CDs:
Jason Aldean – Night Train CD (Broken Bow)
The country star’s fifth studio album. Includes the single “Don’t You Wanna Stay” feat. Kelly Clarkson.
Trey Anastasio – Traveler CD/LP+7” (ATO)
Anastasio (Phish) draws inspiration from experimental jazz, classical, pop, reggae and metal.
Anberlin – Vital CD/2×10” (Universal Republic)
The sixth album from the Christian alt-rockers.
Aranda – Stop The World CD (Wind-Up)
The band’s second studio album was produced by Grammy-nominated producer, Johnny K., (Disturbed, Sevendust, Staind, Drowning Pool). Stop The World has already yielded two radio hits with the singles “Undone” and “Satisfied.”
Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine – SKOCK-U-PY! CDEP/10” (Alternative Tentacles)
Election fever is here and even more of a circus than usual, so who better to jump in and stir up trouble than Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine?
Big Noize – Out Of The Black CD/3xLP (Ingrooves)
Big Noize is a hard rock band featuring Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot, Ratt), Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne, Vince Neil) and Vinny Appice (Dio, Heaven & Hell, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne) with special guest vocalist Sebastian Bach.
Boston Spaceships – The Greatest Hits Of Boston Spaceships: Out Universe CD/LP (Fire)
A compilation of the very best of Robert Pollard’s Boston Spaceships.
Brandy – Two Eleven CD (RCA)
New album features collaborators Timbaland, Bangladesh (Ke$ha, Usher, Nicki Minaj), Mario Winans (Mariah, Puffy, Keyshia Cole ), Danja (Britney Spears, Keri Hilson, Jamie Foxx), Harmony (Rihanna, Keri Hilson, Fantasia), Hit Boy (Eminem, Lil Wayne, Kanye West), Noah 40 Shebib (Drake, Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne), along with hit making songwriters Sean Garrett (Usher, Beyonce, Britney Spears), Rico Love (Usher, Beyonce, Chris Brown), Ester Dean (Katy Perry, Rihanna, Christina Aguilera), Frank Ocean (Justin Bieber, John Legend, Tyler, the Creator), and Chris Brown, to name a few. Available in Regular and Deluxe editions.
Chickenfoot – Chickenfoot [Deluxe Edition] 2xCD (E1)
Deluxe double-disc version of Chickenfoot’s 2009 debut featureslLive tracks from the 2012 Different Devil Tour.
Child Actor – Victory CD (Fake Four Inc.)
“A glorious mesh of experimentation, as production swings from minimal and translucent, to dense and foggy, with hints of Purity Ring and the occasional Grimes-esque bout of dreamy, R&B-tinged pop.” — This Is Fake DIY
Correatown – Pleaides CD/LP (Highline)
Pleaides blends beautiful harmonies, analog synthesizers and melodious vocals into mesmerizingly perfect indie pop. Songs from the album have already been featured on Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Ugly Betty and How I Met Your Mother.
Current Swell – Long Time Ago CD (Nettwerk)
Based in Victoria, B.C., Current Swell has been in the foreground of the “new roots” music front pushing out of Canada’s west coast, thanks in large part to constant touring with artists like Xavier Rudd, John Butler Trio, The Beach Boys and more.