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Seasick Steve - You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks (2011)

Published on 2011-06-18 07:39:00

Definitely a step forward for SSS. More listenable, fuller, more rounded tracks that get you groovin' in dirty, dirty blues. His previous stuff I enjoyed immensely, and somehow this album picks up the bits that I liked the most and has developed them > read more

Garland Jeffreys - The King Of In Between (2011)

Published on 2011-06-18 07:31:00

Long known for his amazing roster of supporting musicians on every record, with names such as Dr. John, Sonny Rollins, James Taylor, Linton Kwesi Johnson, and Sly and Robbie, The King of In Between doesn t disappoint. Among the contributors are Du > read more

John Mayall - Howling At The Moon (2011)

Published on 2011-06-18 07:27:00

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers featured the best of the early 60s English rhythm and blues scene, including members of the Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Cream and more. This compilation of live tracks was recorded in the USA and Italy in the early 1980 > read more

Shakatak - Across The World (2011)

Published on 2011-06-18 07:25:00

2011 studio album from the British Jazz/Funk/Pop/Fusion band. Shakatak have enjoyed a level of success and career longevity rarely paralleled in contemporary music. Compared as the Rolling Stones of Jazz-Funk, their music just keeps getting better an > read more

Stevie Nicks - In Your Dreams (2011)

Published on 2011-06-18 07:21:00

In Your Dreams is Nicks' first CD of new material since the release of her Grammy nominated Trouble in Shangri-La ten years ago. In Your Dreams was written and recorded at Nicks' Los Angeles home and is co-produced by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard. N > read more

Toad the Wet Sprocket - All You Want [Greatest Hits, Re-Recorded] (2011)

Published on 2011-06-18 07:18:00

Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative rock band formed in 1986. The band consists of singer/guitarist Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss. The band enjoyed chart success in the 1990s with the > read more

Danny Vera - Pink Flamingo (2009)

Published on 2011-06-18 07:12:00

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The Felice Brothers - Celebration, Florida (2011)

Published on 2011-06-16 08:29:00

2011 album from the New York-based Alt-Rock band made up of two brothers and three longtime friends. Celebration, Florida is an exhilarating amalgamation of frightening horn sections, unexpected 808s, ambient synth lines, schoolyard taunts, booming, > read more

Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi - Rome (2011)

Published on 2011-06-11 04:40:00

Lush, mellow and sexy as all get-out, this curious pairing of American producer Danger Mouse (he of Gnarls Barkley and Broken Bells) and Italian composer Daniele Luppi (he of Sex and the City) could have been tedious. But Mr. Mouse's track record of > read more

Younger Brother - Vaccine (2011)

Published on 2011-06-10 11:44:00

The core trio of Simon Posford, Benji Vaughan and Rou Campbell are royalty on the international trance scene, revered for their mind-bending solo DJ-ing, as well as various offshoot projects, but most of all for the bold, progressive music they make > read more

Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus [Live, re-released 2008) (1978)

Published on 2011-06-07 04:42:00

Waiting for Columbus is the first live album by the American roots-rock band Little Feat, released in 1978. It was recorded during seven performances, four at the Rainbow Theatre in London 1-4 August 1977, and three at George Washington University's > read more

Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs (2011)

Published on 2011-05-27 02:15:00

Ukulele Songs is a collection of original songs and covers performed by Vedder on ukulele. Featuring a number of songs that Vedder penned and first played live but never released nearly a decade ago, "Ukulele Songs" also includes a uke version of Pea > read more

The Rebirth Brass Band - Rebirth Of New Orleans (2011)

Published on 2011-05-26 05:35:00

With perfect timing for the DVD release of Season One of the HBO series Treme and just a week or so before the start of Season Two, comes this newest release by the musical soundtrack for New Orleans rhythm - The Rebirth Brass Band. Though original m > read more

Cat's Eyes - Cat's Eyes (2011)

Published on 2011-05-26 04:59:00

Think back to when The Horrors first emerged. They looked like they could cut you up into pieces with blades while kicking your head in with their pointy boots; but in reality they were more like a bunch of Kohl’ed-up puppies who would sheepishly h > read more

Intergalactic Lovers - Greetings & Salutations (2011)

Published on 2011-05-26 04:53:00

Intergalactic Lovers is the musical playground Chedraoui Lara (vocals), Brendan Corbey (drums), Maarten Huygens (guitar) and Raf De Mey (bass). The foursome group has different tastes, ages and roots that run on Lebanon and the Netherlands to Namur a > read more

Kytecrash - Kytecrash (2011)

Published on 2011-05-26 04:34:00

We have waited for a long time, but Colin Benders - aka Kyteman - has his new album out, this time collaborating with Dutch best trumpeteer Eric Vloeimans. The project is called kytecrash, wich is the logical successor to "The Hermit Sessions". Ther > read more

Jan Akkerman - Minor details (2011)

Published on 2011-05-26 04:13:00

A new Jan Akkerman album is always a revelation, not least because he is not the most prolific of players in terms of album releases. Minor Details is the follow-up to 2003's 'C.U.' (yes, it is that long ago) and has been produced 'virtually' via th > read more

The Feelies - Here Before (2011)

Published on 2011-05-26 04:12:00

To Feelies noobs out there: if you are a fan of any of the folk-based indie rock out there today, you owe it to your ears to listen to the band that was here long before such music was fashionable. Normally when suggesting entry points to an older ba > read more

Manu Chao and Friends – Manu Chao and Friends (2011)

Published on 2011-05-26 04:11:00

Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on June 21, 1961), is a French singer of Spanish origin (Basque and Galician). He sings in French, Spanish, English, Galician, Arabic and Portuguese and occasionally in other languages. Chao began his m > read more

Various Artists - Essential Baroque (2006)

Published on 2011-05-26 04:09:00

A fine selection of pieces excerpted from the chamber ensemble, solo and opera repertory. Some recordings, though from paramount artists, are elderly; yet, performers are anyway flawless. It may be objected that a few of Vivaldi's masterpieces were d > read more

Varoius Artists - 50 Best Adagios (2010)

Published on 2011-05-26 03:50:00

EMI's three-disc compilation, Best Adagios 50, is divided into three categories, which may determine its appeal and usefulness to some listeners. Disc 1 is devoted to slow movements taken mostly from Baroque works, including the famous Canon by Johan > read more

Bell X1 - Bloodless Coup (2011)

Published on 2011-05-25 06:51:00

One of Ireland's top-selling recording artists for over half a decade and a favorite of music supervisors for tastemaker shows like Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill and The O.C., Bell X1 are a mainstream phenomenon with cult cred. The Irish rockers a > read more

I Am Oak - Oasem (2011)

Published on 2011-05-25 03:14:00

I Am Oak is the creative output of Utrecht-based musician Thijs Kuijken. After the success of 2010 album ‘On Claws’, I Am Oak is back with new album ‘Oasem’, The slightly darker ‘Oasem’ resembles the overall theme of its predecessors, > read more

Okkervil River - I Am Very Far (2011)

Published on 2011-05-24 03:26:00

A river takes in many views, and the Okkervil has most of America in its sights. Having met at college in New Hampshire in 1998, founders Will Sheff, Zach Thomas and Seth Warren moved to Austin, Texas to live together and start a band. Sheff studied > read more

The Waterboys - In A Special Place (2011)

Published on 2011-05-23 04:09:00

A new compilation of never before released demos from the band's critically acclaimed album This Is The Sea. All songs were written by the only continuous band member Mike Scott, with the exception of "Don't Bang The Drum," co-written by Karl Wal > read more

Cunninlynguists – Oneirology (2011)

Published on 2011-05-19 06:32:00

Oneirology refers to the study of dreams, a theme explored throughout The Cunninlynguists fifth LP of the same name. A loose knit concept LP, Oneirology finds the southern-underground crew in their most focused form yet, traveling into the dark terr > read more

Emmylou Harris - Hard Bargain (2011)

Published on 2011-05-15 14:07:00

Emmylou Harris's Hard Bargain will be released April 26 on Nonesuch Records. The album follows Harris's acclaimed 2008 release, All I Intended to Be, which received widespread acclaim - Newsweek called it an album that "shows that Harris is still t > read more

Kate Bush - Director's Cut (2011)

Published on 2011-05-13 12:35:00

2011 album from the British songstress. On Directors Cut, Kate revisits a selection of tracks from her albums The Sensual World and The Red Shoes, a process that presents a fascinating portrait of an artist in a constant state of evolution. She has r > read more

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live forever (2011)

Published on 2011-05-11 16:03:00

This concert, Marley's last, is a very fine example of Bob Marley and his friends/musicians in concert. Arguably not as fierce as "Babylon By Bus" or the even earlier "Live!" (both from the 70's), it's still an awesome listening experience for Marley > read more

Sade - The Ultimate Collection (2011)

Published on 2011-05-11 14:46:00

Sade are back with The Ultimate Collection. The must-have, 29-track, remastered two-disc album includes four new, never-before heard songs including a remix of "The Moon And The Sky" (featuring Jay-Z). The Ultimate Collection also features 15 track > read more

The Cars - Move Like This (2011)

Published on 2011-05-05 09:04:00

Move Like This, The Cars’ first album of new music in many years, is a vibrant and ingenious collection that expertly extends their already extraordinary canon. Retooling innovative art rock, sleek New Wave, and punchy power pop in their own idiosy > read more

Bonobo - Black Sands (2010)

Published on 2011-05-05 03:49:00

It's been said that it's hard to rely on artists to release what is essentially the same album over and over again, yet still maintain a sense of evolving direction and also a fresh set of ideas. This is why it's rather refreshing to hear Bonobo's ne > read more

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala (2011)

Published on 2011-05-04 02:59:00

This new release from Gurrumul is by far the most anticipated Australian release of the year. Rrakala will cement Gurrumul’s reputation and the extraordinary acheivement generated by the overwhelming reception that greeted his groundbreaking 2008 r > read more

Rachid Taha - Made In Medina (2000)

Published on 2011-05-04 02:50:00

THE perfect entry point for Algerian rock icon Rachid Taha's music has arrived with an exclamation mark. Made in Medina is the album to take the maverick Rachid beyond the circle of purists and into the mainstream light. There are new stakes on this > read more

Arno - Best Of (2009)

Published on 2011-05-04 02:39:00

Het is de bedoeling dat de drie schijfjes samen een mooi overzicht bieden van wat Arno gedurende de voorbije jaren muzikaal in z'n mars had. Van T. > read more

Foo Fighters - Wasting Light [Deluxe Edition] (2011)

Published on 2011-05-03 09:14:00

Produced by Butch Vig and mixed by Alan Moulder, Wasting Light was recorded entirely on analog tape in the garage of Grohl s home in California s San Fernando Valley. The no computers/no software back to basics approach has resulted in arguably th > read more

Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math (2011)

Published on 2011-05-03 08:41:00

Manchester Orchestra s third record, Simple Math, comes on the heels of 2009 s acclaimed Mean Everything to Nothing, which Alternative Press called a masterpiece of intricacy and honesty in their five-star lead review, and which yielded the Top 10 Mo > read more

My Morning Jacket - Circuital (2011)

Published on 2011-05-03 02:35:00

With almost 2 million albums sold worldwide and a previous Billboard #9 debut with 50,000 scanned first week.... and now... My Morning Jacket return with their sixth studio album, the stunning Circuital. Circuital was recorded in Louisville, KY and > read more

Gavin Friday - Catholic (2011)

Published on 2011-04-29 06:40:00

Gavin Friday spans around for more than four decades, not only as musician, but as painter as well or writing and MCing his own weekly cabaret “The Blue Jaysus”. He wrote the soundtrack to Jim Sheridan’s “In the Name of the Father”, which i > read more

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Facing Future (1993)

Published on 2011-04-29 06:03:00

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole was a household name in his native country of Hawaii. Beginning his singing career at 11 Israel teamed up with his brother and had huge success with their traditional interpretations of Hawaiian music and culture. After several > read more

Gorki - Research En Development (2011)

Published on 2011-04-29 01:29:00

De in zijn stembanden gesleten melancholie zal Luc De Vos nooit nog kwijtraken - zelfs als hij in '88 procent' zingt over acetylsalicylzuur (de wetenschappelijke naam voor aspirine) klinkt hij radeloos. Maar van een bijna-vijftiger, gerespecteerd muz > read more

The Unthanks - Last (2011)

Published on 2011-04-27 05:38:00

Quite how the Unthanks have managed it is anyone's guess but with their fourth and latest album "Last" they have recorded a work of stark beauty and huge maturity which tops all their previous work. The latter statement is not made lightly since many > read more

Thin Lizzy - Waiting for an Alibi: The Collection (2011)

Published on 2011-04-27 02:16:00

2011 collection from the Irish Rock legends led by the late Phil Lynott. Lizzy have left behind a spectacular series of songs and albums because of their desire to continuously challenge themselves. There was no style they wouldn't tackle with each c > read more

Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 (2011)

Published on 2011-04-26 07:19:00

2011 release, the long-awaited eighth album from the Hip Hop/Rock trio. Hot Sauce Committee Part Two was produced by Beastie Boys and mixed by Philippe Zdar. This album marks Mike "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "Ad Rock" Horovitz and Adam "MCA" Yauch's f > read more

Colin Hay - Gathering Mercury (2011)

Published on 2011-04-25 09:45:00

The new release from Colin Hay of Men At Work fame, ‘Gathering Mercury’, kicks off with ”Send Somebody”. It’s a really good start and a fine example of Colin Hay on the lighter side. It’s also is a great sounding song! “Family Man” st > read more

My Morning Jacket - Okonokos (2006)

Published on 2011-04-22 02:34:00

"Okonokos" (2CDs, 21 tracks, 123 min.) brings the full force of what it's like to experience My Morning Jacket in concert. As can be expected, the live set is heavy on "Z" songs: 8 of its 10 tracks are on here, mostly on CD1, with such gems as "Off t > read more

Claudia Brücken – Combined (2011)

Published on 2011-04-22 02:20:00

Element 13 in ZTT's series of reissue/ repackages, a collection of Brucken's best work, ranging from Propaganda to Onetwo (with her partner Paul Humphreys of OMD) and featuring solo work and tracks with Act (with Thomas Leer), Andy Bell (Erasure), Pa > read more

Alpha Blondy - Vision (2011)

Published on 2011-04-21 02:05:00

Let us say right away: Vision justify this long wait, beyond all expectations. First, because the thirteen tracks that compose it are pure Blondy as we love, commitment and refined with love, but also because it highlights the French and Dioula, whil > read more

Robin Trower - Bridge Of Sighs [2007 remastered, extra tracks] (1974)

Published on 2011-04-13 10:16:00

Released in 1974 the ex-Procol Harum guitarst's solo career was definately heading in the right direction. With "Bridge Of Sighs" his second studio album Trower shows his fretboard abilities more than ever. His Hendrix inspired guitar solos are awe d > read more

Rodrigo Leão - Alma Mater [repost] (2000)

Published on 2011-04-12 20:03:00

There are very few cases like the one of Rodrigo Leao in Portugal: such a talented composer , with such a wide artistic view that he really deserves to be called “master”. Leão is now at the peak of his career. He started in the 80s founding mus > read more

Paul Simon - So Beautiful or So What (2011)

Published on 2011-04-12 18:44:00

Produced by Phil Ramone and Paul Simon, with liner notes written by Elvis Costello, So Beautiful or So What is one of the most highly anticipated albums of the year. Rolling Stone magazine recently declared it, "His best since Graceland," and Nati > read more

Sharon Van Etten - Epic (2011)

Published on 2011-04-12 16:26:00

Heartbreak can make prisoners of songwriters, trapping them in a whirlpool of doubt and misery. And whatever good intentions or poetic talent that existed at a song’s inception can get swept away as the hard edges of truth are worn down by self-pit > read more

Hot Tuna - Steady As She Goes (2011)

Published on 2011-04-12 16:25:00

Hot Tuna is back with Steady As She Goes, their first all-new studio album in 20 years! Founding members Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady masterfully blend Americana rock with blues and acoustic folk on a record that hits their full spectrum of styl > read more

Nacho Patrol – The Africa Jet Band Album (2011)

Published on 2011-04-12 08:59:00

Nacho Patrol’s debut album featuring brand new cuts, extended mixes from his sold out Africa Jet Band EP (MDIV04) plus an exclusive alternate live version only available on this CD release. Psychedelic excursions into lofi afro-exploitation - de > read more

Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 - From Africa With Fury: Rise (2011)

Published on 2011-04-12 08:17:00

Knitting Factory Records has just announced that Seun Anikulapo Kuti and Egypt 80 have teamed up again for a joint album, From Africa With Fury: Rise, set to come out on June 21st, 2011. This highly anticipated album follows Kuti’s critically accla > read more

Natalie Merchant - Tigerlily (1995)

Published on 2011-04-12 08:09:00

Though the minor hits "Wonder" and "Jealousy" bore a reasonable resemblance to Merchant's work with 10,000 Maniacs, most of Tigerlily clearly established her as a solo artist apart from her former band. The record's first single, "Carnival," drove > read more

Jarabe De Palo - La Flaca (2002)

Published on 2011-04-12 07:49:00

This is by far one of the best introductions of Spanish music for the non spanish native listener. While it is important to be able to understand the Spanish in order to fully appreciate the disc, Jarabe de Palo's Castillian is as easy to understand > read more

Syntax - Meccano Mind (2004)

Published on 2011-04-11 07:08:00

While unquestionably one of Depeche Mode's many progeny, Syntax surpasses its parent by light years. Boasting intelligent lyrics, entrancing vocals, richly-textured synths, and a plethora of hooks, it's unbelievable that "Meccano Mind" hasn't launche > read more

Aztec Camera – Walk Out To Winter: The Best Of Aztec Camera (2011)

Published on 2011-04-09 15:15:00

2011 two CD compilation from the Scottish Pop/Rock outfit led by singer/songwriter Roddy Frame. Aztec Camera gained great popularity throughout the '80s with their unique and wistful guitar Pop. This definitive set encompasses the very best work > read more

Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood - Fairy Tales & Fantasies: The Best Of Nancy & Lee (1968)

Published on 2011-04-05 18:53:00

Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood may seem like an unlikely pair to collaborate on duets, yet one could not do without the other. Lee helped to make Nancy a star, and Nancy returned the favor by asking Lee to sing with her on songs that are now viewed > read more

Rodney Decroo - Queen Mary trash (2010)

Published on 2011-04-05 17:08:00

Canadian resident Rodney Decroo has already got four albums under his belt, released in as many years, so rolling out a fifth as a double-set might have raised a few eyebrows if the singer and acoustic guitarist was a bit more well-known in the UK (o > read more

De Staat - Machinery (2011)

Published on 2011-04-05 15:51:00

Alleen al op basis van het eerste overrompelende kwartiertje van nieuw album Machinery verdient Nijmeegse rockband-met-eigen-twist De Staat in plekje in onze eigen beste-album-eregalerij die de Triple AAA List heet. Het is alweer een tijd geleden > read more

The The - 45 RPM The Singles of The The [Limited Hardback Edition] (2002)

Published on 2011-04-05 11:50:00

45 RPM is an outstanding collection of The The's singles dating from the original (i.e., non-Soul Mining versions) of "Uncertain Smile" and "Perfect"--cunning synth-pop songs booby-trapped with furtive personal disaffection--right through to some pre > read more

Yemen Blues – Yemen Blues (2011)

Published on 2011-04-05 09:39:00

Yemen Blues is hottest new world music sensation.The band is lead by former Idan Raichel Project member Ravid Kahalani.Yemen Blues takes Yemenite melodies with inspiration from West African roots and contemporary jazz, blues and funk. If Blind Willie > read more

Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water [40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] (2011)

Published on 2011-04-05 09:28:00

Digitally remastered edition of this ground-breaking 1970 album from the most successful Folk-Rock duo of the 1960s. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel crafted a series of legendary hit albums and singles featuring their signature harmonies, ringing acoust > read more

Milow - North and South (2011)

Published on 2011-04-05 08:47:00

‘North and South’ is Milow’s fourth studio album and has been released on the first of April.  Milow’s ‘North and South’ could be another best-seller for this summer, with radio-friendly tracks. Think of a summery breeze, driving with y > read more

Gary Moore - The Platinum Collection (2006)

Published on 2011-04-04 06:15:00

Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 1952 – 6 February 2011), better known simply as Gary Moore, was a musician from Belfast, Northern Ireland, best recognized as a blues rock guitarist and singer. In a career dating back to the 1960s, Moore played > read more

Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig (2010)

Published on 2011-04-03 09:47:00

This album sounds like nothing else being recorded today: neither most aggressively urban black music, nor twangy, convention-bound bluegrass. It represents a rapidly disappearing tradition of rough-hewn black string band music that may embody th > read more

The Crookes - Chasing After Ghosts (2011)

Published on 2011-04-02 05:54:00

Referring to your fanbase as the Bright Young Things: preposterously pretentious call, or actually an endearingly Smash Hits kind of manoeuvre? On all the evidence, it's probably a bit of both for The Crookes. After all, live they positively crackle > read more

TV On The Radio - Nine Types of Light (2011)

Published on 2011-04-02 05:41:00

This TV On The Radio album, Nine Types of Light (Interscope), is a lush and beautiful album that stands apart from the group's previous work. If their other albums had shades of dystopia and distress, this album, sung by Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Mal > read more

Robbie Robertson - How To Become Clairvoyant [Deluxe Edition] (2011)

Published on 2011-03-31 03:36:00

If ever there was an album that was well worth a long wait, Robbie Robertson's fifth solo album is the one. Coming 13 years after his last album, Contact from the Underworld of Redboy, this new collection is called How to Become Clairvoyant — and i > read more

Fleetfoxes - Helplessness Blues (2011)

Published on 2011-03-29 14:32:00

Fleet Foxes are from Seattle and the members of the band are Robin Pecknold, Skye Skjelset, Josh Tillman, Casey Wescott, Christian Wargo, and Morgan Henderson. The first Fleet Foxes album (Fleet Foxes) was released on Sub Pop in 2008, and though t > read more

Within Temptation - The Unforgiving (Special Edition CD+DVD) (2011)

Published on 2011-03-29 08:27:00

Limited two disc (CD/DVD) edition includes bonus DVD containing over 60 minutes of footage.2011 album from the Dutch Metal outfit. The Unforgiving is the band's most diverse album to date, a dazzling tour-de-force of state-of-the-art Hard Rock, gl > read more

Alison Krauss and Union Station - Paper Airplane (2011)

Published on 2011-03-29 05:45:00

A truly breathtaking collection of 11 exquisite songs, Paper Airplane is Alison Krauss' 14th album and the band's follow-up to 2004's triple Grammy® winning Lonely Runs Both Ways (Rounder). It is Krauss' first release since her 2007 internationally > read more

Los Lonely Boys - Rockpango (2011)

Published on 2011-03-29 03:15:00

Hailed by All Music Guide as 'one of America's premier rock bands,' Los Lonely Boys expand and enhance their trademark all-embracing Texican rock'n'roll sound on Rockpango, the band's fourth and finest studio album yet. Continuing to creatively dr > read more

Howe Gelb and A Band of Gypsies – Alegrias (2010)

Published on 2011-03-28 04:31:00

In 2006, Howe Gelb embarked on a journey with a gospel choir with the result the astounding, critically acclaimed album Sno' Angel Like You. This new chapter sees Howe embellish a troop of amenco playing gypsies, including the virtuoso guitarist R > read more

New York Dolls - Dancing Backward in High Heels (2011)

Published on 2011-03-28 04:21:00

What this is, is a back to the roots album. For David and Syl, that means doo-wop, r&b, soul, girl groups and rock'n'roll. No, it does not rock hard. Yes, it has keyboards and saxes and the guitar is not prominent, but it is there. This is a New > read more

David Bowie - Toy [2001 Unreleased Album] (2011)

Published on 2011-03-28 04:11:00

Back in 2001, David Bowie recorded an album that never saw a release due to a dispute with Virgin Records. Now, thanks to the album surfacing online, it is finally available for the Thin White Duke’s rabid fans to hear. Antiquiet reports on the le > read more

Garland Jeffreys - Wild in the Streets: Best of 1977-1983 (2002)

Published on 2011-03-28 03:04:00

Very little of Garland Jeffreys output from the 70s & 80s has been issued on CD, so it's great to see that Raven has seen fit to release this compilation. The following original albums are represented: "Ghost Writer" ('77), "One-Eyed Jack" ('78), > read more

Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris - All the Roadrunning (2006)

Published on 2011-03-27 05:38:00

Over the last seven years, Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris quietly recorded an album by stealing "a few precious hours of studio time here and there," as the ex-Dire Straits singer/guitarist puts it. Good thing they kept it largely under wraps--e > read more

Efterklang - Magic Chairs (2010)

Published on 2011-03-21 20:02:00

With Magic Chairs, Efterklang has bridged the gap into a more accessible realm of pop music. Efterklang seek perhaps a more profitable labor and have mostly abandoned their immense, cinematic presence and incomprehensible lyrics for a more underst > read more

Snowy White & the White Flames - Realistic (2011)

Published on 2011-03-21 18:02:00

Snowy White is one of a handful of classic blues-orientated British electric guitar players - musicians whose sound, technique and style has echoed the originality of the blues with the excitement of contemporary rock. As well as his solo career, whi > read more

Josh T. Pearson - Last Of The Country Gentlemen (2011)

Published on 2011-03-21 09:11:00

'Last Of The Country Gentlemen', the much anticipated debut solo album from Josh T. Pearson, is a collection of personal, powerful and painful songs drawn from the lessons of what Pearson describes as "a rough year". An instant classic, the album is > read more

Duran Duran - All You Need Is Now (2011)

Published on 2011-03-18 08:43:00

2011 release, the 13th album from the British Pop vets. Starting out in the late Spring of 2009, at Sphere Studios in London, this much-anticipated Duran/Mark Ronson union flourished, as writing and recording began on an exciting new body of work, wh > read more

Be Good Tanyas - Hello Love (2006)

Published on 2011-03-18 07:50:00

When the Be Good Tanyas released their heralded debut disc, Blue Horse, in 2000, much of the magic came from the discovery of a talented new group whose whole was stronger than the sum of its parts--especially in the unique harmonies and mature songw > read more

Black Dub - Black Dub (2010)

Published on 2011-03-18 07:49:00

Black Dub is a distinctive, rock-edged album featuring an outstanding level of musicianship and a soulful, symphonic commentary informed by Jamaican dub culture. The band features Lanois on guitar, New Orleans virtuoso Brian Blade, who has performed > read more

Joe Bonamassa - Dust Bowl (2011)

Published on 2011-03-15 05:21:00

DUST BOWL is Bonamassa’s 9th studio release on Provogue Records in Europe and his J&R Adventures label (which he created with long-time manager Roy Weisman) in the US and his 6th collaboration with Dust Bowl’s producer, Kevin "Caveman" Shirle > read more

The Strokes - Angles (2011)

Published on 2011-03-14 12:09:00

The Strokes announce the release date for their highly anticipated fourth album, Angles, on March 22nd via RCA records in the US, and March 21st via Rough Trade Records in the UK. Angles is the band s first new release since 2006 s First Impressions > read more

Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer (Deluxe) (2010)

Published on 2011-03-12 18:19:00

Cee Lo Green (aka Thomas Callaway) is one of the most intriguing artists of modern times. Green possesses one of the most soulful voices out there as a vocally, yet he additionally indulges into rap (he was a member of Goodie Mob back in the day). Pe > read more

Wilson Pickett - Greatest Hits (1990)

Published on 2011-03-12 18:14:00

Wilson Pickett sang Southern soul straight from the bottom. He shouted the gospel, screamed the blues, all with a touch of aggressive, near-punk sneer. Success took long for Pickett, and every track on this hits CD caught the joy of achieving it > read more

Aretha Franklin - The Great American Songbook (2011)

Published on 2011-03-12 17:50:00

Aretha Franklin is one of the giants of soul music, and indeed of American pop as a whole. More than any other performer, she epitomized soul at its most gospel-charged. Her astonishing run of late-'60s hits earned her the title "Lady Soul," which > read more

Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething (2004)

Published on 2011-03-12 17:39:00

English singer-pianist Jamie Cullum comes into view as an already heralded jazz-pop artist, signed to a million-pound contract and riding a CD that's already registered double platinum in the UK. The "jazz" label doesn't hang that comfortably on the > read more

Miles Davis Quintet – The Unissued Japanese Concerts (2011)

Published on 2011-03-12 17:33:00

Import-only two CD live archive release from the Jazz legend. Miles Davis toured Japan for the first time during July 1964 with a quintet that included saxophonist Sam Rivers, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams. A > read more

The Human League - Credo (2011)

Published on 2011-03-12 02:34:00

Credo is the ninth studio album by The Human League. It is their first studio album since Secrets in 2001. It has been produced by fellow Sheffield act I Monster and is released on Wall of Sound. The first single from the album, "Night People" was r > read more

Selah Sue - Selah Sue (2011)

Published on 2011-03-11 09:06:00

Sanne Putseys was born in Leuven,but originates from the nearby Belgian town Leefdaal. At the age of fifteen, Sanne Putseys learned to play the acoustic guitar and started to write her own songs as well. When she was seventeen, Selah Sue performed as > read more

Scritti Politti - Absolute (2011)

Published on 2011-03-11 06:36:00

ABSOLUTE is the first ever career-spanning collection of words and music by Scritti Politti - including two new and exclusive tracks. This collection includes: - Debut single, 'Skank Bloc Bolonga' - Singles from 1982 album Songs to Remembe > read more

Buddy Miller - Majestic Silver Strings (2011)

Published on 2011-03-11 06:34:00

The Majestic Silver Strings is Buddy's reimagination of classic country songs with unrestrained guitars, atmosphere and attitude. Buddy and the three acclaimed guitarists Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot and Greg Leisz (together they are The Majestic Silv > read more

John Butler Trio - Sunrise Over Sea (2004)

Published on 2011-03-10 10:32:00

The John Butler Trio is an eclectic roots/jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. Two of the band's albums—Three (2001) and Living 2001–2002 (2003)—have gone platinum in Australia and reached the top ten of the Austra > read more

The Go! Team - Rolling Blackouts (2011)

Published on 2011-03-10 04:17:00

2011 release, the third album from the British Electro/Rock/Hip Hop/Garage outfit. Frantic, seesaw brass stabs and delay-pedal vapor trails. Eagles riding the thermals. A call and response between a flute and a girl gang. Time lapse through the se > read more

Yuck - Yuck (2011)

Published on 2011-03-10 04:14:00

Over this past year, Yuck have emerged as one of the best and brightest new bands, not to mention one of the most mercurial and unpredictable. Far from following any set patterns, they have instead forged their own path and cultivated a fervently > read more

The Mood Indicator March 2011 Compilation

Published on 2011-03-08 18:11:00

As you probably have noticed, The Mood Indicator is back after a musical coma. Do check the archives wich are still containing very fine moods. Report dead links if you stumble upon one. If you would like to listen to a taste of the februari/march > read more

The Low Anthem - Smart Flesh (2011)

Published on 2011-03-08 09:30:00

With its dreamy, rustic take on the idea of Americana, the Low Anthem's Smart Flesh builds on the promise of the group's universally praised 2008 Nonesuch Records debut, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin. As the Washington Post has put it, "The Low Anthem i > read more

Lucinda Williams - Blessed [Deluxe Edition] (2011)

Published on 2011-03-08 08:33:00

Blessed, the stunning new album from three-time Grammy Award-winner Lucinda Williams is set for release on March 1st 2011 by Lost Highway. Considered by many to be one of America's greatest living songwriters, Williams lives up to that and more by > read more

Beth Hart - Leave The Light On (2003)

Published on 2011-03-08 06:53:00

Beth is quite simply the finest vocalist on the planet and this is her crowning achievement thus far. She moves effortlessly from beautiful ballads (Leave the Light On), to southern rock (Broken & Ugly), to motown (Bottle of Jesus), gospel (S > read more

Amos Lee - Mission Bell (2011)

Published on 2011-03-08 05:57:00

Amos Lee has announced the January 25, 2011 release of Mission Bell, his fourth album for EMI's Blue Note Records, and his richest and most fully formed album to date. Mission Bell, which was produced by Joey Burns of the acclaimed band Calexico, > read more

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)

Published on 2011-03-08 05:23:00

2011 album from the critically adored British singer/songwriter. Let England Shake was recorded in a 19th Century church in Dorset, on a cliff-top overlooking the sea. It was created with a cast of musicians including such long-standing allies as > read more

The Decemberists - The King Is Dead (2011)

Published on 2011-03-08 05:16:00

The Decemberists have announced their new album The King Is Dead (Capitol Records, EMI). The album--a set of 10 concise, country-based songs--marks a deliberate turn towards simplicity after the band's wildly ambitious and widely acclaimed 2009 song- > read more

John Martyn - Glorious Fool (1981)

Published on 2011-03-07 09:02:00

John Martyn, OBE (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), born Iain David McGeachy, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a forty-year career he released twenty studio albums, working with artists such as Eric Clapton and David Gilmour. > read more

Pearl Jam - Live On Ten Legs (2011)

Published on 2011-03-07 07:06:00

Pearl Jam were one of the forerunners of the Seattle grunge explosion, joining contemporaries Nirvana and Alice in Chains in pioneering the rough, pared-down sound and emotionally barren, or alternatively anguished lyrics, that defined Generation X a > read more

Triggerfinger - All This Dancing Around (2010)

Published on 2011-03-07 05:09:00

Triggerfinger is a Belgian rock band from Antwerp, Belgium, formed in 1998. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Ruben Block, bassist Paul Van Bruystegem and Mario Goossens as drummer. The band gained a small amount of popularity while perfor > read more

Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi (2011)

Published on 2011-03-07 03:07:00

This is the stunning debut of guitarist and vocalist Anna Calvi. Brian Eno championed her as the most visionary female artist since Patti Smith, Nick Cave has taken her and her band on tour in Europe with Grinderman and Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey's righ > read more

Boubacar Traoré - Mali Denhou (2011)

Published on 2011-03-06 10:09:00

Boubacar Traoré is one of the great veteran exponents of the African blues, a guitarist, singer and songwriter with a long, and sometimes pained history. At the time of Mali's independence, 50 years ago, he was a national celebrity, and the young > read more

Saatchi - Laila Orient (2004)

Published on 2011-03-06 10:07:00

The concept lying behind this album is the same one that brought the “Buddha Bar” CD into existence - an album that was recorded by the musicians performing at the Parisian Buddha Bar. Owners of the popular Laila bar in Istanbul decided to do > read more

Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes (2011)

Published on 2011-03-06 09:55:00

Wounded Rhymes, is one of the most tremendous records you will hear in 2011. Channeling the demise of The Shangri-La's Leader of the Pack, women under the influence, ladies and gentlemen of the canyon, a Kung-fu Marianne Faithful, and an armed > read more

Kassav' - Nou La (2000)

Published on 2011-03-06 09:54:00

The story of Kassav’ (the name comes from cassava, which is a mixture of manioc paste and coconut) began in 1979 when Pierre-Edouard Décimus, a member of a dance orchestra since the sixties, decided to revamp and modernize the music he had alw > read more

Radiohead - The King Of Limbs (2011)

Published on 2011-03-06 02:51:00

Radiohead announced the release of their new album "The King Of Limbs" earlier in the week, and it was offered for download without fanfare a day earlier than scheduled. This album is very electronic and experimental with very little guitar, simil > read more

Marianne Faithfull - Horses & High Heels (2011)

Published on 2011-03-05 04:11:00

2011 release, the 23rd solo album from the award winning English singer, songwriter and actress. Horses And High, which was recorded in the New Orleans French Quarter in September and October of 2010, features eight cover versions and four origina > read more

Jordi Savall - Marin Marais: Suitte d'un Goût Etranger (2007)

Published on 2011-03-04 09:58:00

Since his performance as a viola da gamba virtuoso in the film "Tous les Matins du Monde", Jordi Savall has been associated with the French Baroque repertoire for this instrument. Indeed, Savall should be credited from rescuing from oblivion marve > read more

Leonard Cohen - Dear Heather (2004)

Published on 2011-03-04 09:48:00

Leonard Cohen must be the envy of countless singer-songwriters. Who else has been cozily buffered from the ravages of pop music than this eminent but never particularly prominent Canadian wordsmith? Nearing four decades as a recording artist, Cohe > read more

Stevie Nicks - Belladonna (1990)

Published on 2011-03-04 09:47:00

While Stevie Nicks had the most recognizable voice in Fleetwood Mac, there was no guarantee she could craft the same kind of pop-rock magic without the help of the Mac's guiding musical force, Lindsey Buckingham. As such, Bella Donna found her eme > read more

Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis [remastered] (1999)

Published on 2011-03-04 09:12:00

Dusty Springfield never claimed to be a soul singer, but Dusty in Memphis effects a unique and deeply moving synthesis of her brand of stylish pop and the Southern R&B of the late '60s. Her soft tones and hushed, confessional readings make for > read more

Aaron Neville - I've Been Changed (2010)

Published on 2011-03-04 09:01:00

This record is top notch. Easily the best Aaron has done in a great long while. And while all of Brother Aaron's work is great, this is definitive. No strings, no huge group backing him just a small group who really knows how to frame a song aroun > read more

R.E.M. - Collapse Into Now (2011)

Published on 2011-03-04 08:59:00

2011 album from the veteran Alt-Rock band. For Collapse Into Now, R.E.M. re-teamed with Grammy Award-winning producer Jacknife Lee, who produced the band's acclaimed previous album Accelerate. R.E.M. and Lee recorded the album in New Orleans at t > read more

Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys! (2011)

Published on 2011-03-04 08:58:00

2011 album from the Manchester-based Indie Rock quintet, the follow-up to their Mercury Prize winning 2008 album The Seldom Seen Kid. As on their highly-successful predecessor, the band chose to self produce the record in their hometown. While the > read more

Adele - 21 (2010)

Published on 2011-03-04 08:51:00

21 is the eagerly awaited sophomore album from British singer-songwriter Adele. It’s the follow up to Adele’s critically acclaimed, Grammy award winning debut album 19 (both named after her age at the time the songs were written). Recorded > read more

Fitz & The Tantrums - Pickin' Up The Pieces (2010)

Published on 2011-03-04 08:47:00

Since their first show at Hollywood s Hotel Café in December 2008, soulsters Fitz & the Tantrums have toured with Maroon 5, played to thousands at Colorado s world famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre, shared the stage New Year s Eve with Sharon Jon > read more

New webmagazine in the making

Published on 2011-01-27 18:48:00

Soon ... Check in here in the future if you are interested in the next TMI project. Currently working on it. Will be a DMCA-copyright- free website with new tunes pinpointing cool tunes but without the hassle of the copyright cops. See you soon! (0 > read more

Rolling Stone Magazine - 500 Greatest Albums [Final TMI post - Blog End]

Published on 2010-11-27 04:06:00

That's All Folks! After 5 years of creating a musical roadmap, The Mood Indicator is closing shop. In the final post (Work in progress) you can get a hold of 500 albums wich set the standard for many decades to come. Maybe soon TMI will return in > read more

The Rolling Stone Magazine - 500 Greatest Songs + 100 Greatest Guitar Songs Of All Time

Published on 2010-11-23 13:19:00

Before signing off with The Mood Indicator, i have a few little treats for my loyal visitors. In this post you can download the 500 greatest songs, compiled by the Rolling Stone magazine. Added also is the Rolling Stone top 100 of the greatest guitar > read more

The Lost Dogs - Old Angel (2010)

Published on 2010-11-22 07:35:00

The band is compromised of Orange County Christian alternative rock royalty, with a lineup consisting of Terry Taylor (Daniel Amos), Derri Daugherty and Steve Hindalong (The Choir), and Mike Roe, who emerged from Sacramento with the 77s. However, bot > read more

Raghu Dixit: - Raghu Dixit (2009)

Published on 2010-11-20 07:21:00

Raghu Dixit is a bestselling curiosity, an Indian musician who has created a new style that has little to do with either India's great classical tradition (even though he is a master of classical dance) or with the exuberance of Bollywood. Instead, h > read more

Oi Va Voi - Travelling the Face of the Globe (2009)

Published on 2010-11-18 08:35:00

The most adventurous of bands reinventing the Jewish klezmer tradition, London's Oi Va Voi imploded after their winning 2005 release, Laughter Through Tears. Reconfigured around a trio of founding members, the group is back on form, weaving Jewish > read more

Local Natives - Gorilla Manor (2010)

Published on 2010-11-18 08:30:00

This album is right up there in terms of best debuts in recent years. It's a mixture of Fleet Foxes, Port O'Brien, and The Format all rolled into one. The vocal harmonies and the melodies are fantastic. The lyrics are creative and not cliched or trit > read more

Beach House - Teen Dream (2010)

Published on 2010-11-18 08:27:00

Recorded in upstate New York, in a converted church called Dreamland with producer/engineer Chris Coady (who has worked with TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blonde Redhead, and a bunch of others) Teen Dream is the third album from the Baltimore-bas > read more

Jimi Hendrix - West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology (4 CD Collectors Box) (2010)

Published on 2010-11-18 04:29:00

West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology tracks Hendrix's remarkable journey from little known R&B sideman to international stardom through an unprecedented assemblage of previously unavailable recordings. This long-awaited career-spa > read more

John Trudell - To The Bone (2002)

Published on 2010-11-17 11:01:00

John Trudell might never make an album as intense and confrontational as AKA Grafitti Man, but that doesn't mean he's run out of things to say. While he's still very actively involved in Native American causes, as "Crazy Horse" shows, he's cast his n > read more