New album releases, week of 7-12-2005

Top cool guy likely pick for the week is The Del McCoury Band The Company We Keep. This guy knows what he's doing. Plus, you have to love that chairman of the board album cover.

Fatty Koo have a show on MTV, and now an album wherein they are no doubt anxious to prove that they're not the Monkees.

Willie Nelson finally releases his long gestating reggae album Countryman. Note the big fat pot leaf on the cover, the obvious entry point for Willie's interest in products Jamaican. Early indications would be pretty crappy reviews, but you have to give him credit for trying such a thing. Plus, what must reggae with dobros sound like?

Adrian Belew has a new album, Side Two, apparently the follow up to Side One. Belew might likely be rated worth a listen, though the first track title, "Dead Dog on Pavement" does not sound real enticing.

Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases, courtesy AMG:

Fatty Koo House of Fatty Koo [DualDisc] Sony
Teen Pop, Contemporary R&B, Pop/Rock, Dance-Pop

Daniel Lanois Belladonna Anti
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter

Willie Nelson Countryman Lost Highway
Reggae-Pop, Alternative Country, Progressive Country, Dub

Son Volt Okemah and the Melody of Riot Transmit Sounds
Alternative Country-Rock, Alternative Country, Americana

The Adolescents O.C. Confidential Finger
American Underground, L.A. Punk

The All-American Rejects Move Along Interscope
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Punk-Pop

The Arcade Fire The Arcade Fire Merge
Post-Rock/Experimental, Indie Rock

Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Moments musicaux [Hybrid SACD] Decca
Post-Romantic Piano Music

Adrian Belew Side Two Sanctuary
Experimental Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock

Bow Wow Wanted [DualDisc] Sony
Pop-Rap

Eraldo Bernocchi & Harold Budd Fragments from the Inside Sub Rosa
Ambient, Electronic, Minimalism

Brandi Carlile Brandi Carlile Red Ink
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter

Ray Charles Friendship [Bonus Tracks] Legacy
Country-Soul, Pop, R&B, Soul

Tyrone Davis Give It Up: The Very Best of the Columbia Years Sony
Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul

Flipsyde We the People Interscope
Rap-Rock, Hardcore Rap

The Grateful Dead Truckin' Up to Buffalo: July 4, 1989 Rhino
Jam Bands, Country-Rock

Thomas Hampson Arias - Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert Warner Classics
Vocal Music

Angela Hewitt Bach: The Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 1 Hyperion
Baroque Keyboard Music

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