thus spake drake: Now Downloading: New Releases 09.29.09

Compared to last (and especially next) week, it's a sparse one for new releases. The Avett Brothers major label debut tops the list, at least for me. The other headliners are mainly compilations, one being the 7 Worlds Collide benefit album (featuring Jeff Tweedy, Neil Finn, Johnny Marr and more) along with soundtracks Where the Wild Things Are (Karen O & friends) and Whip It! (a hodgepodge including Jens Lekman). Then there's a new one from the mostly reunited Alice in Chains, and releases from Hope Sandoval, Zero 7 and Whip It! contributors The Ettes & Landon Pigg.

Playlist: New Releases 09.29.09

The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You
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With their major label debut, The Avett Brothers have continued to expand their sound from the simple folk trio of their beginnings. Rick Rubin must have heard them as another The Jayhawks (whom he kind of owns), as with the harmonies and the lushly arranged ballads (like the title track) filtered through Southern sensibilities. (The brothers seemingly rewrote "Let it Be" several times here.) Sure, there are a few uptempo numbers (like the exceptional "Kick Drum Heart"), but it's the slower numbers that rule the day. There is some exceptional songwriting here, which bodes well for future releases.

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Karen O and the Kids - Where the Wild Things Are OST
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Shawn Anderson said...: New Releases 09.29.09
1. I and Love and You - The Avett Brothers
2. All Is Love - Karen O And The Kids
3. Girl Make your Own Mind Up - 7 Worlds Collide
4. Check My Brain - Alice in Chains
5. Black Gloves - Goose
6. Baby featuring Raheem DeVaughn - Ghostface Killah
7. Mr McGee - Zero 7
8. Wild Roses - Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions
9. The Gears (album) - Metalocalypse: Dethklok
10. Only Prettier - Miranda Lambert
11. I Can't Be True - The Ettes
12. Karen's Knees - Beaujolais
13. A Ghost - Landon Pigg
14. She Chokes Her Dying Breath & Does It In My Face (Remixed By V/VM) -
15. (Whatever Happened To the) Great American Bubble Factory - Drivin' N' Cryin'
16. We Are London - Madness
17. Sockable Face Club - Cherry Poppin' Daddies
18. Say Yes - Langhorne Slim
19. Ignorance - Paramore
20. Radio Radio (Live At The El Mocambo) - Elvis Costello
21. Celebration - Madonna
22. Love - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
23. This Is Why You Love Me - The Brian Jonestown Massacre; 11:02 PM, October 05, 2009

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Now Downloading: New Releases 09.29.09

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