This week’s new music releases. To see last week’s releases (out Sept. 14), click here; for releases out Sept. 7, click here.
, Mounqaliba (Six Degrees)
Kaci Battaglia, Bring It On (Curb Records)
Paula Cole, Ithaca (Decca)
Billy Currington, Enjoy Yourself (Mercury Nashville)
Black Country Communion, Black Country Communion (J&R)
This group, the brainchild of producer Kevin Shirley (Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin) legendary bassist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Trapeze), master blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, powerhouse drummer Jason Bonham (son of John) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Billy Idol, Alice Cooper).
Zac Brown Band, You Get What You Give (Atlantic)
Krista Detor, Chocolate Paper Suites (Tightrope )
Fake Problems, Real Ghosts Caught on Tape (Side One Dummy)
Flying Lotus, Pattern+Grid World (Warp)
Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Sound of Sunshine (Capitol Records/Boo Boo Wax)
Check out the video for the title track below; this is Franti & Spearhead's seventh studio album.
The Giving Tree Band, The Joke, The Threat & The Obvious (Crooked Creek Records)
Check out some tracks by the band below.
This article appears in Sep 16-22, 2010.