Tuesday, November 6, 2007

((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs ))))) Battles, Grizzly Bear, David Byrne

BATTLES Tonto+ LP+DVD / CD+DVD
*** Brand new EP featuring an album cut, a live version, remixes by FOUR TET, THE FIELD, and some other guy. Includes a DVD with their excellent videos of "Tonto" and "Atlas".

BRIGHT EYES Motion Sickness CD
*** The live re-release.

DAVID BYRNE The Knee Plays CD+DVD
*** "Available on CD for the first time. DAVID BYRNE and ROBERT WILSON's 1984 collaboration from the theatrical epic the CIVIL warS. Includes 8 bonus tracks, plus full-length DVD slide show featuring JoAnn Verburg's photographs of the performers with music."

DR. DRE Chronicles Deluxe CD+DVD
*** "Deluxe edition includes 50 minute bonus DVD featuring the classic videos 'Nuthin But A G Thang', 'Let Me Ride', 'Natural Born Killaz', and many more."

EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN Alles Wieder Offen CD
*** "Many a younger band would be delighted with this as a debut, let alone the 20-oddth studio album of a consistently innovative career, not just musically but also the very means by which a record is made."

GRIZZLY BEAR Friend EP 12" / CD
*** "Includes new songs and Grizzly Bear covers by CSS, BAND OF HORSES, and ATLAS SOUND (Bradford Cox of DEERHUNTER)."

JAY-Z American Gangster CD
*** Allegedly HOTT new album inspired by the movie of the same name. Blockbuster!

VAN MORRISON Still On Top - The Greatest Hits CD
*** "Together for the first time! 21 career-spanning hits."

NAS Greatest Hits CD
*** 14 classic cuts!

OPERATION IVY Operation Ivy CD
*** Back in print on Tim "Lint" Armstrong's Hellcat label.

JOHN SEBASTIAN & DAVID GRISMAN Satisfied CD
*** 14 jugband waltzes!

SIGUR ROS Hvart / Heim 2xCD
*** A companion to the as yet unreleased DVD with one disc of 5 brand new recordings and a second disc of 6 new live acoustic recordings.

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & FRIENDS Solos, Sessions, & Encores CD
*** "The very best of Stevie's collaborations. Features studio tracks, live jams, & guest appearances. Includes 6 previously unreleased performances." Includes "Let's Dance".