Lately, I really seem to excel at giving you old information. I know, I suck. Anyway, I'm gearing up for my best of lists. These old release posts are all about trying to make sure I evaluate everything that came out.Most Interesting New Releases 11/20/07:
Bonnie “Prince” Billy: Ask Forgiveness EP (Drag City) – Will Oldham covers that Bjork/Thom Yorke song, Mickey Newbury, Phil Ochs, Danzig, R. Kelly and Merle Haggard. With one original too.
Boris with Merzbow: Rock Dream Live (Southern Lord) – Limited to 5,000. Rather than a true collaboration, it’s more just Boris songs with Merzbow joining in on them.
British Sea Power: Krankenhaus? EP (Rough Trade)
Donald Fagen: The Night Fly Trilogy (Rhino) – Reissue of the Steely Dan founder’s three solo studio albums.
Genesis: 1983-1998 Box Set (Rhino) – 5 CD/ 5 DVD set. When I think of the glory days of Genesis, 1983-1998 is not it.
Gorillaz: D-Sides (Virgin) – For the fans only. B-sides and remixes.
Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same Soundtrack (Atlantic/Rhino) – Remastered and expanded live set.
Major Stars: Mirror/Messenger (Drag City) – All Music Guide seems to like the record, but calls it disappointing and gives it a 2.5/5 largely due to a poor mix.
Bob Marley: Exodus 30th Anniversary (Tuff Gong) – I’m not the world’s biggest reggae fan, but Marley transcends a lot of that.
James Murphy & Pat Mahoney: Fabriclive.36 (Fabric) – Do you like LCD Soundsystem?
Nine Inch Nails: Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D (Interscope) – Remix album of Year Zero. Also comes with a DVD ROM that allows fans to do their own remixes.
Six Organs of Admittance: Shelter From the Ash (Drag City) – I haven’t heard it yet, but Pitchfork was a bit snarky. They basically call it watered down psychedelic folk and compare it unfavorably to what Jackson Browne did to folk-rock. What’s the matter with Jackson Browne? I’d trade any one of his first three albums for everything Animal Collective has ever done.
Download “Jade Like Wine”
The Valerie Project: The Valerie Project (Drag City) – Espers and some other psych-folk Philadelphians got together to pay tribute to a Czech, New Wave film called Valerie and Her Week of Wonders. This album fared a bit better from Pitchfork, garnering a 7.5/10.
Various Artists: Brit Box (Rhino) – This is a four disc collection that covers music from the UK from the 1980s to 1990s. You can never please everybody with these broad compilations, but I think the tracklisting is pretty good. Amazon has it for a good price too.
Various Artists: Jimmy Carter – Man From the Plains Soundtrack (Milan) – Original music from David Rawlings, Gillian Welch, Dan Bern, Brother Ali, Alejandro Escovedo, etc.
Various Artists: Through the Wilderness - A Tribute to Madonna (Manimal) - The CD and iTunes version are out, the vinyl comes out on 1/28/08. A bunch of mostly LA artists (Lavender Diamond, The Tyde, Giant Drag, Winter Flowers, Jonathan Wilson, The Chapin Sisters, Lions of Panjshir, Ariel Pink, Jeremy Jay) pay tribute to Madonna.
Amy Winehouse: Frank (Universal) – She’s a tragic mess but a lot of you seem to like her songs. This is actually her first album from 2003, reissued in the States at the domestic price.
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