The nation rejoices: The Raconteurs Broken Boy Soldiers is out today. A grateful nation gives thanks for a new album from Jack White and pals. "Steady As She Goes" will give you the real guitar rock you need, and make you forget about some crappy Pearl Jam nonsense.
T-Bone Burnett gives us The True False Identity. He really seems like more of a supporting player rather than any visionary songwriter or musician in his own regard. He's been involved with some very good records — but I can't remember much from any record of his.
Hoobastank have a new product, Every Man for Himself. They're following up a big hit and this is one of the most prominent new releases of the week, so I ought to say something about them. But they're so nothing and bland that I can't even conjure up decent mockery. You win this round, Hoobastank.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new releases, courtesy AMG:
Cam'ron Killa Season Asylum/Diplomatic Man
Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap
Hoobastank Every Man for Himself [Red Cover] Island
Post-Grunge, Alternative Pop/Rock
Christina Milian So Amazin' Island
Urban, Dance-Pop
The Raconteurs Broken Boy Soldiers XL
Pop Underground, Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Cannonball Adderley Why Am I Treated So Bad! Capitol Jazz
Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz
Ashley Parker Angel Soundtrack to Your Life Blackground/Universal
Alternative Pop/Rock, Pop Underground, Punk-Pop
Ignacio Berroa Codes Blue Note
Post-Bop, Latin Jazz
Big 10-4 Testing the Atmosphere Universal
Alternative Pop/Rock
Boris Pink Southern Lord
Alternative Metal, Sludge Metal, Experimental Rock
T-Bone Burnett The True False Identity DMZ/Columbia
Singer/Songwriter
T-Bone Burnett Twenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett Columbia/DMZ/Legacy
College Rock, Folk-Rock, Roots Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Heartland Rock
Barbara Carr Down Low Brother Ecko
Retro-Soul, Soul-Blues
The Jazz Crusaders At the Lighthouse Blue Note
Hard Bop
Dirtie Blonde Dirtie Blonde Jive
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Fred J. Eaglesmith Milly's Cafe Mapl
Americana, Country-Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Laurence Equilbey Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross Naive
Classical Sacred Choral Music
Article comments
1 - Gordon Hauptfleisch
Al--must I remind you? T-Bone Burnett with Elvis Costello--a side project as the Coward Brothers ("The People's Limousine").