New Music--June 2011

Circuital
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My Morning Jacket

Circuital

Genre: Folk/Pop

The Louisville, Kentucky, group's previous albums wandered towards a funky, R&B sound. Circuital returns the band to its earlier folksy, psychedelic southern rock. Read their interview on NPR's All Things Considered, and listen to a sample of the album.


Songs Around the World
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Playing For Change

Songs Around The World

Genre: World Music

2009's Playing for Change album blazed new trails by recording street musicians from around the world and blending the sounds into a new, unexpected whole. Volume 2 continues the global mix on tunes originally performed by Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, Taj Mahal, and more.


Natural History
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JD Souther

Natural History

Genre: Folk/Pop

Souther's new album revisits songs from his back catalog, re-recording them with a new spirit. Over the years, Souther penned tunes for the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt and more. Familiar songs include "Best of My Love", "You're Only Lonely", and "New Kid In Town".


Looking for a Fight
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Sweetback Sisters

Looking for a Fight

Genre: Folk

"Sweetback Sisters Emily Miller and Zara Bode may not be blood relations, but their precise, family-style harmonies recall the best of country music from the Everlys to The Judds, as well as the spirited rockabilly energy of Wanda Jackson, one of the band’s role models."


Mended Souls
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Casey Hurt

Pop/Folk

"His music is all heart and soul; passionate, radiant, transcendent, and transparent. With the release of his new album, Mended Souls, he is aiming to grab listeners by the ears and hearts, and give them a little something that will move their bodies and lift their spirits as well."


Mirror
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Jill Andrews

Mirror

Genre: Folk/Pop

Half of the Everybodyfields, Mirror marks Jill Andrews' first full-length solo album. With producers Neilson Hubbard and Scott Solter, Andrews' sound is equal parts indie pop, contemporary folk and Nashville country.


Dawes
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Dawes

Dawes

Genre: Folk/Pop

The music of this California band has been termed the "new Laurel Canyon sound." Raised on a diet of Neil Young, Crosby Still Nash and Young and Fleetwood Mac, Dawes blends California country-folk with sweet harmonies and a slight rock edge.


Little Red Boots
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Lindi Ortega

Little Red Boots

Genre: Folk/Pop

As featured on NPR, Ortega's voice sometimes resembles Dolly Parton's, and her americana tunes are alternately good-humored and slightly dark. From Canada, Ortega's parents are from Mexico and Ireland, respectively.


Your Money and My Good Looks
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Rhonda Vincent and Gene Watson

Your Money and My Good Looks

Genre: Folk/Pop

This first-time collaboration pairs one of the most celebrated male country vocalists of his generation, Gene Watson, with one of today's most respected female bluegrass vocalists. Features duets include tunes from both artists as well as select covers.


Jamm
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Cheikh Lo

Jamm

Genre: World

The first new album in five years from Senegalese sufi troubadour Cheikh Lô. The dreadlocked singer's signature blend of semi-acoustic flavours - West and Central African, funk, Cuban, flamenco - has been distilled into his most mature, focused, yet diverse statement to date.


Revelator
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Tedeschi Trucks Band

Revelator

Genre: Jazz/Blues

Marks the debut collaborative CD by the husband and wife blues duo of Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks. The album features smoky, blues-dipped rockers and heart-stilling ballads that show off Tedeschi's vocals and Trucks' slide guitar.


Kings & Queens
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Blackie and the Rodeo Kings

Kings & Queens

Genre: Folk/Pop

A Canadian americana supergroup featuring Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing and Tom Wilson. This album features duets with some of the foremost names in americana and country music, including Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Roseanne Cash and more.


My Love Will Keep
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Jonathon Edwards

My Love Will Keep

Genre: Folk/Pop

The country-folk legend's first new studio album in more than a decade offers a mix of originals and carefully chosen covers. Guests include Claire Lynch, Duke Levine, members of the Seldom Scene and more.


Standing on the Rooftop
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Madeleine Peyroux

Standing on the Rooftop

Genre: Folk/Pop

The jazz chanteuse's new release takes listeners in a new direction. Joined by guitarist Marc Ribot, Peyroux turns towards a more roots-centric sound, adding a "tougher" side to her voice.


Errant Charm
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Vetiver

Errant Charm

Genre: Folk/Pop

This California band exhibits an evolution of what was once termed "the Laurel Canyon sound". Updated for a new generation, the band layers laid-back country-rock, psychedelic elements and an indie rock vibe.


Treasure
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Neil Young

Treasure

Genre: Folk/Pop

The most recent of Young's archival recordings revisits a series of concerts performed in 1984 and 1985. Joining Young onstage were an amalgam of roots music luminaries, including Spooner Oldham, Ben Keith, Hargus "Pig" Robbins and more.


What's It All About
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Pat Metheny

What's It All About

Genre: Jazz

The new solo acoustic guitar album from the eclectic jazz artist reinterprets classic tunes from songwriters such as Paul Simon, Lennon + McCartney, Henry Mancini and more.


Bon Iver
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Bon Iver

Bon Iver

Genre: Folk/Pop

On NPR: "Bon Iver is a grand, chance-taking record: It sheds the raw nerviness of 2008's perfect For Emma, Forever Ago and replaces it with arrangements so lush and vivid, it can be hard to make out much of what Vernon sings. Out June 21, the whole record dares to be dreamy, and to let Bon Iver's ever-growing backing band paint pictures while Vernon's words dissipate into the ether."


Keep This Love Goin'
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NRBQ

Keep This Love Goin'

Genre: Folk/Pop

Terry Adams, the original pianist for the longtime band, rebuilt NRBQ in 2007. Recorded in just one take, the album shows signs of New Orleans music, blues, boogie and rock music.


Reason & Rhyme
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Jim Lauderdale

Reason & Rhyme

Genre: Folk/Pop

The americana and bluegrass artist releases his second collaboration with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. Guests include fellow musicians including Mike Compton on mandolin, Tim Crouch on fiddle, Randy Kohrs on resonator and more.


The Jessamine County Book of the Living
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Matt Bauer

The Jessamine County Book of the Living

Genre: Folk/Pop

Bauer's music walks the line between folk instrumentation and chamber arrangements on this album inspired by nature at night. Composed primarily on banjo, Bauer's new album also features violin, pedal steel and percussion.


The Wilders
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The Wilders

The Wilders

Genre: Folk/Pop

The Wilders is the follow-up to the concept album Someone’s Got to Pay, which took the band in a new direction, veering from its staple sounds: old-time country, the kind Hank Williams used to concoct. The new album, all three agree, goes even further in several directions, and the changes are apparent from the very start." - Timothy Finn for The Kansas City Star


This is Indian Land
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Cody Canada

This is Indian Land

Genre: Folk/Pop

Once the leader of Cross Canadian Ragweed, Canada's new group pays tribute to familiar and obscure songwriters of Oklahoma on their debut recording. Artists paid tribute include Bob Childers, Jimmy LaFave, JJ Cale and more.


Horses & High Heels
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Marianne Fathfull

Horses & High Heels

Genre: Folk/Pop

The distinctive-voiced singer ranges across genres on her most recent offering. Her first album since 2009 features everything from French chanson to early R&B and contemporary indie rock.


Pint of Blood
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Jolie Holland

Pint of Blood

Genre: Folk/Pop

The fourth solo effort from onetime Be Good Tanyas member. Holland's new album cites influence in artists from the Rolling Stones to Neil Young and Lucinda Williams, and harkens back to the simplicity and honesty of her debut album.


Queen of the Minor Key
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Eilen Jewell

Queen of the Minor Key

Genre: Folk/Pop

The americana singer-songwriter finds inspiration for her new album in film noir. Guests on Queen include Big Sandy and Zoe Muth.


Rave on Buddy Holly
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Various

Rave on Buddy Holly

Genre: Folk/Pop

A surprising range of artists pays tribute to the music of Buddy Holly on what would have been his 75th birthday. Contributions include tracks from She & Him, Patti Smith, Justin Townes Earle and more.


The Harrow &  the Harvest
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Gillian Welch

The Harrow & the Harvest

Genre: Folk/Pop

The long-awaited fourth album by one of americana most respected names. With her musical partner, Dave Rawlings, Welch returns with more hushed, backwoods tunes, dark in spirit but beautifully executed.


Red Hot + Rio 2
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Various

Red Hot + Rio 2

Genre: World

This 2-CD album benefits the Red Hot organization for HIV/AIDS research. Inspired by the 1960s Tropicalia movement, the second volume of the series pairs legendary Brazilian artist with indie and rock artists from around the world.