Round three of November’s new releases is a light one. Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not 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.
Herb Alpert, Steppin' Out (Shout! Factory)
A Perfect Circle, Three Sixty (UMe)
The dark and seething alt rock supergroup led by Tool's Maynard James Keenan and currently featuring Smashing Pumpkins former James Iha on guitar and keys presents a greatest hits collection.
Blood Orange, Cupid Deluxe (Domino)
Despite its title, this isn't a re-release with bonus tracks, but an album available as a double vinyl LP from new soul artist Blood Orange (the performance moniker of NYC-based Devonté Hynes), who's produced sounds for the likes of Basement Jaxx, Florence & The Machine, Theophilus London, Solange Knowles, and many others. Described as "the music of a seedy yet inspirational New York night time," the album has already received high marks from Pitchfork.com, and among the guests are David Longstreth (Dirty Projectors) and Caroline Polachek (Chairlift). "You're Not Good Enough" bafter the jump along with the rest of this week's new releases.
Booka Shade, Eve (Intergroove)
The U.S. release of the German house duo's fifth full-length.
Bottle Rockets, Bottle Rockets and The Brooklyn Side Reissues (Bloodshot Records)
Remastered two-CD deluxe reissue editions of a few long out-of-print albums, which include 19 previously unreleased bonus tracks, 40-page booklet detailing the band in full context of the ‘90s alternative scene, with editorial contributions from peers and fellow musicians like Steve Earle, Patterson Hood and Lucinda Williams.
Boyz Noise, Fabriclive 72 (Fabric Records)
CFCF, Outside (Paper Bag)
Eric Clapton, Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 (Rhino)
Daughtry, Baptized (RCA)
Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie “Prince” Billy, What the Brothers Sang (Drag City)
Daytona, Daytona (Ernest Jenning Record Co.)
Death Grips, No Love Deep Web (Harvest)
Delta Rae, Chasing Twisters EP (Warner Bros.)
Joseph Eid, Human (self-release)
Espectrostatic, Espectrostatic (Trouble In Mind)
The new project of musician Alex Cuervo was inspired by classic horror film scores.
Etnik, Neon Daze EP (OWSLA)
Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer, An Evening With Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer (self-release)
New York Times best-selling author Gaiman and Dresden Dolls frontwoman/force-of-nature solo artist Palmer (two darkly creative souls who finally tied the knot in 2011) finally present the fruits of their controversial Kickstarter.com labors; the three-disc set comprises select live cuts from a tour of live readings and performance they delivered a few years ago and issued exclusively to their 3,873 backers; this is the first time the material has never been available to the general public. According to Gaiman, the tour was "whatever happens when Amanda and I get together on a stage for two hours. Amanda's fans had to put up with the messy-haired Englishman reading them stories, and mine got to enjoy the beautiful lady singing them songs of angst, post-modernism and woe. Or possibly vice versa. Also, it was an awful lot of fun. I'm glad that people all over the world can now listen to it.” Check out the video for "Makin' Whoopee" below.
Ghost B.C., If You Have Ghost EP (Loma Vista Recordings)
Foo Fighters/Nirvana alum Dave Grohl personally produced the new EP release from the Swedish doom-metal outfit.
itsnotyouitsme, This I (New Amsterdam)
The Knells, The Knells (New Amsterdam)
The Limiñanas, Costa Blanca (Trouble In Mind)
Shelby Lynne, Thanks EP (EVERSO)
M83, You And The Night Soundtrack (Digital Release)
The next soundtrack effort from the French synthpop band pays tribute to French soundtracks from the 1970s, and according to the M83 site, is really "for lovers and ghosts." Check out "Ali & Matthias" below.
Magik Markers, Surrender to the Fantasy (Drag City)
Mark Orton, Music from the Motion Picture Nebraska (Milan Records)
Polar Bear Club, Death Chorus (Rise)
Reggie & The Full Effect, No Country For Old Musicians (Pure Noise)
Rush, Clockwork Angels Tour CD/DVD (Anthem/Roadrunner/Zoe Vision)
The Suburbs, Si Sauvage (Suburbs Music)
Sunshine Dreamers, Good Morning Afternoon (self-release)
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Live At Montreux 2013 CD/DVD (Eagle Rock Entertainment)
Mick Turner, Don’t Tell the Driver (Drag City)
The frontman of Australian post-rock outfit Dirty Three presents a solo mostly instrumental LP.
Kurt Vile, It’s a big world out there (and I am scared) EP (Matador)
VNV Nation, Transnational (Anachron Records)
Emily Jane White, Blood / Lines (Important Records)
Various Artists, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Mercury/Republic)
An all-star lineup of music makers were tapped for the second Hunger Games film soundtrack, among them, The Lumineers, Coldplay, Santigold, Of Mice and Men, Patti Smith, Lorde, Imagine Dragons, The Weeknd, and Ellie Goulding. The entire thing is streaming now at iTunes.
Webbie, Savage Life 4 (Ingrooves)
Yo Gotti, I Am (Epic)
The Memphis-bred rapper drops a four full-length LP that features guest spots by J. Cole, Jeezy, Ne-Yo, Wale, Rich Meek Mill, and YG, among others. Video for second single "King Shit" featuring T.I. below.
