|
 |
BLACK DAHLIA MURDER DEFLORATE *ON SALE*
2009 release from Michigan's oddball sons of molten melodic Death Metal. Classical-come-apocalyptic; violently energetic yet melodiously beautiful, Deflorate sees the songwriting of band leader and rhythm guitarist Brian Eschbach at its most developed and refined, exponentially complimented by contributions from both bass savant Bart Williams and newcomer guitarist/shred lord Ryan Knight (ex - Arsis), whose leads are destined to dazzle fans and take the band's punishing potency to dramatic new heights. Combined with the intense performances of uniquely charismatic howler/growler Trevor Strnad and rising extreme drumming star Shannon Lucas, the cannon of talent possessed by The Black Dahlia Murder is more stacked to destroy than ever! Recorded at the famed Audio Hammer Studios by production wizard Jason Suecof and engineering talent Mark Lewis, Deflorate is multifaceted death trip: beautiful, evil, and morbidly addicting.
|
 |
DRAKE SO FAR GONE *ON SALE*
2009 mixtape from the most anticipated artist to arrive on the music scene in recent memory. The actor, singer, rapper has released three mixtapes since 2006 and his most recent mixtape lead to signing with Young Money Records. This is what the fans have been waiting for. This previously internet-only release has been remixed and remastered. Features include Lil Wayne, Trey Songz and Bun B
|
 |
DYING FETUS DESCEND INTO DEPRAVITY *ON SALE*
Legendary Death Metal heavyweights Dying Fetus return with their crushing 2009 full-length Descend Into Depravity! One of the most infamous and influential Death Metal bands of the past 10 years, Dying Fetus pummel and pound their signature style brutality into the worldwide landscape with the subtlety of full-fledged war. Descend Into Depravity takes Dying Fetus to new sonic levels, and is easily the bands finest hour. |
 |
BRUCE HORNSBY LEVITATE *ON SALE*
Following a critically acclaimed box-set, a duet recording with Ricky Scaggs and a jazz trio album w/ Christian McBride & Jack DeJohnette, the beloved songwriter/pianist/vocalist returns to the format that has brought his greatest commercial success. Accompanied by his seasoned touring band the Noisemakers, Hornsby's stellar new songs are presented in dynamic arrangements with his signature blend of rock, country, pop & jazz and featuring some of the finest vocal performances of Bruce's illustrious career The title track is the end theme for Spike Lee's documentary Kobe at Work about the NBA superstar Kobe Bryant. |
 |
KID CUDI MAN ON THE MOON:THE END OF *ON SALE*
"Kid Cudi is at the vanguard of a game-changing new generation of artists," said Universal Motown President Sylvia Rhone. "He crosses musical boundaries with an appeal that goes beyond genre, format, race, language, and culture. Cudi lives easily in the hip-hop, indie rock, pop, and R&B worlds - a diversity that shows in his innovative music and his all-embracing persona. He is a born storyteller who brings a positive, life-affirming message to his brilliant lyrical flow and compelling music. There are no clichés in what Cudi does. He is a breath of fresh air - a dynamic and important new voice, not only in the next phase of hip-hop, but as a groundbreaking trendsetter who represents the future. I am thrilled to welcome Kid Cudi into the Universal Motown family." KID CUDI released his first mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi, in July, 2008 as a free download sponsored by New York streetwear company 10 Deep, leading to an introduction and signing to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music imprint, and in turn, to Cudi's co-writing of four tracks on the platinum Kanye West album 808s & Heartbreak, including the Top 5 single, "Heartless" and stepping out in a featured vocal on "Welcome to Heartbreak." He followed this up with his first Official single; "DAY N NITE" "day 'n' nite" dominated with #1 rankings at multiple radio formats. |
 |
KITTIE IN THE BLACK *ON SALE*
With total domestic sales in excess of 1.25 million, Kittie also approached the recording of In the Black as complete free agents, for their first time ever, writing and recording a record with absolutely no outside influences breathing down their necks. The results will make your skin crawl and the hair on the back of your neck stand at attention. In other words, the album is Kittie in all their unadulterated splendor, a colossal effort that combines everything fans have come to expect from the fearsome foursome, along with a few surprises. "My Plague" is the album's primal mating call, a sinister brood of Morgan's sadistic vocal dirges and growls, a swirling grind of guitars and an artillery spray of drum cover. "Forgive And Forget" is just as brutal, but laced by a melodic underbelly as soft as the song's guitar solos are scorching, and "Die My Darling" trades the death mask vocals for a melodic pitch and resonating gang vocal on the chorus. It's as filthy as anything Kittie have ever recorded before, but twice as inviting. |
 |
CHRIS KNIGHT TRAILER II *ON SALE*
Trailer II is far more than just a sequel to The Trailer Tapes. Where the majority of the first album were songs that had never appeared on any subsequent Knight disc, Trailer II features original versions of what would become many of Chris' most popular tracks. Like its predecessor, the 12 songs on Trailer II were recorded in the summer of 1996 inside Knight's sweltering singlewide in a field just outside of Slaughters, Kentucky (population 238, including Chris). Knight, then an unknown singer-songwriter still months away from recording his major label debut album, had begrudgingly agreed to record a batch of solo acoustic tracks on his own terms. For one week, Knight, Liddell and engineer Joe Hayden crowded around two vocal and guitar microphones to capture twenty-five of Knight's original songs on ADAT tape. Over the next 10 years, the stark and stunning recordings via a combination of bootlegs, leaks and legend, would become one of the most talked-about sessions of the decade. |
 |
MARK KNOPFLER GET LUCKY *ON SALE*
This is the sixth solo studio album from the legendary musician and follows 2007's highly successful Kill To Get Crimson, which Rolling Stone heralded as 'a gem' and USA Today described as, '...yet another unpretentious showcase for his unmistakable gifts as a musician, tunesmith and storyteller.'
Recorded at Knopfler's award-winning British Grove Studios in West London, Get Lucky was co-produced with longtime collaborators, engineer Chuck Ainlay and keyboardist Guy Fletcher and featured Richard Bennett, Danny Cummings, John McCusker, Matt Rollings and Glenn Worf. The 11-track album explores a lifetime of musical roots exemplified by the title track. 'The first itinerant person I ever met would sing in soul bands in winter, then work part-time in fairgrounds or 'go pick fruit down south' when the weather turned warm,' explains Knopfler. 'I was about 15 years old, stuck in school and envious. 'Get Lucky' came from him and other traveling characters I went on to meet in places I'd find myself working short-term, like farms, warehouses, building sites, before I got lucky with my songs.' |
 |
LIL BOOSIE SUPERBAD: THE RETURN OF BOOSIE BADAZZ *ON SALE*
With almost ten years of experience on the mic, Lil' Boosie has already proved he can move mass amounts of units independently. With his partner in rhyme and Trill Entertainment label mate Webbie recently topping the national charts, Boosie is set to bring the second wave of Louisiana talent to the mainstream. |
 |
LIVING COLOUR CHAIR IN THE DOORWAY *ON SALE*
Living Colour will release their first new studio album in five years entitled The Chair In The Doorway on September 15 via Megaforce Records. Living Colour formed in NYC and still contains the original members Vernon Reid, Corey Glover, Will Calhoun and (since 1993) Doug Wimbish.
The legendary downtown NYC rock band, who exploded out of CBGB's in the late '80s and landed all over MTV, the cover of Rolling Stone and stadium stages around the world with their Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum debut album Vivid, are back and "fierce" as ever. The band gathered at Sono Studios outside of Prague in The Czech Republic during the fall of 2008 and spring of 2009 to write and record what would become The Chair In The Doorway. The results stretch from the modern soul anthem "Behind The Sun" to the politically-charged, heavy rock of "DecaDance to the sacred steel blues of "Bless Those. The artwork for The Chair In The Doorway was compiled from thousands of contest entries by fans from around the world. |
 |
MEGADETH ENDGAME *ON SALE*
ENDGAME is the follow-up to the critcally acclaimed return to form United Abominations. The album, produced by Andy Sneap and Dave Mustaine, has been hailed as one of the band's best albums in over a decade. The album includes trash anthems like the first single 'Head Crusher' as well as the politically charged title track. |
 |
N.O.R.E. S.O.R.E. *ON SALE*
After N.O.R.E. first hit the scene with his hardcore classic The War Report, he quickly became a superstar, churning out hits. This past year, N.O.R.E. has gotten back on his game with the release of "Rotate" featuring Busta Rhymes, then following that up with the club smash "Move" featuring Jim Jones & Nina Sky. S.O.R.E. is a nod to N.O.R.E.'s fan favorite debut. It features appearances from T-Pain, Raekwon, Bun B & Sean Kingston and blends street classics with club ready anthems, in true N.O.R.E. fashion. |
 |
PORCUPINE TREE INCIDENT *ON SALE*
2009 two CD release from the Grammy-nominated modern Progressive Rock band. Porcupine Tree is fronted by Steven Wilson, who also is well-known for his work producing other artists, from Swedish Progressive Metal group Opeth, to Norwegian chanteuse Anja Garbarek. One of the only constants in Porcupine Tree's music is how it continues to evolve and confront the expectations of the band's fans from album to album. The Incident is their 10th studio album and takes the listener on a thrilling audio journey. In turns haunting, desolate, hypnotic and euphoric, its centre-piece is the title track: a stunning 55-minute musical statement that breaks down into 14 separate and often diverse (though interlinked) vignettes. |
 |
PROTEST THE HERO GALLOP MEETS THE EARTH*ON SALE*
2-disc set includes footage of the band’s sold-out headlining concert at the Sound Academy in Toronto from December 2008 and a number of bonus features and hidden content. |
 |
Q-TIP KAMAAL THE ABSTRACT *ON SALE*
2009 release from the acclaimed rapper and former member of A Tribe Called Quest. This long-delayed album, slated originally for release in 2001, is finally dropping! A musical hybrid, Kamaal was commendably avant-garde at the time of its creation. Amazingly, it's even more apropos in 2009; given the dearth of musical merit and capable MCs in today's Hip Hop, the time is ever-so-right for Tip. Kamaal the Abstract is an intensely idiosyncratic and revealing record. To that end, Q-Tip produced the entire album himself, even playing several instruments. What comes from Kamaal is daring m‚lange of Soul, supa-cool Jazz, head-nodding Hip Hop, and organic Pop magic in the vein of Stevie Wonder or Prince. |
 |
ROCKSTEADY: THE ROOTS OF REGGAE *ON SALE*
Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae documents a rare and legendary all-star reunion project in Kingston, Jamaica in 2008, featuring some of the biggest and most influential artists of the genre. Comprised of 15 brand-new, deeply-inspired recordings of well-known rocksteady classics, recorded in the original old school style at Tuff Gong Studios, and featuring the original singers and musicians who embody the golden era of rocksteady: Leroy Sibbles, Hopeton Lewis, Judy Mowatt, U-Roy, Ken Boothe, Derrick Morgan, Dawn Penn, Stranger Cole (feat. Gladstone Anderson), Marcia Griffith, and Lynn Taitt. |
 |
SHADOWS FALL RETRIBUTION *ON SALE*
Before the so-called "New Wave of American Heavy Metal" was even a ripple, Shadows Fall were there. With legions of fans, worldwide fame,two Grammy nominations, & a song on Guitar Hero, they are beyond simply best-in-class. With their unmistakable, seamless blend of metal & hard rock, Shadows Fall have grown to help define the very essence of modern aggressive music. With Retribution, the band's fifth full length, it's no surprise to find them taking bold steps in their quest for constant evolution. It is a collection of songs that showcase the versatility & vision of this band. |
 |
TRICK DADDY FINALLY FAMOUS *ON SALE*
2009 album from one of America's most celebrated Hip Hop icons. With the platinum albums www.thug.com and Thugs Are Us and the gold albums Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47, Thug Holiday and Thug Matrimony: Married To The Streets under his belt, Trick Daddy has spent the past two years recording the album of his life. The 20 track (five skits) album is clearly that! The first release from his own Dunk Ryder Records is clearly Trick Daddy's most diverse album to date with features from soon to be released Def Jam artist Shonie to R&B legend Betty Wright. With his life story Magic City: Trials of a Native Son, coming out this fall via Simon and Schuster on MTV Pocket Books, the movie Just Another Day from the producers of Next Day Air and a fall tour, Trick is ready to confirm his status as one of America's premiere Rap artists! |
 |
UNCLE KRACKER HAPPY HOUR *ON SALE*
Produced by multiple Grammy-Award winner Rob Cavallo, Happy Hour is a breezy blend of country-flavored pop and rock and roll that showcases not only the Detroit native's natural appeal as a likeable Everyman, but also his considerable gifts as a songwriter. Though many know him from his early years as the DJ in Kid Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker Band, Uncle Kracker has had impressive success as a songwriter, racking up co-writing credits on Kid Rock's blockbuster hits 'Bawitdaba,' 'Cowboy,' 'Forever,' 'Only God Knows Why,' and 2008's No. 1 'All Summer Long,' as well as his own Adult Top 40 No. 1 'Follow Me' (from his 2000 double-platinum debut Double Wide). On 'Smile,' the buoyant first single, Uncle Kracker's soulful drawl unspools over massively hooky choruses. |
 |
PETE YORN/SCARLETT JOHANSSON BREAKUP *ON SALE*
2009 collaboration between the singer/songwriter and actress/vocalist. Includes eight original compositions by Pete/Scarlett in the spirit of Serge Gainsbourg's recording with Brigitte Bardot. The album re-enacts the tempestuous course of a love affair on the rocks. The album had its genesis in the aftermath of a breakup in 2006. After Yorn was unable to sleep for a week, he finally dozed off, only to wake with a start just minutes later. What had awakened him was a dream. "I sat up in bed, and the whole thing was in my head, fully formed," Yorn says, sounding as if he still doesn't quite believe it. "I suddenly felt like I really needed to make a record in the style of Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot. Not that it had to sound like that, but it had to be a guy-and-girl conceptual thing. So then I asked myself, 'Who's Brigitte Bardot today? It's Scarlett Johansson.'" Featuring an interpretation of the classic 'I Am the Cosmos' by the late Chris Bell co-founder of Big Star. |
 |
NEW BOYZ SKINNY JEANZ & MIC
Though 'You're a Jerk' is the first single from Skinny Jeanz & A Mic, their forthcoming album on Asylum Records, New Boyz is bigger than just one sound.
Though Skinny Jeanz & A Mic features the sonic imprint of modern movements like hyphy and Atlanta's own teen rap madness, it's also heavily influenced by the minimal bass and drum machine sound from hip-hop's earliest days. |
 |
PEARL JAM BACKSPACER *ON SALE*
Pearl Jam's new cd/lp will be released on Sunday 9/20. Earshot has the indie only/ten club version that the big box will not! Our version is the deluxe version in a harbound book package and is only available at indie record stores and the Pearl Jam website! Come and get it!
*AVAILABLE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20* |
OTHER NEW RELEASES |
MASON JENNINGS, GRAND ARCHIVES, IT DIES TODAY, JOHN MAYALL, DODOS, MANIC STREET PREACHERS & MINISTRY!
*All prices subject to change without notice and subject to availability* |
|
|
 
JAPANDROIDS POST-NOTHING CD/LP "Japandroids have a point of view and an M.O., but more impressively, they've mastered another secret to swaying the public: confidence without smugness." --Spin
Japandroids (JPNDRDS) is a two piece band from Vancouver, BC. This 'band' started in 2006 as a creative outlet for the post-teenage angst of Brian King and David Prowse. Originally intending to be a trio, the boys decided to forgo the logistical nightmare of having a 'lead singer' and do it themselves. As a consequence, Japandroids are one guitar, one set of drums, and two vocalizers. They call it garage rock. They don't care what you call it, as long as it's not minimal. Japandroids are maximal - a two piece band trying to sound like a five piece band.
|
SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE LUMINOUS NIGHT CD/LP
Through dark days and glowing nights, Six Organs of Admittance continues to step to the far rim of the world with purposeful strides. Indeed, new horizons are visible throughout Luminous Night. Be it in the face of spiritual crisis or catharsis, Ben Chasny as Six Organs refuses to stagnate, or to evolve in predictable fashion; in response, he keeps moving on. This is the first Six Organs of Admittance album with such a lengthy gap between it and its former number. In the past two years Chasny has kept busy writing this new epic, moving house to Seattle, composing soundtracks for novels and movies, and touring constantly in America and Europe (with bands like The Dead C and OM) as well as being invited by legendary post-metal group Neurosis to play their Beyond The Pale festival in Belgium. . |
JAY REATARD WATCH ME FALL CD/LP For his second studio album and proper Matador debut, Memphis prolific punk wunderkind Jay Reatard has moved beyond his roots and recorded an album chockful of irresistible melodies, the songs cascading with joyous hooks. He would not be Jay Reatard, however, if there wasn’t a certain aggro negativity, and the song titles and lyrics do much to undercut the pop sensibility: I’m Watching You, Hang Them All, Can’t Do It Anymore, Wounded, It Ain’t Gonna Save Me.
STAFF FAVORITE
|
PISSED JEANS KING OF JEANS CD/LP
Pennsylvania’s
Pissed Jeans are a dirty, messy,
train wreck soaked in molasses. Kings
of the current noise-rock revival, Pissed
Jeans reference the long gone tone of
the ‘90s AmRep catalog while dipping
into just enough Touch and Go to
keep your ears ringing and pile on the
hardcore/punk fury of Black Flag. King
of Jeans is an excellent coming of age
follow-up to 2007’s critically-acclaimed
Hope for Men and while The Jesus Lizard
influence is still quite evident, Pissed
Jeans even bring out some Sabbathesque
dirges on this damaged, collection
of chaos. Dark, powerful and totally rocking,
this is the sound of a mature Pissed
Jeans. Highly recommended! Produced
by Alex Newport (At the Drive-In, The
Locust, Sepultura). BEHOLD THE JEANSUS LIZARD.
STAFF FAVORITE |
|
