Some great music is being released tomorrow, but I'll be content with the new releases by Dizzee Rascal, The Arcade Fire, Augie March and Tegan & Sara. Please, try and talk me into (or out of) buying these or other discs. Have I missed anything on my watch list?
Old Christmas specials are most interesting among the dvd releases, so I'll pass up buying anything new for the telly this week and concentrate on the music.
The Arcade Fire: Funeral [cd]
Augie March: Strange Bird [cd]
Lenny Bruce: Berkeley Concert (reissue) [cd]
Lenny Bruce: Let The Buyer Beware (box set) [cd]
Citizen Cope: Clarence Greenwood Recordings [cd]
The Datsuns: Outta Sight/Outta Mind [cd]
DJ Spooky: Necropolis: The Dialog Project (reissue) [cd]
The Faint: Wet From Birth [cd]
Frog Eyes: The Folded Palm [cd]
Giant Sand: Is All Over... The Map [cd]
Har Mar Superstar: Handler [cd]
The High Water Marks: Songs About The Ocean [cd]
Japancakes: Waking Hours [cd]
The Long Ryders: Best of the Long Ryders [cd]
Willie Nelson: Anthology (Bonus Dvd) [cd]
Prodigy: Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned [cd]
Dizzee Rascal: Showtime [cd]
Saturday Looks Good to Me: Every Night [cd]
Shoplifting: Shoplifting ep [cd]
Silkworm: It'll Be Cool [cd]
Super Furry Animals: Phantom Phorce / Slow Life Ep (limited edition) [cd]
Tegan & Sara: So Jealous [cd]
The Thrills: Let's Bottle Bohemia [cd]
Sally Timms: In the World of Him [cd]
Various Artists: Not Another Xmas Album: An Alternative Xmas [cd]
Paul Weller: Studio 150 [cd]
Thalia Zedek: Trust Not Those In Whom Without Some Touch Of Madness [cd]
7th Heaven - The Complete First Season [dvd]
Angels in America [dvd]
The Corrs - Live at Lansdowne Road [dvd]
The Corrs - Unplugged [dvd]
Diff'rent Strokes - The Complete First Season [dvd]
Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete First Season [dvd]
Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns [dvd]
Law & Order - The Fourteenth Season [dvd]
The Little Drummer Boy [dvd]
Live By Request (Blondie) [dvd]
Lost in Space - Season 2, Vol. 1 [dvd]
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol [dvd]
Sanford and Son - The Fifth Season [dvd]
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town [dvd]
Simpsons Gone Wild [dvd]
Slacker - Criterion Collection [dvd]
Survivor All-Stars - The Complete Season [dvd]
THX 1138 (The George Lucas Director's Cut) [dvd]
Travis at the Palace [dvd]
Watermelon Man [dvd]
The Who - Live in Boston [dvd]
have no clue how great it'll be or not... it's kinda just dropping outta the blue, but the new Japancakes will without a doubt be interesting at the least. probably great.
Posted by: mailclerk on September 13, 2004 08:20 AMI may have missed it last week, but you should really check out the new release from Trashcan Sinatras-"Weightlifting"-if you haven't been listening to them, they're from Scotland and have been around since about '89. They've been struggling without a label for awhile, but finally got out their first album since '96.
Check out trashcansinatras.com and go to downloads-they have an ecard where you can listen to 4 songs from the album. It's very good stuff-they're an amazing band.
Posted by: Lee on September 13, 2004 08:21 AMI urge you to check out a band called The Features, who release their full-length debut tomorrow. They're from Tennessee, and have put out some 7" singles and an EP over the last couple of years. After seeing them play live a few times, and being blown away quite frankly, I wasn't shocked to hear they'd been signed to a major label. Incredibly catchy, energetic, intelligent indie pop that is already out and drawing raves in the UK music magazines. Given what I know of your taste, I think you'll like them a lot. Website is thefeatures.com, and I think they have two videos from the new record up there.
Posted by: Frank in Atlanta on September 13, 2004 08:27 AMYou know that 7th Heaven DVD is essential.
Posted by: Mickey on September 13, 2004 09:25 AMYou've got the Arcade Fire, Augie March, and Diz angles covered, but how could you miss the new album from The Thrills?
I have two tracks up today. Check 'em out. Pop majesty they are.
Posted by: Keith TTIKTDA on September 13, 2004 09:28 AMAbsolutely buy the new Giant Sand disc!
Howe Gelb is making some of the most inventive music today. Not everyone's cup of tea - but I think you'll dig.
And they're on tour this fall! Two gigs in the NYC area - hallelujah!
Posted by: chiarams on September 13, 2004 09:39 AMthe new Silkworm is pretty damn good - its definitely worth checkin out. and although everyone's all hot and heavy on the Arcade Fire disc I am really unimpressed thus far.
Posted by: gregor on September 13, 2004 09:59 AMAvoid the new Faint album at all costs. It stinks like 50 year old eggs.
Word on the street is that the new Saturday Looks Good to Me is a phenom, though. CD and LP tracklistings differ.
Posted by: Paul on September 13, 2004 12:51 PMOh, also! The Bloc Party compilation ep comes out tomorrow on Dim Mak.
Posted by: Paul on September 13, 2004 12:58 PMthe new S album, "puking and crying" is out today in stores. its jenn ghetto of carissa's wierd. lots of drunken sad songs...beautiful though.
Posted by: van on September 13, 2004 01:07 PMI love Christmas music, old, new, remixed, etc. Thanks for posting this list.
Posted by: Terry on September 13, 2004 01:38 PMWhat chiarams said! Howe Gelb is a genius and his new album (or actually the new Giant Sand) album is great! Although I prefer his 'Band Of Blacky Ranchette' sound, this kind of music makes me feel really good.
Also the new Frog Eyes album got my attention. The absolutelykosher.com site seems like a nice place to spend some money ;)
Augie March seems like a nice album too with a beautiful cover, finally released outside Australia!
Posted by: Bubbachups on September 13, 2004 01:42 PMi'll offer a contrasting opinion on the new faint album, i think it's their best yet.
Posted by: justin why on September 13, 2004 09:38 PMYou could always listen to the Faint album at
3voor12.vpro.nl/3voor12/ luisterpaal/luisterpaalmain.shtml
to form your own opinion.
Frog Eyes.....definitely will be great from what I've heard so far.
Posted by: Heraclitus on September 14, 2004 11:21 AMOh, that Sally Timms is a must-buy. It's great and she got help from the likes of Eitzel, Adams and Langford. I also second (or third?) the Giant Sand disc. Good stuff.
Posted by: mrw on September 14, 2004 12:22 PMI second the Silkworm recommendation, this is one of the year's best albums.
Posted by: troy steele on September 16, 2004 09:23 PM