Mavis Staples has a new gospel album out on Alligator this week, Have a Little Faith. This is my most promising new pick of the week.

Also, you might count this first CD release of the first live Talking Heads album, the 1982 release The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads. Besides being the first time on CD, it has over half an hour of previously unreleased contemporary material, which is pretty much a whole new album.

Oh, and Travis Tritt has a new album out, if you care about modern commercial country. It features a duet with John Mellencamp. Whoopie.

This week's major releases, from All Music Guide:

Mavis Staples Have a Little Faith Alligator
Soul, Southern Gospel, Black Gospel, R&B

Talking Heads The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads Rhino
New Wave, American Punk, New York Punk, Pop/Rock, Post-Punk, Album Rock

Travis Tritt My Honky Tonk History Sony
Contemporary Country, Outlaw Country, Country-Rock

Dave Bartholomew The King SidesCollectables
New Orleans R&B, R&B, New Orleans Blues, Boogie-Woogie

Karl Bohm Alban Berg: Lulu Andante
Modern Opera

Karl Bohm Alban Berg: Wozzeck Andante
Modern Opera

Al Clauser & His Oklahoma Outlaws Hot Western Swing 1937-48 Krazy Kat
String Bands, Western Swing, Cowboy

John Fahey Live in Tasmania Sonet
Neo-Traditional Folk

Ryan Cabrera Take It All Away Atlantic
Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter

Head Automatica Decadence Warner Brothers
Indie Rock

Bruce Hornsby Halcyon Days Sony
Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary

Ivory Joe Hunter The King Sides, Vol. 1 Collectables
Jump Blues, West Coast Blues

Little Wings Magic Wand K
Indie Pop, Lo-Fi

Steven Mayer Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 ("Concord"); The Celestial Railroad Naxos
Modern Piano Music

Neotropic White Rabbits Mush
Downbeat, Ambient Breakbeat, Illbient

Northern State All City Sony
Alternative Rap, East Coast Rap

Hank Penny Flamin' Mamie 1938-1941 Krazy Kat
Western Swing

The Platters The Complete King Recordings Collectables
Vocal Pop, R&B, Doo Wop

The Presidents of the United States of America Love Everybody Pusa Music
Alternative Pop/Rock

Queen Greatest Hits: We Will Rock You Edition Hollywood
Album Rock, Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Arena Rock, Pop/Rock, British Metal, Prog-Rock/Art Rock

Leon Redbone Anytime Blue Thumb
Trad Jazz, Swing

Leon Redbone Sugar Private Music
Ragtime

Leon Redbone Up a Lazy River Private Music
Ragtime

Rilo Kiley More Adventurous Warner Bros.
Indie Pop

Mstislav Rostropovich Mstislav Rostropovich Conducts Shostakovich Andante
Modern Orchestral Music

Saliva Survival of the Sickest Island
Hard Rock, Post-Grunge

Artur Schnabel Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 22-26 Naxos
Romantic Piano Music

Talking Heads The Best of Talking Heads Sire/Warner Bros./Rhino
Album Rock, American Punk, College Rock, New Wave, New York Punk, Pop/Rock, Post-Punk

213 The Hard Way TVT
West Coast Rap, G-Funk, Gangsta Rap

Various Artists Magic Moments: The Best of 50's Pop Sony
Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop

Windsor for the Derby We Fight Til Death Secretly Canadian
Indie Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental