Tuesday, February 8, 2011

New Music Releases ~ February 8, 2011

I highly recommend a band with one of the oddest sounding names in quite a while (nothing on 10,000 Maniacs)...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead with 'Tao of the Dead,' Cut Copy with their effort 'Zonoscope,' Fionn Regan's 'Shadow of an Empire' (on vinyl), the self-titled LP from James Blake, Motorhead's 'The World Is Yours' and Okkervil River with 'Mermaid.'

Vinyl releases and reissues include Black Sabbath's 'Volume 4,' Bauhaus with 'Crackle,' the Eagles 'Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975' two reissues from Sparklehorse 'Good Morning Spider' and 'Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot' and new vinyl from Wires Under Tension ('Light Science') and Woodsman's latest effort 'Rare Forms,' also on vinyl. Also Spiritualized is reissuing 'Lazer Guided Melodies' and 'Pure Phase' on vinyl.

As always, CVR Blog picks are in red:



...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead -Tao of The Dead
Akron/Family - S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
Babies - The Babies
Battlelore - Doombound
Bauhaus - CRACKLE: Best Of Bauhaus (vinyl reissue)
Belphegor - Blood Magick Necromance
Ben Ottewell (of Gomez) - Shapes & Shadows
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 (vinyl)
Boxer Rebellion - Cold Still
Buckinghams - Up Close-the Definitive Live (CD/DVD)
Chalk Circle - Reflection
Covenant - Modern Ruin
Creeping Weeds - See Through
Crowbar - Sever The Wicked Hand
Cut Copy - Zonoscope
Dave Hause (The Loved Ones) - Resolutions
Diplo - Riddimentary: Diplo Selects Greensleeves
District Attorneys - Orders From…
Dom - “Bowl Cut” (7" single)
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Chasing Someday
Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (vinyl)
Emily Arin - Patch Of Land
Esben and the Witch - Violet Cries
Fionn Regan - Shadow of An Empire (vinyl)
Foghat - Last Train Home
Folkazoid - Folkazoid EP (vinyl)
GFJD (GAY FOR JOHNNY DEPP) - What Doesn’t Kill You, Eventually Kills You
Gene Cotton - Save the Dancer
Goddamn Electric Bill - Jazz
Goldenboy - Sleepwalker
Gord Downie - The Grand Bounce
Greg Summerlin - La Resistance
Gruff Rhys - Hotel Shampoo
Holydrug Couple - Ancient Land EP (vinyl)
Hour of 13 - The Ritualist
Isolée - Well Spent Youth
James Blake - James Blake
Jessica Lea Mayfield - Tell Me
Joan of Arc -Oh Brother (vinyl)
Jon Secada - Otra Vez
King Creosote - Thrawn
Linda Lewis - Not a Little Girl Anymore
Lionize - Destruction Manual
Lullwater - Silhouette
Macabre - Grim Scary Tales
Merzbow - Graft (vinyl)
Michael Stanley - Heartland
Michael Stanley - Michael Stanley
Michael Stanley - Shadowland
Michael Stanley - You Can't Fight Fashion
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew: 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition
Motorhead -The World Is Yours (Limited Edition)
Mr. Big - What If
Mummers - Mink Hollow Road
Murray Gold - Doctor Who: Series 5 (soundtrack)
Nicole Atkins - Mondo Amore
Okkervil River -Mermaid
Onslaught - Sounds of Violence
Over the Rhine - Long Surrender
Pete Seeger - Songs of the Spanish Civil War Vol. 1
Praxis - Profanation: Preparation for a Coming Darkness
Religious To Damn - Glass Prayer
Residents - Not Available (vinyl)
Salva - Complex Housing
Sammy Johns - Sammy Johns
Shooter Jennings - Black Ribbons
Silk Flowers - Ltd. Form
SparklehorseGood Morning Spider (reissue) (vinyl)
Sparklehorse - Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot (reissue) (vinyl)
Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies (reissue) (vinyl)
Spiritualized - Pure Phase (reissue) (vinyl)
Steve Lukather & Edgar Winter - An Old Couple Live
Steve Wariner - Guitar Laboratory
Streets - Computers and Blues
Sway Machinery - The House of Friendly Ghosts, Volume 1
Teddy Thompson - Bella
The Asteroid #4 - Hail to the Clear Figurines
The Felix Culpa - Sever Your Roots
The Holydrug Couple - Ancient Land 12" EP (vinyl)
The O's - Between the Two
The Union Trade - Why We Need Night
The Wailin' Jennys - Bright Morning Stars
Theophilus London - Lovers Holiday
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak: Deluxe Edition (remastered with bonus CD)
Thompson Square - Thompson Square

I met Tommy James at a carnival somewhere in the Chicagoland area around 1978 and found him to be very humble, friendly and engaging. Curious to hear what he is doing nowadays......

Tommy James - Three Times in Love / Hi Fi
Turisas - Stand Up And Fight
Ty Segall - Live in Aisle 5
Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 37
Various Artists - The Sing-Off: The Best of Season 2
Various Artists - Gnomeo & Juliet (soundtrack)
Various Artists - Piano Tribute to Led Zeppelin
Various Artists - Piano Tribute to Pink Floyd
Various Artists - Piano Tribute to Yes
Various Artists - Thai Dai
Various Artists - Twelve Versions of Ceremony- A New Order Tribute
Waylon Jennings & Friends - Waylon: The Music Inside - Collaboration 1
Wild Nothing - Gemini
Wires Under Tension - Light Science (vinyl)
Woodsman - Rare Forms (vinyl)
Yanni - Truth Of Touch
Young Galaxy - Shapeshifting
Young Magic - “You With Air”/”Sparkly” (7" single)

New Jazz Releases - February 8, 2011

Remember, if you are a record company and have new releases or know of any I missed (especially vinyl), please email me and I will add your music to the list. I also do reviews of new vinyl, email me for more information.


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