NEW MUSIC RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF 1/27/08

Here are Skope’s picks for this week’s new releases. We have new albums this week from Katt Williams, Kylie Minogue, The Bird And The Bee, Cappadonna, Hoobastank, Duncan Sheik, and much more!

The Bird and the Bee
Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future
Blue Note
Indie Pop, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
 
Franz Ferdinand
Tonight
Domino
New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
 
Bruce Springsteen
Working on a Dream
Columbia
Album Rock, Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter
 
Louis Armstrong
Satchmo at Pasadena
Verve
Mainstream Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Traditional Pop
 
Ashford & Simpson
The Real Thing
Burgundy
Soul, Pop-Soul, Smooth Soul, Contemporary R&B
 
Zuill Bailey
Zuill Bailey: Russian Masterpieces for Cello and Orchestra
Telarc
Romantic & Modern Music for Cello & Orchestra
 
Gato Barbieri
Chapter One: Latin America
Verve
Latin Jazz, World Fusion, Free Jazz
 
Borah Bergman Trio
Luminescence
Tzadik
Avant-Garde Jazz, Avant-Garde
 
Ran Blake
Driftwoods
Tompkins Square
Avant-Garde Jazz, Standards, Post-Bop, Ballads
 
James Brown
Singles, Vol. 6: 1969-1970
Hip-O Select
Funk, Soul, Blaxploitation
 
Cappadonna
Slang Prostitution
Chambermusik
Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap
 
Peter Cincotti
East of Angel Town
Sire/ London/Rhino
Vocal Jazz, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
 
Cotton Jones Basket Ride
Paranoid Cocoon
Suicide Squeeze
Alternative Singer/Songwriter
 
Dälek
Gutter Tactics
Ipecac
Left-Field Hip-Hop, Alternative Rap
 
Pat DiNizio & Buddy Holly
Pat Dinizio/Buddy Holly
Koch
Pop-Metal, Garage Rock Revival, Rock & Roll
 
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Echoes of the Mountains
Rounder
Progressive Bluegrass, Appalachian Folk, Old-Timey, Contemporary Bluegrass, String Bands, Traditional Bluegrass
 
Chris Duarte
396
Blues Bureau
Modern Electric Blues
 
John Frusciante
The Empyrean
Record Collection
Emo, Indie Rock
 
The Full Blast
Black Hole
Atavistic
Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Modern Free
 
The Green Fields of America
The Green Fields of America
Compass
Traditional Irish Folk, Traditional Celtic, Irish Folk
 
Pat Green
What I’m For
BNA
Contemporary Country, Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock
 
Tom Harrell
Prana Dance
Highnote
Post-Bop
 
Hoobastank
For(n)ever
Island
Post-Grunge, Alternative Pop/Rock
 
Incredible String Band
Tricks of the Senses
Hux
British Folk-Rock, British Folk, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic
 
The Jacksons
Destiny [Expanded Edition]
Epic/Legacy
Soul, Funk, Disco, Quiet Storm
 
The Jacksons
Triumph [Expanded Edition]
Epic/Legacy
Soul, Funk, Disco, Quiet Storm
 
Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette
Yesterdays
ECM
Standards, Post-Bop, Modern Creative
 
Jay Dee
Yancey Boys Instrumentals
Delicious Vinyl
Midwest Rap, Underground Rap
 
Quincy Jones
You’ve Got It Bad Girl
Verve
Contemporary Jazz, Instrumental Pop, Crossover Jazz, Post-Bop, Soul
 
Chuck Loeb
#1 Smooth Jazz Radio Hits
Shanachie
 Smooth Jazz
 
Loney Dear
Dear John
Polyvinyl
Swedish Pop/Rock, Indie Pop
 
Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes
Eye Legacy
Mass Appeal
Pop-Rap, Urban, Contemporary R&B
 
Charlie Louvin
Less and Less & I Don’t Love You Anymore
Capitol
Close Harmony, Traditional Country
 
Dean Martin
Amore
Capitol
 Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop
 
Paul McCartney
Amoeba’s Secret
Hear Music
Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Album Rock
 
Anne Akiko Meyers
Smile
Koch International Classics
Romantic, Modern & Contemporary Music for Violin & Pano
 
Kylie Minogue
Boombox
Astralwerks
Dance-Pop, Euro-Pop, Club/Dance, Euro-Dance, Pop/Rock
 
Nickel Eye
The Time of the Assassins
Rykodisc
 Indie Rock
 
Of Montreal
An Eluardian Instance (Jon Brion Remix EP)
Polyvinyl
Indie Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Club/Dance, Dance-Pop
 
  Mark Olson/Gary Louris
Ready for the Flood
Hacktone
 Americana, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Country-Rock
 
Reneé Olstead
Skylark
Reprise/143
Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop
 
QUaX Ensemble
Cornelius Cardew: Treatise
Mode
Avant-Garde Chamber Music
 
Thomas Quasthoff
Italian Arias
Deutsche Grammophon
 Classical Opera Arias
 
Enrico Rava
New York Days
ECM
Post-Bop, Modern Creative
 
Rihanna
Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes
Def Jam
Club/Dance, Dance-Pop, Urban
 
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Old Money
Stones Throw
Experimental Rock, Space Rock
 
Roses Kings Castles
Roses Kings Castles
Sycamore Club
Indie Pop, Indie Rock
 
Saffire — The Uppity Blues Women
Havin’ the Last Word
Alligator
Modern Acoustic Blues, Folk-Blues
 
Jamie Saft
Black Shabbis
Tzadik
Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, Death Metal/Black Metal
 
Duncan Sheik
Whisper House
RCA Victor
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter
 
Matthew Shipp
Harmonic Disorder
Thirsty Ear
 Avant-Garde Jazz
 
Frank Sinatra
Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love [Deluxe]
Rhino
Traditional Pop, American Popular Song
 
Doug Stone
Live at Billy Bob’s Texas
Smith Music Group
Neo-Traditionalist Country
 
Various Artists
Grammy Nominees 2009
Rhino
Pop Idol, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary R&B, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Pop, Adult Contemporary
 
Various Artists
Michael Fiday: Same Rivers Different
Innova
Modern Vocal & Chamber Music
 
Volcano Suns
All-Night Lotus Party [Bonus Tracks]
Merge
American Underground, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Hardcore, College Rock
 
Volcano Suns
The Bright Orange Years [Bonus Tracks]
Merge
American Underground, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Hardcore, College Rock
 
Gene Watson
Reflections/Should I Come Home
Hux
Country-Pop, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan
 
Tyrone Wells
Remain
Republic
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
 
Paul Weston
A Life in Music: Songwriter, Composer, Arranger
JSP
Traditional Pop, Mood Music, Instrumental Pop
 
Katt Williams (Photo)
It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’
Warner Bros.
Observational Humor, Standup Comedy
 
Sonny Boy Williamson
The Later Years 1939-1947
JSP
Harmonica Blues, Chicago Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues