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If It's Tuesday, It Must Be New Releases (vol. 2)
| Side A | ||
| Artist | Song | |
| Duffy | Rockferry | |
| Beach House | D.A.R.L.I.N.G. | |
| Lenny Kravitz | I'll Be Waiting | |
| The Dynamites | 90 Percent of Me Is You | |
| Helen Boulding | Breathe | |
| Luther Russell | Rise and Shine | |
| Tegan & Sara | Back In Your Head | |
| Magnet | Lonely No More | |
| Sarabeth Tucek | Holy Smoke | |
| Billy Bragg | I Almost Killed You | |
| John Renbourn | The Moon Shines Bright | |
| Elbow | An Audience With The Pope | |
| Side B | ||
| Artist | Song | Buy |
| The Punch Brothers | The Blind Leaving The Blind (mvmt. 2) | |
| The Coal Porters | A Light From The Mountains | |
| Jim Bob | God's Blog | |
| Willie Nelson | Gravedigger | |
| Laura Marling | Ghosts Thta Broke My Heart | |
| Bob Mould | Return To Dust | |
| Lupe Fiasco featuring Snoop Dogg | Hi Definition | |
| Michael Jackson | Billie Jean (Kanye West remix) | |
| Goldfrapp | Clowns | |
| Arthur Alexander | All The Time | |
| Shelby Lynne | I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Today's Lesson | |
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Living out in the country, the record shops are getting further away, especially the good independent stores, and the Internet is close at hand. Gas isn't cheap and neither are CDs, but enough whining. Browsing a stellar record store can't be beat when it comes to searching out new music. I journeyed into town each Tuesday in April and picked up enough new releases to continue the series. The March volume can be found here .Some interesting new music was found in April; some worth keeping in the collection, others not. If you're looking for recommendations, I'd put Shelby Lynne, Elbow, Nick Cave, Jim Bob, and Willie Nelson at the top of the list.
Quiz -Win a free copy of this mix by answering this question: Which musician here is related to Steve Earle?
Notes on the artists and tracks
1 Duffy is on every radio playlist this side of Saturn. The one-name wonder girl's new release is Rockferry. Inevitably, the songs are about terrible men, but the music glimmers in a Bacharach-era Dusty sort of way.
2 Go Away White is the second full-length from Paris-born Victoria LeGrand and Baltimore guitarist Alex Scally. Victoria's father, Michael, writes music for films like "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. 3 Lenny Kravitz goes back to basics on It Is Time For A Love Revolution. Fancy, extravagant guitar solos and the occasional glam rocker thrown in are among the well-polished songs. 4 Version Excursions from The Dynamites offers up a selection of alt-rock and soul tracks done in a vintage dub and reggae style. 5 Helen Goulding has a little red dress and she knows how to show it off. New Red Dress is a breathy collection of tunes. 6 Written just after Luther Russell's divorce, somber lyrics are masked by catchy melodies on Repair and winds up sounding like shades of Ryan Adams (also produced by Ethan Johns).
7 Canadian duo Tegan & Sara write separately but sing their songs together as on(The Con). They're the best twins in pop outside of The Proclaimers. 8 Norway's Magnet roams the medieval troubador fields with his The Simple Life album. Think Rufus Wainwright and springtime.
9 Sarabeth Tucek has gotten more than a little buzz of late. Her album acquires depth with each listen.
10 You get to hear either a band or solo version of the songs on Billy Bragg's latest, Mr. Love & Justice. Robert Wyatt even comes out of hibernation for a guest appearance.
11 This anthology contains 42 songs, including the exquisite duet with Bert Jansch on "The Waggoner's Lad." Nobody's Fault But Mine covers 40 years in the career of John Renbourn and you can settle down in front of a roaring fire with this and a pair of the worn moccasins Renbourn so loves to wear on stage.
12 Elbow was not the best choice of band names, but you can't help but fall for the band if given a chance. (The Seldom Seen Kid) Its songs are both roller-coaster rides and comfy at the same time. Poised between joy and heartbreak, this album is a triumph for the band.
On disc two
1 Chris Thile uses 5-piece bluegrass bands to experiment with material for classical string quartets. Punch from The Punch Brothers brings DeBussy and Ravel into traditional hoedown seamlessly.
2 The Coal Porters pass the mike around for this bunch of good-humored songs. Even Sid Griffin's pre-teen daughter gets some sugar.3 New heights of singalong urbane paranoia are scaled by Jim Bob on A Humpty Dumpty Thing. His trademark DIY minimalism is beefed up this time around though, but the literate nature of songwriting is still present.
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4 The video for "Gravedigger" features a mad old fellow standing in a freshly dug grave. Moment of Forever almost sounds new for album #118 by Willie Nelson. It's his choice of covers that does it with lyrics full of dramatic archetypes. 5 Laura Marling offers postcards and a bunch of trinkets besides the songs in her latest album (Alas I Cannot Swim). Her singing reminds you of Joan Baez and is decidedly un-waiflike. 6 District Line is the seventh solo album from the guy who used to be Husker Du and Sugar. Still fixed on themes of loss, anguish and dislocation, though he's definitely swapped the mosh pit for slippers and pipe.
7 Lupe Fiasco is not afraid to put noses out of joint with what's called conscious rap. The Cool continues to go against the grain with topics such as African child soldiers, Columbine-style massacres and the emptiness of hip hop lyrics.
8 Thriller: 25th Anniversary Edition packs remixes by contemporary R&B hotshots of the songs on the biggest selling album of all time. Quincy Jones should come in for a lot of the credit that went to Jacko for his immaculate production on the original album. Deluxe versions have a DVD and special book should you want to shell out extra cash.
9 Alison Goldfrapp makes music that matters and yet she appears not to give a frig about being taken seriously. Seventh Tree was a couple of years in the making after a brashly arty world tour built around "Strict Machine," and it's more a whisper than a scream.
10 You write songs covered by The Beatles ("Anna") and The Stones ("You Better Move On") and you can normally start building that mansion. But the music industry doesn't always play fair. Lonely Just Like Me was recorded in Muscle Shoals in 1993, just days before Arthur Alexander's death. It was supposed to be a comeback. 11 Shelby Lynne reconfigures classic Dusty Springfield songs according to her own tastes, and the result is wonderful. Just A Little Lovin' shows that Lynne is capable of handling the nuances of a song better than most any female vocalist that comes to mind.
12 Okay, he's back from the masturbating monkey of "Grinderman," but the churning grooves remain on Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig! by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. There are some fearful talking-blues ruminations. And then there's a terrific stanza like, "Mr. Sandman the inseminator / He opens her up like a love letter and enters her dreams."
4 The video for "Gravedigger" features a mad old fellow standing in a freshly dug grave. Moment of Forever almost sounds new for album #118 by Willie Nelson. It's his choice of covers that does it with lyrics full of dramatic archetypes. 5 Laura Marling offers postcards and a bunch of trinkets besides the songs in her latest album (Alas I Cannot Swim). Her singing reminds you of Joan Baez and is decidedly un-waiflike. 6 District Line is the seventh solo album from the guy who used to be Husker Du and Sugar. Still fixed on themes of loss, anguish and dislocation, though he's definitely swapped the mosh pit for slippers and pipe.
7 Lupe Fiasco is not afraid to put noses out of joint with what's called conscious rap. The Cool continues to go against the grain with topics such as African child soldiers, Columbine-style massacres and the emptiness of hip hop lyrics.
8 Thriller: 25th Anniversary Edition packs remixes by contemporary R&B hotshots of the songs on the biggest selling album of all time. Quincy Jones should come in for a lot of the credit that went to Jacko for his immaculate production on the original album. Deluxe versions have a DVD and special book should you want to shell out extra cash.
9 Alison Goldfrapp makes music that matters and yet she appears not to give a frig about being taken seriously. Seventh Tree was a couple of years in the making after a brashly arty world tour built around "Strict Machine," and it's more a whisper than a scream.
10 You write songs covered by The Beatles ("Anna") and The Stones ("You Better Move On") and you can normally start building that mansion. But the music industry doesn't always play fair. Lonely Just Like Me was recorded in Muscle Shoals in 1993, just days before Arthur Alexander's death. It was supposed to be a comeback. 11 Shelby Lynne reconfigures classic Dusty Springfield songs according to her own tastes, and the result is wonderful. Just A Little Lovin' shows that Lynne is capable of handling the nuances of a song better than most any female vocalist that comes to mind.
12 Okay, he's back from the masturbating monkey of "Grinderman," but the churning grooves remain on Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig! by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. There are some fearful talking-blues ruminations. And then there's a terrific stanza like, "Mr. Sandman the inseminator / He opens her up like a love letter and enters her dreams."
Again. It looks good. I love your mixes...I really love your notes. I'm not gonna guess the quiz this time to give others a shot at your fabulous productions! Keep em coming!
I will say someone named Allison is involved. hahaha.
i believe shelby lynne is alison moorer's sister which would make he steve earle's sister in law. i've heard gravedigger on WDVX and it makes me want to buy the album. your recommendation about seals it. i'm off to you tube to look for that little red dress. thanks!
I really like that Nick Cave song, and you're right about Duffy! I really, really, really enjoyed the notes as well.
been stoked about the duffy albums for months now, & it does not disappoint - love the nick cave (who i've just started coming around to after years of trying to like & failing) album too, & the beach house as well
Ok, the description of 6 & 8 means I HAVE TO go out and buy those albums. I had no idea Kravitz had a new album. And like everyone else on the planet, I adore the Welsh wondergirl.
Don't get Duffy. I think I should like her but she does little for me. IMO her voice is quite unexceptional. Now I've committed that heresy I must say I'm impressed with your diligence towards buying new releases. That Billy Bragg LP is on my list to buy.
mahdishain has the winner and the new release 2-cd set will be heading his way.
Fantastic compilation and informative notes. I've been eyeing that Willie album lately too.
LOVE that Punch Brothers disc and the Cave release is my fav of the year so far.
I currently have Volume 1 on my CD player, and am enjoying it very much, cheers. More great stuff on V2 - Beach House, Tegan & Sara, The wonderful Elbow, Shelby Lynne..
excellent variety and thoughtful liner notes. I look forward to checking out what I do not know.
Some of these are already on my favs for the year... Beach House, Billy Bragg. So much more to check out. Great notes too.
Brilliant; cannot wait for May.
What would we do without you? I'm still in ecstasy over Vol. One, and now this . . .
Your professionalism is inspiring. Wonderful through and through.
LOVE the Nick Cave track and album and dig the Goldfrapp, as well. What Arthur Alexander album was released?!?