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February 03, 2009
New CD Album Releases, 2-3-2009: Steve Martin, Melinda Doolittle, Wynonna Judd I haven't heard the whole album yet, but The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo from Steve Martin sounds pretty exciting. He's been known for banjo playing in his comedy act from the beginning, but has only just put out his first actual banjo music album. Fourteen of the fifteen songs are original Steve Martin compositions, some of them written decades ago.
The first song "Daddy Played the Banjo" is available for free download from Amazon, and it's quite excellent. It's a beautiful and lonely lament for a past that never was from a banjo player who has no child to share his banjo love with. This song will likely be on my best of 2009 list.
On a much more upbeat note, he sang another song from the album, "Late for School." It's a spritely but touching little number from the point of a boy who's missed the bus and running to make it to class, over the creek, jumping lawn ornaments and such.
Also, unlike most things that carry the name now, this is sounding like real country music. That pretty well tells you it'll never be played on country radio. This is definitely a must-have album.
Melinda Doolittle was the #3 finisher on American Idol in 2007. Coming Back to You is her debut album, an r&b record described as something in the range of Gladys Knight and the Pips.
Sing: Chapter 1 is the seventh solo album from Wynonna Judd. She describes it as a multi-genre collection of standards.
Here's the complete list of the week's major new releases:
Steve Martin The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo 40 Productions Bluegrass
Dierks Bentley Feel That Fire Capitol Contemporary Country
Melinda Doolittle Coming Back to You Hi Fi Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B
The Fray The Fray Epic Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock
Graham Nash Reflections [Box Set] Rhino Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Folk-Rock, Soft Rock, Album Rock, British Invasion, AM Pop
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Lonely Road Virgin Alternative Pop/Rock, Emo-Pop, Screamo
Marin Alsop Marin Alsop Conducts MacMillan, Adès & Higdon LSO Live Contemporary Orchestral Music
The Bad Plus For All I Care Heads Up Post-Rock/Experimental, Post-Bop
Bibio Vignetting the Compost Mush Indie Electronic, Post-Rock/Experimental
Larry Blank Rodgers & Hammerstein: Allegro Sony Musical Theater
Ann Hampton Callaway At Last Telarc Vocal Jazz, Standards
Chicago Chicago 18 Rhino Flashback/Warner Bros. Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock
Heartless Bastards The Mountain Fat Possum Indie Rock, Garage Punk
Iran Dissolver Narnack Noise Pop, Indie Rock
The James Gang Bang Rhino Flashback/Atco Album Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll
Wynonna Judd Sing: Chapter 1 Curb Contemporary Country
Ben Kweller Changing Horses ATO Alternative Country-Rock, Indie Rock
Leona Lewis Spirit [Deluxe Edition] [CD/DVD] [Bonus Tracks] J-Records Pop Idol, Contemporary R&B, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary
Majesty Crush I Love You in Other Cities Full Effect Dream Pop, Indie Rock, Shoegaze, Alternative Pop/Rock
Dent May The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele Paw Tracks Indie Pop
Ronnie McNeir Ronnie McNeir [1972] Dusty Groove Smooth Soul, Soul
Willie Nelson/Asleep at the Wheel Willie and the Wheel Bismeaux Productions Western Swing Revival, Western Swing, Traditional Country
Daniel Taylor The Voice of Bach Sony BMG Europe Baroque Vocal Music
David Zinman Mahler: Symphony No. 5 [Hybrid SACD] RCA Red Seal Post-Romantic Orchestral Music
Original Soundtrack He's Just Not That into You [Soundtrack] New Line Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Film Music, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Soundtracks, New Wave, Alternative Pop/Rock
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Slumberland Indie Pop, Noise Pop, Shoegaze
Phosphorescent To Willie Dead Oceans Indie Rock, Alternative Folk, Lo-Fi
Telefon Tel Aviv Immolate Yourself Bpitch Control Experimental Techno, Alternative Dance
Aaron Tippin In Overdrive Country Crossing Truck Driving Country
Two Tongues Two Tongues Vagrant Emo-Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock, Punk-Pop
Various Artists Money Will Ruin Everything: The Second Edition Rune Grammaphon NW Structured Improvisation, Glitch, Sound Sculpture, Avant-Garde Jazz, Experimental Ambient, Experimental Dub, Electronica, Ambient Techno, Ambient Dub, Electro-Acoustic
Various Artists Yuanlin Chen: Away from Xuan Innova Contemporary Orchestral and Chamber Music
Von Bondies Love Hate and Then There's You Majordomo Garage Punk, Indie Rock, Garage Rock Revival
Jim White A Funny Little Cross to Bear Luaka Bop Americana, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Folk
The Zero Boys History of the Zero Boys Secretly Canadian American Underground, Hardcore Punk, Alternative Pop/Rock
Zero Boys Vicious Circle Secretly Canadian American Underground, Hardcore Punk, Alternative Pop/Rock
