NEW MUSIC RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 10/07/08

Here are Skope’s picks for this week’s new releases. We have new albums this week from Deerhoof, Lambchop, The Clash, Jon McLaughlin, Tesla and much more!

Deerhoof
Offend Maggie
Kill Rock Stars
Indie Rock, Noise-Rock, Noise Pop
 
Bob Dylan
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006
Columbia/Legacy
Singer/Songwriter, Rock & Roll
 
Lambchop
OH (Ohio)
Merge
Chamber Pop, Alternative Country-Rock, Indie Rock
 
Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s
Not Animal
Epic
Indie Rock
 
Oasis
Dig Out Your Soul
Big Brother/Reprise
British Trad Rock, Britpop, Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Hard Rock
 
Jay Reatard
Matador Singles ‘08
Matador
Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Garage Punk
 
Damon Aaron
Highlands
Ubiquity
Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Electronic, Urban Folk
 
John Adams
John Adams: Hallelujah Junction - A Nonesuch Retrospective
Nonesuch
Contemporary Orchestral, Vocal and Chamber Music
 
The Annuals
Such Fun
Columbia/Red
Indie Rock
 
Antony and the Johnsons
Another World
Secretly Canadian
Indie Pop, Chamber Pop
 
Aqualung
Words & Music
Verve Forecast
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
 
Big & Rich
Big & Rich’s Super Galactic Fan Pak, Vol. 2
Warner Bros.
Contemporary Country, Country-Pop, Progressive Country
 
Charles Bruffy
Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary [Hybrid SACD]
Chandos
Modern and Contemporary Choral Music
 
Harold Budd/Clive Wright
A Song for Lost Blossoms
Darla
Modern Composition, Minimalism, Ambient
 
Castanets
City of Refuge
Asthmatic Kitty
Indie Rock
 
Catfish Haven
Devastator
Secretly Canadian
Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
 
The Clash
Live at Shea Stadium
Epic/Legacy
British Punk, Punk, Dance-Rock, Hard Rock
 
Crooked Fingers
Forfeit/Fortune
CAI/Red Pig
Indie Rock, Alternative Country-Rock
 
Crystal Antlers
EP
Touch & Go
Experimental Rock, Neo-Psychedelia

Department of Eagles
In Ear Park
4AD
Indie Electronic, Post-Rock/Experimental
 
Front 242
Moments…
Alfa Matrix
Electro-Industrial, Industrial Dance, Industrial
 
Ezra Furman & the Harpoons
Inside the Human Body
Minty Fresh
Indie Pop, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
 
Philip Glass
Glass Box
Nonesuch
Contemporary Orchestral, Vocal and Chamber Music
 
Grails
Doomsayer’s Holiday
Temporary Residence
Experimental Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental
 
Robin Guthrie
3:19 Bande Originale du Film
Darla
Original Score, Ambient, Experimental Ambient
 
Merle Haggard
20 Hits, Vol. 2
Curb
Western Swing Revival, Bakersfield Sound, Honky Tonk, Traditional Country, Progressive Country
 
Matt Hires
Live from the Hotel Cafe
Ada/Atlantic
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
 
Jolie Holland
The Living and the Dead
Anti
Alternative Folk, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Urban Folk
 
Hot Lava
Lavalogy
Bar/None
Indie Pop
 
I Am Ghost
Those We Leave Behind
Epitaph
Post-Hardcore, Punk Revival, Goth Rock
 
Japanese Motors
Japanese Motors
Vice
Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
 
Julian Koster
The Singing Saw at Christmastime
Merge
Holiday, Christmas
 
Land of Talk
Some Are Lakes
Saddle Creek
Indie Rock
 
Suzie Leblanc
Messiaen: Chants de Terre et de Ciel
Atma Classique
Modern Vocal Music
 
The Little Ones
Morning Tide
Chop Shop/Atlantic
Indie Rock, Indie Pop
 
Del McCoury
The Best of Del McCoury: The Groovegrass Years
Condon
Bluegrass, Bluegrass-Gospel, Country Gospel
 
Tim McGraw
Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
Curb
Contemporary Country, Adult Contemporary, Country-Pop, Neo-Traditionalist Country
 
Sarah McLachlan
Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
Arista
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Pop/Rock
 
Jon McLaughlin
OK Now
Island
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
 
Pat Metheny & Anna Maria Jopek
Upojenie
Nonesuch
Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Vocal Jazz
 
Juana Molina
Un Dia
Domino
Indie Electronic
 
Daniel Martin Moore
Stray Age
Sub Pop
Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Folk
 
Michala Petri
Mozart: Flute Quartets [Hybrid SACD]
Our Recordings
Classical Chamber Music
 
Charlie Pickett
Bar Band Americanus: The Best of Charlie Pickett And…
Bloodshot
Roots Rock, Bar Band, Alternative Pop/Rock
 
The Pretenders
Break Up the Concrete
Shangri-La
Pop/Rock, Americana, Singer/Songwriter, Hard Rock
 
Sun Ra
Secrets of the Sun [Bonus Track]
Atavistic
Avant-Garde Jazz, Avant-Garde, Free Jazz
 
Red Car Wire
Let’s Never Get Older
Universal
Punk-Pop, Emo
 
Rise Against
Appeal to Reason
Interscope
Punk Revival, Post-Hardcore
 
Rosebuds
Life Like
Merge
Indie Rock
 
Neil Sedaka
The Mircale of Christmas [Razor & Tie 2 CD]
Razor & Tie
Holiday, Christmas
 
Senses Fail
Life Is Not a Waiting Room
Vagrant
Screamo, Emo, Punk-Pop
 
Brian Setzer Orchestra
The Ultimate Christmas Collection
Surfdog WEA
Retro-Rock, Retro Swing, Rockabilly Revival, Roots Rock
 
Spinto Band
Moonwink
Park the Van
Indie Rock
 
Marnie Stern
This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It And She Is It And…
Kill Rock Stars
Experimental Rock, Noise-Rock, Indie Rock
 
George Strait
Classic Christmas
MCA Nashville
New Traditionalist, Contemporary Country
 
The Streets (Photo)
Everything Is Borrowed
679
British Rap, Garage Rap/Grime, Club/Dance
 
Tesla
Forever More
Tesla Electric
Pop-Metal, Hair Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Album Rock
 
Various Artists
The First Chapters
XL
Electronica, Rave, Club/Dance, Techno
 
Michelle Williams
Unexpected
Music World/Columbia
Urban, Dance-Pop, Adult Contemporary
 
Women
Women
Jagjaguwar
Noise-Rock, Indie Rock

Wu-Tang Clan
Soundtracks from the Shaolin Temple
Wanderluxe
Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap
 
Rachael Yamagata
Elephants…Teeth Sinking Into Heart
Warner Bros.
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
 
Elliott Yamin
My Kind of Holiday
TRP
Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B
 
Yo Majesty
Futuristically Speaking: Never Be Afraid
Domino
Urban, Pop-Rap