Not a huge week for new releases. I've included 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 …
Paul Anka, Songs Of December (Decca)
Andrea Bocelli, Concerto, One Night in Central Park [CD/DVD] (Decca)
Caveman, Coco Beware (Magic Man!)
New York-based Caveman issues their debut LP of psyche-shoegaze. Check out a live performance of album track "Great Life" below.
Ray Charles, Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles (Concord)
Concord Records makes the artist's collection of ABC-Paramount singles from his prolific1960-72 recording period available for the first time. The digitally remastered deluxe 106-song collection includes the A and B sides of 53 singles.
Childish Gambino, Camp (Glass Note)
The hip hop project of Donald Glover (from NBC's Community).
Crystal Stilts, Radiant Door EP (Sacred Bones)
Cynic, Carbon Based Anatomy EP (Season of Mist)
Drake, Take Care (Cash Money)
The hip hop artist headlines Wild 94.1's Last Damn Show this Friday, and another special event, "Drake Live and Up Close at Scene Premium Night Club" in St. Petersburg on Saturday.
Gym Class Heroes, The Papercut Chronicles II (Fueled by Ramen)
Howie D, Back To Me (HowieDoIt Music)
The Backstreet Boys vocalist presents his first solo LP.
The Jigsaw Seen, Winterland (Vibro-phonic)
Locksmith, Embedded (Bluroc)
The lyrical battle rapper from the San Francisco Bay Area teams up with legendary producer Ski Beatz on this LP. Check out "Devil's Lasso" after the jump, along with the rest of this week's releases.
This article appears in Nov 10-16, 2011.