New Release Tuesday – February 7, 2012
Wow! We’re already into the second month of the year. Are you still catching up on last month’s releases as I am? Well, no pressure but there’s a brand new crop of music out this week just waiting for your attentive ears. New music this week from Air, A Place To Bury Strangers, Bahamas, Bebe,...
New Release Tuesday – January 31, 2012
Ready. Set. Listen. It is time to explore this week’s new music releases. Let me start by saying that there must be something brewing on the jazz scene, because there are a lot of great new releases this week. Jeff Lorber, Candy Dulfer, Jeremy Pelt, Najee, Eric Marienthal and The Soul Rebels all release new...
Rosie And Me Hit You With The “Arrow Of My Ways”
Rosie and Me may not be a band that you’re familiar with at this time, but the group is building a solid fanbase, one song at a time. After receiving much critical praise with the release of the 2010 EP, Bird and Whale, this week, the Brazilian band, fronted by Rosanne Machado, released its latest...
Yuna Wants You To “Live Your Life”
If you haven’t heard of Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna, I’m sure that’s about to change. Yesterday, her latest single entitled “Live Your Life” was released on FADER and it is a definite banger. Is it any wonder, given that Pharrell Williams produced this tune for Yuna. Hot, hot stuff. A full-length album in coming a little...
NEW RELEASE TUESDAY – January 17, 2012
If new music is what you want, then you’ve come to the right place. Today’s releases come from a couple of old favorites and some relative newcomers on the scene. There’s a little jazz, a little indie rock, and a bit of pop on this week’s list. Out today is new music from Ani Difranco,...
NEW RELEASE TUESDAY – November 22, 2011
Looking for some music to add to your collection? Well, perhaps one of this week’s new releases will fill your need. This week, look for new music from Kate Bush, Mary J. Blige, J*DaVey, Chris Cornell, Rihanna, Waymon Tisdale, The Duke Spirit, P’Taah, Daughtry, Death Cab for Cutie, Javier Colon, and Yelawolf. Look for more...
New J*Davey Album Dropping…Next Week
The wait is over. J*DaVeY will release a new album next week. The L.A.-based duo has announced the release of New Designer Drug, the long-awaited album that will be available on November 22, 2011. It appears that NDD will be $2.99 on iTunes and the material primarily consists of tunes meant to be released through...
NEW RELEASE TUESDAY – November 15, 2011
It’s another New Release Tuesday with so much great new music and no time to waste. Let’s get to it. The amazingly awesome Betty Wright, an artist with a career spanning five decades, is out with her first album in a decade. Betty Wright – The Movie is not a comeback. After all, Wright has...
NEW RELEASE TUESDAY – November 8, 2011
There is a wonderfully ridiculous amount of new music out this week. New music for you to explore and share with others. Whatever your music palette, there is something here. British dream-pop band This Mortal Coil releases what I believe is its first box set today, simply titled This Mortal Coil.The band’s haunting, ethereal...
Feel The Funk With El Rego
The man known as Benin’s ‘Godfather of Funk’ has a “new” album out. African soul music legend Theophile Do Rego, better known by his recording monicker “El Rego” is getting a little love from Daptone Records. The label has compiled 12 tracks from El Rego dating back to the 60′s and 70′s and packaged them...
NEW RELEASE TUESDAY – November 1, 2011
Hello there Musicheads. Welcome to November. We usher in this first day of the 11th month of the year with a ridiculous number of great new releases that you’ll want to get RIGHT NOW. One of my favorite releases out this week comes from Idle Warship, a collaboration between hip-hop artist Talib Kweli and singer...
Video: DJ Jazzy Jeff & Ayah – “Forgive Me Love”
Back in July, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Ayah released their project Back for More and the blogosphere has been buzzing every since. If you haven’t heard it yet, stop what you’re doing and head on over to Bandcamp to download it now. Did I mention that you can get it free? Well, this week the...