New Music CDs July 2009

Abnormally Attracted to Sin
Tori Amos
CD 781.63 AMO 2009
ABNORMALLY ATTRACTED TO SIN, Tori’s tenth studio album, is another innovative chapter in the artist’s trailblazing story. Every track on the album will be accompanied by a corresponding `visualette,’ featuring footage that has been captured over the past year. Shot in HD and Super 8, the visualettes will incorporate a documentary style.

Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
Michael Bublé
CD 781.63 BUB 2009
Following his first #1 Pop album and his third platinum-plus disc, 2007’s Grammy® winning Call Me Irresponsible, singing sensation Michael Bublé returns to the stage with the live CD+DVD package Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden. Featuring powerful performances of his hits ‘Everything,’ ‘Home’ and ‘Feeling Good,’ he brings the December 5, 2008 concert at one of the most famous venues in entertainment history home to fans with Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden.

Secret, Profane and Sugarcane
Elvis Costello
CD 781.66 COS 2009
The record was produced by T Bone Burnett and recorded by Mike Piersante during a three-day session at Nashville’s Sound Emporium Studio.

Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Dave Matthews Band
CD 781.66 DAV 2009
Produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance), Big Whiskey has been hailed by Rolling Stone as the group’s “heaviest album yet, both musically and emotionally,” which went on to note: “Throughout, Carter Beauford beats out elaborate, propulsive groves; bassist Stefan Lessard lays down Flea-style funk bass lines; violinist Boyd Tinsley plays cresting, intense runs; and Matthews mirrors Moore’s saxophone lines with scatlike singing.” Billboard, in a cover story on Dave Matthews Band, praised Big Whiskey as “its best album yet… Highlights include the funk-rock rave-up ‘Shake Me Like a Monkey,’ the stirring ballad ‘Lying in the Hands of God,’ the swampy rocker ‘Alligator Pie (Cockadile),’ radio-friendly fare like ‘Why I Am,’ which features playful horns over a solid rock riff and a hooky chorus, and ‘Funny the Way It Is,’ which parlays a subtle intro into a soaring, syncopated anthem.”

Terminator Salvation Original Movie Soundtrack
Danny Elfman
CD 781.542 ELF 2009
The Terminator franchise, whose first three films have grossed more than $1 billion at the box office worldwide, has been reinvented and reinvigorated on screen and on album with its fourth installment. Featuring an original score by four-time Oscar® nominee Danny Elfman (Milk, Big Fish, Good Will Hunting, Men In Black) and a flashback from Alice In Chains, Terminator Salvation – Original Soundtrack honors the past but begins again. Capturing what director McG calls “the delicate nature of humanity and the unrelenting brutality of the machines,” Elfman’s synthesizer/orchestral score for Terminator Salvation elevates and expands the sweeping soundscape of one of the most successful series of films in history.

Next to Normal (Original Broadway Cast) [CAST RECORDING]
Tom Kitt
CD 782.14 KIT 2009
Next to Normal has been described as a contemporary musical that explores how one suburban household copes with crisis. With provocative lyrics and an electrifying score of more than 30 original songs, Next to Normal shows how far two parents will go to keep themselves sane and their family’s world intact.

Amanda Leigh
Mandy Moore
CD 781.63 MOO 2009
2009 album from the singer, songwriter, actress and wife to Pop/Rock troubadour Ryan Adams. Amanda Leigh was produced by Mike Viola, leader of The Candy Butchers and co-songwriter for music from That Thing You Do and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. The album’s direction is inspired by Moore and Viola’s mutual love for Paul McCartney’s Ram album and the songwriting of artists like Todd Rundgren, Joni Mitchell, CSNY and Nilsson. Mandy has sold over 8 million albums worldwide. Her critically acclaimed performances in movies such as Saved, American Dreamz and the more recent, Dedication, have made her one of Hollywood’s most desirable actresses.

The Eternal
Sonic Youth
CD 781.66 SON 2009
After years on Geffen Records, Sonic Youth return to an indie label with their sixteenth studio album. “The Eternal” is a supercharged rocker, recalling aspects of the Evol-Sister-Daydream Nation holy trinity, but with cleaner, louder production and more straightforward momentum. With Pavement’s Mark Ibold joining on bass, and producer John Agnello back at the controls, “The Eternal” takes the melodic songwriting of 2006’s “Rather Ripped” and slams down the accelerator pedal.

Something to Say
Matthew West
CD 781.7 WES 2008
Track Listing:     Intro — Something to say — The motions — You are everything — The center — Save a place for me — Life inside you — Safe and sound — The moment of truth — A friend in the world — All the broken pieces — Stop the world.

Angels and Demons Original Movie Soundtrack
Hans Zimmer
CD 781.542 ZIM 2009
Track Listing:     160 BPM — God particle — Air — Fire — Black smoke — Science and religion — Immolation — Election by adoration — 503.

Music CDs, June 2009

Greatest Hits II
Kenny Chesney
CD 781.642 CHE 2009
2009 collection from the Country music great, his second collection of hits, featuring 15 tracks including the brand new single ‘Out Last Night’ (only available on this collection!). Since his debut album 15 years ago, Chesney has managed to shift 25 million units and consistently plays live to over one million fans every year. Not bad for a seemingly average-guy from Knoxville, TN!

Live In London [LIVE]
Leonard Cohen
CD 781.62 COH 2009
For over four decades, Leonard Cohen has been one of the most important and influential songwriters of our time, a figure whose body of work achieves greater depths of mystery and meaning as time goes on. His songs have set a virtually unmatched standard in their seriousness and range. Sex, spirituality, religion, power – he has relentlessly examined the largest issues in human lives, always with a full appreciation of how elusive answers can be to the vexing questions he raises. But those questions, and the journey he has traveled in seeking to address them, are the ever-shifting substance of his work, as well as the reasons why his songs never lose their overwhelming emotional force. Documentaries, awards, tribute albums and the ongoing march of artists eager to record his songs all acknowledge the peerless contribution Cohen has made to what one of his titles aptly calls “The Tower of Song.”

21st Century Breakdown
Green Day
CD 781.66 GRE 2009
2009 release, the Punk trio’s long-awaited eighth studio album,. The album is the best-selling trio’s first studio album since 2004’s two-time Grammy Award-winning Punk Rock opera American Idiot, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart, spawned five hit singles, and went on to sell more than 12 million copies worldwide. 21st Century Breakdown is divided into three acts: “Heroes and Cons,” “Charlatans and Saints,” and “Horseshoes and Handgrenades,” and follows a young couple, Christian and Gloria, through the mess and promise of the century so far. Songs include “Know Your Enemy”, “21 Guns”, “East Jesus Nowhere”, “Before the Lobotomy”, and “Restless Heart Syndrome.”

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Harry Gregson-Williams
CD 781.542 GRE 2009
Logan through time — Special privileges — Lagos, Nigeria — Wade goes to work — Kayla — Victor visits — Adamantium — Agent Zero comes for Logan — Logan meets Gambit — To the island — Deadpool — The towers collapse — Memories lost — –I’ll find my own way.

Sounds Of The Universe
Depeche Mode
CD 781.66 DEP 2009
In chains — Hole to feed — Wrong — Fragile tension — Little soul — In sympathy — Peace — Come back — Spacewalker — Perfect — Miles away ; The truth is — Jezebel — Corrupt.

Star Trek
Michael Giacchino
CD 781.542 GIA 2009
Original soundtrack to the highly anticipated 2009 motion picture. From producer/director J.J. Abrams (Lost, Mission: Impossible: III, and Fringe) comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, Star Trek, featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no one has gone before. Starring Chris Pine as Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Spock, Simon Pegg as Scotty, with Eric Bana, Winona Ryder and Leonard Nimoy. Michael Giacchino, who has served as J.J. Abrams’ musical lieutenant on all his projects, follows the extraordinarily rich musical legacy of Alexander Courage, Jerry Goldsmith, and James Horner, as he boards the Enterprise for her maiden voyage.

The Power of One
Israel Houghton and New Breed
CD 782.254 HOU 2009
1. My Name Iz – Everywhere That I Go – Just Wanna Say – Surely Goodness – The Power Of One (Change The World) – U R Loved – Moving Forward – I Receive – Saved By Grace – Every Prayer – Sing Redemption’s Song – Better To Believe – You Found Me – My Tribute Medley

Freedom
Mandisa
CD 782.254 MAN 2009
My deliverer — How much — He is with you — The definition of me (feat. Blanca from Group 1 Crew) — Not guilty — Leave it in the valley — Victorious — Broken hallelujah — Freedom song — Dance dance dance — You wouldn’t cry (Andrew’s song).

Nights in Rodanthe
Various Artists
CD 781.542 NIG 2008
Based on the #1 NY Times bestseller by Nicholas Sparks, “Nights In Rodanthe” follows a woman (Diane Lane) with her life in chaos as she retreats to the tiny coastal town of Rodanthe to tend a friend’s inn for the weekend. The only guest at the inn (Richard Gere) arrives with a storm closing in on the town. The two turn to each other for comfort and, in one magical weekend, set in motion a life-changing romance. The soundtrack features “In Rodanthe” written and performed by Emmylou Harris, along with heartwarming songs in the style of Piedmont Blues by such artists as Count Basie, Ruth Brown, Slim & Slam, Dinah Washington, and more.

Yes
Pet Shop Boys
CD 781.63 PET 2009
Limited edition 2CD includes extra CD of “dub” versions of the songs, specially produced and mixed by the acclaimed Xenomania.

Unstoppable
Rascal Flatts
CD 781.642 RAS 2009
With Unstoppable, Gary, Joe Don and Jay release their most powerful and accessible album to date, taking their career and country music another large step forward. Produced by Dann Huff and Rascal Flatts, the record applies the group’s formidable talents to a spectrum of songs that range from the pure drama of “Forever,” which deals, as the group has so often in the past, with the pain of a broken relationship, to the pure fun of “Summer Nights,” a romp through a world of coolers and bikinis guaranteed to be a concert favorite. The trio is as proud of the project as they’ve ever been.

The Sound Of Madness
Shinedown
CD 781.66 SHI 2008
The record opens with lead single “Devour.” Its heavy onslaught of ripping guitars and relentless drums would not sound out of place on a Guitar Hero soundtrack. Of the album, frontman Brent Smith says “In the seven years of this thing called Shinedown, I’ve seen a lot of different things – what we’ve all gone through on the road, things in our personal lives or witnessed firsthand through the fans that we’ve made and the relationships we’ve built with our audience. I think the biggest thing was I didn’t want to sugarcoat the way life can be sometimes.” Their face-melting rock comes as no surprise, considering that the band hails from sultry Jacksonville, Florida.

Hook Me Up
The Veronicas
CD 781.66 VER 2008
Three years ago, The Veronicas-identical twin sisters Jess and Lisa Origliasso-took their homeland of Australia by storm with their brilliant and phenomenally successful debut album, The Secret Life Of The Veronicas. Now a dramatic new sound marks The Veronicas’ musical coming of age on Hook Me Up. Their pop punk leanings have given way to a more sophisticated electro-beat feel, though still marked by the sisters’ signature harmonies and vocals, and innate pop sensibility.

Fork In The Road
Neil Young
CD 781.66 YOU 2009
The DVD in this CD+DVD package
features three live, never-before-seen concert videos, and videos for four songs on the album.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Neil Young is stirring things up again. This time he is rolling on down the road not only with an auto-centric concept album but with his own electric ride. Fork In The Road, whose largely ecocar themed songs he debuted in concert during the past year, will get a promotional push from the 1959 Lincoln Continental Young has converted to hybrid technology and which he plans to drive to Washington, D.C. With Fork In The Road as current as today’s headlines, the controversial and mad-as-hell Neil Young is still rockin’ the free world and once more is taking the road less traveled.

Roadsinger (To Warm You Through The Night)
Yusuf/Cat Stevens
CD 781.63 ISL 2009
In “roadsinger,” the illuminating title track to Yusuf’s new album, he asks, “Where do you go in a world filled with fright? Only a song to warm you through the night.” For decades, his has been the voice that has carried us through the darkness. One of the most influential and successful singer-songwriters of the last 40 years, Yusuf has provided the perfect salve for a troubled world–a beautifully nuanced, warm voice shielding us against harsh, turbulent times bringing songs of truth and hope.

New Music CDs 4/23/2009

Wide Open
Jason Aldean
CD 781.642 ALD 2009
2009 release, the third album from the successful Country rocker. After selling two million copies of his first two albums, topping the charts with five smash hits, racking up award nominations and hitting every stop on the requisite “new artist” tour circuit for the last three years, Aldean is running full throttle into Spring. As the title implies, Wide Open celebrates the unlimited opportunities life offers, while recognizing the all-too-familiar speed bumps along the way. “She’s Country,” the first single off Wide Open, is now the fastest-rising single of his career to date.

Feel That Fire
Dierks Bentley
CD 781.642 BEN 2009
Dierks Bentley brings you Feel That Fire, his first studio album since the Grammy® nominated 2006 release Long Trip Alone. The rapid chart success of the album’s lead single, ‘Feel That Fire’, already has people buzzing, and is successfully blazing the way for Dierks’ new release, his fifth album from Capitol Records Nashville.

3 Rounds and a Sound
Blind Pilot
CD 781.66 BLI 2008
Blind Pilot sounds something like a wistful mix of The Shins with a bit of Iron & Wine folksiness. But these comparisons don’t give a full representation of the unbelievable beauty of this album.

Approaching Normal
Blue October
CD 781.66 BLU 2009
2009 album from the Texas Post-Grunge quintet. Approaching Normal is Blue October’s follow-up to their platinum-plus selling 2006 album Foiled and the 100k selling Foiled Deluxe. Famed Twilight author Stephanie Meyer says this about the band: ”…there is empathetic power in Blue October’s music – the listener doesn’t just sympathize with the feeling of the song, the listener has no choice but to feel the song as if the emotion was his/her own.” 13 tracks including the first single ‘Dirt Room’.

Free
Gavin DeGraw
CD 781.66 DEG 2009
2009 release, the third album from the multi-platinum singer/songwriter. Free is a collection of songs that showcase the true spirit of his incredible talent. Following up on Gavin’s self-titled sophomore release which included the hit ‘In Love With A Girl’, Free showcases Gavin’s versatility and soulful roots to form a collection of new songs, previously unrecorded fan favorites and a stunning cover of Chris Whitley’s ‘Indian Summer’. Joining Gavin on this record are such virtuosos as Audley Freed on guitar (Black Crowes), and Charley Drayton on drums (Keith Richards, Johnny Cash) who help give Free a rich, organic depth and help take Gavin’s natural ability to create memorable songs into a new direction.

The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
CD 781.66 ELB 2008
Acclaimed for their innovative sound and candid, evocative lyrics, Elbow has received vast critical acclaim and been endorsed by major artists Blur, R.E.M. and U2. Elbow return with a new album, “The Seldom Seen Kid”, their follow up to 2005’s universally acclaimed Leaders Of The Free World and first for Fiction/Geffen Records. In support of the new set Elbow will be coming stateside kicking things off with a show in New York City April 26, 2008 at Webster Hall.

The Mountain
Heartless Bastards
CD 781.66 HEA 2009
The album, entitled The Mountain, delivers the powerful howl that fans expect from the Heartless Bastards, but also weaves in adventure with mandolins, banjos, strings and Erika s transcendent voice.

The Long Fall Back to Earth
Jars Of Clay
CD 781.7 JAR 2009
Track Listing:     The long fall — Weapons — Two hands — Heaven — Closer — Safe to land — Headphones — Don’t stop — Boys (lesson one) — Hero — Scenic route — There might be a light — Forgive me — Heart.

Shine
Martina McBride
CD 781.642 MCB 2009
2009 album from the Country Music favorite. Martina McBride’s illustrious career has produced 22 Top 10 hits, 18 million albums sold, four CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Awards, three ACM Top Female Vocalist Awards, and a Grammy Award. Since her debut album, she has consistently produced timely and thought provoking music and Shine, continues Martina’s musical legacy. The 11-song collection is the first producing collaboration between Dann Huff (Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban) and McBride, and has already spawned a Top 20 smash with ‘Ride’.

Spirit of Apollo
N.A.S.A.
CD 781.649 NAS 2009
N.A.S.A is an ongoing creative collaboration between two lifelong music aficionados, Squeak E. Clean ad DJ Zegon, and their friends, friends of friends and musical heroes. While N.A.S.A. stands for North America/South America and contains a number of superstar artists from both coasts of the US, it is about as far from a tension-building geographical showdown as a record can get. Rather, their Anti debut The Spirit of Apollo was born with the righteous goal of bringing people together through music and art, and that is exactly what masterminds Sam Spiegel (Squeak E. Clean) and Ze Gonzales (DJ Zegon) have done. Brazilian funk provides the roots of the songs and binds them together into a cohesive whole, but from there, the imagination behind The Spirit of Apollo ranges far and wide.

Naked Willie
Willie Nelson
CD 781.642 NEL 2009
After establishing himself as a major Nashville songwriter (he wrote “Crazy” for Patsy Cline, among others), Willie Nelson signed his first serious artist contract at RCA in 1964. At that time, the producers and A&R men like Chet Atkins were boss. Singers weren’t allowed to select arrangements, musicians, studios – any of the key factors in making the records the artist has in mind. Willie was constantly frustrated by the syrupy strings, vocal group choruses and generally “slick” final product. Fast forward to 2008. Willie and long-time harmonica player Mickey Raphael are casually wondering what those records would or could sound like if only the multi-track tapes could be tracked down and the songs re-mixed with the original intent in mind. Gone are the strings and gangs of back-up singers. Gone, in fact is most of the production that always “ruined” the songs. NAKED WILLIE is a new collection of 17 vintage RCA sides – spanning 1966-1970 – FINALLY the Willie way.

NOW That’s What I Call Music! 30
Various Artists
CD 781.63 NOW 2009
Track Listing: Just dance (Lady Gaga feat. Colby O’Donis) — Womanizer (Britney Spears) — Keeps gettin’ better (Christina Aguilera) — Let it rock (radio edit) (Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne) — Heartless (album version) (Kanye West) — Miss Independent (album version) (Ne-Yo) — Green light (radio edit) (John Legend feat. André 3000) — Rehab (album version) (Rihanna) — I hate this part (Pussycat Dolls) — Sober (Pink) — Crush (David Archuleta) — About you now (Miranda Cosgrove) — Gives you hell (album version) (All American Rejects) — Light on (David Cook) — 18 days (Saving Abel) — Gotta be somebody (Nickelback) — Thinking of you (Katy Perry) — I’m yours (Jason Mraz) — Love story (US pop mix) (Taylor Swift) — Sweet thing (Keith Urban).

Pineapple Express
Original Soundtrack
CD 781.542 PIN 2008
Soundtrack features New Exclusive End Title Song by Huey Lewis who has become surprisingly visible with appearances on Leno and on stage with Garth Brooks. Radio Awareness Campaign for Huey Lewis Single as well as TV appearances to support the film and perform the song. From the Guy Who Brought You… Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up, 40 Year Old Virgin, Talladega Nights and Superbad to name a few. New Judd Apatow comedy stars Seth Rogan and James Franco (Spiderman).

Ultra Dance 09
Various Artists
CD 781.554 ULT 2008
Following in the stellar tradition of the Ultra Dance series is this double disc package of all the biggest dance/pop hits impacting now and through 2008 from a collection of gold and platinum artists. Artists include Christina Aguilera, The Killers, David Guetta vs. The Egg, Kelis, Rihanna, Hello Goodbye, Tiesto, and more.

Ultra Dance, Vol. 10
Various Artists
CD 781.554 ULT 2009
10 years in the making, the Ultra Dance series is the longest running and most highly anticipated dance compilation release in North America. Ultra Dance 10 maintains the series’ reputation for hosting the hottest tunes and mixes of the year. The 2009 release features an incredible exclusive track, T.I. feat. Rihanna ‘Live Your Life’ and also includes Britney Spears, Flo Rida feat. Will.i.am, Estelle, Plies feat. Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Usher, Chris Brown, Kid Cudi and many more. This special decade edition of Ultra Dance is mixed by none other than Jason Nevins, famed remixer, chart-topping producer and DJ at NYC’s legnedary radio station, Z100.

Defying Gravity
Keith Urban
CD 781.642 URB 2009
Keith Urban is an artist in all aspects of the word. He carefully crafts the songs he records, tweaking lyrics and melodies until they are just right. Keith might argue that a song is never perfect, but judging from the rapid success of his latest single, “Sweet Thing,” fans do not agree. After only ten weeks on the chart, the lead single from Keith’s March 31st release, Defying Gravity, has already cracked the Top-10!

Hideaway
The Weepies
CD 781.66 WEE 2008
Track Listing: Can’t go back now — Orbiting — Hideaway — Wish I could forget — All good things — Little bird — Antarctica — How you survived the war — Not dead yet — Old coyote — Just blue — Lighting candles — Takes so long — All this beauty.

Newest Music CDs 3/17/09

Blue Lights on the Runway
Bell X1
CD 781.66 BEL 2009
After critical raves, three national tours and multiple late-night TV bookings surrounding their breakout album ‘Flock,’ Irish band Bell X1 is back with the ambitious and cutting ‘Blue Lights on the Runway.’ Their second album on Yep Roc Records, ‘BLOTR’ belies a synth-based metamorphosis for the group Paste Magazine called, ”one of Ireland’s greatest bands.” The central creative trio of Paul Noonan, Dave Geraghty and Dominic Phillips retained the melody-focused approach of their first album but expanded their sound through the addition of glitchy electronic nuances (”The Ribs of a Broken Umbrella”) crunching, prominent guitars (”Breastfed”) and glittery art pop (”The Great Defector”). Noonan’s gorgeous ballad ”Light Catches Your Face” anchors the work, exemplifying the emotional gamut fans have come to expect from the versatile rockers. Touring, licensing and the excitement of their now legendarily rabid fans are sure to combine for an even greater swell of success for Bell X1 in 2009.

Noble Beast
Andrew Bird
CD 781.66 BIR 2009
Double vinyl LP pressing. 2009 release from the quirky but melodic singer/songwriter. Swiftly picking up popularity with his fifth album The Mysterious Production of Eggs, Andrew Bird then signed with Fat Possum Records for his 2007 highly anticipated follow-up record Armchair Apocrypha. Now he stands poised with this new record, which he spent most of 2008 working on. 14 tracks.

Middle Cyclone
Neko Case
CD 781.642 CAS 2008
The fifteen-track Middle Cyclone is Neko Case’s first release since 2006’s Fox Confessor Brings The Flood, the best-reviewed and best-selling album of her career. Middle Cyclone was produced by Case with Darryl Neudorf and recorded in Tucson, Brooklyn, Toronto, and Vermont. It features Case backed by her core band – guitarist Paul Rigby, bassist Tom V. Ray, backing vocalist Kelly Hogan, multi-instrumentalist Jon Rauhouse, and drummer Barry Mirochnick – along with numerous guests including M. Ward, Garth Hudson, Sarah Harmer, and members of The New Pornographers, Los Lobos, Calexico, The Sadies, Visqueen, The Lilys, and Giant Sand, among others. In addition to twelve new songs written by Case, Middle Cyclone includes covers of ‘Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth’ by Sparks, and “Don’t Forget Me” by Harry Nilsson.

All I Ever Wanted
Kelly Clarkson
CD 781.63 CLA 2009
2009 release, the fourth album from one of the biggest Pop stars on the planet! All I Ever Wanted was produced by Howard Benson, Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Ryan Tedder, Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello. Kelly’s debut album Thankful sold over three million albums worldwide and her follow-up, Breakaway, scanning an unprecedented 10 million albums worldwide. Kelly has enjoyed nine Billboard Hot 100 singles including ‘A Moment Like This’, ‘Because of You’, ‘Breakaway’ and the #1 smash hit ‘Since U Been Gone’. 16 tracks including the single ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’.

Dark Was the Night
Various Artists
CD 781.66 DAR 2009
On the occasion of WORLD AIDS DAY today, December 1st a press announcement was made with the complete list of participating artists and cover art for the upcoming 4ADrelease Dark Was The Night. Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National produced the album, and John Carlin, the founder of the Red Hot Organization was the executive producer. A total of 31 exclusive tracks have been recorded for the compilation. It will be available as a double cd/triple viny and will benefit the Red Hot Organization – an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. Red Hot was founded on the premise that even without a cure, AIDS remains a preventable disease and music is a great vehicle to raise money and awareness for it.

Wish
Sutton Foster
CD 781.63 FOS 2008
The debut solo album from one of Broadway’s most prolific new generation leading ladies. Sutton Foster has wowed audiences since her star turn in Thoroughly Modern Millie, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Since then, she has continued to light up the stage year after year, starring in Little Women – The Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, Young Frankenstein, and now in the new Shrek – The Musical. Sutton brings some of her favorite influences and inspirations to this studio recording, based upon the concerts which she performs across the country.

Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
India.Arie
CD 781.643 IND 2008
The world renowned award winning singer/songwriter India.Arie debuted in 2001 with her Motown release Acoustic Soul. She followed up in 2002 with her sophomore CD Voyage To India and then in 2006 released her third album, the more personally expressive Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship. She has sold over 7 million copies worldwide and has received numerous awards and nominations including 16 Grammy nominations, 2 Grammy awards, along with awards from BET, NAACP Billboard Music, Radio Music, MTV, VH1 Vogue Fashion, Essence Magazine and others.

Perfect Time for a Breakdown
Sharon Little
CD 781.63 LIT 2008
Sharon Little had been making ends meet as a waitress in a Philadelphia-area restaurant when she scored a record deal with CBS Records in early 2008. Within weeks of completing her new album, Perfect Time For A Breakdown, Sharon was chosen by Robert Plant, Alison Krauss and T Bone Burnett to open their entire Raising Sand U.S. tour, which will put her in front of thousands of fans each night of the 33-show trek.

Astral Weeks Live At the Hollywood Bowl
Van Morrison
CD 781.66 MOR 2009
Recorded in 1968 when the Belfast-bred, blues-rock music legend Van Morrison was just 22 years old, Astral Weeks immediately received critical acclaim and continues to be cited as one of the greatest albums of the rock era. Subsequently the album has been ranked on numerous Best Albums of All Time lists, including #19 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and the 40th Greatest Album Ever on VH-1’s list in 2003. Both Astral Weeks and Moondance (Morrison’s next album) were inducted into the Grammy® Hall of Fame.

The Last Pale Light In The West
Ben Nichols
CD 781.642 NIC 2008
The debut mini album by Lucero frontman Ben Nichols was inspired by Cormac McCarthy’s novel, “Blood Meridien”. Recorded with Rick Steff (Cat Power, Lucero) and Todd Beane (Glossary). Features Nichols’ signature gravelly voice accompanied by his acoustic guitar, complimented by Steff’s piano and accordion, and Beane’s subtle pedal steel guitar. RIYL: Tom Waits, “Nebraska”-era Bruce Springsteen.

Parish Bar
Jeb Loy Nichols
CD 781.642 NIC 2009
A modern-day Renaissance Man, Jeb Loy Nichols is a musician, songwriter, and visual artist whose creative path has taken him from his birthplace in the Midwest, to London, and rural Wales. PARISH BAR was made at home, over the past couple years, in between other projects. Some of the tracks came quickly, other tracks crawled into being, a layer at a time, explains Jeb Loy Nichols. It all started because I was involved in doing a series of wood cuts entitled Ghost Yard. Ghost Yard was a public park in the Bronx where Afrika Bambaataa birthed Zulu Nation and helped bring about the age of hip-hop. When I lived in NYC from 1979 until 83, I went to the parties that Bambaataa threw there. Like the music, the parties were grass roots affairs, a collection of sounds and influences that said: what you see is what you get! This is who we are and that s what I wanted to say with Parish Bar. This who I was and who I am! No big deal just relax and have a good time.

Notorious Soundtrack
Original Soundtrack
CD 781.542 NOT 2009
Known to his family as Christopher Wallace, to his friends as Biggie, and to his fans around the world as a legend, there can be no doubt that this Brooklyn rapper changed music forever. And now the epic tale of this one of a kind MC comes to the big screen. The Notorious Soundtrack, the companion piece to the highly anticipated motion picture, tells the story of the late, great B.I.G. the way he would- through rhymes and beats. Filled with timeless classics like ‘Juicy’ and ‘Hypnotize’ plus new songs by some of hip hop’s biggest names AND never-before-released demos from the rapper’s earliest days, this is a collection no hip hop fan should be without.

Compass
Joshua Redman
CD 781.653 RED 2009
While touring in support of his 2007 release, Back East, Redman decided he wanted to continue exploring sax/bass/drums trio format and started to compose new material with that often challenging configuration in mind. The result is Compass, a disc that Redman describes as ‘a journey for me…an expansion on, and an extension of Back East.’ Compass goes in an entirely new direction for Redman; its an exhilarating leap into uncharted territory. Compass is nothing short of mesmerizing, its conceptual risks paying off for musician and listener alike.

No Line On The Horizon
U2
CD 781.66 U2 2009
No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2, will be released on Tues, March 3, 2009. The band’s 12th studio album calls on the production talents of long-time collaborators Brian Eno and Danny Lanois, with additional production by Steve Lillywhite.

War Child presents Heroes
Various Artists
CD 781.66 WAR 2009
Astralwerks and War Child, an award winning charity that provides humanitarian assistance to war-affected children in some of the most devastated regions of the world, are proud to announce a unique and unprecedented collaboration between some of the biggest names in music history and today’s hottest artists. We asked some of the biggest legends in music history (Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, David Bowie) to select a classic track from their own songwriting catalog, and nominate an artist from the next generation (Beck, The Hold Steady, Duffy, TV On The Radio) to create a modern reworking of that classic song. This album is the result: 16 exclusive and truly inspired cover versions.

All Album Artwork taken from Amazon.com

New Music CDs – 3/6/09

It’s Not Me, It’s You
Lily Allen
YA 781.63 ALL 2009
It’s Not Me, It’s You, is the follow-up to Lily Allen’s critically acclaimed 2007 debut, Alright, Still. The album finds Lily in top form, creating a record Blender’s recent “In The Studio” feature described as “part God, part country and all middle finger.” Allen wrote and recorded the album’s 12 songs with producer Greg Kurstin (the bird and the bee), who worked with her on three songs for Alright, Still – “Everything’s Just Wonderful,” “Alfie” and “Not Big.”

Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies
CD 782.42 OF 2008
Rock balladeers Christian Kiefer, Matthew Gerken, and Jefferson Pitcher have performed a remarkable feat. They have composed and recorded 43 songs, one for each of the past and current presidents of these United States. Most songs were written as part of the 2007 RPM “Album in a Month” Challenge, but after the challenge ended they decided to finish the songs and sought out other artists to assist with the endeavor. They also plan on writing a song about our 44th president, available for free download from Standard’s website, once we know who it is going to be.

Performing This Week…Live At Ronnie Scotts [LIVE]
Jeff Beck
CD 781.66 BEC 2008
Jeff Beck is a true rock legend. From his time with the Yardbirds in the sixties, through the Jeff Beck Group and throughout his solo career his unique guitar style and constant desire to explore new musical areas and sounds has won him the admiration of his peers and the adoration of legions of fans. In 2007 Jeff Beck performed a series of concerts at the renowned Ronnie Scott’s club in London. They became the must have ticket of the year with a packed audience every night of the famous and the fans. This CD features performances recorded across the different nights and presents the best version of each track.

Hold Time
M. Ward
CD 781.62 WAR 2009
Although he’s been compared to everyone from John Fahey to Tom Waits to Howe Gelb, with “Hold Time”, it’s clear that M. Ward, with his brilliant guitar playing and innate sense of melody, is one of those rare and special talents who defy comparison and compartmentalization. His deft guitar picking, bar room piano, and voice like drizzled honey make him a huge favorite of music critics and the focus of public praise from such disparate talents as Norah Jones and Oasis’ Noel Gallagher.

Take It to the Floor
Cash Cash
CD 781.66 CAS 2008
The breakthrough, boisterous techno-pop of Universal Republic newcomers Cash Cash will be bounding into stores with their Universal Republic debut album to be made available to fans nationwide on January 20. The charismatic band is currently riding the wave of their insatiable hit “Party In Your Bedroom,” which has exploded on radio and via youtube, thanks to the turbo-charged chemistry supplied by brothers Jean Paul Makhlouf (vocals, guitar) and Alex Makhlouf (keyboards, programming), and the band’s riveting rhythm section: Sam Frisch (bass, vocals), Anthony Villacari (drums, percussion), and Mike Doerr (guitar, vocals).

Troubadour
K’Naan
CD 781.649 KNA 2009
2009 release. Recorded primarily in Kingston, Jamaica where K’Naan was granted unprecedented access by his friends Stephen and Damian Marley to their father Bob Marley’s original home studio at 56 Hope Road and the legendary Tuff Gong studios Troubadour is a Hip Hop album like no other. K’Naan successfully blends samples and live instrumentation for a sound that’s both rooted in traditional African melodies and the classic Hip Hop tradition. Features Kirk Hammett of Metallica on the song ‘If Rap Gets Jealous’.

2009 Grammy Nominees
Various Artists
CD 781.63 GRA 2009
A Winning Compilation Of The Best Songs & Artists Of The Year From The 2009 GRAMMY Awards, Music’s Biggest Night – Proceeds Benefit MusiCares And The Grammy Foundation!

Years of Refusal
Morrissey
CD 781.66 MOR 2009
Morrissey is often recognized as the most important British musician of his generation. The New York Times recently stated, “Morrissey isn’t just any singer: he has become one of the defining rock stars of the past few decades by virtue of his grand voice, his grander songs, and his charming habit of playing with melodrama”. His influence is felt worldwide through the countless artists that cite him as their primary inspiration. “Years of Refusal” is a masterful work that finds Morrissey and the band at their best with a muscular sound and the inimitable voice and lyrics of a legend.

Incredibad
The Lonely Island
CD 781.66 LON 2008
Dubbed by many critics as the world’s `funniest comedy team for the internet generation,’ the comedic collaborative of Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer will release, “INCREDIBAD”, their first comedy CD/DVD February 10, 2009. The innovative triumvirate commonly known as The Lonely Island made online and television history with some of the webs most popular satirical sketches.

Ryan Leslie
Ryan Leslie
CD 781.643 LES 2008
“They try to put me in a box–it’s impossible!” Ryan Leslie proclaims as he opens his Top 40 R&B hit “Diamond Girl,” the hit debut single from his highly anticipated self-titled U.S. debut. It’s impossible to imagine a box expansive enough to contain the singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, Internet visionary and chief executive of NextSelection Lifestyle Group. The Harvard graduate is a performer at heart, a prolific musician with his own infectious brand of R&B pop.

Mr Lucky
Chris Isaak
CD 781.66 ISA 2009
Chris Isaak, the epitome of modern musical cool, is back with Mr. Lucky, his first non-holiday studio album since 2002. Filled with his distinctive, sweetly moody, slyly sexy retro-pop, Mr. Lucky debuts alongside the television premiere of ‘The Chris Isaak Hour’, a weekly music-and-talk series on A&E’s Bio Channel. Isaak’s fans will consider themselves fortunate that new music from their Mr. Lucky has finally arrived.

New CDs 2/18/09

Black Ice
AC/DC
CD 781.66 AC/DC 2008
Rock n roll train — Skies on fire — Big Jack — Anything goes — War machine — Smash n grab — Spoilin’ for a fight — Wheels — Decibel — Stormy May day — She likes rock n roll — Money made — Rock n roll dream — Rocking all the way — Black ice.

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Alexandre Desplat
CD 781.542 DES 2008
A 2-CD collection from the acclaimed major motion picture featuring the compelling original score by Alexandre Desplat plus classic music by Louis Armstrong, The Platters and Bix Beiderbecke.

Sun Giant EP
Fleet Foxes
CD 781.66 FLE 2008
Seattle’s Fleet Foxes make such complex, harmonic, 70s inspired folk-rock, it’s hard to believe that the band’s principle songwriter, Robin Pecknold, is only 21 years old. There’s a moment on David Crosby’s “Laughing” where Cros, Joni, and the whole gang hit a harmony that might be the most gorgeous moment in the history of recorded music. The Fleet Foxes know that moment and they go for it. This EP is a precursor to the band’s debut, “Ragged Wood”, out in June.

The Stand Ins
Okkervil River
CD 781.66 OKK 2008
The sequel to 2007’s critically acclaimed “The Stage Names”, which Pitchfork praised as “one of the year’s best”, is part two of a staggered double album, picking up where part one left off, but delving deeper into the story and theme of “The Stage Names”.

New Music CDs 2/12/09

Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
CD 781.66 ANI 2009

Their ninth full-length. The whoops and hollers that previously held together the sublime, chaotic urgency of their earlier work now signal the calm sense of euphoria and wonder that ripples through this wide eyed record.

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
David Byrne, Brian Eno
CD 781.66 BYR 2008
David Byrne and Brian Eno have paired up for their first record together as co-writers since the highly influential and critically acclaimed 1981 release My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is the culmination of a year s worth of writing, recording, and travel between New York and London. Everything That Happens… was conceptualized during a visit to Brian Eno s studio after the two reconnected upon Nonesuch Records re-release of Bush of Ghosts.

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Various Artists
CD 781.542 DOC 2008
Contents Horrible theme — My freeze ray — Bad horse chorus — Caring hands — A Man’s gotta do — My eyes — Bad horse chorus (reprise) — Penny’s song — Brand new day — So they say — Everyone’s a hero — Slipping — Everything you ever — Horrible credits. Music performed by Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day and others.

The Fray
The Fray
CD 781.66 FRA 2009
Syndicate — Absolute — You found me — Say when — Never say never — Where the story ends — Enough for now — Ungodly hour — We build then we break — Happiness.

Tonight:Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
CD 781.66 FRA 2009
2009 release, the third album from Glasgow-based modern rockers. Tonight: Franz Ferdinand sees them taking a step back from the Post-Punk revival sounds that gave them their breakthrough. With Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, the band are seen to incorporate more disparate influences such as Jamaican Dub and elements of Electronica. What remains of the old Franz Ferdinand is their knack for locating a danceable rhythm and their gentle, deadpan humour. The choice of Dan Carey as producer is in keeping with this new direction, the past credits of whose include CSS and Hot Chip.

Haymaker!
Gourds
CD 781.642 GOU 2009
”Gourds Music” has its next chapter. Unclassifiable Austin sons The Gourds are back with Haymaker!, the crooked cousin to their critically acclaimed last album, Noble Creatures. On Haymaker! the band circles back, digs beneath and climbs over their gin soaked music roots with an album of grass-fed cosmic country. Rattling flourishes of soul, swamp rock and gospel rhythms spill out all over the place. Psychic songwriting apparatus Jimmy Smith, Kevin Shinyribs Russell and Max Johnston continue their chronicling of askew Texas characters who populate the subterranean Lone Star State, a world of ‘Fossil Contender’s’, ‘Luddite’s’, ‘Valentines’ and women with skin like chocolate milk, so beautiful they make married men feel no guilt. Haymaker! will undoubtedly slake the thirst of hardcore and fledgling Gourds fans alike and tip unsuspecting ears to the colorful Texas thump being laid down by this legendary band.

Chinese Democracy
Guns N’ Roses
CD 781.66 GUN 2008
The wait is over. The new album from Guns N’ Roses, Chinese Democracy, has arrived. The album, which features 14 brand new songs from Axl and company, has garnered rave reviews and is easily the most anticipated release of the year.

Waylon Forever
Waylon Jennings
CD 781.642 JEN 2008
2008 release of Grammy Award Winner and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Waylon Jennings’ final recording Waylon Forever on Vagrant Records. The eight-song collection of cover songs and originals feature the vocals of Waylon Jennings backed by his son Shooter Jennings and the .357’s. Waylon Jennings’ career spanned for more than 40 years. During his lifetime he released over 50 studio albums which generated 16 number one singles and four Country Music Awards. Texan country singer Waylon Jennings was a rocker from way back. He played bass with Buddy Holly, and his first solo records included Beatles songs, which was not usual for a Country musician at the time.

Acid Tongue
Jenny Lewis
CD 781.66 LEW 2008
Femme fatale Jenny Lewis has never sounded so passionate and her songs never so hard-hitting and acerbic as on her aptly titled solo disk, Acid Tongue. The album follows 2006’s Rabbit Fur Coat (which Spin named among the best albums of that year) and a series of acclaimed albums with indie rock fave Rilo Kiley. Featuring collaborations with A Band Called She & Him and guest appearances by Elvis Costello and Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes, Acid Tongue proves to be wicked good.

Now that’s what I call Motown
CD 781.643 NOW 2009
2009 collection, a special installment from the hugely successful Now… series of compilation albums, released to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of one of the greatest record labels in music history. Now That’s What I Call Motown presents 25 of the most beloved and timeless classic R&B tracks from some of the greatest music artists of all-time, all on one CD. Includes cuts from The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Miracles, Mary Wells, Rick James, The Commodores and many others.

Valkyrie (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Ottman (Composer)
CD 781.542 OTT 2008
They’ll remember you (4:20) — Operation Valkyrie (5:11) — What’s this really all about? (3:44) — Bunker bust (3:45) — March 13 attempt (3:38) — Midnight waltz (2:11) — A place to change (4:09) — Seconds lost (3:34) — Getting the signature (4:04) — The officer’s club (2:37) — The way it should go (3:24) — If I were that man/to theberghof (2:21) — I’m sorry (3:04) — Important call (4:07) — No more decision (2:31) — Olbricht gives the order (3:18) — Operation terminated (1:16) — Long live sacred Germany (6:13).

Working on a Dream
Bruce Springsteen
CD 781.66 SPR 2009
Limited CD/DVD edition includes a bonus DVD that contains 30 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage on the making of the album. 2009 album by one of the finest American songwriters of his generation. Working on a Dream was recorded with the E Street Band and features 12 new Springsteen compositions plus a bonus track: ‘The Wrestler’. . It is the fourth collaboration between Springsteen and Brendan O’Brien, who produced and mixed the album. Springsteen also wrote an eponymous song for Darren Aronofsky’s 2008 film The Wrestler. The song, also titled ‘The Wrestler’ won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.

We Started Nothing
The Ting Tings
CD 781.66 TIN 2008
We Started Nothing is the debut album from The Ting Tings. Tipped in the top three of the BBC’s Sound of 2008 poll at the beginning of the year, seemingly they have much to prove. However, The Ting Tings aren’t about proving themselves; they are simply here to enjoy it. Making great British pop music – their way – is what they’re about. Born of a desire to employ the DIY ethic from day one – Katie White and Jules De Martino escaped the industry trappings they once experienced in a previous band and went back to basics as a duo. They stripped back everything they thought they both knew about making music and the industry that revolved around every note. We Started Nothing is a debut album brimming with intuitive pop noise. It’s pure garage-pop and once heard will in-bed itself into your subconscious for many days, weeks, months to come. Snappy choruses trade off against angular gutar work, whip smart drumming and a succession of loops that they create live with the use of delay pedals.

New Music CDs 1/23/09

Maroon 5
Call and Response
CD 781.66 MAR 2008
Call And Response:The Remix Album is the 2008 album by Maroon 5. It features remixes of hit singles and tracks from Maroon 5’s first two studio album’s Songs About Jane and It Won’t Be Soon Before Long by various artists and producers such as ‘If I Never See Your Face Again’ -Swizz Beatz Remix,’Wake Up Call’ -Mark Ronson Remix featuring Mary J. Blige, ‘Sunday Morning’ -Questlove Remix plus Just Blaze Remix, C. “Tricky” Stewart Remix, , Pharrell Williams Remix, DJ Quick Remix, David Banner Remix, The Cool Kids Remix, Bloodshy & Avant Remix,Of Montreal Remix, ‘Deerhoof Remix, Tiesto Remix, Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Doc Remix, Premier 5 Remix, Sam Farrar Remix and Cut Copy Galactic Beach House.

Slumdog Millionaire
Various Artists
CD 781.542 RAH 2008
In composing the music for acclaimed director Danny Boyle’s intoxicating new film Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman has conjured the sound of a city, fusing the frenetic scramble of daily life in Mumbai, India into beautiful fugues that ride upon the dust clouds kicked up by its everyday people.

Electric Arguments
Youth, Paul McCartney, Fireman
CD 781.66 FIR 2008
Paul McCartney’s 2008 album with producer Youth. Each track written,recorded and sung in the space of one day with Paul McCartney, playing all instruments. ‘The album’s opener is classic rock and an instant attention grabber. A heavy guitar riff with loud drums and souring vocals, it’s like nothing The Fireman have ever done before.’ The Fireman are back after a ten-year break. Electric Arguments is their third and brand new studio album and it’s not the album people might expect from the mysterious duo.’

Common
Universal Mind Control
CD 781.649 COM 2008
Grammy Award winning artist Common returns with his unique brand of cutting edge Hip Hop on his 8th album Universal Mind Control. The 2008 album on the G.O.O.D. Music /Geffen label is executive produced by multi-platinum producers The Neptunes & Kanye West and features the Neptunes on the bulk of the production. The lead single, ‘Universal Mind Control’ is a club hit and a radio add for Urban & Rhythmic Crossover. Common has been an actor on the big screen for the last two years in critically acclaimned films, Wanted, American Gangster & Smoking Aces, plus a co-starring role in the 2009 blockbuster Terminator 4.

A Different Me
Keyshia Cole
CD 781.643 COL 2008
A Different Me is the third studio album by R&B singer and songwriter Keyshia Cole. The road to riches wasn’t easy for Keyshia yet her hard work and great voice are her successful rewards. Besides the release of a 2008 album, the new season of her BET reality show, touring and personal appearances, Keyshia is gearing up for the production of a movie based on her life. The lead single off the album, “Playa Cardz Right” featuring Tupac, originally appeared on Tupac’s Pac’s Life, and this version was rearranged by the hugely successful Grammy nominated Cole with producers Ron Fair plus Carvin and Ivan.

For Emma, Forever Ago
Bon Iver
CD 781.66 BON 2008
Justin Vernon began recording as Bon Iver following the breakup of DeYarmond Edison, an indie folk group similar in tone and manner to Iron & Wine, Little Wings and, to a certain extent, Bonnie “Prince” Billy. Pronounced ‘bohn eevair’, it is French for “good winter” which is spelled wrong deliberately. This debut CD is centered around Justin Vernon, who is the primary force behind Bon Iver, as he moved to a remote cabin in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin at the onset of winter, alone for three months. From this solitary time emerged a bold, uninhibited new musical focus of all his personal trouble, lack of perspective, heartache, longing, love, loss, and guilt that had been stockpiled over the past six years into songs. The NY Times called this record “irresistible”, and it was given a “Recommended” rating by Pitchfork. 9 tracks. Jagjaguwar Records. 2008.

Musiq Soulchild
OnMyRadio
CD 781.643 SOU 2008
Musiq Soulchild’s ‘On My Radio,’ graced by such producers as BlackKeyz and Dru Castro, is his highly anticipated sophomore album under Atlantic Records. Soulful tracks such as ‘Radio,’ ‘So Beautiful’ and ‘If You Leave’ ft. Mary J. Blige has shown that Musiq Soulchild has come back to reclaim his genre, as only he can. Crafting ear-caressing tracks that blends old-school soul fervor with new-school hip-hop rhythms, Musiq has evolved with this album.

The Priests
THE PRIESTS
CD 782.25 PRI 2008
Ave Maria — Mit würd und Hoheit angetan — Panis Angelicus — Irish blessing — Benedictus — Plegaria (Los tres amores) — Pie jesu — Hacia belen — Abide with me — Ag Crióst an siól — Gloria. Domine fili unigente — O holy night — Ecce sacerdos magnus — Be still my soul.

Konk
The Kooks
CD 781.66 KOO 2008
Konk’ was recorded over a six week period at the tail-end of 2007 in Ray Davies’ Konk Studios in north London, plus a week at Los Angeles’ Sound Factory. The sessions once again united the group with esteemed producer Tony Hoffer (Beck/Air/The Fratellis). Explaining how he came to suggest the album title, guitarist Hugh says, ‘I just started thinking how cool the studio is, and how much of a part of our sound it is.’ ‘Konk’ features twelve tracks. There’s ‘Gap’ which is classic Kooks, and ‘Shine On’ which finds Luke exploring hitherto unchartered lyrical territory over the loveliest of melodies. It’s destined to become another lynchpin in The Kooks’ live set. First single ‘Always Where I Need To Be’ is a tumbling rocker with a ‘do-do-do, do-do-do-do’ refrain that might just be the catchiest thing they’ve ever done. ‘Sway’ and ‘Mr Maker’ are other album highlights.

Already Free
Derek Trucks Band
CD 781.66 DER 2009
Nearly a year in the making and brimming with a newfound focus on original material, Already Free is The Derek Trucks Band’s natural evolution as they move forward integrating influences that span a variety of musical genres. Known for their blues roots, the group takes this album well beyond blues to incorporate the larger sounds of rock & soul. Already Free, features a stirring cover of Bob Dylan’s Down In The Flood as well as the new songs, Down Don’t Bother Me and Get What You Deserve. Guest appearances on the album include vocals from Susan Tedeschi and Doyle Bramhall II.

The Hotel Cafe Presents…Winter Songs
Various Artists
CD 781.723 WIN 2008
Time to check in and check it out with the 2008 arrival of Hotel Cafe Presents …Winter Songs, an all-female singer-songwriter holiday album which features a collection of the classics as well as brand new originals including a duet by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson. Also includes tracks by Katy Perry, Colbie Caillat, Fiona Apple, KT Tunstall, and Brandi Carlile. In the year of the female singer-songwriter, the timing is prime for this release.

New Music CDs 12/18/09

Various Artists
100 Greatest Film Themes (6 CD SET)
CD 781.542 0NE 2007
CD 1, 1939-1961, CD 2, 1962-1968, CD 3, 1968-1978, CD4, 1979-1990, CD 5, 1990-1998, CD 6, 1999-2006.

Various Artists
Have A Nice Decade: The ’70s Pop Culture Box
CD 781.63 HAV 1998
For anyone who grew up during the last days of AM radio, anyone who remembers gas shortages, disco scarves, and feathered hair, this mammoth seven-disc box set, Have a Nice Decade: The 70s Pop Culture Box, will be a holy grail of nostalgia. First of all, the discs themselves contain a staggering 164 tracks. Basically, if you remember the song, it’s probably included: from enduring chestnuts even today’s teenagers can sing (”Fire and Rain,” “Fly Like an Eagle”) to obscure gems of kitsch like “The Night Chicago Died” and the supremely maudlin “Billy Don’t Be a Hero.” If you were born in the 1960s, you’ll probably find this stuff enjoyable rather than embarrassing (to the degree that you can think back on your adolescence without cringing). But don’t let the music distract you from the packaging, either. The box is covered in avocado-green shag carpeting (embroidered with a happy-face pattern), and the booklet contains photos of all the artists, essays on the politics and culture of the period, and capsule references to notable events, fads, and people. Only Rhino Records could have put out a reissue package of music, images, and text this perfect.

Led Zeppelin
Complete Studio Recordings
CD 781.66 LED 1993
This 10-CD set contains all nine Led Zeppelin studio albums as originally sequenced. Originally released as Atlantic SD 8216, SD 8236, SD 7201, SD 7208, SD 7255; and Swan Song SS 8416, SS 2-200, SS 16002, and 90051-1, 1969-1982.

Various Artists
Like, Omigod! The ’80s Pop Culture Box
CD 781.63 LIK 2002
You want your ’80s! Fer sure! This is the mother of all tributes to the era of skinny ties, Reaganomics, and Pac-Man! Seven CDs, 142 hit songs, from New Wave to Pop to R&B to Hip-Hop to Novelty, including an incredible 49 #1 tracks! Starring Queen, New Edition, Duran Duran, Richard Marx, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Men At Work, Toto, The Cure, Culture Club, Cyndi Lauper, Bryan Adams, Simple Minds, Bangles, New Kids On the Block…and many more. Plus a 90-page book with hundreds of historical photos, facts, and memories from the decade that wanted it all!

John Williams
Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection
CD 781.542 IND 2008
Includes remastered versions of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade –expanded to include previously unreleased music — as well as the original Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull soundtrack. PLUS A BONUS CD WITH EVEN MORE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MUSIC AND FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH JOHN WILLIAMS,STEVEN SPIELBERG AND GEORGE LUCAS ON THE MAKING OF THIS HISTORIC MUSIC. RELIVE THE MUSICAL ADVENTURE TODAY!

More Christmas CDs

Loreena McKennitt
A Midwinter Night’s Dream
CD 781.723 MCK 2008
2008 release. On her first full-length holiday album, Loreena celebrates the season with a CD that blends the five songs from A Winter Garden (1995) with eight new recordings inspired by seasonal favorites. 13 tracks including ‘The Holly & The Ivy’, ‘Good King Wenceslas’, ‘Seeds Of Love’, ‘Coventry Carol’ and more.

Various Artists
NOW Essential Christmas
CD 781.723 ESS 2008
THE ESSENTIAL NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS presents 25 of the most beloved holiday favorites from some of the greatest music artists of all-time, all on one CD.

Elvis Presley
Christmas Duets
CD 781.723 PRE 2008
Elvis’ most cherished holiday classics reinterpreted by today’s biggest female stars with Elvis Presley! The album features ‘Blue Christmas’ with Martina McBride, ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’ with Carrie Underwood, ‘Here Comes Santa Claus’ with LeAnn Rimes, ‘Santa Clause Is Back In Town’ with Wynonna Judd ‘Silent Night’ with Sara Evans, ‘White Christmas’ with Amy Grant plus Gretchen Wilson, Karen Fairchild & Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town, Anne Murray, Olivia Newton-John and three Bonus Tracks.

Harry Connick Jr.
What A Night! A Christmas Album
CD 781.723 CON 2008
Holidays with Harry and his 2008 release, What A Night! A Christmas Album. Harry Connick, Jr. is an accomplished singer, pianist, and actor who emerged in the late 1980s as a Sinatra-style crooner for a new generation. As a musician, his influences include Bebop, New Orleans Jazz, and big-band swing. His score for the film When Harry Met Sally brought him national acclaim and an Oscar. He has appeared in many films and he is known for his Pop music as well.

Enya
And Winter Came
CD 781.723 ENY 2008
Twenty years after her landmark Watermark album, Enya’s seventh studio disc, And Winter Came continues a phenomenally successful career that has included more than 70 million albums sold worldwide. And Winter Came is an enchanting evocation of the changing landscape of winter as well as the festive cheer of the holidays. One of the most successful female artists of all-time, and second only to U2 as the biggest selling Irish artist in history, Enya brings her beguiling and ethereal music to bear on the darkest and yet most hopeful season with And Winter Came.

Various Artists
Playlist Plus: A Very Special Christmas
CD 781.723 VER 2008
A Very Accoustic Christmas. Disc 1 : 1. Christmas all over again — 19. I believe in you. Disc 2: 1. I saw three ships — 16. We three kings. Disc. 3: 1. Silent night — 16. Peace.

Various Artists
Time-Life Music: Treasury of Christmas – Holiday Memories
CD 781.723 TIM 2002
America’s Favorite Christmas Collections. This special edition of The Time-Life Christmas is based on the multi-million-selling collection The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas, as seen on TV. This 2 CD album features your favorite songs, all original recordings, all original artists, and digital mastering for the best sound quality.

All Album Artwork and Product descriptions taken from Amazon.com