May 11, 2007
New releases: May 15, 2007
Posted by Stacy Chandler at May 11, 2007 7:11 AMIt's hardly something to complain about, but after a nice two weeks in my homeland that included a glorious Merlefest and a trip to my beloved Horizon Records, I'm up to my eyeballs in great new music to listen to. So what I don't need -- what my credit card don't need -- is to follow that up with a week chock full o' must-have new releases. Good GOD, ya'll.
But that's precisely what we have here, and between the new Wilco, Avett Brothers and Rufus Wainwright offerings, I'm pretty much beside myself. In a good way.
New releases of note for the week of May 15 -- hope you're sitting:
The Avett Brothers -- Emotionalism (Ramseur)
Wilco -- Blue Sky Blue (Nonesuch)
Rufus Wainwright -- Release the Stars (Geffen)
Dry Branch Fire Squad -- Thirtieth Anniversary Special (Rounder)
Richard Shindell -- South of Delia (self-released)
Ian Hunter -- Shrunken Heads (Yep Roc)
Get a nice little preview from HW.org's own Hal right here.
Guided By Voices -- Live from Austin, Texas (New West)
Dolores O'Riordan -- Are You Listening (Sanctuary)
This is the solo foray for the former Cranberries frontwoman.
Th' Legendary Shack Shakers -- Lower Broad Lo-Fi (Arkam)
Amy LaVere -- Anchors & Anvils (Archer)
Maria Muldaur -- Naughty, Bawdy and Blue (Stony Plain)
Happy shopping! And for what it's worth, I recommend the creamy-chicken flavored ramen noodles. De-lish!
..........and "Shrunken Heads"/Ian Hunter
Posted by: Hal at May 11, 2007 7:32 AMEeek! Glaring (and unintentional) omission! I'm fixing that right now -- thanks, Hal.
Posted by: stacy at May 11, 2007 7:35 AMI've heard several tunes off the new Wilco album and I can tell you it's quite good!
Posted by: Rage at May 11, 2007 12:34 PMListening to the new Wilco CD right now. Some quick notes..."Either Way" is so easy on the ears, like an audio breeze that just whisks you away. What a nice way to open an album. "You Are My Face" starts out with a very jangly, lightly strummed rhythm guitar against a lazy vocal delivery and some reverby guitar fills. Then, at the 1:30 mark, it kicks in HARD with some fuzzy, overdriven guitar. Wow, what a transition! I must have listened to it 4 times already.
and kicks in HARD at the 1:30 mark.
Posted by: Rage at May 15, 2007 12:10 PMOops, a typo at the end...
Posted by: Rage at May 15, 2007 12:10 PM
