Coming on the heels of my look at Neneh Cherry’s much underrated Homebrew album is the announcement that the songstress has a new album headed for the release schedule. She, her husband Cameron McVey, their daughter Lolita Moon and DJ Matt Karmil formed the group cirKus a few years back. They released Laylow in 2006, followed by a remix album a year later. The outfit’s sophomore effort, Medicine, was released in 2009 overseas, but is finally about to see release […]
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New Release Report 2/22/11: Adele-It’s About Time!
Generally speaking, I’m not one of those guys that goes out on a limb to search for something before it’s official release. I tend to wait patiently (or perhaps not so patiently?) to get the official goods. But with 21, the latest from British soul singer Adele, the waiting has been a bit more difficult than usual. Not only has the album already been out for several weeks in territories outside the U.S., but fellow bloggers and the rest of […]
New Release Report 2/15/11: Hello? Anybody Home?
Sometimes I wonder if the people who run record companies have a vested interest in the failure of the music industry. Here we are, five weeks into the new year, without one superstar release. Granted, most of the country has been dealing with Snowpocalypse, but you’d have to imagine that stores are still open, and if someone wants a piece of music badly enough, technology has afforded us the ability to order via Amazon or iTunes so we don’t have […]
New Release Report 1/25/11: Kwelity??
The grain of new releases this week is the best it’s been so far in 2011, but that’s not saying a hell of a lot. We’re still a month or so away from an A-list superstar release, and while you don’t have to be an A-list artist to make a good release (actually, most people would argue the opposite), you still have to bring money in to succeed at business, right? No album so far this year has sold more […]
The Viewfinder: “Going Through Hell” by The Streets
Last week, I reported that British rapper Mike Skinner (AKA The Streets) was hanging up his trainers upon the release of his fifth album, Computers & Blues. What I did not realize was that the release of said album was literally right around the corner, with a February 7th release date. With under a month until the album’s release, now would be an appropriate time to unveil a first single and video, right? Right. “Going Through Hell” is the name […]
New Release Report 1/11/11: Let ’em Eat Cake
After a couple weeks of slumber, the music industry is slowly wiping the sleep from their eyes and getting back into the business of releasing records. No major, major names releasing anything today (or for the remainder of January, quite honestly), but definitely a title or two that might pique your interest. You wouldn’t be off-base if you called Cake a one-note band. But damn it, do they play the SHIT out of that one note. Even though you pretty […]
Who the Hell is…Nixon Nyce? (and Where Can You Download His New Mixtape for Free?)
Boston emcee Nixon Nyce is one to watch. Make sure you check out his mixtape, “Sooner Than Later”.
New Release Report 12/21/10: A Soulful End to the Year
This week’s New Release Report spotlights the new album by Ghostface Killah. Other new albums out on 12/21 include Keyshia Cole, Duran Duran, Jamie Foxx and Keri Hilson.
New Release Report 12/14/10: Wrapping Up
This week’s new releases include new albums by Michael Jackson, R. Kelly and Ciara.
New Release Report 12/7/10: King Re-Caged?
A slew of A-list albums are being released on 12/6/10, including new efforts from T.I., Natasha Bedingfield, Daft Punk and Hinder.
Chart Stalker 12/2/10: Yay ‘Ye!!
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A look at this week’s Billboard 200 album chart. Kanye West debuts at #1, while Nicki Minaj scores the best sales week for a female rapper ever.