Yesterday, I had my appendix removed…today is recovery and nothing better than new music. There is only one I want this week and it is on order. I hope it arrives soon. We don’t have as many releases as this week but we are still close to 50 new ones. Go through the list and tell us what you want to hear this week and let us all know if there is anything we might have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Billy Idol – The Cage E.P. – (BFI Records / Dark Horse Records / BMG): If you read this site regularly, then you already know this is my top choice this week. Billy Idol is back with another E.P. and after last year’s fabulous The Roadside E.P., I am excited about this one and first single “The Cage” is a promising start. Even we aren’t going to get a full album, I will gladly take an E.P. every year.
And the rest…enjoy…
Kelsea Ballerini – Subject to Change – (Black River Entertainment)
Smith/Kotzen – Better Days…And Nights (LIVE) – (BMG Rights): Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen are back and this time we get live and studio albums. You get 5 previously unreleased live tracks from theirTrans-Atlantic 22 Tour plus the four studio tracks featured on their sold out ‘Better Days’ vinyl EP!
Marcus Mumford – (self-titled) – (Capitol Records / UMG)
The Devil Wears Prada – Color Decay – (Solid State Records)
Michelle Branch – The Trouble with Fever – (Audio Eagle Records / Nonesuch Records)
Ringo Starr – EP3 E.P. – (Universal Music / Roccabella)
Pink Floyd – Animals (2018 Remix) – (Pink Floyd Music / Sony)
Creedence Clearwater Revival – At the Royal Albert Hall – (Craft Recordings / Concord)
LeAnn Rimes – God’s Work – (EverLe Records / Thirty Tigers)
Little Big Town – Mr. Sun – (Capitol Records / UMG)
Noah Cyrus – The Hardest Part – (Records Label / Columbia)
The Mars Volta – The Mars Volta – (Clouds Hill)
Death Cab for Cutie – Asphalt Meadows – (Atlantic Records / WEA)
Starcrawler – She Said – (Starcrawler Music / Big Machine Label Group)
Clutch – Sunrise on Slaughter Beach – (Weathermaker Music)
House of Lords – Saints & Sinners – (Frontiers Records)
Ginevra – We Belong to the Stars – (Frontiers Records)
Fans of the Dark – Suburbia – (Frontiers Records)
Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros – Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years – (Casbah Productions / Dark Horse Records / BMG)
The Black Angels – Wilderness of Mirrors – (Partisan Records)
Behemoth – Opvs Contra Natvram – (Nuclear Blast)
Edenbridge – Shangri-La – (AFM Records / Soulfood Music)
Wolfheart – King of the North – (Napalm Records)
Sumerlands – Dreamkiller – (Relapse Records)\
Lybica – Lybica – (Metal Blade Records)
Destrage – So Much. Too Much. – (3DOT Recordings / Many Hats Distribution)
Omophagia – Rebirth in Black – (Unique Leader Records)
Ondara – Spanish Villager No. 3 – (Verve Label Group / UMG)
Julian Lage – View With A Room – (Blue Note Records)
Miles Davis – That’s What Happened 1982-1985: The Bootleg Series Vol. 7 – (Columbia Records / Sony Music)
Samara Joy – Linger Awhile – (Verve Records / UMG)
Confessions of a Traitor – Punishing Myself Before God Does – (Facedown Records)
Bumpin’ Uglies – Mid-Atlantic Dub – (InEffable Records)
Danielle Ponder – Some of Us Are Brave – (Future Classic)
Surf Curse – Magic Hour – (Atlantic Records)
Cape Francis – Don’t Let Your Heart Walk Away – (Sleep Well Records)
Fletcher – Girl of My Dreams – (Capitol Records / Snapback Entertainment / UMG)
Djo – Decide – (AWAL Recordings)
Rhett Miller – The Misfit – (ATO Records)
Loveless – End of an Era – (Loveless)
The Murlocs – Rapscallion – (ATO Records)
The Darling Fire – Distortions – (Iodine Recordings)
Gogol Bordello – Solidaritine – (Das Grand Kapital / Cooking Vinyl)
Klangstof – Godspeed to the Freaks – (Velveteen Records)
The London Suede – Autofiction – (Suede Limited / BMG Rights Mgmt)
Rina Sawayama – Hold the Girl – (Dirty Hit)
Abstract – No More Hope for the Hopeless – (Abstract the Artist)
Whitney – Spark – (Secretly Canadian)
Maggie Lindemann – Suckerpunch – (swixxzaudio)
Lissie – Carving Canyons – (Lionboy Records)
The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field – (Carpark Records)
Electric Callboy – Tekkno – (Century Media Records)
Molly Lewis – Mirage E.P. – (Jagjaguwar)
Jimmy Carpenter – The Louisiana Record – (Gulf Coast Records / SoNo Recording Group)
Mitchell Tenpenny – This is the Heavy – (Riser House Entertainment / Sony Music)
We the Kingdom – We the Kingdom – (Sparrow Records / Capitol Records)
Kiss – Off the Soundboard: Des Moines 1977 – (UMe): Kiss on their 4th Soundboard release and I’m a little behind as I haven’t even listened to the last one and there is another one out…crazy. Maybe this will force me to open them both up and spin them. The other 3 have been from the reunion era or later. This is the first one with the classic line-up and I am excited to dive in to this one. Bring ’em on!
Robbie Williams – XXV – (Robert Williams / Farrell Music Ltd): Robbie Williams is now on his 13th studio album and it his 25th Anniversary as a solo artist. It is full of re-recorded and orchestrated versions of his biggest hits. Plus with the deluxe edition you get three new songs. A must for my collection.
Megadeth – The Sick, The Dying…and the Dead – (Universal Music): I can’t believe it has been 6 years since their last effort with the phenomenal, ‘Dystopia’. I really loved that album. A lot has happened with Covid and Ellefson’s firing, Dave’s health issues…a lot. Glad to have Dave back and can’t wait to hear what’s in store this time around.
King’s X – Three Sides of One – (InsisdeOutMusic): King’s X is a band I never really got in to, but that doesn’t mean anything. These guys are a band’s band…musicians love these guys and they should…super talented. I will give it a listen to see if it finally clicks for me as I have mad respect for them.
Will Hoge – Wings On My Shoes – (EDLO Records / Soundly Music): If you follow this site, you know I am a huge Will Hoge fan and I am super excited about this release. I got to hear one of these songs when I saw him in concert earlier this year and he was amazing. Can’t wait to throw this one on. It is a cross between Country, Americana with a little rock thrown in for good measure. If you don’t mind a little political and social commentary at time, this one is for you.
Muse – Will of the People – (Warner Music)
Panic at the Disco – Viva Las Vengeance – (Fueled by Ramen / WEA): Brendon Urie is back with his 7th album and I am sure I will be hearing a lot of this as all my girls love this guy. Yes, even my wife. I don’t mind them so I won’t be bothered by hearing at as he has some great tracks. Hoping for a few more here. My oldest daughter actually has all his albums on vinyl and I am sure she will be getting this one to…I’m sure I’ll be paying for it somehow.
Five Finger Death Punch – Afterlife – (Better Noise Music): These metal men are back with more aggressive angry metal. I’m not a huge fan, but there are always a handful of songs I end up liking and I have a pretty good playlist going. Here’s hoping for a few more to add on.
Hollywood Undead – Hotel Kalifornia – (BMG Rights Mgmt): I’m not a huge Rap fan by any means. Not something I like much. However, throw in some metal and hard rock beats and Hollywood Undead is something I really enjoy. They are now on their 8th Studio album and I am still along for the ride.
Collective Soul – Vibrating – (Fuzze-Flex Records): Collective Soul has been around since 1992 and 30 years later, still going strong. These local boys (well, close enough as they are from Stockbridge, GA and was from Marietta, GA) have been a favorite since the beginning and I am happy to add another album to the collection. They are on their 11th studio album and can’t wait.
H.E.A.T. – Force Majeure – (earMusic / Edel Music & Entertainment): I really liked their last singer, Erik Gronwell, but he left and is now in Skid Row. Great a new singer…but wait. The new singer is their original singer Kenny Leckremo and he is pretty awesome as well. Finally a band changes a singer, I am not unhappy about it. Can’t wait to spin this one!!
Neil Young and Promises of the Real – Noise and Flowers (live) – (The Other Show Productions / Reprise Records)
Matt Nathanson – Boston Accent – (Acrobat Records): I love Matt Nathanson, no not in that way, in a musical way. His music moves me, his lyrics are painted pictures and the stories he tells are so relatable. He’s completely and utterly brilliant. I have this one on order although the vinyl won’t be here for months, my CD and the digital download will be here today. I’m ready to spend a lot of time with this one.
Beyonce – Renaissance – (Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records)
ZZ Top – Raw: That Little Ol’ Band From Texas Soundtrack – (Tower Top Tours / Shelter Music Group / BMG): The ZZ Top documentary was awesome. One of the best I’ve seen in a long while. I think it stopped way too early and would’ve been more informational if it would have continued on until more recent times rather than stop at their MTV Peak. Regardless, they are finally getting around to a soundtrack for the album so get ready to crank this baby out!
Jack White – Entering Heaven Alive – (Third Man)
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