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New music releases out this Tuesday, January 11: British Sea Power, Cake, Shunda K, Abigail Washburn, and more (with audio & video)

By Leilani Polk on Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 7:00 am

[image-1], Pebble (Bridge 9 Records)

Joe Lovano & Us Five, Bird Songs (Blue Note)

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Skynyrd Nation (Roadrunner)

The Material, What We Are (self-release)

N.E.R.D., The Best Of N.E.R.D. (Virgin/EMI)

A collection of 16 of the band’s top Virgin singles, album cuts, B-sides and remixes.

Shunda K, The Most Wanted (Fanatic)

Tampa’s own rhyme-slinging mistress of hip hop releases her debut full-length. Check out the Deekline & Pure SX Remix of "Dancing" featuring WeHaveLove below.

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[image-2], In War And Pieces (SPV/Steamhammer)

Steel Magnolia, Steel Magnolia (Big Machine)

Tapes N’ Tapes, Outside (Ibid)

Tech N9ne, The Worst - 2K Edition (Midwestside Records)

T-Model Ford and GravelRoad, Taledragger (Alive)

Abigail Washburn, City of Refuge (Rounder)

The third album by singer and claw-hammer banjo mistress Abigail Washburn. Check out a live rendition of the song "Ballad of Treason" as performed live in China and produced by James Wallace below.

Wire, Red Barked Tree (Pink Flag)

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More new music in 2011! Click here to check out new music releases that dropped in the past several months...

Edie Brickell, Edie Brickell (Redeye)

British Sea Power, Valhalla Dancehall (Rough Trade)

Broken Records, Let Me Come Home (4ad)

Cage The Elephant, Thank You Happy Birthday (Jive)

Cake, Showroom of Compassion (Upbeat Records)

The college rock band releases their first album of new material in seven years, and stops at Jannus Live this Saturday, January 15.

Seth Glier, The Next Right Thing (MPress)

Kid Sister, Kiss Kiss Kiss (Fool’s Gold)

Chicago's lady MC releases a new mixtape; she also opens for of Montreal this Saturday, January 15, at The Ritz Ybor. Check out her video for the single, "Do! Do! Do!" after the jump.