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April 27, 2010
New CD Album Releases, 4-27-2010: Drawn Together soundtrack, Mary Chapin Carpenter The only real new album that looks even vaguely interesting is The Age of Miracles by Mary Chapin Carpenter. Haven't heard any of this, but she's about something. I don't think of her as a big commercial powerhouse, but I note that this CD is as high as #2 at Amazon.
Other than that, the fun new thing is Drawn Together: The Uncensored Soundtrack CD. I don't know that it's great Art, but there were some fun and catchy songs in this evil tv series. Hearing it just as music, I'm particularly amused with the Disney princess ballad parody "Black Chick's Tongue." Imagine Ariel re-writing "Part of Your World" after a hot makeout session with the black chick from Josie & the Pussycats. Note that this release of the late series co-incides with the straight to DVD release of The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases:
Bullet For My Valentine Fever Jive Records Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Screamo, Punk Metal
Mary Chapin Carpenter The Age of Miracles Zoe Records Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Country-Folk, Contemporary Country
Gogol Bordello Trans-Continental Hustle RED Distribution Punk Revival, South/Eastern European Traditions, Gypsy, Ukranian, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Obscuro
Hole Nobody's Daughter Mercury Grunge, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. In 0 To Infinity Important Records Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Alpha Rev New Morning Hollywood Records Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
Avi Buffalo Avi Buffalo Sub Pop Records Indie Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Gisele Ben-Dor Revueltas: La Coronela Naxos Modern Music for Orchestra
Big Audio Dynamite This Is Big Audio Dynamite Columbia Dance-Rock, College Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Dance, Club/Dance, Alternative Pop/Rock
B.o.B The Adventures of Bobby Ray Atlantic Alternative Rap, Dirty South, Pop-Rap, Hardcore Rap
Jim Brickman Never Alone Savoy Contemporary Instrumental, Solo Instrumental, Adult Contemporary
Eric Clapton Rarities Edition: 461 Ocean Boulevard Polydor Album Rock, Hard Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Blues-Rock
Miranda Cosgrove Sparks Fly Sony Music Teen Pop
Cuarteto LatinoAmericano Encores: Salazar, Saenz, Golijov, Gutierrez Dorian Modern & Contemporary Music for String Quartet
Daddy Yankee Mundial El Cartel Reggaeton
Dion I Put Away My Idols/Kingdom In the Street Ace Records Rock & Roll, Contemporary Christian, Christian Rock, Contemporary Gospel, Gospel, CCM
Dion Velvet & Steel Word/Epic Rock & Roll, Contemporary Christian, CCM
Drowning Pool Drowning Pool [2010] Eleven Seven Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Post-Grunge
Melissa Etheridge Fearless Love Island Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Freddy Fender Greatest Hits Fuel 2000
The Flatliners Cavalcade Fat Wreck Chords Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk Revival, Punk/New Wave, Ska-Punk, Hardcore Punk
Peter Frampton Thank You Mr. Churchill Universal Music Enterprises
Frog Eyes Paul's Tomb: A Triumph Dead Oceans Records Indie Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Post-Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Marvin Gaye I Want You [Rarities Edition] Motown Smooth Soul, Motown, Soul, Funk, Quiet Storm, Disco
Paul Hardcastle Time Machine: Early Recordings 1981-1983 Cherry Pop
Philippe Herreweghe Stavinsky: Monumentum; Mass; Symphonie de Psaumes Penta Tone ClassicsModern Music for Chorus & Orchestra
Hot Club Of Detroit It's About That Time Mack Avenue Continental Jazz, South/Eastern European Traditions, Gypsy, Standards
Howling Wind Into the Cryosphere Profound Lore Heavy Metal, Black Metal
Jahcoozi Barefoot Wanderer BPitch Control Downtempo, Club/Dance
Juan MacLean DJ-Kicks !K7 Left-Field House, Club/Dance, House
Katrina & the Waves Katrina & the Waves [Bonus Tracks] Capitol/EMI Records Punk/New Wave, New Wave
Katrina & the Waves Katrina & the Waves 2 [Bonus Tracks] Attic Records Punk/New Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock, New Wave
Carole King The Essential Carole King Legacy Brill Building Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary, Singer/Songwriter, AM Pop
Lali Puna Our Inventions Morr Music Indie Electronic, Indie Pop
The Lodger Flashbacks Slumberland Indie Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Lonestar Party Heard Around the World Time/Life Music Contemporary Country
Lynyrd Skynyrd One More from the Road [Rarities Edition] MCA Records Album Rock, Southern Rock, Hard Rock, Boogie Rock, Arena Rock, Blues-Rock, Rock & Roll
Jesse Malin & the St. Marks Social Jesse Malin & the St. Marks Social Side One Dummy Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Meat Loaf Rarities Edition: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell MCA Records Album Rock, Arena Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Pop-Metal, Heavy Metal
Jo Dee Messina Unmistakable: Love Curb Contemporary Country, Country-Pop
Mr. Mister Broken Wings OldGold
Mono/The Wordless Music Orchestra Holy Ground: NYC Live Temporary Residence Experimental Rock, Noise-Rock, Post-Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Mushroom Naked, Stoned, & Stabbed Royal Potato Family Records Avant-Prog, Prog-Rock, Improvisation, Acid Folk, British Psychedelia, British Folk-Rock, Acid Rock, Euro-Rock, British Folk, Experimental, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic
The Mynabirds What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood Saddle Creek Records Indie Folk, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Anna Netrebko In the Still of Night [Prestige Edition] Deutsche Grammophon Romantic & Post-Romantic Songs for Voice & Piano
Leif Segerstam Rautavaara: Before The Icons A Tapestry of Life Ondine Contemporary Music for Orchestra
Original Soundtrack Why Did I Get Married Too? Malaco Soundtracks, Contemporary R&B, Quiet Storm, Soul, Reggae-Pop
Anders Osborne American Patchwork Alligator Records Blues-Rock, Electric Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Guitar Virtuoso, New Orleans Blues
The Pack A.D. We Kill Computers Mint Records Inc. Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Punk Blues, Blues-Rock
Brian Posehn Fart and Wiener Jokes Relapse Records Standup Comedy, Comedy
Kimberley Rew Bible of Bop [Bonus Tracks] Press
Saint Etienne Finisterre Beggars Banquet Indie Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Dance, Indie Electronic
Saint Etienne Tiger Bay [UK] Warner Bros. Indie Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Dance, Club/Dance, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Electronic, Electronica, Britpop
Small Black Small Black Jagjaguwar Indie Electronic, Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Something Corporate Played in Space: The Best of Something Corporate Geffen Emo-Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Punk-Pop
Starkey Ear Drums and Black Holes Planet Mu Records Dubstep, Club/Dance, Garage
Sugar & Gold Get Wet! Antenna Farm Records Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Alternative Pop/Rock
Livingston Taylor Last Alaska Moon Chesky Contemporary Folk, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock
Ten Years After Now Ten Years After Regional Blues, British Blues, Blues-Rock, Hard Rock
Jacky Terrasson Push Concord Jazz Straight-Ahead Jazz, Piano Jazz, Modern Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Post-Bop
Prins Thomas The Greatest Tits, Vol. 1 Full Pupp Club/Dance
Two Door Cinema Club Tourist History Glass Note New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Alternative/Indie Rock
Ty Special Kind of Fool BBE British Rap
Unnatural Helpers Cracked Love & Other Drugs Hardly Art Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Mark Van Hoen Where Is the Truth City Centre Offices Ambient, Experimental Ambient, Downbeat
Various Artists Punk Goes Classic Rock Fearless Records Post-Hardcore, Screamo, Punk Revival, Alternative/Indie Rock
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground & Nico [Rarities Edition] Polydor Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Proto-Punk, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic, Alternative Pop/Rock
Fats Waller Performance: Radio Recordings from 1931 to 1943 Varese Sarabande Jive, Early Jazz, Stride, Swing, Piano Jazz, Jazz Instrument
