A revisit to one of the biggest albums of all time -- “Metallica” (aka “The Black Album”) leads a big week of new music releases, with titles from Kacey Musgraves, Pat Metheny, Elvis Costello, Common and Diana Ross’ first new album in 15 years also on the docket (all subject to change)...
Album of the Week: The 30th anniversary of Metallica’s landmark, 16-times platinum “Metallica” (aka “The Black Album”) is being celebrated in fine fashion this week. The album itself is being reissued in several expanded editions, including unreleased studio tracks and a wealth of live material from the period (from Rhino/Blackened Recordings). Even better, perhaps, is “The Metallica Blacklist” (Rhino/Blackened Recordings) that features specially recorded new versions of “Metallica” songs by more than 50 artists -- benefitting 52 charities -- ranging from likely suspects such as Ghost, Corey Taylor, Volbeat and the HU to jaw-dropping surprises like J Balvin, Kamasi Washington and a supergroup of Miley Cyrus, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Chad Smith, Watt and Metallica’s own Robert Trujillo.
Album Title of the Week: Sam Barron, “A Prayer For a Field Mouse” (Mother West)
Did Ya Know?: “Spanish Model” (UMe) is a radical reimagining of Elvis Costello’s second album, “This Year’s Model” from 1977, with new vocals, all in Spanish, by the likes of Juanes, Luis Fonsi, Draco Rosa, Cami and more.
New and Noteworthy:
J. Balvin, “Jose” (Universal Music Latino)
James Blake, “Friends That Break Your Heart” (Polydor)
Common, “A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2” (Loma Vista/Concord)
Lisa (of BLACKPINK), “Lalisa” (YGEX)
Pat Metheny, “Side Eye V1.IV” (Modern Recordings/BMG)
Kacey Musgraves, “star-crossed” (Interscope/MCA Nashville)
Diana Ross, “Thank You” (Decca)
Twiztid, “Unlikely Prescription” (Majik Ninja Entertainment)
Various Artists, “Home in This World: Woody Guthrie’s Dust Bowl Ballads” (Elektra)
Rufus Wainwright, “Unfollow the Rules -- The Paramour Sessions” (BMG)
Hot New Singles: Animals as Leaders, “Monomyth;” Lana Del Rey, “Arcadia;” Alicia Keys, “La La” featuring Swae Lee; Little Mix, “Love (Sweet Love);” Margo Price, “All Kinds of Blue;” Psychedelic Furs, “Evergreen;” Stereophonics, “Hanging On Your Hinges;” Ultra Q, “Bowman”
Also Out:
Amyl and the Sniffers, “Comfort to Me” (ATO)
The Band Camino, “DBLBLK/Elektra)
Julia Bardo, “Bauhaus L’Appartamento” (Wichita Recordings)
Sam Barron, “A Prayer For a Field Mouse” (Mother West)
Between Worlds, “Between Worlds featuring Ronny Munroe” (Frontiers)
The Bevis Frond, “My Own Hollywood” (Fire)
Eric Bibb, “Dear America” (Provogue/Mascot)
James Blake, “Friends That Break Your Heart” (Polydor)
Blanket, “Modern Escapism” (Music For Nations)
The Bots, “2 Seater” (Big Indie)
Confucius MC, “Somewhere” (YNR Productions)
Elvis Costello & the Attractions and various Artists, “Spanish Model” (UMe)
Day6 “Eternal” (JYP Entertainment)
Dead Sara, “Ain’t It Tragic” (Warner)
Dana Dentata, “Pantychrist” (Roadrunner)
Samantha Fish, “Faster” (Rounder)
Bela Fleck, “My Bluegrass Heart” (BMG)
Flossing, “Queen of the Mall” (Brace Yourself)
Don Freeman, “Ten Thousand Roses” (Blue Hens Music)
Future Crib, “Full Time Smile”
Coleen Green, “Cool” (Hardly Art)
Steve Hackett, “Surrender of Silence” (InsideOut Music)
Hawthorne Heights, “The Rain Just Follows Me” (Pure Noise)
Heartless Bastards, “A Beautiful Life” (Sweet Unknown/Thirty Tigers)
Joshua Henry, “Grow” (Ruby Soul/BMG)
Homeshake, “Under the Weather” (Shhoamkee/Sinderlyn)
Inglorious, “Heroine” (Frontiers)
Maria Isabel, “i hope you’re very unhappy without me” (Warner)
Tony Kaye, End of Innocence” (Spirit of Unicorn/Cherry Red)
King Krule, “You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down” (True Panther Sounds/Matador/XL)
Pokey LaFarge, “In the Blossom of Their Shade” (New West)
loadbang, “Plays Well With Others” (New Focus)
Low, “Hey What” (Sub Pop)
Manic Street Preachers, “The Ultra Vivid Lament” (Columbia)
Mastiff, “Leave Me the Ashes of the Earth” (eOne)
Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz Ensemble, “What to Wear in the Dark” (WBGO)
more, “2/2” (Warner)
Carrie Newcomer, “Until Now” (Available Light)
The Omnific, “Escapades” (Wild Thing)
Donny Osmond, “Start Again” (Nightstar LLC/BMG)
Alice Sara Ott, “Echoes of Life” (Deutsche Grammophon)
Purple Kiss, “Hide & Seek” (RBW)
Jon Randall, “Jon Randall” (Lonesome Vinyl)
Rockabye Baby! “Lullaby Renditions of the Weeknd” (Rockabye Baby/CMH)
Ari Ross & the Planets, “Blue Crystal” (Wienerworld/AFR)
Diana Ross, “Thank You” (Decca)
R.Y.F., “Everything Burns” (Bronson Recordings)
Saint Etienne, “I’ve Been Trying to Tell You” (Heavenly Recordings)
Martin Sexton, “2020 Vision” (Kitchen Table)
S1mba, “Good Time, Long Time” (Warner)
Sincere Engineer, “Bless My Psyche” (Hopeless)
Sleigh Bells, “Texis” (Mom+Pop Music))
Slothrust, “Parallel Timeline” (Dangerbird)
STAYC, “Stereotype” (High Up Entertainment)
Steps, “What the Future Holds Pt. 2” (BMG)
The Stranglers, “Dark Matters” (Coursegood Limited)
Suuns, “The Witness” (Joyful Noise)
Mitchell Tenpenny, “Midtown Diaries” (Riser House/Columbia Nashville)
Martina Topley-Bird, “Forever I Wait” (self-released)
Twiztid, “Unlikely Prescription” (Majik Ninja Entertainment)
The Vaccines, “Back in Love City” (Super Easy/AWAL)
Foy Vance, “Sign of Life” (Gingerbread Man/Elektra)
Various Artists, “Home in This World: Woody Guthrie’s Dust Bowl Ballads” (Elektra)
Rufus Wainwright, “Unfollow the Rules -- The Paramour Sessions” (BMG)
Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Symphonic Suites” (Decca)
The Way Down Wanderers, “More Like Tomorrow” (Soundly Music)
We Were Promised Jetpacks, “Enjoy the View” (Big Scary Monsters)
Matthew E. White, “K Bay” (Domino)
Andrew W.K., “God Is Partying” (Napalm)
From the Vaults:
Aaliyah, “Aaliyah” (Blackground/Empire)
Andrea Bocelli, “Concerto: One Night in Central Park -- 10th Anniversary Edition” (Decca/Sugar)
Ray Charles, “True Genius” (Tangerine)
Depeche Mode, “Ultra: The 12” Singles” (Mute/Columbia)
Al Green, “Give Me More Love: The Orchestral Greatest Hits” (Fat Possum)
Daryl Hall & John Oates, “Whole Oates & War Babies” (Friday Music)
The London Suede, “Coming Up (25th Anniversary Edition)” (Edsel/Demon)
Marillion, “Fugazi (Deluxe Edition)” (Rhino/Parlophone)
Laura Nyro, “Go Find The Moon: The Audition Tape” (Omnivore)
Parti!, “Happy Less (Deluxe)” (We Are Triumphant)
Bonnie Raitt, “The Glow” and “Green Light” (Friday Music)
Timothy B. Schmit, “Playin’ It Cool” (Friday Music)
Spiritualized, “Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space” (Fat Possum)
Static, “Toothpaste and Pills” (Third Man)
The Used, “Heartwork: Deluxe Edition” (Big Noise)
Mary Wilson, “Red Hot (Eric Kupper Remix) EP” (Motown/UMe)Sam Barron, “A Prayer For a Field Mouse” (Mother West)
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