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New Album Releases 07/22/08: U2, David Bowie, Miley Cyrus, Nine Inch Nails, Paul Weller, Black Sabbath, CSNY, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Fred Frith & More

Glen Boyd — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:28:13 EDT

Everything old is new again.
Someone at the labels must have been listening to all the pissing and moaning we've been doing here all year about the lack of new releases each week. Because holy crap, there is a lot to write about this time around.Not all of it is really what you would call "new" however. In fact, reissues and previously unreleased material from...

New Album Releases 07/15/08: Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, David Banner, Nas, The Hold Steady, Terry Adams, & More

Glen Boyd — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:21:08 EDT

The biggest, best bargain out there this week isn't even on the list.
Before we dive into this week's new album releases, we need to make mention of one very noteworthy item that doesn't even show up on this week's AMG list.Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have just released a four song E.P. of Magic Tour Highlights. Following on the experiments of bands like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails, this...

New Album Releases 07/08/08: Beck, Patti Smith/Kevin Shields, Albert Hammond, Jr., Billy Joel, Maroon 5, Melvins, & More

Glen Boyd — Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:38:53 EDT

Saleski's back, plus Josh Hathaway on the new Beck. Did we mention Saleski's back?
Although we have before us another rather short list of new album releases this week, there are quite a few interesting ones to consider. The biggie this week is of course the new one from Beck -- produced by Danger Mouse no less. Our own Josh "Meet Him At Mary's Place" Hathaway will be along shortly to talk about that. Also worthy of...

New Album Releases 07/01/08: Celebrate America With Willie Nelson, Plus: G-Unit, John Mayer, Los Lonely Boys, My Chemical Romance & More

Glen Boyd — Tue, 1 Jul 2008 04:04:42 EDT

Happy 4th Of July!
With the big holiday week now upon us, the list of new releases hitting stores is not surprisingly a short one -- even by 2008 standards. So this week's rundown is likewise going to be short and sweet. Our cast of pickmaking contributors have also been given the week off, so you won't find a lot of fireworks here this time around.But...

New Album Releases 06/24/08: Motley Crue, Ry Cooder, Sigur Ros, Three 6 Mafia, RZA/Bobby Digital, Babyshambles, Anthony David, Jessie Baylin, Watermelon Slim & More

Glen Boyd — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:17:35 EDT

Motley F'n Crue, dude.
It's summertime, and no band says good times, hot babes, and cool rays quite like Motley Crue, right? Currently out pillaging the countryside on their Cruefest tour, the original bad boys of the Sunset Strip are also back this week with Saints of Los Angeles, their first new album in eight years. With song titles like "Mutherfucker Of The...

New Album Releases 06/17/08: Coldplay, Judas Priest, The Offspring, My Brightest Diamond, Teddy Thompson & More

Glen Boyd — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:50:58 EDT

The big news this week? That would be Coldplay, Coldplay, and Coldplay.
So what's the big news this week?That would be Coldplay, Coldplay, and Coldplay.The truth is, all hype aside, Capitol really needs the big week that I'm sure they are counting on with this one. Because as big as Coldplay's 2005 release X&Y may have been, the backlash which soon followed was equally, if not even more huge. Overnight,...

New Album Releases 06/10/08: My Morning Jacket, Walter Becker, Jakob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Martha Wainwright, Alanis Morissette and More

Glen Boyd — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:15:15 EDT

Alanis Morissette just got dumped again. And you know what that means...
Just when you thought it was safe for us guys to venture outdoors again -- as all the hoopla over the Sex And The City movie has died down some -- comes this week's batch of new album releases, packing more girl power than your ex-girlfriend's last crying jag. Speaking of exes, Alanis Morissette just got dumped again. And you know what that...

New Album Releases 06/03/08: Weezer, Fleet Foxes, Jewel, Radiohead, Aimee Mann, Gavin Rossdale, Dr. John & The Lower 911 & More

Glen Boyd — Tue, 3 Jun 2008 22:24:46 EDT

A short, but sweet list this week.
With big releases from Coldplay and My Morning Jacket on the horizon for the next few weeks, this week brings another one of those short lists we've gotten so used to seeing this past May. The good news here is that short as it is, there are some very tasty morsels to munch on here.Weezer is back this week giving nerds and other lovers of...

New Album Releases 05/27/08: Usher, John Hiatt, Al Green, Return To Forever, Cyndi Lauper, Bobby Womack & More

Glen Boyd — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:01:03 EDT

Meet the new guys...well, sorta'.
Is it just me, or does this list just keep getting shorter and shorter each week?Anyway, no matter. Before we get to this week's new album releases, a few housekeeping items are in order, as my ever faithful comrades Mark Saleski and Tom Johnson have once again abandoned me this week.Not to worry. I fully expect both to be back here with their...

New Album Releases 05/20/08: Two From Mudhoney, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Petty, Kings X and More Hits Than You Can Shake A USB Stick At (Not!)

Glen Boyd — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:18:48 EDT

Here's mud in yer' eye...plus, Tom Johnson has a lesson in arithmetic.
Welcome to yet another indescribably lame week of new album releases. It now seems like light years ago, when on a single week we got new music from R.E.M. and the Stones (it was actually about two months back). It even seems like a lifetime since the new albums from Mariah Carey and Mudcrutch, and those came out just earlier this month.Speaking of...