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May 12, 2009
New CD Album Releases, 5-12-2009: Green Day, Steve Earle, Louvin Brothers Steve Earle has a new album Townes, consisting of his interpretations of 15 songs by his hero Townes Van Zandt, including "Pancho and Lefty." Van Zandt was considered a country songwriter, and Earle started as country, leaning more toward folk in recent years. Nonetheless, this album (currently as high as #11 at Amazon) was produced by the Dust Brothers and features the guitar talents of Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.
The #1 album at the moment is 21st Century Breakdown, the first studio album in five years from Green Day. It is the followup to American Idiot, which for reasons incomprehensible to me was a huge hit and sold over 10 million copies. It was even well regarded critically - presumably for the ignorant anti-American sentiments expressed. This album is said to represent more of a big statement 70s arena rock Queen influence rather than the Who based power pop of the last album.
The most likely thing that I would spend money on this week is the re-mastered version of the Louvin Brothers 1956 album Tragic Songs of Life on Rounder. Along with the original 12 songs, this includes four bonus gospel recordings.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases:
Steve Earle Townes New West Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Americana, Alternative Country-Rock
Green Day 21st Century Breakdown Reprise Punk-Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock, Punk Revival, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Maximo Park Quicken the Heart Warp Indie Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Britpop
Paul Wall Fast Life SwishaHouse/Asylum Hardcore Rap, Gangsta Rap, Dirty South, Southern Rap
The Amazing Rhythm Aces Their Very Best Varese Fontana Country-Rock, Soft Rock
Anvil Forged in Fire Attic Speed Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash
Apartment House Peter Garland: String Quartets Cold Blue Music Contemporary String Quartets
Arctic Monkeys At the Apollo Warner Bros. Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Better Than Ezra Plays Paper Empire Better Than Ezra American Trad Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Kaoru Bingham Chopin: 24 Preludes; Busoni: Ten Variations on a Chopin Prelude; Mompou: Variations on a theme of Chopin Meridian Romantic & Modern Keyboard Music
Bricolage Bricolage Slumberland New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Indie Pop
Cam'ron Crime Pays Diplomatic Man/Asylum Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap
Children Hard Times Hanging at the End of the World Kemado Heavy Metal
The Church Untitled #23 Second Motion Neo-Psychedelia, Alternative Pop/Rock
The Stanley Clarke Trio Jazz in the Garden Heads Up Contemporary Jazz, Mainstream Jazz
The Crystal Method Divided by Night Tiny e Electronica, Club/Dance, Funky Breaks
DJ Vadim U Can't Lurn Imaginashun BBE Left-Field Hip-Hop, Underground Rap, Downbeat, Ambient Breakbeat
James Luther Dickinson Dinosaurs Run in Circles Memphis Int'l Contemporary Blues, Memphis Blues
