Week #21- May 25 2010 New Releases

MAY 25

1. MARC ALMOND-“OPEN ALL NIGHT” (DELUXE EDITION W/ BONUS DISC OF 18 TRAX) (5/25)

2. THE ALPS-“LE VOYAGE” (5/25)

3. GREG ASHLEY-“REQUIEM MASS & OTHER EXPERIMENTS” (5/25)

4. BEACH FOSSILS-“S/T” (5/25)

5. ANDY BELL-“NON STOP” (5/25)

6. BEST COAST-“WHERE THE BOYS ARE” [EP] (FIRST TIME ON CD IT’S FROM 2009) (5/25)

7. CLUBROOT-“II-MMX”(5/3)

8. CRYSTAL CASTLES-“CRYSTAL CASTLES 2” (5/25)

9. THE CURE-“DISINTEGRATION” (DELUXE EDITION 3-CD) (20^TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 3-CD ) (5/25)

10. THE CURE-“DISINTEGRATION: 20^TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION” (5/26)

11. KAREN ELSON-“THE GHOST WHO WALKS” (JACK WHITE’S WIFE) (5/25)

12. FAMILJEN-“MANSKLIGHETEN” (5/25)

13. FENNESZ-“ENDLESS SUMMER” (2010 REISSUE) (5/25)

14. DAVID FORD-“LET THE HARD TIMES ROLL” (5/25)

15. GRAILS-“BLACK TAR PROPHECIES 4” (5/25)

16. GRUM-“HEARTBEATS” (BONUS TRACK VERSION) (5/18)

17. MICAH P HINSON & THE PIONEER SABOTEURS-“S/T” (IMPORT) (5/25)

18. HOLY GHOST!-“STATIC ON THE WIRE” [EP] (5/18)

19. JAMES HOLDEN-“DJ KICKS” (5/25)

20. ROBERT HOOD-“ALPHA / OMEGA (END TIMES)” (2-TRAX) (5/25)

21. DAMIEN JURADO-“SAINT BARTLETT” (5/25)

22. KROKUS-“HOODOO” (5/25)

23. BETTYE LAVETTE-“INTERPRETATIONS: THE BRITISH ROCK SONGBOOK” (5/25)

24. THE LIARS-“OVERACHIEVERS” [EP] (5/24)

25. LOWER DENS (JANA HUNTER)-“I GET NERVOUS B/W JOHNSSONG” (5/25)

26. MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS-“FAMILY JEWELS” (5/25)

27. JEFF MILLS-“WAVEFORM TRANSMISSION VOL 3” + VOL 1 (5/17)

28. MODERN ENGLISH-“SOUNDTRACK” (5/25)

29. MONDO GENERATOR-“DOG FOOD” (5/25)

30. THE ONE AM RADIO-“CREDIBLE THREATS” [EP] (5/25)

31. PEARLY GATE MUSIC-“S/T DEBUT” (5/18) (ZACH TILLMAN THE FLEET FOXES DRUMMERS’ YOUNGER BROTHER)

32. PETER WOLF CRIER-“INTER-BE” (ON JAGJAGUWAR) (5/25)

33. QUA-“Q & A” (5/25)

34. KIM RICHEY-“WRECK YOUR WHEELS” (IMPORT) (5/25)

35. SCORN-“REFUSE START FIRES” (14^TH ALBUM!) (5/25)

36. SECRET CHIEFS 3-“VOL. 1 – SATELLITE SUPERSONIC” (5/25)

37. TY SEGALL-“MELTED” (5/25)

38. SMASHING PUMPKINS-“TEARGARDEN BY KALEIDYSCOPE VOL.1: SONGS FOR A SAILOR” (5/25)

39. SOLVENT-“SUBJECT TO SHIFT” (5/25)

40. STARS OF TRACK AND FIELD-“STRAIGHT UP” (SINGLE) (5/25)

41. DM STITH-“HEAVY GHOST APPENDICES” (5/25)

42. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS-“STP” (DELUXE EDITION HAS 4-BONUS TRAX & BOOKLET ) (5/25)

43. ANGUS & JULIA STONE-“BIG JET PLANE” [EP] (4-TRAX) (5/25)

44. STORNOWAY-“BEACHCOMBERS WINDOWSTILL” (IMPORT – ON 4AD) (5/25)

45. TENDER TRAP-“DO YOU WANT A BOYFRIEND?” (2-TRACK SINGLE) (5/25)

46. TOBACCO-“MANIAC MEAT” (5/25)

47. TRUTH & SALVAGE CO-“S/T” (5/25)

48. TWIN SISTER-“COLOR YOUR LIFE” [EP] (5/25)

49. UNKLE-“WHERE DID THE NIGHT FALL” (DELUXE EDITION 2-CD HAS BONUS DISC OF INSTRUMENTALS & BOOKLET ) (5/11)

50. KURT VILE-“SQUARE SHELLS” [EP] (5/25)

51. WAR TAPES-“TURTLES” [EP] (5/25)

52. WILD NOTHING-“GEMINI” (5/25)

53. KELLER WILLIAMS &THE KEELS-“THIEF” (COVERS DONE AS BLUEGRASS) (5/25)

54. ZS-“NEW SLAVES” (5/25)

55. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“80S 12” SUMMER” (2-CD) (5/25)

Week #20 - May 18 2010 New Releases

MAY 18

1. ALCOHOLIC FAITH MISSION-“LET THIS BE THE LAST NIGHT WE CARE” (5/18)

2. ELLEN ALLIEN-“DUST” (5/18)

3. BAND OF HORSES-“INFINITE ARMS” (5/18)

4. DAVID BAZAN-“LIVE AT ELECTRICAL AUDIO” (5/18)

5. THE BLACK KEYS-“BROTHERS” (5/18)

6. CAVE-“PURE MOODS” (3-TRACK SINGLE) (5/18)

7. THE CHAPIN SISTERS-“OH, HEAR THE WIND BLOW” [EP] (5/18)

8. THE CHARLATANS-“SOME FRIENDLY – EXPANDED EDITION” (2-CD) (5/17)

9. CROOKED STILL-“SOME STRANGE COUNTRY” (5/18)

10. GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS-“LEGION SESSIONS” (LTD EDITION) (5/18)

11. GRUM-“HEARTBEATS” (REMIXES) (5/18)

12. HAMMOCK-“CHASING AFTER SHADOWS LIVING WITH THE GHOSTS” (5/18)

13. HARVEY MILK-“SMALL TURN OF HUMAN KINDNESS” (5/18)

14. HUNDRED IN THE HANDS-“THIS DESERT” [EP] (5/18)

15. THE JAYHAWKS-DEBUT RELEASED ON CD “THE BUNHOUSE ALBUM” (5/18)

16. STEVE KILBEY-“MONSTERS N MIRAGES” (8-CD BOX SET) (5/18)

17. STEVE KILBEY-“ARTIFACTS” (5/18)

18. KILLING JOKE-“13: FEAST OF FOOLS” (IMPORT) (5/18)

19. JAMIE LIDELL-“COMPASS” (5/18)

20. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM-“THIS IS HAPPENING” (5/18)

21. ANTONI MAIOVVI-“THE THORNS OF LOVE” (5/17)

22. MOBY-“WAIT FOR ME – REMIXES” (2-CD) (5/18)

23. PONTIAK-“LIVING (MLPS)” (5/18)

24. RANGDA-“FALSE FLAG” (BEN CHASNY & SIR RICHARD BISHOP) (5/18)

25. THE ROLLING STONES-“EXILE ON MAIN ST. (DELUXE) (5/18)

26. MATTHEW RYAN-“DEAR LOVER (THE ACOUSTIC VERSION)” (5/18)

27. THE SADIES-“DARKER CIRCLES” (5/18) (PRODUCED BY GARY LOURIS)

28. SLAM VS THE BLACK DOG-“S/T” 2-TRAX SINGLE (5/16)

29. SLEEPY SUN-“FEVER” (5/18)

30. SLEIGH BELLS-“TREATS” 5/18)

31. SOLEX VS CRISTINA MARTINEZ + JON SPENCER-“AMSTERDAM THROWDOWN KING STREET SHOWDOWN!” (5/18)

32. TAME IMPALA-“INNERSPEAKER” (5/21)

33. TRACEY THORN-“LOVE & ITS OPPOSITE” (5/18)

34. KATHRYN WILLIAMS-“JUST A FEELING B/W TIMER (5/17)

35. WINTERSLEEP-“NEW INHERITORS” (5/18)

36. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“AN ANTHOLOGY OF NOISE & ELECTRONIC MUSIC, VOL. 6” (2-CD) (5/18)

Week #19- May 11 2010 New Releases

MAY 11

1. ACID WASHED-“ACID WASHED” (5/11)

2. THE AMAZING-“WAIT FOR A LIGHT TO COME” (5/11)

3. BELL GARDENS-“HANGUPS NEED COMPANY” [EP] (5/11) (STARS OF THE LID AND FURRY THINGS MEMBERS)

4. CHATMONCHY-“KOKUHAKU” (5/2)

5. CLARO INTELECTO-“NEW LIFE” [EP] (VINYL) (5/11)

6. COCO ROSIE-“GREY OCEANS” (5/11)

7. ELIZABETH COOK-“WELDER” (5/11)

8. CRASH TEST DUMMIES-“OOOH LA LA” (5/11)

9. THE DEAD WEATHER-“SEA OF COWARDS” (5/11)

10. DIRT MUSIC-“BKO” (2-CD) (5/7)

11. WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS-“DERIVATIVES” (5/9)

12. JOHNNY FLYNN-“SONGS MY DOG TAUGHT ME”

13. JOHN FOXX-“METATRONIC” (3-CD/1-DVD BOX SET) (4/20)

14. MARY GAUTHIER-“FOUNDLING” (PRODUCED BY MICHAEL TIMMINS OF COWBOY JUNKIES) (5/11)

15. GAYNGS-“RELAYTED” (5/11) (MEMBERS OF SOLID GOLD AND BON IVER)

16. GLITTERBUG-“PRIVILEGE” (2-CD’S IMPORT ) (5/11)

17. HERPES-“DAS KOMMT VOM KUSSEN” (5/11)

18. HOLY FUCK-“LATIN” (5/4)

19. HOODOO GURUS-“PURITY OF ESSENCE” (NEW STUDIO ALBUM, THEIR 9^TH!) (5/11)

20. HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS-“A DROWNING” (1-TRACK SINGLE) (5/4) (NEW TRENT REZNOR PROJECT)

21. IAMX-“DOGMATIC INFIDEL COMEDOWN OK” (5/11)

22. INDIAN JEWELRY-“TOTALED” (5/11)

23. JAPANDROIDS-“NO SINGLES” (FIRST 2 EPS COMPILATION “ALL LIES” AND “LULLABY DEATH JAMS” (5/11)

24. THE JOY FORMIDABLE-“A BALLOON CALLED MOANING” [EP] (5/11)

25. KEANE-“NIGHT TRAIN” (8-TRACK EP) (5/11)

26. KISSES-“BERMUDA” (1-TRACK SINGLE) (5/11)

27. JENNIFER KNAPP-“LETTING GO” (5/11)

28. THE LA’S-“CALLIN’ ALL – BOX SET” (4-CDS) (5/11)

29. JIM LAUDERDALE-“PATCHWORK RIVER” (5/11)

30. MALE BONDING-“NOTHING HURTS” (5/11)

31. THE METHOD ACTORS-“THIS IS STILL IT (1980-1981)” (A COLLECTION) (5/11)

32. THE MOST SERENE REPUBLIC-“FANTASICK IMPOSSIBILISS” [EP] (5/11)

33. THE NATIONAL-“HIGH VIOLET” (5/11)

34. OPTIMO-“FABRIC 52: OPTIMO (ESPACIO)” (5/11)

35. PANTHA DU PRINCE-“DIAMOND DAZE” (5/11)

36. PEARL HARBOR-“SOMETHING ABOUT THE CHAPARRALS” [EP] (5/11)

37. PEOPLE OF THE NORTH-“DEEP TISSUE” (5/11) (IT’S ON JAGJAGUWAR AND HAS MEMBERS OF ONEIDA & KID MILLIONS)

38. PHOSPHORESCENT-“HERE’S TO TAKING IT EASY” (5/11)

39. PLACEBO-“COVERS” (5/11)

40. PORTUGAL THE MAN-“AMERICAN GHETTO” (5/11)

41. PUGWASH-“11 MODERN ANTIQUITIES” (ON ANDY PARTRIDGE’S LABEL) (5/11)

42. ROSKA-“RINSE PRESENTS ROSKA” (5/11)

43. SAGE FRANCIS-“LI(F)E” (5/11)

44. BOB SINCLAR-“STRCTLY BOB SINCLAR” (2-CD COLLECTION) (5/11)

45. SOLEY-“THEATER ISLAND” (6-CREDITS) (SHE’S FROM SEABEAR) (5/11)

46. SOLOMUN-“DANCE BABY” (5/11)

47. THE STEREOPHONICS-“KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON” (5/11)

48. STIMMING-“REFLECTIONS” (5/11/10)

49. SUPERPITCHER-“RABBITS IN A HURRY” [EP] (5/11)

50. THE TERROR PIGEON DANCE REVOLT!-“I LOVE YOU AND I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU” (5/4)

51. THEE OH SEES-“WARM SLIME” (5/11)

52. UNKLE-“WHERE DID THE NIGHT FALL” (DELUXE EDITION 2-CD HAS BONUS DISC OF INSTRUMENTALS) (5/11)

53. THE WHITSUNDAYS-“SAUL” (5/4)

54. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“DOCUMENT” (SPECTRAL SOUND COMPILATION) (5/11)

Week #18- May 4 2010 New Releases & Some Recent Ratings

MAY 4

1. A-HA-“THE SINGLES 1984-2004” (5/4)

2. ALIEN SEX FIEND-“DEATH TRIP” (IMPORT – THEIR 13^TH STUDIO ALBUM!) (5/4)

3. BOOKA SHADE-“MORE” (+ BAD LOVE REMIXES EP) (5/4)

4. BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE-“FORGIVENESS ROCK RECORD” + “LO-FI FOR THE DIVIDING NIGHTS” [EP] (5/4)

5. CANTOMA-“OUT OF TOWN” (IMPORT) (5/4)

6. CORNERSHOP-“THE SCHOOL OF SOUL” [EP] (5/4)

7. DJ T-“FABRIC 51” (5/4)

8. THE FALL-“YOUR FUTURE OUR CLUTTER” (5/4)

9. FNS-“FNS” (5/4)

10. FREE ENERGY-“STUCK ON NOTHING” (FORMERLY HOCKEY NIGHT AND PRODUCED BY JAMES MURPHY OF LCD SOUNDSYSTEM) (5/4)

11. FUTURE ISLANDS-“IN EVENING AIR” (ON THRILL JOCKEY) (5/4)

12. THE GOLDEN FILTER-“VOLUSPA” (IMPORT) (5/4)

13. MATTHEW HERBERT-“ONE ONE” (IMPORT) (5/4)

14. THE HOLD STEADY-“HEAVEN IS WHENEVER” (5/4)

15. HOLY FUCK-“LATIN” (5/4)

16. JOHN & JEHN-“TIME FOR THE DEVIL” (1-TRACK SINGLE) (5/4)

17. RICHARD JULIAN-“GIRLS NEED ATTENTION” (5/4)

18. CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR-“LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR” (CD + DVD) (5/4)

19. GREG LASWELL-“TAKE A BOW” (5/4)

20. LAZER CRYSTAL-“MCMLXXX” (ON THRILL JOCKEY) (5/4)

21. LIGHTS-“FAILED GRAVES” (5/4)

22. STEVE MASON (FROM THE BETA BAND)-“BOYS OUTSIDE” (5/4)

23. MINUS THE BEAR-“OMNI” (5/4)

24. THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS-“TOGETHER” (5/4)

25. JIM O’ROURKE & BURT BACHARACH-“ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE LOVE BURT BACHARACH” (JAPAN IMPORT) (5/4)

26. OXBOW-“SONGS FOR THE FRENCH” (5/4)

27. LISA PAPINEAU-“RED TREES” (5/4) (SHE USED TO SING WITH AIR AND M83 AND MARK EITZEL IS ON TRACK 10!))

28. RECOIL-“SELECTED & REMIXED” (5/4)

29. JOSH RITTER-“SO RUNS THE WORLD AWAY” (5/4)

30. SLOWDIVE-“THE SHINING BREEZE: THE SLOWDIVE ANTHOLOGY” (2-CD) (5/4)

31. STEREO TOTAL-“BABY OUH!” (5/4)

32. TOSCA-“PONY: NO HASSLE REMIXES” (5/4)

33. ULTRAVOX-“RAGE IN EDEN” (DELUXE 2-CD/1-DVD EDITION IMPORT) (5/4)

34. JANE WEAVER-“FALLEN BY WATCHBIRD” (5/4)

35. WOODS-“AT ECHO LAKE” (5/4)

36. YOU SAY PARTY WE SAY DIE-“THERE IS XXX (WITHIN MY HEART)” (SINGLE) (5/4)

RECENT LISTENINGS...

1. SCOUT NIBLETT - "THE CALCINATION OF SCOUT NIBLETT" (2010). I LOVE THIS WOMAN! SHE CONSISTENTLY RELEASES INTERESTING RECORDS AND ALWAYS DOES THINGS HERE OWN WAY. TRULY D.I.Y. ****

2. GUI BORATTO-"RENAISSANCE - THE MIX COLLECTION" 5-CD BOX SET (2010). WOW! THIS IS AN EXTENDED ELECTRO EXTRAVAGANZA 5 CDs WORTH OF QUALITY ELECTRONICA FROM THE ALWAYS EXCELLENT GUI BORATTO. HE HAS GREAT TASTE AND THIS COLLECTION PROVES IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN EXCELLENT LISTEN. THE LAST 2 DISCS ARE CONTINUOUS MIXES. JUST GREAT. ****

3. PEGGY SUE - "THE DAYTROTTER SESSION" (2010). UK FOLK BAND. THIS IS MY FIRST INTRODUCTION TO THEM. I LIKE IT AND WANT TO HEAR MORE!

4. MEGAFAUN - "THE DAYTROTTER SESSION" (2010). NOT THE GREATEST SESSION. THE ONE ALBUM OF THEIRS I'VE LISTENED TO WAS MUCH MORE ENGAGING THAN THIS LIVE SET.

5. DECIBULLY - "WORLD TRAVELS FAST" (2010). GREAT BAND FINALLY BACK AFTER 5 YEARS WITH THEIR 3RD ALBUM. THERE ARE SOME REAL GEMS ON HERE AND THE SINGERS VOICE IS REALLY FANTASTIC. ***1/2

6. LONELADY - "NERVE UP" (2010). SHE'S ON THE WARP LABEL. SHE'S RETRO. SHE'S QUITE GOOD. *** 1/2

THAT'S IT FOR THIS TIME. UNTIL NEXT WEEK...

Week #17- April 27 2010 New Releases & Some Recent Ratings

NEW RELEASES OUT THIS PAST TUESDAY APRIL 27, 2010.APRIL 27

1. ALPHA REV-“NEW MORNING” (4/27)

2. ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFITTI-“ROUND & ROUND” (SINGLE) (4/27)

3. AVI BUFFALO-“S/T” DEBUT (4/27)

4. BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE-“THIS IS B.A.D.: LEGACY EDITION 2-CD” (4/27)

5. THE BLACK DOG-“MUSIC FOR REAL AIRPORTS” (4/27)

6. MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER-“THE AGE OF MIRACLES” (4/27)

7. CRYSTAL CASTLES-“CRYSTAL CASTLES 2” (2010) (5/25) = “CELESTIA” [EP] (4/27)

8. THE DEPRECIATION GUILD-“SPIRIT YOUTH” (4/27)

9. MARCEL DETTMANN-“DETTMANN” (4/27)

10. MELISSA ETHERIDGE-“FEARLESS LOVE” (4/27)

11. FAUST-“FAUST IS LAST” (2-CD) (4/27)

12. JEFFREY FOUCAULT & MARK ERELLI-“SEVEN CURSES” (IMPORT) (4/27)

13. FROG EYES-“PAUL’S TOMB: A TRIUMPH” (4/27)

14. THE FUTUREHEADS-“CHAOS” (4/27)

15. GIRL IN A COMA-“ADVENTURES IN COVERLAND” (VINYL ONLY VOLUMES 1-3) (4/27)

16. GOGOL BORDELLO-“TRANS-CONTINENTAL HUSTLE” (4/27)

17. HOLE-“NOBODY’S DAUGHTER” (4/27)

18. IDLEWILD-“COLLECTION” (IMPORT) (4/27)

19. THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS-“THINGS THAT FLY” (4/20)

20. JAHCOOZI-“BAREFOOT WANDERER” (4/27 ON B-PITCH CONTROL ELLEN ALLIEN’S LABEL)

21. JAMES-“NIGHT BEFORE” (4/27)

22. THE JUAN MACLEAN-“DJ KICKS” (2-CD) (4/27)

23. KRIS KRISTOFFERSON-“PLEASE DON’T TELL ME HOW THE STORY ENDS: THE PUBLISHING DEMOS 1968-72” (4/27)

24. KMFDM-“KRIEG” (REMIXES) (4/27)

25. LALI PUNA-“OUR INVENTIONS” (4/27)

26. LUCKY SOUL-“COMING OF AGE” (4/27)

27. JESSE MALIN & ST MARKS SOCIAL-“LOVE IT TO LIFE” (4/27)

28. MATZAK-“BRING ME THE MOON” (10-CREDITS) (4/27)

29. IAN MCNABB-“GREAT THINGS” (FROM ICICLE WORKS) (4/26)

30. SHANNON MCNALLY AND HOT SAUCE-“COLDWATER” 8-TRACK EP (4/7)

31. MONO-“HOLY GROUND: NYC LIVE WITH THE WORDLESS MUSIC ORCHESTRA” (CD+ DVD) (4/27)

32. MY EDUCATION-“SUNRISE” (4/27)

33. THE MYNABIRDS-“WHAT WE LOSE IN THE FIRE WE GAIN IN THE FLOOD” (4/27) (FORMERLY OF GEORGIE JAMES)

34. THE NEW DEAL-“LIVE: TORONTO 7/16/2009” (4/27)

35. OYSTERBAND-“THE OXFORD GIRL AND OTHER STORIES” (4/30)

36. SAM PHILLIPS-“MAGIC FOR EVERYBODY” [EP] (4/20)

37. THE PIPETTES-“STOP THE MUSIC” [EP] (4/19)

38. THE PONYS-“DEATHBED PLUS 4” [EP] (4/19)

39. CHRISTIAN PROMMER-“DJ KICKS” (4/27)

40. CHUCK PROPHET-“DREAMING WAYLONS DREAMS” (4/27)

41. THE RADIO DEPT-“CLINGING TO A SCHEME” (4/22)

42. FRANCK ROGER-“SUMMER” [EP] (4/23)

43. KRISTOF SCHREUF-“BOURGEOIS WITH GUITAR” (COVERS) (4/16)

44. SALLY SHAPIRO-“MY GUILTY PLEASURE REMIXES” [EP] (4/27)

45. SMALL BLACK-“SMALL BLACK” [EP] REMASTERED WITH 2 BONUS TRAX” (4/27)

46. SONGDOG-“A LIFE ERODING” (4/26)

47. TIN HAT-“FOREIGN LEGION” (LIVE) (4/27)

48. TRAMPLED BY TURTLES-“PALOMINO” (4/13)

49. TRASHCAN SINATRAS-“IN THE MUSIC” (U.S. EDITION W/ BONUS LIVE DISC) (4/27)

50. THE TRIFFIDS-“WIDE OPEN ROAD: THE BEST OF THE TRIFFIDS” (4/27)

51. THE TRIFFIDS- + “COME RIDE WITH ME… BOX SET 10-CD)

52. TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB-“TOURIST HISTORY” (4/27)

53. WALLS-“WALLS” (4/27) (THIS IS ON KOMPAKT)

54. EMILY JANE WHITE-“VICTORIAN AMERICA” (4/27)

55. WHITE FENCE-“WHITE FENCE” (4/27)

56. YACHT-“THE AFTERLIFE” [REMIX EP] (4/20)

WAS THAT A BIG ENOUGH NEW RELEASE WEEK?

HERE'S WHAT I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THE PAST WEEK...

1. CLOGS-"THE CREATURES IN THE GARDEN OF LADY WALTON" (2010) (HAS GUESTS LIKE SUFJAN STEVENS, MATT BERNINGER (OF THE NATIONAL) AND SHARA WORDEN. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL COLLABORATIVE ALBUM AND IS A TOP PICK! ****1/2

2. GROOVE ARMADA-"BLACK LIGHT" (2010). I'M NOT SURE WHAT I EXPECTED CONSIDERING IT HAS GUESTS LIKE BRYAN FERRY AND EMPIRE OF THE SUN. I THINK THIS ONE COULD BE A GROWER ON ME... ***1/2 FOR NOW.

3. THE STRANGE BOYS-"BE BRAVE" (2010). GREAT TITLE CONSIDERING THIS IS A BRAVE RECORD. IT'S STRANGE AND BRAVE! I HAD MIXED FEELS WITH THIS ONE ALSO... MY JURY IS OUT ON THIS ONE FOR NOW.

4. UNCUT MAGAZINE PRESENTS: "RIP THIS JOINT" (16-BRILLIANT TRAX IN THE SPIRIT OF THE ROLLING STONES) (APRIL 2010 ISSUE) ***

5. MOJO MAGAZINE PRESENTS: "DREAM POP" (CLASSIC "SHOEGAZE" TRAX) ****1/2

6. THE HOLD STEADY-"HEAVEN IS WHENEVER" (2010). FIRST EARLY LISTEN SINCE IT'S OUT IN MAY. SOUNDED VERY GOOD!!!

7. BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE-"FORGIVENESS ROCK RECORD" (2010). FIRST EARLY LISTEN SINCE IT'S OUT IN MAY. INSTANT CLASSIC!!!!!!!!

8. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM-"THIS IS HAPPENING" (2010). FIRST EARLY LISTEN SINCE IT'S OUT IN MAY. HONESTLY, I WAS REALLY BORED WITH IT ALL AND ABANDONED LISTENING BY THE 5TH TRACK! I'LL TRY IT AGAIN LATER BUT HONESTLY RIGHT OFF THE BAT I'M WONDERING WHAT IS ALL THE FUSS ABOUT? KIND OF LIKE THE NEW MGMT ALBUM. THERE'S SO MUCH BETTER OUT THAT TRULY DESERVES THE HYPE...

9. THE NATIONAL-"HIGH VIOLET" (2010). FIRST EARLY LISTEN SINCE IT'S OUT IN MAY. ANOTHER ALMOST NEARLY INSTANT CLASSIC!

10. THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS-"TOGETHER" (2010). FIRST EARLY LISTEN SINCE IT'S OUT IN MAY. SOUNDED PRETTY GOOD. NEED TO HEAR AGAIN TO TRULY DECIDE...

11. BOMB THE BASS-"BACK TO LIGHT" (2010). AN EXCELLENT NEW ELECTRONICA ALBUM! ****

12. TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS-"THE BRUTALIST BRICKS" (2010). TOP PICK!!!! TED DELIVERS THE GOODS AND THIS ALBUM IS NEARLY PERFECT. ****1/2

13. FENN O'BERG (CHRISTIAN FENNESZ, JIM O'ROURKE & PETER REHBERG)-"IN STEREO" (2010). FIRST COLLABORATION AGAIN AFTER 9 YEARS. APPARENTLY THEY ONLY SPENT A WEEK IN THE STUDIO AND IT PAINS ME TO SAY THAT IT SHOWS. I'M A HUGE FENNESZ FAN AND CAN'T REMEMBER A TIME WHEN I HAD TO SAY THAT A RELEASE WAS LACKLUSTER BUT I HAVE TO AGREE WITH OTHER REVIEWS I'VE READ WHICH IS THAT THIS A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT. :-(

14. DARK DARK DARK-"BRIGHT BRIGHT BRIGHT" [EP] (2010). 2 SONGS ON THIS EP ARE EXCELLENT: "BRIGHT BRIGHT BRIGHT" & "SOMETHING FOR MYSELF". THE REST ARE LIKE THROWAWAYS SO I CAN'T GIVE THIS A GREAT RATING. SINCE THEIR IS GREAT POTENTIAL HERE, PERHAPS THEY WILL WORK HARDER ON THEIR NEXT FULL LENGTH? **

15. JAGUAR LOVE-"HOLOGRAM JAMS" (2010). THE BLOOD BROTHERS ARE GONE AND INSTEAD SOME OF THEM ARE JAGUAR LOVE. THIS IS AN ACQUIRED TASTE. IT'S A HOT MESS TO BE SURE. PART OF ME SAYS I SHOULD NOT LIKE THIS HOT MESS BUT YET I KIND OF DO LIKE IT! HOW CAN I NOT LIKE THIS WHEN THEY DARED TO DO AN INTERESTING COVER OF MY JANIS' "PIECE OF MY HEART"?! ***1/2

16. MAVIS (PRESENTED BY ASHELEY BEEDLE & DARREN MORRIS)-"MAVIS" (2010). THIS IS A PECULIAR RELEASE. IT'S FILLED WITH SPECIAL GUEST VOCALISTS LIKE: CANDI STATON, KURT WAGNER (BEST TRACK ON THE ALBUM BY THE WAY), ED HARCOURT (SECOND BEST TRACK ON THE ALBUM), SARAH CRACKNELL, CERYS MATTHEWS, CHRIS COCO, EDWYN COLLINS... ONE GETS THE DRIFT SO WHY ISN'T THIS A SPECTACULAR RECORD? I DON'T KNOW. THE MATERIAL WAS RATHER BLAH TO ME AND MAYBE IT JUST WASN'T MY STYLE EXCEPT FOR THOSE 2 SONGS WHICH I THOUGHT WERE GREAT. *

17 & 18. SEABEAR-"WE BUILT A FIRE" (2010) + "WHILE THE FIRE DIES" [EP] (2010). GREAT BAND FROM ICELAND. SHADES OF BELLE & SEBASTIAN ARE SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT, BUT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN VIBE GOING ON AND I REALLY LIKED BOTH OF THESE RELEASES. THE EP HAS SOME ACOUSTIC VERSIONS. VERY NICE. ****

19. ALOHA-"HOME ACRES" (2010). TOP PICK #3!!! VERY STRONG NEW RELEASE FROM THE ALWAYS EXCELLENT ALOHA! 13 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG THIS IS THEIR 6TH FULL LENGTH ALBUM. IF YOU'VE NOT HEARD OF THEM WELL THEN THIS IS THE TIME TO CHECK THEM OUT. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT ALBUM. ****

20. LAWRENCE ARABIA-"CHANT DARLING" (2010). OK, CONSIDERING THIS IS ON THE BELLA UNION LABEL (SIMON RAYMONDE OF COCTEAU TWINS) AND THAT LAWRENCE HAS IN THE PAST PLAYED WITH: RUBY SUNS, THE BRUNETTES & OKKERVIL RIVER, I OBVIOUSLY HAD SOME KIND OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS SOLO ALBUM. SADLY, MY HOPES WERE DASHED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY! I HATED THE OPENING TRACK, DESPISED THE 2ND ONE... IT WAS A PATTERN. I WAS BARELY MAKING IT THROUGH AND THEN 1 GREAT SONG APPEARED "THE CREW OF THE COMMODORE" IS A LOVELY SONG AND THEN IT WAS BACK TO THE WHATEVER DRIVEL HE WAS GOING ON ABOUT. I CAN HONESTLY SAY I HATED THIS ALBUM AND IT WAS TORTURE JUST TO GET THROUGH ALL OF IT. YUCK.

21 & 22. LIARS-"SISTERWORLD" (DELUXE EDITION WITH BONUS REMIX DISC) (2010). I CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER BAND LIKE THE LIARS. THEY ARE IN A CLASS ALL THEIR OWN AND THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE. AVANT-PUNK WOULD BE THE ONLY DESCRIPTION I COULD CONJURE UP FOR THEM. I LIKE THEM A LOT AND I LIKE IT LOUD!!! **** NOW ONTO THE BONUS REMIX DISC. HELLO! WHO PUT THIS MESS TOGETHER? LIKE THE LAWRENCE ARABIA DISC I COULDN'T WAIT FOR IT TO END. TERRIBLE. I WON'T EVER LISTEN TO IT AGAIN SINCE IT WAS A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. IT PROVES THE LIARS ARE PERFECT JUST THE WAY THEY ARE THANKYOUVERYMUCH!

23. PAVEMENT-"QUARANTINE THE PAST: THE BEST OF PAVEMENT" (2010). IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME FOR PAVEMENT. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION I PREFER THE "SLANTED AND ENCHANTED" ERA PAVEMENT THE MOST. ****

24. NOUVELLE VAGUE-"3" (USA TOUR EDITION) (2010). IF YOU AREN'T FAMILIAR, NOUVELLE VAGUE SPECIALIZE IN COVERS. COVERS OF ALL KINDS IN ALL KINDS OF SHAPES AND COLOURS. MOSTLY I LIKE. THERE ARE SOME GEMS HERE: "HEAVEN" (PSYCHEDELIC FURS) & "OUR LIPS ARE SEALED" (GO-GO'S). STILL THE ENTIRE ALBUM IS A GREAT LISTEN. ***1/2

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR THIS TIME. UNTIL NEXT WEEK, PLEASE LISTEN TO SOMETHING GOOD!!!