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Let Them Talk
Hugh Laurie
A household name in both the U.K. and U.S. thanks to his long-standing 30-year comedy career, and more recent starring role in medical drama House, multi-talented Hugh Laurie is also lesser-known as a versatile and accomplished self-taught musician. Produced by Joe Henry (Elvis Costello, Mose Allison), his debut effort Let Them Talk is a …
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Songs Around the World, Vol. 2
Playing for Change
2010's Songs Around the World, Vol. 2 is the follow-up to Playing for Change's popular 2009 release. The album features various musicians from different backgrounds performing together in the spirit of the multi-media project's goal to break down musical and social barriers and promote peace in the world.
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In Your Dreams
Stevie Nicks
In Your Dreams finds Stevie Nicks weaving her signature vocals through a mix of Bob Dylan-inspired folk songs, Italian love ballads, and rock anthems. Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell co-wrote two tracks, while Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard shared production duties. Nicks' first solo album in a decade, In Your Dreams was issued in spring …
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LOVE?
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez began work on her seventh album in 2007, while she was pregnant with twins. A handful of leaked songs, a poorly received single (“Louboutins”), and a change of label later, she finally returns properly with Love?, a deeply personal album she hails as her best yet. The set, released on the Island label, features collaborations …
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Helplessness Blues
Fleet Foxes
Helplessness Blues is the anticipated follow-up to Fleet Foxes' 2008 debut. Recorded and co-produced by fellow Seattleite Phil Ek, it expands the band's baroque folk songs by focusing heavily on rhythm and groove, although Fleet Foxes' signature harmonies are also on full display.
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Awesome as F**k
Green Day
Recorded during Green Day's massive world tour for 21st Century Breakdown, Awesome as F**k collects songs from their entire history. The album not only captures the live energy of Green Day, but also serves as a nice retrospective of the band's enduring pop-punk career.
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Medicine
Tab Benoit
Tab Benoit’s seventh solo album features 11 tracks -- seven of them co-written by Benoit and Anders Osborne -- recorded with a rock-solid roots band of Benoit on guitar, Brady Blade on drums, Ivan Neville on keyboards, and Michael Doucet of Beausoleil on fiddle.
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I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Steve Earle
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive is Steve Earle's first recording of original material since 2007's Washington Square Serenade. The 11-track set was produced by T-Bone Burnett and follows Earle's 2009 Grammy-winning Townes, his tribute to late mentor and friend Townes Van Zandt. Earle and Burnett first teamed on Transcendental Blues back in …
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The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960-1964)
Roy Orbison
This long-awaited set collects the A-sides of the 20 singles Roy Orbison released for the independent label Monument Records between 1959 and 1966, the period on which his impressive legacy rests.
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The Singles: 1971-2006
The Rolling Stones
This lavishly assembled box collects 45 of the Rolling Stones’ singles, as well as remixes, live tracks, and covers of classic rock and R&B; tunes, leading to a total of 173 tracks spanning 1971 to 2006 from one of the most important bands in rock history.
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