new music
Any reader of this blog should know I love the music of Brandi Carlile. One of the most talented singer-songwriters in the world.
A new album with artists like Pearl Jam, Old Crow Medicine Show, Adele, and the Avett Brothers covers the songs of Carlile's The Story album. Everything about this has me completely interested.
Here's Dolly Parton's cover of the title track, which is amazing.
Watch, and then listen to the rest of the album streaming free thanks to NPR.
There are two new albums I bought this week. Two in one week is rare for me. Both are a lot of fun to listen to and are getting great reviews. I suggest you pick'em up!
Here are a few new albums, out today, that are worth checking out. Click on the album to sample it. If you don't know Anathema, it's a bit of post-rock pop. First Aid Kit is folk-rock. If you have other suggestions on this New Music Tuesday, drop them in the comments.
Reviews of Jack White: Lazaretto.
Reviews of Anathema: Distant Satellites.
Reviews of First Aid Kit: Stay Gold.
The National: Trouble Will Find Me | 8.4 Pitchfork "Best New Music"
Delusions of Adequacy: "The National are such a powerfully gifted band, they need no theatrics to deliver an absolutely stone-cold beast of an album. With the music that is on here there is yet another thirteen songs to savor and salivate over until the next batch of songs comes about."
Daft Punk: Random Access Memories | 8.8 Pitchfork "Best New Music"
The Telegraph: "Their return should be heralded from on high, because it is the boldest, smartest, most colourful and purely pleasurable dance album of this decade."
Several significant albums released today. I wanted to point out the ones I recommend you check out. There are even more than these I'm checking out but don't know well enough to recommend for you. This week I'm struggling to choose which to buy. I want all of these, and maybe a couple more. A good problem to have!
Low: The Invisible Way | One of my favorite bands with what sounds like is another great album. Highly recommend you check Low out. Many good reviews too.
Justin Timberlake: The 20/20 Experience | Before you roll your eyes, Pitchfork gives it 8.4/10. I think JT has been making some of the best, coolest, most fun pop music around...and that was 7 years ago. Now finally with a new album, we get one of the most interesting, engaging, funny, and talented performers of our time with fresh lungs and sounds. Enjoy!
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Specter at the Feast | $5 right now. A bit of return to form to earlier albums I really loved. Paste: 8/10. I think this is a band often overlooked and who should have a wider appeal.
Phosophorescent: Muchacho | Getting great reviews. Pitchfork 8.8/10. I heard this streaming free and really liked it and will be picking it up.
Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer: Child Ballads | Not "ballads for children," but Celtic & British ballads compiled by Francis James Child. You'll struggle to find an album more thoroughly beautiful this week.
Stornoway: Tales from Terra Firma | Wonderful acoustic, folksy sounds. Very interested in this one.
Woodkid: The Golden Age | Fascinating sounds, from haunting vocals and to a visual quality to the music. It's engaging. Reminds me of Antony & the Johnsons as well as my album of the year a couple of years ago, The Poison Tree.
Les Miserables Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition) | If you can't stop singing it (see: my wife and daughter), this 42 track double album is the whole dealio. A must for lovers of the film/musical.
Here are albums streaming free this week that I think are worth checking out...
Josh Garrels is still giving away 5 albums FREE.
Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater covers Roy Orbison's "It's Over" in the Texas outdoors. If you don't know Jonathan's work (with Okkervil River too), you should check it out. I still think Palo Santo is his best work. Covering Orbison is hard work, but well done by JM.
Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater plays "It's Over" by Roy Orbison
$5 Albums for January | There are 2,000. Yeah. I'm not going to list them all, not even the great ones because there are SO MANY. You can check the ones on my Best Albums of 2012 list as several are on sale, including my #1 & #3.
And don't forget to check out my 35 Best Albums of 2012 along with a number of honorable mentions.
Some fantastic bands have new albums out today. I've already picked up the first two. Here are some I think you should think about checking out & picking up...
Here are some albums released today that I think are worth checking out. If you aren't familiar with Andrew Bird, start there. Dude.
Here's a new song from a future Avett Brothers album that will come out...uh...someday. But dude, new music from the Avett's are a click away! Enjoy "The Once and Future Carpenter"...
New album from My Morning Jacket, Circuital, is the kind of return to form I have hoped to see from them for a long time. Really, ever since I heard "One Big Holiday" I've wanted to see them focus on being THAT band. Long live the rock band. And it's only $5!
It's Music Monday and you need some good new music at a good price. Here you go!
CHEAP (Note: I found some of April's $5 albums early. Pick'em up!)
$5 ALBUMS | MARCH (Hurry, ends Thursday!)
NEW & STREAMING FREE
Good New Music (out now)...
Coming Soon (all coming out tomorrow, March 29th)
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