Aural Notes™

Without a doubt, I’ve been eagerly awaiting this week in music for months.  There is so much new music out this week that your debit card will beg for mercy.  Get those wallets out.

We start with hip-hop “legends”.  The Roots (aka The Legendary Roots Crew) drop their 11th release, entitled How I Got Over.  The group’s career spans nearly 20 years and they could not be any hotter and on top of their game.  Truly a feat in hip-hop music. True musicianship + lyric mastery = The Roots.  This album is rock solid, from start to finish. And what about the enviable list of guest artists who make a guest appearance?  Joanna Newsom, John Legend, Phonte Coleman, Monsters of Folk, members of Dirty Projectors. Outstanding.  Want further proof? Take a listen to “Dear God 2.0″ and tell me that this is not destined to be one of the top releases of the year.

And speaking of hip-hop, one of the most gifted MCs ever has just released his latest.  Eminem unleashes Recovery (which, up until recently, was to be titled Relapse 2) on the masses.  After listening to the new album, the title change was brilliant, given that this is indeed a departure for 2009′s Relapse.  The rapid-fire delivery is still there, but the tone of this album feels different.  Serious and a bit forlorn, but the biting lyricism is still there, and really, that is why his many fans keep coming back for more.

Some old favorites also have new music out this week.  Look for new music from Laurie Anderson, Cyndi Lauper,  Herbie Hancock, Keith Sweat, and Macy Gray.

And finally, look for new music from Stars, The Chemical Brothers, Bob Baldwin, Samantha James, Danzig,  Vince Neil, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Sarah Harmer, Uffie, Kele, Front Line Assembly, The Constellations, Ozzy Osbourne, and Sia.  Speaking of Sia, here’s her latest single “Clap Your Hands.”  If nothing else, she’s quirky…and can sing.

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