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September 29, 2009
New CD Album Releases, 9-29-2009: Mariah Carey, Kris Kristofferson, Ghostface Killa Mariah Carey is back this week with Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. I suppose there's really no point in trying to explain to anyone with little enough taste in music to have bought one of these tens of millions of albums that she's sold in the last three decades. I'll just say that her decades of multi-platinum success is a potent argument against democracy. People dumb enough to buy a Mariah Carey album simply have no business making decisions about running the country. She's #1 on the official list of Enemies of the People. Being caught with a Mariah Carey album could land you a trip to Camp Mimi. Do what you will though. I'm just saying...
Kris Kristofferson is back with Closer to the Bone. He was never an even passably decent singer, but he's one of the songwritingest sonsabitches to ever make a country record. Plus, I'm quite touched that a decade a half later, he's written a beautiful tribute and defense of Sinead O'Connor, "Sister Sinead."
Here's the complete list of this week's major new releases:
Mariah Carey Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel Island Contemporary R&B, Pop
Dethklok Dethalbum II Williams Street TV Soundtracks, Heavy Metal, Death Metal/Black Metal
Ghostface Killah Ghostdini the Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City Def Jam East Coast Rap, Contemporary R&B, Hardcore Rap
Miranda Lambert Revolution Sony/Columbia Nashville Contemporary Country, Country-Pop
Paramore Brand New Eyes Fueled by Ramen Alternative Pop/Rock, Emo-Pop
AFI Crash Love DGC/Interscope Punk Revival, Alternative Pop/Rock, Emo, Goth Rock, Hardcore Punk
Alice in Chains Black Gives Way to Blue Virgin Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Antipop Consortium Fluorescent Black Big Dada Underground Rap
The Avett Brothers I and Love and You American Progressive Folk, Alternative Folk, Progressive Country, Alternative Country
Beaujolais Admirations Parasol Indie Pop
Joshua Bell At Home with Friends Sony Classical Classical Crossover
Big & Rich Greatest Hits Warner Bros. Contemporary Country, Country-Pop, Progressive Country
Breaking Benjamin Dear Agony Hollywood Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge
Buckcherry Live & Loud 2009 Eleven Seven Post-Grunge, Hard Rock, American Trad Rock, Alternative Metal
Cherry Poppin' Daddies Skaboy JFK: The Skankin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies Rock Ridge Retro Swing, Third Wave Ska Revival, Alternative Pop/Rock
Chromeo DJ-Kicks K7 Indie Electronic
Elvis Costello The Costello Show: Live at the El Mocambo Hip-O/UMe New Wave, Rock & Roll, Pop/Rock
Digital Leather Warm Brother Fat Possum Industrial Dance
Drivin' n' Cryin' The Great American Bubble Factory Vintage Earth Roots Rock
The Ettes Do You Want Power Take Root Garage Punk, Garage Rock Revival
Matthew Friedberger Winter Women/Holy Ghost Language School [Bonus Tracks] Thrill Jockey Indie Rock
Genesis Live 1973-2007 Atlantic/Rhino Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Album Rock, Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary
Bebel Gilberto All in One Verve Brazilian Pop, Bossa Nova
Selena Gomez & the Scene Kiss & Tell Hollywood Pop, Teen Pop, Dance-Pop, Punk-Pop
Corey Harris Blu. Black Telarc Acoustic Blues, Contemporary Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues, Folk-Blues, Electric Blues, Roots Reggae
Hatebreed Hatebreed E1 Punk Metal, Heavy Metal, Death Metal/Black Metal
Gary Higgins Seconds Drag City Acid Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Will Hoge The Wreckage Rykodisc American Trad Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Al Jarreau The Very Best Of: An Excellent Adventure X5 Adult Contemporary R&B, Smooth Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Quiet Storm, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Adult Contemporary
Robert Earl Keen Jr. Rose Hotel Lost Highway Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Americana
Jennifer Koh Rhapsodic Musings Cedille Contemporary Music for Violin
Kris Kristofferson Closer to the Bone New West Americana
La Roux La Roux [US Bonus Track] Cherry Tree Dance-Pop, Pop
Langhorne Slim Be Set Free Kemado Alternative Folk, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Rock, Alternative Country-Rock, Americana
Ramsey Lewis Songs from the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey Concord Crossover Jazz, Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Pop-Soul
Patty Loveless Mountain Soul II Saguaro Road Close Harmony, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Country Gospel, Honky Tonk, Bluegrass, Traditional Country
Lynyrd Skynyrd God & Guns Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Southern Rock, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Boogie Rock, Arena Rock, Blues-Rock
Madness The Liberty of Norton Folgate Yep Roc Pop/Rock
Madonna Celebration Warner Bros. Pop, Club/Dance, Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Dance-Pop
Madonna Celebration [Deluxe Edition] Warner Bros. Pop, Club/Dance, Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Dance-Pop
Michael McDonald This Christmas Razor & Tie Pop/Rock, Christmas
Melvins Chicken Switch Ipecac Alternative Metal, Grunge, Noise-Rock
Eliesha Nelson Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works Dorian Modern Chamber Music
Karen O. & the Kids Where the Wild Things Are DGC/Interscope Original Score, Indie Rock, Soundtracks
Robert Page Leonardo Balada: La Muerte de Colon Naxos Contemporary Opera
Sandrine Piau Between Heaven & Earth Naive Baroque Vocal Music
Hector Valdivia Music by Amy Beach Centaur Post-Romantic Orchestral Music
Original Soundtrack Music Inspired by the Film More Than a Game Streamline/Interscope Contemporary R&B, Pop-Rap
Original Soundtrack Whip It [Soundtrack] Rhino Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Soundtracks
Landon Pigg The Boy Who Never RCA Indie Pop, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Playaz Circle Flight 360: The Takeoff DTP Southern Rap, Hardcore Rap
Princeton Cocoon of Love Kanine Indie Pop, Chamber Pop
Hope Sandoval Through the Devil Softly Nettwerk Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk
State Radio Let It Go Ruff Shod Contemporary Reggae, Alternative Pop/Rock, Jam Bands
Rod Stewart The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998 Rhino Album Rock, Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Dance-Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, British Blues, Arena Rock, Singer/Songwriter, AM Pop
Barbra Streisand Love Is the Answer Columbia Vocal Pop, | Composer Songbook, American Popular Song
Barbra Streisand Love Is the Answer [Deluxe Edition] Columbia Vocal Pop, | Composer Songbook, American Popular Song
Strung Out Agents of the Underground Fat Wreck Chord Punk-Pop, Punk Revival, Alternative Metal
The Supremes/The Four Tops Magnificent: The Complete Studio Duets Hip-O Select Motown
Turbo Fruits Echo Kid Fat Possum Indie Rock, Punk Blues
Steve Vai Where the Wild Things Are Favored Nations Guitar Virtuoso, Heavy Metal, Fusion, Hard Rock, Instrumental Rock
