Divine Providence

Divine Providence
~ Deer Tick (Artist)
Release Date: October 24, 2011

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Ladies and gentlemen

From the band that's been both accurately and inaccurately labeled just about everything this side of Top 40 comes a true-to-form rock-n-roll record. Scratch that, true-to-form is not Deer Tick's style. Let's start over

Naturally, after so many years of critics praising (and making fun of) them for their "folk" and "country" sounds and hardly ever mentioning the fact that they've also recorded virtually dozens of other kinds of music, the band wanted to make a record that was truer to their live set (which has gained some notoriety): raw, loud, heartfelt, and completely uninterested in whatever the hell the rest of the music industry is up to.

To produce this record. the band recruited the team of Adam Landry and Justin Collins, who produced the debut album of McCauley's side-project Middle Brother. The results are unlike anything you've heard on a Deer Tick album, yet Deer Tick achieves something that is more raw, real, and raucous than anything they have released to date.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #216 in Music
• Released on: 2011-10-24
• Number of discs: 1

A Rush of Blood to the Head

A Rush of Blood to the Head
~ Coldplay
819 days in the top 100
(1023)

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #95 in Music
• Published on: 2002
• Released on: 2002-08-27
• Number of discs: 1
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

El Camino

El Camino
~ The Black Keys
Release Date: December 6, 2011

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Produced by Danger Mouse and The Black Keys, this 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.
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 U.S., 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 U.S. and U.K., 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.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #47 in Music
• Released on: 2011-12-06
• Number of discs: 1

Long Live the King

Long Live the King
~ The Decemberists
Release Date: November 1, 2011

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As a fitting bookend to the most successful year of the band's career, The Decemberists will release a new EP entitled Long Live The King. Similar to the critically acclaimed, chart-topping bow The King is Dead, the EP is a mostly-acoustic set of 6 Americana-based songs, recorded around the same time as The King is Dead, and including their stunning cover of the Grateful Dead track "Row Jimmy." The EP was produced once again by Tucker Martine.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #158 in Music
• Released on: 2011-11-01
• Number of discs: 1

Viva La Vida

Viva La Vida
~ Coldplay
1272 days in the top 100
(509)

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #37 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-17
• Number of discs: 1

Parachutes

Parachutes
~ Coldplay
1248 days in the top 100
(707)

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #54 in Music
• Brand: COLDPLAY
• Released on: 2000-11-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 5.75" w x .50" l, .22 pounds

Fallen

Fallen
~ Evanescence
1588 days in the top 100
(2484)

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #120 in Music
• Released on: 2003-03-04
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

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Ceremonials [Deluxe Edition]

Ceremonials [Deluxe Edition]
~ Florence + The Machine
Release Date: November 1, 2011

Buy new: $19.68

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #244 in Music
• Released on: 2011-11-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks

Bad As Me

Bad As Me
~ Tom Waits
Release Date: October 24, 2011

Buy new: $18.70

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Throughout his career, Tom Waits has created milestone albums that serve both to refine the music that has come before, and to signal a new phase in his career: Rain Dogs and Mule Variations are both counted by fans as among these pivotal works. Now comes Bad As Me, his first studio album of all new music in seven years, which finds Tom Waits in possibly the finest voice of his career and at the height of his songwriting powers, working with a veteran team of gifted musicians and longtime co-writer/producer Kathleen Brennan. From the opening horn-fueled chug of “Chicago,” to the closing barroom chorale of “New Year’s Eve,” Bad As Me displays the full career range of Waits’ songwriting, from beautiful ballads like “Last Leaf,” to the avant cinematic soundscape of “Hell Broke Luce,” a battlefront dispatch. On tracks like “Talking at the Same Time,” Waits shows off a supple falsetto, while on blues burners like “Raised Right Men” and the gospel tinged “Satisfied” he spits, stutters and howls. Like a good boxer, these songs are lean and mean, with strong hooks and tight running times. And there is a pervasive sense of players delighting in each other’s musical company that brings a feeling of loose joy even to the album’s saddest songs. Bad As Me is a Tom Waits album for the ages.

The LP contains a full-size twelve page book of lyrics and photos and a CD of the whole album.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #204 in Music
• Released on: 2011-10-24
• Number of discs: 1

Bad As Me [Limited Deluxe Edition]

Bad As Me [Limited Deluxe Edition]
~ Tom Waits
1 day in the top 100
Release Date: October 24, 2011

Buy new: $16.99

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Throughout his career, Tom Waits has created milestone albums that serve both to refine the music that has come before, and to signal a new phase in his career: Rain Dogs and Mule Variations are both counted by fans as among these pivotal works. Now comes Bad As Me, his first studio album of all new music in seven years, which finds Tom Waits in possibly the finest voice of his career and at the height of his songwriting powers, working with a veteran team of gifted musicians and longtime co-writer/producer Kathleen Brennan. From the opening horn-fueled chug of “Chicago,” to the closing barroom chorale of “New Year’s Eve,” Bad As Me displays the full career range of Waits’ songwriting, from beautiful ballads like “Last Leaf,” to the avant cinematic soundscape of “Hell Broke Luce,” a battlefront dispatch. On tracks like “Talking at the Same Time,” Waits shows off a supple falsetto, while on blues burners like “Raised Right Men” and the gospel tinged “Satisfied” he spits, stutters and howls. Like a good boxer, these songs are lean and mean, with strong hooks and tight running times. And there is a pervasive sense of players delighting in each other’s musical company that brings a feeling of loose joy even to the album’s saddest songs. Bad As Me is a Tom Waits album for the ages.

The limited edition deluxe package includes a 40 page book and 16 songs on 2 CDs.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #29 in Music
• Released on: 2011-10-24
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition

Ceremonials

Ceremonials
~ Florence + The Machine (Artist)
Release Date: November 15, 2011

Buy new: $14.65

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #242 in Music
• Released on: 2011-11-15
• Number of discs: 1

Radiosurgery (Deluxe Edition)

Radiosurgery (Deluxe Edition)
~ New Found Glory
Release Date: October 4, 2011

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New Found Glory vocalist Jordan Pundik may sing "I'm amazed that we've made it this far" on the band's 2011 full-length album Radiosurgery, but that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who has followed the band's career trajectory. For the past fourteen years the Coral Spring, Florida, pop-punk act New Found Glory have transcended trends and gimmicks by writing songs from the heart that listeners of all ages can relate, including three gold records under their belts.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #269 in Music
• Released on: 2011-10-04
• Number of discs: 2

Only in Dreams

Only in Dreams
~ Dum Dum Girls
(2)
Release Date: September 27, 2011

Buy new: $12.76
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Dum Dum Girls' second full length, Only in Dreams, is a great leap forward for a gifted songwriter and an equally gifted band. Only in Dreams blends deeply personal lyrics inspired by the death of singer Dee Dee's mother and the strain of separation from loved ones with the band's signature blend of '60s girl-gang pop, the primitive propulsion of the Cramps and the moody atmospherics of Mazzy Star. The album is the first to feature the playing and singing of all four members, and months on the road and full-on studio production have molded Dum Dum Girls into a formidable rock band.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #290 in Music
• Released on: 2011-09-27
• Number of discs: 1

Devil's Rain

Devil's Rain
~ Misfits (Artist)
Release Date: October 4, 2011

Buy new: $12.19

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #358 in Music
• Released on: 2011-10-04
• Number of discs: 1