash bass player Paul Simonon. Early notices on the album certainly make it sound interesting. Note that this album is already #14 at Amazon.
Then there are the official Enemies of the People Pretty Ricky. Sigh. Judging from their last album, they just totally lack any decent songwriting at all, sub par even for a crappy boy group. But I find this outfit particularly disheartening, seeing young girls sold these guys' animalistic rutting as prime romancing. This crew makes old timers like the Back Street Boys look like not just fine gentlemen but relative musical geniuses. I'm just saying that Pretty Ricky could use a little re-education at the Smokey Robinson School for Young Gentlemen.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases, courtesy AMG:
John Mellencamp Freedom's Road Universal Republic
Heartland Rock, Pop/Rock, Hard Rock
Of Montreal Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? Polyvinyl
Indie Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
Deerhoof Friend Opportunity Kill Rock Stars
Indie Rock, Noise-Rock, Noise Pop
The Good, the Bad & the Queen The Good, the Bad & the Queen Parlophone/Virgin/EMI
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Britpop, Alternative Pop/Rock
The Shins Wincing the Night Away Sub Pop
Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Pop, Indie Rock
The Bee Gees Bee Gees' 1st [Bonus Disc] Reprise
Pop/Rock, Baroque Pop, Pop, Psychedelic Pop
The Bee Gees Horizontal [Bonus Disc] Reprise
Pop/Rock, Baroque Pop, Psychedelic Pop
The Bee Gees Idea [Bonus Disc] Reprise
Pop/Rock, Baroque Pop, Psychedelic Pop
Eric Bibb Diamond Days Telarc Blues
Contemporary Blues, Adult Contemporary, Folk-Blues, Singer/Songwriter, Modern Acoustic Blues
Black Diamond Heavies Every Damn Time Alive
The Bloody Hollies Who to Trust, Who to Kill, Who to Love Alive
Garage Rock Revival
Glenn Branca Glenn Branca: Indeterminate Activity of Resultant Masses Atavistic
Avant Garde Chamber Music
The Broken West I Can't Go On, I'll Go On Merge
Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Pop Underground, Alternative Country-Rock
Clinic Visitations Domino
Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Tony DeSare Last First Kiss Telarc
Standards, American Popular Song, Contemporary Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop
Julie Doiron Woke Myself Up Jagjaguwar
Sadcore, Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter
The Earlies The Enemy Chorus Secretly Canadian
Indie Rock
Echo & the Bunnymen The Very Best of Echo & the Bunnymen: More Songs to Learn and Sing [CD/DVD] Rhino
College Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Punk, Neo-Psychedelia
Jose Feliciano Soundtrack of My Life Hip-O
Latin Pop, Pop, Soft Rock
Ghost In Stormy Nights Drag City
Avant-Prog, Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic, Prog-Rock/Art Rock
Gipsy Kings Pasajero Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Contemporary Flamenco, Flamenco, Spanish Folk
John Hammond, Jr. Push Comes to Shove Back Porch
Electric Blues, Acoustic Blues
Lee Hazelwood Cake or Death Ever
Alternative Country, Progressive Country, Contemporary Country, Country-Pop
Kristin Hersh Learn to Sing Like a Star Yep Roc
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Rock
I Walk the Line Desolation Street Gearhead
Punk Revival, Alternative Pop/Rock
Damien Jurado Gathered in Song [Bonus Tracks] Made In Mexico
Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Lo-Fi
David Kilgour The Far Now Merge
New Zealand Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Erich Kunzel Big Picture Telarc
Film Music
Macromantics Moments in Movement Kill Rock Stars
Alternative Rap, Hip-Hop
Maher Shalal Hash Baz L' Autre Cap K
Neo-Psychedelia, Indie Rock
Manic Floor Boards Suretone/Interscope
Emo, Alternative Pop/Rock
Bob Margolin In North Carolina Steady Rollin'
Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Menomena Friend and Foe Barsuk
Indie Rock, Experimental Rock
Mew Frengers Epic
Dream Pop, Space Rock, Indie Rock
Moe The Conch Fatboy
Jam Bands, American Trad Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
John Scott How Can I Keep from Singing? EMI
Sacred and Traditional Choral Music
Scott Slapin Baroque Preludes, Dances and Fugues Eroica
Baroque Chamber Music
Original Soundtrack Catch and Release [Soundtrack] Sony
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Carey Ott Lucid Dream Dualtone Music Group
Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Country-Rock, Indie Rock
Peanut Butter Wolf Stones Throw: Ten Years Stones Throw
Underground Rap, Left-Field Hip-Hop
Pretty Ricky Late Night Special Atlantic / Wea
Pop-Rap, Southern Rap, Urban
Alasdair Roberts Amber Gatherers Drag City
Neo-Traditional Folk, Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Celtic
Sonny Rollins Sonny, Please Doxy
Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Bop
Peter Rowan/Tony Rice Quartet Rounder
Progressive Bluegrass, Contemporary Folk
Saliva Blood Stained Love Story Island
Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal
Kenny Wayne Shepherd 10 Days Out (Blues from the Backroads) Reprise / Wea
Contemporary Blues, Folk-Blues, Harmonica Blues, Electric Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Blues-Rock
Lewis Taylor The Lost Album Slow Reality
Pop Underground, Neo-Soul, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Tony Trischka Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular Rounder
Contemporary Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass
Two Lone Swordsmen Emissions Audio Output: From the Archive, Vol. 1 Rotter's Golf Club
IDM, Electro-Techno, Techno, Ambient Techno, Experimental Electro
David Vandervelde The Moonstation House Band Secretly Canadian
Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Various Artists Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra 1963-1973 Rhino
Singer/Songwriter, Folk-Rock, Folk Revival, British Folk-Rock, Psychedelic, Acid Folk, British Blues
Vietnam Vietnam Kemado
Indie Rock
Andrew Weatherall The Bullet Catcher's Apprentice Rotter's Golf Club
Alternative Dance, Techno
Paul Weller Hit Parade [Box Set] Fontana Int'l
British Trad Rock, Pop/Rock
James Yorkston The Year of the Leopard Domino Recording
Alternative Singer/Songwriter, British Folk-Rock, British FolkLabels: new_album_releases
posted by Al at 1/23/2007 10:50:00 PM
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