We end the first month of 2022 with our final Friday New Release post for January. And we go out with a bang as there are over 50 albums this month. I would say things are looking up. This week there are a couple I am really excited to hear and a couple that have me intrigued. I have highlighted those in Blue. Out of the over 50 albums, I am hoping there is something you will be interested in hearing so let me know which ones they are and also let me know what I may have missed. As always, thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend.

•   Steve Vai – Inviolate – (Favored Nations / Mascot Label Group): Steve Vai…what is there to say. He is a legend on the guitar and there are not many that can match his skill. With his albums though, it is hit or miss with me. I either love it or I am not sure what the hell is going on. As with all his albums, I will give it a spin and we will see which reaction we get.

•   Earthless – Night Parade of One Hundred Demons – (Nuclear Blast): Man, I can’t wait for this one. This Psychedelic Rock band that does mostly instrumentals is so much fun to listen to that I might be dropping the needle on this one first. There is so much going on you just get lost in the music.

And these next two, I am mildly interested…

•   Aaron Lewis – Frayed at Both Ends – (Big Machine Label Group): The lead singer of Staind and Country singer is out with another solo album. I don’t if I’m interested this because I like his music or I want to see what crap comes out of his mouth this time. His mouth has been running amuck lately and sometimes the crap that comes out of his mouth is…well…unexpected sometimes.

•   Jethro Tull – The Zealot Gene – (InsideOut Music / The Ian Anderson Group): Come on, It is Jethro Tull. Why would I not want to check this out. Who doesn’t like to rock out to a little flute!! I mean, really!!

And then there is the rest…I hope you find something…

•   PJ Harvey – Let England Shake: Demos – (Island Records / PJ Harvey / Universal)

•   The Temptations – Temptations 60 – (Universal Music)

•   Our Lady Peace – Spiritual Machines II – (Shelter Music Group / BMG)

•   Rodney Atkins & Rose Falcon – Rod + Rose E.P. – (Curb Records)

•   Maddie And Tae – Through the Madness, Vol. 1 – (Mercury Nashville / UMG)

•   Brent Cobb – And Now, Let’s Turn the Page – (Ol’ Buddy Records / Thirty Tigers)

•   St. Paul & the Broken Bones – The Alien Coast – (ATO Records)

•   Eels – Extreme Witchcraft – (E Works / PIAS)

•   The Longest Johns – Smoke & Oakum – (Decca Records / Universal)

•   Lana Lane – Neptune Blue – (Frontiers Records)

•   Nasson – Scars – (Frontiers Records)

•   Kraemer – All The Way – (Frontiers Records)

•   Bob James – Feel Like Making LIVE! – (Evolution Media)

•   Immanuel Wilkins – The 7th Hand – (Blue Note Records / UMG)

•   Fii3rd – Son of Imo – (Fii3rd) – No Video

•   Lady Wray – Piece of Me – (Big Crown Records)

•   Scarlet Rebels – See Through Blue – (Earache Records)

•   Beirut – Artifacts – (Pompeii Records)

•   Eric Gales – Crown – (Mascot Label Group / Provogue)

•   Vert Mob – Vert Music 2 – (Vert Mob) – No video

•   Jam Young – PB&J – (Jam Young Ent.) – No video

•   Samm Henshaw – Untidy Soul – (Dorm Seven / AWAL Recordings)

•   HRVY – Views from the 23rd Floor – (BMG Rights Mgt)

•   Bad Suns – Apocalypse Whenever – (Bad Suns / Epitaph)

•   Jann Arden – Decendant – (Universal Music Canada)

•   Anais Mitchell – Anais Mitchell – (BMG Music Rights)

•   North Mississippi AllStars – Set Sail – (New West Records)

•   MØ – Motordrome – (Sony Music)

•   Alice Glass – Prey//IV – (Eating Glass Records)

•   Pictures – It’s Ok – (Clouds Hill)

•   Pinegrove – 11:11 – (Pinegrove / Rough Trade Records)

•   Amber Mark – Three Dimensions Deep – (PMR / EMI / Jasmine Music / Universal)

•   Big Big Train – Welcome to the Planet – (Big Big Train Productions)

•   The Last Ten Seconds of Life – The Last Ten Seconds of Life – (Unique Leader Records)

•   Evergrey – Before the Aftermath: Live in Gothenburg – (AFM Records / Soulfood)

•   Dark Meditation – Polluted Temples – (Satanik Royalty Records)

•   Crystal Ball – Crysteria – (Massacre Records)

•   Silverlane – III: Inside Internal Infinity – (Drakkar Entertainment / Soulfood Music)

•   Krosis – E.V.I.L. – (Seek & Strike)

•   Dawn of Solace – Flames of Perdition – (Noble Demon)

•   Cloakroom – Dissolution Wave – (Relapse Records)

•   Eddie Montgomery – Ain’t No Closing Me Down – (Average Joe Entertainment)

•   Adam Shoenfeld – All the Birds Sing – (Lozen Entertainment / Copperline)

•   Seventh Day Slumber – Death by Admiration – (Rockfest Records)

•   Generation Kill – MKUltra – (Generation Kill / Blood Blast Distribution)

•   John Mayall – The Sun is Shining Down – (Forty Below)