There are actually a couple of promising sounding new albums this week. We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank with a first song called "March Into the Sea" promises to be as eagerly morbid as the album it follows, Good News for People Who Love Bad News - certainly one of the half dozen best albums of 2004. Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has joined the group, if that whets your appetite for the catchy morose.
Last of the Breed is a 22 song, two disc trio album from Willie Nelson, Ray Price and ever lovin' Merle Haggard. Besides legendary talent, this sounds like an interesting combination of vocal styles. Merle's more the gutsy blues singer, with Ray Price a classic crooner, and Willie's contributing a more jazz influenced vocal style.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases, courtesy AMG:
Adult. Why Bother? Thrill Jockey
Neo-Electro, Electro-Techno, Detroit Techno
El-P I'll Sleep When You're Dead Definitive Jux
Left-Field Hip-Hop, Underground Rap, Hip-Hop
LCD Soundsystem Sound of Silver Capitol/DFA/EMI
Indie Electronic, Alternative Dance, Indie Rock
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists Living with the Living Touch & Go
Indie Rock
Low Drums and Guns Sub Pop
Sadcore, Slowcore, Dream Pop, Indie Rock
Modest Mouse We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank Epic
Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Noise Pop
Joss Stone Introducing Joss Stone Virgin/EMI
Neo-Soul, Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Ellen Allien The Other Side: Berlin [CD/DVD] Deaf, Dumb & Blind
Club/Dance, Experimental Techno, Techno
Baby Boy da Prince Across the Water Universal Republic
Southern Rap, Hardcore Rap
Andrew Bird Armchair Apocrypha Fat Possum
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Retro Swing
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Abattoir Blues Tour [2CD/2DVD] Mute U.S.
Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Singer/Songwriter
Cibo Matto Pom Pom: The Essential Cibo Matto Rhino
Shibuya-Kei, Alternative Dance, Indie Rock, Trip-Hop, Alternative Pop/Rock
Nels Cline/Andrea Parkins/Tom Rainey Downpour Victo
Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Improvisation, Modern Creative
Crime Mob Hated on Mostly Reprise
Dirty South, Southern Rap
Earth Hibernaculum [CD/DVD] Southern Lord
Experimental Rock, Heavy Metal, Instrumental Rock
Justine Electra Soft Rock City Slang
Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Electronic
Robert Gomez Brand New Towns Bella Union
Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
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