Here we are the 1st day of November and do we have a lot to be “Thankful” for this week with the new releases?  Depends on your taste.  There are some juicy ones this week for me, but nothing I am going to run and buy…however, streaming will do nicely here.  My choices are highlighted in Blue.  Let me know what you are digging this week and if I missed anything.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend.

•   Miranda Lambert – Wildcard – (Vanner Records/Sony):  I don’t like Country music that much, but I like Miranda.  She’s fiesty, she’s firey and she’s kinda hot!!  She is someone my whole family likes and we enjoy listening to her in the car as a whole.  And I am just glad my kids don’t have me on video sining “Little Red Wagon” from her earlier work…it is quite embarrassing as I add my own flair to that song that the kids find quite funny.  But that ain’t this album.  I haven’t heard anything yet, but have heard good things so I will check it out.

•   Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle – (Capitol Records):  After 14 years, Hootie & the Blowfish are BACK!!  Darius Rucker is taking a break from his very successful Country career to reignite the Hootie light.  And kids from the 90’s rejoice!!  Their blend of Pop Rock was a huge hit in the 90’s.  Can it translate into something cool in the 21st Century?  We will have to see.

•   Black Stone Cherry – Black to Blues, Vol. 2 – (Mascot Label Group):  Black Stone Cherry had huge success with the Black to Blues, Vol 1 so why not let history repeat itself with another collection of Blues covers.  This 6 song E.P. has covers from Robert Johnson, Howlin’ Wolf, Freddie King and others and should be a nice hold over until the next album comes out.

•   Jeff Lynne’s ELO – From Out of Nowhere – (Big Trilby Records / Columbia):  Jeff Lynne’s ELO just did a fantastic Summer tour with Dhani Harrison opening (and my brother-in-law working Dhani’s sound) and now they have a new album.  Which was totally unexpected and has me quite intrigues to see what Lynne still has up his sleeve.  This one is pure curiosity on my part.

•   R.E.M. – Monster (25th Anniversary Edition) – (Craft Recordings/Concord):  25 years since this monster of an album (yes, pun intended).  One of the band’s best albums (they have a bunch of those by the way).  This set looks fantastic with 6 Discs of rare demos, re-mixes, an entire live show 1995 with a 25 song set list and a DVD with videos and stuff.  This is how you do a box set.  Christmas list…this has been added.

•   Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra – I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This – (Decca Records / Universal):  It is Jeff Goldblum…enuff said!!

And the rest…

•   The Damned – Black is the Night: The Definitive Anthology – (BMG Music)
•   Bob Dylan – Travelin’ Thru, 1967-1969: The Bootleg Series, Vol 15 – (Columbia Records)
•   Highly Suspect – MCID – (300 Entertainment)
•   Fire From the Gods – American Sun – (Eleven Seven Records)
•   New Politics – An Invitation to an Alternate Reality – (Big Noise Music Group)
•   Cold War Kids – New Age Norms 1 – (AWAL Recordings)