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01 FEBRUARY 2010
>Christina Aguilera - Keeps Gettin’ Better: A Decade Of Hits [Reissue] CD (RCA)
Best-of collection featuring 10 of her most popular, chart-topping hits, two brand new tracks, (“Keeps Gettin' Better” and “Dynamit”) and two re-recorded remixes of the classic hits, “Genie In A Bottle” and “Beautiful.”
>The Album Leaf - A Chorus Of Storytellers CD (Sub Pop)
For the first time in five albums, The Album Leaf recorded as a whole band. In the past, almost every instrument was performed by principal songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jimmy LaValle.
CD now -- double-vinyl available next week.
>Ólafur Arnalds - Dyad 1909 CD/LP (Erased Tapes)
Latest release from Icelandic modern classical luminary is a score penned for the award-winning British choreographer Wayne McGregor.
>Bardo Pond - Bufo Alvarius [Reissue] CD (Fire)
Reissue of the Philadelphia space-rock/psych band’s first full length LP, recorded in 1993 and 1994.
>Brown Vs Brown - Odd And Unevens CD (Cuneiform)
Brown Vs Brown is an intense and stunningly tight “rehearsal-intensive” avant-garde rock band from Amsterdam. Seemingly contrasting elements clash and recombine: meticulous composition vs. improvisation, complexity vs. raw energy and breakneck stumble rhythms vs. swing.
>The Brunettes - Paper Dolls CD (Lil' Chief)
The Brunettes have a meticulous craft in the studio. Writing pop songs, that most fickle of forms, requires a precision that comes naturally to the band, and their records ring perfection in every note. Their sense of fun firmly intact, The Brunettes inject their new batch of songs with a sense of modernity on Paper Dolls.
>BT - These Hopeful Machines 2xCD (Nettwerk)
With his latest two-hour, double-disc opus, BT weaves both the technical prowess and compositional mastery that reminds us all why he's the composer others study. As with previous albums, These Hopeful Machines is rife with vocal collaborations that expose his influences and bend them toward his unique perceptions of song structure and sonic parity.
>Ceephax Acid Crew - United Acid Emirates CD/2xLP (Planet Mu)
New album from British acid house/drum 'n' bass musician Andy Jenkinson, brother of Tom Jenkinson (aka Squarepusher). An epic release with a strong '80s feel and a sound influenced by computer game music, Italo disco, synth pop, techno, and house -- all handmade on Jenkinson's ancient analog synths.
>Charred Walls Of The Damned - Charred Walls Of The Damned CD+DVD (Metal Blade)
Debut from this all-star metal project led by Richard Christy, formerly the drummer for Death and Iced Earth.
>Nils Frahm - Wintermusik CD/LP (Erased Tapes)
Already a recognized figure in musical circles, Nils Frahm is now gaining access to a wider audience. Wintermusik showcases the man’s exquisite talent and his perfect command of his art. “Hamburg-born pianist Nils Frahm spent the last few years creating wondrous, haunting music.” – Mojo
>Glossary - Feral Fire CD (Liberty And Lament)
The first release by Lucero's Liberty And Lament label (Glossary's Todd Beene also plays in Lucero) is marked by a testifying batch of R&B and country tinged rock songs that explore the band's dysfunctional relationship with time, religion, materialism, the universe and Southern ideals.
>Hadouken! - For The Masses CD (Nettwerk)
“Leeds five-piece’s second release is an inscrutable hybrid of grime and dance punk that relieves both genres of all redeeming qualities, leaving behind remnants that sound like a modern, British version of nu metal.” -- Prefixmag.com
>Nick Jonas & The Administration - Who I Am CD (Hollywood)
Solo album from one third of the Jonas Brothers.
>Dave King - Indelicate CD (Sunnyside)
New from the Minneapolis-based drum wizard and founding member of the boundary pushing trios The Bad Plus and Happy Apple.
>Knock Em Dead - Endless Struggle CD (Eulogy)
Debut album inspired by Sepultura, Slayer, All Out War, 100 Demons, and Napalm Death.
>Bassekou Kouyate - Ba - I Speak Fela CD (Next Ambience)
Malian maestro is a virtuoso picker and musical visionary whose work blurs the lines between West African and American roots music. Bassekou's instrument, the ngoni, is a spike lute, an ancestor of the banjo.
>Bruce Kulick - BK3 (Rocket Science)
Although Ace Frehley is considered the quintessential Kiss guitarist by most fans, it was Bruce Kulick who occupied Kiss' guitarist position for the longest amount of time -- 11 years, from 1984-1995. BK3, Kulick’s third solo album, features Gene Simmons on vocals.
>Late Night Alumni - Of Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Etc. CD (Ultra)
Late Night Alumni tend towards dance/house music including string arrangements from John Hancock, the soft trance-like vocals of Becky Jean Williams, and the prodigious production duo of Finn Bjarnson and Ryan Raddon (Kaskade).
>Lil Wayne - Rebirth CD (Cash Money)
Crossover rock album from the self-proclaimed “greatest rapper of all time.” Features a guest appearance by Eminem. Also available as a deluxe edition which adds two bonus tracks.
>Madlib - Medicine Show # 1: Before The Verdict CD (Madlib Medicine)
First installment in a 12 CD series from the rapper/producer -- a full 17-track hip-hop album featuring "the OJ Simpson remixes" with Guilty Simpson.
>Ninca Leece - There Is No One Else When I Lay Down And Dream CD/LP (Bureau B)
Ninca mixes a resolute pop approach to an experimental sound process witch glitch, clicks and cuts, dreamlike melodies and fairy elements, using voices and acoustic instruments along with electronic sounds/devices and field recordings.
>Malachai - Ugly Side Of Love CD (Domino)
Ugly Side Of Love sounds like a Jamaican garage rock band. At other times it sounds like Merseybeat if the beats were supplied by RZA. Or like Dick Dale surfing the River Severn.
>Yo-Yo Ma - Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Op 49 Op 66 CD (Sony)
To commemorate the Mendelssohn bicentennial in 2009, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Emanuel Ax, and violinist Itzhak Perlman collaborated together for the first time.
>Daniel Menche - Odradek CD (Beta-Lactum Ring)
New release from the Portland-based experimental artist. As in all Kafka's work, this creature and its description can be read from different points of view. It is not possible to define exactly what Odradek is, not even what Kafka thought it was when he was writing the story. One possible direct interpretation is that Odradek represents any useless, harmless object which is kept around for no obvious reason. However, many other levels of meaning can be extracted from this story including the musical interpretation by Daniel Menche and Markus Wolff.
>Midlake - Courage Of Others CD/LP+MP3 (Bella Union)
Existing outside the plane of trends and even time, Midlake has once again conjured a novel world, but one that seems to have existed forever. Looms of intricately textured keyboards, flute, guitars and voice are woven into broad cloaks of sound, all riding the wave of songwriter Tim Smith’s sweeping vocals.
>Phil Miller/In Cahoots - All That [Reissue] CD (Cuneiform)
Supergroup of English jazz and rock players including Phil Miller (Delivery) and members from Soft Machine.
>Monolake - Silence CD/2xLP (Monolake)
New album from the German minimal techno/producer/software engineer extraordinaire. Mastered with only analog technology.
>New York Art Quartet - Old Stuff CD (Cuneiform)
Formed in the summer of 1964, the New York Art Quartet existed for barely a year and a half, yet great interest still remains in their work. Consisting of John Tchicai (alto sax), who participated in John Coltrane's groundbreaking Ascension album and Roswell Rudd (trombone), considered to be the first free-jazz trombonist.
>One Starving Day - Atlas Coelestis CD (Beta-Lactum Ring)
Almost a sort of metal-in-opposition, OSD's progressive/avant-garde tactics pit the glottal plosives of black metal against cosmic atmospherics. Exhibits some characteristics of the martial brutality of early Swans, with the cinematics of Mogwai, suspended in an Arcturus/Isis matrix.
>Pawel - Pawel CD/LP (Dial)
Dial cofounder Paul Kominek aka Turner just finished his debut album -- inspired by almost two decades of Detroit’s Planet E – Era.
>Pierced Arrows - Descending Shadows CD/LP (VIce)
New from Portland-based trio comprised of legendary members Fred and Toody Cole of the seminal punk band Dead Moon.
>Priestess - Prior To The Fire CD/2xLP (Tee Pee)
If you've ever seen Priestess in concert, you've probably noticed that the songs from the band's debut album Hello Master have a lot more energy live than on the actual record. In contrast, Prior To The Fire is rowdier sounding, with a more progressive and jamming atmosphere closer to the Priestess live experience.
>Rhinoceros - They Are Coming For Me CD (Eulogy)
Rhinoceros are a Buffalo, NY straightedge band formed in May 2006 from the ashes of local Buffalo hardcore favorites Infamous and Xtothisdayx.
>Santana Salvador - Keyboard City CD (Quannum)
Keyboard City marks Salvador’s departure into solo territory but features a collaboration with studio wizard Money Mark (Beastie Boys) and for the first in a series of remixes, GZA of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, rallied support around the album by featuring himself on remix of the title track.
>Joe Satriani - Live In Paris: I Just Wanna Rock 2xCD (Epic)
Double-disc live set from the veteran guitarist depicts Satriani's stirring May 2008 performance in Paris, France. Some of his most memorable songs, "Surfing With The Alien", "Flying in a Blue Dream", are matched with recent hits like "Super Colossal" and "I Just Wanna Rock."
>Skullflower - Strange Keys To Untune God’s Firmament 2xCD (Neurot)
New release from the British industrial/experimental band evokes Wagnerian sonic bombast, a Nietzchean worldview, and a warlike cry of rebellion against the false, encased in a whirlwind both psychotropic and psychoacoustic.
>The Soft Pack - The Soft Pack CD/LP (Kemado)
A duo writing songs in California at the dawn of 2008 goes on to supporting The Breeders, Last Of The Shadow Puppets and Bloc Party as a quartet, and release two attention-grabbing singles that same year. They were the toast of CMJ in 2008 and South By Southwest in 2009, and then toured alongside Franz Ferdinand, Phoenix, White Lies and Black Lips in 2009.
>Soundtrack - Dear John OST CD (Relativity)
Features tracks by Joshua Radin/Schuyler Fisk, The Swell Season, Donovan Frankenreiter, Amanda Seyfried, Dan Wilson/Racheael Yamagata, Snow Patrol, Ozomatli, The Donkeys and more.
>Spy From Cairo - Secretly Famous CD (Wonderwheel)
The Spy From Cairo consolidates as much Middle Eastern music as possible -- every track focuses on a particular style of music from the Arab countries, all with signature Oud playing and dubbed-out electronic stylings.
>Styles P & DJ Green Lantern - Green Ghost Project CD (Invasion Music)
New from NY rapper and founding member of The Lox and D-Block on DJ Green Lantern's label. Features guest appearances from fellow D-Block emcees Jadakiss, and Sheek Louch, plus M.O.P, N.O.R.E, Uncle Murda, Junior Reid.
>Through The Eyes Of The Dead - Skepsis CD (Prosthetic)
New release by one of the groups that pioneered the heavy and abrasive mixture of metal and hardcore.
>Toro Y Moi - Causers Of This CD (Carpark)
This multi-cultural juggernaut gathers up the best musical elements from around the globe: R&B, indie rock, electronic dance and psychedelia. Imagine Ulrich Schnauss meets Animal Collective on a mirror balled dancefloor.
>Various Artists - Pop Ambient 2010 CD/2xLP+CD (Kompakt)
Landmark installment in Kompakt’s annual tour through the freshest facets of blisstronica. Features tracks by The Orb, Wolfgang Voigt, Thomas Fehlmann, Dettinger and more.
>Various Artists - Under The Weight Of Light CD (Projekt)
This budget-priced compilation opens the pandora's box of Projekt founder Sam Rosenthal's current eclectic music obsessions diving into neo-folk, dark-pop and shoegazer territory.
>Vedera - Stages CD (Epic)
A stunning collection of dreamy pop/rock melodies which address such themes as loss, devotion, betrayal and love.
>VoicesVoices - Origins CD (Manimal Vinyl)
Six-track concept album recorded by Guillermo Scott Herren (Prefuse 73). Herren pushes the signature guitar drone, percussive beats, and vocal looping of Nico Turner and Jenean Farris to a whole new level.
>Whitefield Brothers - Earthology CD/LP (Now Again)
“The Whitefield Brothers are a down-and-dirty funk group that makes raw, organic funk using nothing but instruments and an Afro-Caribbean sense of rhythm.” -- Allmusic.com
>Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe 2 CD/LP (Roadrunner)
Picks up where 1998’s Hellbilly Deluxe left off.

Vinyl:
>Kevin Barker - You & Me LP (Gnomonsong)
Vinyl version now available. Debut from favored collaborator and sideman for Vashti Bunyan, Devendra Banhart, Vetiver, and Antony & The Johnsons.
>Black Belles - What Can I Do b/w Lies 7" (Third Man)
They're from Nashville, have four members and like hats. Third Man categorizes the band's debut release as "a modern twist to a sound heavily rooted in the soul and garage rock of the ‘60s."
>Dadfag - Scenic Abuse LP (Broken Rekids)
Recently released on CD -- now available on vinyl.
>Eat Skull - Jerusalem Mall 7" (Woodsist)
New track backed with two Sick To Death outtakes. Limited edition pressing.
>Einsturzende Neubauten - Alles Wieder Offen 2xLP (Potomik)
Double vinyl LP pressing of their long awaited 10th studio album.
>Gay Against You - Righteous Signal/Sour LP (Upset The Rhythm)
Album finds progressive rock working alongside synth-pop and Afrobeat, whilst disco bumps into hardcore, before transcending tropically.
>Pepi Ginsberg - East Is East LP (Park The Van)
In East Is East, Pepi Ginsberg and her collaborators step into the golden hour of the day and embrace "The most ephemeral of seasons." A mood and a time where we "know that change is coming in the form of a cool wind; we hold on until we let go."
>Wanda Jackson - You Know I'm No Good v/w Shakin' All Over 7" (Third Man)
The highly anticipated Jack White-produced single by rock & roll and country singing legend.
>Mavis - Gangs Of Rome 10” (!K7)
An ambitious project -- named after their shared reverence for the spiritual and soulful sounds of Mavis Staples and The Staple Singers -- in which the the duo uses a Staples or Staples inspired track and craft their own grooves with a diverse roster of guest vocalists including Kurt Wagner (Lampchop), John Turrel., and Ed Harcourt.
>MV & EE - Home Comfort LP (Woodsist)
First ever all live LP of MV & EE material -- limited to 550 copies.
>Ninjasonik - Tight Pants 12"+MP3 (Marriage)
Debut release by the Brooklyn crunk/punk duo.
>Seabear - The Ghost That Carried Us Away LP+7" (A Number Of Small Things/Morr Music)
Vinyl reissue of 2007 debut now available. “Lovers of Sufjan Stevens, Iron & Wine and classic skewed folk/pop really owe it to themselves to check this amazing album out without delay.” -- Boomkat
>Sea Bear - Lion Face Boy b/w Cold Summer 7” (A Number Of Small Things)
First single from their forthcoming sophomore album, We Built A Fire. While "Lion Face Boy" features their classic indie-folk-virtues, the flipside "Cold Summer" surprises with an intense and unsettling ballad that breaks new territory.
>Vibracathedral Orchestra - Joka Baya LP (VHF)
>Vibracathedral Orchestra - The Secret Base LP (VHF)
>Vibracathedral Orchestra - Smoke Songs LP (VHF)
The ever-mysterious Vibracathedral Orchestra returns from another relatively quiet period with an uncompromising set of outré jams on a trio of limited-edition vinyl-only LPs. Slightly reorganized around a line-up of stalwarts Mick Flower and Adam Davenport with frequent collaborators John Godbert (Total) and John Moloney (Sunburned Hand of the Man), the band here stretches way, way out over these six sides.
>Xiu Xiu/Parenthetical Girls - Smiths/Morrissey Split 7” (Upset The Rhythm)
Two like-minded experimental pop groups share a great deal of personal history and an unhealthy, often frustrating obsession with the works of one Steven Patrick Morrissey.


26 JANUARY 2010
>Alesana - Emptiness CD (Fearless)
Third album from the Raleigh, NC band.
>Algernon - Ghost Surveillance CD (Cuneiform)
“Algernon draws inspiration from the jazz-tinged post-rock machinations of Tortoise but veers into the louder and noisier elements of rock music. They use two guitars, bass, drums and a vibraphone to combine gorgeous melodies with psychedelic effects and rock beats.” -- Center Stage Chicago
>Animal Collective - Campfire Songs [Reissue] CD (Pawtracks)
An idea originally thought up by Dave Portner and Noah Lennox while in college, Campfire Songs is not a record of songs sung around a campfire but a record that hints at songs emerging from the fire itself: "We wanted to give the music the feeling and atmosphere of the outdoors and the warmth of a fire, so people could bring it indoors." 2003.
>Beach House - Teen Dream CD+DVD/LP+DVD (Sub Pop)
Third album from the Baltimore-based duo. Companion DVD features a video for each song on the album, each by a different director.
>Beat Farmers - Tales Of The New West [Reissue] CD (American Beat)
Roof-raising collection of drinking songs, jangle-pop gems and wildman blues.
>Bei Bei And Shawn Lee - Into The Wild CD/LP+MP3 (Ubiquity)
This uplifting, genre-bending sound clash recalls the Afro-centric harping of Dorothy Ashby and hypnotic spiritual jazz of Alice Coltrane.
>Eric Bibb - Booker’s Guitar CD (Telarc)
New album inspired and recorded with a 1930s vintage Resophonic National steel-body guitar that had belonged to Delta blues legend Booker White.
>Blue Rodeo - The Things We Left Behind 2xCD (Telesoul)
New double-disc release from the Canadian roots/rock outfit.
>David Bowie - A Reality Tour 2xCD (Columbia)
Features over 30 classic Bowie songs spanning from The Man Who Sold The World through to Reality, along with collaborations such as “Sister Midnight” (with Iggy Pop) and "Under Pressure" (with Queen), and snippets and teasers of Bowie classics such as "Space Oddity" and "Golden Years."
>Basia Bulat - Heart Of My Own CD/LP+MP3 (Rough Trade)
Nearly all the songs on Heart Of My Own were written while on the road: traveling between cities, crossing the Canadian prairies, searching for a place to stop in the Nevada desert, trailing through the Smoky Mountains, standing in the bright dusk of a summer night in the Yukon.
>Cave In - Planets Of Old CDEP+DVD (Hydra Head)
The insurmountable Hydra Head all-star traveling team has... yep, you guessed it... officially un-disbanded! 4 brand new tracks with DVD.
>Rhys Chatham - Bern Project CD (Hinterzimmer)
In the summer of 2008, Rhys Chatham visited Bern, Switzerland for a guitar trio performance with local musicians that the club had recruited for him. Rhys was blown away by the skills of the drummer and bass player and talked about plans to form a trio -- half a year later he was back in Bern and introduced Julian Sartorius (drums) and Mago Flueck (bass) to new compositions he brought along.
>Chicago Underground Duo - Boca Negra CD/LP+MP3 (Thrill Jockey)
Contains both composed and improvised music, powerful grooves along with ambient sound structures, folk song simplicity and polyrhythmic bursts of energy with lyrical melodic vignettes.
>Citay - Dream Get Together CD/LP (Dead Oceans)
Expansive third album from the cosmic wanderers. Flourishes of Led Zeppelin, Eno/Fripp, Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd, Popul Vuh and ELO can be heard throughout.
>Clipd Beaks - To Realize CD/LP (Lovepump United)
Recalls the societal hangover depicted in the great California rock records of the early ‘70s, while sitting firmly in the noisy, chaotic present day.
>Noah Creshevsky - Twilight Of The Gods CD (Tzadik)
Active in electronic composition since 1971, Creshevsky delights in presenting extreme and unpredictable juxtapositions in which the integration of electronic and acoustic sources and processes creates virtual "superperformers" by using the sounds of traditional instruments pushed past human capacities.
>Dark Funeral - Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus CD+DVD (Regain)
Musically, it’s the Swedish black metallers most technical and varied album to date. The live DVD offers 55 minutes of previously unreleased material, professionally filmed with 6 cameras during the band’s 15th anniversary show at P&L Festival in Sweden 2008.
>Day Of Fire - Losing All CD (Razor & Tie)
Nashville based hard rockers’ new album features 12 ambitious, high-energy rock songs.
>Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoissier - Oblivia CD (Tzadik)
Two of the most spectacular composer-performers working today. Virtuosos on their respective instruments and sensitive, telepathic improvisers, their quest for perfection results in breathtaking new music that seamlessly blends classical composition with the exciting edge of improvisation. Redefines the format of violin-piano recitals.
>Joe Firstman - El Porto CD (Rock Ridge)
Joe Firstman kicked off his career with an $18 Greyhound ticket from his home in North Carolina to Los Angeles. It all happened quickly: big Hollywood gigs, industry buzz, the deal with Atlantic Records and national tours with the likes Sheryl Crow, Jewel, and Willie Nelson.
>Four Tet - There Is Love In You CD/2xLP (Domino)
Four Tet's first full-length album in over four years and is his fifth album to date.
>Fozzy - Chasing The Grail CD (Riot Entertainment)
Fozzy is the band featuring WWE Wrestling Superstar Chris Jericho and Stuck Mojo mastermind Rich “The Duke” Ward.
>Fredrik - Trilogi CD (Kora)
Sophomore release from this Swedish outfit. Fredrik started out in late 2006 as the songwriter/sound artist duo of Fredrik and Lindefelt. The idea was to attempt narrative structures in music through the combination of electro-acoustic composition and folk-infused musical form.
>Free Reign - Tragedy CDEP (Riot)
Metal band composed of Dallas Cowboys offensive linemen, Marc Colombo, Cory Procter and Leonard Davis.
>F##ked Up - Couple Tracks: Singles 02-09 2xCD/2xLP (Matador)
Compilation of 25 songs from F##ked Up's many, many hard-to-find, uncollected 7"s and 12"s. Couple Tracks spans an extraordinarily varied (and extraordinarily collectible) musical career that has mainly been documented on 7" singles released around the world on many labels in many countries. Includes 5 unreleased tracks.
>Full Blast (Brotzmann/Pliakas/Wertmuller) - Black Hole & Live In Tampere 2xCD (Atavistic)
Full Blast is German saxophonist Peter Brotzmann's trio with Marin Pliakas on bass and Michael Wertmueller on drums. This is the final tour stock of the limited edition double-disc collection.
>Charotte Gainsbourg - IRM CD/2xLP (Elektra)
What started as a brief recording session between Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck ended up to be the body of work that is IRM. Over the course of a year and a half of writing and recording together, Beck's role grew to encompass all aspects of the creative process. He worked seamlessly with Charlotte, co writing the lyrics and produced and mixed the recording.
>Patty Griffin - Downtown Church CD (CMG)
A collection of Gospel-infused songs produced by longtime friend, bandmate and acclaimed producer Buddy Miller at the Downtown Presbyterian Church in Nashville, TN.
>Happy Hollows - Spells CD (Autumn Tone)
The Happy Hollows’ catchy yet dissonant sound is influenced by genres as disparate as ‘90s college rock, garage punk, art rock, and ‘80s pop.
>Harvey Milk - Harvey Milk CD (Hydra Head)
This limited “tour edition” is the first time this record has been made available on a physical format with remastered audio.
>Yuka Honda - Heart Chamber Phantoms CD (Tzadik)
Versatile composer/performer who has worked with Cibo Matto, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Mike Watt, etc. Mixing funky beats, hip samples, and instruments both acoustic and electric, Yuka's dramatic sense of sound and color creates a hypnotic groove for young moderns.
>Ihsahn - After CD+DVD (Candlelight)
Third solo effort from Ihsahn, the former vocalist/guitarist from Emperor. Includes a bonus DVD containing candid studio footage, interviews and more.
>Infinite Body - Carve out The Face Of My God CD (Post Present Media)
Swells, peaks, and valleys of ethereal noise and field recordings.
>I See Hawks In L.A. - Best Of CD (American Beat)
Part of the new wave of American bands like the Jayhawks, Wilco and My Morning Jacket whose psychedelically tinged country-rock sound recalls that of the Byrds or Buffalo Springfield.
>Joan Of Arc - Presents: Don’t Mind Control CD/2xLP (Polyvinyl)
41+ members strong the Joan of Arc extended family comes together for 18 exclusive songs curated by frontman Tim Kinsella. Double LP version limited to 500 on orange vinyl.
>Lady Antibellum - Need You Now CD (Capitol Nashville)
The critically acclaimed trio co-wrote and produced songs together with veteran producer Paul Worley and some of Music Row's most awarded songwriters. The lead single spent five consecutive weeks on the US Country singles charts.
>Little Esther - The Early Hits 1949-54 2xCD (JSP)
Little Esther Jones was discovered by bandleader Johnny Otis at a talent contest. Thirteen when she first entered a studio, she was drawn into a world that used her ruthlessly, acquiring habits that threatened and diminished her life. Here, though, is Little Esther in her prime – when making hits came as naturally as singing itself.
>Living Sacrifice - The Infinite Order CD (Tooth & Nail)
Former and current members of the Christian metal band went on to play in Evanescence, P.O.D. and Norma Jean.
>Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring CD (Arts & Crafts)
Romance Is Boring is an ambitious record that’s bigger, deeper, more complex and direct than anything Los Campesinos! have recorded. Produced by John Goodmanson (Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill, Wu-Tang Clan), it’s filled with added brass, strings, drum machines and electronics, plus guesting from Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu, Zac Pennington of Parenthetical Girls and Jherek Bischoff of the Dead Science. Romance Is Boring feels like a band that’s not so much grown up, but “fully realized.”
>Magnetic Fields - Realism CD (Nonesuch)
Realism was cut in the distortion-free environs of a Los Angeles studio, and its sound is as pristine as a plein-air painting. There are no drum kits to be heard, and the fascinatingly varied instrumentation - guitars, accordions, violins, cellos, tablas, banjos, tuba, even a smattering of mellifluous falling leaves -- did not need to be plugged in. And, as with Distortion, the album credits emphasize: No synths.
>Major Stars - Return To Form CD/LP (Drag City)
Seventh album from the Boston-based band. When you've got a love for music, there's no time to spare. Major Stars all got other gigs that take them from place to place without room to converse much. That's okay, because they're about playing music, not small talkin'!
>Matsunaga/Vainio/Booth - 3 Telepathics Meh In-Sect Connection CD (Important)
Important Records’ second release in a four-album series, each featuring the work of the enigmatic Japanese artist Kouhei Matsunaga.
>Maysa - A Woman In Love CD (Shanachie)
Maysa embraces some of the great jazz repertoire made famous by such greats as Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald and more.
>MC5 - Anthology 1965-1971 2xCD (Cleopatra)
An outstanding double-disc compilation spanning the critical early years of Detriot’s own massively influential and totally unforgettable proto-punk quintet.
>Pat Metheny - Orchestrion CD (Nonesuch)
Metheny works with an extraordinary set-up of acoustic instruments, assembled for him by a visionary team of inventors. What they have created is a veritable made-to-order solenoid orchestra that includes, among other things, bass, pianos, percussion, marimbas, guitar-bots, and a mellifluous cabinet of carefully tuned bottles.
>Mighty Clouds Of Joy - At The Revival CD (EMI Gospel)
New album from the Gospel mainstays, primarily produced by R&B aficionado Raphael Saadiq.
>Mondo Drag - New Rituals CD/LP (Alive)
From deep in the cosmos of Iowa, and from the same interstellar scene that gave you Radio Moscow, comes Mondo Drag, orbiting the planet’s garage, psych, space, sludge and stoner rock.
>Motor -Hyper Machine CD (Downtown)
Abrasive metallic music, combines tough techno beats and raw rock riffs.
>My Brightest Diamond - Shark Remixes 2xCD (Asthmatic Kitty)
A cohesive and conceptual project as opposed to a mere remix album. Four remixers (Alfred Brown, DM Stith, Son Lux and Roberto Carlos Lange) were commissioned to each create a separate EP of remixed material.
>Mycale/John Zorn - Mycale: Book Of Angels V.13 CD (Tzadik)
A whole new approach to Masada music: Intimate a cappella interpretations of 12 songs from Zorn's remarkable Book Of Angels. Dynamic and evocative new Jewish music.
>Youssou N’Dour - Music From The Motion Picture I Bring What I Love (Nonesuch)
Soundtrack from the critically acclaimed documentary about African superstar Youssou N'Dour. The album features all-new recordings of music from throughout N'Dour's career as well as two new songs, including the documentary's title theme.
>New Found Glory - New Found Glory [Reissue] CD+DVD (MCA)
Tenth anniversary edition. Added DVD includes the documentary "The Story So Far," featuring band history, live performances, and videos.
>Scout Niblett - Calcination Of Scout Niblett CD/LP (Drag City)
Her most tightly coiled long-player yet, a heavy handful of songs that are reaching for the ripe and the light. An intense devotional, a determined spirit journey and a collection of great slow-dance songs.
>Number One Gun - To The Secrets & Knowledge CD (Tooth & Nail)
New album from Jeff Schneeweis of Hawthorne Heights fame.
>Oh No Ono - Eggs CD (Friendly Fire)
Oh No Ono creates bewitching pop symphonies that unfold themselves more with each successive listen. Reaching beyond traditional guitar/bass/drum textures, the band weaves myriad environmental sounds, samples, and nonstandard instrumentation into the mix.
>Owl City - Ocean Eyes [Deluxe Edition] 2xCD (Universal)
Features 7 additional tracks -- 6 new songs and 1 remix.
>Patrick & Eugene - Altogether Now (Birds Bees Flowers Trees) CD (Tummy Touch)
Patrick Dawes (percussist for Groove Armada and Richie Havens) and Eugene Bezodis are two talented originals. Their sound is whistles, bells and bongos combined with banjos, ukuleles and sunshine pop vocals to produce a unique but accessible music for postmodern vaudeville, with a nod to Monty Python, Derek & Clive and even Woody Allen.
>Pit Er Pat - Flexible Entertainer CD/LP+MP3 (Thrill Jockey)
Writing for a live show, Pit Er Pat wanted the energy to stay consistently strong and high throughout the set. It was an experiment in simplicity: MPC, guitar, voice. They added a kick and snare drum for physicality.
>Postdata - Postdata CD (Silly Old Songs)
Postdata is Paul Murphy of Wintersleep’s first solo effort. Recorded at home in Nova Scotia with his brother Michael, spliced together from ”thirty or forty pieces of songs in a series of dreams.”
>Radio Massacre International - Time & Motion 2xCD (Cuneiform)
Takes musical cues from the classic 1970s ”Berlin electronic sound” of Klaus Schulze, Ash Ra and Tangerine Dream.
>Corine Bailey Rae - The Sea CD (Capitol)
Bringing together a new band of musicians, Bailey Rae recorded the album mainly in Leeds and Manchester, England. Her voice, always an expressive and soulful instrument, resonates with a poignant and newfound depth.
>Red Krayola - Five American Portraits CD/LP (Drag City)
The five subjects in sequence of appearance are: Wile E. Coyote; George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter; John Wayne; and artist Ad Reinhardt. Their portraits in words and music will hang in the halls of your mind, taking shape as their features are described against backdrops of familiar and characteristic music performed by Red Krayola.
>Retribution Gospel Choir - 2 CD/LP (Sub Pop)
New album from the band fronted by Low’s Alan Sparhawk.
>Steve Roach - Truth & Beauty [Reissue] CD (Projekt)
Budget-priced reissue of this out-of-print 1999 collection of unreleased and compilation tracks.
>Royal Trux - Untitled (Third Album) [Reissue] CD/LP (Drag City)
Digitally remastered reissue of this 1992 release from the veteran noisemakers, who were born from the ashes of alt-rock favorites Pussy Galore.
>David Sanborn - Only Everything CD (Decca Crossover)
The second of Sanborn's homage to the aesthetic of Ray Charles.
>Neil Sedaka - The Music Of My Life CD (Razor & Tie)
First new studio album in over 10 years from the legendary singer/songwriter.
>Shurman - Still Waiting For The Sunset CD (Sustain)
There is an elusive sweet spot at the crossroads where soul music, country, and rock & roll intersect, and Austin, TX-based Shurman hits it dead on.
>Slow Six - Tomorrow Becomes You CD (Western Vinyl)
The group returns to their experimental rock roots with an emotionally unrestrained full-length infused with taught rhythms, unraveling melodies, and detailed ambiences that owe as much to Tortoise and The Dirty Three as Steve Reich and Brian Eno.
>Leigh Stephens - Red Weather LP (Sundazed)
After leaving Blue Cheer in 1969, guitarist Leigh Stephens, whose pulverizing roar was an essential element of the band's original sound, made his solo debut with Red Weather.
>Strong Arm Steady - In Search Of Stoney Jackson CD (Stones Throw)
In Search of Stoney Jackson was produced entirely by Madlib. The album’s conception owes a great deal to World Famous Beat Junkie, J.Rocc, who provided the trio with close to 200 of the prolific beatsmith’s tracks to choose from. It’s a hip-hop jam session, with the group acting as the rhythm section for an all-star cast of guest vocalists such as Talib Kweli, Planet Asia, Guilty Simpson, Evidence, Chase Infinite, and Phonte of Little Brother.
>Suicide Commando - Implements Of Hell CD/2xCD (Metropolis)
Unrelenting, hook-laden, and darker than Hell… this is the way evil electro is supposed to sound.
Available in two editions: Regular and Special limited edition, which includes a bonus disc featuring remixes by Komor Kommando, Modulate, JH from Centhron, Schattenschlag, Fïx8Sëd8, and more.
>Bob Thompson - The Sound Of Speed LP (Sundazed)
In the days of Esquivel's Space Age Bachelor Pad Music prime, orchestra leader/composer/arranger Bob Thompson (a long-admired Hollywood music figure who worked with Rosemary Clooney, Judy Garland, Duane Eddy, and Bing Crosby, among others) was his stylistic counterpart.
>Univers Zero - Clivages CD (Cuneiform)
A founding member of the original "Rock In Opposition" (R.I.O.) movement, and the inventors of "chamber rock", Univers Zero are considered to be one of the greatest avant-garde rock bands of the last 30 years. Clivages is their first new album in 5 years.
>Armand Van Helden - New York: Mix Odyssey Pt. 2 CD (Downtown)
American record producer, DJ and remixer has been topping the UK charts with hits, such as “Professional Widow” and “You Don’t Know Me.”
>Various Artists - Casual Victim Pile: Austin 2010 CD/LP+MP3 (Matador)
“Casual Victim Pile is an anagram of ‘Live Music Capital.’ You can safely assume that with all due respect to the City of Austin's attempts to promote itself as such. This compilation is only meant to reflect what I like in Austin circa 2008-2010. But there's something to be said for a highly arbitrary take on things... Whether or not there's a genuine tie to the region's musical history is up for debate.” -- Gerard Cosloy (Matador founder/CEO)
>Various Artists - Good God! Born Again Funk CD/2xLP (Numero)
Born Again Funk lends new ears to a joyful strain of American composers and performers unafraid of expressing their devotion with both inspiration and invention. They were faithful to a spirit, not an ordained sound.
>Various Artists - Minimal Wave Tapes V.1 CD (Stones Throw)
Stone Throw Founder Peanut Butter Wolf has always had a love affair with ‘80s new wave, post punk and DIY. Here he scours the archives of New York's own Minimal Wave, a small indie label dedicated to reissuing lost and rare gems from around the World.
>Kim Waters - Love Stories CD (Shanachie)
New album from the smooth jazz superstar. Vocalist Kenny Lattimore joins Kim on the title track "Love Story."

DVDs:
>Michael Jackson - This Is It DVD (Sony)
Edited down from hundreds of hours of rehearsal footage for his would-have-been 2009 world tour, Michael performs material that spans his career, from a Motown medley to multi-platinum hits from Off The Wall, Thriller, and Bad.
>Soul Power DVD (Sony)
Featuring musical legends James Brown, B.B. King, Bill Withers, Celia Cruz and a host of others, Soul Power documents three-night Zaire '74 music festival planned to coincide with the now-legendary and epic "Rumble in the Jungle" between Mohammed Ali and George Foreman.
>Suicidal Tendencies - Live At The Olympic DVD (Suicidal Records)
Since their beginnings in Venice, CA in the early ‘80s, Suicidal Tendencies have led the charge in the skatepunk/metal movement, influencing an entire generation of bands along the way.

Vinyl:
>AFCGT - AFCGT LP+7”+MP3 (Sub Pop)
AFCGT (a convenient vernacular for A Frames and Climax Golden Twins) descends from a decrepit longhouse on the shores of a dark lake where the self-inflicted wounds from a windy forest of flailing, whipping branches gave birth to the white heat oddities from this their self-titled new album. Vinyl only.
>Blue Cheer - Outside Inside [Reissue] LP (Sundazed)
Blue Cheer looms large in the annals of hard rock, laying down the sonic foundations of heavy metal, and serving as a crucial influence on the birth of punk, grunge and stoner rock.
>Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum (Mono Edition) LP (Sundazed)
Blue Cheer’s landmark 1968 debut is widely regarded as Ground Zero of the heavy metal explosion.
>Darker My Love/Audacity - Under The Covers Vol. 1 Split 7” (I Hate Rock & Roll)
DML's version of "Mr. Alvarez" is a departure from their usual psych territory, leaning more towards a bubble-gum covered beach beatle. Audacity's version of "Summer Is Here" is somewhere between Todd Rundgren's "You Need Your Head", Black Flag, and a nursery rhyme. Less psych barnburner, more avante-garde, OC punk feel. Limited edition of 300.
>Gang Gang Dance - God’s Money LP (Social Registry)
Their 2005 album -- now available on vinyl. Lending hypnotic rhythms into a highly structured compositional style or soaring in the lofty heights of practiced improvisation, God’s Money follows in the footsteps of their other output marking new ground for the band.
>Jailbreak - The Rocker LP (Family Vinyard)
Featuring the world’s wildest free drummer, Chris Corsano (Cold Bleak Heat, Björk, Mick Flower Duo), and the world’s wildest free steal pedal guitarist, Heather Leigh (Charalambides, Dream Aktion Unit, Jandek), The Rocker pits two of the landscape’s most intense pyromaniacs against each other in a blast-furnace of blisteringly joyous witch-howling assaults.
>Robert A.A Lowe & Rose Lazar - Eclipses LP+MP3 (Thrill Jockey)
Eclipses pushes out beyond natural terrestrial landscapes into those slightly more cosmic or alien in scope. Recorded at home utilizing semi-modular and polyphonic analogue synthesizers. Vinyl-only release.
>Mouthus/Bulbs - Split LP (Important)
Mouthus: drum and guitar explosion through tape manipulation and a total synth bath. Collided through a number of recording sessions and strings of modulation to elevate the particle riffage to a heightened state of plate tectonic rock. Bulbs: Like tuning your radio slowly between far off new age stations in the most serene way possible. The marriage of muted melodies existing below feedback skwerls and electronic swirls.
>Muse - Resistance 2xLP (WB)
Now available on HQ-180 vinyl.
>Tape & Bill Wells - Fugue LP+MP3 (Immune)
First recording to featuring Swedish trio Tape and legendary Scottish musician Bill Wells. With the use of piano, organ, Fender Rhodes, guitar, bass, electronics, drums, and synth, Fugue is truly a unique and timeless recording from these legendary and prolific artists.
>J Tillman - Wild Honey Never Stolen 7” (Western Vinyl)
Limited edition. Includes the B-side “Borne Away On A Black Barge."
>John Vanderslice - D.I.A.L.O. 7” (Dead Oceans)
Limited edition 7” featuring the single from Romanian Names and an exclusive B-side track "Do What You Want."
>Volcano, I’m Still Excited - Volcano, I’m Still Excited LP (Polyvinyl)
First time on vinyl. Often sounding like a much more excited Spoon (with a Casio), these are loveably unconventional short pop songs.

19 JANUARY 2010
>A Hero A Fake - Let Oceans Lie CD (Victory)
An organic mix of tech-metal and forward thinking rock that fans of Opeth, King Crimson and Between The Buried And Me can embrace.
>The Terry Adams Rock & Roll Quartet - Crazy 8’s CD (Clang!)
NRBQ pianist Terry Adams unveils his new band with ten tracks recorded live in the spring of 2009.
>Aziz Ansari - Intimate Moments For A Sensual Evening CD (Comedy Central)
You may know Aziz Ansari from his work on Parks And Recreation, Human Giant, or Flight Of The Conchords. Intimate Moments... is his debut stand-up comedy album.
>Kevin Barker - You & Me CD/LP (Gnomonsong)
Full of sunny, rural country rock, You & Me recalls the rustic grooves of The Band and The Grateful Dead, the heady melancholy of Roy Harper, and the golden harmonies of CSNY. You & Me features Pat Sansone (Wilco), Joanna Newsom, Jonathan Wilson (Elvis Costello, Jenny Lewis), Eric Johnson (Shins, Fruit Bats), and Otto Hauser (Vetiver, Espers).
>Danny Barnes - Pizza Box CD (ATO)
On Pizza Box, Barnes (known for his work with the seminal Austin alt-country band The Bad Livers) spins tales of American life like a latter-day John Steinbeck, wielding banjo and pen with equal effect, and the character of his voice as the perfect mouthpiece to truly bring the album to life.
>Blue Highway - Some Day: Fifteenth Anniversary Collection CD (Rounder)
Compilation of the bluegrass band's best work from their fifteen years together._
Barton Carroll - Together You And I CD/LP (Skybucket)
A cynical narrative runs through the album for sure, but Carroll’s sardonic wit is coupled with lightly shuffling horns, making for happy sounding songs instead of a somber ones. His tone and sleight-of-hand songwriting skill gained him critical acclaim for his previous release, The Lost One from Pitchfork, Harp, American Songwriter and more.
>The Coal Porters - Durango (April 17- April 30) CD (Prima)
New album by ex-Long Ryder Sid Griffin contains a bluegrass cover of Neil Young's “Like A Hurricane” and musical contributions from Tim O'Brien and Peter Rowan.
>Cold War Kids - Behave Yourself CDEP/12” (Downtown)
New EP from the Southern California-based indie pop rockers contains four brand new tracks: “Audience,” “Coffee Spoon,” “Santa Ana Winds” and “Sermons.”
>Convulse - World Without God [Reissue] CD (Relapse)
Remastered and expanded edition of the Finnish death metal band's 1992 debut album.
>Adrian Crowley - Season Of Sparks CD (Chemikal Underground)
As its emotive title may suggest, Adrian Crowley's fifth album is one of bristling, tactile atmospheres. Season Of Sparks represents a point after ten years of recording music, where his words, his music and the influence of his collaborators all meet in a perfect, joyous place.
>Keb Darge & Paul Weller - Present Lost & Found: Real R’n’B & Soul CD (!K7)
Keb Darge's Lost & Found series sets out to expose lesser known or forgotten lights of soul music from the ‘50s and ‘60s. This collection has Keb teaming up with Paul Weller for a selection of R&B and soul classics, including hits by Big Mama Thornton, The Tempos, The Creations, The Flirtations, The Intruders, Tammi Terrell, The Dells, Albert King, Slim Harpo and more.
>Dinowalrus - % CD/LP (Kanine)
Three-person drum ‘n' drone band out of Brooklyn relies heavily on the use of self-sustaining electronic devices to push their sound into cosmic brain-melting freak outs, lush atmospheric haze, and twee-skronk.
>Weber Eberhard - Colours 3xCD (ECM)
Collects all of the music recorded for ECM by Eberhard’s innovative group Colours. All three discs have been out of print for some time. Box includes extensive liner notes by Michael Tucker, based on interviews with the musicians, and rare archive photos.
>Editors - In This Light And On This Evening CD (Fader)
2009 album from the British quartet. US pressing featuring bonus material.
>Eels - End Times CD/LP+7” (Vagrant)
Largely self-recorded on an old four-track tape machine by E in his Los Angeles basement, End Times a “divorce album” with a modern twist: the artist equates his personal loss with the world he lives in losing its integrity. Vinyl LP includes a bonus four track 7”.
>Bill Fay - Still Some Light 2xCD (Coptic Cat)
Double-disc collection from the British singer/songwriter contains both old and new material. The first CD, Piano, Guitar, Bass & Drums, consists of studio recordings, sourced from archival tapes. The second CD, Still Some Light, is a home-recorded studio album from 2009.
>Josephine Foster - Graphic As A Star CD/LP (Fire)
New release from the Colorado-based folk/rock singer/songwriter. Graphic As A Star is based upon the poems of the 19th century American poet Emily Dickenson. Josephine lays stair-steppy melodies beneath a collection of Dickenson gems and sings them with a burnished soulfulness like the purple sunsets so often described in the poems.
>Freya - All Hail The End CD (Victory)
New album from the hardcore band fronted by Earth Crisis/Path Of Resistance vocalist Karl Buechner.
>Good For Cows - Audumla CD (Web Of Mimicry)
Audumla finds the formerly acoustic, instrumental bass and drums duo starting afresh. The constraints of flying with an upright bass, increasing volumes, and a steady listening diet of black metal and harsh noise music have inspired a reinvention of their sound with electric bass, large drums, and electronics.
>The Hotrats - Turn Ons CD/LP (Fat Possum)
Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey of Supergrass have teamed up with producer extraordinaire Nigel Godrich to bring you the must-have party record of 2010.
>Lindstrom & Christabelle - Real Life Is No Cool CD/LP (Smalltown Supersound)
Norwegian electronic pioneer Lindstrom teams up with vocalist Christabelle (AKA Solale) to create an edgy pop album of structured chaos and hypnotic beats.
>Major Stars - Return To Form CD/LP (Drag City)
“Major Stars continue to be bent on the steady demolition of the soul via grimy metal riffs, blue collar garage rock hooks, guitar solos seemingly akin with the swirling heroics of area-rockers yet so transmogrified by those ear-piercing distortions and vocals dipped into the soul of blues balladeers.” -- Deepcutzmusic.blogspot.com
>John Morales - M&M Mixes 2xCD (BBE)
If you grew up in the '80s and had even the smallest of passing interest in music, particularly club music, chances are you were very familiar, albeit unwittingly, with the work of John Morales. On the radio, in the record racks and most importantly on the dancefloor John’s work (predominately with studio partner Sergio Munzibai) helped define an era and influence future generations of DJs, producers and artists.
>Motion City Soundtrack - My Dinosaur Life CD/LP (Columbia)
My Dinosaur Life marks the band's major label debut and finds them reuniting with producer and friend Mark Hoppus of Blink-182. 12 new songs.
>Nervous Wrecklords - Nailbiter CD/LP (Hi-Speed Soul)
New from the duo comprised of Brian Karscig (Louix XIV) and Anthony Saffery (producer and member of UK band Cornershop).
>BJ Nilsen - The Invisible City CD (Touch)
Using unrecognizably tweaked field recordings of cats, crows, bees, wasps, boat ramps, and dead trees, the ever-reliable BJ Nilsen has crafted yet another complex and desolately beautiful suite of droning ambiance that subtly crackles and buzzes with life.
>Nurse With Wound - Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table Of A Sewing Machine An Umbrella [Reissue] CD (United Jnana)
Reissue of the legendary debut album from Nurse With Wound, originally released on United Dairies in 1979. Includes bonus material.
>Old Crow Medicine Show - Greetings From Wawa [Reissue] CD (Blood Donor)
Limited edition reissue of OCMS’s obscure debut album -- originally released in 2000.
>Pearl - Little Immaculate White Fox CD (MRI)
With a ragged, yet accessible sound and a deeply personal aesthetic, Pearl is a refreshing alternative to the predictable, cookie-cutter rockers who play it safe to build their audience. She prefers to develop her following through sincerity, conviction and energetic live shows.
>RJD2 - Colossus CD/2xLP (RJ Electric)
Fourth studio album from “one of the few DJs who seems like an artist rather than just a record collector” -- Rolling Stone. Features contributions from Phonte Coleman (Little Brother), and Kenna.
>Sigh - Scenes From Hell CD (The End)
Since their birth in 1990, this Japanese metal band continues to be inspired by various styles of ‘80s thrash, classical jazz, ‘60s/’70s rock and other more obscure genres.
>Six Feet Under - Graveyard Classics III CD (Metal Blade)
Third installment in their series of covers from death metal band led by former Cannibal Corpse member Christ Barnes.
>Richard Skelton - Landings CD/2xLP (Type)
Richard Skelton occupies an unusual stylistic niche somewhere between classical music and drone, as Landings is largely the product of a violin and a looping pedal.
>Son Of Azreal - Scouting The Boneyard CD (Metal Blade)
Son Of Azreal explores the deep organic sounds of early death and black metal while treading in new waters with paralyzing lyrics and a dynamic rhythm and percussion approach.
>Soundtrack - Crazy Heart OST CD (New West)
Includes “The Weary Kind” -- performed by Ryan Bingham (the theme song heard in the film's trailer and closing credits) -- and other music featured in the film, including tracks by” Waylon Jennings, Buck Owens, Sam Phillips and many more. Co-produced by T Bone Burnett.
>South Memphis String Band - Home Sweet Home (Dickins On Luth...) CD (Big Stink Research)
Regional roots music supergroup featuring Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars, The Black Crowes), Alvin Youngblood Hart (the Grammy winner who is as equally adept at thrash rock as he is at country blues) and Jimbo Mathus (Squirrel Nut Zippers).
>Spoon - Transferenc CD/LP+MP3 (Merge)
Follow up to 2007's Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. 11 new gems that honor the Spoon tradition while pushing the envelope of the band's sound ever further. We’ll even throw it in a cool Spoon plastic record bag.
>Super 8 Bit Brothers - Brawl CD (The End)
When it comes to melding the worlds of video games and music, no one does it better than Chicago's Super 8 Bit Brothers. Combining danceable indie pop with lyrics ripe with for people who'd rather stay in or do a basement boogie, Brawl is the post-Postal Service, pre-Tron soundtrack of the indie generation.
>Valkyrja - Contamination CD (Metal Blade)
Sophomore album from the Swedish metal band.
>Various Artists - Dirty Feeling CD (Buffalo Bop)
28 obscure rockabilly tunes from The Creep, The Valiants, Danny Ezba, Doc Martin, Freddy Fender and many others.
>Virulence - If This Isn’t A Dream... 1985-1989 CD (Southern Lord)
Late ‘80s, Black Flag-style punk rock from the band that went on to become Fu Manchu.
>Whourkr - Concrete CD (Crucial Blast)
Sophomore release from French deathtronix duo, Concrete is a whirlwind of electronically processed and treated avant-death/grind that is as violent and brutal as it is complex and obsessively constructed, relying as much on samplers and sound-editing software as it does on bone crushing technical riffs, vicious screaming and hyperspeed mechanized blastbeats.
>Lee “Shot” Williams - I’m The Man For The Job CD (CDS Record)
Vocalist Lee "Shot" Williams sings a style of Southern soul-blues in keeping with the tradition of vocalists like Bobby "Blue" Bland, Johnnie Taylor and Albert King.
>Gretchen Wilson - Greatest Hits CD (Columbia Nashville)
Hits collection from the country star who exploded onto the music scene in 2004 with her smash hit “Redneck Woman.”
>Worm Ouroboros - Worm Ouroboros CD (Coptic Cat)
Featuring members that have honed their craft in such bands as The Gault, Amber Asylum and World Eater, Worm Ouroboros is a delicate, serene, yet ultimately crushing and devastating act which subtly and seamlessly combines several genres such as doom metal, neo-classical, chamber music, dark ambient, and prog rock.
>Wylie And The Wild West - Unwired: Western Jubilee Warehouse Live CD (Western Jubilee)
Wylie Gustafson, along with Ray Doyle, Scot Wilburn and Rick Bryceson, present a stirring 60-minute concert recorded live at the Western Jubilee Warehouse in Colorado Springs.
>Zoey Van Goey - Cage Was Unlocked CD (Chemikal Underground)
A work of charming ambition loaded with full-blooded sing-along choruses, understated keyboards, close harmonies and irresistible melodies -- all underpinned by various musical ephemera including vintage Super Mario sound effects.

DVDs:
>Fela Kuti - Music Is The Weapon DVD (Knitting Factory)
Shot in Lagos at the peak of his career in 1982, this documentary contains interviews with Fela detailing his thoughts on politics, panafricanism, music and religion, alongside unpublished versions of songs like “ITT,” “Army Arrangement” and “Power Show.”

Vinyl:
>Avengers - Avengers LP (4 Men With Beards)
HQ-180 vinyl reissue of their 1983 album.
>The Black Keys - Rubber Factory [Reissue] LP (Fat Possum)
HQ-180 picture disc in a clear plastic sleeve.
>Blind Pilot - Three Rounds And A Sound LP (Expunged)
Portland band exploded onto scene (NPR's Best New Band of 2008) on the strength of this record, which is now finally available remastered on limited HQ-180 vinyl.
>Doc Boggs - When My Worldly Trials LP (Monk)
A blend of Appalachian old-time music and early blues. This record is comprised of some extremely rare alternate takes (recorded between 1927-1929) of some of his greatest songs.
>Broken Bells - High Road 7” (Columbia)
New collaboration between Shins’ frontman James Mercer and Danger Mouse. Features the non-album B-side “An Easy Life.”
>City Center - Cops Don’t Care b/w Heat Isn’t The Word 7” (M’Lady’s)
New single -- mostly electronic, ranging from atmospheric soundscapes to noisy pop.
>Heartless Bastards - Stairs And Elevators LP (Fat Possum)
Their 2005 album -- first time available on vinyl.
>Thee Oh Sees - Master’s Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In LP (In The Red)
2008 album -- now available on vinyl. "A simulacrum of 1960s Bay Area psychedelics without the marathon solos, in its own way, Master's Bedroom can be as hypnotic and mesmeric as any drone album." -- Pitchfork
>Charlie Patton - Moon Going Down LP (Monk)
Yellow vinyl. The father of Delta blues, accompanied by another giant of the Delta blues: Willie Brown.
>Ween - 12 Country Golden Greats LP (Plain)
>Ween - Mollusk LP (Plain)
>Ween - White Pepper LP (Plain)
Out of print for years, now repressed on HQ-180 vinyl.
>Geoff Muldaur - And The Texas Sheiks LP (Tradition & Moderne)
>Jay Reatard - Blood Visions LP (Fat Possum)
>Ringo Starr - Y Not LP (Ringo Starr)
>Various Artists - Funky Frauleins: Female Beat, Groove, Disco, Funk in Germany 1968-1978 LP (Bureau B)
Recently released on CD -- these titles now available on vinyl.


12 JANUARY 2010
>African Head Charge - Songs Of Praise [Reissue] CD (On-U Sound)
Adrian Sherwood's 1990 album as African Head Charge is reissued for all those who missed out the first time around. Mixing samples and live drumming with effects, pianos and psyched out guitars wails, Sherwood immerses himself in an indulgent new age dub vibe with a turn-of-the-decade post-rave mystique.
>All Time Low - MTV Unplugged CD+DVD (Hopeless)
6-track Uplugged concert recorded in New York City during the summer of 2009. Includes a DVD featuring two additional tracks.
>Aiden Baker - Liminoid/Lifeforms CD (Alien8)
New album of ambient-doom from the prolific Nadja frontman.
>Blockhead - Music Scene CD/LP (Ninja Tune)
Blockhead has worked with some of the key figures in independent hip-hop: Slug (Atmosphere), Murs, Mike Ladd, Cage and Aesop Rock. On his third album he takes his emotive, melancholic hip-hop "stories without words" to another level.
>Bouncing Souls - Ghosts On The Boardwalk CD (Chunksaah)
In 2009 the Bouncing Souls celebrated their 20th anniversary by releasing a new song on the first of each month throughout the year, via digital download. They also pressed these songs onto a series of tour-only 7"’s. Now available on CD.
>Peter Bruntnell - Peter And The Murder Of Crows CD (New Folk)
"In a more accommodating world, Peter Bruntnell would be a big deal. By the third play of his ace seventh album, you're left marveling at the subtle shifts in dynamics: terrific arrangements, meticulous strings, and killer desert guitar." -- Uncut
>Nick Cave/Warren Ellis - The Road OST CD (Mute)
Soundtrack for the film based on Cormac McCarthy's novel. An evocative score featuring violin and piano with beautiful fleeting melodies and eerie sound loops filled with terror and suspense.
>Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Live At Hollywood High: The Costello Show 2 CD (Hip-O Select)
First time on CD for this historic 1978 performance -- the second installment in The Costello Show live series. Features 20 tracks, 11 of them previously unreleased.
>Bill Emerson And Sweet Dixie - Southern CD (Rural Rhythm)
New album from the banjo/bluegrass legend.
>Final Fantasy - Heartland CD/2xLP (Domino)
Final Fantasy’s third album is the product of nine months work in four countries. Heartland is a fully orchestral record, designed to exist simultaneously as an album, a 45-minute piece of orchestral music and a set of songs for looped violin and voice.
>Grendel - Chemicals + Circuitry CD (Metropolis)
Seamlessly blending brutally harsh electronics and highly danceable EBM, Grendel has successfully emerged as a dark and chaotic force in the underground electronic scene.
>Ray Wylie Hubbard - A: Enlightenment B: Endarkment (Hint: There Is No C) CD (Bordello)
With a keen eye for observation and a wise man's knowledge, Ray Wylie Hubbard composes and performs a dozen songs that couldn't spring from anywhere else but out of his fertile rock & roll bluesy poet-in-the-blistering-heat Southern noggin.
>Freedy Johnston - Rain On The City CD (Bar/None)
New album from the gifted singer/songwriter whose lyrics paint sometimes witty, often poignant portraits of characters often unaware of how their lives have gone wrong.
>Chris Joss - Monomaniacs Volume 1 CD (ESL Music)
Like a long lost vintage LP plucked from a time capsule buried sometime in the 1970s, Monomaniacs brings Joss back to a distinctly traditional and dusty funk groove. Recalling the iconic blaxploitation and grindhouse film soundtracks of that era, the album is filled with ricocheting breakbeats, whirlwinds of wah-wah, rubber-band basslines, cosmic organs, and even a few shredding rock guitars.
>King Crimson - Lizard [Reissue] CD+DVA (Discipline)
Continuing with the 40th Anniversary Series, this remastered version of Lizard contains an audio CD with 5.1 Surround Sound mix from the original studio masters, as well as three extra tracks and a new stereo album mix by Robert Fripp and Steven Wilson.
>Lady GaGa - Bad Romance (Remixes) CDEP (Interscope)
Remixes by Hercules And Love Affair, Kaskade, Richard Vision, and more.
>Liquid Divine - Autophobia CD (Metropolis)
The duo of Christian Fritzsche and Guido Stoye has been releasing intelligent electronic music since 2000. Combining influences from bands such as Tangerine Dream, Haujobb, New Order, and Kraftwerk with modern and unique elements, Liquid Divine manages to create a highly original, danceable album full of introspection.
>Van Morrison - T.B. Sheets [Reissue] CD (Friday Music)
Recorded in 1967, T.B. Sheets was the precursor to Astral Weeks, and included the original hit version of “Brown Eyed Girl.”
>Nana Grizol - Ruth CD/LP (Orange Twin)
Sophomore release from Nana Grizol, part of the famous Elephant 6 collective (Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control, and many other terrific bands). Ruth smoothes out a lot of the street punk, live sound of the first album, and refines the whimsy and cleverness of the substantial lyrics.
>O.A.R. - Rain Or Shine 4xCD (Everfine)
4-disc live set recorded over two nights at Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago. 37 tracks.
>OK Go - Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky CD (Capitol)
“OK Go was a respected major label power-pop band from Chicago well before their legacy was sealed by one of the most memorable YouTube videos of all time. In fact, the "Here It Goes Again" video has proven to be such a burden that it's taken OK Go the rest of the decade to follow up 2005's Oh No with Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky.” - Prefixmag
>Omarion - Ollusion CD (Music Works)
Third album from the triple threat known for his vocal, dancing and acting abilities -- features guest appearances by Gucci Mane and Fabolous.
>Polysics - Absolute Polysics CD (Myspace)
Eighth album from the forward-thinking Japanese electronica/avant garde group.
>Rorschach - Remain Sedate/Protestant [Reissue] CD/LP (Gern Blandsten)
2-on-1 reissue from the late-‘80s/early-‘90s New Jersey band. Fast, heavy hardcore with a metal slant and raspy hardcore vocals.
>John Scofield - Shinola [Reissue] CD (Enja)
"Shortly before joining Miles Davis' group, guitarist John Scofield recorded this passionate trio set with electric bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Adam Nussbaum. Much of Scofield's playing here is quite rock-ish although he does show off his jazz chops... the frequently intense music... has plenty of fiery moments." -- All Music
>Sharon Shannon - Saints & Scoundrels CD (Compass)
New album from Ireland's multi-platinum selling and award-winning accordion player. Saints & Scoundrels includes a plethora of special guests: Shane MacGowan, Imelda May, Jerry Fish, Carol Keogh, Justin Adams and the Cartoon Thieves.
>Mord Skanska - Last Supper CD (Small Stone)
Stoner-rock band serves up a fresh serving of big riffs and hooks.
>Slum Village - Fantastic Vol. 2 [Reissue] CD (Rocket Science)
“Rising from the rugged streets and rich musical tapestry of Detroit, Slum Village was poised to carry on the old-school, funk, and soul-filled hip-hop torch of genre pioneers A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and the Pharcyde. Growing up in the Conant Garden neighborhood of Detroit and forming during high-school days at Detroit's Pershing High School, MCs Baatin, Jay Dee, and T3 quickly garnered praise and recognition in the local underground scene.” -- All Music
>Ringo Starr - Y Not CD (Ringo Starr)
New album features contributions by Paul McCartney, Ben Harper, Joss Stone, Richard Marx, Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart, Steve Dudas, Benmont Tench, Don Was, and Mike Bradford.
>T-Model Ford - The Ladies Man CD/LP (Alive)
Recorded at Planet Sound Studios in Wichita, KS, The Ladies Man is the product of a live, one-take afternoon session with no overdubs and minimal mixing.
>The Twilight Garden - A World We Pretend CD (Projekt)
The Twilight Garden mixes atmospheric synths and catchy melodies and fuses them with hypnotic drumbeats, lush guitar work, and elegantly powerful vocals.
>Vampire Weekend - Contra 2xCD+LP (XL)
Like the first album, Contra was produced by keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij and is the realization of a whole and unique musical vision that sees the band stretching out and adding new textures, instrumentation, and rhythms into their sound. Primarily recorded in New York with a springtime sojourn to Mexico, Contra feels altogether fresh, joyous, and like nothing else but is immediately recognizable as the sound of Vampire Weekend. Extra disc has the single version of “Cousin's” along with two remixes.
>Various Artists (Dengue Fever) - Presents Electric Cambodia CD/LP (Minky Records)
14 newly remastered 1960s surf garage psychedelic rockers never released outside Cambodia, chosen by the members of Dengue Fever from their collection of rare Cambodian cassettes.
>Various Artists - BYG Deal CD/2xLP (Finders Keepers)
Between 1968 and 1974 the combination of B, Y and G might not have been the surefire code to financial fulfillment but the indelible contribution to experimental pop, free jazz, spiritual prog rock and total space music would continue to send positive vibrations through future generations of progressive pop. Includes rare tracks from Vangelis, Gong, Brigitte Fontaine and many others. 22 tracks.
>Various Artists - Unpiecing The Jigsaw: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground 4xCD (Ozit)
Collects all the tribute tracks originally released on the three legendary Immagi-nary Records tribute albums in the early '90s and combines them with the excellent incisive John Tobler audio interviews with Lou Reed and rare 1980's live tracks of Nico performing Velvet's material. Features Nirvana, Echo & The Bunnymen, Swervedriver, Screaming Trees and more.
>Laura Veirs - July Flame CD/LP (Raven Marching Band)
“For July Flame, Laura Veirs reverts to the simpler mode of her earlier records after the folk-jazz band arrangements of Year Of Meteors and Saltbreakers, the producer Tucker Martine keeping extraneous instrumental detail to a minimum -- just the occasional textural tint of organ, horns or strings -- in order to focus more closely on her fingerstyle guitar technique.” - The Independent
>Ween - The Pod [Reissue] CD (Rounder)
Remastered reissue of Ween’s Scotch Guard inspired debut album.
>Katt Williams - American Hustle CD (WB)
Soundtrack to Katt William’s 2007 film.
>Johnny Winter - Live Bootleg Series Vol. 6 CD (Friday Music)
Latest handpicked collection of super rarities from the legendary blues rocker's personal archives.
>XP8 - Drop The Mask CD (Metropolis)
Italian act composes an airy blend of EBM, electronica, techno, and trance, bringing various visions and talents to life with synthetic vibrancy and danceable beats aimed at the heart of the dancefloor.

DVDs:
>Buena Vista Social Club: Music Makers DVD (Lion’s Gate)
Guitarist/composer Ry Cooder teams up with acclaimed director Wim Wenders to bring to life the Grammy Award-winning album featuring the rediscovered talents of Cuba’s foremost folk musicians. 1998.

Vinyl:
>Kria Brekkan - Uterus Water 7” (Paw Tracks)
“Early this year I was sick for weeks coughing bad air out of my lungs cause of all the smoke from the fire cumulating in the old electricity. The waters of our insides had already dried up in the heat and would not become of much use to bring the flames braking out down. That night outside wind blew unruly. I was staying in an apartment of a friend who was gone and had a song to make for children to go to sleep to. I crawled onto the floor and created “Uterus Water” with the instruments I found around me like shelter. - Kría Brekkan
>Glass Rock - Tall Firs Meet Soft Location LP (Ecstatic Peace)
“This ain't reference rock. This is the half-man/half shark/half alligator sung of in days of yore, with inflatable Sasquatch feet and one popsicle arm. This thing will get bestial with you on the dancefloor, and will hold you tight on a pre-dawn canoe ride; staring at the stars crying at the wonder and terror of it all."
>Etienne Jaumet - Night Music LP (Domino)
Recently released on CD -- now available on vinyl.
>Norah Jones - Chasing Pirates Remix 12” (Angel)
5-track EP includes remixes by Santigold and Ad Rock & Mike D.
>The Jukebox Ghost - Let Live And Let Ghosts LP (Rebel Group)
2008 album now available on vinyl. Instantly catchy, piano-driven indie pop from Washington, DC.
>Ben Kweller - Sawdust Man b/w Send Me Down The Road 7” (Bloodshot)
Limited edition 7” includes the single "Sawdust Man" from his recent album Changing Horses, and a brand new exclusive B-side "Send Me Down the Road."
>Rural Alberta Advantage - Drain The Blood b/w Eye Of The Tiger 7” (Saddle Creek)
Rural Alberta Advantage cover Survivor’s “Eye Of The Tiger.”
>Spoon - Written In Reverse b/w Mean 7” (Merge)
First single from their forthcoming album Transference (January 19th). Includes the non-album B-side “Mean.” Limited edition pink vinyl.
>Sunburned Hand Of The Man - 2 LP (Ecstatic Peace)
Second album with producer Kieran Hebden (aka Fourtet). Sunburned has taken off the bandana smokestage of their previous collaboration Fire Escape and put onto a sweat-soaked 4AM lysergic dancefloor.
>Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne LP (Rhino)
HQ-180 vinyl reissue of the seminal alt-country group’s 1993 album.


05 JANUARY 2010
>Findlay Brown - Love Will Find You CD (Verve Forecast)
Sophomore release from the former bare-knuckle boxer from Yorkshire, England. Produced by Bernard Butler (Suede), the album features songs that are lush and intimate, influenced as much by Phil Spector and Ennio Morricone as by Roy Orbison or The Beatles.
>Buzzoven - Violence From The Vault CD/LP (Relapse)
Collection of previously unreleased recordings from the sludge metal band.
>The Cranberries - Bualadh Bos: The Cranberries Live CD (Island)
Bualadh Bos (pronounced "boola bahs") means "clap your hands" and this is The Cranberries’ first official live album.
>Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine CD/LP (Motown)
>Jackson 5 - Get It Together CD/LP (Motown)
>Jackson 5 - Goin’ Back To Indiana CD/LP (Motown)
>Jackson 5 - Lookin’ Through The Windows CD/LP (Motown)
>Jackson 5 - Moving Violation CD/LP (Motown)
>Jackson 5 - Skywriter CD/LP (Motown)
Out of print for several years -- newly remastered with restored artwork.
>JPLS - The Depths CD (Minus)
Fusing classic minimal techno with industrial electronica, JPLS has created a brooding, deep-space opera that needs to be experienced in its epic entirety before individual aspects can be extracted to exploit their dancefloor potential.
>Ke$ha - Animal CD (RCA)
Debut album from the American singer/songwriter who achieved fame as featured vocalist on Flo Rida's hit single “Right Round.”
>Kenny Larkin - The Chronicles 2xCD (Rush Hour)
Techno artist Kenny Larkin is the member of a new school of Detroit-based musicians taking the city's famous brand of hard-edged musical futurism into new and innovative areas. This double-disc set collects all of the material from his Chronicles 12” series.
>Katherine McPhee - Unbroken CD (Verve Forecast)
American pop singer who found fame as a runner-up in the fifth series of American Idol in 2006.
>Moebius - Tonspuren [Reissue] CD/LP (Bureau B)
Reissue of the first solo album from Harmonia/Cluster member, originally released in 1983.
>Elvis Presley - Elvis 75 CD (RCA)
Single-disc, 25-track hits collection released to coincide with what would have been his 75th birthday.
>Martin Rev - Stigmata CD (Blast First Petite)
Solo album from avant keyboard half of NYC punk pioneers Suicide. 14 tracks that heave with glitched-out, digitally-distorted, synthetic orchestral sounds.
>Saving Grace - Unbreakable CD (Strike First)
Sophomore album from the hardcore/metal band.
>Serart - Serart [Deluxe Edition] CD>DVD (Rocket Science)
Reissue of the original album from Serj Tankian (System Of A Down) and multi-instrumentalist Arto Tuncboyaciyan. This version features two bonus remix tracks from Bill Laswell and Mindless Self Indulgence vocalist Jimmy Urine.
>Sugaree - The American Dream CD (Leon Russell Records)
Sugaree is the daughter of the legendary Leon Russell and toured with Leon's band for over six years playing percussion and singing background vocals.
>Toxic Holocaust - Evil Never Dies [Reissue] CD (Relapse)
Toxic Holocaust - Hell On Earth [Reissue] CD (Relapse)
Digitally remastered editions of the 2003 debut album and 2005 follow-up from the Portland, OR death metal band.
>Various Artists - Perfumed Garden: 82 Rare Flowerings 1965-‘73 5xCD (Past & Present UK)
This is full-on UK garage rock and psychedelia -- 82 tracks over 5 CDs. Limited 1000 copies.
>Kanye West - VH1 Storytellers CD>DVD (Roc-a-fella)
CD>DVD with over 70 minutes of live performance footage. Includes the hits "Heartless," "Flashing Lights," "Touch The Sky," "Good Life," "Stronger," and more. Plus three never-before-seen performances and special Q&A interview with Kanye.
>Steve Earle - Copperhead Road [Rarities Edition] CD (Geffen)
>Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On [Rarities Edition] CD (Motown)
>Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience [Rarities Edition] CD (A&M)
>Rick James - Street Songs CD [Rarities Edition] CD (Motown)
>Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors [Rarities Edition] CD (Geffen)
>Diana Ross - Diana [Rarities Edition] CD (Motown)
>Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) [Rarities Edition] CD (Geffen)
>Howlin’ Wolf - London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions [Rarities Edition] CD (Geffen)
Stand-alone single-disc releases that contain all the bonus tracks featured on the second disc of their corresponding Deluxe Editions. Does NOT contain the original album, only the rarities associated with each release.

Vinyl:
>Matias Aquayo - Rollerskate 12” (Kompakt)
It's easy to get drawn into the organic earthiness of Aguayo's musicianship -- his voice is the source of the song, ingeniously layered and contextualized into what seems like an endless mantra.
>Crayon Fields - All The Pleasures Of The World LP (Chapter Music)
Delirious, UK rainy-day melancholy psychedelic indie, with some Blue Oyster Cult, Stone Roses, Belle & Sebastian and Zombies thrown in for good measure, with its loping bass lines, swooning strings and eerie, hypnotic harmonies.
>The Field - Yesterday & Today Remix 12” (Kompakt)
Remixes by Rainbow Arabia, Gold Panda, and Walls.
>Michael Jackson - Ben LP (Motown)
>Michael Jackson - Forever Michael LP (Motown)
>Michael Jackson - Got To Be There LP (Motown)
>Michael Jackson - Music And Me LP (Motown)
Out of print for several years -- newly remastered with restored artwork.
>Jóhann Jóhannsson - & In The Endless Pause There Came Sound Of Bees LP (Type)
An accompaniment to Marc Craste's animated film Varmints, this is a collection of achingly beautiful orchestral work balanced on a bed of Jóhannsson’s patented electronics.
>Joker - City Hopper/Output 1-2 12” (Tectonic)
"City Hopper" once again shows us Joker's unequalled ability to make luminous, catchy melodies with his Timbaland-quality crunked production skills. "Output 1-2" is a more stripped-down affair that steams ahead with mangled synth production lines.
>Spacemen 3 - Perfect Prescription LP (Fire)
>Spacemen 3 - Performance LP (Fire)
>Spacemen 3 - Sound Of Confusion LP (Fire)
HQ-180 vinyl reissues of quintessential space-rock.



22 DECEMBER 09
+Tony Allen - Here Comes The Night Owl CD (Ace UK)
A long overdue and very welcome salute to one of the more colorful characters and most prolific West Coast R&B acts of the 1950s and early '60s. Features Allen's complete Kent and Specialty recordings -- including the all time doo wop classic "Nite Owl" -- as well as the best of his Dig and Ebb sides, some of which are previously unissued.
+Mary J. Blige - Stronger With Each Tear CD (Geffen)
New release from the R&B diva, her ninth studio album overall. Features musical contributions from T.I., Rodney Jenkins, Drake, Darkchild, Swizz Beatz, Sean Garrett, Polow Da Don, Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, Stargate and Ne-Yo.
+Eminem - Relapse: Refill 2xCD (Aftermath/Interscope)
Relapse gets an upgrade with a second disc featuring seven new songs.
+Grinder Switch - Redwing CD (Wounded Bird)
Grinder Switch was a Southern rock group from Macon, GA. They released a number of fine albums on various labels, but the only one to chart was 1977's Redwing.
+Keb' Mo' - Live & Mo' CD (Yolabelle)
Comprised of six live performances harvested from pinnacle moments on the road and four new studio recordings.
+Mudvayne - Mudvayne CD/LP (Epic)
New album available in three editions: Regular single CD; Deluxe edition featuring a black light and booklet; and glow in the dark vinyl.
+Various Artists - Nippon Girls: Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1966-1970 CD (Big Beat)
25-track collection of Japanese '60s pop.
+The Who - Greatest Hits CD (MCA)
19-track single disc career-spanning compilation.
+Young Money - We Are Young Money CD (Cash Money)
Led by Lil Wayne and fairly fluid in membership, the group includes Drake, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda, Mack Maine, Nicki Minaj, Lil Chuckee, and Lil' Twist, among others.

DVDs:
+It Might Get Loud - DVD (Sony Pictures)
Three generations of rock guitarists (Jimmy Page, The Edge, Jack White) come together on this documentary directed by Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth).

Vinyl:
+Madonna - Celebration 4xLP (WB)
+Nirvana - Live At Reading 2xLP (Geffen)
Recently released on CD -- now available on vinyl.


15 DECEMBER 09
+Anberlin - New Surrender [Deluxe Edition] CD+DVD (Republic)
Deluxe edition of their 2008 album adds a DVD that documents their Australian tour and performance and the video for “Feel Good Drag.”
+Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind CDEP/LP (Domino)
Five brand new studio tracks that are every bit as lush and beautiful as those found on this year’s stellar Merriweather Post Pavilion.
+Chicane - The Best Of Chicane CD (Ultra)
Includes collaborations with Natasha Bedingfield (”Bruised Water”), Bryan Adams (”Don’t Give Up”), and Jewel (”Spirit”), as well as the worldwide hit ”Saltwater.”
+George Benson - Songs And Stories [Deluxe Edition] CD+DVD (Concord)
Specially priced double-disc set consisting of Songs And Stories on CD mixed in traditional stereo and a bonus DVD containing high definition and surround mixes.
+Elis - Catharsis CD/CD+DVD (Napalm)
Heavy guitar riffs and catchy, yet unexpected compositions unite with detailed vocal melodies in a charming symbiosis. Available in two editions: Regular and Deluxe. Deluxe Edition adds two bonus tracks and an 8-song live DVD.
+Alicia Keys - The Element Of Freedom CD (J-Records)
12 time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys returns with her fourth studio album.
+Julian Lennon And James Scott Cook - Lucy CDEP (Therevolution)
First Julian Lennon recording in almost a decade.
+Mance Lipscomb - Best Of Mance Lipscomb CD (Arhoolie)
Mance was in his own words primarily ''a sharecropper and songster'' who, after a week of hard work in the fields, would supply the music for both blacks and whites at weekend social gatherings in and around his hometown of Navasota, TX.
+Messy Marv & Berner - Blow CD (Smc)
New album includes guest appearances from C-Bo, B-Legit, Yukmouth, Husalah & Fed-X of the Mob Figaz, Killa Tay, J-Stalin, Ampichino and others.
+Shiny Toy Guns - Girls Le Disko CD (Ultra)
An album of their top hits remixed by some of the world's top DJ's.
+Soundtrack - Avatar: Music From The Motion Picture CD (Atlantic)
Features music composed and conducted by Academy Award-winner James Horner (Titanic, A Beautiful Mind, An American Tail).
+Sound Tribe Sector 9 - Ad Explorata (1320) CD
Self-described as post-rock dance music, STS9 mixes standard live rock instrumentation with electronics, favoring group rhythm over individual solos.
+Robin Thicke - Sex Therapy: The Session CD (Interscope)
Fourth album from the Grammy Award-winning R&B/pop singer, songwriter and producer.
+The Vandals - Peace Through Vandalism CDEP/12” (Chi-Com)
Long-overdue reissue for the band’s debut 1982 EP.
+The Vandals - When In Rome Do As The Vandals CD/LP (Chi-Com)
First time in years that this 1984 debut full-length (after their EP Peace Thru Vandalism) has been available.
+Various Artists - Goner Fest 4 CD+DVD (Goner)
Audio/visual chronicle of the 2007 Goner Fest. Music from Jay Reatard, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Mr. Airplane Man, Marked Men, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Gentleman Jesse, and Greg Cartwright.
+Phil Vassar - Traveling Circus CD (Universal South)
Contemporary country singer Phil Vassar made his name as a chart-topping songwriter before landing a record deal and becoming a hit-making artist in his own right.
+Paul Weller - Paul Weller [Reissue] 2xCD (Island/Mercury)
Remastered edition of Weller’s 1992 debut features an extra disc containing 25 bonus tracks, demos, B-sides, mixes, alternative versions and unreleased songs.
+Willowz - Everyone CD (Dim Mak)
Fourth album from Orange County rock quartet -- full of strongly crafted pop hooks, utter guitar fuzz mayhem and beat to death rhythm section.

DVDs:
+Karma To Burn - Live 2009 Reunion Tour DVD (Napalm)
Stoner rock legends Karma To Burn celebrate their rebirth with this brand new DVD. The Reunion Tour, shot at three different locations, takes center stage with the experience further enhanced by the extensive bonus material which includes extra footage of the Reunion Tour, the Dynamo Open Air 1997 show, and much more.
+Robot Chicken - Season 4 2xDVD (Adult Swim)
All 20 episodes from the fourth season including “Help Me, I’m Trapped,” “Love, Maurice,” “We Are A Humble Factory” and “President Hu Forbids It” are included in a two disc set.
+Taking Woodstock - DVD (Universal)
Director Ang Lee’s poignant dramedy tells the true story of Elliot Tiber Demetri Martin, a struggling interior designer who played a pivotal role in the staging of 1969s Woodstock Festival.

Vinyl:
+Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & The Picket Line - Funtown Comedown LP (Seanote)
Vinyl only pressing. 2009 intimate live recording by Will Oldham and young bluegrass band The Picket Line.
+Eskimo - Let Them Sing 12” (Planet Mu)
San Francisco-based producer whose dubstep and grime influenced music takes a pop sensibility and adds a strange "X" factor.
+Gemmy - Johnny 5 12” (Planet Mu)
Four tracks of bouncy, day-glo dubstep with elements of grime and warm electronics.
+Lisa Gerrard - The Mirror Pool 2xLP (Vinyl 180)
Limited edition HQ-180 reissue with a new gatefold sleeve printed on heavyweight board and newly designed inner bag.
+Green Day - Bullet In A Bible 2xLP (Reprise)
Live album (American Idiot tour) -- now available on HQ-140 vinyl.
+Bert Jansch - L.A. Turnaround LP (Drag City)
+Bert Jansch - Rare Conundrum LP (Drag City)
+Bert Jansch - Santa Barbara Honeymoon LP (Drag City)
Classic albums from the British folk musician -- lovingly repressed on vinyl.
+Vampire Weekend - Cousins b/w California English 7” (XL)
The first single from their forthcoming album Contra (due January 12, 2010).
+Dire Straits - Dire Straits LP (Reprise)
+Nirvana - In Utero LP (Geffen)
+Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York LP (Geffen)
+Iggy Pop - Lust For Life LP (4 Men With Beards)
+Iggy Pop - The Idiot LP (4 Men With Beards)
+TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain 2xLP (Original Recordings Group)
Audiophile HQ-180 vinyl reissues -- now available.
+The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life And Death 2xLP (Triple Crown)
+Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster [Picture Disc] LP (Interscope)
+Madonna - Celebration 4xLP (WB)
Recently released on CD -- these titles are now available on vinyl.

08 DECEMBER 09
+30 Seconds To Mars - This Is War CD/LP (Virgin)
New album from the band fronted by Jered Leto. Produced by Flood (U2, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins) and Steve Lillywhite (The Rolling Stones, U2).
+B.G. - Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood CD (E1 Music)
Features a star-studded lineup including Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Young Jeezy, T.I., Lil Boosie and Trey Songz.
+Chris Brown - Graffiti CD/2xCD (Jive)
New album from the R&B star. Available in two editions: Regular and Deluxe (which adds a second CD containing six additional tracks).
+Jimmy Buffett - Buffett Hotel CD (Mailboat)
Guest artists checking into Buffet Hotel include Sonny Landreth, Jake Shimabukuro, Cedric Burnside, Steve Lightnin' Malcolm and Toumani Diabate.
+Camera Obcura - My Maudlin Career [Holiday Edition] 2xCD (4AD)
The holiday edition of Camera Obscura's 2009 album My Maudlin Career includes a CD single of their non-album track, "The Blizzard."
+Manu Chao - Baionarena 2xCD+DVD (Nacional)
Double live album plus DVD -- recorded in France in 2008. 33 tracks.
+Clipse - Til The Casket Drops CD (Columbia)
New from the Virginia-based hip-hop duo formed by brothers Malice and Pusha T.
+Cluster - Curiousum CD/LP (Bureau B)
Reissue of Cluster’s sixth album, originally released on Sky Records in 1981.
+Robert Crumb - Hot Women: Women Singers From The Torrid Regions Of The World [Reissue] CD (Kein & Aber)
Features obscure recordings of femail singers from around the world, recorded during the ‘20s and ‘30s, from places like Africa, India, Mexico, Spain, Greece, South America, et al.
+Dub Tractor - Sorry CD/LP (City Centre Offices)
Formerly a member of Danish supergroups Future 3 and System together with Thomas Knak (aka Opiate) and Jesper Skaaning (aka Acustic), his previous albums More Or Less Mono and Hideout marked a crossroad for Anders, increasingly focusing more and more on his guitar, bass and vocals. As a result, Sorry is a veritable full-blown, one-piece indie band.
+The Farm Band - The Farm Band [Reissue] CD (Riverman)
Remastered reissue of The Farm Band’s communistic classic from 1972. They fall somewhere between the Grateful Dead and Jethro Tull, performing long, psycho blues suites with good guitar solos, flute and violin.
+Bruce Gilbert - This Way CD (Editions Mego)
Were his pioneering art punk work as the most experimentally inclined member of Wire (Bruce Gilbert's main claim to fame) he would still be an important figure in the avant-pop world. Gilbert's work outside of that group is just as intriguing
+Gucci Mane - The State Vs. Radric Davis CD (Asylum)
The State Vs. Radric Davis comes after a slew of independent releases, mixtapes and features over the past few years. It brings together some of the best production work from Polow Da Don, Drumma Boy, Sean Garrett, Mannie Fresh and others.
+Helen Money - In Tune CD (Table Of The Elements)
After lending her talents to the recordings of Mono, Anthrax, Bob Mould and Broken Social Scene, among others, Alison Chesley presents her explosive solo project, Helen Money. With In Tune she channels an aggressive rock & roll agenda through "classical" instrumentation.
+Hellmouth - Destroy Everything, Worship Nothing CD (Ferret)
Takes cues from bands like Celtic Frost, Black Flag, Venom, Black Sabbath and Disfear.
+King Midas Sound - Waiting For You CD (Hyperdub)
After two singles on Hyperdub, and a release on Soul Jazz, King Midas Sound’s Waiting For You is the debut album from Roger Robinson and Kevin Martin’s new group.
+Yngwie Malmsteen - High Impact CD (Rising Force)
A compilation of Yngwie's most masterful instrumental performances since 1993. Containing one Yngwie vocal track, this collection also includes a rare live performance of “Far Beyond The Sun” and a cover of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It.”
+Daniel Menche - Kataract CD (Editions Mego)
Limited edition new release by the Portland, OR sound artist comprised of waterfall field recordings captured around the Pacific Northwest.
+Nuearz - Saturation Point CD (Skam)
Nuearz is a solo project. He started composing music about ten years ago, and the main feature of his music is twisted grooves and elements of various transformed music genres that lead listeners to a new sound-space.
+James Pants - Seven Seals CD (Stones Throw)
James Pants is a one-man band whose humorous dance-funk music style is informed by early-'80s R&B/soul and old-school hip-hop as well as whatever thrift-store gear he comes across in his sleepy hometown of Spokane, WA.
+Pixies - Minotaur 5xCD+6xDVD+6xBlu-ray (Artist In Residence)
Available in both Deluxe and Limited editions. Minotaur is curated by legendary graphic designer Vaughan Oliver with photographer Simon Larbalestier. Includes all five Pixies' studio albums (Come On Pilgrim, Surfer Rosa, Doolittle, Bossanova, and Trompe le Monde) in the following formats: 24k gold plated CDs; Blu-ray audio mastered for 5.1 surround sound and 2 channel stereo at 24/192; DVD mastered for 5.1 surround sound and 2 channel stereo at 24/96. Unreleased Pixies 1991 live performance from Brixton, on both Blu-ray and DVD, mastered for 5.1 surround sound at 24/192 and 24/96, respectively. All discs are housed in a custom designed folio. Also includes a 54-page book. The Limited edition features adds a 96-page book of Oliver's and Larbalestier's extensive work. Also included is a 12" x 19.5" print of the duo's work, and two double-sided fold-out posters measuring 48" x 36." Each copy of the Limited Edition is individually numbered, and hand-signed by every member of the Pixies and Vaughan Oliver. Additionally, at random, 25 of the 3000 Limited Edition sets will include test pressings of the vinyl albums.
+Elvis Presley - Elvis 75: Good Rockin' Tonight 4xCD (RCA)
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the birth of The King, Elvis 75: Good Rockin' Tonight is the definitive retrospective, a remastered Hot 100 of Elvis classics in one beautifully-packaged four-CD boxed set.
+Puddle Of Mudd - Volume 4: Songs In The Key Of Love & Hate CD/2xCD (Geffen)
Fourth album from the multi-platinum alt-rock band. Available in both Regular and Deluxe editions. Deluxe Edition features bonus CD containing four tracks including acoustic versions.
+Seal - Hits CD/CD+DVD (WB)
Spanning his nearly 20 years on record, from 1990's Seal to 2008's Soul, Hits offers all of his major pop hits and all seven of his Top 20 Adult Contemporary charters plus two new recordings, led by the single “I Am Your Man.”
+Snoop Dogg - Malice N Wonderland CD/LP (Priority)
The rap icon and multi-media superstar returns with his tenth solo studio album. Contributors include The Dream, Dr. Dre, Pharrell, Danja and R. Kelly to name a few.
+Soundtrack - Glee: The Music Volume 2 CD (Sony)
17 more songs from the hit show including "Imagine," "Jump," and "My Life Would Suck Without You."
+Soundtrack - The People Speak CD (Hip-O)
Features exclusive, new live performances from Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, John Legend, P!nk, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder and more.
+Sun Ra - Interplanetary Melodies CD/LP (Norton)
+Sun Ra - Rocket Ship Rock CD/LP (Norton)
+Sun Ra - Second Stop Is Jupiter CD/LP (Norton)
A mother lode of unissued early R&B, doo wop, soul and general weirdness featuring Sun Ra and his Arkestra backing a variety of artists.
+Timbaland - Shock Value 2 CD/2xCD/LP (Blackground)
New album features guest appearances from Justin Timberlake, Daughtry, The Fray, Gucci Mane, Nickelback, Drake, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, T-Pain, Chris Brown, Keri Hilson, All American Rejects and Brandy.
+Tricky - Maxinquaye [Deluxe Edition] 2xCD (Island)
Digitally remastered and expanded deluxe double CD edition of the classic 1995 trip-hop masterpiece including a bonus 13 track CD featuring B-sides, outtakes and seven previously unreleased versions including some new mixes.
+Various Artists - Drumpoems Verse 2 CD (Compost)
Second full length for the Swiss Drumpoet Community imprint. Deep techno and house at its best.
+Various Artists (David Waxman) - Ultra Electro 3 CD (Ultra)
Latest installment in the hugely popular series promoting the some world’s best electro mixes.
+Neil Young - Dreaming Man: Live 1992 CD (Reprise)
Live versions of every song from his Harvest Moon release, recorded at different shows during his 1992 tour for that album.


DVDs:
+AC/DC - No Bull - The Director’s Cut DVD (Columbia)
Live concert, shot in a Madrid bullfighting arena. Angus and the boys let it rip with performances of “Back In Black,” “Shot Down In Flames,” “Shoot To Thrill,” “You Shook Me All Night Long,” “Highway To Hell” and many more.
+Beautiful Losers - Beautiful Losers DVD (Oscilloscope)
Beautiful Losers celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural moments of a generation In the early 1990's a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip-hop and graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led.
+Creed - Live CD (DC3)
This is the first DVD live recording of Creed, and features all of their hits.
+Various Artists - Pagan Metal: A Documentary DVD (Grimoire)
Documentary about pagan folk metal that has ever been made, and it features the best bands from the genre Korpiklaani, Primordial, Finntroll, Ensiferum, Leaves Eyes, Turisas, and Tyr. Enjoy live performances, learn about the subcultures, and gain insight into the music. The artists give cordial and informative interviews you will feel like you have made new friends. Two hours of metal await you From the twisted mind of Bill Zebub Grimoire of Exalted Deeds magazine, Meta
+Wesley Willis - Wesley Willis’ Joy Rides DVD (MVD)
Documentary on the schizophrenic artist’s life as street-scene sketcher, keyboard preset rocker, and joy/hell rider.


Vinyl:
+Anarchist Republic Of Bzzz - Anarchist Republic Of Bzzz CD (Sub Rosa)
Anarchist Republic Of Bzzz is the exceptional and ephemeral reunion of two cult guitarists, Marc Ribot and Arto Lindsay and two inspired and engaged rappers, Sensational and Mike Ladd.
+Arctic Monkeys - Cornerstone 10" (Domino)
1989 Show performed in Santa Barbara, CA and features special guest Oleta Adams. 12 tracks.
+Avi Buffalo - What's In It For? 7" (Sub Pop)
Avi Buffalo is the adopted name of Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, an 18 year-old singer/songwriter and guitarist from Long Beach, CA.
+Bauhaus - This For When Live 1981 2xLP (Vinyl 180)
Remastered and remixed from the original analogue tapes from the bands concert at the Hammersmith Odeon November 9,1981.
+Camera Obscura - The Blizzard b/w Swans 7" (4AD)
On the heels of what has been both an extremely busy and fulfilling year, Camera Obscura release a double A-side holiday 7".
+Darkstar - Aidy’s Girl Is A Computer 12" (Hyperdub)
“Forever keeping listeners on their proverbial toes, the hugely anticipated Darkstar cut “Aidy's Girl Is A Computer” comes backed with a remarkably deep remix from Detroit house prodigy Kyle Hall.” -- Boomkat
+Dinosaur Jr - Pieces b/w Houses 7" (Jagjaguwar)
The second single from Farm includes an exclusive B-side of Dinosaur Jr's cover of “Houses,” originally written and recorded by Elyse in 1968.
+Eleh / Nana April Jun - Ovservations & Momentum LP (Touch)
The Touch label presents the Observations & Momentum split LP as a great opportunity to hear noise minimalist Eleh and Swedish visual/sound artist Christofer Lämgren aka Nana April Jun at their finest.
+Four Tet - Love Cry 12" (Domino)
“Love Cry” is an epic song of propulsive drums and hypnotic melodies that highlights Four Tet's turn towards dance music that 2008’s Ringer EP foreshadowed. Also includes the new non-album B-side “Our Bells.”
+Girl Talk - Night Ripper 2xLP (Illegal Art)
First pressing limited to 3000 copies on HQ-180 vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
+Gus Gus - Thin Ice 12" (Kompakt)
Gus Gus presents the second 12" from their 24/7 full-length, with "Thin Ice" being revisited for dancefloor purposes.
+Harmonia & Eno - ‘76 Remixes 12" (Amazing Sounds)
In the late summer of 1976, Krautrock and electronic music pioneers Harmonia collaborated with Brian Eno to create the seminal Tracks And Traces release. Now, Allez-Allez have commissioned two fresh re-interpretations by modern day innovators Shackleton and Appleblim with Komonazmuk for a tripped-out 21st century dancefloor. Limited edition white vinyl.
+Kraftwerk - Autobahn LP (Caroline)
+Kraftwerk - Man Machine 2xLP (Caroline)
+Kraftwerk - Radioactivity 2xLP (Caroline)
+Kraftwerk - Tour De France 2xLP (Caroline)
+Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express 2xLP (Caroline)
Remastered HQ-180 represses now available.
+Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly LP (Plain)
Reissue of the band’s stellar 1991 debut. Mazzy Star, essentially the duo of David Roback (Rain Parade) and Hope Sandoval, formed in 1989 out of the ashes of Opal, Roback's previous band with former Dream Syndicate member Kendra Smith.
+Mi Ami - Cut Men 12” (Thrill Jockey)
Cut Men is Mi Ami's Thrill Jockey debut and will be followed by a brand new full length in early 2010. The 12'' is limited to 750 copies worldwide and comes in a custom jacket that is silk-screened and fabricated by Crosshair in Chicago.
+Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy 2xLP (Jagjaguwar)
This is the definitive double-disc set which brings together Okkervil River's ground-breaking Black Sheep Boy project in its entirety, including the original album, the seven-song Black Sheep Boy Appendix EP, the song ''The Next Four Months'' (originally released on the ''For Real'' CD single) and other rarities.
+Chuck Ragan - Live From Rock Island: Daytrotter Series 10” (Side One Dummy)
10" version of Chuck Ragan's Daytrotter Session.
+Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook 12" (Kompakt)
"Gobbledigook" is the spectacular opener on Sigur Rós' album Me_ Su_ Í Eyrum Vi_ Spilum Endalaust - and is one of the most hymn-like songs they've written thus far. Fellow Icelanders Stephen Stephenson aka President Bongo (Gus Gus) and Jack Schidt transform the complex, polyrhythmic original into an exceptionally ethereal club track.
+Spacemen 3 - Perfect Prescription LP (Fire)
+Spacemen 3 - Performance LP (Fire)
+Spacemen 3 - Sound Of Confusion LP (Fire)
Remastered HQ-180 vinyl reissues now available. Quintessential space rock courtesy of J Spaceman, Sonic Boom and company.
+Various Artists (Phil Spector) - A Christmas Gift For You LP (Sundazed)
Now available on vinyl!
+Trans Am - What Day Is It Tonight 2xLP+DVD+MP3 (Thrill Jockey)
Includes over 70 minutes of professional live recordings spread out on two LPs and a full length DVD all presented in a gatefold LP jacket. The DVD contains 7 edited videos each composed of several different live shows and incidental tour footage. New album due in 2010.
+Tom Waits - Orphans 7xLP (Anti)
Originally released in 2006 on CD, this is the seven disc vinyl version.
+Coalesce - OX EP 12”+MP3 (Relapse)
+Felt - 3: Tribute To Rosie Perez LP (Rhymesayers)
+The Flaming Lips - Embryonic 2xLP+CD (WB)
+Gogol Bordello - Live From Axis Mundi 2xLP+DVD (Side One Dummy)
+Sea Wolf - Leaves In The River LP (Dangerbird)
+Tom Waits - Glitter & Doom 2xLP (Anti)
Recently released on CD -- these titles now available on vinyl.


01 DECEMBER 09
+The Bravery - Stir The Blood CD/LP+CD (Island)
Featurng John Hill (who has previously worked with Santogold and M.I.A.). They supported Green Day on their 21st Century Breakdown Tour in Summer 2009.
+Blakroc - Blakroc CD/LP (Blakroc)
Blakroc is the Black Keys collaborating with A-list rappers (Mos Def, Q-Tip, Jim Jones, RZA, ODB, Ludacris).
+Enya - The Very Best Of CD/CD+DVD (WB)
New compilation spans Enya's entire 20-year career. Available in both single disc and Deluxe edition which adds a DVD of Enya’s music videos.
+Homostupids - Load CD/LP (Load)
A tunnel ride through a reverb soaked youth hall that spreads confusion like manure in the spring soil. Fast, noisy garage rock.
+Impaler - Cryptozoology (Creatures Of God?) CD (Vlad Productions)
Impaler’s first concept CD celebrates creatures from the study of Cryptozoology (Bigfoot, Loch Ness, etc.).
+Allison Iraheta - Just Like You CD (Jive)
Debut album from the American Idol finalist.
+Juvenile - Cocky And Confident CD (Atlantic)
Widely recognized as one of New Orleans finest, Juvenile is a founding member of the Hot Boyz and was a member of the Cash Money army.
+R. Kelly - Untitled CD (Jive)
Ninth album from the R&B superstar.
+Soundtrack - Up In The Air CD (Rhino)
Features Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, CSNY, Elliott Smith and Dan Auerbach, Charles Atlas and more.
+Britney Spears - The Singles Collection [Special Edition] CD+DVD (Sony)
International pressing includes a bonus track on the first disc “I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman” along with a bonus DVD featuring all of her music videos to date, in chronological order

DVDs:
+2 Turntables And A Microphone: The Life And Death Of Jam Master Jay - DVD (Image)
Documents the investigation of the unsolved murder of Jam Master Jay, RUN-DMC's groundbreaking DJ and producer, deftly revealing the history of hip-hop and mainstream rap along the way. Exclusive, candid interviews with 50 Cent, Ja Rule, Russell Simmons, RUN-DMC, LL Cool J, The Game, and more offer insight into Jam Master Jay's life.
+Bill Frisell - Blue Dreams DVD (Image)
Live DVD from the legendary jazz guitarist.

+Vinyl:
+John Mayer - Battle Studies LP (Sony)
Recently released on CD -- now available on vinyl.
+Whip It! - OST 2xLP (Rhino)
Now available on limited edition color vinyl.


24 NOVEMBER 09
+50 Cent - Before I Self-Destruct CD+DVD (Aftermath)
New album featuring production and guest appearances by Dr. Dre and Eminem.
+Oren Ambarchi - Intermission 2000-2008 CD (Touch)
Brings together a range of material from compilations and limited-edition vinyl releases.
+April & May - Best CD (Riverman Music)
Stellar Korean psych/pop masterpiece by the duo best described as the Korean Everly Brothers or Simon And Garfunkel on acid. Amazing harmonies, killer bass lines, string arrangements, spaced out organs, guitar jangle and fuzz, and hippie-fied acoustic psych-folk.
+Beyonce - I Am Sasha Fierce [Deluxe Edition] CD (Sony)
Reissued with the bonus tracks "Video Phone" featuring Lady Gaga and "Poison."
+Beyonce - I Am...Yours. An Intimate Performance At Wynn Las Vegas 2xCD+DVD (Sony)
Deluxe three-disc edition of the R&B diva's live album featuring a bonus DVD.
+Birdman - Priceless CD/CD+DVD (Cash Money)
New album from the Cash Money co-CEO and mainstream rapper.
+Black Diamond Heavies - Alive As F##k: Live At The Covington Masonic Lodge CD/LP (Alive)
Recorded live on July 24th, 2009 at Dr. Johnny Walker’s (Soledad Brothers/Cut In the Hill Gang) flat in Covington, KY, this is the Black Diamond Heavies absolutely live and kicking out the jams Southern style.
+Blakroc - Blakroc CD/LP (Blakroc)
Blakroc is the Black Keys collaborating with a bunch of badass rappers (Mos Def, Q-Tip, Jim Jones, RZA, ODB, Ludacris). Special "Black Friday" November 27 Street Date!!!
+Bon Jovi - The Circle CD (Mercury)
As its title suggests, The Circle marks a powerful reassertion of Bon Jovi's commitment to the hard-hitting, uplifting rock & roll.
+Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream CD (Columbia)
New album from the Britain’s Got Talent finalist and global YouTube phenomenon.
+Brian Jonestown Massacre - One [Reissue] CDEP/12" (A Records)
Originally released on vinyl in 1997, this six-track EP is now available for the first time on CD and reissued on vinyl.
+Brimstone Howl - Big Deal (What's He Done Lately?) CD/LP (Alive)
Brand new album from Lincoln, NE’s favorite garage sons (the title references a quote from Johnny Ramone about Phil Spector).
+Shirley Caesar - A City Called Heaven CD (Light Records)
Shirley Caesar is an iconic gospel artist who has traveled the world spreading the gospel and breaking down barriers for similar artists.
+Can - Soon Over Babaluna [Reissue] CD (Mute)
Originally released in 1974, Can’s fifth album has Schmidt and Karoli taking over vocal duties after the departure of Kenji Suzuki. While a little less intense than previous material, this displays beautiful, lighter and jazzier rhythms.
+Can - Soundtracks [Reissue] CD (Mute)
Malcolm Mooney passes the baton to Damo Suzuki for Soundtracks, a collection of film music featuring contributions from both vocalists. The dichotomy between the two singers is readily apparent: Suzuki’s odd, strangulated vocals fit far more comfortably into the group’s increasingly intricate and subtle sound, allowing for greater variation than that allowed by Mooney’s stream-of-consciousness discourse.
+Curse Ov Dialect - Crisis Tales CD (Staubgold)
A dizzying, multi-dimensional carnival of social-conscious hip-hop from the Aussie rap duo.
+Ben Davis - Charge It Up CD (Lovitt)
Third solo full-length, packed to the gills with the kind of frenetic, danceable, shoutable, undeniably beyond catchy hard pop that has flowed like a river of hot lava through his entire catalog. Everything's there: Davis' crunchy, fuzzed-out, sun-bright riffage, the unstoppable percussive energy, and the soaring rock melodies.
+Chris Duarte - Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, All Things Blue CD (Blues Bureau)
Duarte's first best-of collection, culled from some of the finest moments of released and previously unreleased performances from this highly revered guitar hero.
+Buddy Holly - Not Fade Away: Complete Studio Recordings And More 6xCD (Hip-O Select)
Six-disc box set from the rock & roll legend contains all of his official studio recordings. The 203 tracks range from his earliest recordings to demos with Bob Montgomery; from his earliest recordings with The Crickets and a set of garage recordings to his first studio recordings for Decca in Nashville; from the Coral and Brunswick recordings and hits that made him famous to his heralded apartment tapes.
+John Lee Hooker - Live At Soledad Prison/Never Get Out Of The Blues Alive [Reissue] 2xCD (BGO)
Digitally remastered twofer from the late blues great features a pair of his original albums on one CD: Live At Soledad Prison and Never Get Out Of The Blues Alive, both released in 1972.
+Sir Charles Jones - A Tribute To The Legends CD (Mardi Gras)
Jones pays tribute to the legends of soul music with hits such as "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone."
+Lady Gaga - Fame Monster [Deluxe Edition] 2xCD (Streamline)
Deluxe edition adds a disc featuring eight bonus tracks.
+Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment CD (RCA)
New album from the first runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol.
+Lovvers - Think CDEP (Wichita)
Over the past year this garage revival group have toured with many of the bands of similar style: including Butthole Surfers, No Age, Jay Reatard, Black Lips and many, more.
+Jose Maceda - Ugnayan CD (Tzadik)
The original 1974 recording of a Maceda masterpiece. Recorded as 20 channels broadcast simultaneously on all of Manila's radio stations to the population gathered in public spaces with hand-held transistor radios, Ugnayan was a massive production supported by the Marcos regime intended to meld the values of indigenous Filipino culture with modernist aesthetics.
+Medeski, Martin & Wood - Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set 5xCD+2xLP+DVD (Indirecto)
Includes: Radiolarians I, II and III complete with bonus tracks, a 10-track disc of remixed music, a previously unreleased 70-minute live album, a double vinyl LP set consisting of highlights from the three Radiolarians albums, plus a DVD feature film entitled Fly In A Bottle directed by Billy Martin.
+Megasus - Megasus CD (20 Buck Spin)
Riding forth like thunderbolts cast from the hammer of Thor, the eight hooves of the Megasus burn a trail of ice across the winter sky. Combining elements of heavy metal titans like High On Fire, Slayer, Pentagram, and Karp, Megasus delivers a debut of amazing power and volume with riff after riff of neck breaking metal fury.
+Mercury Program - Chez Viking CD/12” (Lovitt)
Formed in 1997, Mercury Program has re-emerged with a bracing mix of angular guitars, rhythmic bass lines, jazz-influenced drumming, and ethereal vibraphones.
+Evan Miller - Beeswax Ephemera CD (Preservation)
Abstract, experimental-leaning guitar compositions for fans of James Blackshaw, John Fahey and Leo Kottke.
+Moby - Wait For Me [Deluxe Edition] 2xCD+DVD (Mute)
Deluxe three disc edition contains two bonus tracks on the main disc (including the new single “One Time We Lived”), a bonus CD that features an ambient mix of the Wait For Me album plus a DVD that contains live performances, music videos and much more.
+Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick [Reissue] CD (Earache)
Classic 1991 album from one of death metal’s most important bands.
+Necks - Silverwater CD (ReR)
Their first studio CD in three years -- named after an industrial suburb in Sydney famous mainly for its correctional facility -- Silverwater ranges further and wider than the Necks’ former releases, exploring a more sectional structure that counter poses extremes and contrasts, and possesses a greater sense of forward motion than we are accustomed to with this most economical of bands though it still retains the long, hypnotic single-track iterative form for which they have been praised.
+NOFX - Cokie The Clown CDEP (Fat Wreck)
New five-song EP culled from the Coaster sessions.
+Evan Parker - House Of Flowers CD (Tzadik)
Evan Parker is one of the world’s greatest saxophone virtuosos, a revolutionary innovator who has almost single handedly changed the language of the instrument.
+Parties - Cryin’ Shame CDEP (Rainbow Quartz)
Inspired by ‘60s bands like the Who, Kinks, and the Velvet Underground and modern bands inspired by the ‘60s like Teenage Fanclub, the High Dials, and Luna. For fans of the Charlatans, Ride, Spirea X, Outrageous Cherry and the Red Button.
+Les Paul & Friends - How High The Moon: Hits & Rarities From The Wizard Of Waukesha 3xCD (Fantastic Voyage)
New collection by the late guitar legend showcasing his fret board wizardry and groundbreaking studio work. How High The Moon spans 20 years of recordings including his ‘50s hits, lesser-heard rarities, early material plus a few live performances from 1944. Guests include Helen Forrest, Bing Crosby, the Andrews Sisters and Nat King Cole. 76 tracks.
+Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - The Live Anthology 4xCD/7xLP (Reprise)
A sprawling set of recordings drawn from thirty years of live performances. The collection brings together material from 1978-2007 culled from hundreds of hours of live concert recordings covering every era of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ tours.
+Jay Reatard - Blood Visions [Reissue] CD (Fat Possum)
Reissue of Jay's first title under the solo "Jay Reatard" moniker, originally released in early 2006.
+Rihanna - Rated R CD (Def Jam)
New (fourth) album from the R&B queen.
+Sajjanu - Pechiku CD (Tzadik)
Performed with an intensity and power that is absolutely staggering, this Tokyo trio of two guitars and drums sounds like a full orchestra and is one of the most exciting young bands in Japan today.
+Jay Sean - All Or Nothing CD (Cash Money)
New album from the globetrotting British singer/songwriter -- on Lil Wayne’s Cash Money label.
+Shakira - She Wolf CD (Epic)
She Wolf is an up-tempo pop album, all about synthesizers and electronic concepts, all mixed with the world sounds we’ve come to expect from Shakira -- sounds from India, the Middle East and her home country of Colombia.
+Sky Larkin - Golden Spike CD (Wichita)
Deftly wonderful Yorkshire, England trio has been busy translating all the goodwill and affection they have garnered since 2007 into a solid uplifting indie rock.
+Sonic Youth - Silver Session [Reissue] CD (SYR)
Inspired by the suicide of devoted fan Jason Knuth (and with all of the profits originally going to San Francisco’s suicide hotline), Silver Sessions’ eight tracks consist entirely of guitar feedback with occasional drum machine.
+Soundtrack - Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire CD (Matriarch)
Original soundtrack to the critically acclaimed 2009 motion picture directed by Lee Daniels and starring Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz and Gabourey Sidibe. Features “I Can See In Color” by Mary J. Blige.
+Angie Stone - Unexpected CD (Stax)
New album encompasses a diversity of styles and influences Stone has distilled over the years -- rap, R&B, soul, funk and more -- woven together in a narrative that addresses life's ups and downs.
+Sun Ra - Antique Blacks CD (ReR)
Another much sought after and long unavailable title recorded in 1974 with a smallish ensemble consisting (probably) of stalwarts Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Danny David, James Jackson, Akh Tal Ebah, Clifford Jarvis, Artakatune, and a new electric guitarist, Sly.
+Tahiti 80 - Activity Center CD (Human Sounds)
Tahiti 80 is sunshine pop from Rouen France; sumptuous symphonic pop, carried by the falsetto vocals of Xavier Boyer.
+Telepathic Butterflies - Wow & Flutter CD (Rainbow Quartz)
Citing influences spanning several decades -- from The Beatles, The Kinks, Syd Barrett, Velvet Underground to The Buzzcocks, Wire, Modern Lovers, The Replacements and Sloan -- Telepathic Butterflies create pristine pop with psychedelic flourishes as well as crunchy harmonic rock with cleverly textured guitar work.
+Tennessee Bolt Smokers - Vintage All American Dream CD (Madjack)
The Tennessee Bolt Smokers continue in their direction left of the bluegrass center on their new album.
+Townes Van Zandt - In The Beginning [Reissue] CD (Fat Possum)
A collection of ten recordings produced by Jack Clement (Johnny Cash, U2, Waylon Jennings) in 1966. Recorded almost two years before the original release of For Sake Of The Song, this is Townes in his original element and already writing about drifters, losers and gamblers.
+Underworld Vs. The Misterons - Athens CD (!K7)
Totalling 12 tracks, this is Underworld at their very best. Jazz and tech jazz inspired, it sees them fuse their favorite tunes together with their own trademark sound.
+Various Artists - A Very Special Christmas Volume 7 CD (A&M)
Latest installment in the ongoing Special Olympics benefit series features holiday standards performed by Colbie Caillat, Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Hudgens, Sean Kingston, Carrie Underwood, Gloriana and others.
+Various Artists - Daptone Gold CD/2xLP+MP3 (Daptone)
A collection of hits and out-of-print obscurities, album favorites and unheard exclusives from the Daptone Records catalogue.
+Various Artists - Ghostly International Presents Moodgadget 2xCD (Ghostly International)
Ghostly affiliate Moodgadget Records exclusively releases music by up-and-coming artists; with the Nocturnal Suite, Moodgadget not only "exposes the diversity in electronic music," it unites dazzlingly talented, like-minded artists working in wildly divergent stylistic fields into a grand, unified whole. Like its predecessor, the Moodgadget-curated Rorschach Suite and Synchronicity Suite, the Nocturnal Suite plays like a lovingly assembled mixture, compiling brief, catchy, electronic-minded pop songs built for obsessive repeat listening. The Nocturnal Suite encompasses dance music, indie rock, synth-pop, experimental instrumentals -- and, yes, electronic music -- but its emotional core is its biggest asset.
+Various Artists - Wrecktrospective 3xCD (Fat Wreck)
The first disc is a sampling of the label’s greatest hits. The second disc contains an array of all unreleased demos and rarities. The third disc is the limited release Fat Club 7” Series in its entirety. Finally, the booklet provides an oral history of sorts, chock full of stories from band members, as well as a timeline of all Fat’s releases.
+Tom Waits - Glitter And Doom Live 2xCD (Anti)
In 2008, Tom Waits launched a sold out national tour, garnering intense critical praise Paste magazine called it the best live show of 2008 and thrilling fans across the country and the world, some in cities where Waits had never played before. Glitter And Doom is the document of those concerts -- 17 performances hand picked by Waits from along the tour. Also includes Tom’s Tales -- a disc of Tom’s mad genius spoken word observations of life, delivered from behind a piano.
+Waumiss - Waumiss CD (Odessa)
Spanning and amalgamating dub, psych, break beat, drone, musique concrete, hip-hop, jangle-pop and sound collage. Includes remixes by Mike Jorgensen (Wilco), Eric Morrison (Home), Ajay Saggar (Bent Mustache) and the ever-amazing PFFR -- experimental recording artists, creators of Wonder Showzen.

DVDs:
+The Black Crowes - Cabin Fever DVD (Silver Arrow)
Cabin Fever was an innovative recording session where Before The Frost... Until The Freeze was recorded over a series of five nights at Levon Helm Studios. The sessions were filmed in front of an intimate live audience and allows the viewer into the recording studio with the band. Songwriting sessions are revealed and lots of never before seen banter and behind-the-scenes footage is shown.
+Sting - A Winter's Night... Live From Durham Cathedral 2xDVD (Deutsche Grammophone)
Places the artist in the unique setting of England’s most famous cathedral. This majestic live performance captures the mood and spirit of the season with a diverse collection of songs, carols
and lullabies spanning the centuries. Includes a disc of rehearsals and behind-the-scenes footage.

Vinyl:
+Abrasive Wheels - When The Punks Go Marching In LP (Re-Amp)
Reissue of the 1982 album, originally on the classic UK punk label, Riot City.
+Black Jaspers - Black Jaspers LP (In The Red)
Features King Khan (of The King Khan & BBQ Show, Shrines, etc.) and Jasper Hood (of Moorat Fingers) getting together for an exercise in the lowest-common-denominator, lowest-fidelity punk stupidity imaginable.
+The Blues Project - Projections LP (Sundazed)
The Blues Project was one of the most innovative and influential bands of the 1960. Rising from the vibrant Greenwich Village music scene, the New York quintet created a visionary fusion of electric blues, folk rock, jazz, and psychedelia.
+Les Claypool - Of Whales And Woe LP (Prawnsong)
Les Claypool & The Frog Brigade - Purple Onion LP (Prawnsong)
Now available on vinyl.
+Greg Dulli - Dangerous Highway Vol. 1: A Tribute To The Songs Of Eddie Hinton 7" (Shake It)
Drive By Truckers - Dangerous Highway Vol. 2: A Tribute To The Songs Of Eddie Hinton 7" (Shake It)
The first two volumes in a new series brought to you by Shake-It Records. Vol. 1 features Greg Dulli performing “Cover Me” and “Hard Luck Guy,” while Vol. 2 features Drive-By Truckers covering “Everybody Needs Love” and “Where’s Eddie.”
+Fever Tree - Fever Tree LP (Sundazed)
Fever Tree’s lone hit single, the haunting 1968 tribal anthem ”San Franciso Girls (Return Of The Native),” perfectly the spirit of the psychedelic era. The song is also the centerpiece of Fever Tree’s self titled first album, one of the period’s most distinctive debut efforts. As the album demonstrates, the quintet was adept at incorporating jazz and classical influences, ambitious song structure and resourceful production touches.
+Fin Fang Foom - Monomyth 12” (Lovitt)
Legions of bands play slow-burning post-rock that embraces the human struggle, but few can do so from such an authoritative, authentic position.
+Gray Matter - Take It Back + 4 Songs LP (Dischord)
Originally released in September 1986. Take It Back was recorded in the immediate afterglow of Revolution Summer and features that era's raw melodic energy contained only by Gray Matter's impeccable song craft. This edition has been expanded into a full-length LP with the addition of the four songs from the band's 1991 double 7”.
+Roscoe Holcomb - The High Lonesome Ground LP (Folkways)
Originally released in 1965, this is Holcomb’s first full album for Folkways. The man for whom the term The High Lonesome Sound was coined certainly shows why here. This is Appalachian folk music both beautiful and harsh, harrowing and tender. Essential recordings from this Kentucky native lovingly reissued in a perfect replica of the original Folkways jacket and including a reproduction of the original information booklet.
+Loney Dear - Citadel Band LP+MP3 (Polyvinyl)
Limited edition of 1000. Never before released on vinyl.
+Primus - Frizzle Fry LP (Prawn Song)
Classic Primus -- now available on vinyl.
+Skinny Puppy - Last Rights 2xLP (Nettwerk)
HQ-180 45 RPM double vinyl issue of their best-selling album.
+Mark Sultan - I Am The End 7” (In The Red)
Two brand new songs from Sultan (aka BBQ) that draw liberally from R&B, doo wop, psychedelia, punk, and soul.
+Tycho - Coastal Break 12” (Ghostly International)
A sweet slice of dream-beat that glides over the ocean surface like a high-speed waverider. Coastal Brake's vintage synthesizers set the pointillistic scene, blipping and popping around a near-Balearic rhythm like melancholy drops in a river, rising and falling and building to a shimmering climax.
+Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne LP (Rhino)
Seminal alt-country group’s 1993 album -- now available on vinyl.
+White Fang - Whatever LP+MP3 (Marriage)
On Whatever White Fang reveals itself to be something more than just stage dives, broken noses and noise complaints. Somewhere in their haze of tie-dyed public annihilation, are genuine displays of compassion and sympathy towards the crumbling world that is underground youth music.
+Baroness - Blue Record 2xLP+MP3 (Relapse)
+Belle Orchestre - As Seen Through Windows 2xLP (Arts & Crafts)
+Coalesce - Ox EP 12" (Relapse)
+Bob Dylan - Christmas In The Heart LP (Columbia)
+Gov't Mule - By A Thread 2xLP (Evil Teen)
+Matt & Kim - Matt & Kim LP (IHeartComix)
+Meanderthals - Desire Lines LP (Smalltown Supersound)
+Paramore - Brand New Eyes LP (Fueled By Ramen)
+Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Summer Of Fear LP (Saddle Creek)
+Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Xenophanes LP (Rodriguez Lopez)
+Tegan & Sara - Sainthood LP+CD (Sire)
+Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures 2xLP (DGC)
Recently released on CD -- these titles are now available on vinyl.

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+Agnostic Front - Victim In Pain [Reissue] CD (Bridge Nine)
Digitally remastered and expanded 25th Anniversary edition of the hardcore/punk band's 1984 album featuring their United Blood EP added as bonus tracks.
+All Smiles - Oh For the Getting And Not Letting Go CD/LP (Small Aisles)
All Smiles is Jim Fairchild (Grandaddy, Modest Mouse). Oh For The Getting And Not Letting Go is thick with bright, smart chord progressions that undercut with damning lyrics, all sung with gently assertive aplomb.
+Anberlin - Blueprints For City Friendships: The Anberlin Anthology 3xCD (Tooth & Nail)
Triple-disc release features 33 songs including all the songs from their three albums: Blueprints For The Black Market (2003), Never Take Friendship Personal (2005) and Cities (2007).
+Basshunter - Bass Generation 2xCD (Ultra)
This special version of Bass Generation includes exclusive content and new remixes of his most popular songs.
+Justin Bieber - My World CD (Island)
Debut from the young multi-talented singer, musician and Usher's teen protégé.
+The Blood Brothers - Burn Piano Island Burn [Reissue] CD+DVD (Epitaph)
+The Blood Brothers - Crimes [Reissue] 2xCD (Epitaph)
+The Blood Brothers - March On Electric Children [Reissue] CD (Epitaph)
+The Blood Brothers - Young Machetes [Reissue] 2xCD (Epitaph)
American post-hardcore band formed in the suburbs of Seattle in 1997. The quintet released five albums in 10 years, officially breaking up in 2007 and spawning the bands Jaguar Love and Past Lives. Now Epitaph reissues these four seminal albums offered in radically enhanced versions with bonus studio and live tracks and videos.
+Murali Coryell - Sugar Lips CD (Murali's Music)
The son of jazz guitar legend Larry Coryell and author/actress Julie Coryell and grandson of TV, film and stage actress Carol Bruce, Murali is a natural born entertainer. Murali is blessed with a voice that has been called soothing and soulful and has a guitar style to match.
+Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club [Reissue] 2xCD+DVD (A&M)
Along with the original 1993 album, the package adds a second CD containing B-sides, rarities and out-takes, as well as a bonus DVD featuring the album's videos.
+The Crucified - The Pillars Of Humanity [Reissue] CD (Tooth & Nail)
Long out of print, The Pillars Of Humanity has been remixed, remastered, and repackaged. Now available for the first time since it's original release in 1992.
+Dark Tranquillity - Where Death Is Most Alive 2xCD (Century Media)
Double-disc live release from the Swedish death/metal band, released to coincide with and celebrate their 20th Anniversary.
+Face Value - Rode Hard, Put Away Wet CD+DVD (Smog Veil)
Just about every great Cleveland hardcore band from 1988 onward revolved around Tony Erba or Dwid. Prior to stints in H-100's and 9 Shocks Terror, Erba delivered the goods with Face Value. This career spanning retrospective contains 26 songs plus a DVD of live performances, photos and lots of other goodies.
+Fall Out Boy - Believers Never Die: Greatest Hits CD+DVD (Island)
18-track best-of contains unreleased rarities and includes a DVD of 14 videos with exclusive band commentary.
+The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour [Reissue] 2xCD (Sanctuary)
Digitally remastered and expanded deluxe double-disc edition of the post-punk band's 1982 album including a second disc of bonus tracks including Peel Sessions, non-album singles and live recordings.
+Luc Ferrari - Les Arythmiques CD (Blue Chopsticks)
One of the final works created by electro/acoustic composer Ferrari. A starting point for the piece was the challenge to represent in sound the jolt of electricity that had been sent across his heart to treat his arrhythmia.
+Tim Finn - Anthology: North, South, East, West 2xCD (EMI UK)
Anthology from the Australian singer/songwriter, formerly of Split Enz and, for a brief time, Crowded House.
+Forever The Sickest Kids - Weekend: Friday CD (Motown)
The first of a three-album “weekend” trilogy.
+David Grubbs - Hybrid Song Box 4 CD (Blue Chopstics)
David Grubbs's 26-minute soundtrack to Angela Bulloch's Hybrid Song Box. Grubbs brings his thick, solid-body electric guitar tone to the most relaxed of tempos, the most spacious of handlings.
+Hall & Oates - Private Eyes: Best Of 2xCD (Camden)
Import-only best-of collection from the pop/soul duo.
+Janet Jackson - Number Ones 2xCD (A&M)
33 global number ones -- features the new single “Make Me.”
+Keane - Hopes And Fears [Reissue] 2xCD (Interscope)
Deluxe edition features unreleased and rare material including early demos, B-sides and more.
+Tim Krekel & The Sluggers - Out Of The Corner CD (Appaloosa)
Out Of The Corner shows the different faces of a performer and a great rock songwriter. This album is the culmination of playing more than ten years with the band The Sluggers. Pure and honest rock & roll.
+Adam Lambert - Take One [Reissue] CD (Rough Town)
Expanded reissue of the American Idol finalist's debut recording featuring three bonus tracks.
+Leona Lewis - Echo CD (J Records)
Echo sees Leona working with superstar talent Ne-Yo, John Shanks, Max Martin and Ryan Tedder, as well as with new collaborators Xenomania and Julian Bennetta.
+Bob Marley & The Wailers - Best Of The Early Singles 2xCD (Abstract Sounds)
Collects many of the reggae legend's finest early recordings. 32 tracks including “Small Axe” “Kaya,” “African Herbsman,” “Duppy Conqueror” and many more.
+John Mayer - Battle Studies CD (Sony)
Brand new album! Initial quantities include a bonus 7" single featuring a non-album B-side (while supplies last)!
+Paul McCartney - Good Evening New York City 2xCD (Hear Music)
McCartney's historic three-night christening of New York's Citi Field in July 2009.
+Motley Crue - Greatest Hits CD (Motley Records)
19 of the Crue’s finest jams.
+Katy Perry - MTV Unplugged CD+DVD (Capitol)
Stripped down versions of her hits with the addition of strings and brass on select tracks.
+Pretty Ricky - Pretty Ricky CD (Bluestar)
Pretty Ricky return with 14 new songs.
+David Rawlings Machine - A Friend Of A Friend CD (Acony)
Debut album from Gillian Welch's secret weapon, Dave Rawlings, includes appearances by Ketch Secor, Willie Watson, Kevin Hayes, Morgan Jahnig (Old Crow Medicine Show), Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), Nate Walcott (Bright Eyes) and Karl Himmel (Neil Young), and of course, Gillian Welch.
+RJD2 - The Horror [Reissue] CD/LP (RJD2)
+RJD2 - Since We Last Spoke [Reissue] CD/LP (RJD2)
Deluxe reissues include bonus tracks.
+Rush - Working Men Live CD (Atlantic)
Pulls selected live offerings from their vast discography.
+Klaus Schulze & Lisa Gerrard - Dziekuje Bardzo 3xCD/DVD (SPV)
DVD contains a complete concert from November 13, 2008 in the Bazylika Ojców Salezjanów in Warsaw, a 30-minute documentary In The Moog For Love as well as a detailed interview with Lisa Gerrard. The three CD set contains the entire Warsaw concert plus another performance from Schiller's Theatre in Berlin.
+Rod Stewart - Storyteller [Reissue] 4xCD (Rhino)
Repackaged reissue. Storyteller examines Rod's early career with essential tracks from the Jeff Beck Group, Faces, and his solo work spanning 1964 to 1989.
+Tin Huey - Before Obscurity: The Bushflow Tapes CD (Smog Veil)
Spawning in one way or another both the Waitresses and the Black Keys should count for something. This release collects the bands earliest recordings from ‘74-‘79. As Robert Christgau describes in the liner notes, of fancy key changes, gut-swooping tempo shifts, elaborate arrangements, and meters you figure out on a calculator.
+Various Artists - Forge Your Own Chains: Ballads & Dirges 1968-1974 CD (Now Again)
American gospel, paranoiac soul, loner folk, East-Nigerian fuzz, Thai rock and Iranian ballads.
+Various Artists - Harmonic Series: Compilation Of Musical Works In Just Intonations CD (Important)
Although all the artists on the compilation work within the avant-garde/experimental genre, each artist lends something unique to the collection, and each employs a different approach toward how to utilize Just Intonation. Within The Harmonic Series you'll find an array of instrumentation such as piano, cello, accordion, electronics, guitar, ukelin, saxophone, violin, koto, and more.
+Robbie Williams - Reality Killed the Video Star CD (EMI)
New album from the British superstar (and former member of Take That).
+Dan Zanes & Friends - 76 Trombones CD (Festival-Five)
Featuring an array of new friends, including Tony Award winners Carol Channing, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Matthew Broderick, along with de'Adre Aziza, Derick K. Grant, Sonia de los Santos and more, 76 Trombones introduces kids to Broadway songs that everyone knows and loves.

DVDs:
+Dane Cook - ISolated INcident DVD (Comedy Central)
This intimate show was performed in a nightclub atmosphere where Dane shared the audience's energy in a real-time performance, without a safety net. Here, he showcases a darker and more personal set with cutting edge material that pushes the envelope.
+Final Flesh DVD (Drag City)
A "dramatic work" from Vernon Chatman (Wondershowzen, Xavier Renegade Angel & Doggyfizzle Televizzle). This new form of entertainment involves work-for-hire adult entertainment companies who turn your script into subterranean gold. Operating on the principle that they'd commit themselves to the script even if it didn't involve pornographic sex, Vernon commissioned pieces from four different companies, all of which form a surreal narrative when played back to back. Existential, sublime and ridiculous, featuring unmistakable porno production values and unseasoned porno actors/actresses.
+Indigo Girls - Live At The Roxy DVD (Vanguard)
Their July 2007 show at the historic Roxy Theater in Atlanta, GA.
+Rush - Working Men DVD (Rounder)
First-ever "greatest hits" live performance DVD compilation from the legendary rock trio.

Vinyl:
+Alejandro Escovedo - A Man Under Influences 2xLP+MP3 (Bloodshot)
Originally released in 2001 -- never before released on vinyl in the US. Includes the Bloodshot EP and compilation tracks.
+Holy Modal Rounders - 2 LP (4 Men With Beards)
This is the second Holy Modal Rounders record for Prestige's Folk line, originally released in 1965. Volume 2 continues the Rounders obsession with reinventing folk music traditions, taking public domain material and flipping it, in both arrangement and lyric, with masterful, off-kilter playing.
+Holy Modal Rounders - Holy Modal Rounders LP (Four Men With Beards)
Originally released in 1964 this is the debut album from Greenwich Village's strangest folk revivalists.
+Skip James - Jesus Is A Mighty Good Leader CD (Monk)
Born in Bentonia, Mississippi in 1902, Skip James began recording for Paramount in Grafton, WI in the 1930s after showcasing his unmistakable talent in a series of auditions in Jackson, Mississippi.
+Old 97's - Wreck Your Life ...And Then Some: The Complete Bloodshot Recordings 2xLP+MP3 (Bloodshot)
Wreck Your Life, originally released in 1995, was never before available on vinyl. Bonus material includes 7” singles and compilation tracks.
+Ma Rainey - Those Dogs Of Mine LP (Monk)
Ma Rainey or “The Mother Of The Blues” began recording in 1923 for Paramount, making her one of the first blues artists ever to record.
+Small Faces - Small Faces LP (4 Men With Beards)
The Small Faces masterful debut, reissued in all its soul-influenced garage-rock glory.
+Small Faces - From The Beginning LP (4 Men With Beards)
The Small Faces second LP, originally released in 1967, is a rock & soul classic from Steve Marriott & Co. that holds up next to the best the Rolling Stones and Who had to offer around the same time.
+Sonny & The Sunsets - Tomorrow Is Alright LP (Soft Abuse)
These busted beach-pop songs spark recollections of doo-wop's otherworldly despair, the kitchen sink savoir fair of the Raincoats and the positive possibilities exuded by Jonathan Richman.
+Ryan Trevor - Introducing LP (Drag City)
An insanely catchy song cycle of Macca-melodies, subverted by copious amounts of phase, fuzz and a bedroom production ambience that would certainly make Bob Pollard, Ariel Pink or The Godz jealous. Vinyl only.
+The Who - Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970 3xLP (Lilith)
First time available on vinyl.
+Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Live 2xLP (Cobraside)
+Cheap Trick - The Latest LP (MRI)
+Vic Chesnutt - Skitter On Takeoff LP (Vapor)
+Pink Martini - Splendor In the Grass LP (Heinz)
Recently released on CD -- these titles now available on vinyl.


10 NOVEMBER 09
+AC/DC - Backtracks 2xCD+DVD (Columbia)
Sprawling collection of remastered studio and live rarities, alternate videos and promo clips.
+Tony Allen - Lagos No Shaking [Reissue] CD (Honest Jon’s)
Recorded in the Nigerian city over 10 hot, heavy nights, Lagos No Shaking presents a calmer, less manic Afrobeat, delicately balanced between laid-back insouciance and urgency, loose-limbed polyrhythms and ferocious grooves.
+Ambarchi/Fennesz/Pimmon/Rehberg/Rowe - Afternoon Tea [Reissue] CD (Black Truffle)
Originally released on Ritornell in 2000 and out-of print for years, this new edition is remastered from the original tapes and includes three bonus tracks including two newly discovered live recordings.
+American Me - Siberian Nightmare Machine CD (Rise)
Sophomore album from the hardcore/nu-metal band.
+Tori Amos - Midwinter Graces CD+DVD (Universal)
For Midwinter Graces, Amos has again teamed up with long time collaborators Matt Chamberlain on drums, Jon Evans on bass, and Mac Aladdin on guitars. She also enlisted the help of a big band and an orchestra with stunning John Philip Shenale arrangements to create these new seasonal classics.
+Apse - Climb Up CD/LP (ATP Recordings)
A major departure and massive leap forward from Apse's most notable predecessor, Spirit, which was completed four years prior. Where Spirit explored a dark world of reverberant guitars, ambient passages and minimal, haunting vocals, Climb Up proves a bold step out of that darkness.
+Asobi Seksu - Rewolf CD/LP+MP3 (Polyvinyl)
One of the last albums ever recorded at London's renowned Olympic Studios (The Beatles, Rolling Stones). Rewolf finds Asobi Seksu affording listeners a new glimpse into songs spanning the band's career. Also available on limited edition (500) white vinyl.
+Chet Atkins And Jerry Reed - Me And Jerry/Me And Chet CD (Raven)
Both original albums reissued on one CD by country legends Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed.
+Bad Lieutenant - Never Cry Another Tear CD (Original Signal)
Debut album from the new band fronted by former New Order/Joy Division guitarist Bernard Sumner. Never Cry Another Tear rings with familiar joys: playing of beautifully observed minimalism and a voice of wonderfully understated northwestern soul.
+Bibio - The Apple And The Tooth CD/LP (Warp)
Acclaimed producer and instrumentalist Bibio (aka Stephen Wilkinson) follows the album Ambivalence Avenue with this companion piece comprised of four new Bibio tracks and eight remixes from names as diverse as Clark and Wax Stag (aka Friendly Fires’ Rob Lee).
+Big Kenny - The Quiet Times Of A Rock And Roll Farm Boy CD (Bigger Picture)
New album possesses a hard rock-country edge, with plenty of whimsy and humor, and is rich with lessons in love, forgiveness, and freedom distilled from a lifetime of highs and lows.
+Fred Bigot - Mono/Stereo CD (Holy Mountain)
On Mono/Stereo, Fred Bigot's early "Panasonic meets Rockabilly" sides are compiled and sequenced such that you can't help but mistake it for a 21st century version of KLF's Chill Out. Culled from two twelve inches of murky, minimalist proto-Schaeffel-beat, this CD also features rare outtakes from the full spectrum of heaviness.
+Black Breath - Razor To Oblivion CDEP (Southern Lord)
The ferocious debut EP from Seattle underground hardcore/crust punk band.
+Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Live CD+2xDVD (Vagrant)
The live CD features 14 songs from the concert film. The double DVD features over two hours of performance footage from three sold out shows in Berlin, Dublin and Glasgow during the band’s 2007 Baby 81 tour.
+Bon Jovi - The Circle/When We Were Beautiful CD+DVD (Island)
New album includes a bonus DVD of the documentary When We Were Beautiful, which offers an intimate look at the band while on their Lost Highway world tour.
+Pieta Brown - Shimmer CD (Red House)
Pieta Brown emerges as a "self-styled poetess, folk goddess and country waif" (BBC) with the release of her powerful album Shimmer. The story of the album is a case of fortuitous serendipity. The result is a 7-song EP whose stripped down nature lets Pieta's lilting drawl deliver her lyrics with its full magnitude and depth.
+Cindytalk - The Crackle Of My Soul CD (Editions Mego)
Although very abstract in nature The Crackle Of My Soul echoes the vocal brilliance and subtle beauty that Cindytalk have become known for. This is the first in a series of already finished releases, which will see the light of day throughout 2010.
+Coalesce - Ox EP CD (Relapse)
As the name implies, Ox EP continues and completes the Ox in theme and deed. This is obvious on the bombastic likes of "The Blind Eye" and the percussive "To My Ruin," while the acoustic, dramatic "Joyous in Life" and "Absent in Death" offer the more melancholic side of this uncompromising band.
+Ferry Corsten - Twice In A Blue Moon Remixed CD (Ultra)
Ferry Corsten takes you on an epic trance journey with his new remix album.
+The Cribs - Ignore The Ignorant CD (WB)
Ignore The Ignorant sees the original fraternal trio -- twins Ryan and Gary Jarman on guitar, bass and vocals, younger brother Ross on drums -- lighting out for heretofore unexplored sonic territory, augmented by a new, previously unknown “brother” in the one and only Johnny Marr.
+Adrian Crowley - Season Of Sparks CD (Chemikal Underground)
As its emotive title may suggest, Adrian Crowley's fifth album is one of bristling, tactile atmospheres. It represents a point after ten years of recording music, where his words, his music and the influence of his collaborators all meet in a perfect, joyous place.
+Brian Culbertson - Live From The Inside CD+DVD (GRP)
On June 3rd, 2009, Brian Culberston and a small army of well respected musicians in the smooth jazz community, descended upon the legendary Capitol Studios in Hollywood to film and record a live career retrospect of well loved tunes from his GRP and other labels' catalogues. The resulting session is presented in full on a DVD directed by filmmaker Joey Castro and on a twelve-song CD of the performance.
+Dashboard Confessional - Alter The Ending CD/2xCD/LP (DGC)
Sixth studio album, available in three editions: Regular single-disc; a Deluxe version featuring a bonus CD of acoustic versions; and on vinyl.
+Ray Davies & The Crouch End Festival Chorus - The Kinks Choral Collection CD (Decca)
Creative and unusual interpretations of songs from Davies’ extensive catalogue. Includes a six-song suite from the 1968 album The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society.
+Dead To Me - African Elephants CD/LP+MP3 (Fat Wreck Chords)
New album seamlessly switches tempos and genres.
+Luther Dickinson / Sons Of Mu - Onward And Upward CD/LP (Memphis International)
An album of gospel songs and hymns recorded over the course of a few hours in a Mississippi studio.
+DOOM - Unexpected Guest CD (Gold Dust)
Legendary hip-hop artist MF DOOM digs into his vast archives to mix together some of his all-time favorite productions, collaborations and guest appearances.
+Echo & The Bunnymen - Fountain CD (Ocean Rain)
New (tenth) studio album from the veteran band led by vocalist Ian McCulloch and guitarist Will Sergeant.
+Echo & The Bunnymen - Live At The Royal Albert Hall CD (Noble Rot)
July 19, 1983 concert at the Royal Albert Hall that was part of the Ocean Rain tour.
+The Ex - 30 Years Of The Ex 2xCD (Ex)
Double-disc collection from the Dutch post-punk band, released to coincide with their 30th anniversary, features the cream of their output spanning the last three decades.
+Fenriz`Red Planet / Nattefrost - Engangsgrill CD (Indie)
A split album from two icons of black metal, Fenriz and Nattefrost.
+Flyleaf - Memento Mori CD/2xCD (A&M)
The Texas quintet's latest offering is a collection of poignant, passionate and pensive hard rock songs. Also available as a deluxe edition featuring four non-album tracks.
+Bill Fox - Shelter From The Smoke [Reissue] CD (Scat)
A definitive edition of Bill Fox's debut solo disc, back in print after more than a decade. Originally self-released in 1997 and reissued the following year by SpinArt, both previous versions featured different track lists. This edition includes all songs from both versions, as well as the two tracks from a scarce 1996 Scat 7”.
+The Fray - The Fray [Deluxe Edition] 2xCD (Epic)
Deluxe edition of their recent album includes a bonus CD containing eight previously unreleased studio and live tracks.
+F##kpony - Let The Love Flow CD (Bpitch Control)
The talk surrounding Jay Haze's (aka F##kpony) latest is of an "angular, sharp-edged pop" theme that bleeds over ten tracks, all of which were said to be built from the ground up. Or, in other words, without samples.
+Anson Funderburgh And The Rockets - Tell Me What I Want To Hear [Reissue] CD (Hepcat)
Anson and his band the Rockets went out with a blaze of glory on their 1991 album (4.5 stars/All Music Guide). Includes two bonus tracks.
+Gaza - He Is Never Coming Back CD (Metal Blade)
New album of grimy guitar tones, gritty bass work, manic-depressive percussion, and haunting vocals. RIYL: Botch, Coalesce, and Converge.
+General Elektriks - Good City For Dreamers CD (Quannum)
Herve ''RV'' Salters, aka General Elektriks, has crafted a record that perfectly blends the hard edge funk of The Meters with the contemplativeness of Caetano Velosos -- a record that shows off enough of RV's own style: vintage keys, perfectly situated pauses, seamless transitions, and messily melodious distortion.
+Githead - Landing CD (Swim)
New album from the post-punk super group comprised of former members of Wire, Minimal Impact and Scanner.
+Z.Z. Hill - Am I Groovin' You? Great R&B Hits CD (Micro Werks)
Hill racked up a half dozen hits on the R&B charts in the early ‘80s, including songs written and produced by Lamont Dozier and Allen Toussaint. These recordings are an intriguing amalgam of blues and gutsy soul, showcasing an uncommonly versatile singer.
+Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream Of Trains In New York CD+DVD (Yep Roc)
Recorded live at Symphony Space in NYC in the fall of 2008 during the U. leg of Hitchcock's I Often Dream Of Trains tour.
+Hollywood Undead - Desperate Measures CD+DVD (A&M)
Latest release contains six live recordings, six new studio tracks, an "Everywhere I Go" remix and over 60 minutes of footage recorded over two days during Hollywood Undead's summer '09 tour.
+Jackson 5 - I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters CD (Motown)
Twelve previously unreleased tracks including should have been hits as well unique alternate versions of well-known classics.
+Essie Jain - The Inbetween [Reissue] CD (Leaf)
Special Edition pressing of this 2008 album including two bonus tracks. The Inbetween’s songs are direct and captivating in their honesty, and serve to reflect the artful beauty that can result from periods of clarity.
+Wyclef Jean - From The Hut, To The Projects To The Mansion CD (MRI)
Wyclef returns with a mixtape featuring all new material. The release returns Wyclef to his roots and is a far more street record than his recent efforts.
+The Killers - Live From The Royal Albert Hall CD+DVD (Island)
17-song live CD coupled with a DVD featuring over two hours of live performance footage plus behind the scenes extras.
+King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King CD+DVD (Discipline)
Second release in the 40th Anniversary series, this version contains a DVD audio disc with 5.1 surround sound mix by Steven Wilson, with Robert Fripp as executive producer, from the original studio masters, as well as a new stereo mix from the original multi-track tapes. Disc One features five previously unreleased tracks.
+Earl King & Roomful Of Blues - Glazed [Reissue] CD (Hepcat)
New Orleans blues legend Earl King hadn’t recorded for nearly a decade when he hooked up with Roomful of Blues in 1986 for this stellar effort, now garnished with a bonus track.
+Krallice - Dimensional Bleedthrough CD (Profound Lore)
New release from the black metal outfit.
+Lissie - Why You Running CDEP (Fat Possum)
New EP from the American singer/songwriter. The five songs are stacked with the kind of billowing and rustic sentiments that come from broken hearts that have been patched as well as they can be, gaining that scar tissue that never makes them like new again, but gives them a refined personality, one that's subtle and powerful all in one fling.
+Mapstation - The Africa Chamber CD/LP (Scape)
Stefan Schneider, the former member of Kreidler, aurally explores the African continent. The Africa Chamber is a soulful, forward-thinking mix of old school, dusty samples and live percussion.
+Merzbow - 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 11 CD (Important)
Eleventh volume in Merzbow’s 13-month series inspired by Olivier Messaien’s Catalogue D’Oiseaux.
+Moebius, Plank, And Neumeier - Zero Set CD/LP (Bureau B)
Reissue of the first and only project by German electronic giants Dieter Moebius (Cluster, Harmonia), Conny Plank (legendary Krautrock producer: Neu!, Can, Guru Guru, Ash Ra Temple) and Mani Neumeier (Guru Guru).
+Mike Morgan & The Crawl - Mighty Fine Dancin’ [Reissue] CD (Hepcat)
Reissue of the 1991 album by this modern Texas blues titan.
+Morrissey - Swords CD (Sanctuary)
A collection of B-sides from his last four full-length albums.
+Jason Mraz - Jason Mraz's Beautiful Mess - Live On Earth CD/CD+DVD (Atlantic)
This Live CD+DVD captures Jason's Gratitude Café Tour date at the Charter One Pavilion in Chicago (August 13, 2009). The CD features live versions all of the old favorites as well as the hits “Lucky” (with a special guest appearance from Colbie Caillat). The DVD, directed by Darren Doane, features the full-length concert, never-before-seen bonus footage, and a special mockumentary titled Un Beau Desordre.
+Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Dahomey - Echos Hypnotiques: From The Vaults Of Albarika Store Volume 2 1969-1979 CD/LP (Analog Africa)
Highly-anticipated second volume of music from Africa's funkiest band.
+Outbreak - Outbreak CD (Trustkill)
Stripped down modern hardcore/punk. RIYL: Black Flag, Agnostic Front.
+Pants Yell - Received Pronunciation CD/LP (Slumberland)
Think of the Go-Betweens, who found boundless romantic possibility in going for a walk or spending the night in; or Belle And Sebastian's hushed remembrances of little failures and lessons learned and sympathetic portraits of young misfits struggling to make sense of the world.
+Grant Lee Phillips - Ladies’ Love Oracle [Reissue] CD (Yep Roc)
On his 2000 debut solo effort, Grant-Lee Phillips proclaims, "Sometimes a sketch says more than a mural." Although it would be a mistake to dismiss Ladies' Love Oracle as merely a collection of sketches, that idea helped inform this set of acoustic guitar-driven ballads.
+Pixies - Minotaur 5xCD+6xDVD+6xBlu-ray (Artist In Residence)
Minotaur is curated by legendary graphic designer Vaughan Oliver with photographer Simon Larbalestier. Includes all five Pixies' studio albums (Come On Pilgrim, Surfer Rosa, Doolittle, Bossanova, and Trompe le Monde) in the following formats: 24k gold plated CDs; Blu-ray audio mastered for 5.1 surround sound and 2 channel stereo at 24/192; DVD mastered for 5.1 surround sound and 2 channel stereo at 24/96. Unreleased Pixies 1991 live performance from Brixton, on both Blu-ray and DVD, mastered for 5.1 surround sound at 24/192 and 24/96, respectively. All discs are housed in a custom designed folio. Also includes a 54-page book.
+Porcupine Tree - Up The Downstair [Reissue] CD (K-Scope)
Reissue of their 1993 album which has more in common with Pink Floyd and early prog-rock than their more recent metal-tinged offerings.
+Quantec - Cauldron Subsidence CD/LP (Echocord)
Quantec's Sven Schienhammer arrives at his second full-length album in fine form. Opener “Absolute Level” shows an expansion of his sound with a swirling Detroit/Berlin mixture reminding us of a dubbier Urban Tribe, before “Deep Rooted” pays dues to the classic ‘90s house structures of Chez Damier and Maurizio.
+Radian - Chimeric CD/LP+MP3 (Thrill Jockey)
Chimeric is the fourth album from the Austrian trio Radian after a five-year absence. The members of Radian are all huge parts of the avant electronic music scene.
+Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Xenophanes CD (Rodriguez Lopez)
New release from the prolific guitarist and Mars Volta mastermind. Recorded in Mexico, Xenophanes is the first album which finds Omar at the helm vocally and lyrically, as well as musically.
+The Rolling Stones - Flashpoint [Reissue] CD (Universal)
+The Rolling Stones - Live Licks [Reissue] 2xCD (Universal)
+The Rolling Stones - Love You Live [Reissue] 2xCD (Universal)
+The Rolling Stones - Still Life [Reissue] CD (Universal)
+The Rolling Stones - Stripped [Reissue] CD (Universal)
Remastered reissues of The Rolling Stones’ back catalog of live concert albums -- now available.
+Sister Iodine - Flame Desastre CD (Editions Mego)
Flame Desastre’s intense and rough attack leaves not much time for the listener to take cover, from its aggressively joyful violent orgy of lacerated guitars, meshed with primal and exacting heavy laden drums.
+Snow Patrol - Up To Now 2xCD (Geffen)
30-track, double album of singles, cover versions, rarities, album tracks and a handful of new songs from the Scottish/Irish pop-rockers.
+Soundtrack - Pirate Radio CD (Universal)
Features iconic ‘60s-era British hits by: The Who, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Procol Harem, Otis Redding, The Turtles, The Kinks, Cat Stevens, The Moody Blues, The Isley Brothers, and more.
+Britney Spears - The Singles Collection CD (Jive)
17-track best-of features remastered versions of all of her hits.
+Ronnie Spector - The Last Of The Rock Stars [Reissue] CD (Megaforce)
Domestic reissue of this previously import-only 2006 album. Features an impressive and eclectic supporting cast including Patti Smith, the Raveonettes, guitartist Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, members of the Raconteurs, and the one and only Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones.
+Switchfoot - Hello Hurricane CD/CD+DVD (Atlantic)
New album -- densely layered sound featuring some electronic experimentation, and often driven by hard-charging guitar riffs, while throwing in a few softer ballads as well.
+Syntaks - Ylajali CD (Ghostly International)
In Ylajali's beautifully scorched sonic landscape, acres of drones run beneath Anna Cecilia's wordless sighs; beats crunch like autumn leaves while synthesizers swell, flourish and disappear.
+Koko Taylor - What It Takes: The Chess Years CD (Hip-O Select)
24 tracks from the queen of Chicago blues.
+Thee American Revolution - Buddha Electrostorm CD (Garden State)
Reissue of the 2008 album by the Apples In Stereo’s side-project featuring chief songwriter Robert Schneider.
+Throwdown - Deathless CD (Koch)
"Throwdown effortlessly kick out the heaviest and most stomping metal this side of Texas. Proudly and defiantly keeping the memory (and sound) of Pantera alive and kicking!" -- Metal Hammer
+Tommy T (Gogol Bordello) - The Prester John Sessions CD (Easy Star)
New release from the Gogol Bordello bassist. The Prester John Sessions is a collection of 11 songs including a remix featuring Gogol Bordello band mates Eugene Huts and Pedro Srazo. The record also features two collaborations with Gigi, one of the most popular modern Ethiopian singers.
+Various Artists - Coal Country Music CD (Heartwood)
100% of the net proceeds from Coal Country Music will go to The Alliance For Appalachia, a coalition of groups working to stop mountaintop removal mining. Artists involved include: Shirley Stewart Burns, Cedar Hill Refugees with Ralph Stanley, Justin Townes Earle, Schuyler Fisk, Phylis Geller, Tom T. Hall, Jason And The Scorchers, Diana Jones, The Klezmatics, Celeste Krenz, Kathy Mattea, Natalie Merchant, Willie Nelson, John Prine, John Prine and Bonnie Raitt, Public Outcry, Jean Ritchie, Gillian Welch and Jason Wilber.
+Various Artists - Everybody Jive to the London Rock: 25 Jumpin British Rock N Roll Spins CD (Psychic Circle)
Mid-to-late ‘50s first wave rock & roll from the London Scene -- scrappy, rebellious, joint rockin' numbers from Jimmy Crawford, Danny Rivers, Wee Willie Harris, Roy Young, Sharkey Todd & The Monsters and many more -- just as sharp as the fiery numbers coming out the south of the US of the era. Raw, rollicking rockabilly and R&B-reared proto rock.
+Various Artists - Gennett Jazz 4xCD (JSP Records)
The Gennett record label lacked the commercial clout of, say, Victor or Columbia. However it became an important player in the early recording of jazz. Gennett was a division of the Starr Piano Company, situated in Richmond, IN. Their catalogue reads like a who's who of early jazzmen: King Oliver, Miff Mole, Bix Beiderbecke, Johnny Doods, Sidney Bechet, and Louis Armstrong.
+Various Artists - Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-81 CD (Soundway)
A compilation of ‘70s sounds that fused regional traditions with boundary free soul, R&B, and rock. This collection of obscure album tracks and singles feature many smaller combo groups, rather than large scale dance bands, with highlife jazz and soul, guitar and percussion based Afrobeat, and Ghana traditions fused with international styles.
+Various Artists (Peter Kruder) - Private Collection CD (G-Stone)
Peter Kruder's Private Collection is the first volume in the new Private Collection Master Series from G-Stone -- it also marks 15 years for the label. Key artists on the compilation include Tom Waits (many will recognize the track as the theme from HBO's The Wire!) Talk Talk, Tortoise, Japan and Kruder+Dorfmeister themselves.
+Various Artists - Unexpected Sounds For The Conoisseur CD (Psychic Circle)
From synth pop about alien energy, to a sitar version of Lee Hazlewood's most famous song, novelty raps by people with no business doing such things, and the star of Kung Fu and Kill Bill singing about (and squaking like) chickens. Cool & strange stuff that rolls from funny, to disturbing and back again.
+Various Artists - Nuggets: Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 4xCD (JSP)
Four disc box set of obscure, vintage gospel music lovingly assembled by London’s JSP label. A must for any collector of the genre.
+Various Artists - Singapore A-Go-Go CD (Sublime Frequencies)
Pulp grooves from ‘60s and ‘70s Singapore -- gritty garage rock & soul, beat, and strange girl pop grooves compiled from rare Malaysian 45s. The tunes blend American and European rock and pop sounds with more traditional sounds of Asia and the Malaysian peninsula -- many with female vocals.
+Various Artists - Warp20 (Unheard) CD (Warp)
An eleven-track collection of secret treasures rediscovered from the Warp vaults, stretching across the entire 20-year span of the label's history. The unheard and rare pieces include Boards Of Canada's mythical “Seven Forty Seven” (the first music Mike and Marcus have released since Trans Canada Highway in May 2006), pre-Incunabula era Autechre, Broadcast (a Nico cover “Sixty Forty” performed for a John Peel session) and Nightmares On Wax, to name just a few.
+Various Artists - Woody Allen: Songs That Made His Movies Great 2xCD (Varese Sarabande)
A wide-array of music Allen has used is in his films -- much of which is no longer in print or has never been officially released.
+The Ventures - Anthology 2xCD (Micro Werks)
Collects the band’s 25 charting singles and more.
+Wale - Attention Deficit CD/LP (Allido)
New album from the DC hip-hop artist features production from Mark Ronson, Cool & Dre, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, 9th Wonder, Green Lantern and others. Includes the hit single “Chillin'” featuring Lady GaGa.
+Wall Of Voodoo - Dark Continent/Call Of The West [Reissue] CD (Raven)
Two-for-one reissue of their 1981 and ’82 albums (originally released on IRS). Wall Of Voodoo emerged from the late 1970s L.A. punk/alternative scene with a unique blend of machine-age junk music and off-kilter pop/rock.
+Wu Tang - Meets The Indie Culture Volume 2: Enter The Dubstep CD (Ihiphop)
Wu Tang championed collaboration between dubstep and hip-hop, with stomach-pounding, bass-thumping guttural beats, and gully, gritty and grimy lyrics that break into the next decade in the chapters of each respective genre's history.
+Zoey Van Goey - Cage Was Unlocked CD (Chemikal Underground)
Glasgow-based folk/pop trio Zoey Van Goey may have a twee nerdy charm just below the surface of their clever, often lyrically surreal and quietly mindblowing debut album The Cage Was Unlocked All Along, but we're certainly the better for it. Jangly guitars, electronica flourishes and the lovely vocals of Kim Moore bring an undeniable sunny disposition to the shiny surface of the ZVG mystique but beneath the well-mannered charm there's a deeper, darker subversive element bleeding throughout.

DVDs:
+Kings Of Leon - Live At The O2 London DVD (RCA)
22-track live DVD -- now available.
+The Rolling Stones - Live At The Max DVD (Universal)
1991 concert film was shot in the IMAX format and was originally presented on enormous IMAX screens, with outstanding visual and audio clarity. The dimensions may have been scaled down for this DVD release, but the show is still huge in energy and talent. Filmed during a European leg of the Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels tour.

Vinyl:
+The Beatles - Abbey Road LP+T-Shirt (EMI)
Special 40th Anniversary edition of Abbey Road includes the vinyl album and a t-shirt that features the original artwork for the “Come Together”/”Something” 7” single, along with a corresponding poster.
+The Dead Weather - I Cut Like A Buffalo 7” (Third Man)
B-side is a cover of “A Child Of A Few Hours Is Burning To Death” originally by ‘60s psych act the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band.
+Roky Erickson & The Aliens - The Evil One 2xLP (Sympathy For The Record Industry)
There are many Roky Erickson albums, but The Evil One (originally released by CBS Records in Europe in 1980) was the first of them and, many would say the best.
+LCD Soundsystem - Bye Bye Bayou 12” (DFA)
This limited edition 12” will be released on Vinyl Saturday, November 7, 2009. New 12" featuring a cover of "Bye Bye Bayou" from Alan Vega's 1980 solo debut Alan Vega. Look for a new LCD full length in March 2010.
+LCD Soundsystem - 45:33 Remixes: Padded Cell/Prince Language 12” (DFA)
+LCD Soundsystem - 45:33 Remixes: Pilooski/Theo Parrish 12” (DFA)
+LCD Soundsystem - 45:33 Remixes: Prins Thomas/Runnaway 12” (DFA)
+LCD Soundsystem - 45:33 Remixes: Reinhold Rile/Trus’ Me 12” (DFA)
Four separately sold DJ friendly remix 12” singles. Collect them all!
+Various Artists - The Village: A Celebration Of The Music Of Greenwich Village LP (Roc-A-Fella)
Modern day artists look back and pay tribute to the artists and songs that helped nurture and shape them as successful musicians in their own right. Shelby Lynne gives a musical shout out to Dylan with her version of “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright,” Cowboy Junkies perform their heartbreaking version of Tim Buckley’s “Once I Was” and Bruce Hornsby checks in with a stunning version of The Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Darlin Be Home Soon.” The Village also features performances by Rickie Lee Jones, Lucinda Williams, Rachael Yamagata, Amos Lee, Sixpence None The Richer, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rocco DeLuca, John Oates, The Duhks, and Los Lobos.
+Wilco - Being There 2xLP+CD (Nonesuch)
Now available on HQ-180 vinyl -- includes a copy on CD.
+Beaten Awake - Thunder$troke LP (Fat Possum)
+Boys Noize - Power LP (Boysnoize Records)
+Felix - You Are The One I Pick LP (Kranky)
+King Khan & BBQ Show - Invisible Girl LP (In The Red)
Recently released on CD -- these titles now available on vinyl.

03 NOVEMBER 09
+The Almost - Monster Monster CD (Virgin)
New album from this alt-rock band formed by Underoath member Aaron Gillespie.
+Amerie - In Love & War CD (Def Jam)
Latest from the multiple award-winning, platinum-selling R&B singer and songwriter. Features the single “Heard 'Em All.”
+Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Have Yourself A Meaty Little Christmas CD (Williams Street)
You'll hear classics such as "Santa Left A Booger In My Stocking," "Hark The Herald Angel Raps," and Master Shake's holiday pledge "I Sure Hope I Don't Have To Beat Your Ass (This Christmas)."
+Kevin Barker - You And Me CD/LP (Gnomonsong)
Debut album from the singer/songwriter and in-demand musician. Barker has spent the last few years recording, touring, and collaborating with Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Vashti Bunyan, Vetiver, Antony And The Johnsons, and Espers, to name just a few.
+Bat For Lashes - Two Suns [Special Edition] CD+DVD (Astralwerks)
Reissue featuring seven bonus tracks, plus a DVD containing a 48-minute documentary shot at varying locations across the world -- from the Joshua Tree desert in California, to New York and the Welsh countryside -- offering an extraordinary insight into the making of Two Suns.
+Bee Gees - The Ultimate Bee Gees 2xCD/2xCD+DVD (Rhino)
Double-disc career retrospective featuring their many hits and chart-topping singles, and performances of hit songs the Bee Gees wrote for others. Also available as a deluxe edition, which adds a DVD of unreleased videos, previously unreleased television appearances, live performances, and mre.
+Bifrost Arts - Salvation Is Created: A Christmas Record From Bifrost Arts CD (Soundsfamilyre)
From producers Isaac Wardell and Mason Neely, joined by a remarkable collection of artists (including Diane Birch, Derek Webb, Matt Bauer, Aimee Wilson, Ben + Vesper, Elin K. Smith, and Sarah Fullen), Salvation Is Created is exceptional in its humble elegance and haunting beauty.
+Brilliant Colors - Introducing CD/LP+MP3 (Slumberland)
A sharp debut album packed with taut guitar buzz and dreamy melodies, neatly expanding on the promise of their in-demand 7” singles. Clocking in at barely 24 minutes, its focus and concision perfectly encapsulate where pop should be in 2009.
+Capgun Coup - Maudlin CD (Team Love)
Maudlin is often a satiric commentary on the state of contemporary life, from the futility of sadness, self-pity, and ennui ("Sitting On The Sidewalk," "Now That I'm Home") to economic and social inequities ("Got A Lot Of Gull," "Only The Times Are Changing") to the anesthetizing effects of technology ("Computer Screens And TVs").
+Julian Casablancas - Phrazes For The Young CD/LP (RCA)
Debut solo album from the Strokes vocalist.
+CCR - Singles Collection 2xCD+DVD (Fantasy)
The complete US singles collection presented in their original mixes for the first time in over 40 years. Includes a bonus DVD of four CCR videos.
+Steven Curtis Chapman - Beauty Will Rise CD (Sparrow)
Part lament, part praise, part grief, part hope, part wrestling, part pondering -- these tracks resonate as Steven's personal psalms. It is a desperately hopeful, raw, personal, and honest recording that is likely the most important of his ministry.
+Cloak/Dagger - Lost Art CD/LP (Jade Tree)
Is it punk? Hardcore? Garage? Play it loud on tracks such as "Deathbed Rebels" that push the punk envelope a bit further with frenzied, circle-pit fodder reminiscent of the Circle Jerks and Big Boys.
+Cold Cave - Love Comes Close CD/LP+MP3 (Matador)
Debut full-length from Philly/New York quartet. The warm, rich synth pop sounds are laced with equal measures of romance and nihilism. Somewhere in these realms of negative hiss and out-of-body bliss, there is a peak awaiting all who enter.
+CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Volume 2 CD (Traffic)
Features guest appearances from E-40 and Evidence of Dilated Peoples.
+Arrington de Dionyso - Malaikat Dan Singa CD (K)
A collection of throbbing, hallucinogenic, trance-inducing trans-utopian cosmic post-punk sounds from Old Time Relijun's Arrington de Dionyso.
+Devo - Freedom Of Choice CD/LP (WB)
+Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! CD/LP (WB)
Remastered reissues -- each featuring live bonus tracks. Also available on limited edition vinyl.
+Dixie Bee Liners - Susanville CD (Pinecastle)
Bluegrass concept album chronicles aspects of driving the open road-destinations, journeys, and stops along the way.
+Efterklang & The Danish Nation - Performing Parades CD+DVD/2xLP+DVD (Leaf)
Efterklang performs their acclaimed 2007 album Parades in full, accompanied by The Danish National Chamber Orchestra, in their hometown of Copenhagen.
+Epica - Design Your Universe CD (Nuclear Blast)
Inspired by quantum physics and how each human is connected to one another on a subatomic level, this imposing symphonic metal machine has mastered their Wagernian prowess.
+Every Avenue - Picture Perfect CD (Fearless)
Fans of Fall Out Boy and The All-American Rejects listen up.
+Faulty DL - Bravery CD/LP (Planet Mu)
Bravery contrasts quite dramatically, working at different tempos, but still impresses with combinations of melodic synths, glitzy garage samples, and complex programmed beats and effects.
+Felix - You Are The One I Pick CD (Kranky)
Delicate and spare chamber pop from the English duo of Lucinda Chua and Chris Summerlin. The focus of the album is Lucinda's askew stories, and the subtle conversation between her piano and Summerlin’s guitar accompaniment.
+Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits CD/CD+DVD/2xLP (RCA)
Best-of collection from Dave Grohl and the Foos including two brand new tracks, “Wheels,” and “Word Forward,” both recorded with producer Butch Vig. Also available as a deluxe edition, which adds a DVD of music and live videos.
+Genitorturers - Blackheart Revolution CD (Retribution Music)
Blackheart Revolution combines the band's signature genre-bending musical style of aggressive rock, mechanical metal and underground electric pop with all the twists and turns of a sonic roller coaster.
+Gift Of Gab (Blackalicious) - Escape 2 Mars CD (Cornerstone/RAS)
Guests include Brother Ali and Del The Funky Homosapien.
+Girls In Trouble - Girls In Trouble CD (JDub)
Girls In Trouble is the songwriting debut of multi-instrumentalist Alicia Jo Rabins. She marries her classical training and folk-punk sensitivity to her penchant for Jewish literature, mysticism and history. The result: pop hooks grounded in experimentation, subtle musicianship and a taste for ruminative lyrics.
+Mike Gordon - Inside In CD (Jemp)
Four years in the making, Inside In started with Outside Out, Mike Gordon's first feature film. With the theatrical and DVD releases behind him, Mike went back to the mostly instrumental soundtrack and significantly reworked the material, creating songs out of jams and adding lyrics to pieces that previously had none.
+Guided By Voices - Suitcase 3: Up We Go Now 4xCD (GBV Inc.)
The third installment in the Suitcase series of unreleased Robert Pollard/Guided By Voices tracks excavated from a suitcase of cassettes in his closet. Like the previous two volumes, Suitcase 3 includes 100 songs on four CDs in a box. Disc 4 is an acoustic jam session by Pollard, Tobin Sprout, and Greg Demos in 1994-95 (the period between GBV classics Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes).
+Half-Handed Cloud - Cut Me Down & Count My Rings CD (Asthmatic Kitty)
A collection of rarities, singles, and B-sides by indefatigable DIY pop musician John Ringhofer, AKA Half-Handed Cloud.
+Isaac Hayes - Shaft [Deluxe Edition] CD (Stax)
Digitally remastered deluxe edition featuring a special bonus track.
+Curtis Harvey - Box Of Stones CD (Fat Cat)
Box Of Stones certainly pledges allegiance to the acoustic-folk mode and embraces traditional song structures, but stylistic permutations shine throughout: from dark campfire sing-along "Seen," to bright, Fahey-esque instrumental "Nod," to the driving carnival blues of album closer "Bad Patch."
+Taylor Hollingsworth - Life With A Slow Ear CD/LP (Team Love)
A beautiful and ragged record that plays like the words on a page of a great Southern novel. Life With A Slow Ear sounds like a dusty desert and the honest and direct lyrics feel like an old pair of leather boots.
+Hypocrisy - A Taste Of Extreme Divinity CD (Nuclear Blast)
A much-needed rest and a renewed love for all things death metal give the successor to 2005's Virus an injection of brutality and strength that show the vigor and melodic power this trio possess. With Immortal's legendary drummer Horgh the stars have aligned, and Hypocrisy will conquer!
+Etienne Jaumet - Night Music CD/LP (Domino)
Etienne Jaumet is one half of the French duo, Zombie Zombie. They make improvisational krautrock/Goblin/John Carpenter-influenced horror soundtrack electronica.
+Jookabox - Dead Zone Boys CD/LP (Asthmatic Kitty)
Their third album is a love story meets psychedelic zombie-musical.
+Joy Electric - Favorites At Play CD (Tooth & Nail)
A covers record featuring electronic/pop renditions of The Killers, Coldplay, Keane, Blink 182, Feist, and others.
+The King Khan & BBQ Show - Invisible Girl CD/LP (In The Red)
Invisible Girl marks a return to their trademark doo-wop-laced, anthemic garage rock.
+Laarks - An Exaltation Of Laarks CD (Absolutely Kosher)
Laarks’ debut album is a record full of melodic hooks embedded in indie rock mini-epics, with raucous crescendos and climaxes of textures pinned between pauses and composed reflection.
+Ryan Leslie - Transition CD/CD+DVD (Casablanca)
Sophomore album a mere eight months after the release of his critically acclaimed debut. Available in two editions: Regular and Deluxe. Deluxe version includes three bonus tracks and a bonus DVD containing the making of the music videos "You're Not My Girl" and “Nothing,” the "Zodiac" video, and more.
+Los Cenzontles - American Horizon CD (Los Cenzontles)
Using traditional and contemporary Mexican and American instruments and styles, blues legend Taj Mahal, Chicano Master guitarist David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) and Bay Area Mexican roots group Los Cenzontles create a new, fresh and exciting sound while telling a story of hope, struggle and gratitude.
+Lymbyc System - Shutter Release CD (Mush)
Magnifying the already giant sounds of Love Your Abuser was not an easy task, but with Jeff Zeigler behind the boards recording the album and John Congleton (Modest Mouse, Explosions In The Sky) shaping the mixes, they've managed to do just that. Instrumentation has become broader, arrangements more grandiose, and melodies more focused, resulting in a sublime second album.
+Dougie MacLean - The Essential 2xCD (Blix)
Often called "The James Taylor of Scotland," Dougie MacLean has long been in the forefront of the Scottish music scene and an international folk hero. Known for his rich imagery, lyrical melodies and an innovative style deeply rooted in his Scottish heritage.
+Melt Banana - Lite Live: Ver. 0.0 CD (A-Zap)
Live release from the Japanese noise makers.
+Mesh - A Perfect Solution CD (Metropolis)
Mesh conveys the downturn of relationships from break-ups to reconciliation to the death of love. While the subject matter is very emotional, A Perfect Solution is rather uplifting and helps prove that no matter what happens life goes on.
+Molina & Johnson - Molina & Johnson CD/LP (Secretly Canadian)
In this collaboration between Jason Molina and Will Johnson, each seem to hold the other's talents to the fire and elevate both performance and creativity. In the friendly sharing of ideas, Molina and Johnson become two poets' poets in a workshop to craft a singular, searing elegy.
+Nile - Those Whom The Gods Detest CD (Nuclear Blast)
New studio album from the extreme metal outfit.
+Nirvana - Bleach [Deluxe Edition] CD/2xLP (Sub Pop)
This 20th Anniversary Edition has been remastered and includes an unreleased live recording of a complete February 9th, 1990 show at the Pine Street Theatre in Portland, Oregon.
+Nirvana - Live At Reading CD/CD+DVD/DVD (Geffen)
Nirvana's historic August 30, 1992 appearance at UK's Reading Festival -- now available in three formats: single audio disc, a deluxe edition which adds a DVD of the performance, and as a single, stand-alone DVD.
+Nouvellas - Nouvellas CD (Ernest Jenning)
“Generating a kind of pumped-up garage soul rock sound led by dual lead vocalists Jaime Kozyra and Leah Fishman, the New York-based quintet Nouvellas came into being in 2007 after the demise of the soul girl group the Dansettes.” -- All Music
+On Fillmore - Extended Vacation CD/LP (Dead Oceans)
Once dubbed "the rhythm section's revenge" by Jim O'Rourke, the duo On Fillmore is formed by bassist Darin Gray and percussionist Glenn Kotche, who were originally hand-picked by O'Rourke as the rhythm section for his album Eureka.
+People Eating People - People Eating People CD (The Control Group)
People Eating People is a bittersweet and highly personal album driven by churning, jazz influenced piano riffs, soulful vocals, and a dark sense of story telling reminiscent of Tori Amos and Regina Spektor.
+The Residents - Ten Little Piggies CD (Cryptic Corporation)
Ten Little Piggies is a futurist compilation. Simply put, this means that it is a collection of music by The Residents that will most likely be part of projects coming out during the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010.
+The Residents - The Ughs! CD (Cryptic Corporation)
Collects rare works recorded under the guise of The Residents’ conceptual alter ego, The Ughs.
+Max Richter - Memoryhouse CD (Fat Cat)
Reissue of Richter’s 2002 album. Recorded by Richter with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and critically lauded on its original release, Memoryhouse is quite deservedly held very dear to the broad-reaching "post-classical" field.
+Rita J - Artists Workshop CD (All Natural, Inc)
New from the Chicago intelligent hip-hop femcee.
+RJD2 - Deadringer (Instrumentals) CD/LP (RJD2)
Reissue of RJD2’s landmark instrumental album.
+Robbie Rivera - Closer To The Sun CD (Ultra)
Latest from the American house pioneer, who has previously remixed Faithless, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Benny Benassi, David Guetta, Pink, and many others.
+The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! [40th Anniversary Edition] 3xCD+DVD (Abkco)
Four disc Anniversary Edition reissue. The first disc is a remastered version of the original Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out release. The second contains five unreleased tracks from the original Madison Square Garden concert. The third contains 12 never before released tracks by opening acts B.B. King and Ike & Tina Turner. The DVD features performances from the concert, backstage footage, scenes of Keith Richards in the studio and more.
+Syrena Ryder - Is It O.K. CD (Atlantic)
Serena Ryder is a truly eclectic spirit, whose passion for music spans a wide array of styles, from folk and country to jazz, blues, and rock & roll.
+Say Anything - Say Anything CD/LP (RCA)
The third album from the L.A. alt-rock band.
+Shwayze - Let It Beat CD (Suretone)
Features contributions from New Orleans hip-hop duo The Knux, Shwayze's lifelong hero Snoop Dogg, Ric Ocasek from The Cars, and Darryl Jenifer, bassist for legendary D.C. punk band Bad Brains.
+Slayer - World Painted Blood CD/CD+DVD/LP (American)
Highly-anticipated new album now available in three editions: regular single disc; Deluxe Edition featuring a DVD of Playing With Dolls -- a 20-minute animated horror short directed by Mark Brooks (Metalocolpyse) and featuring new Slayer music; and on HQ-180 vinyl.
+Soundtrack - NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack Vol. 02 CD (CBS)
Features brand new and previously unreleased tracks from Bob Dylan, Norah Jones, John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow, Joss Stone, Sick Puppies, Saosin and Sharon Little.
+Straight No Chaser - Christmas Cheers CD (Atlantic)
Holiday release from the ten member vocal group. Sticking to the formula that made them both a novelty and a sensation, Christmas Cheers is a collection of both new and classic holiday songs with smooth harmonies and a comedic twist.
+Swimmers - People Are Soft CD (Mad Dragon)
The Philadelphia-based act is reminiscent of 60's British pop, hinting at influences such as the Kinks and the Velvet Underground while drawing comparisons to contemporaries The Arcade Fire, Interpol, Joy Division and The New Pornographers.
+Syntaks - Ylajali CD (Ghostly International)
New album inspired by Norwegian author Knut Hamsun’s genius novel Hunger.
+Systems Officer - Underslept CD (Temporary Residence)
Complex, thoughtful pop from the solo guise of Armistead Burwell Smith IV, the multi-instrumentalist songwriter and founding member of Pinback and Three Mile Pilot.
+Terror Danjah - Gremlinz (Instrumentals 2003-2009) CD/LP (Planet Mu)
Instrumentals collection from the British grime/hip-hopper.
+Themselves - CrownsDown CD/2xLP (Anticon)
Themselves’ (Doseone and Jel) third album is a careful and vicious exhibition of mastered rap tactics and sampling ethics.
+Carrie Underwood - Play On CD (RCA)
New from the four-time Grammy Award winner and former American Idol winner.
+Vitalic - Flashmob CD (Play It Again Sam)
Sophomore release from French DJ/producer Pascal Arbez-Nicolas (AKA Vitalic) This is Vitalic's first studio album since his acclaimed debut album, OK Cowboy, released in 2005.
+Various Artists - Ultra 2010 2xCD (Ultra)
Double-disc package includes the biggest dance/pop hits impacting now and through 2010.
+Various Artists - The Village: A Celebration Of The Music Of Greenwich Village CD (Roc-A-Fella)
Modern day artists look back and pay tribute to the artists and songs that helped nurture and shape them as successful musicians in their own right. Shelby Lynne gives a musical shout out to Dylan with her version of “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright,” Cowboy Junkies perform their heartbreaking version of Tim Buckley’s “Once I Was” and Bruce Hornsby checks in with a stunning version of The Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Darlin Be Home Soon.” The Village also features performances by Rickie Lee Jones, Lucinda Williams, Rachael Yamagata, Amos Lee, Sixpence None The Richer, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rocco DeLuca, John Oates, The Duhks, and Los Lobos.
+We Came As Romans - To Plant A Seed CD (Equal Vision)
10-song follow-up to their breakout EP Dreams finds the band expanding their blend of pop-infused metal.
+Weezer - Raditude CD/2xCD/LP (DGC)
Weezer’s seventh album -- produced by Jacknife Lee and Butch Walker. Ten tracks including the first single “(If You Are Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To.” Also available as a Deluxe edition featuring a bonus CD containing six additional tracks, and on vinyl. Initial quantities include a bonus yellow 7” featuring an unreleased B-side -- free with purchase (while supplies last)!
+Hank Williams - Revealed: The Unreleased Recordings 3xCD (WB)
54-track collection drawn from the Mother's Best recordings. A rare, informal glimpse into the heart and soul of country music's greatest star.
+Ying Yang Twins - Greatest Hits CD (Orchard)
16-track “hits” collection, now available.

DVDs:
+Bela Fleck - Throw Down Your Heart DVD (Docurama)
Inspired by a love of African music and an interest in tracing the roots of the banjo, American banjo great Bela Fleck embarks on a musical journey through Uganda, Tanzania, Gambia and Mali, playing with locals and discovering the beauty of the land.
+Decoder DVD+CD (Cobraside)
Deluxe CD+DVD release of the 1984 German cult film featuring William S. Burroughs, Genesis P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle), FM Einheit (Einsturzende Neubauten), Christiane F, the prolific underground film star Bill Rice, etc. The soundtrack CD features Soft Cell, early Einsturzende Neubaten, Matt Johnson (The The) Dave Ball And Genesis P-Orrige, and William Burroughs.
+Eddie Izzard - Live From Wembley DVD (Vivendi Entertainment)
The cross dressing British comic and Emmy-winning actor takes the stage before a massive crowd at London’s famed Wembley Stadium, where he unleashes a torrent of his trademark wry and rambling observations on life’s little absurdities.
+John Fogerty - Comin' Down The Road: The Concert At Royal Albert Hall DVD (Verve Forecast)
37 years after he last played there with Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty returned to the stage of London’s Royal Albert Hall to present an overview of hits from all aspects of his career. Includes “Born On The Bayou,” “Gunslinger,” “Broken Down Cowboy,” “Almost Saturday Night,” Down On The Corner,” “Up Around The Bend,” “Fortunate Son,” “Proud Mary” and more.
+Various Artists - Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Live 5xDVD (WB)
Features jams, speeches, and once-in-a-lifetime pairings (you name ‘em) of music legends filmed over the last 24 years at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremonies.

Vinyl:
+The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) LP (Capitol)
+The Beach Boys - Today LP (Capitol)
HQ-180 vinyl reissues now available.
+Brackles - Rawkus 12” (Planet Mu)
“Rawkus” pits funky, galloping drums against smeary synths and bassy, old-school bleeps, dropping in the occasional cut-up vocal sample as a nod to two-step.
+Citay - Remixes LP+MP3 (Dead Oceans)
From the ambient textures of White Rainbows' "Eye On Dollar" remix to Cornershop's Anthony Saffery adding sitar and percussion to "First Fantasy," these are anything but typical remix rave-ups of Citay’s 2007 album Little Kingdom.
+Faust - Faust IV LP (Virgin)
Limited edition vinyl reissue -- now available.
+Bill Frisell - Good Dog Happy Man 2xLP+CD (Nonesuch)
Ten years after its original release -- now available on HQ-180 vinyl. Includes a copy on CD.
+JJ Grey & Mofro - Choice Cuts LP (Alligator)
Vinyl-only release featuring eight fan favorites from JJ Grey & Mofro's four critically acclaimed releases, plus a previously unreleased, inspired take on Van Morrison's “Tupelo Honey.” HQ-180 pressing.
+Ikonika - Smuck 12” (DFA)
“Smuck” continues Ikonika's tradition of sweet and sour, curdled sounds. Ever-changing, off-key melodies and metallic synth guitar lines fly over sweet chilled chords in a sophisticated take on eight-bar grime.
+Juan Maclean - Happy House (Lazaro Casanova Remix) 12” (DFA)
+Juan Maclean - Happy House (VHS Or Beta Remix) 12” (DFA)
A wide range of dance music's all-stars reinterpret and remix “Happy House”: Chateau Flight, Paul Woolford, Will Saul & Mike Monday, VHS Or Beta and Miami DJ Lazaro Casanova.
+Melvins - Nude With Boots On 2xLP (Ipecac)
2008 album -- now available on vinyl.
+Michael And The Mumbles - Michael And The Mumbles LP (De Stijl)
Before Michael Yonkers would revise the history of recorded music with the clarion chords of Microminature Love he was in a band called Michael And The Mumbles, and they recorded this self-titled LP in 1966. It's only to a slightly less visible degree that the Mumbles LP has the same characteristics that would make Micro the singularly original piece that is; it's emotionally bleak themes, dissonant undercurrents, and recklessly wild performance.
+Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea LP+MP3 (Merge)
+Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island LP+MP3 (Merge)
Reissued on HQ-180 vinyl with accompanying MP3 download.
+Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Higher Than Than The Stars (Remix) 12” (Slumberland)
Containing two mixes.
+Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits 2xLP+MP3 (Smallman)
Vinyl reissue of their 2005 album.
+Sa Ra Creative Partners - Love Czars II 12” (Ubiquity)
Using "Love Czars" from their Nuclear Evolution album as inspiration, the Sa-Ra Creative Partners create "Love Czars II" exclusively for this release. This is not a remix (the music is completely different), and in a clash of heavyweight new schoolers, it features MC/producer Jay Electronica and Ta'Raach on the mic. Pink vinyl.
+Subeena Featuring Jamie Woon & Oma... - Solidify 12” (Planet Mu)
Subeena (AKA Sabina Plamenova) is a London-based Dubstep producer.
+Various Artists - Light: On The South Side 2xLP+Book (Numero)
Gathers for the first time over 100 of Michael Abramson's photos taken on Chicago's south side in the late ‘70s. The 132-page hardcover book features photos, an ephemera section, and an essay by Nick Hornby. Housed in a gorgeous slipcase with the 12”x”12 book is Pepper's Jukebox, a seventeen track compilation of the kind of funky Chicago blues heard from the stage and the Wurlitizer. The deluxe 2xLP set is packaged in a sharp gatefold jacket with two inner sleeves crammed to the gills with label scans and stories from the bar stool.
+Yeasayer - Ambling Alp 12” (Secretly Canadian)
First single from the upcoming full-length Odd Blood. A stand out from their recent live set, the band reworked the song into its former: a pop anthem. The single contains remixes by friends (and recent Pitchfork darlings) Memory Tapes and DJ/rupture.
+Devendra Banhart - What Will Be Will Be LP (WB)
+Green Day - American Idiot 2xLP (Reprise)
+Kings Of Convenience - Declaration Of Dependence LP (Astralwerks)
+Lightning Bolt - Earthly Delights LP (Load)
+Naam - Naam LP (Tee Pee)
+sunnO))) - Monoliths And Dimensions 2xLP (Southern Lord)
Recently released on CD -- now available on vinyl.


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+3 - Revisions CD (Metal Blade)
As described by the band, Revisions is a collection that “taps the rich history of 3 by re-examining some of the earlier songs that made us who we are today. These are songs that we felt deserved a second chance, a “revision” if you will. Our passion for music is truly the common thread that binds our diverse body of work.”
+A Day To Remember - Homesick CD/CD+DVD (Victory)
Their latest album -- now available with bonus tracks. Also available as a deluxe digipak edition featuring expanded art work and a bonus DVD including a full live performance from Switzerland and a documentary.
+Mulatu Astatke - New York- Addis - London: The Story Of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975 CD (Strut)
Vibraphone and keyboard player, master arranger and bandleader, Mulatu Astatke is one of the all-time greats of Ethiopian music and the creator of his own original music form: Ethio jazz.
+Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Fruit CD (IE Music/RED)
The debut album from Copenhagen's retro soul popsters, Fruit is a woozy musical delight of happy soul and kaleidoscopic pop triumphs.
+Atreyu - Congregation Of The Damned CD/LP (Hollywood)
Atreyu’s fifth album is a testament to the inexhaustible power of heavy music and the unquenchable flame of five musicians determined to build a distinct sonic landscape entirely on their own terms.
+Devendra Banhart - What Will Be Will Be CD (WB)
What Will We Be has a sunny, breezy feel with performances that evoke warm, lazy afternoons spent with good friends. The album is dominated by powerfully melodic, mid-tempo numbers played with relaxed expertise. Bonus lithograph and/or CDEP “Jumping With The Sharks” (non-album tracks) -- free with purchase (while supplies last)!
+Bassnectar - Cozza Frenzy CD (Child's Play)
An amalgamation of sound that combines dubstep, electro, hip-hop, and all styles of dirty digital bass-heavy music and smashes it all into a collision of wobbling, intense basslines, and hypnotic hide-and-seek adventures.
+Before There Was Rosalyn - The Fuhrer: An Allegory Of A History Of Deception CD (Victory)
A record focusing on the philosophy that ''absolute power corrupts absolutely.'' With a collection of dark songs filled with powerful imagery, The Fuhrer proves to be a gripping reminder that when humanity is left to its own devices, it will undoubtedly destroy itself under the guise of power, progress, and conquest.
+Between The Buried And Me - The Great Misdirect CD/CD+DVD (Victory)
The Great Misdirect is a truly enthralling adventure. The five stories that interlock within this fantastic tale is an inspiration to the creativeness that extreme metal is capable of and a testament to where Between The Buried And Me is taking the genre. Also available as a deluxe digipak edition with expanded artwork and a bonus 45 minute DVD featuring interviews and more.
+The Blind Boys Of Alabama - Duets CD (Saguaro Road)
Their first-ever duets collection includes songs with Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, Randy Travis, Lou Reed, Solomon Burke, Susan Tedeschi and Asleep at the Wheel. In addition, it features three new recordings with Lou Reed, blues legend John Hammond, and Jamaican legend Toots Hibbert of Toots & The Maytals.
+The Blind Boys Of Alabama - Enlightenment 2xCD (Great American Music)
24 tracks recorded during their tenure at Jewel-Paula Records in Shreveport during the ‘80s.
+Boogie Woogie Kings (Albert Ammons) - Pitch Some Boogie Woogie CD (Delmark)
Featuring the piano boogie woogie triumvirate: Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson in more 1939 Sherman Hotel (Chicago) recordings. Also features the primitive genius of 'Cripple' Clarence Lofton and Speckled Red.
+The Breakaways - Walking Out On Love: The Lost Sessions CD/LP (Alive)
Born in 1978 after the demise of The Nerves, this short lived combo was formed by Paul Collins and Peter Case, just prior to the formation of The Plimsouls and The Beat. Walking Out On Love: The Lost Sessions compiles all the band's known material, including studio recordings, demos, and acoustic rehearsals.
+Broadcast & The Focus Group - Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age CD/LP (Warp)
Blasts of distorted guitar, off-tuned analog keyboards and barreling drums mixed with psychedelic soundscapes and occasional disorientation.
+Broadfield Marchers - Displayed In Reflections CD (Rainbow Quartz)
Broadfield Marchers are brothers Mark and Dustin Zdobylak from Louisville, Kentucky with longtime friend Justin Carter on drums. They create psychedelic power pop gems brimming with simple yet complex songwriting and succinct presentation, evoking Murmur-era R.E.M.
+James Brown - Live At The Garden: Expanded Edition 2xCD (Hip-O Select)
Double-disc reissue includes the original mono album plus unreleased material -- newly mixed from the original four-track master tapes.
+Creed - Full Circle CD (Wind-Up)
New album -- includes the single “Overcome.”
+Creepshow - Run For Your Life CD (Hellcat)
Eleven blood-drenched, country-tinged punk rock shockers straight from the unholy underworld. Includes sweet, mournful ballads, horrorbilly boot stompers and raging punk-fueled anthems.
+Deleted Waveform Gatherings - Ghost, She Said CD (Rainbow Quartz)
The third album from Trondheim, Norway's Deleted Waveform Gatherings. Recording began in a big Norwegian barn ''to preserve the rough ‘60s garage feel'' on some of the songs.
+Destrophy - Destrophy CD (Victory)
Destrophy features incredibly dense and orchestral production that is cinematic and evocative, accompanied by very philosophical lyrics, with a fundamental theme of self-examination and reflection.
+Dixon - Temporary Secretary CD (!K7)
Features new and unreleased versions and edits exclusively produced by Dixon for this release from Fever Ray, Âme, Jazzanova, Junior Boys, Ben Klock, Kiki, Code 718 (Danny Tenaglia) and The Machine (Radioslave’s new moniker).
+Rosie Flores - Girl Of The Century CD/LP (Bloodshot)
Flores teams up with Jon Langford for an album of spirited and soulful romps through the back roads of American music.
+Garage A Trois - Power Patriot CD (The Royal Potatp)
Garage A Trois is a collaboration between four of the most visionary improvisers of the time: Skerik on saxophones, Mike Dillon on vibes, Marco Benevento on keys and Stanton Moore on drums.
+Glass Ghost - Idol Omen CD (Western Vinyl)
The pairing of Eliot Krimsky’s fragile, haunting falsetto with the group’s bottom-heavy, hip-hop influenced rhythm section yields a crystalline world populated with ass-shakin’ beats.
+Gorgoroth - Quantos Possunt Ad Satanitatem Trahunt CD (Regain)
Eighth studio album by Norwegian black metal band.
+David Gould - Feast Of The Passover CD (Tzadik)
A fascinating program of Jewish music -- reggae style. Feast Of The Passover is a collection of songs commonly sung during the Passover Seder. Incredibly varied and spiritually inspired music connecting the Rasta and Jewish traditions through the miracle of music, this is the perfect background to anyone's 21st century Seder.
+Gov't Mule - By A Thread CD (Evil Teen)
Recorded largely at Willie Nelson's Pedernales Studio in 2009, the By A Thread’s origins are apparent from the first track, “Broke Down On The Brazos,” named after the nearby river, with a deep Texas stomp for the backbeat and featuring the trademark guitar of ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons.
+Euge Groove - Sunday Morning CD (Shanachie)
New album from the contemporary smooth jazz/funk saxophonist.
+Guano Padano - Guano Padano CD (Important)
Features Alessandro Alessandroni (renowned whistler for the immortal Ennio Morricone western soundtracks), Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart/Jeff Buckley guitarist), Chris Speed (clarinet player with Tim Berne, Uri Caine, John Zorn), and legendary Italian singer Bobby Solo. A dreamy mixture of rock, psychedelia, folk, country, jazz improvisations, and Morricone.
+Everette Harp - First Love CD (Shanachie)
New album by the R&B-oriented saxophonist -- produced by George Duke.
+Heavy Trash - Midnight Soul Serenade CD/LP (Fat Possum)
Midnight Soul Serenade embraces both the future and the past. Backed by their troupe of veteran tricksters, road dogs, blues wizards, punks, and evil geniuses, they have created a new kind of groove, a soundtrack suitable for haunted bordellos and hedonistic ho-downs.
+Hem - Twelfth Night [Soundtrack] CD (Nettwerk)
Original music written and recorded by Hem for the Public Theater's production of Twelfth Night for the annual Shakespeare In The Park in New York's Central Park, plus a number of bonus instrumental and sung tracks (original cast) not included in the final production.
+Holy Sons - Criminals Return CD (Important)
With Holy Sons’ new album, Emil Amos dabbles in the “revenge fantasy genre,” going toe-to-toe with Roger Waters in the race to become the most bitter songwriter in the world.
+Hudson Mohawke - Butter CD/2xLP (Warp)
Megawatt R&B stars won't be the only ones to take note of Butter, as the ever-growing global network of bass-craving music fans have been clamoring for new material since Hudson Mohawke's lauded Polyfolk Dance EP earlier this year.
+James Husband - A Parallaxi I 2xCD/LP+MP3 (Polyvinyl)
Of Montreal side project led by multi-instrumentalist Jamey Huggins.
+Michael Jackson - This Is It 2xCD (Epic)
The stand-alone companion to the motion picture. Disc One features the original album masters of some of Michael's biggest hits arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film, along with two versions of the never-released “This Is It.” Disc Two offers previously unreleased versions of some of his classic tracks, and a touching spoken word poem from Michael Jackson entitled “Planet Earth” that has never been heard before.
+Jesu - Opiate Sun CDEP (Caldo Verde)
New EP released on Mark Kozelek's Caldo Verde Records.
+Jack Johnson - En Concert CD/CD+DVD/2xLP (Brushfire)
Collects the best moments from his 2008 world tour. Also available in a deluxe edition featuring the CD, a DVD of the film and an extended 60-page booklet of photos from the tour.
+Jesse Johnson - Verbal Penetration 2xCD (!K7)
New album from funk guitarist and The Time alumni Jesse Johnson.
+Fela Kuti - Best Of The Black President 2xCD/2xCD+DVD (Knitting Factory)
Compiles 13 of the most popular Fela compositions. The deluxe version adds a DVD featuring segments from Music Is The Weapon, the Berlin Jazz Festival, Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonesense, and interviews with Bill T. Jones and Carlos Moore.
+Bryan Lee - My Lady Don't Love My Lady CD (Justin Time)
Blues guitarist Bryan Lee’s new album -- featuring Buddy Guy and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, with production by Duke Robillard.
+Sean Lennon - Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Undead CD/LP (Chimera Music)
The instrumental score to an idiosyncratic low-budget vampire flick, composed on Lennon's bedroom computer, Undead is dramatic and wild, sounding like the son of Ennio Morricone or Bruno Nicolai circa early '70s. Featuring Kool Keith and Miho Hatori (Cibo Matto) on the song “Desire.”
+Los Lobos - Los Lobos Goes Disney CD (Walt Disney)
Mixes Los Lobos’ brilliant eclectic music backgrounds with old time Disney favorites.
+Lover - No Dreams Please CDEP/LP (Fat Possum)
New from Rich Crook & Co. with an all-star cast, including Billiams on drums, Talbot Adams (ex Dutch Masters and Black & Whites) on bass, John Whittemore on pedal steel, Adam Woodard (Tearjerkers) on organ, Laura Brown on flute, and Johnny Valiant as spiritual advisor.
+Aaron Martin - Chautauqua CD (Preservation)
The latest from the cellist and sound-sculptor. Concentrating on a core group of instruments -- cello, banjo and organ -- the pieces are interwoven with field recordings as well as sounds from home movies, creating an edge tingling with a heightened, ghostly kind of nostalgia.
+Janis Martin - Cracker Jack CD (Snapper)
New collection from the rockabilly queen, who was once dubbed 'the female Elvis' during her '50s heyday.
+Del McCoury Band - Family Circle CD (McCoury Music)
The band's first non-gospel studio album since 2005's Grammy winning The Company We Keep shows that somehow, Del McCoury keeps getting better with age. Features the same top notch picking and singing you expect, but also shows the band continues to grow and evolve with some song selections and arrangements that may surprise you.
+Brian McKnight - Evolution Of A Man CD (Hard Work/Interscope)
New album includes collaborations with Stevie Wonder and Jill Scott.
+Merzbow - 13 Japanese Birds V. 10 CD (Important)
Tenth volume in the 13-month series of releases inspired by Olivier Messaien’s Catalogue D’Oiseaux.
+The Middle East - The Recordings Of the Middle East CD (Spunk/The Middle East)
Debut from the young Australian hopefuls. Originally released by the band via their MySpace page, Recordings Of The Middle East is now being issued to retail for the first time.
+Minamo (Satoko Fujii & Carla Kihlstedt) - Kuroi Kawa / Black River 2xCD (Tzadik)
Double-disc set presents compositions and improvisations for violin and piano by two of the most talented women in new music. Cutting edge chamber music for the 21st century,
+Lorrie Morgan - A Moment In Time CD (Country Crossing)
Morgan puts her own tender touch on some comfortable classics.
+Morningwood - Diamond & Studs CD (Morningwood)
New album molds elements of hard-rock, punk, new wave, and glam rock into a sex-driven amalgam of sound.
+Phill Niblock - Touch Strings 2xCD (Touch)
Three expansive new pieces performed on a string-based instrument.
+Joe Nichols - Old Things New CD (Universal South)
Grammy-nominated singer once again balances artistry with accessibility, applying his distinctive baritone to new songs that define country music for modern times.
+John Nolan - Height CD (Doghouse)
Solo debut from singer/songwriter John Nolan, who began his musical career as the lead guitarist for Taking Back Sunday and moving on to form Straylight Run.
+Osibisa - Osee Yee CD (Golden Stool)
New album from the pioneering African World-pop crossover artist.
+Osibisa - The Very Best Of CD (Golden Stool)
Best Of compilation released in tandem with their new CD showcases 17 tracks by the worldbeat pioneers.
+Dolly Parton - Dolly 4xCD (Sony Legacy)
Four-disc treasure trove covers all the bases of Dolly’s career. Over 100 songs, including her biggest hits, rarities, and duets from Monument, RCA Victor and Columbia, plus seven previously unreleased songs.
+Jessica Pavone - Songs Of Synastry And Solitude CD (Tzadik)
Brooklyn-based string instrumentalist/composer Jessica Pavone is known for her sparse, melodic music inspired by folk music, improvisation and minimalism. Modeled after the legendary Leonard Cohen album Songs Of Love And Hate, these eleven marvelous and lyrical songs for string quartet use hauntingly simple beauty to evoke the ghosts of things lost.
+Pelican - What We All Come To Need CD (Southern Lord)
What We All Come To Need is as punishing as it is calming. This is Pelican at their most inspired and sonically adept, delivering 50 minutes of weighty riffs and textured progressions in momentous succession. Features contributions by Greg Anderson (sunnO)))), Aaron Turner (Isis), Allen Epley (Shiner, Life And Times), and Ben Verellen (Helms Alee).
+Pink Martini - Splendor In The Grass CD (Heinz)
A twelve-track sonic journey anchored by deft songwriting and a no-holds-barred dose of cabaret showmanship.
+Chuck Prophet - Let Freedom Ring CD (Yep Roc)
New album billows with primal color and sound, evidenced by Prophet s return to the direct ''two guitars, bass and drums'' rock music of his past.
+Pyramids With Nadja - Pyramids With Nadja CD (Hydra Head)
The instrumentation might be described as an energized ambient, infused with an intelligent ear for avant-garde metal and an almost indiscernible adherence to a sort of pop sensibility.
+Nicola Ratti - Ode CD (Preservation)
Thirrd album from former guitarist of self-described "math-jazz-rock trio." Merging guitar, piano and double bass with percussion, environmental sounds and occasional voice, Nicola constructs songs that by turns float, swell and envelop in magnetic fashion. For fans of Fennesz, Mark Templeton and Talk Talk.
+R.E.M. - Live At The Olympia 2xCD/2xCD+DVD (WB)
Double-disc set featuring 39 songs from their acclaimed 2007 working rehearsals in Dublin. R.E.M. set up camp at the venerable Olympia Theatre in Ireland's capital city and tested new material over five nights before passionate, capacity crowds. The special edition 2xCD+DVD set contains a film of the shows.
+Gemma Ray - Lights Out Zoltar! CD/LP (Bronzerat)
“With noir-ish hints of Lee Hazlewood’s unearthly country-rock, Ray sits midway between Nina Simone and Isobel Campbell, and is the better for it.” – Mojo
+The Red Chord - Fed Through The Teeth Machine CD (Metal Blade)
“Chest thumping East Coast hardcore, producing a crazed, contorted barrage that's an ideal backdrop for vocalist Guy Kozowyk's tirades about human weakness and the ills of society.” -- Revolver
+Rotersand - Random Is Resistance CD (Metropolis)
Their fourth album is laced with plenty of dance tracks with the signature sound Rotersand is known for: catchy melodies, great bass lines, and intelligible vocals.
+Rupa & The April Fishes - Este Mundo CD (Cumbancha)
Rupa & The April Fishes blend an alternative pop attitude with international spices, mixing in elements of Gypsy swing, Colombian cumbia, French chanson and Indian ragas.
+Saviours - Accelerated Living CD/2xLP (Kemado)
Saviours have made the necessary adjustments to deliver the goods with revitalized rage and the scent of burnt blood in the air around them. The sludge of previous efforts are all but vanished, replaced with forged steel riffage, Austin Barber's ragged vocals, and precise, metallic authority.
+Brian Scary & Shredding Tears - Mad Valentines CDEP (Old Flame)
The Brooklyn five piece has been called ''psychedelic,'' ''progressive,'' ''quirky,'' and ''strange'' but they consider themselves first and foremost a pop band.
+Seven Storey Mountain - Seven Storey Mountain CD (Important)
The Seven Storey Mountain is a trans-generational group of recognized figures in modern music. Paul Lytton has been playing drums with Evan Parker since 1969. David Grubbs is recognized for his work with Jim O’Rourke in Gastr del Sol, Bastro, Squirrel Bait, and his extensive solo work. Nate Wooley is one of the most exciting young trumpet players currently working, and has collaborated with Taylor Ho Bynum, Peter Evans, Mary Halvorson, and many others.
+Carly Simon - Never Been Gone CD (Iris)
New album revisits songs originally written throughout Carly's extensively long and productive career.
+David Simons - Fung Sha Noon CD (Tzadik)
An enigmatic figure in the Moondog/Partch mold who has been doing things his own peculiar way for decades. Fung Sha Noon features compositions for large ensemble, string quartet, gamelan, Theremin, garbage cans, and empty bottles.
+SITD - Rot CD (Metropolis)
The fourth album from this popular industrial/dance German band.
+Squirrel Nut Zippers - Lost At Sea CD/LP (Megaforce)
Their first live release -- recorded live at Southpaw, in Brooklyn. New studio album expected next year.
+Rod Stewart - Soulbook CD (J Records)
Rod Stewart takes on ‘60s and ‘70s-era soul favorites.
+Stephen Stills - Live At Shepherds Bush CD+DVD (Rhino)
Featuring both solo-acoustic and full band sets, Live At Shepherds Bush touches on all points of Stills’ legendary career. Includes a DVD of the performance.
+Taylor Swift - Fearless [Platinum Edition] CD+DVD (Big Machine)
Includes 11 original Fearless tracks plus six new songs. DVD footage includes music videos for "Love Story," "Change," "White Horse," "You Belong With Me," "The Best Day," and more.
+Sting - If On A Winter's Night... CD/CD+DVD/LP (Decca)
If On A Winter's Night... presents an arc of songs that conjure the season of spirits, the eerie silences of the snow; days of solitude and reflection for some, a time of re-birth and celebration for many. Also available as a deluxe edition which includes a DVD featuring "behind the scenes" and a music video for “Cold Song.”
+String Cheese Incident - Trick Or Treat: Best Of 2xCD/2xLP (Sci Fidelity)
Double-disc set culled from a variety of their epic "Hulaween" shows. From Philadelphia's Electric Factory (1999), Portland, ME’s State Theatre (2000), NYC's Theatre at Madison Square Garden (2001), Sin City's Cox Pavillion (2003) and more -- Trick Or Treat journeys through the years to revisit some of the band's most classic Incidents from Halloweens past.
+Suffocation - The Close Of A Chapter: Live In Quebec City CD (Relapse)
Their very first live record captures all the speed, intensity, and brutality of their concert juggernaut.
+Swell Season - Strict Joy CD/2xCD+DVD (Anti)
The Swell Season is Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. In 2007, Once, a film about two people falling in love on the streets of Dublin, became a phenomenon. On the way to going gold, the Once soundtrack brought the Swell Season to the stage of the Academy Awards, where they won the Best Original Song. Now comes the follow-up album, Strict Joy and from the first track the musical magic audiences found in Once is back. Also available as a deluxe version featuring a live 19 track concert CD and a DVD of them performing at the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee.
+Swollen Members - Armed To the Teeth CD (Battle Axe)
New album features guest appearances Talib Kweli and Tech N9ne.
+Chip Taylor - Yonkers, NY CD (Train Wreck)
A heartfelt and endearing window into the life of a young man learning about music, horses, girls, -- and family. Set in the small bedroom community just north of the Bronx that's the album's namesake, Yonkers, NY finds the gifted storyteller chronicling his upbringing in a style that ranges from poignant and affecting to wry, and occasionally truly hilarious.
+Tech N9ne - K.O.D. CD (Strange Music)
The Kansas City hip-hop artist ignores headline slayings associated with his adopted genre and delves deeper into the controversial aesthetic with his tenth album. Collaborators include Three 6 Mafia, Brotha Lynch Hung, King Gordy, Kutt Calhoun, Krizz Kaliko and Big Scoob.
+Tegan And Sara - Sainthood CD (Sire)
Tegan And Sara's sixth studio album addresses secular themes of devotion, delusion, and exemplary behavior in the pursuit of love and relationships.
+Jimi Tenor / Tony Allen - Inspiration Information 4 CD/LP (Strut)
A mouthwatering head to head between Finnish maverick Jimi Tenor and Afrobeat drumming legend Tony Allen.
+Tia Carrera - The Quintessential CD (Small Stone)
"Tia Carrera's method has been as simple as it gets -- plug in and play, figuring it out as they go along -- and yet what's delivered is on a higher level, one that most bands that practice morning, noon, and night can't come close to replicating. The Quintessential continues that tradition of impassioned, impromptu instrumentals.” -- StonerRock.com
+Train - Save Me San Francisco CD (Columbia)
For their fifth album, Train has channeled roots rock sound of their early days.
+Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Night Castle 2xCD (Atlantic)
Their first album in five years, Night Castle is a Capra- esque story of someone changing their life for the better.
+U2 - The Unforgettable Fire CD/2xCD/2xCD+DVD (Island)
Marking the 25th anniversary of The Unforgettable Fire are remastered and expanded versions, available in three formats: Single disc; double-disc featuring a wealth of bonus tracks; and the deluxe “box” version which adds an additional bonus DVD and a 56 page booklet. Deluxe edition includes a bonus lithograph (free with purchase, while supplies last)!
+Velvet Acid Christ - Art Of Breaking Apart CD (Metropolis)
Imagine Death In June meets The Cure with electronic elements.
+Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg CD/2xLP (Modular/Interscope)
On their new album, Wolfmother continues to deliver their aggressive and classic sound laced with crunching guitars, muscular rhythms and soaring vocals. Also available as a deluxe edition featuring four bonus tracks.
+Erik Wollo & Bernhard Wosthein - Arcadia Borealis CD (Din)
12 tracks cover a range of atmosphere, with environmental sounds providing an aural backdrop underlying Wostheinrich's organic, evolving rhythms. Wollo, one of Norway's leading electronic composers, weaves beautiful, beguiling melodies that rise and fall, while each track paints a distinct sonic picture.
+Weird Al Yankovic - Essential 2xCD (Sony Legacy)
Features 38 tracks including "White & Nerdy," "The Saga Begins," "Eat It," "Like A Surgeon," "Amish Paradise" and many more.
+You & Yourn - It Would Make Things Worse CD (Parasol)
You & Yourn's self-engineered and recorded project is a culmination of a sonic evolution that has brought them out of the pedestrian indie-folk-singer-songwriter genre and into their current lyrically driven, atmospheric chamber-folk.
+John Zorn - Femina CD (Tzadik)
Structured as a colorful tribute to women in the arts, Femina is a triumphant return to the file card technique that has produced some of Zorn’s most shockingly original compositions. Much like an aural film, the music jumps from scene to scene with breathtaking precision, following its own peculiar logic.

DVDs:
+36 Crazy Fists - Underneath A Northern Sky DVD (Ferret)
A collection of footage documenting the past 15 years of 36 Crazyfists' career as well as their hometown show in Anchorage, AK this past January.
+Jimmy Smith - Jazz Icons: Jimmy Smith Live In ‘69 DVD (Naxos Jazz)
An incredible 90-minute concert from 1969 filmed in Paris. Working in his classic trio format (with longtime guitarist Eddie McFadden and drummer Charlie Crosby), Jimmy shows why he is still the uncontested king of the jazz organ.
+Jack Johnson - En Concert DVD (Jack Johnson)
A collection of live performances from his 2008 world tour. Includes special appearances by G. Love, Ben Harper, Mason Jennings, Neil Halstead and Matt Costa.
+Various Artists - You Weren't There: History Of Chicago Punk 1977-1984 DVD (Factory 25 Productions)
Witness the impact that punk music had upon the Windy City in this documentary that transports you through time to one of Chicago's most culturally rich periods. Along with retrospectives on the city's greatest music venues of the era and a look at the problems scenesters had to endure, this film includes rare footage of such bands as Naked Raygun, Subverts, Negative Element, Big Black, and many more.

Vinyl:
+All The Way From Michigan Not Mars - All The Way From Michigan Not Mars LP+DVD (Factory 25 Productions)
Using intimate live performances with fellow songwriters Sufjan Stevens and Denison Witmer as a pathway, All The Way From Michigan Not Mars is a meditative exploration of Rosie Thomas' work as it connects to her as a human being. Featuring: Rosie Thomas, Sufjan Stevens, Denison Witmer and Sheila Saputo. Vinyl soundtrack plus DVD film.
+Stiv Bators - Disconnected LP (Bomp!)
Out of print on wax since 2003 -- now Disconnected on limited edition (500) purple vinyl.
+Black Keys - Thickfreakness CD (Fat Possum)
Now available on limited edition HQ-180 picture-disc vinyl.
+Boris - Boris At Last: Feedbackers LP (Conspiracy)
A single 43-minute composition/symphony from Japan’s drone druids that goes from ethereal to crushingly heavy and hits everything between.
+Deep Purple - Who Do We Think We Are LP (Friday Music)
New in the Deep Purple 180 Gram Audiophile Series -- mastered from the original tapes by Joe Reagoso.
+Bob Dylan - Self Portrait 2xLP (Sundazed)
One of the most controversial albums in his remarkable catalog, this 1970 double-LP continues to exercise a considerable fascination amongst Dylan devotees. Released on the heels of the game-changing Nashville Skyline, Self Portrait offered a quirky assortment of studio and live tracks recorded with an all-star musical cast
+The Nerves - Live! At Pirates Cove LP (Alive)
Remastered from an analog tape recently discovered by Jack Lee in an unmarked box. This 1977 (previously unreleased) performance showcases the trio live in Cleveland during their infamous Magic Blistering Tour. Limited edition colored vinyl.
+Of Montreal - Aldhils Arboretum 2xLP+MP3 (Polyvinyl)
+Of Montreal - Bedside Drama: Petite 2xLP+MP3 (Polyvinyl)
+Of Montreal - Bird Who COntinues To... 2xLP+MP3 (Polyvinyl)
+Of Montreal - Coquelicot Asleep 2xLP+MP3 (Polyvinyl)
+Of Montreal - Early Four Track Recordings 2xLP+MP3 (Polyvinyl)
Deep back catalogue -- now available on HQ-180 vinyl with digital download codes.
+Sun Ra - Heliocentric Worlds V. 1 LP (ESP Disk', Ltd.)
The astonishing sessions that went light years beyond free jazz improvisation are now reissued on HQ-180 vinyl with original cover art. Recorded by Richard Alderson on April 20, 1965, this set finds Sun Ra breaking ground by using synthesizers and having the Arkestra musicians double on percussion.
+Various Artists - Best Is Yet To Come: The Songs Of Cy Coleman LP (New West)
Interpretations of Coleman’s songs by twelve contemporary female artists, including: Fiona Apple, Madeleine Peyroux, Missy Higgins, Jill Sobule, Sarabeth Tucek, Nikka Costa, Sara Watkins, Patty Griffin and more.
+Wilco - Being There 2xLP+CD (Nonesuch)
Reissued on HQ-180 vinyl -- includes a copy on CD.
+Wrnlrd - Myrmidon LP+MP3 (Flingco Sound)
Taking in collaborators and a host of new instruments, the reclusive Wrnlrd has devised a crushing and intrepid recording. Wrnlrd clarified its sound: forging riffs, tightening up rhythmically, working with other musicians, new instruments and voices.
+7 Worlds Collide - Sun Came Out 2xLP (Sin/U.K.)
A.A. Bondy - When The Devil's Loose LP (Fat Possum)
Eagle Twin - Unkindness Of Crows 2xLP (Southern Lord)
The Flaming Lips - Embryonic 2xLP (WB)
Kris Krisofferson - Closer To The Bone LP (New West)'
Lightning Bold - Earthly Delights 2xLP (Load)
Soundtrack - Whip It! 2xLP (Atlantic)
Sparklehorse + Fennesz - In The Fishtank 15 LP (Fishtank)
Recently released on CD -- these titles now available on vinyl.


20 OCTOBER 09
+1990s - Cookies CD (Rough Trade)
Reissue. A band with a considerable Scottish rock pedigree, the 1990s, in its former incarnation as the Yummy Fur, included future Franz Ferdinand members Alex Kapranos and Paul Thomson. Although the trio, led by wiry vocalist/guitarist Jackie McKeown, shares some similar post-punk sensibilities with the dapper FF, the 1990s are more rooted in a cheeky Stones/Kinks aesthetic, a point hit home by the witty, raucous ''Cult Status.''
+Pete Anderson - Even Things Up CD (Little Dog)
Grammy Award- winning producer Anderson (Dwight Yoakam, Roy Orbison, k.d.lang, Buck Owens, Flaco Jimenez, Sara Evans, Jim Lauderdale)/guitarist Pete Anderson goes back to his roots in blues music.
+Assemblage 23 - Compass CD (Metropolis)
Solid beats, interesting melodies, and meaningful lyrics give the album a dynamic clarity. From the intense opener ''Smoke,'' to the danceable ''Impermanence'' through the heart-wrenching closing track, ''The Cruelest Year,'' Compass takes Assemblage 23 to the next level.
+Atlas Sound - Logos CD/LP (Kranky)
Second solo album from Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox follows his stellar debut Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel from early 2008. Guest appearances by Noah Lennox (Animal Collective) and Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab).
+Bauhaus - In The Flat Field: Omnibus Edition 2xCD (4AD)
Remastered set includes In The Flat Field restored to its original sequence plus a second disc of the non-album singles, previously unreleased out-takes and alternative versions.
+Bauhaus - Mask: Omnibus Edition 3xCD (Beggar's Banquet)
Remastered set includes Mask, a second disc of the non-album singles, previously unreleased demos and alternative versions, plus a third disc featuring a newly mixed 1981 live show.
+Bear In Heaven - Beast Reset Forth Mouth CD (Hometapes)
Pitchfork called their first album ''a true cohesive work in an era when the album-as-art form appears to be slowly dying'' and The Onion found it ''a powerful, functional mix of This Heat, '70's soft rock, early Genesis, and oddly, later Pink Floyd.''
+Belphegor - Walpurgis Rites: Hexenwahn CD (Nuclear Blast)
The mantra "stagnation is death" could not ring truer for Austria's premier extreme metal act. On their eighth studio album, Belphegor have drawn lyrical and emotional inspiration from the mystical celebration of Walpurgisnacht.
+Brand New Heavies - Live In London 2xCD (TBNH)
Double-disc live release from the veteran British acid jazz outfit. This album is the first live set from the band in their lengthy 20-year career, and contains all their hits. Recorded at Indigo2 in London in October 2008.
+Brand New Heavies - Elephantitis The Funk + House Remixes 2 2xCD (Traffic)
Compiles two and a half hours of incredible remixes, all taken straight off their commercial and promotional singles.
+British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music? CD (Rough Trade)
Issued in early 2008, British Sea Power's third full-length Do You Like Rock Music? finds the UK band admirably expanding its sound, from the beautifully noisy opener, "All In It," to its slowly unfurling companion-piece finale, "We Close Our Eyes."
+Sam Bush - Circles Around Me CD (Sugar Hill)
Sam Bush's eighth solo album is an aurally inspiring mix of bluegrass favorites and complementary new songs. "I don't know why, but it felt right at this moment in my life to go back and revisit some things that I've loved all my life, which is bluegrass and, unapologetically, newgrass," says Bush.
+Camel - Breathless CD (Esoteric)
+Camel - Single Factor CD (Esoteric)
+Camel - Stationary Traveller CD (Esoteric)
Digitally remastered and expanded reissues from the British progressive rock band. Each include bonus tracks and enhanced packaging with many rare and previously unseen photographs and sleeve notes.
+Cartel - Cycles CD (Wind-Up)
New release from the Atlanta-based emo/alt-rockers.
+Terri Clark - The Long Way Home CD (Capitol)
New album from the country singer/songwriter.
+Jarvis Cocker - Jarvis CD (Rough Trade)
Issued in the UK late 2006, Jarvis Cocker's solo debut finds the ex-Pulp frontman returning to the well-honed Britpop sound of his lauded former band after a brief stint heading up the Relaxed Muscle techno project.
+CoCoComa - Things Are Not All Right CD/LP (Goner)
Comprised of husband-and-wife Bill and Lisa Roe on drums and guitar, respectively, plus Mike Fitzpatrick on bass and organ, CoCoComa is part garage, part psych pop, and all pure punk energy.
+Leonard Cohen - Live At the Isle Of Wight 1970 CD+DVD/2xLP (Columbia Legacy)
This CD+DVD package contains the new, beautiful film documentary by Lerner featuring interviews with fellow festival performers, as well as Cohen's full performance on CD. Included are live versions of classic songs from the first two Leonard Cohen LPs: "So Long, Marianne," "The Stranger Song," "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye," "Suzanne," "Bird On The Wire," "You Know Who I Am," and "The Partisan" as well as spoken word and poetry.
+Converge - Axe To Fall CD (Epitaph)
With classic metal enjoying resurgence as bands like Mastodon introduce a new generation to the majestic riffage of Sabbath and Zeppelin, it is only right that one of the bands responsible for that resurgence, Converge, should offer up their most accessible album to date.
+Cult - Love: Omnibus Edition 4xCD (Beggar's Banquet)
Designed to cater for the more committed fan, the Omnibus Edition is presented as a limited edition four-disc box set with the CD’s housed in Japanese-style paper sleeves, reproducing the original vinyl cover art. Along with the James Brown liner notes, the 48 page book features unseen contact sheets from the album photo session and a chronology of contemporaneous quotes by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy that illuminate the status of the band at that point in their career.
+Dark Meat - Truce Opium CD/2xLP (Emergency Umbrella)
Athens Georgia's multifarious psychedelic road warriors Dark Meat have geared up for another get-go of pillage-and-freakout in the name of their newest offering, Truce Opium.
+Do Make Say Think - Other Truths CD/LP (Constellation)
Reissue of their self-released 1997 debut. A classic modern lounge album that also shreds, with widescreen breakbeat blissouts driven by punk-rock guitars. An exuberant debut, containing all the building blocks DMST has been transforming into sublime music architectures ever since.
+Doveman - The Conformist CD (Brassland)
Doveman is Thomas Bartlett and a select group of collaborators. On The Conformist, those players include Sam Amidon, Nico Muhly, Glen Hansard, Norah Jones, Beth Orton, Martha Wainwright and members of The National.
+El Perro Del Mar - Love Is Not Pop CD/LP (The Control Group)
El Perro Del Mar's third album is a conscious step away from 2008's From The Valley To The Stars. The mindset is darker and the soundscape mysteriously groovy. Thus it is not by chance Sarah Assbring (aka El Perro Del Mar) chose to work together with Rasmus Hagg, the other half of the Swedish duo Studio, as a co-producer.
+Electric Six - Kill CD (Metropolis)
Electric Six attempts to reignite the successful formula of their first record Fire. With Fire in mind, Kill features big loud guitars and fuzz basses intertwined with the occasional R&B jam.
+Nancy Elizabeth - Wrought Iron CD/LP (Leaf)
The album is as much influenced by the minimalism of Arvo Pärt and Steve Reich as by the choral harmonies of Judee Sill and the bare expression of Leonard Cohen's early records. ''I find music attractive in its simplicity,'' Elizabeth explains. ''I'm fascinated when I listen to Reich's work. I love his use of voices, mallet instruments and pianos, and I wanted to bring some of that to the album.
+Espers - III CD/LP (Drag City)
New release from the neo-psychedelic folk trio. Vinyl edition features alternate artwork.
+Jay Farrar And Benjamin Gibbard - One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Music From Kerouac's Big Sur CD/CD+DVD/LP+DVD (Atlantic)
Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard and Son Volt frontman Jay Farrar team on this soundtrack to the documentary about the cult author. CD+DVD edition includes the documentary, while the deluxe CD+DVD edition adds a 40-page book and a copy of the novel.
+Flatt & Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Banjo CD (Collector's Choice)
“One of the greatest albums in the annals of bluegrass music.” [Five Stars] -- All Music Guide
+Flight Of The Conchords - I Told You I Was Freaky CD/LP (Sub Pop)
I Told You I Was Freaky is, among a great many other things, a genre-tripping tour de force and includes songs from the second series of their popular TV show.
+Florence + The Machine - Lungs CD (Universal)
Debut album from the hotly tipped UK outfit fronted by Florence Welch. Lungs is an intoxicating mix of delicate fragility, dark humor and twisted Tim Burton style fairy-tales.
+Robert Francis - Before Nightfall CD (Atlantic)
''I know that for some musicians, writing songs is like therapy and the way they get their emotions out,'' says Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Robert Francis. ''But for me it's more than an outlet -- it's a way to keep me from completely losing my mind.'' As NPR has noted about Francis' modern take on timeless American rock: ''He has laid himself out in song and created some incredibly moving and beautiful musical moments.''
+Fu Manchu - Signs Of Infinite Power CD (Century Media)
Over the last dozen years, the Southern California quartet has perfected the art of the riff, mastered the depth of the groove and sharpened the edge of the hook.
F##k Buttons - Tarot Sport CD/LP (ATP Recordings)
Sophomore album from the British experimental duo, produced by Andrew Weatherall. Tarot Sport is an album of unbound possibility and lucid cohesion; a cerebral pilgrimage that refines, crafts, explores and develops the experimental aesthetic of last year's critically acclaimed debut, Street Horrrsing.
+Get Back Guinozzi! - Carpet Madness CD (FatCat)
Debut album from France's Get Back Guinozzi! is a brilliantly playful, summery hit of outsider pop. Infectiously quirky and breezy, with a strong French slant, Get Back Guinozzi! show a wide range of influences, taking in the likes of Talking Heads, The Feelies, The Smiths, early B-52's, King Sunny Adé, Lee Perry, Ariel Pink, The Slits, The Cure, Animal Collective, Jonathan Richman, and Serge Gainsbourg.
+Get Up Kids - Red Letter Day / Woodson CD (Doghouse)
Get Up Kids - Four Minute Mile CD (Doghouse)
Get Up Kids play melodic, pop-inflected emo. The influential group debuted in 1996 with a slew of 7''s. The Woodson EP and their debut full-length, Four Minute Mile were released in 1997.
+Greg Giraldo - Midlife Vices CD (Comedy Central)
Recorded in front of a raucous hometown crowd in NYC, Giraldo laments America's childhood obesity epidemic, explains why he takes umbrage with the term "happily married," and shares his favorite "only in New York" moments.
+Glass Ghost - Idol Omen CD (Western Vinyl)
It's the pairing of Eliot Krimsky's fragile and haunting falsetto with the group's bottom-heavy, hip-hop influenced rhythm section that yields the crystalline world populated with ass-shakin' beats found on this debut.
+Goose Creek Symphony - Head For The Hills CD (Bo Records)
Reissue of this classic Goose Creek album includes all new packaging, remastered sound, a bonus track, and new artwork.
+Grasstowne - Other Side Of Towne CD (Pinecastle)
Grasstowne's follow-up to their award-winning debut The Road Headin' Home.
+Gwen Stacy - A Dialogue CD (Solid State)
A fully realized affair, the band merge metal-tinged technical assaults with driving anthemic melodies emerging like the dawn over the remains of a smoke filled battlefield.
+Hawnay Troof - Daggers At the Moon CD (Retard Disco)
Hawnay Troof created some of the strangest (and often difficult) electronic music of the first decade of the 21st Century, yet the songs resonate via turntables in Europe's most prestigious dance clubs, raves, and basements. Managing to steal show after show with his unifying performances, he has made even the most reserved art galleries break into dance.
+Michael Jackson - The Remix Suite CD/LP (Motown)
Music industry's top producers remix the best of Michael's and the Jackson 5's classic hits. Includes The Neptunes, Akon, Paul Oakenfold, Frankie Knuckles and many more
+Jan Dukes de Grey - Sorcerers / Mice And Rats In The Loft 2xCD (Cherry Tree)
Digitally remastered double-disc set of two rare British acid folk gems. Led by the inscrutably gnomic Derek Noy, Yorkshire-based outfit Jan Dukes de Grey briefly emerged in the late '60s to deliver two of the rarest and sought-after albums in the British acid folk lexicon.
+King Crimson - Red CD+DVD (Discipline)
Digitally remastered and expanded double-disc (CD+DVD) edition of the prog rock band's classic 1974 album, released to coincide with King Crimson's 40th anniversary. Features three extra tracks (two previously unreleased). The DVD features a 5.1 DTS mix and high resolution stereo mixes plus rare performance footage of four tracks broadcast by French TV in 1974.
+Kings Of Convenience - Declaration Of Dependence CD/LP (Astralwerks)
Third album from the Norwegian pop/folk duo (Erik Boe and Erlend Øye). Declaration Of Dependence is the story of two people living two very different lives sensing that they are immensely more powerful together than apart. In that sense it is the most adult, the most mature record Kings Of Convenience have ever made.
+Yusef Lateef - At The Cranbrook And Elsewhere CD (EL)
Reissue comprises the original album, recorded live at Cranbrook Academy Of Art on April 9 1958 and is augmented by brilliantly adventurous repertoire from sessions recorded in 1957. At The Cranbrook And Elsewhere involves such exotic instrumentation as the rebab, finger cymbals, the scraped gourd, castanets and the argool.
+Lightning Bolt - Earthly Delights CD (Load)
Taking the lessons of extreme metal, marrying them to expansive and explosive song form and applying it to Olympic training methods -- Earthly Delights has the sound of a ten piece band with a much tighter pay scale, matched with the sonics of military cartoons.
+Lyle Lovett - Natural Forces CD (Universal Nashville)
Natural Forces showcases Lyle's unwavering songwriting alongside amazing songs from such Texas writers as Eric Taylor, Don Sanders, Tommy Elskes, David Ball, Vince Bell, Robert Earl Keen, and the legendary Townes Van Zandt.
+Maddox Brothers And Sister Rose - From Dancefloor To Devotion CD (Righteous)
A collection of Saturday night barn dance and Sunday morning religious hangovers from the amazing Maddox Brothers and Sister Rose. A 25 track set that shows both facets of this unique hillbilly outfit. Features 12 tracks of rockabilly-tinged exuberance including two solo sides from Rose.
+Maps - Turning Of The Mind CD (Mute)
Previously import-only -- now available domestically. Talking about the album, leader James Chapman explains, “Turning The Mind is essentially an album which explores themes related to the human mind and the way certain stimuli, particularly chemical, can affect the mind in different ways.” Blissed-out, lushly produced dance-pop.
+Tim McGraw - Southern Voice CD (Curb)
New album includes the single “It's A Business Doing Pleasure With You” -- an up-tempo, tongue-in-cheek tale about the price paid for loving a woman who loves designer labels.
+Loreena McKennitt - A Mediterranean Odyssey 2xCD (Quinlan Road)
A Mediterranean Odyssey combines new live performances of audience favorites from her 2009 Mediterranean Tour with a collection of previously released studio recordings.
+Coco Montoya - The Essential Coco Montoya CD (Blind Pig)
Presents tracks from the modern blues guitarist's initial solo recordings released by Blind Pig in the mid-‘90s.
+MoZella - Belle Isle CD (Motown)
Detroit-bred singer-songwriter MoZella seamlessly blends pop, soul, and jazz into her carefully crafted tales of life and love. Her charismatic vocals and charming personality have earned her the reputation as a fresh alternative to formulaic pop artists.
+Naam - Naam CD (Tee Pee)
Naam manifests a signature brand of super-sonic and ultimately mesmerizing heavy psychedelia. Trance-like and punishing at times, this trio of psychonauts molds elements of classic psychedelia and prog with modern elements of jam-heavy bliss and apocalyptic amplitude.
+Nouvelle Vague - Nouvelle Vague 3 CD/LP (Peace Frog)
The third album from the French band that conquered the world with bossa nova covers of punk and new wave classics. Features guest vocals from Martin Gore (Depeche Mode), Ian McCulloch (Echo & The Bunnymen), Barry Adamson (Magazine) and Terry Hall (The Specials/Fun Boy Three).
+Old Canes - Feral Harmonic CD/LP+MP3 (Saddle Creek)
Old Canes' second album is bold and loud, presenting folk and traditional music melded with new ideas, crafted with new intensity, and with the rulebook of contemporary recording thrown out the window.
+OOIOO - Armonico Hewa CD/LP (Thrill Jockey)
OOIOO is an all-female outfit headed by Yoshimi, a founding member of Japanese experimental psych innovators Boredoms. Armonico Hewa is a mind-melting combination of stylistic reference points that can only be described as some kind of tribal psychedelia that is oddly spiritual and alarmingly urgent.
+Alec Ounsworth - Mo Beauty CD (Anti)
Mo Beauty is the debut solo release from celebrated singer/songwriter Alec Ounsworth, who earned acclaim with his band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
+Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Doomsday CDEP/12” (XL)
Elvis Perkins puts on his very own carnival of American eclecticism on his latest offering. The fast and slow renditions of the title track make for apt and compelling bookends, while “Stay Zombie Stay” and “Stop Drop Rock And Roll’ provide a rocking anchor to this strong, albeit brief, effort.
+Pixies - Minotaur 5xCD+6xDVD+6xBlu-ray (Artist In Residence)
Minotaur is curated by legendary graphic designer Vaughan Oliver with photographer Simon Larbalestier. Includes all five Pixies' studio albums (Come On Pilgrim, Surfer Rosa, Doolittle, Bossanova, and Trompe le Monde) in the following formats: 24k gold plated CDs; Blu-ray audio mastered for 5.1 surround sound and 2 channel stereo at 24/192; DVD mastered for 5.1 surround sound and 2 channel stereo at 24/96. Unreleased Pixies 1991 live performance from Brixton, on both Blu-ray and DVD, mastered for 5.1 surround sound at 24/192 and 24/96, respectively. All discs are housed in a custom designed folio. Also includes a 54-page book.
+Portal - Swarth CD (Profound Lore)
This eight-track monolith combines the off-kilter dynamics of their debut with the surging atmospherics of Outre, taking their sound to new ungodly levels. Portal is the future of death metal.
+Pylon - Chomp CD (DFA)
Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the Athens band's 1983 album including four bonus tracks.
+Rammstein - Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da CD (Vagrant)
New album from the German industrial rockers -- available in two editions: Regular and Deluxe. Deluxe edition contains five bonus tracks.
+Otis Redding