We have another big week of releases for you on our Friday New Release post. And let me tell you, there is a plethora of styles, genres and sounds which means there will be something for you. You have my word or I’ll give you your money back…now of course you didn’t pay any money to be here so there is nothing to pay you back, but you get what I mean. My choices are highlighted in Blue. Let me know what you want to hear or what I may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Kissin’ Dynamite – Not the End of the Road – (Napalm Records): This German band is now on their seventh album and I would say these guys are on to something as they keep getting better. Their 80’s stadium rock sound full of hooks and that anthem sound yet till sound modern. I can’t wait to hear what they have to offer this time around.
John Mellencamp – Strictly A One-Eyed Jack – (Republic Records): Can you believe this is his 25th album? Insane right. I hadn’t listened to him in awhile so now I think it is time to check him out again and see if there is still life left in this pirate.
Giant – Shifting Time – (Frontiers Records): They have a brand new singer and only 2 original members so not sure we are going to get the same old sound we are used to. I’ll give it a shot but expectations or pretty low.
And all the rest….
Cheap Trick – The Complete Epic Albums Collection – (Music on CD) – Box Set
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Butterfly 3001 – (KGLW)
Tinsley Ellis – Devil May Care – (Alligator Records)
Lalu – Paint the Sky – (Frontiers Records)
Edge of Forever – Seminole – (Frontiers Records)
The Ferrymen – One More River To Cross – (Frontiers Records)
Walker Hayes – Country Stuff the Album – (Monument Records / Sony Music)
Billy Talent – Crisis of Faith – (Spinefarm Records / Dudebox Records / Universal)
Kiefer Sutherland – Bloor Street – (Cooking Vinyl)
Keb’ Mo’ – Good to Be… – (Rounder Records / Concord)
Ludovico Einaudi – Underwater – (Decca Records)
Aurora – The Gods We Can Touch – (Glassnote Entertainment / AWAL)
Diamond Dogs – Slap Bang Blue Rendezvous – (Wild Kingdom)
The Dollyrots – Down the Rabbit Hole – (Wicked Cool Records)
Aoife O’Donovan – The Age of Apathy – (Yep Roc Records)
Years & Years – Night Call – (Polydor Records / Universal)
Penny & Sparrow – Olly Olly – (I Love You Marketed / Thirty Tigers)
VRSTY – Welcome Home – (Spinefarm Records / Universal)
Teddy Swims – Tough Love E.P. – (Swims / Warner)
Ben Abraham – Friendly Fire – (Atlantic Recording)
J French – Good Karma – (IV League Ent)
Miles Kane – Change the Show – (BMG Rights)
Ricky Dillard – Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live) – (Motown Gospel / Capitol)
Boy Harsher – The Runner (Original Soundtrack) – (Nude Club)
Boris – W – (Fangsanalsatan / Sacred Bones Records)
Silvana Estrada – Marchita – (Glassnote Music / AWAL)
Silverbacks – Archive Material – (Silverbacks / Full Time Hobby)
Battle Beast – Circus of Doom – (Nuclear Blast)
Comeback Kid – Heavy Steps – (Nuclear Blast)
Setyoursails – Night Fall – (Napalm Records)
Zetra – From Without E.P. – (Children of the Vortex)
Ashes of Ares – Emperors and Fools – (Rock of Angels Records)
Kreator – Bootleg Revolution (Live) – (Nuclear Blast)
Abyssus – Death Revival – (Transcending Obscurity Records)
Sonata Arctica – Acoustic Adventures, Vol. 1 – (Atomic Fire)
Age of Apocalypse – Grim Wisdom – (Closed Casket Activities)
Som – The Shape of Everything – (Pelagic Records)
Greensky Bluegrass – Stress Dreams – (Big Blue Zoo Records / Thirty Tigers)
Texas Hill – Heaven Down Here – (Texas Hill / queue records)
Angie K. – Sun Up to Sundown E.P. – (GCE Records)
Dream Theater – Lost Not Forgotten Archives: The Majesty Demos (1985-1986) – (Ytse Jams / InsideOutMusic)
Janis Ian – The Light at the End of the Line – (Rude Girl Records)
Edge of Forever sounds great. Also checking out Sonata Arctica’s acoustic album!
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Awesome. Glad there is something for you this week.
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I’m so so so so so so so so so so HAPPY, I’m waiting for this album since they have released their first single. It’s my favorite band after KISS.
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(talkin’ ’bout Kissin’Dynamite)
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I know who you were talking about!! That is why I placed it first on the list. I knew you wanted that one.
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Yeah, I’m talkin’ about this for a while.
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I hope the wait i worth it.
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It worth every second ! The bests tracks are Not the end of the road, Good life, what goes up, Coming home (it’s not a cover of KISS, Cinderella or Danger Danger), Scars, Voodoo spell and And all for a hallelujah.
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and my Favorite Group Ever (FGE) has released a new single for a coming Off the soundboard
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I’ll have to go listen to that. I still need to pre-order that album.
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I am two songs in to it and it is awesome!!
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glad for you 🙂
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What a coincidence that there’s a Cheap Trick albums collection coming out while you’re currently doing the Cheap Trick review series!
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Always happens like that. I get everything and then they release a box set. Judas Priest just did it as well.
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That current Judas Priest box set though was expensive, though!
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Yes it was, but I might’ve bought it if I didn’t have most of their stuff already. Maybe someday I’ll grab one.
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Well, nobody’s telling you not to buy that set. But yeah, since you had most of the band’s albums already, it didn’t make sense to get it. Are you ok with vinyl replica sleeves, though?
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Not the biggest fan, but If it is all I can get, I’m okay with it.
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Maybe the price will go down in a few years.
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We can hope.
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I guess thats one way to get caught up on the Cheap Trick stuff….The Doctor should be the free album included lol
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No, they should exclude it from the box set and then pay you back some money to take the Doctor.
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The Doctor needs to give a prescription of something good to get through that album!
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There isn’t a pill strong enough!
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or a powder lol
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Wouldn’t mind the Majesty demos but I have waited a long time. That’s a reissue and I could have bought it 10 years ago so I guess I’m not that in need.
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Doesn’t sound like you are.
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I’m curious about the Mellencamp, he has Springsteen on a handful of songs on it.
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This one has me curious too, plus, I love the eye patch!!
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Nothing but Keb’ Mo’ for me this week!
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At least it’s something.
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I decided to give Kissin’ Dynamite a try. I ordered the new release, as well as their best of. Merci pour l’avoir suggéré!
As for John Mellencamp, I don’t know what to make of the eye patch. “Argh in the USA” doesn’t have the same ring to it ;).
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The Kissin’ Dynamite one is great. Really liking it. The Mellencamp one…well…his voice is really deep and gravelly like he has smoked a lot of cigarettes and drank a lot of whiskey!!
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Going to check out that Kissin’ album for sure. The video/song you posted already reminds me of something off of a badass movie soundtrack. Will check out Mellencamp, though he’s going to get a short leash, and I think I’ll check out ‘Keb ‘Mo and maybe even Teddy Swims – was surprised at how nice his voice is.
While scrolling through, I thought – “hey, there’s a band named Kiefer Sutherland?” Lol. Then I realized it was actually the best 80’s vampire ever singing a country song. “Bloor Street”? more like Bore Street.
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Ha!! Yes, Keifer does music. It isn’t his first album either. I’ve never heard them so can’t speak to them, but what you said sounds about what I would’ve expected.
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I thought Giant was all right.
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Cool. I hadn’t listened to it yet.
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I’m only judging from the one track you put on here.
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So many musicians and bands with so much new music, all vying for our attention. It’s crazy! Even many of the lesser-known indie artists I write about are churning out new music with a vengeance. I had no idea Kiefer Sutherland was also putting out county music, and though I’m not terribly familiar with Years and Years, I like the song you shared.
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There is no way to ever keep up. Not even going to try anymore.
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Cool still nothing for me to really bite into to. And Frontiers promo is still the same rubbish of dropping five or six albums at the same time And seeing what sticks.
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I have noticed they now seem to be spreading it over two weeks with about the same amount of artists each week.
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Whew, my VISA can stop cringing this week. Fun that Kiefer made a record though. The BMV that Mike and I always hit up is on Bloor.
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Nice!! Is Kiefer Canadian?
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Born in England, moved to Canada as a kid.
Sutherland was born 21 December 1966, in St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London, to Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, both successful Canadian actors who had been living and working in England for some time. He has a twin sister, Rachel, who works as a post-production film supervisor. His maternal grandfather was Scottish-born Canadian politician and former Premier of Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas, who is widely credited for bringing universal health care to Canada.
Sutherland is named after American-born writer and director Warren Kiefer, who directed Donald Sutherland in his first feature film, Castle of the Living Dead. Sutherland’s family moved to Corona, California, in 1968. His parents divorced in 1970. In 1975, Sutherland moved with his mother to Toronto, Ontario.
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Wiki?? LOL
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Yessir I’m LAZY!
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The quick and easy resource even if it is sometimes wrong.
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What? No way. everything on the internet is true. Especially my site! lol
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Sorry. I forgot.
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It’s OK. The singles in your area really do want to meet up with you! Lol
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Ha!! I thought it was the Russian Brides!! LOL!
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Them too. Try to stay out of the turf wars.
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Ok, searched Mellencamp on your site and ended up here..
Just had to share this one. That chuckle…check this out if u haven’t already.
John Mellencamp Performs a Medley of His Hits Live on the Stern Show (2001)
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Thanks. I haven’t been in to Mellencamp for years.
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Wonder what that is about since that happened to me too.
Read his book that Paul Rees one. So that got me seeking out bunch of his cds. And saw an interview of him that had stuff about his paintings. That changed my mind about him. I had thought that he’s this angry, bitter old man. Not that this is anything related to your case.
Anyways he’s cool in my books.
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