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Old Ideas

Old Ideas is the first new music heard from Leonard Cohen since 2004. Following his successful comeback tour which proceeded in 2008, Cohen went back in to the studio in January 2011 with production help from Patrick Leonard, Anjani Thomas, Ed Sanders and Dino Soldo. Guest vocalists to appear alongside Cohen on Old Ideas include Dana Glover, Sharon Robinson, The Webb Sisters (Hattie and Charley Webb) and Jennifer Warnes.

Going Home
Amen
Show Me The Place
Darkness
Anyhow
Crazy to Love You
Come Healing
Banjo
Lullaby
Different Sides

Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan

Amnesty International is commemorating its 50th anniversary with the release of an album featuring the CREAM of the world‘s music talent covering Bob Dylan songs, with contributions from a huge variety of artists including Adele, Patti Smith, Pete Townshend, Ke$ha, The Gaslight Anthem, Sting, Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, Sinéad O‘Connor, Kris Kristofferson, Bad Religion, Marianne Faithfull, My Chemical Romance, Bryan Ferry, Pete Seeger and many many more. Entitled Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty

International the album features 73 tracks on 4 CDs and will be released on 30th January 2012. All artists have donated their tracks for free.

The album has been executive produced by Jeff Ayeroff and Julie Yannatta and follows up 2007‘s Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur (Amnesty‘s biggest music fundraiser to date), which featured U2, Green Day, R.E.M., Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera, Jack Johnson, The Flaming Lips and many more.

Disk 1

Raphael Saadiq - Leopard-skin Pill-box Hat
Patti Smith - Drifter's Escape
Rise Against - Ballad of Hollis Brown
Tom Morello the Nightwatchman - Blind Willie Mctell
Pete Townshend - Corrina, Corrina
Bettye Lavette - Most of the Time
Charlie Winston - This Wheel's on Fire
Diana Krall - Simple Twist of Fate
Brett Dennen - You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Mariachi El Bronx - Love Sick
Ziggy Marley - Blowin' in the Wind
The Gaslight Anthem - Changing of the Guards
Silversun Pickups - Not Dark Yet
My Morning Jacket - You're a Big Girl Now
The Airborne Toxic Event - Boots of Spanish Leather
Sting - Girl from the North Country
Mark Knopfler - Restless Farewell

Disk 2

Queens of the Stone Age - Outlaw Blues
Lenny Kravitz - Rainy Day Woman # 12 & 35
Steve Earle & Lucia Micarelli - One More Cup of Coffee (Vall
Blake Mills - Heart of Mine
Miley Cyrus - You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome when You Go
Billy Bragg - Lay Down Your Weary Tune
Elvis Costello - License to Kill
Angelique Kidjo - Lay, Lady, Lay
Natasha Bedingfield - Ring Them Bells
Jackson Browne - Love Minus Zero/no Limit
Joan Baez - Seven Curses (Live)
The Belle Brigade - No Time to Think
Sugarland - Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You (Live)
Jack's Mannequin - Mr. Tambourine Man
Oren Lavie - 4th Time Around
Sussan Deyhim - All I Really Want to Do
Adele - Make You Feel My Love (Recorded Live at Wxpn)

Disk 3

K'naan - with God on Our Side
Ximena Sariâ±ana - I Want You
Neil Finn with Pajama Club - She Belongs to Me
Bryan Ferry - Bob Dylan's Dream
Zee Avi - Tomorrow is a Long Time
Carly Simon - Just Like a Woman
Flogging Molly - the Times They Are A-changin'
Fistful of Mercy - Buckets of Rain
Joe Perry - Man of Peace
Bad Religion - It's All over Now, Baby Blue
My Chemical Romance - Desolation Row (Live)
Redone Featuring Nabil Khayat - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Paul Rodgers & Nils Lofgren - Abandoned Love
Darren Criss Featuring Chuck Criss and Freelance Whales - Ne
Cage the Elephant - the Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
Band of Skulls - It Ain't Me, Babe
Sinãšad O'connor - Property of Jesus
Ed Roland and the Sweet Tea Project - Shelter from the Storm
Ke$ha - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Kronos Quartet - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

Disk 4

Maroon 5 - I Shall Be Released
Carolina Chocolate Drops - Political World
Seal & Jeff Beck - Like a Rolling Stone
Taj Mahal - Bob Dylan's 115th Dream
Dierks Bentley - Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) (Live)
Mick Hucknall - One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)
Thea Gilmore - I'll Remember You
State Radio - John Brown
Dave Matthews Band - All Along the Watchtower (Live)
Michael Franti - Subterranean Homesick Blues
We Are Augustines - Mama, You Been on My Mind
Lucinda Williams - Tryin' to Get to Heaven
Kris Kristofferson - Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
Eric Burdon - Gotta Serve Somebody
Evan Rachel Wood - I'd Have You Anytime
Marianne Faithfull - Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Live)
Pete Seeger - Forever Young
Bob Dylan - Chimes of Freedom

The Well

Two years after “Restored, Returned” introduced this line-up and with extensive touring behind them, on “The Well” the four musicians of the Gustavsen Quartet really blossom as a band in a programme of new tunes by Tord. Sax player Tore Brunborg is given an important voice here, his melodic lines combining bluesy sonority and Nordic cry. Gently but effectively propelled by the subtle pulses of drummer Jarle Vespestad and bassist Mats Eilertsen, Gustavsen’s gospel-tinged, unhurried piano playing displays a characteristic warmth and tenderness.

Blues Funeral

Blues Funeral is the new Mark Lanegan Band record, the first since 2004’s Bubblegum.

Blues funeral is his 7th solo album. It was recorded in Hollywood, California by Alain Johannes, who has worked with Queens Of The Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures, Chris Cornell and Eagles of Death Metal. Joining Mark on the album are Johannes and former Red Hot Chilli Peppers/Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons with appearances from Greg Dulli, Josh Homme.

“A pounding, apocalyptic thousand-yard-stare rumble; it’s just the sort of mythic koan he does so well” Stereogum

“He trades in his one-man-growling-in-the-studio motif for a full-flavored sound similar to the bands he’s buds with, namely Queens of the Stone Age and the Gutter Twins” spin.com

The Gravedigger’s Song
Bleeding Muddy Water
Gray Goes Black
St Louis Elegy
Riot In My House
Ode To Sad Disco
Phantasmagoria Blues
Quiver Syndrome
Harborview Hospital
Leviathan
Deep Black Vanishing Train
Tiny Grain Of Truth

Born To Die

The eagerly awaited album from one of 2012's brightest lights. Winner of Q's ‘Next Big Thing' Award and hotly tipped in every poll for 2012! The album includes the singles that have already had everyone clambering for the album "Blue Jeans" and "Video Games" and the new single and lead track of the album "Born To Die" all of which have been Radio 1 Record Of The Weeks!!. Already performed on Later With Jools and Johnathon Ross. The deluxe version has 3 extra tracks (15 rather than 12 tracks).

Born To Die
Off To The Races
Blue Jeans
Video Games
Diet Mountain Dew
National Anthem
Dark Paradise
Radio
Carmen
Million Dollar Man
Summertime Sadness
This Is What Makes Us Girls

Le Voyage Dans Le Lune

'Le Voyage Dans La Lune' (A Trip To The Moon) is a classic black & white silent film by revered French director Georges M li s. Released in 1902, this legendary 16-minute film is widely considered one of the most important works in film history, and the very first to use science fiction as its theme, incorporating special effects that were very state-of-the-art at the turn of the 19th century.

It was loosely based on two popular novels of the time: Jules Verne's 'From the Earth to the Moon' and H. G. Wells 'The First Men In The Moon'. A hand-coloured print, the only one known to survive, was rediscovered in 1993 by the Filmoteca de Catalunya. It was in a state of almost total decomposition, and many years of painstaking, manual restoration took place until 2010, when digital technology finally came to the rescue. Following another year at the Technicolor Lab of Los Angeles, it was finally ready to share with the world.

Eager to put a contemporary spin on this classic silent film, the producers decided to approach AIR's Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel, to compose an original modern soundtrack, an enormous honour for French musicians, considering the film's place in the canon of French cinema. Spurred on by their work on this short movie, AIR decided to develop the project into a full album inspired by the film. Expanding the original musical themes beyond cinematic instrumentals, the album also features the vocal talents and lyrics of Au Revoir Simone and Victoria Legrand (Beach House). The band's lunar fascinations have been evident since the beginning of their career with the release of the seminal 1998 classic Moon Safari. Now in 2012 Nicolas and JB have returned to explore the further regions of their very unique musical "space."

Astronomic Club
Seven Stars
Retour Sur Terre
Parade
Moon Fever
Sonic Armada
Who Am I Now?
Decollage
Cosmic Trip
Homme Lune
Lava

Born To Die (Deluxe Edition)

Born To Die
Off To The Races
Blue Jeans
Video Games
Diet Mountain Dew
National Anthem
Dark Paradise
Radio
Carmen
Million Dollar Man
Summertime Sadness
This Is What Makes Us Girls
Without You
Lolita
Lucky Ones

The Singles

On 6th February electro-pop icons Goldfrapp release "The Singles", a career-spanning overview featuring tracks from their five critically acclaimed albums, alongside two brand new songs written especially for this release: ‘Yellow Halo' - a slow building synth-pop wonder, and the introspective and defiant new wave ballad ‘Melancholy Sky'.

"The Singles", is the first compilation from the band, taking in the cinematic electronica of their Mercury shortlisted debut album "Felt Mountain", through the electro glam of "Black Cherry", the Grammy nominated, half-million selling dance pop of "Supernature", the pagan, electro-folk of "Seventh Tree" and last year's, top 10 album, the hands-in-the-air, retro-futuristic "Head First".

"The Singles" is released on 6th February through Mute/Parlophone.

Ooh La La
Number 1
Strict Machine (single mix)
Lovely Head
Utopia (Genetically Enriched)
A&e
Happiness (single version)
Train
Ride A White Horse (single version)
Rocket
Believer
Black Cherry
Yellow Halo
Melancholy Sky

Le Voyage Dans Le Lune (Limited Edition CD/DVD)

Astronomic Club
Seven Stars
Retour Sur Terre
Parade
Moon Fever
Sonic Armada
Who Am I Now?
Decollage
Cosmic Trip
Homme Lune
Lava

DVD

Le Voyage Dans La Lune (A Trip To The Moon) - Movie

Given To The Wild

Given To The Wild' is the third album from The Maccabees.The five-piece from London - Orlando Weeks, Hugo White, Felix White, Rupert Jarvis and Sam Doyle - worked on the album over a period of twelve months, recording sections with Tim Goldsworthy & Bruno Ellingham (LCD Soundsystem, Massive Attack) at Rockfield studios. Large parts were recorded at the bands own rehearsal space in Elephant & Castle, with the band themselves on production duty, later decamping to Suffolk to oversee Cenzo Townsend mix the record.Taking sonic inspiration from a disparate collection of musical peers such as The Stone Roses, Kate Bush and David Bowie, tracks like Feel To Follow', Child' and Unknow' find The Maccabees displaying a spectral musicality that suggests a band in the creative zenith of their career.Whilst there are similarities to be drawn from the bands critically acclaimed sophomore release Wall Of Arms', which included the singles Love You Better' and No Kind Words', Given To The Wild' finds the band ascending to new heights, both sonically and lyrically.

Given to the Wild (Intro)
Child
Feel to Follow
Ayla
Glimmer
Forever I've Known
Heave
Pelican
Went Away
Go
Unknow
Slowly One
Grew Up At Midnight

L.A. Woman (40th Anniversary Edition)

Fans of iconic rock band The Doors are in for something special. The group's final album - 1971's L.A. Woman, with the signature hits ‘L.A. Woman', ‘Love Her Madly' and ‘Riders On The Storm' - is being celebrated with a special two-CD release from Rhino.

The L.A. Woman 40th anniversary edition features a never-before-heard song, ‘She Smells So Nice', which captures the band- organist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Kreiger, drummer John Densmore and late singer Jim Morrison - joyfully barreling through a full-throttle original before segueing into the blues standard ‘Rock Me'. As the song closes, Morrison can be heard chanting, "Mr Mojo Risin"- an anagram of his name that was made famous during the bridge of ‘L.A. Woman'.

In addition to ‘She Smells So Nice', the second disc of the L.A. Woman reissue includes eight never-before-heard versions of songs from the album. Alternate takes of ‘L.A. Woman', ‘Love Her Madly' and ‘Riders On The Storm' offer a fresh view on this landmark album, which was the group's sixth straight Top 10. The studio chatter between the songs is a revelation, transporting listeners to The Doors Workshop: the West Hollywood rehearsal space where they recorded the album with Botnick. One segment in particular captures a fascinating moment of inspiration when Morrison suggests they add the now-iconic thunderstorm sound effects to the beginning of ‘Riders On The Storm'.

The release of this new Doors material on January 23rd marks the beginning of ‘The Year of The Doors'. 2012 will be punctuated by other special releases, with details to be announced soon.

L.A. Woman marked The Doors' swan song, as Morrison would pass away a few months after its release. At the time, Rolling Stone's Robert Meltzer called it "The Doors' greatest album...A landmark worthy of dancing in the streets". The first band to release eight consecutive platinum albums in the US, The Doors were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.

Disk 1

The Changeling
Love Her Madly
Been Down So Long
Cars Hiss By My Window
L.A. Woman
L America
Hyacinth House
Crawling King Snake
The Wasp
Riders On The Storm

Disk 2

The Changeling (Alternate Version)
Love Her Madly (Alternate Version)
Cars Hiss By My Window (Alternate Version)
L.A. Woman (Alternate Version)
The Wasp
Been Down So Long (Alternate Version)
Riders On The Storm (Alternate Version)
She Smells So Nice
Rock Me

Crooked Little Thoughts (Book & CD)

Twenty-four sparkling new songs. Three CDs together in a deluxe book featuring artwork by acclaimed Australian artist Victor Rubin… Music, stories and pictures bound together in a stunning hard back version book. A collection of Joe Camilleri's Crooked Little Thoughts.

Welcome to the Black Sorrows’ first album in five years.

Crooked Little Thoughts spans three CDs and features a great bunch of new tracks that draw on the depth of Joe’s experience and influences. On listening you can hear a smattering of The Falcons, the classic country flavoured Sorrows circa 1990 and a good dollop of Camilleri’s years of loving the blues.

Which Side Are You On?

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Ani DiFranco has announced the upcoming release of her eagerly awaited new album. ¿Which Side Are You On? arrives via the Grammy-winning artist's own Righteous Babe Records to be released in Australia on January 20, 2012 on Righteous Babe via Shock Records.¿Which Side Are You On? marks DiFranco's first studio album in more than three years. The collection features 11 new songs alongside a radically reworked rendition of the classic title song, famously popularized by the one and only Pete Seeger nearly five decades ago, but no less relevant today. Backing DiFranco is a remarkably diverse line-up of stellar musicians, including members of her own crack touring band as well as such guest players as Ivan and Cyril Neville (of New Orleans' first family of funk and R&B, The Neville Brothers), avant-saxophonist Skerik (Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Bonnie Raitt, The Meters), acclaimed singer/songwriter (and Righteous Babe recording artist) Anaïs Mitchell, guitarist Adam Levy (Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman, Amos Lee), and a host of New Orleans-based horn players known for their work in such outfits as Galactic, Bonerama, and The Rebirth Brass Band.The last two decades have seen DiFranco staking a historic claim on popular music, spanning 16 studio albums and countless live recordings (including 1997's RIAA gold-certified Living in Clip), EPs, and compilation contributions. Along the way she has amassed a devoted fan following, received numerous awards and nominations, earned rapturous reviews, and basically rewrote the rules of the recording industry.

Life Boat
Unworry
Which Side Are You On?
Splinter
Promiscuity
Albacore
J
If Yr Not
Hearse
Mariachi
Amendment
Zoo

The Lion's Roar

First Aid Kit will be bringing their dulcet tones to Australia in 2012, with a host of dates up and down the country.

First single, "The Lion's Roar", has just been bumped up in rotation on Triple J.

Limited edition album to be stickered. Six live tracks available for download for a limited period. Inlay giving access to the tracks to be included. Only available to CD buyers.

The Swedish sisters have gone from faraway teenage fans covering Fleet Foxes for fun, to recording a Blue Series 7-Inch of Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier" with Jack White in his Nashville-based Third Man Studios.

Recorded in Spring 2011 in Omaha, Nebraska by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Jenny Lewis, Monsters of Folk), this album is a rich and stirring affair, from the dynamic title track onwards.

The Lion's Roar is a full band record. The girls' father, Benkt, takes the bass and Mattias Bergqvist, drums, while Mogis and Nate Walcott of Bright Eyes, and a cast of Omaha-based musicians round out the sound.

Album closer, ‘King of the World' features The Felice Brothers, who were just passing through town during the session, as well as Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), who sings the last verse.

The Lion’s Roar
Emmylou
In The Hearts Of Men
Blue
This Old Routine
To A Poet
I Found A Way
Dance To Another Tune
New Year’s Eve
King Of The World

Forever So

Forever So is a rich and layered collection of modern folk songs, recorded in a rustic Northcote bungalow and mixed in Los Angeles at House of Blues Studios with Noah Georgeson (Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart, the Strokes).Lead singer and guitarist Husky Gawenda and cousin Gideon Preiss, (keyboards, vocals), pulled together all the old recording gear they could get their hands on and set up for the summer in Gawenda's house. Spending the long days and warm nights arranging and piecing together a collection of songs written by Gawenda, they refused to settle for anything but the most spirited performances and tirelessly searched for the right piano line or sweetest harmony. This would become Husky's definitive opus, Forever So.

Tidal Wave
Fake Moustache
History's Door
The Woods
Hunter
Dark Sea
Forever So
Animals & Freaks
Instrumental
Hundred Dollar Suit
How Do You Feel
Don't Tell your Mother
Farewell (In 3 Parts)

Baby Caught The Bus

Hard hitting rhythm and blues nine-piece, Clairy Browne & the Bangin' Rackettes, celebrate the release of their debut album, Baby Caught the Bus. With launch parties announced in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, CB/BR are never ones to shy away from a full-blown production. These very special evenings will be reminiscent of the old school dancehall party days, where the hair is high and the music is sleazy. The record has been in the making for two years and was recorded with and produced by the gifted, Steve Schram (Little Red, Little Birdy, Cat Empire, Eagle and the Worm, Ground Components). Baby Caught the Bus is an incredibly accomplished first release, moving through heart wrenching doo-wop wailing, to drunken pianos, party hysteria and tough, hard hitting soul. This collection of songs is delivered with dynamic vocal harmonies and the force of the rhythm section, with Clairy’s big soul voice and the horns leading the procession.

Far Too Late
Bang Bang
She Plays Up To You
Frankie
Yellow Bird
You Don't Owe Me Nothing
Love Letter
Vicious Cycle
Aeroplane
Baby Caught The Bus
I'll Be Fine

Mindset

24 years and 16 albums into an estimable career, The Necks present two engrossing longform tracks, comprising their first major release since 2009s 'Silverwater'. On 'Mindset' Jazz, drone and electronic soundscaping coalesce into something far, far greater than the sum of their elements, creating a multi-tiered, organically shifting mass of piano, bass and drums knitted with subtle but crucial synthesis and FX to hypnotise and leave us frankly dazzled. The first of these two 20+ minute pieces 'Rum Jungle' is densely realised yet rendered with a minimalist vision, allowing each independent layer to swirl and swoon without friction in its own frequency space while still somehow managing to communicate freely with the other kinetic sections operating at idiosyncratic tempos. The effect is utterly magical, at once feeling fluidly improvised and highly organised in a manner achieved only by the most skilled, attuned musicians. In stark contrast, 'Daylights' is more richly textured, deploying filigree electronics around sparse, plangent keys and stalking bass recalling Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto, but also following a steady evolutionary vector which could only come from three master musicians in synchrony. Warmly encouraged to fans of Carsten Nicolai, Oren Ambarchi, Christian Marclay.

Mariachi El Bronx II

'Going acoustic and dressing in black charro outfits is probably the punkest move they could have taken; El Bronx negotiate in exactly the same way as The Bronx – they don’t. They fear nothing, explore everything and create from the rawest of emotion, making imperfections the very best bits.'—NMEPunk rock. Mariachi. Two great tastes that go great together – er, right? Well, anyway, the two joined regardless one fateful August day in 2006, when The Bronx showed up to play on a television show. At the time, the Los Angeles-based punks were infamous for scabrous rifferama that suggested a return to L.A.’s golden age of hardcore (it’s not coincidence that the band portrayed Black Flag in the Darby Crash biopic What We Do Is Secret, or went on their first tour with the Circle Jerks). The show requested the band play an acoustic version of 'Dirty Leaves' off the band’s second, self-titled album – a request that didn’t sit well. 'Going ‘unplugged’ was a ‘90s fad that I had a knee-jerk reaction to dislike,' notes guitarist Joby J. Ford. 'We wanted to do something a little bit different.' Indeed, The Bronx took it one irreverent step further, donning uncharacteristic sombreros and arranging the song as a mariachi lament.The band’s latest album, Mariachi El Bronx (II), finds them exploring new ground – from collaborating with Grammy-nominated Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles (the first all-female mariachi group in the U.S.) to an even greater emphasis on storytelling craft and emotion in the lyrics. 'It still has the naïveté and blind excitement of the first record, but it’s more vulnerable,'Mariachi El Bronx (II) finds The Bronx on the verge of celebrating their tenth anniversary – a landmark that most likely will lead to some unexpected path yet again.

48 Roses
Great Provider
Revolution Girls
Fallen
Norteño Lights
Mariachi El Bronx
Map Of The World
Bodies Of Christ
Poverty’s King
Matador
Everything Dies
Spread Thin

Soul Time

Genuine Pt. 1
Genuine Pt. 2
Longer & Stronger
He Said I Can
I'm Not Gonna Cry
When I Come Home
What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes?
Settling In
Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects
New Shoes
Without A Trace
Inspiration Information

Live Free Or Die!!!

Having an utterly insatiable appetite for music from a very early age, and performing in various bands over the past few decades, Australian actor & visual artist Noah Taylor has teamed up with his musical pals Ed Clayton- Jones (The Wreckery) and Cec Condon (The Mess Hall) forming Noah Taylor & The Sloppy Boys to record six songs which snap like frenetic disconnected live wires. Combining a marriage of raw rock and roll with gritty punk tinges, hypnotic guitar, swampy drums, and deliciously crude humorous lyrics comes their debut CD Live Free Or Die!!

For The Good Times

Norah Jones and her good friends Lee Alexander (bass), Jim Campilongo (guitar), Richard Julian (guitar, vocals) and Dan Rieser (drums) have reconvened to record another album of country covers on For The Good Times. It is the follow up to their self-titled 2006 debut. For The Good Times is comprised of a certain breed of classic American music that all the band grew up listening to including favorite country classics and lesser-known gems. The Little Willies take on songs by such masters as Loretta Lynn (Fist City), Willie Nelson (Permanently Lonely) Johnny Cash (Wide Open Road), Kris Kristofferson (For The Good Times), and Dolly Parton (the beloved Jolene). Ranging from the raucous to the wistful, the album not only appeals to fans of a classic country sound but to all the Norah fans out there. Her vocals are as sublime as ever.

I Worship You
Remember Me
Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves
Lovesick Blues
Tommy Rockwood
Fist City
Permanently Lonely
Foul Owl On The Prowl
Wide Open Road
For The Good Times
If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time
Jolene

Future This

Future This' is the second album from THE BIG PINK.

The Big Pink worked with producer Paul Epworth (ADELE, FLORENCE & THE MACHINE, FRIENDLY FIRES) and the final mix comes courtesy of Alan Moulder (MY BLOODY VALENTINE, DEPECHE MODE, NINE INCH NAILS)

With graffiti a recurrent theme, the band wanted the finishing touches to 'Future This' to lie with the celebrated artist KR (the man behind Krink), who by using his distinct paint style to 'krink' the album's sleeve.

"They have youthful rebellion and heart-starting melodies coming out of their ears and every song they write is a hit" Beat

Stay Gold
Hit The Ground (Superman)
Give It Up
The Palace
1313
Rubbernecking
Jump Music
Lose Your Mind
Future This
77

Loom

Melbourne band Orbweavers was formed in 2006, by Marita Dyson and Stuart Flanagan. Their new CD Loom follows the release of 2010’s Graphite & Diamonds. Loom sees the band continue to grow as songwriters and musicians; their sound is reminiscent of Mazzy Star, with a touch of David Lynch soundtrack thrown in. Mountain Man is another band who springs to mind. If you like folk storytelling – not unlike the Handsome Family or Luluc – you will like this band.

Merri
Double Thread
Horseshoe Lake
Confessions
You Can Run (Fern's Theme)
Japanese Mountains
The Other Side
Spotswood
One by One
Loom
Rise Above

The Valley Wind

After steadily writing while both on and off the road over the course of last year, Tyler Ramsey headed to Nashville, TN, to record his third album The Valley Wind at Alex The Great studio in early January. Friend and bandmate Bill Reynolds (who’s worked with The Avett Brothers and Lissie) produced and aided on bass, while friend Seth Kauffman (Floating Action) sat in on drums and guitar, also singing background vocals. Over a rare snowy set of six days in the southern city, Ramsey crafted nine, finely spun songs, keeping the focus on performance as they were played, and letting fresh ideas reveal themselves as they would. The sessions were intense; the three musicians separated and insulated from most normal daily goings-on during the recording period. The result: a crystalline yet warm album, filled with Ramsey’s rich, plaintive vocals and expressive, intricate guitar playing. Ramsey is perhaps most immediately recognizable as the tall, lean guitarist in Band Of Horses (touring Australia in support of Kings Of Leon, coinciding with the release of this album), having played with them since 2007, starting before the release of their breakthrough album, Cease To Begin. A well-established and praised guitar player and singer in the burgeoning music scene of Asheville, NC where he calls home, he first learned to play music on piano before moving to the guitar. Ramsey grew up listening to and studying country-blues guitar players like Mance Lipscomb and Mississippi John Hurt, and American finger pickers like John Fahey and Leo Kottke, absorbing their sound and making it all his own. Ramsey released his self-titled debut in 2004 and followed it in 2008 with A Long Dream About Swimming Across The Sea (Echo Mountain Records), which was praised by NPR (World Café – “Heartwarming, delicate, and comforting”), Stereogum (‘Artist To Watch’), WNYC’s Soundcheck, and Popmatters, among others.

Undun

Having previously released twelve projects, The Roots have become one of the best known and most respected hip-hop acts in the business, winning four GRAMMYs, most recently for Best R&B Album for Wake Up! Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for "Hang in There" (with John Legend) and Best Group or Duo R&B Vocal Performance for Shine.

Amidst The Roots" busy schedule, from performing as the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to recently hosting a Pre-Emmy Awards jam session, the legendary crew has returned with their latest musical creation, a new album entitled Undun (Island Def Jam). Undun marks the first conceptually-based album from The Roots and quickly reaffirms the creativity of the outfit that are notorious for pushing the envelope.

In 2009, The Roots, named one of the greatest live bands around by both Spin and Rolling Stone, became the official house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon where they currently perform every Monday- Friday.

Sleep
Make My
One Time
Kool On
The Jump
Stomp
Lighthouse
I Remember
Tip The Scale
Redford

Torches (Australian Tour Edition)

In just 10 months Foster The People have gone from relative obscurity to one of the most talked about bands around the globe. They have spent the whole of 2011 playing sell out shows across Australia, the US, UK and Europe and are returning to Australia for a national Big Day Out tour in January. In celebration of their return we are releasing a tour edition of their debut album, Torches. Torches is about to be certified Gold in Australia and has sold almost 1 million copies worldwide. It debuted Top 10 in Australia and the US and the band’s popularity has gone from strength to strength with appearances on Letterman, Saturday Night Live, Carson Daly, Ellen and Jimmy Kimmel and synchs on TV and movies such as Gossip Girl, Entourage, The Vampire Diaries, Cougar Town, CSI NY, Grey’s Anatomy, One Tree Hill, Teen Wolf, Friends With Benefits and Fright Night.

Disk 1

Helena Beat
Pumped Up Kicks
Call It What You Want
Don’t Stop (Color On The Walls)
Waste
I Would Do Anything For You
Houdini
Life On The Nickel
Miss You
Warrant

Disk 2

Broken Jaw
Love
Chin Music For The Unsuspecting Hero
Pumped Up Kicks (The Knocks Speeding Bullet Remix)
Houdini (Rac Remix)
Helena Beat (Lenno Extended Remix)
Call It What You Want (Treasure Fingers Pre-party Remix Radio Edit)

The Wall (Experience Version)

Experience editions are expanded versions of classic albums in a Digipak bonus disc format. Included are the original remastered album, a disc of additional material and an expanded CD booklet.

One of the most acclaimed concept albums of all time, The Wall from 1979 is renowned as Roger Waters' Rock Opera dealing with abandonment and personal isolation. Adapted for cinema by Alan Parker featuring Bob Geldof in the lead role, and featuring the unique artwork of Gerald Scarfe the album also yielded the hit single Another Brick In The Wall Pt2. The new experience version presents the original studio album (2 CDs), digitally remastered by James Guthrie with a bonus CD featuring a selection of original album demo recordings from different stages of the album. Also featuring a newly designed Digipak and a new 32 page booklet designed by Storm Thorgerson. CD 1&2: The Wall digitally remastered by James Guthrie, 2011 CD 3: The Wall selected album demos (previously unreleased)

Disk 1 1. In The Flesh? 2. The Thin Ice 3. Another Brick In The Wall Part 1 4. The Happiest Days of Our Lives 5. Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 6. Mother 7. Goodbye Blue Sky 8. Empty Spaces 9. Young Lust 10. One of My Turns 11. Don’t Leave Me Now 12. Another Brick In The Wall Part 3 13. Goodbye Cruel World

Disk 2

Hey You
Is There Anybody Out There
Nobody Home
Vera
Bring The Boys Back Home
Comfortable Numb
The Show Must Go On
In The Flesh
Run Like Hell
Waiting For The Worms
Stop
The Trial
Outside The Wall

Disk 3

Prelude (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 2] [Roger Original Demo]
Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 1 (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 2] [Band Demo]
The Thin Ice (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 2] [Band Demo]
Goodbye Blue Sky (The Wall Work In Progress Pt 1., 1979) [Programme 2] [Band Demo]
Teacher, Teacher (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 2] [Band Demo]
Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2 (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 2] [Band Demo]
Empty Spaces (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 2] [Band Demo]
Young Lust (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 2] [Band Demo]
Mother (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 2] [Band Demo]
Don't Leave Me Now (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 2] [Band Demo]
Sexual Revolution (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 2] [Band Demo]
Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 3 (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 2] [Band Demo]
Goodbye Cruel World (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 2] [Band Demo]
In The Flesh? (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 3] [Band Demo]
The Thin Ice (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 3] [Band Demo]
Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 1 (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 3] [Band Demo]
The Happiest Days Of Our Lives (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 3] [Band Demo]
Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2 (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 3] [Band Demo]
Mother (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 1, 1979) [Programme 3] [Band Demo]
One Of My Turns (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 2, 1979) [Programme 3] [Band Demo]
Don't Leave Me Now (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 2, 1979) [Programme 3] [Band Demo]
Empty Spaces (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 2, 1979) [Programme 3] [Band Demo]
Backs To The Wall (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 2, 1979) [Programme 3] [Band Demo]
Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 3 (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 2, 1979) [Programme 3] [Band Demo]
Goodbye Cruel World (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 2, 1979) [Programme 3] [Band Demo]
The Doctor (Comfortably Numb) [The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 2, 1979] [Programme 1] [Band Demo]
Run Like Hell (The Wall Work In Progress Pt. 2, 1979) [Programme 1] [Band Demo]

The SMiLE Sessions (Limited Edition)

THE BEACH BOYS' LEGENDARY 'SMiLE' ALBUM SESSIONS

Never Before Released Original 1966-'67 Album Sessions

Between the summer of 1966 and early 1967, The Beach Boys recorded a bounty of songs and drafts for an album, SMiLE, that was intended to follow the band's 1966 masterpiece, Pet Sounds. The sessions were ultimately shelved, and The Beach Boys' SMiLE has never been released. With the full participation of original Beach Boys Al Jardine, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson, Capitol/EMI has collected and compiled the definitive collection, 'The SMiLE Sessions'.

The SMiLE Sessions presents an in-depth overview of the recording sessions for the album, which achieved legendary, mythical status for music fans around the world.

All of The SMiLE Sessions' physical and digital configurations will include an assembled album of core tracks, while the box set delves much deeper into the sessions, adding early song drafts, alternate takes, instrumental and vocals-only mixes, and studio chatter.

Artwork for all of the SMiLE Sessions has been created with and inspired by Beat-Pop artist Frank Holmes' original 1967 art and booklet designs intended for the SMiLE album. With its three-dimensional shadowbox lid, The SMiLE Sessions box set offers a whimsical peek inside the storied 'SMiLE Shop.'

Lift top box
Original cover art designed by Frank Holmes
2 CDs in wallets
14.5" x 20" poster of Frank Holmes cover art
1" Smile button
36 page booklet featuring liner notes by Brian Wilson and previously unseen photos

Disk 1

Our Prayer
Gee
Heroes and Villains
Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)
I'm In Great Shape
Barnyard
My Only Sunshine (The Old Master Painter/you Are My Sunshine)
Cabin Essence
Wonderful
Look (Song For Children)
Child Is Father Of The Man
Surf's Up
I Wanna Be Around/ Workshop
Vega-tables
Holidays
Wind Chimes
The Elements: Fire (Mrs O'leary's Cow)
Love To Say Dada
Good Vibrations
You're Welcome Bonus Track
Heroes and Villians (Stereo Mix) Bonus Track
Heroes and Villians Sections (Stereo Mix) Bonus Track
Vega-tables Demo Bonus Track
He Gives Speeches Bonus Track
Smile Backing Vocals Montage Bonus Track
Surf's Up 1967 (Solo Version) Bonus Track
Psycodelic Sounds: Brian Falls Into A Piano Bonus Track

Disk 2

Our Prayer "Dialog" 19/9/66
Heroes and Villains (Part 1)
Heroes and Villains (Part 2)
Heroes and Villains: Children Were Raised 27/1/67
Heroes and Villains: Prelude to Fade 15/2/67
My Only Sunshine 14/11/66
Cabin Essence 3/10/66
Surf's Up: 1st Movement 4/11/66
Surf's Up Piano Demo
Vegetables Fade 12/4/67
The Elements: Fire Session 28/11/66
Cool Cool Water Version 2 26/10/67 - 29/10/67
Good Vibrations Session Highlights
Psycodelic Sounds: Brian Falls Into A Microphone 4/11/66

Rio

Almost exactly forty years ago, Keith Jarrett’s association with ECM began with the recording of a solo piano album. “Facing You” (1971) was soon followed by the initiation of the solo concerts, evenings of piano improvisations, documented now on a range of influential live recordings which include “Solo Concerts (Bremen-Lausanne)”, “The Köln Concert”, “Sun Bear Concerts”, “Concerts (Bregenz-München”), “Dark Intervals”, “Paris Concert”, “Vienna Concert”, “La Scala”, “Radiance”, “The Carnegie Hall Concert” and “Testament, Paris-London”. The span of music addressed on these albums is vast, but they share a common genesis in improvisation, as well as a most remarkable artistic consistency. If it is no longer uncommon for improvisers to fill an evening’s music-making alone, Jarrett remains unrivalled in his capacity to uncover new forms in the moment: the concept of ‘spontaneous composition’ is more than an ideal here. Latest in the series of ongoing solo concert recordings is “Rio”. Jarrett had played in Brazil only once before, more than two decades ago, and said, before his South American concerts, that he felt he had “unfinished business” there: “I really had no idea what I meant, but this concert is it. Everything I played in Rio was improvised, and there is no way that I could have gotten to this particular musical place a second time, or in a different country: not even in a different hall or with a different audience, or on a different night.”

“Rio” documents the entire spontaneous concert at the Theatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro on April 11, 2011. The music that emerges, on this instance, has an intensely lyrical core, reflected in the fifteen short pieces that make up the concert. There is an intimate quality, too, which draws the listener toward it, from the first moments. Jarrett feels the concert was one of his best: “jazzy, serious, sweet, playful, warm, economical, energetic, passionate, and connected with the Brazilian culture in a unique way. The sound in the hall was excellent and so was the enthusiastic audience.”

The Rio concert was the second show in a short South American tour which also included performances in Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires. Jarrett has always rationed his solo appearances; there have been just seven so far in 2011.

Next up for the gifted pianist is a round of concerts with the long-running trio with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette, including US dates at Chicago’s symphony Hall on October 21, UCLA Royce Hall on October 26, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, on October 29, and the Earshot Jazz Festival, Seattle on November 1. The trio will release a new album, entitled “Somewhere”, in 2012.

Crazy Clown Time

Visionary filmmaker David Lynch will make his solo debut as a musical artist this spring with ‘Crazy Clown Time’. Produced and written by Lynch, the album’s 14 original songs spotlight him on guitar and vocals. Lynch recorded Crazy Clown Time over several months at his own Asymmetrical Studio with engineer Dean Hurley, who contributes guitar and drums to several songs. The recording process, Lynch recalls, was filled with happy creative accidents. 'There were so many accidents; this album should be in the hospital.' The tracks released last year hint at the album’s range. The driving beat that powers 'Good Day Today' also fuels 'Stone’s Gone Up,' 'Noah’s Arc' and 'Strange and Unproductive Thinking.' While, the menacing shuffle of 'I Know' also sends chills through 'So Glad,' 'Football Game' and 'Pinky’s Dream', which features Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Through the years, Lynch has collaborated frequently with others on various musical projects – composer Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks), Polish pianist Marek Zebrowski (Inland Empire), plus Sparklehorse and Danger Mouse (Dark Night of the Soul). Crazy Clown Time, however, marks the first time Lynch steps into the spotlight alone.

Pinkey's Dream (Featuring Karen O)
Good Day Today
So Glad
Noah's Ark
Football Game
I Know
Strange And Unproductive Thinking
The Night Bell With Lightening
Stone's Gone Up
Crazy Clown Time
These Are My Friends
Speed Roadster
Movin' Up
She Rise Up

50 Words For Snow

Her first single "Wuthering Heights" topped the UK singles chart for 4 weeks in 1978, the same year she released her debut album "The Kick Inside" and its follow-up "Lionheart". A year later she played her only concert tour to date, the extraordinarily ambitious "Tour Of Life". Subsequently Kate released five hugely innovative and influential albums: "Never For Ever" (1980), "The Dreaming" (1982), "Hounds Of Love" (1985), "The Sensual World" (1989) and "The Red Shoes" (1993). All 5 were landmark records which consolidated Kate Bush's reputation as the most experimental artist of her generation. In 1993 Kate won a Brit award for Best British Female Artist and, in 2002, her songwriting was recognized with an Ivor Novello award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. In 2005 she released the incredible double CD "Aerial" , of which the Independent's Andy Gill wrote; "Bush's most musically diverse album a marvelous complex work". Earlier this year Kate released "Director's Cut", an album which saw her revisit and reinterpret a selection of songs from the albums "The Sensual World" and "The Red Shoes". At the same time she announced that she was working on another album, this time an album of brand new material.

Snowflake
Lake Tahoe
Misty
Wild man
Snowed in at Wheeler Street
50 Words for Snow
Among Angels

The Goat Rodeo Sessions

In the tradition of Appalachian Journey and Obrigado Brazil, Yo-Yo Ma once again embraces styles and traditions that go beyond Classical Music by bringing together four American string virtuosos and creating a new kind of chamber ensemble The Goat Rodeo Sessions is a landmark album project by four of the great instrumentalists in music today. The album uniquely showcases cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist Edgar Meyer, mandolinist Chris Thile and fiddler Stuart Duncan. A goat rodeo, according to Urban Dictionary, “is about the most polite term used by aviation people (and others in higher risk situations) to describe a scenario that requires about 100 things to go right at once if you intend to walk away from it." This name appealed to the participants as all four lead extremely demanding if not chaotic lives in terms of scheduling, at least, making their meeting here, while much desired, still a near goat-rodeo miracle. The Goat Rodeo Sessions came about because Ma and Meyer are great friends, who both wanted to work together with Thile and Duncan, who were also longtime friends. It is above all a product of the collaborative chemistry and communication between the players working, notes Meyer, toward "a harmonious whole." There was an underlying sense of community and shared sense of values that characterized the recording sessions. Meyer attributes much of this to the group's improvisational "co-authorship" of the music, much of which was created on the spot. Two tracks feature female vocalist Aoife O?Donovan who is part of the new-bluegrass-folk indie band movement in the US.

Attaboy
Quarter Chicken Dark
Helping Hand
Where?s My Bow?
Here And Heaven (featuring vocals by Aoife O?donovan & Chris Thile)
Helping Hand
Less Is Moi
Hill Justice
No One But You (featuring vocals by Aoife O?donovan & Chris Thile)
13:8
13:8

Rewiggled

In celebration of The Wiggles' 20th birthday, ABC Music has brought together some of Australia's finest contemporary music artists to pay tribute to the undisputed legends of children's entertainment, The Wiggles. Rewiggled features 20 all time favourite Wiggles songs interpreted by The Living End, Washington, Jebediah, Sarah Blasko, Architecture In Helsinki, Spiderbait, Bluejuice, Frenzal Rhomb, Clare Bowditch, The Snowdroppers, Busby Marou, Adalita, Papa VS Pretty, The Audreys, Dead Letter Chorus, Oh Mercy, Angie Hart, Sons of Rico, Steve Lane and the Autocrats and Paul Greene.

The Living End - Hot Potato
Washington - The Monkey Dance
Jebediah - Getting Strong!
Spiderbait - Rock-a-bye Your Bear
Busby Marou - Dressing Up
Sarah Blasko - I Love It When It Rains
Papa Vs Pretty - Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
Oh Mercy - Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
Architecture In Helsinki - Wiggly Party
Frenzal Rhomb - Captains Magic Buttons
Adalita - Get Ready To Wiggle
Dead Letter Chorus - Wiggle Bay
The Snowdroppers - Wags The Dog
Angie Hart - Our Boat Is Rocking On The Sea
The Audreys - Cowboys And Cowgirls
Sons Of Rico - Shaky Shaky
Paul Greene - Henrys Spinning
Bluejuice - Wake Up Jeff!
Steve Lane And The Autocrats - Fruit Salad
Clare Bowditch - Georgias Song

Stronger (Deluxe Edition)

International pop icon and winner of the first ever American Idol, Kelly Clarkson is back with her 5th studio album, Stronger. The vibrant, musically diverse Stronger (which Clarkson says was influenced by Tina Turner, Prince, Sheryl Crow, and Radiohead) will thrill those who love Clarkson for her resilience. Clarkson co-wrote five tracks on Stronger, a process she feels is therapeutic and the first single off the new album is "Mr. Know It All".

Kelly Clarkson has sold over 20 million albums worldwide (including 10 million in the U.S.) and notching seven singles on the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She has released four studio albums, 2003's double-platinum No. 1 Thankful, 2004's 6x-platinum Breakaway (which sold over 12 million copies worldwide, spawned five Top 10 hits, and stayed on the charts for two years), 2007's platinum-selling My December, and 2009's All I Ever Wanted, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and produced the smash singles "My Life Would Suck Without You" and "Already Gone." Clarkson has also received two Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, two MTV Music Awards, and 11 Billboard Music Awards.

The Deluxe version comes with additional 4 Bonus Tracks.

Mr. Know It All
What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
Dark Side
Honestly
You Love Me
Einstein
Standing In Front Of You
I Forgive You
Hello
The War Is Over
Let Me Down
You Cant Win
Breaking Your Own Heart
Dont You Wanna Stay (with Jason Aldean)
Alone
Dont Be A Girl About It
The Sun Will Rise

triple j Like A Version Vol 7

Like A Version is the name of the covers segment brought to you every week by triple j. This is the 7th installment from the highly successful compilation. The premise of the show is that an artist or band will swing by to perform live in the studio their interpretation of someone else's song and aired on triple j "mornings. Once again, over the past year, triple j have recorded and filmed a huge number of artists and Like A Version Volume 7 will highlight the very best performances on this CD/DVD set.

Disk 1

Owl Eyes - Pumped Up Kicks
Plan B - Runaway
Art vs Science - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Andy Bull - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Busby Marou - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Sarah Blasko - Hey Ya!
Dialectrix - Buy Me A Pony
Kaiser Chiefs - Record Collection
Stonefield - Magic Carpet Ride
Angus & Julia Stone - Say It Right
Eskimo Joe - Somebody That I Used To Know
Children Collide - Reckless
Adalita - Burning Up
The Vines - Clint Eastwood
Eagle And The Worm - Tightrope
The Kills - One Silver Dollar
Oh Mercy - Evil Woman
Gossling - Dance The Way I Feel
Paul Dempsey - Daniel
Calling All Cars - Don't Sit Down Cause I've Moved Your Chair
The Beards - Sharp Dressed Man
Sally Seltmann - Youre So Vain
The Seabellies - Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?

Disk 2

Dvd: Owl Eyes - Pumped Up Kicks
Plan B - Runaway
Art vs Science - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Andy Bull - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Sarah Blasko - Hey Ya
Dialectrix - Buy Me A Pony
Stonefield - Magic Carpet Ride
Angus & Julia Stone - Say It Right
Eskimo Joe - Somebody That I Used To Know
Children Collide - Reckless
Adalita - Burning Up
The Vines - Clint Eastwood
Oh Mercy - Evil Woman
Paul Dempsey - Daniel
Sally Seltmann - Youre So Vain

Lioness Hidden Treasures

Following her tragic passing in July, some of the producers and musicians who worked closely with Amy Winehouse, among them Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, spent time listening over the many recordings that Amy had made, before, during, and after the release of "Frank" and "Back To Black". It was said by all who worked with Amy that she never sang or played a song the same way twice. It quickly became apparent to Salaam and Mark that they had a collection of songs that deserved to be heard, a collection of songs that were a fitting testament to Amy the artist and, as importantly, Amy their friend.

"Lioness : Hidden Treasures", is the third album from Amy Winehouse, without question one of the most talented, original, and best loved artists to emerge in popular music for decades. The 12 track collection features previously unreleased tracks, alternate versions of existing classics as well as a couple of brand new Amy compositions, and has been compiled by long-time musical partners Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson in close association with Amy's family and record label Island Records. "Lioness : Hidden Treasures" proves a fitting tribute to the artist, the talent and the woman and serves as a reminder of Amy's extraordinary powers as a songwriter, a singer and an interpreter of classics.

Our Day Will Come (Reggae Version)
Between The Cheats
Tears Dry (Original)
Wake Up Alone (Demo)
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Valerie (The Dap-kings Band Version)
Like Smoke (featuring Nas)
The Girl From Ipanema
Halftime
Best Friends
Body & Soul (with Tony Bennett)
A Song For You

El Camino

The Black Keys’ new album El Camino will be released on December 2 via Nonesuch Records. Produced by Danger Mouse and The Black Keys, the 11-track album was recorded at singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound studio in the band’s new hometown of Nashville during the spring of 2011. The 1st single from the album, ‘Lonely Boy’, has recently been released to radio, and has received strong play on Triple J – the very funny video has also just been serviced to television. El Camino follows the most successful two years in The Black Keys’ career. In May 2010 they released their breakthrough album, Brothers, to widespread critical acclaim. Debuting at # 2 in the US, it went on to win three Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award, and topped numerous year-end lists, including iTunes, NPR, and Rolling Stone. Brothers, which included the hit singles ‘Tighten Up’ and ‘Howlin’ for You’, has been certified Gold in the US and UK, and Platinum in Canada. Worldwide sales are now over one million and counting. Drummer Patrick Carney said of the band’s recent success, “We’ve taken the long road to get where we are. It’s pretty cool to be in your early 30s making music with your best friend. We’ve experienced everything from driving a thousand miles to play for no one to winning Grammys.” Auerbach further describes the band’s dynamic, “We don't talk before we play. We don’t practice before we record, we just fly by the seat of our pants.” He says of El Camino, “I think where this record is going to shine for me is playing the songs live. This record is more straight ahead rock and roll – raw, driving, and back to basics.”

Lonely Boy
Dead and Gone
Gold on the Ceiling
Little Black Submarines
Money Maker
Run Right Back
Sister
Hell of a Season
Stop Stop
Nova Baby
Mind Eraser

Immortal (Deluxe Edition)

IMMORTAL is the highly anticipated musical tapestry for Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour.

Led by esteemed musical designer, Kevin Antunes (Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Madonna) IMMORTAL takes a fresh, creative approach in redesigning and reimagining more than 40 of Michael Jackson's greatest original recordings into a compilation that allows listeners to experience his music in an entirely new way. After spending a year in the studio working with Michael's original multi-track master recordings, Kevin created IMMORTAL which offers listeners a new soundscape to Michael's artistry while preserving the power and familiarity of his unparalleled voice and his legendary tracks.

Kevin Antunes comments, "Michael's legacy as the greatest entertainer of our lifetime is inspiring beyond words. It was clear from the start that Michael's voice and overall musical essence was the sole/soul source of creative energy driving the project. From the studio to the stage, there's an undeniable integrity and resolute truth in Michael's vocal performances that are highlighted in the Immortal arrangements. It was built with love and respect for Michael's music, his family, and his millions of fans around the world."

IMMORTAL is sure to touch the hearts of passionate Michael fans as the album unfolds his musical legacy with redesigned versions of his hits, electrifying mashups and newly discovered outtakes fans have never heard before including an alternate take on the Jackson 5's "ABC" and a choir that Michael recorded for "They Don't Really Care About Us."

Disk 1

Working Day and Night (Immortal Version)
The Immortal Intro
Childhood (Immortal Version)
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Immortal Version)
Shake Your Body Down To The Ground (Immortal Version)
Dancing Machine / Blame It On The Boogie
Ben (Immortal Version)
This Place Hotel (Immortal Version)
Smooth Criminal (Immortal Version)
Dangerous (Immortal Version)
Dangerous (Immortal Version)
The Jackson 5 Medley (Immortal Version)
Speechless/human Nature (Immortal Version)
Is It Scary/threatened (Immortal Version)
Thriller (Immortal Version)

Disk 2

You Are Not Alone/i Just Can't Stop Loving You (Immortal Version)
Beat It/state Of Shock (Immortal Version)
Jam (Immortal Version)
Planet Earth/earth Song (Immortal Version)
Scream/little Susie (Immortal Version)
Gone Too Soon (Immortal Version)
They Don't Care About Us (Immortal Version)
Will You Be There (Immortal Version)
I'll Be There (Immortal Version)
Immortal Megamix: Can You Feel It/don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough/billie Jean/black Or White (Immortal Version)
Man In The Mirror (Immortal Version)
Remember The Time/bad (Immortal Version)

Get Along (CD/DVD Edition)

Get Along is a collection of three films and a live album that offers viewers a rare and intimate look into the lives of widely celebrated songwriters, performers, and musicians Tegan and Sara Quin. The first film, States, is a 30-minute documentary that uses American touring footage and interviews with Tegan and Sara as a backdrop to illuminate their early career beginnings and unique connection with their fanbase. The second film, India, is a 25-minute documentary shot during Tegan and Sara's first-ever tour of India, using interview footage with Tegan, Sara, and a cast of family and friends to chronicle diverse reflections on road life. The third film, For The Most Part, is a 70-minute stripped-down studio concert, shot before a live audience of 75 fans, friends, and family over two days at The Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, BC.

Alligator
I Know I Know I Know
Monday Monday Monday
I Hear Noises
Night Watch
Back In Your Head
Divided
Call It Off
Relief Next to Me
The Ocean
Nineteen
Knife Going In
Not With You
I Won't Be Left
Sentimental Tune

Inni (2CD/DVD)

'Inni' is comprised of a double live album and seventy-five minute film of SIGUR RÓS' last show before their hiatus at the end of 2008. Recorded and shot over two nights at London's ALEXANDRA PALACE at the close of the world tour around their fifth full length album, 'Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust', 'Inni' sees the band at the peak of their powers, captured on film for the first time as a core four-piece since they were joined by string section amiina at the start of the century. Directed by VINCENET MORISSET (the director behind ARCADE FIRE's 'Miroir Noir'), the film debuted at this year's VENICE FILM FESTIVAL.

When taken in together, Inni's film and live album give us an incredible account of one of the most celebrated and influential rock bands of recent years, showing where they've come from, where they've been, and like all things Sigur Rós, where it is they will be going next.

Disk 1

Svefn-g-englar
Glosoli
Ny Batteri
Fljotavik
Vid spilum endalaust
Hoppipolla
Med blodnasir
Inni mer syngur vitleysingur
E-bow

Disk 2

Saeglopur
Festival
Hafsol
All Alright
Popplagid
Lippulagid