New Releases - 4 November 2008

This past Tuesday, November 4th was an historic day. While there were a couple of decent albums released this Tuesday, the best new release of the day was provided by the American voters. In addition to The Wheel’s Still In Spin’s weekly suggestions, we begin with a special “new release”:

President-Elect Barack Obama
Download the Victory Speech (mp3)

Mavis Staples – Live: Hope At The Hideout [Live] | CD or MP3
Download “We Shall Not Be Moved” (mp3)
On this live album, Staples sings anthems like “Eyes On The Prize,” “Down In Mississippi,” and “Freedom Highway.” During “We Shall Not Be Moved,” she details a story of Civil Rights defiance from the ‘60s. This is a strong live album from a musical legend. The fact that its release date coincides with the day that Barack Obama is elected President of the United States of America makes its effect even more pungent.

Megapuss – Surfing | CD or Vinyl
Megapuss is a band comprised of Devendra Banhart and Priestbird’s Greg Rogove. Like both members’ previous projects, Megapuss is a blend of folk, psychedelic rock, pop, and soul. These songs are catchy and kitschy.

Travis – Ode To J. Smith | CD or MP3
Download “J. Smith” (mp3)
This Scottish alternative band has released one of the better albums of their career. The songs in this set are more focused on upbeat, electric guitar riffs. The album tastefully combines a multitude of instruments. From a production standpoint, it is one of the best-mixed albums of the year.

After the jump, there is a list of more new releases from this week.

Other releases from 4 November 2008:
Matt Alber – Hide Nothing | CD
Drew Andrews – Only Mirrors | CD, Vinyl, or MP3
The Bellfuries – Palmyra | CD
Tim Berry – Manchester | at independent record stores
Big Shug – Other Side Of The Game | CD
Black Moth Super Rainbow – Dripper | CD or MP3
Blackstone Theatre Collective (BSTC) – Music For A Saturday Evening | CD, Vinyl, or MP3
Andrea Bocelli – Incanto | CD or CD/DVD
Boys Like Girls – Read Between The Lines | DVD
Curumin – JapanPopShow | CD or MP3
The Benjy Davis Project – Dust | CD, Vinyl, or MP3
Drew Danburry – This Could Mean Trouble, You Don’t Speak For The Club | CD
The Decemberists – Always The Bridesmaid, Volume II | Vinyl, Volumes I-III Vinyl MP3, or at independent record stores
Desolation Wilderness – White Light Strobing | CD, Vinyl, or MP3
The End Of The World – French Exit | CD
Eulogies – Tempted To Do Nothing [EP] | CD or MP3
Fall From Grace – Sifting Through The Wreckage | CD
Future Clouds & Radar – Peoria | CD
David Garza – Dream Delay | at independent record stores
Jose Gonzalez – Live At Park Ave [Live] | at independent record stores
Grampall Jookabox – Ropechain | CD or Vinyl
Hinder – Take It To The Limit | CD, CD/DVD, or Vinyl
HoneyHoney – First Rodeo | CD or MP3
Frida Hyvonen – Silence Is Wild | CD or MP3
Illa J – Yancey Boys | CD or Vinyl
Johann Johannsson – Fordlandia | CD or MP3
K-th-I??? – Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow | CD or MP3
The Last Shadow Puppet – My Mistakes Were Made For You [EP] | CD
Little Joy – Little Joy | CD or Vinyl
The Lucksmiths – First Frost | CD
Lukestar – Lake Toba | CD
MC Frontalot – Final Boss | CD
Megapuss – Surfing | Recommended above
The Music Lovers – Masculine Feminine | CD or MP3
Randy Owen – One On One | CD
Brad Paisley – Play | CD or MP3
Doug Paisley – Doug Paisley | CD
The Trevor Pan Show – It’s About Time… | CD
Cale Parks – Sparklace | CD or MP3
Past Lives – Strange Symmetry [EP] | CD or MP3
Pegataur – Eternal Flight | MP3
Axel Rudi Pell – Tales Of The Crown | CD or MP3
Q-Tip – The Renaissance | CD, Vinyl, or MP3
Lou Reed – Berlin: Live at St. Ann’s Warehouse [Live/Soundtrack] | CD, Vinyl, or MP3
Danny Rocco – The Future Is Now | CD or MP3
Seven Steps To The Green Door – Step In 2 My World | CD
Shiny Toy Guns – Season Of Poison | CD, Vinyl, or MP3
The Skeletons – Money | CD, Vinyl, or MP3
Micah Blue Smaldone – The Red River | CD or Vinyl
The So So Glos – Tourism/Terrorism | CD or MP3
Mavis Staples – Live: Hope At The Hideout [Live] | Recommended above
Travis – Ode To J. Smith | Recommended above
Unk – Second Season | CD or MP3
Ed Vallance – The Modern Life | CD or MP3
Wallpaper – On The Chewing Gun Ground | CD or Vinyl
Warship – Supply & Depend | CD
We Insist! – Oh! Things Are So Corruptible | CD
Wild Beasts – Limbo, Panto | CD or Vinyl
Wilderness – (k)no(w)here | CD, Vinyl, or MP3
Mark Wills – Familiar Stranger | CD
Wino – A Bottle Of Pills With A Bullet Chaser | CD
James Yorkston – When The Haar Rolls In | CD or MP3

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Comments

[Kathy]

Mavis Staples is amazing.

If you love her, listen to the rest of the Anti- artists on their sampler. It's great.

You can download it OR stream it: http://www.antilabelblog.com/