New music releases out this Tuesday, March 8: Raekwon, Avril Lavigne, R.E.M., Mayday Parade, Lupe Fiasco, Starfucker (Strfkr), and more (with audio & video)

This week’s new music … Check out all of the ones you want to know about (some with audio, some with video) below. Click here to check out new music releases that dropped last week and here for new releases that have come out in the past several months…

Anamanaguchi, Airbrushed (Insound)

Ancient Astronauts, Into Bass and Time (ESL)

Angelspit, Carbon Beauty (Metropolis)

ASIA, Spirit Of The Night (Frontiers)

A live CD/DVD set that features Asia in their original line-up.

Ariel Aparicio, Aerials (Rock Ridge Music)

Buffalo Tom, Skins (Scrawny Records)

Children Of Bodom, Relentless Reckless Forever (Universal)

Bruce Cockburn, Small Source Of Comfort (True North)

The Color Morale, My Devil In Your Eyes (Rise)

Dance Gavin Dance, Downtown Battle Mountain II (Rise)

Defeater, Empty Days & Sleepless Nights (Bridge Nine)

Neil Diamond, The Bang Years 1966-1968 (Columbia/Legacy)

A selection of 23 fully-restored songs that established the artist’s transition from struggling songwriter to American soft rock star. Check out a five-minute preview/mini-film about the album after the jump.

This article appears in Mar 3-9, 2011.