The next small batch of new releases in 2012… Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may never have heard of (but should know), with audio & video for your listening and viewing pleasure. Click here to check out releases that dropped over the past few months …
Steve Aoki, Wonderland (Ultra Music)
Attack Attack!, This Means War (Rise)
The Big Pink, Future This (4AD)
The popular indie electro rock duo from London presents their second LP. Check out the band performing the first song, "Stay Gold" as part of the 4AD Sessions.
Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez, and Paul Motian, Further Explorations (Concord Jazz)
Pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader Bill Evans has contributed greatly to the language and appreciation of jazz, and continues to have a profound influence on musicians. In this homage to the artist, Corea led original Evans alumni Gomez and late drummer Paul Motian in a series of concerts recorded in May 4-17, 2010, live at the Blue Note in New York City. This two-disc live set is a compilation of selection performances from those sessions.
Ani DiFranco, ¿Which Side Are You On? (Righteous Babe Records)
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter presents her much-anticipated latest; her first in three years and 17th overall features guest like Ivan and Cyril Neville, Anaïs Mitchell, and the legendary Pete Seeger, among others.
Jack DeJohnette, Sound Travels (eOne)
The Duke Spirit, Bruiser (Shangri-La Music)
Physical U.S. release of the UK band's 2011 third LP. Check out "Don't Wait" after the jump along with the rest of this week's new releases.
This article appears in Jan 12-18, 2012.