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Welcome back to the weekly album news! There have been a lot of exciting releases announced this week and there's a stack of news to get through so, here we go.
JACK’S MANNEQUIN
Orange County rockers Jack’s Mannequin are set to drop their third album People and Things on February 10th, just ahead of their Australian visit as part of the 2012 Soundwave Festival.
Track listing:
1. My Racing Thoughts
2. Release Me
3. Television
4. Amy, I
5. Hey Hey Hey (We’re All Gonna Die)
6. People, Running
7. Amelia Jean
8. Platform Fire
9. Hostage
10. Restless Dream
11. Casting Lines
Catch a sneak peak of the album with the first single, ‘My Racing Thoughts’.
PVT
Aussie trio PVT have kicked off 2012 by releasing five bonus tracks and B-sides on January 19th from their highly acclaimed 2010 album, Church With No Magic. A wonderful start to the year for PVT fans who are eagerly awaiting the band’s fourth album which is slated for a mid-late 2012 release.
The following tracks can be found at www.pvtpvt.net through the band’s Soundcloud account.
1. Leah
2. Das Distance
3. Felicity’s Blue Dress
4. Golden Halo (Demo/instrumental)
5. Science Of Man (Demo/instrumental)
DANIEL ROSSEN
Daniel Rossen, of Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles, is set to release his debut solo EP Silent Hour/Golden Mile on March 16th via Inertia Music. The EP is a departure from the usual style that Rossen writes and the songs are, according to Rossen, ‘about unease with the world around you, about indeterminacy in your own life and the ability somehow to navigate both.’
Track listing:
1. Up On High
2. Silent Song
3. Return To Form
4. Saint Nothing
5. Golden Mile
Listen to ‘Saint Nothing’:
ALABAMA SHAKES
Boys & Girls, the debut album from Athens rockers Alabama Shakes is to be released April 6th via Rough Trade/Remote Control.
Track listing:
1. Hold On
2. I Found You
3. Hang Loose
4. Rise To The Sun
5. You Ain’t Alone
6. Goin’ To The Party
7. Heartbreaker
8. Boys & Girls
9. Be Mine
10. I Ain’t The Same
11. On Your Way
NINE SONS OF DAN
Nine Sons of Dan have recently released their album She's So Fine and with it an iTunes exclusive, including the single and previously unreleased acoustic version of the song. As well as this they will be releasing their debut EP "Landslide" in North America on January 16th. More details: http://www.ninesonsofdan.com/
STRAIGHT TO YOU: TRIPLE J’S TRIBUTE TO NICK CAVE
First it was Paul Kelly and now Triple J have assembled some of Australia’s finest to pay tribute to the legendary recordings of Nick Cave. Straight To You: Triple J’s Tribute to Nick Cave will be released as a 2CD set on February 10th and the DVD of the concert will be released March 2nd.
Track listing:
CD1
1. Kram - Red Right Hand
2. Bertie Blackman and Muscles - Do You Love Me?
3. Muscles - I Let Love In
4. Abbe May - Lie Down Here (& Be My Girl)
5. Alex Burnett - Shivers
6. Alex Burnett and Lanie Lane - Where the Wild Roses Grow
7. Johnny Mackay - Nick The Stripper
8. Johnny Mackay - People Ain’t No Good
9. Lisa Mitchell - The Ship Song
10. Jake Stone - The Weeping Song
11. Urthboy - O Children
12. Dan Sultan - Deanna
13. Tim Rogers - From Her To Eternity
CD2
1. Abbe May - Depth Charge Ethel
2. Adalita - Straight To You
3. Lisa Mitchell - Into My Arms
4. Paul Kelly - Nobody’s Baby Now
5. Paul Kelly and Adalita - Lament
6. Urthboy - Stagger Lee
7. Bertie Blackman - The Mercy Seat
8. Kram - Henry Lee
9. Kram, Lisa Mitchell and Dan Sultan - There Is A Kingdom
10. Lanie Lane - Jack The Ripper
11. Dan Sultan - Get Ready For Love
12. Adalita - Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry
Watch Alex Burnett and Lanie Lane perform 'Where The Wild Roses Grow' here:
BLEEDING KNEES CLUB
Gold Coast garage-surf-punk duo Bleeding Knees Club will drop their debut album Nothing To Do on March 2nd. Named by NME as one of the 50 Best New Bands of 2011, 2012 is looking to be even bigger for Jordan and Alex.
Watch ‘Teenage Girls’:
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE
Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now is the fourth album from Nashville artist Justin Townes Earle. To be released March 23rd via Inertia Music, the album will be out just in time for Justin’s tour of Australia which starts in Sydney on the 4th of April.
Check out the trailer for ‘Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now’:
THE SUMMER SET
Another band touring here for the 2012 Soundwave Festival is Arizona’s The Summer Set who release their sophomore album Everything’s Fine come February 10th. A record about breaking up, growing up and everything in between.
You can check out the first single from the album, ‘Someone Like You’ here:
HADWYNN
February 7th will see Raleigh trio Hadwynn release their debut album Monunments through Lucas Gambit Records.
Track listing:
1. Entrance
2. O! The Noise!
3. Frames
4. So Long (The King)
5. Sort of Grey
6. Mothervine
7. Sing Softly
8. Brother Blackwell
9. Things I Already Know
10. Soma
11. The Seed Song
JOE ROBINSON
‘Australia’s Got Talent’ winner, Joe Robinson releases his debut album Let Me Introduce You today, the 20th January. You can check out the first single from the album, ‘Out Alive’, here:
Joe Robinson - Out Alive by abcmusic
DAVID CHESWORTH ENSEMBLE
Out Friday 3rd February, Vanishing Tekopia is the newest release from the David Chesworth Ensemble. An interesting fact: the two singers of the ensemble created a new language to sing in specifically for Vanishing Tekopia.
STAFFORD BROTHERS SEASON 2 SOUNDTRACK
To accompany the release of Season 2 of their hit FOX8 show, The Stafford Brothers have teamed up with The Ministry of Sound to bring you this compilation. Set to hit the shelves on February 3rd, the compilation features a bunch of current dance anthems.
Track listing:
CD1
1. Ridney - Always With You
2. Jorgensen & Jesse Voorn – Loser (David Jones Remix)
3. Josh Feedblack & Claudio Barracu - One More Time
4. Arty – Kate
5. Dada, Rui Da Silva feat. One – Crazy Love (Mastiksoul Remix)
6. Marco Lys – Kama
7. Dim Chris feat. Amanda Wilson - You Found Me (Promise Land Miami 305 Mix)
8. Dirty South & Those Usual Suspects - Walking Alone
9. All The Lights – Chasing Colours (Ian Carey Remix)
10. Nadia Ali, Starkillers & Alex Kenji – Pressure (Alesso Remix)
11. Dominatorz & Bass Monkeys feat. Amanda Wilson - Don't Throw it Away (Stafford
Brothers Remix)
12. Bingo Players – Rattle
13. Kaskade w. Rebecca & Fiona - Turn it Down
14. Luciana - I'm Still Hot
15. Steve Forte Rio feat. Lindsey Ray – Slumber (Tommy Trash Remix)
16. Royaal & Venuto – Monster
17. Stafford Brothers feat. Ollie James – Falling
18. Morgan Page, Sultan + Ned Shepard & BT feat. Angela McCluskey - In The Air (Hard Rock Sofa Remix)
19. Stafford Brothers & Hoxton Whores feat. Frank Stafford - Wherever (Official TV Theme Song)
CD2
1. Chuckie - Who Is Ready To Jump
2. Swanky Tunes – XOXO
3. Deniz Koyu - Tung!
4. PNAU – Unite Us (Tommy Trash Remix)
5. Karim Mika – Get Up
6. Dyro - Daftastic
7. Afrojack and Steve Aoki feat. Miss Palmer - No Beef (Vocal Mix)
8. Sidney Samson – Music Box
9. Matisse & Sadko feat. Ollie James - We're Not Alone (Hi Scandinavia)
10. Adrian Lux feat. The Good Natured – Alive (Albin Myers Remix)
11. John Dahlback – The Grunge
12. R3hab & Swanky Tunes Feat. Max’C - Sending My Love
13. Moby – After (Tommy Trash Remix)
14. Afrojack – Lionheart
15. Inpetto - No More Serious Faces
16. Laidback Luke vs. Example – Natural Disaster (Benny Benassi Remix)
17. Firebeatz - Funky Shit
18. Duck Sauce – Big Bad Wolf (Dada Life Remix)
19. Deniz Koyu - Hydra
IRON MAIDEN
Pioneers and eternal metal favourites, Iron Maiden, return on March 23rd with a live album, Blu-ray and 2 DVD set entitled En Vivo!. Filmed in 2011 at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, En Vivo! is Maiden at their finest.
Track list:
1. Satellite 15
2. The Final Frontier
3. El Dorado
4. 2 Minutes To Midnight
5. The Talisman
6. Coming Home
7. Dance Of Death
8. The Trooper
9. The Wicker Man
10. Blood Brothers
11. When The Wild Wind Blows
12. The Evil That Men Do
13. Fear Of The Dark
14. Iron Maiden
15. The Number Of The Beast
16. Hallowed Be Thy Name
17. Running Free
PEPE DELUXE
To be released February 10th via Shock Records, Queen Of The Wave, is the fourth album from Finnish trio Pepe Deluxe.
Listen to the first single, ‘A Night and a Day’ here:
ROBERTA FLACK
After an eight year absence, multiple Grammy Award winner Roberta Flack is back on February 10th with Let It Be Roberta: Flack Sings The Beatles. The album is a collection of Beatles classics re-interpreted by Roberta and produced by Sherrod Barnes.
Track listing:
1. Hey Jude
2. I’m Looking Through You
3. If I Fell
4. We Can Work It Out
5. I Shoulda Known Better
6. The Long and Winding Road
7. Here There and Everywhere
8. Come Together
9. And I Love Him
10. Let It Be
11. Yesterday
12. Oh Darling
GLEN CAMPBELL
In 2008, Meet Glen Campbell was released to critical acclaim. On February 10th, 2012, Glen Campbell will re-release said album with a bunch of exclusive bonus tracks.
Track listing:
1. Sing (Travis)
2. Walls (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
3. Angel Dream (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
4. Times Like These (Foo Fighters)
5. These Days (Jackson Browne)
6. Sadly Beautiful (The Replacements)
7. All I Want Is You (U2)
8. Jesus (Velvet Underground)
9. Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) (Green Day)
10. Grow Old With Me (John Lennon)
11. Gentle On My Mind (2008 Remix)
12. Galveston (2008 Remix)
13. Wichita Lineman (AOL Sessions, 2008)
14. Rhinestone Cowboy (AOL Sessions, 2008)
15. All I Want Is You (AOL Sessions, 2008)
GRAHAM COXON
With A+E, British solo artist Graham Coxon releases his eighth studio album. Out March 30th via Parlophone/EMI Music, this is his first new record since 2009’s The Spinning Top.
Track list:
1. Advice
2. City Hall
3. What’ll It Take
4. Meet+Drink+Pollinate
5. The Truth
6. Seven Naked Valleys
7. Running For Your Life
8. Bah Singer
9. Knife In The Cast
10. Ohh, Yeh, Yeh
ALEKS AND THE RAMPS
Melbournians Aleks and The Ramps release their third album FACTS on the 14th February via Gaga Digital. For the vinyl lovers out there, presales of a special vinyl edition will be available through aleksandtheramps.bandcamp.com on the 1st February.
Visit aleksandtheramps.bandcamp.com to download ‘Middle Aged Unicorn On Beach With Sunset’.
TWIGGY
UK music icon Twiggy will release Romantically Yours on the 24th of February. Romantically Yours is a compilation of reinterpreted pop songs by everyone from Neil Young to Richard Marx.
Track listing:
1. Waterloo Sunset
2. Blue Moon
3. Right Here Waiting For You (Featuring Richard Marx)
4. Heaven (Featuring Bryan Adams)
5. Someone To Watch Over Me
6. They Can’t Take That Away
7. At Seventeen
8. The Very Thought Of You
9. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
10. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Featuring Carly Lawson)
11. Angel Of The Morning
12. My Funny Valentine
2012 GRAMMY NOMINEES
Available January 27th, this album features 22 songs from the biggest names nominated for the Grammys this year.
Track listing:
1. Adele - Rolling In The Deep
2. Bruno Mars - Grenade
3. Katy Perry - Firework
4. Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
5. Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
6. Rihanna feat. Drake - What’s My Name?
7. J.Cole - Work Out
8. Lady Gaga - You and I
9. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
10. Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
11. Coldplay - Paradise
12. Foo Fighters - Walk
13. The Band Perry - If I Die Young
14. Mumford & Sons - The Cave
15. Bon Iver - Holocene
16. Lady Antebellum - Just A Kiss
17. Taylor Swift - Mean
18. Blake Shelton - Honey Bee
19. Eric Church - Drink In My Hand
20. The Black Keys - Dearest
21. Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson - Don’t You Wanna Stay
22. Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse - Body and Soul
DIERKS BENTLEY
Singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley will release his sixth album HOME on February 3rd, just in time for his Australian tour in March.
Track listing:
1. Am I The Only One
2. Gonna Die Young
3. Tip It On Back
4. Home
5. Diamonds Make Babies
6. In My Head
7. Breathe You In
8. The Woods
9. When You Gonna Come Around (Featuring Karen Fairchild)
10. 5-1-5-0
11. Heart Of A Lonely Girl
12. Thinking Of You
FEEDER
British band Feeder will give us Generation Freakshow on March 23rd. Out via EMI Music, this is the band’s eighth studio album!
Track listing:
1. Oh My
2. Borders
3. Idaho
4. Hey Johnny
5. Quiet
6. Sunrise
7. Generation Freakshow
8. Tiny Minds
9. In All Honesty
10. Headstrong
That’s it for this mammoth week in album news!
