This week’s new music releases. To see last week’s releases (out July 13), click here; for releases out July 6, click here.
, Anjunabeats Volume 8 (Ultra)
Asleep at the Wheel and Leon Rausch, It's a Good Day (Bismeaux)
The Acacia Strain, Wormwood (Prosthetic)
Big Head Todd and The Monsters, Rocksteady (Big Records)
Black River, Black'N'Roll (Armoury)
Black Veil Brides, We Stitch These Wounds (Standby / Victory)
John Brannen, Bravado (Slydog)
Chimaira, Coming Alive (Ferret Music)
The DVD/CD set includes a four-part documentary filmed entirely in HD over a year-and-a-half with Chimaira in the studio while recording the Billboard-charting, The Infection, and chronicles their recent international tour. Check out a trailer for the doc below.
Sheryl Crow, 100 Miles From Memphis (A&M)
In her seventh album, Crow adopts a vintage Memphis soul-inspired record and throws in several covers, including Citizen Cope's "Sideways" with the artist sitting in, and Terence Trent D'Arby's "Sign My Name" with guest singer Justin Timberlake.
Department Of Eagles, Archive 2003-2006 (American Dust)
An archival album featuring unreleased tracks by one of my favorite indie bands, the pre-Grizzly Bear project of Daniel Rossen and his NYU roommate, Fred Nicolaus. Anyone who's heard The Cold Nose and In Ear Park knows that alot changed in the band's sound from their first LP. This likely has some truly interesting (and bizarre) moments.
Film School, Fission (High-Speed Soul)
Frazey Ford, Obadiah (Nettwerk)
Francis and the Lights, It'll Be Better (Cantora)
Check out the video for "Darling, It's alright" after the jump.
This article appears in Jul 15-21, 2010.