New Release Report

New Release Report 11/8/11: Life Begins at “Now 40”

Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger” is one of the tracks that appears on “Now That’s What I Call Music 40”, which got released today. What else is new and exciting in record stores this week? Click to find out!

New Release Report 11/1/11: OMIGODJUSTINBIEBEROMIGOD!!!!!

Why is your teenage daughter begging you for money today? Find out why in our New Release report…

New Release Report 10/24/11: Coldplay, Clarkson and Christmas

Kelly Clarkson and Coldplay have new albums out today? Who else has an album being released?

New Release Report 10/18/11: Get Ready To Condensate with Shelby Lynne, Patrick Stump and The Time!

Hello, late October. What do you have for me? Yet another tantalizing sea of new releases? Well, I don’t mind if I do. Shelby Lynne released her most recent album, Tears, Lies & Alibis only a year and a half ago. So what is she doing coming back so quickly? Hell if I know, but if her recent track record is any indication, the Grammy-winner’s new album, Revelation Road (her twelfth!) will be pretty damn awesome. Fall Out Boy’s Patrick […]

New Release Report 10/11/11: Troubadour Tuesday

If you’re a fan of singer/songwriters, have I got a deal for YOU! OK, I lied, I don’t have a deal. But there might be a few things coming out today that you may be interested in. We’ll start with Ryan Adams’ latest, Ashes & Fire. Considering we’ve been making Ryan/Bryan jokes for over a decade now, I’m not gonna go that route, but it does seem as though married life to Mandy Moore may have mellowed our boy out […]

New Release Report 10/4/11: Feist’s Precious “Metals”, Scotty Mac & More

Canadian chanteuse Feist has been off the scene for a few years, taking some time for herself and chillin’ (said in Bruhman from “Martin” voice). However, her hiatus ends this week with the release of Metals, her third album. Don’t read too much into the title, Feist hasn’t decided to go all Judas Priest on us, although that would be kinda interesting. She leads the pack of new releases this week, followed closely by Scotty McCreery, who you might know […]

New Release Report 9/27/11: Oh Well, Whatever. Nevermind (Again)

Twenty years ago this week, a trio of wildly influential albums came out. Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Blood Sugar Sex Magik gave that L.A.-based band their biggest success, turned rock/rap into an official “thing” and gave Rick Rubin producer cred after a couple of years in the wilderness. A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory turned that group from De La Soul Jr. into one of hip-hop’s most original and inventive acts. Meanwhile, Nirvana’s Nevermind helped bring alternative rock […]

New Release Report 9/13/11: Lady A Owns The Week

Who’s the hottest group in country music right now? That’s right-Lady Antebellum. The co-ed trio is coming off of the huge success of Need You Now-the Grammy-winning song and album and they can pretty much do no wrong right now. Their third album, Own The Night, is more or less guaranteed to be one of this year’s biggest sellers. It’ll definitely be worth checking out whether Lady A can challenge Lil Wayne and Lady GaGa for the best selling sales […]

New Release Report 9/6/11: Strait To The Top

I know I’ve mentioned my frustration with labels who release several superstar albums in the same week before, but I believe my point is valid enough to bear repeating. Last week, new albums by Lil Wayne and the Red Hot Chili Peppers were both released. The Chili Peppers’ label had to know that an album by that band had the capability to do really well in it’s first week, but that there was no way that it was going to […]

New Release Report 8/30/11…Or Is It 8/29/11??

This week’s not a typical new release week. Why? Because this week’s releases came out on Monday as opposed to Tuesday. So, our column’s late, and you may have very well purchased one or more of this week’s new albums already. So while this column might be giving you information you already know, hopefully you still find it quite enjoyable! Have you read our reviews of Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ I’m With You yet? You should. Even though Drew […]

New Release Report: R.E.D.-Like Buttah

This week at your local record store (if you even have a local record store), there will be an epic battle. A rumble for the ages. On one side, multi-tattooed rapper Game with his long-delayed R.E.D. Album (a title that certainly has nothing to do with his Blood affiliation). On the other side, legendary pop diva Barbra Streisand with an album called What Matters Most: The Songs of Marilyn & Alan Bergman. OK, so maybe this isn’t really an epic […]

New Release Report 8/16/11: After The Throne

Still catching your breath after last week’s rollout release of Jay-Z & Kanye West’s “Watch The Throne” ? Well, today marks the final installment of this superstar release-the deluxe physical version (which Best Buy had a four day exclusive on, to the consternation of many music retailers) hits all music stores today. So now, you can get the album in any way, shape or fashion you would like. Happy now? Elsewhere on the release schedule, aggro-rock band Blue October returns with Any Man […]