Now Downloading: New Releases 11.10.09

Another week closer to the holidays, and even more gift-oriented releases -- this week featuring live (Robyn Hitchcock) and greatest hits (Snow Patrol) collections. There were a few new releases as well, from The Cribs (featuring Johnny Marr), Asobi Seksu, Wale, Grant-Lee Phillips, Caroline Herring, Ray Davies, Pants Yell! and Echo & the Bunnymen.

Playlist: New Releases 11.10.09

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Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains in New York
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Robyn Hitchock lovingly recreates the beloved album I Often Dream of Trains live for a lucky New York crowd. Joined by multi-instrumentalists Timo Keegan and Terry Edwards, Hitchcock gives the eccentric material a more mature edge, reinterpreting the material for mid-afternoon tea (with a dash of Monty Python zaniness, just so you remember who it is we're listening to here). There's a DVD as well, the content of which debuted on Sundance back in June, and here's some video clips below from the concert film to wet your appetite:

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More on the radar (and in the mp3 player) this week:
The Cribs - Ignore the Ignorant
Asobi Seksu - Rewolf
Wale - Attention Deficit
Caroline Herring - Golden Apples of the Sun / "Tales of the Islander" [mp3]
Ray Davies - The Kinks Choral Collection / Free AOL Album Stream
Grant-Lee Phillips - Ladies' Love Oracle
Pants Yell! - Received Pronunciation / "Cold Hands" [mp3]
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Xenophanes / Free AOL Album Stream
Echo and the Bunnymen - The Fountain
Snow Patrol - Up to Now
The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters
The Jackson 5 - 1967
Tori Amos - Midwinter Graces

tags: music, album review, robyn hitchcock, indie rock, new releases, rhapsody