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August 08, 2006
New Album Releases, 8-8-2006 Thin pickings for new music in the dog days of August. You might give Ani Difranco's Reprieve a spin. If anybody still cares, the Gin Blossoms have Major Lodge Victory.
Beyond that, there's the new American release from Slayer, Christ Illusion. It's their first album with the original band since around 1990. I've never understood what they were about. Best I can tell, they are opposed Jesus Christ, war, and melody. If you hate all those things, this may be your bag.
There are a few promising items in the re-issue range, most tasty sounding being a Rhino anthology The Definitive Groove Collection: Sugar Hill Records. Looks like it'd be a fine education in the original old school hip-hop. I will admit that most of these title look unfamiliar even to an old timer such as myself. There's also a nice Chic anthology, and some Roy Orbison remasters.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases, courtesy AMG:
Comets On Fire Avatar Sub Pop Noise-Rock, Space Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Indie Rock
Dirty Pretty Things Waterloo to Anywhere Interscope Indie Rock, Britpop, Alternative Pop/Rock
Matthew Friedberger Winter Women\Holy Ghost Language 859 Recordings Indie Rock
Slayer Christ Illusion American Speed Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash
American Brass Quintet Music for the Soloists of the American Brass Quintet and Friends Well-Tempered Productions Contemporary Chamber Music
Craig Armstrong World Trade Center [Original Score] Sony Classical Original Score, Film Music, Soundtracks
Tab Benoit Best of the Bayou Blues Vanguard Swamp Blues, Louisiana Blues, New Orleans Blues
Blood Meridian Kick Up the Dust V2 Indie Rock
Breaking Benjamin Phobia Hollywood Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge
Cassie Cassie Bad Boy Urban
Chic The Definitive Groove Collection Rhino Disco, Funk, Post-Disco, Urban
The Cure The Head on the Door [Deluxe Edition] Fiction/Elektra/Rhino College Rock, Goth Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Punk, New Wave
The Cure Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me [Deluxe Edition] Fiction/Elektra/Rhino College Rock, Post-Punk, Goth Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
The Cure The Top [Deluxe Edition] WEA College Rock, Goth Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Punk
DJ Quik Born and Raised in Compton: The Greatest Hits Arista/Profile/Legacy West Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Hip-Hop, Gangsta Rap
Dennis Russell Davies Philip Glass: The Voyage Orange Mountain Contemporary Opera
The Delgados The Complete BBC Peel Sessions Chemikal Underground Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Ani Difranco Reprieve Righteous Babe Alternative Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Urban Folk, Anti-Folk
Fretwork Alexander Agricola: Chansons Harmonia Mundi Franc Renaissance Vocal Music
The Gap Band Gold Hip-O Funk, Urban
Gin Blossoms Major Lodge Victory Hybrid Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
The Glove Blue Sunshine [Deluxe Edition] Rhino Psychedelic, Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Punk
Nina Gordon Bleeding Heart Graffiti Warner Bros. Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Monique Haas Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Deutsche Grammophon Music for Piano
Jonas Brothers It's About Time Daylight/Columbia Pop/Rock, Teen Pop
Left Alone Dead American Radio Hellcat Punk Revival, Ska-Punk, Punk-Pop
The Louvin Brothers The Essential Louvin Brothers 1955-1964: My Baby's Gone Raven Bluegrass-Gospel, Close Harmony, Traditional Country, Traditional Bluegrass
Love Arcade Love Arcade East West Punk-Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock
Meridian Arts Ensemble Brink [Hybrid SACD] Channel Crossings Contemporary Chamber Music
Jim Noir Tower of Love [Barsuk] Barsuk Indie Pop
Oh No Exodus into Unheard Rhythms Stones Throw Hip-Hop, Underground Rap
Roy Orbison Crying [Bonus Tracks] Monument/Legacy Pop/Rock, Pop, Rock & Roll
Roy Orbison In Dreams [Sony Bonus Tracks] Monument/Legacy Pop/Rock, Pop, Rock & Roll
Roy Orbison Sings Lonely and Blue [Bonus Tracks] Monument/Legacy AM Pop, Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll
Reckless Kelly Reckless Kelly Was Here Sugar Hill Americana, Alternative Country, Alternative Country-Rock, Country-Rock, Rock & Roll
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles Gold Motown Motown, Urban, R&B, Soul, Smooth Soul, Pop-Soul, Pop
Rick Ross Port of Miami Def Jam Southern Rap, Gangsta Rap
The Sadies In Concert, Vol. 1 Yep Roc Alternative Country-Rock
Sebadoh III [Expanded] Domino Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Alternative Pop/Rock
