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
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