Best likely new thing on which you might take a chance is Rockabilly Riot, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Sun Records from Brian Setzer. These are all covers apparently, but he's reached in deep enough that even I don't recognize even the titles of most of these songs. He's definitely the top guy around that could make something like this work. Not that he couldn't sing the notes or understand the feelings invoked, but really even Elvis Costello probably couldn't make this come out right. There's something about Setzer though that gives him some special believability, like he's channeling Elvis or Carl Perkins. Also, this album is already #9 at Amazon.
Record company dumbassery warning: The new Babyface album is copy protected. Thus, the record company is purposely selling a defective product designed not play in your computer at all perhaps, and certainly not to be ripped to mp3s for your iPod. He's not that good, anyway.
Alanis Morissette is now widely releasing Jagged Little Pill Acoustic, re-arrangements and new recordings of her entire breakthrough album on the tenth anniversary. This record previously available only at Starbucks.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases, courtesy AMG:
Babyface Grown & Sexy Arista
Urban, Contemporary R&B, Adult Contemporary
Bob Mould Body of Song Yep Roc
Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Post-Punk
Various Artists Whatever: The '90s Pop & Culture Box Rhino
Post-Grunge, Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Urban, Party Rap, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Grunge, Club/Dance
Jeff Black Tin Lily Dualtone
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk
Bonnie Prince Billy/Matt Sweeney I Gave You Drag City
Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Leon Botstein Chausson: Le Roi Arthus Telarc
Post-Romantic Opera
Bratz Rock Angelz Hip-O
Teen Pop, Television Music, TV Soundtracks, Pop/Rock
Stephen Bruton From the Five New West
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, American Trad Rock, Alternative Country-Rock, Blues-Rock
The Cherry Valence TCV3 Bifocal Media
Hard Rock, Garage Punk
The Concretes Lay Your Battle Axe Down Astralwerks
Swedish Pop/Rock, Indie Pop, Twee Pop
Dane Cook Retaliation Comedy Central Rec.
Observational Humor, Standup Comedy
deSol deSol [2005] Curb
Latin Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Danny Federici Out of a Dream V2
Smooth Jazz, Fusion
The Flamin' Groovies Shake Some Action DBK Works
Proto-Punk, Power Pop, Rock & Roll
Fruit Bats Spelled in Bones Sub Pop
Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Rumon Gamba The Film Music of Francis Chagrin Chandos
Film Music
Garage a Trois Outre Mer Telarc
Soul-Jazz, Soundtracks, Acid Jazz
Herbert Henck John Cage: Early Piano Music ECM
Contemporary Piano Music
Richard "Groove" Holmes Star Wars/Close Encounter Unidisc
Soul-Jazz
Barrington Levy Love Your Brother Man: The Early Years Trojan Us
Dancehall, Roots Reggae
Lil Rob Twelve Eighteen, Pt. 1 Upstairs
Latin Rap, West Coast Rap
The Love Hall Tryst Songs of Misfortune Appleseed
Neo-Traditional Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force Unleash the Fury Spitfire
Neo-Classical Metal, Guitar Virtuoso, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Bob Marley & The Wailers Soul Revolutionaries: The Early Jamaican Albums 1970-1971 Trojan/Sanctuary
Roots Reggae, Rocksteady, Ska
Anna Moffo Opera Arias [Hybrid SACD] RCA
Opera Recital
MoZella MoZella Maverick
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Jason Mraz Mr. A-Z [DualDisc] Atlantic
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Murs 3:16 Walk Like a Man Legendary Music
Underground Rap, Hip-Hop
Original TV Soundtrack The Dukes of Hazzard [TV Soundtrack] [Bonus Tracks] Volcano
Urban Cowboy, Outlaw Country, TV Soundtracks
Original Soundtrack Must Love Dogs Sony
Soundtracks, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Country, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Country-Rock
Original Soundtrack Sky High Hollywood
Teen Pop, Punk-Pop, Soundtracks
Ruff Ryders Redemption, Vol. 4 Artemis
Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap
Brian Setzer
Rockabilly Riot, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Sun Records Surfdog
Rockabilly Revival
Ron Spencer Livin' Low Blue Wave
Modern Electric Blues, Juke Joint Blues
Trey Songz I Gotta Make It Atlantic
Urban, Contemporary R&B
Various Artists Honey Love: Smooth Jazz Plays R. Kelly Shanachie
Smooth Jazz
Sarah Vaughan After Hours at the London House Mercury
Traditional Pop, Standards, Ballads, Vocal Jazz
Dinah Washington I Wanna Be Loved Mercury
Traditional Pop, Standards, Ballads, Vocal Jazz
Lari White Green Eyed Soul Mesmerizing
Neo-Soul, R&B, Blue-Eyed Soul, Contemporary Country
Chris Whitley Soft Dangerous Shores Messenger
Americana, Roots Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Young Jeezy Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 Def Jam
Southern Rap, Gangsta Rap
Article comments
1 - Mike
What are the chances that Jagged Little Pill, now in a non-electric model, is now also non-shrill and non-repetitive?