Privacy of the Mind

I love Tuesdays. For a music lover, it’s like Christmas once a week. Some weeks you get that Red Ryder BB gun you’ve been wanting, some weeks it’s just socks. You never know what you’re going to get. What am I talking about? New music releases!

Tuesday morning I normally fire up iTunes right off the bat to see what’s new in the music store. Obviously they don’t get everything, but it’s a good starting point to branch off from. I always make a beeline for the Rock section since that’s my core interest. Then I’ll browse through Alternative since that category catches a lot of different stuff. Soundtracks sometimes just to see if anything interesting popped up. I’ll even detour through Pop occasionally, but that’s our little secret ok?

A typical week might net me one or two albums and a handful of singles. There’s been dry weeks when I had a hard time finding anything at all. I think my best week I bought a dozen new albums. Yeah, I have to budget for my music expenses!

Of course, I love sharing my finds with other folks and hearing what you think. So let’s get right to it, and remember I like to know your opinions… good or bad!

New today, the latest album from Shinedown. It took a while for this band to grow on me. I’ve had one of their albums kicking around for quite a while but I only recently started collecting their back catalog. So far, I’m liking the new release. Good old guitar-driven rock.

What A Shame by Shinedown

Also new this week, the seventh studio album from Less Than Jake. This new album is sort of a return to their earlier ska roots, lots of horns, very upbeat tempo. I like a little brass with my guitars sometime!

The Space They Can’t Touch by Less Than Jake

This next group is new to me, Damiera… an indie band from New York. This new album appears to be their second studio album. Not bad, a little guitar, a little synth. The style changes up a bit between the various tracks. I think I’ll track down their older stuff.

Teacher, Preacher by Damiera

Heh, I love these guys… Cute Is What We Aim For. Another new album released today. Most of their songs are a little tongue-in-cheek I think. Infectious and upbeat. Maybe a little silly sometimes. This one is my favorite so far. Besides, who doesn’t like playing doctor?!

Doctor by Cute Is What We Aim For

This next album is something quite unique called Big Blue Ball. Produced by Peter Gabriel, this album has been in work for over 15 years. Each of the tracks is a unique collaboration by a variety of artists. Gabriel himself appears on several tracks, along with a laundry list of other performers. Overall, I would classify this as world music but it truly does span our “big blue ball.”

Altus Silva by Big Blue Ball

Let’s see… it’s getting hard to choose! This post is long enough already but there’s sooo much good music out today. This next tune is off the major label debut of a new band called Josephine Collective. Discovered on MySpace, this Kansas band has a sound that I really like. I’ll watch their future career with great interest!

We Are The Air by Josephine Collective

Ok, I think that’s enough don’t you? I’m not even at the bottom of the pile of new stuff but I think I’m out of space for this week. Hope you enjoy listening to these new tracks. Feel free to let me know if you’ve stumbled over anything new and interesting lately!