How weak are the new releases this week? They're so weak that the American Idols Fantasia and Taylor Hicks are the best bets. Ms. Barrino's second album is the eponymous Fantasia. Likewise furthering the American Idol reputation for utter lack of creativity, the season five weiner's album is titled Taylor Hicks.
Ah, but it gets worse -a new Sonic Youth album Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities. There have been few bands less worthy than Sonic Youth to get as big a critical reputation as they have- and that was 20 years ago when they were in their prime. However, there seem to be people who pride themselves greatly on their ability to talk themselves into liking utterly unlistenable crap. Personally, I'd listen to William Huang before I'd put on Sonic Youth. But if you're one of those folks who gain a sense of intellectual or spiritual superiority from listening to the most aggressively tuneless, dissonant caterwauling you can find, a collection of Sonic Youth B-sides should be just the thing. Enjoy.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases, courtesy AMG:
Fantasia Fantasia J-Records
Contemporary R&B, Urban
Ghostface Killah More Fish Def Jam
Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap, Hip-Hop
Taylor Hicks Taylor Hicks Arista/19/S
Pop/Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Soft Rock, Southern Soul
Sonic Youth Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities Geffen
Experimental Rock, Noise-Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Young Jeezy The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102 Def Jam
Southern Rap, Gangsta Rap
Antaeus Blood Libels Ajna
Death Metal/Black Metal
Mary J. Blige Reflections (A Retrospective) Geffen
Contemporary R&B, Urban
Neil Diamond 12 Songs [Deluxe Version] Columbia
Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary
Giddy Motors Do Easy Fat Cat
Post-Hardcore, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock
Hecker Recordings for Rephlex Rephlex
Electronica, Experimental
Lydia Kavina Touch! Don't Touch! Music for Theremin Wergo
Modern Music for Theremin
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo Road to the Riches [Special Edition] Cold Chillin'/Traffic
Golden Age, Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap
Laudibus All in the April Evening Hyperion
English Choral Music
Luca Pianca The Devil's Dream Harmonia Mundi Franc
Renaissance Vocal Works
Gerard Schwarz Alan Hovhaness: Symphony No. 60; Guitar Concerto; Khrimian Hairig Naxos
Contemporary American Orchestral Works
Dmitry Yablonsky Ernst: Concerto Pathetique; Concertino Naxos
Romantic Concertos
Original Score Eragon RCA
Film Music, Soundtracks
Taking Back Sunday Louder Now: Partone [CD/DVD] Warner Bros.
Emo, Post-Hardcore
Tyrese Alter Ego J-Records
Gangsta Rap, Urban
Various Artists Pop Ambient 2007 Kompakt
Ambient Techno
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