Salyu New Single, 'Halfway', Due February

Scanty info yet, but I definitely prefer this wintery cover to the recent weirder-than-usual thing that is the Merkmal covers. And this is what's on her official site :

Release date:　2009.2.11
Ｔｒａｃｋｓ：
01. コルテオ 〜行列〜　「シルク・ドゥ・ソレイユ」第8弾公演“ダイハツ コルテオ”イメージソング
02. HALFWAY　2009年2月公開予定 映画「ハルフウェイ」主題歌

UPDATED: Due to languishing Japanese study plans, I can't really tell you what's going on in the first link except it has something to do with Cirque du Soleil, which is cool (alert: loud background music), but the second one leads to the promotion site of 'Halfway', the movie which Salyu's namesake track is the theme song for. The 'theme song' tab is still tagged 'coming soon', but the refrain portion of the song can be heard as the background music. This is another of her higher-pitched poppish ones--nothing against that--just that my personal wish of a (however fleeting) return to Lily Chou Chou era ethereal awesomeness is left unanswered again. #heaves a wistful sigh#

(P.S. For more Salyu news and stuff please visit http://salyu.aiamu.net/. Still under construction but better than none, and I'm definitely not turning Uku into a second Salyu news blog.. =p)

Can't wait for Feb! :)

Salyu's New Album, Merkmal, Due in November

According to the official website and translation from Salyu community on livejournal:

Salyu will be releasing a best album titled "Merkmal" on November 26th. There'll be two limited edition versions: one featuring a live DVD recording of her concert at Motion Blue Yokohama on September 17th, and the other featuring a second CD with her collab work (Valon, to U, & Mirror). The limited editions also come with a ticket reserve for her 2009 Merkmal tour.

CD Only: 3,000yen (TFCC-86281)
w/ Live DVD: 3,800yen (TFCC-86282)
2CD: 3,800yen (TFCC-86283)

Setlist of Motion Blue Yokohama show:
01. ARABESQUE
02. 光りの束 (hikari no taba)
03. name
04. 双曲線 (soukyokusen)
05. 体温 (taion)
06. 夜の海 遠い出会いに (yoru no umi tooi deai ni)
07. Landmark
08. be there
09. 砂 (suna)
10. VALON-1
11. to U
12. WHEREABOUTS ~for Anthony~

 It is a little odd that she's already releasing a 'Best of' after a mere two albums (or 3, if we count Lily Chou-Chou.) This is probably more appropriately called 'The B-sides'... And what's up with the sudden fascination with foreign--and GERMAN, not in the least--words? Merkmal is simply German for 'feature'. *scratches head*

Still very excited about this though, this being the first official live recording of anything from her...? and I totally look forward to some brand new material, too. It's been some time since the last album now, Missy Salyu! ;)

Aoi Teshima - Niji no Kashuu

The angelic Teshima's back with a new album 'Niji no Kashuu'(Songs of Rainbow), another line-up along her therapeutic soothing style.I'm yet to go through the whole album. The first couple of tracks have lovely folksy elements and you can tell she's adding new vocal techniques which break the mundane flow of story telling (I do love it! But obviously a little change is a nice surprise.)

Title track 'Niji' (Rainbow)




Download here (77mb,expires 7days or 100 downloads)

Niji no Kashuu (Songs of Rainbow)
Release: 2008.7.23
Normal Edition | First Press Edition (CD+DVD)

Romaji and suggested translation in bracket. Click here for more info.
01. 虹(Niji, Rainbow)
02. 恋唄 (Koi uta, Love song)
03. 空へ(Sora e, To the sky)
04. 恋するしっぽ。(Koisuru shippo, Tail of love)
05. CHINESE SOUP
06. 元気を出して(Genki o dashite, Cheer up)
07. 奇跡の星(Album Version) (Kiseki no Hoshi, Star of wonder)
08. 家族の風景 (Kazoku no fuukei, Family scenery)

Tomiko Van - Tokyo Biyori

After doing 2 cover albums, Tomiko's finally releasing something original. New single 'Tokyo Biyori'(東京日和) is out June 18! It's a lovely ballad that reminds you of warm sunlight on an ordinary day. What a happy voice. Great job, ban-chan!



After watching the PV, I can't help drawing a parallel between this and 'Baby don't cry' by Namie Amuro.

soundamus - last.fm new releases feed

An awesome site for last.fm users: soundamus.net notifies you of the latest release of artists you listen to (and get scrobbled) by generating a self-updating rss feed tailored just for you. All you need to do is enter your username.

Don't use last.fm yet? You really should think about it, or find out more. Alternative, try music-alert. Happy tracking!

Salyu- iris ～しあわせの箱～ & DVD release

I'm outdated again, not surprisingly.


Note: Left is limited press. Right is regular edition.

Salyu's new single 'iris ~ Shiawase no Hako'was released on Nov 28th. It's another touchy ballad reminiscent of 'Platform'. Salyu established herself as a stand-alone operatic pop singer in 'Salyu period' (as opposed to 'Lily chou-chou' period). The ambient ether is replaced by a crowded, glamorous cosmo. That's my feeling of her transition. Both are undoubtedly unique but somehow I miss Lily chou-chou very, very much.

Here's a look at the PV, a sweet short film about circus performers and how a pretty little girl aspires to be one of them. Her PVs are never a disappointment.By the way, there's a 'Salyu clips 2004-2007' DVD release on the same date as this single. I'm gonna grab it!



DVD Purchase guide,


cdjapan | YesAsia

Release: 2007.11.28
3,600yen(tax-in) TFBQ-18076
DVD (Region 2)

1. VALON-1
2. Dialogue
3. Peaty
4. Suisei
5. Kaze ni Noru Fune
6. Tower
7. name
8. Platform
9. Tobira
10. I BELIEVE

Bonus Tracks
VALON (Ilmari×Salyu)
Making Clips (Music from TERMINAL Tour 2007)

music-alerts: keep track of your favourite artists' releases

As its slogan says, now music-alerts.com allows you to never miss another album release. Simply type in artist names and it automatically creates a customized feed for you. The engine roams amazon server every three days and updates your feed reader timely (what's a feed and what's a feed reader? Start reading here or trying out here).



Last.fm users can go to the bottom of your 'Top Artists Overall' chart and click on 'Paste your taste'--voila, it has your top 50 artists, and loads of work saved! Add on artists if you have yet more tucked away (I kinda wish last.fm gives a full feed for my top 100 or 150 artists...but people like me who have too voracious an appetite should be restrained ;P). Do remember to remove the last line when you are done pasting. =)



The generated feed looks something like this. Enjoy. ;D

Dylan Biopic trailers

Just read this from Uncut (I am dying! to subscribe but being bankrupt, either the pound depreciates pretty damn soon now or I must just die) --

The first teaser trailer for Todd Haynes' Bob Dylan "biopic", I'm Not There, has gone online.

The film stars six actors as Dylan Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett (pictured above), Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Ben Whishaw.

"I'm Not There" debuts at this year's Venice Film Festival on September 4.

It's a rather old piece of news really, I remember reading (and squeaking) about it in production like ages ago. Long gestation baby eh Todd? But of course this being from Haynes (Velvet Goldmine! among other acclaimed pieces) about the pure brilliance Dylan and starring those names (for Bale alone I'd have elatedly gone for it--he also starred in Goldmine. Rock on Bale! and yeah you've read it right, Cate Blanchett as Dylan too, *grins*) it incites some pretty lofty expectations (and let's hope deservedly so)...Without further blabbering, some clips for your perusal--

Official 1 min trailer


A doubly long unofficial teaser


A Cate Blanchett clip -- boy she's excellent! But still finds her trademark sharp chin+thin lips+those grooves under the cheeks (what do you call it?) combination an amusing distraction...you just can't hide your Blanchett-ness with those features out and about, Cate. Should have done a Kidman trick à la The Hours. ;)


And erm...some other trailer that caught my eye--again quoting Uncut

The first trailer for Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones concert doc, Shine A Light, is now online. The documentary, shot last October at New York's Beacon Theater, features the Rolling Stones, plus cameos from Jack White, Christine Aquillera and Bill Clinton - as well as Scorsese himself.

Filming captures the band - at the peak of their worldwide spectacular 'A Bigger Bang' tour - at the end of a year which included many band related mishaps, including Keith Richards 'falling out of a tree.' Originally due for release in the UK in September, it is now scheduled to open next Spring.

What a rock cinema feast the coming months would be~~~~~~~~~~*droolz*

Random stuff: what do you listen to when everything seems to leave you cold and uninspired (like now for me)? me: probably Love Psychedelico. Or Philip Glass. And via last.fm I stumbled across this advanced addict——chart’s all but exclusively Philip Glass! Dude.

----------------
Now playing: Philip Glass - Liquid Days, Part One
via FoxyTunes

LOVE PSYCHEDELICO - Freedom

LP - Freedom (theme song for national baseball event)
I ran out of adjectives to describe this PV, surely one of the highest budgeted in LP history. Just right for the sweltering hot sports event.



Jady should've posted this lol (Check out her fansite Salut,Delico! ). Their new album 'Golden Grapefruit' will be on sale 27th June. Audio clips are available on their official website. I have a pretty good impression of this album, much anticipated!

Also check out the exclusive 'Golden Grapefruit' site on jvcmusic

LOVE PSYCHEDELICO - new PV - Rain

O me gawd they did it, they just released the first PV to the new album! (Getting instant gastric ulcer on hearing news..) But people, keep your expectation normal, and by 'normal' I mean down...I dunno, me I felt a little disappointed. The tune was an odd piece, the opening even felt discordant somehow, although it got better towards the second half...Repeated listening needed, maybe? I still can't wait for the new album.

On a side note, this PV is probably the most expensive addition (if they didn't take the footages out of some documentary) to the line up of LP's always cheaply produced and ill-or-laughably-directed PVs (with few recent exceptions). BUT--no Kumi or Naoki for the entire thing?! The only animate things a bird and two goats kangaroos!? (some mammals, thank you! Oh wait, did they go to Australia by any chance?) It was as if we had seen too much of them lately or ever and would rather prefer some refreshing shots of nature. Victor records, have mercy on our hearts...

In other hearsay news, it is posted on last.fm forum that there will be a new compilation album due for release soon in the U.S., meant as the introduction to the American audience. Hmmm..

YUI - can't buy my love

A double post from my blog ^^ New release from YUI, a Japanese pop/rock singer who's very popular now. I can't say I like YUI's type of voice (too childlike for a rock star), but she has her strength in song writing. Of course there's gotta be some reason for her sprawling popularity... Her humble personality and catchy tunes are the top 2 reasons why people like her =D



YUI's 2nd album - Can't buy my love, released on April 4th, 2007
wiki

Tracks
1. How Crazy
2. Rolling Star
3. It's All Right
4. I Remember You
5. Ruido
6. CHE.R.RY
7. Thank You My Teens
8. Umbrella
9. Highway Chance
10. Happy Birthday to You You
11. Winding Road
12. Good-bye Days
13. Why?

DVD
1. Feel My Soul
2. Tomorrow's Way
3. Life
4. Tokyo

Some small break through compared to debut. Highway Chance & Umbrella show her different side. Highway Chance has an unconventional structure... Most of the songs on the album are catchy so I would say it maintains the old YUI flavour and would score roughly the same as debut.

Recommendations: Rolling Star, I remember you, CHE.R.RY, Umbrella, Highway Chance

Rolling Star


CHE.R.RY


I remember you

Rufus's new single - Going To A Town

I got another update from the prolific Rufus Wainwright news feed (the feed is prolific, not Rufus (but I don’t mean Rufus is not..)) his label is really priming the time for the new album, by releasing a single a month before the actual album? I’ve never heard of any Rufus singles before so I checked again, and turns out this is only the second single. The original page contains no tracklist but there's an iTunes link (no idea what it leads to, I don’t have iTunes..)

I am listening to Rufus’s track-by-track commentary on Want One and Want Two (registration required. I guess diehard admirers should have heard them many times, long ago. Being my usual slow self..) He tells of emotional and/or funny back-stories, and things that I’d never imagine just looking at the lyrics. And he is fabulous hilarious…(ok stop xD)

Want One (Sept 2003) | Want Two (Nov 2004)

Love Psychedelico releases new song

I hate the stone slackers behind LP’s official site—smegheads do sporadic, infrequent news updates in Japanese and none in Chinese, Korean or English since December 2005. NONE! And oh, looks like Chinese and Korean are one and the same with English language now—the news pages are an identical triplet anyway. Employ new staff please!! Call out and you shall get tons and tons of multi-lingual volunteers fling themselves at ye!! Here is one enraged and unfortunately non-Japanese speaking fan throwing rotten tomatoes, for a start...

Hate/threat mail aside, latest news hot from the oven (it’s posted TODAY and I had a hunch to check just this instant. No, I don’t hover over the site everyday and no, they don’t have RSS.) So quote I:

新曲「Freedom」がNHKのMLB放送イメージソングに決定

6月発売予定のNEW ALBUMに収録される新曲「Freedom」が、NHKのメジャーリーグベースボール（MLB）放送のイメージソングとして使用されることが決定しました。

このイメージソングは、ベースボール発祥の地アメリカ、MLBという最高峰の舞台において活躍が期待される日本の選手たちに、LOVE PSYCHEDELICOが、“フリーダム＝自由”にのせて送る熱
いメッセージです。

Google translation sucks at this, the bot can’t handle a piece with too many punctuations still. So before a kind human soul translates this, I am gonna guess it said one or more of the following:

- LP’s new song Freedom is gonna come out.

- A new album is coming in June, (DAMN it's ABOUT TIME TO!!! Jumping and whooping in joy. Please tell me I didn’t get this one wrong!!) and it contains Freedom (yeah whatever...let me get over the previous sentence first).

- And LP is going to perform Freedom in some big deal baseball event. Japan is a baseball freak nation. XD

Anticipation!!

Rufus News

Woke up this morning at 11:11, and my google reader notifier calmly said I have about 60 new feeds (10 hours after I last read), most of them under the ‘music’ tag. I thought Oh man, I hope blogspot didn’t automatically republish ukulele…and as it turns out everything was from this one “Rufus Wainwright RSS feed”, talking about bulk updating for your musician…

So, lots of Rufus news--sold-out live shows and touring and interviews and all--Rufus is one busy man (or maybe just that he can’t help being in High Demand). The most exciting of all is his new song on The Robinsons soundtrack, called Another Believer, is available for listening on his MySpace page. The song sounds catchy and cheerful, pop enough for an anime movie, but very Rufus nonetheless. And the most ‘bizarre’ of all is the cover to the new album, Release the Stars, due for release on May 15.

Does anybody else think this is a little unsettling on first glance?

The tracklist is also released, it reads

01 Do I Disappoint You
02 Going to a Town
03 Tiergarten
04 Nobody's Off the Hook
05 Between My Legs
06 Rules and Regulations
07 I'm Not Ready to Love
08 Slideshow
09 Tulsa
10 Leaving for Paris
11 Sanssouci
12 Release the Stars

I think I just saw some interesting title choice…and words foreign to me. Seems Rufus likes his literary allusions as ever, and I have a good feeling it’s not gonna disappoint me in the least.

In other news, the anticipated documentary film Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man (in which Rufus among many others pays his tribute and performs 3 songs) just screened in New York. I have great respect for the man (though the man has not released any new material in many a year…But I’ve yet to exhaust his rich old stuff, so I am not as disgruntled), and I am hoping it comes my way soon (if at all). Without further ado, a trailer for your pleasure.



and I'll wrap up it all with Rufus live in concert, performing Greek Song. Yum.



(and...I curbed the next thousand incoherent words I wanted to say of Rufus...no small effort I tell you...)

Love Psychedelico singles review (in Chinese)

Randomly read some pretty interesting review (and background information) of two LP singles, don't agree entirely, but am a keeping a copy here. Translation? Maybe later..

8th single - My Last Fight (Nov '03)

1. My Last Fight
2. Fleeing Star
3. Dreamer

　撰文：小野田雄 (Yu Onoda)
　　LOVE PSYCHEDELICO 究竟是什麼？ 對於 2003 年的 Kumi 和 Naoki 兩人來說，這是一個十分重要的問題。他們在 2002 年舉辦了兩場日本全國巡迴演出，讓大家共同目睹他們正以現場樂團的形式持續成長茁壯著，而他們的樂風也在這時發生了變化。他們似乎是想要將重心轉移至現場演出上，並採取一種更直接的途徑，但這樣的嘗試最後卻無疾而終。最後，完成初夏的三場演出之後，他們與主流音樂巿場正式決裂，為的是要回答這個問題：「LOVE PSYCHEDELICO 究竟是什麼？」
　　因此，讓我們仔細想想，LOVE PSYCHEDELICO 一直以來究竟是何種類型的團體。他們過去發表的音樂屬於搖滾樂團類型，然而他們並不是樂團，而是二重唱。此外，就算他們走的是搖滾樂團路線，有時他們的音樂卻是數位音樂，常在一個以抽象概念為基礎的音軌上進行繁複的迭床架屋工作。為了在自己的音樂中呈現這樣的創意和影像，他們必須讓自己的心智保持在無壓力的狀態，值此同時，他們對自我的認知也開始逐漸模糊。
　　然而，經過一再反覆的試誤過程，Kumi 和 Naoki 終於在『My last fight』一曲中找到了「LOVE PSYCHEDELICO 究竟是什麼」這個問題的答案。 他們成功地讓自己原本的虛擬影像更加真實，並為自己的音樂注入了更多的深度、色彩以及獨特的樂句組合。他們的音樂足以和畢卡索或 Jackson Pollock 的繪畫相提並論。強調旋律的樂曲輕柔地搖晃著聆聽者的感受，而不斷重覆的舞曲節奏則刺激著聆聽者的感官和精神。 這首歌已儼然成為 LOVE PSYCHEDELICO 的全新身份表徵。 據我所知，這張單曲專輯的製作過程為他們帶來了無比的樂趣，而這首歌則是在相當放鬆、毫無壓力的情況下製作完成的。最重要的是，這三首歌將在您的心中縈繞不已，並讓您得以窺見 LOVE PSYCHEDELICO 的靈魂深處。

9th single - Fantastic World (Dec '04)

1.Fantastic World
2.Romance

這張單曲專輯的發行時間距離 LOVE PSYCHEDELICO 發行第二張專輯『LOVE PSYCHEDELIC ORCHESTRA』已有兩年又兩個月之久。 這時他們重新返回原點，並終於推出第三張專輯『LOVE PSYCHEDELICO III』。 我們在 2004 年年初訪問 Kumi 和 Naoki 時，他們顯得十分積極且充滿能量，因此我當時就有預感，他們將在 2004 年有一番特別的作為。
　　
　　他們在 2 月份參與了 [Zoku Naniwa Sullivan Show] 的演出，並於 7 月份與新成立的伴奏樂團參加了在橫濱和大阪舉辦的 [Rock Odyssey] 演出。新成立的伴奏樂團成員包括來自 DR. STRANGE LOVE 的 Susumu Osada 和 Takamune Negishi、來自 CORNELIUS 的鼓手 Yuko Araki，以及鍵盤手崛江博久。 同時，他們也在和另一個伴奏樂團 (與來自 GREAT 3 的高桑圭/白根賢一、來自 SKETCH SHOW 的權藤知彥、以及鍵盤手崛江博久共同組成) 為即將於 10 月份展開的巡迴演出進行綵排。 雖然他們如此積極，新專輯和單曲的錄製情況卻不盡如人意。他們一心想要創作出一種只屬於自己的音樂，卻從未訂下發行日期，因為他們想要在一個能讓他們能對成品感到完全滿意的環境中進行錄製工作。因此，在沒有預訂發行日期的情況下，新單曲的發行也就顯得遙遙無期 － 一切全取決於錄音室內的錄製情況。然而，他們終究還是完成了這首創作，這也是為什麼現在我們手中可以握有這張最新單曲專輯 － 『fantastic world』。 他們大約花了 1 個月的時間寫出主打歌，並趁著演出和綵排的空檔完成錄製工作。 他們似乎是在極為放鬆的情況下完成了這首歌的錄製工作，並將他們對音樂的熱情化為現實。我相信他們是在嘗試結合第二張專輯中的「訊息」以及第三張專輯中富有創意的流行樂句，以找出一種能夠傳達「愛」的方式。苦澀的真實感以及如夢似幻的甜美感受共存於這首單曲中，傳達出一種更寬廣的人類大愛；而『romance』一曲則較偏重個人的愛情。將這兩種元素巧妙地結合在一起，並完成這兩首歌的創作，對他們而言是一大挑戰 － 雖然這是他們第一次在如此緊湊的時程下完成的作品。 主打歌具有 LOVE PSYCHEDELICO 慣有的細膩和華麗感。 開頭的吉他樂句停止之後，Kumi 的歌聲便和原聲吉他一同響起。他們的音樂所喚起的情感帶有豐富的色彩和溫度變化。 另一首曲式簡單的歌則是在描述一段悲傷的愛情故事。每個人對每首歌的印象或有不同，以上只是我個人的觀點。 這是 LOVE PSYCHEDELICO 一張和諧、平衡的作品。我不確定哥倫布是否真的說過「地球是圓的」這句話，但這張單曲專輯倒真的是圓的，而它那一再循環的流行樂風確實能夠放諸四海皆準。

Upcoming releases '07 - the more comprehensive list

On second thought I’ll just highlight those that interest me, and put up the whole list for your scrutiny. I am sure there are plenty others that you’d be happy to see (and tell us about it). =d. Source: Metacritic.

6 Jan Tuesday
The Autumn Defense	The Autumn Defense
23 Jan Tuesday
Arbouretum	Rites Of Unconvering
The Brokedown	I Can't Go On, I'll Go On
Clinic	Visitations US release; already out in UK
Deerhoof	Friend Opportunity
Julie Doiron	Woke Myself Up
The Earlies	The Enemy Chorus
Exploding Star Orchestra	We Are All From Somewhere Else
Fujiya & Miyagi	Transparent Things US release; already out in UK
Ghost	In Stormy Nights
The Good, The Bad & The Queen	The Good, The Bad & The Queen
Kristin Hersh	Learn To Sing Like A Star
David Kilgour	The Far Now
Menomena	Friend And Foe
Of Montreal	Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
The Shins	Wincing The Night Away
Six Parts Seven	Casually Smashed To Pieces
30 Jan Tuesday
Lily Allen	Alright, Still US release; already out in UK
Bracken [Hood's Chris Adams]	We Know About The Need
Busdriver	RoadKillOvercoat
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah	Some Loud Thunder
Hella	There's No 666 In Outer Space
Norah Jones	Not Too Late
Skinny Puppy	Mythmaker
Youth Group	Casino Twilight Dogs
6 Feb Tuesday
Aereogramme	My Heart Has A Wish That You Would Not Go
Apostle Of Hustle	National Anthem Of Nowhere
Apples In Stereo	New Magnetic Wonder
Bloc Party	A Weekend In The City
Fall Out Boy	Infinity On High
Rickie Lee Jones	The Sermon On Exposition Boulevard
L Pierre	Dip
Sondre Lerche	Phantom Punch
Loney, Dear	Loney, Noir
Yoko Ono	Yes, I'm A Witch
Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter	Like, Love, Lust & The Open Halls Of The Soul
13 Feb Tuesday
High Llamas	Can Cladders
Lucinda Williams	West
20 Feb Tuesday
Calla	Strength In Numbers
Bobby Conn	King For A Day
Jill Cunniff [of Luscious Jackson]	City Beach
Dolorean	You Can't Win
Explosions In The Sky	All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
Field Music	Tones Of Town UK: 22 Jan
Magic Numbers	Those The Brokes US release; already out in UK
Trans Am	Sex Change
27 Feb Tuesday
Dean [Wareham] & Britta [Phillips]	Back Numbers
6 Mar Tuesday
!!!	Myth Takes
Air	Pocket Symphony
Arcade Fire	Neon Bible
Ry Cooder	My Name Is Buddy
El-P	I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Guns N' Roses	Chinese Democracy source
Albert Hammond Jr.	Yours To Keep US release; already out in UK
Gruff Rhys	Candylion US release; already out in UK
RJD2	The Third Hand
Sevendust	Alpha
Son Volt	The Search
Maria Taylor	Lynn Teeter Flower
Wheat	Everyday I Said A Prayer For Kathy And Made A One Inch Square
Wolf & Cub	Vessels
13 Mar Tuesday
The Fall	Reformation Post T.L.C.
20 Mar Tuesday
Adult.	Why Bother?
Andrew Bird	Armchair Apocrypha
Good Charlotte	Good Morning Revival
Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid	Tongues
I'm From Barcelona	Let Me Introduce My Friends US release; already out in Europe
LCD Soundsystem	Sound Of Silver
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists	Living With The Living
Low	Drums And Guns
Willy Mason	If The Ocean Gets Rough
Panda Bear	Person Pitch
The Ponys	Turn The Lights Out
Joss Stone	Introducing Joss Stone
The Stooges	The Weirdness
Tracey Thorn	Out Of The Woods
The Willowz	Chautauqua
The Zincs	Black Pompadour
27 Mar Tuesday
Kaiser Chiefs	Yours Truly, Angry Mob UK: 26 Feb
Grant-Lee Phillips	Strangelet
3 Apr Tuesday
Fountains Of Wayne	Traffic And Weather
Kings Of Leon	Because Of The Times
Maximo Park	Our Earthly Pleasures
Partridge-Andrews-Barker Project	Monstrance
10 Apr Tuesday
Blonde Redhead	23
Bright Eyes	Cassadaga
Grinderman [new Nick Cave band]	Grinderman UK: 5 Mar
Love Of Diagrams	Mosaic
17 Apr Tuesday
Joseph Arthur	Let's Just Be
Bill Callahan [of Smog]	Woke On A Whaleheart
24 Apr Tuesday
Mando Diao	Ode To Ochrasy
1 May Tuesday
Dungen	[Title TBA]
8 May Tuesday
Mystery Jets	Zoo Time
Dolores O'Riordan [of The Cranberries]	Are You Listening?
15 May Tuesday
Satellite Party [new Perry Farrell group]	Ultra Payloaded
Wilco	Sky Blue Sky

Anticipated Future Releases
Note: If an artist appears multiple times, that means multiple albums by that artist are forthcoming.
50 Cent	Before I Self Destruct	Spring 2007
Aerosmith	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
Aesop Rock	None Shall Pass	2007
Akron/Family	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
The Aliens [ex-Beta Band members]	[Title TBA]	February 2007
Alkaline Trio	[Title TBA]	Summer 2007
Ambulance LTD	[Title TBA]	2007
Angels Of Light	We Are Him	April 2007
Animal Collective	[Title TBA]	Fall 2007
Annie	[Title TBA]	2007
Architecture In Helsinki	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
India.Arie	Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics	2007
Art Brut	[Title TBA]	2007
Joseph Arthur	Abwoon	Late 2007
Ash	[Title TBA]	Summer 2007
Auf Der Maur	[Title TBA]	2007
The B-52s	[Title TBA]	2007
Babyshambles	[Title TBA]	Late 2007
Bad Brains	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
The Bees	Octopus	2007
Beirut	[Title TBA]	Fall 2007
Big Boi	[Title TBA]	2007
Bjork	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
Black Eyed Peas	[Title TBA]	Late 2007
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club	[Title TBA]	Feb/Mar 2007
Blur	[Title TBA]	2007
The Bravery	The Sun And The Moon	Early 2007
The Breeders	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
British Sea Power	[Title TBA]	Summer 2007
Ian Brown	The World Is Yours	Late 2007
Built To Spill	[Title TBA]	2007
Isobel Campbell	[Title TBA]	2007
Cannibal Ox	[Title TBA]	2007
JC Chasez	[Title TBA]	March 2007
Clem Snide	Lose Big	2007
The Clientele	God Save The Clientele	April 2007
Coldplay	[Title TBA]	Late 2007
Common	Finding Forever	2007
The Concretes	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
The Coral	[Title TBA]	2007
Cornelius	Sensuous	2007
Chris Cornell	[Title TBA]	2007
The Cure	[Title TBA]	May 2007
Cursive	[Title TBA]	Fall 2007
Britt Daniel [of Spoon]	[Title TBA]	2007
Dido	[Title TBA]	2007
Dinosaur Jr.	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
Dntel	Dumb Luck	April 2007
The Donnas	[Title TBA]	2007
Doves	[Title TBA]	2007
Duran Duran	[Title TBA]	May 2007
The Eagles	[Title TBA]	2007 source
Earlimart	[Title TBA]	2007
Editors	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
Eisley	[Title TBA]	2007
Elbow	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
Electrelane	No Shouts, No Calls	April 2007
Feist	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
Bryan Ferry	Dylanesque	March 2007
Lupe Fiasco	The Cool	2007
Final Fantasy	Heartland	2007
Neil Finn	[Title TBA]	2007
Fridge	[Title TBA]	May 2007
Fugees	[Title TBA]	?? 2007[delayed]
Gang Of Four	[Title TBA]	2007 source
Gnarls Barkley	[Title TBA]	2007
The Go! Team	[Title TBA]	August 2007
Jose Gonzalez	[Title TBA]	2007
Adam Green	[Title TBA]	2007
Hard-Fi	[Title TBA]	Summer 2007
PJ Harvey	[Title TBA]	2007
Hot Chip	[Title TBA]	2007
Hot Hot Heat	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
Idlewild	Make Another World	February 2007
Interpol	[Title TBA]	2007
Iron & Wine	[Title TBA]	August 2007
Islands	[Title TBA]	2007
Michael Jackson	[Title TBA]	Late 2007
Jimmy Eat World	[Title TBA]	Summer 2007
Damien Jurado	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
Talib Kweli	Ear Drum	Early 2007
Ladytron	[Title TBA]	2007
Avril Lavigne	The Best Dam Thing	April 2007
Annie Lennox	[Title TBA]	2007
Les Savy Fav	[Title TBA]	March 2007
Jamie Lidell	[Title TBA]	2007
Linkin Park	[Title TBA]	2007
LL Cool J	Todd Smith, Part 2: Back To Cool	2007
Courtney Love	[Title TBA]	2007
Madvillain	[Title TBA]	2007
Magnetic Fields	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
Maroon 5	[Title TBA]	2007
Massive Attack	Weather Underground	2007
Mercury Rev	[Title TBA]	2007
Metallica	[Title TBA]	2007
Metric	[Title TBA]	2007
MF Doom & Ghostface	Swift & Changeable	February 2007
M.I.A.	[Title TBA]	2007
Midnight Movies	Lion The Girl	March 2007
Moby	[Title TBA]	Fall 2007
Modest Mouse	We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank	March 2007
Mandy Moore	[Title TBA]	April 2007
Travis Morrison	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
Bob Mould	[Title TBA]	June 2007
The National	[Title TBA]	Spring/Summer 2007
N.E.R.D.	[Title TBA]	2007
New Pornographers	[Title TBA]	Summer 2007
Nine Inch Nails	Year Zero	April 2007
Oakley Hall	[Title TBA]	August 2007
Oasis	[Title TBA]	2007-2008
Okkervil River	[Title TBA]	2007
Panic! At The Disco	[Title TBA]	2007
Pinback	Autumn Of The Seraphs	Summer 2007
The Pixies	[Title TBA]	2007 source
Robert Pollard	Silverfish Trivia	Fall 2007
Polyphonic Spree	The Fragile Army	2007
Portishead	[Title TBA]	2007
The Postal Service	[Title TBA]	2007
Prefuse 73	[Title TBA]	2007
The Prodigy	[Title TBA]	2007
Queens Of The Stone Age	[Title TBA]	2007
Radiohead	[Title TBA]	2007
The Rakes	[Title TBA]	2007
R.E.M.	[Title TBA]	2007
Rilo Kiley	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
Kelly Rowland	My Story: Kelly Rowland	Early 2007
Roxy Music [original lineup including Brian Eno]	[Title TBA]	2007
Rush	[Title TBA]	2007
Savath & Savalas	[Title TBA]	2007
Ulrich Schnauss	[Title TBA]	2007
The Sea And Cake	[Title TBA]	May 2007
Shellac	Excellent Italian Greyhound	2007
Sigur Ros	[Title TBA]	2007-2008
Smashing Pumpkins	[Title TBA]	May 2007
Britney Spears	[Title TBA]	2007
Spiritualized	[Title TBA]	2007
Spoon	Stroke Their Brains	Spring 2007
Stars	[Title TBA]	2007
Stereolab	[Title TBA]	2007
Stereophonics	[Title TBA]	2007
Super Furry Animals	[Title TBA]	2007
Tegan & Sara	[Title TBA]	2007
Three 6 Mafia	[Title TBA]	2007
The Thrills	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
Martina Topley-Bird	[Title TBA]	Early 2007
Tortoise	[Title TBA]	2007
Travis	Open	Spring 2007
U2	[Title TBA]	2007
Underworld	[Title TBA]	2007
UNKLE	War Stories	Summer 2007
John Vanderslice	[Title TBA]	2007
Suzanne Vega	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
Velvet Revolver	[Title TBA]	Spring 2007
The Vines	[Title TBA]	Late 2007
Rufus Wainwright	Release The Stars	May 2007
Chris Walla	It's Unsustainable	Fall 2007
Ween	[Title TBA]	2007
Gillian Welch	[Title TBA]	2007
Kanye West	Graduation	Late 2007
Andrew WK	[Title TBA]	2007
Patrick Wolf	The Magic Position	2007
Wolf Parade	[Title TBA]	Summer/Fall 2007
The Wrens	[Title TBA]	Late 2007
Wu-Tang Clan	[Title TBA]	2007