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November 3, 2909
  • Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters Greatest Hits (Roswell/RCA)
February 23, 2010
  • Airbourne - No Guts, No Glory (Roadrunner)
  • Shout Out Louds - Work (Merge)
  • Xiu Xiu - Dear God, I Hate Myself (Kill Rock Stars)
February 9, 2010
  • Nneka - Concrete Jungle (Yo Mama/Decon/Epic)
  • V.V. Brown - Travelling Like the Light (Capitol EMI)
  • Yeasayer - Odd Blood (Secretly Canadian)
January 26, 2010
  • Daphne Willis - What to Say (Vanguard)
  • I See Hawks in L.A. - Shoulda Been Gold (Collector's Choice)
  • Joe Firstman - El Porto
January 19, 2010
  • Motion City Soundtrack - My Dinosaur Life (Columbia)
January 12, 2010
  • Ringo Starr - Y Not (Hip-O Records/UMe)
January 10, 2010
  • Blunt Mechanic - World Record (Barsuk)
December 22, 2009
  • Mudvayne - Mudvayne
December 15, 2009
  • Avatar: Music from the Motion Picture (Atlantic)
  • Within Temptation - An Acoustic Night at the Theatre (Roadrunner)
December 8, 2009
  • Redman - Reggie Noble 9 1/2 (Island Def Jam)
  • Thirty Seconds to Mars - This is War (Virgin)
December 1, 2009
  • Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba - I Speak Fula (Digital, CD on Feb. 2, 2010) (Next Ambiance/Sub Pop)
  • R. Kelly - Untitled (Jive)
  • The Bravery - Slow Poison (Island Def Jam)
November 30, 2009
  • Bob Seger - Early Seger, Vol. 1 (bobseger.com)
November 24, 2009
  • Ike Reilly - Hard Luck Stories
  • Jawbox - For Your Own Special Sweetheart reissue (Dischord/DeSoto)
  • Ray Charles – The Spirit of Christmas (reissue) (Concord)
  • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - The Live Anthology (4 CD) [BOX SET] [LIVE] (Reprise)
  • Toni Braxton - Pulse (Atlantic)
  • Various Artists - Daptone Gold (Daptone)
November 23, 2009
  • Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster (Interscope)
  • Shakira - She Wolf (Epic)
November 17, 2009
  • David Rawlings Machine - A Friend of a Friend (Acony)
  • Fall Out Boy - Believers Never Die - Greatest Hits (Island Def Jam)
  • Justin Bieber - My World (Island Def Jam)
  • Norah Jones - The Fall (Blue Note)
  • Ólöf Arnalds - Við og Við (One Litlte Indian)
  • Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures (DGC/Interscope)
November 11, 2009
  • Totó La Momposina - La Bodega (Astar Artes)
November 10, 2009
  • Abaji - Origine Orients (Absilone)
  • Asobi Seksu - Rewolf (Polyvinyl)
  • Bon Jovi - The Circle (Island Def Jam)
  • Jason Mraz - Jason Mraz's Beautiful Mess - Live on Earth (CD/DVD) (Atlantic)
  • Kermit Ruffins - Having A Crazy Cool Christmas (Basin Street)
  • Switchfoot - Hello Hurricane (Atlantic)
  • The Killers - Live From The Royal Albert Hall (Island Def Jam)
  • Tori Amos -Midwinter Graces (Universal Republic)
November 8, 2009
  • Chris Brown - Graffiti (Jive)
November 3, 2009
  • A Fine Frenzy - Oh Blue Christmas (Virgin)
  • David Hidalgo & Taj Mahal with Los Cenzontles - American Horizon (Los Cenzontles/Virtual Label)
  • Genitorturers - Blackheart Revolution (G-Force/MVD)
  • Girls In Trouble - Girls In Trouble (JDub)
  • Glee Cast - Glee The Music, Volume 1 (Columbia)
  • Isaac Hayes - Shaft (Deluxe Edition) (Stax)
  • Julian Casablancas - Phrazes for the Young (RMB/RCA)
  • Le Vent du Nord - La Part du Feu (Borealis)
  • Morrissey - Swords (Sanctuary)
  • Say Anything - Say Anything (RMG/RCA)
  • Serena Ryder - Is It O.K. (Atlantic)
  • The Almost - Monster Monster (Tooth & Nail/Capitol)
November 2, 2009
  • Slayer - World Painted Blood
October 27, 2009
  • Atreyu - Congregaton of the Damned (Hollywood)
  • Blind Boys of Alabama - Duets (Saguaro Road)
  • Carly Simon - Never Been Gone (Iris)
  • Caroline Herring - Golden Apples of the Sun (Signature Sounds)
  • Chuck Prophet - Let Freedom Ring (Yep Roc)
  • Fela Kuti - The Best of the Black President (Knitting Factory)
  • R.E.M. - R.E.M. Live At The Olympia (Warner)
  • Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Night Castle (Atlantic)
  • Various Artists - Songs From The Point! (Amano)
October 26, 2009
  • Ivan & Alyosha - The Verse, The Chorus (Cheap Lullabye)
  • Robbie Williams - Reality Killed the Video Star (Virgin)
October 20, 2009
  • Beaten Awake - Thunder$troke (Fat Possum)
  • Joss Stone - Joss Stone (Capitol)
  • Keb' Mo' - Live & Mo' (Yolabelle)
  • Kings of Convenience - Declaration of Dependence (Capitol)
  • Kristina Train - Spilt Milk (Blue Note)
  • Mississippi Sheiks - Things About Comin’ My Way, (Black Hen)
  • Old Canes - Feral Harmonic (Saddle Creek)
  • The Aliens - Luna (Birdman)
  • The Roots - How I Got Over (Def Jam)
  • The Slits - Trapped Animal (Narnack)
  • Tiesto - Kaleidoscope (Ultra)
  • Tiny Tim - I've Never Seen a Straight Banana (Collector's Choice)
  • V.V. Brown - The Attic EP (Capitol EMI)
October 16, 2009
  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack (Atlantic)
October 13, 2009
  • A Rocket To The Moon - On Your Side (Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic)
  • Beaten Awake - Thunder$troke (Fat Possum)
  • Bob Dylan - Christmas In the Heart (SonyBMG)
  • Dead By Sunrise - Out of Ashes (Warner)
  • Grant-Lee Phillips - Little Moon (Yep Roc)
  • Joe Gideon & The Shark - Harum Scarum (Bronzerat/Redeye)
  • Michael Jackson- This is It (Epic)
  • Steve Morse Band - Out Standing In Their Field (digital, in-store Nov. 17) (Eagle Rock)
  • Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg (Interscope)
October 11, 2009
  • Sherwood - Qu (MySpace)
  • Tinariwen - Imidiwan: Companions (World Village)
October 9, 2009
  • Michael Buble - Crazy Love (Warner)
October 6, 2009
  • Anti-Pop Consortium - Fluorescent Black (Big Dada)
  • Blake Lewis - Heartbreak on Vinyl (Tommy Boy)
  • Daniel Johnston- Is And Always Was (Eternal Yip Eye Music / High Wire Music)
  • Kid Sister - Ultraviolet (Downtown)
  • Lita Ford - Wicked Wonderland (JLRG)
  • Lou Barlow - Goodnight Unknown (Merge)
  • Massive Attack - Massive Attack: Splitting The Atom EP (Virgin)
  • Mayday Parade - Anywhere But Here (Fearless/Atlantic)
  • Mike Doughty - Sad Man, Happy Man (ATO)
  • Ray Charles - The Spirit of Christmas (reissue) (Concord)
  • Rosanne Cash - The List (Manhattan)
  • Steel Panther - Feel the Steel (Universal Republic)
  • The Almost - Monster EP (EMI)
  • Tinsley Ellis - Speak No Evil (Alligator)
  • Zero 7 - Yeah Ghost (Atlantic)
September 30, 2009
  • Chris Smither - Time Stands Still (Signature Sounds)
September 29, 2009
  • AFI - Crash Love (Interscope)
  • Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way to Blue (Virgin)
  • Bebel Gilberto - All in Time (Verve)
  • Bowling For Soup - Sorry For Partyin' (Jive)
  • Breaking Benjamin - Dear Agony (Hollywood)
  • Breaking Benjamin - TBD (Hollywood)
  • Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Susquehanna Skaboy JFK: the Skankin’ Hits (two CDs) (Ridge Music/Space Age Bachelor Pad)
  • Dennis Diken with the Bell Sound - Late Music (Cryptovision)
  • Frank Fairfield - Frank Fairfield (Tompkins Square)
  • Kailash Kher & Kailasa - Yatra (Nomadic Souls) (Cumbancha)
  • Langhorne Slim - Be Set Free (Kemado)
  • Mariah Carey - Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (Island Def Jam)
  • Nelly Furtado - Mi Plan (Univesal Music Latino)
  • The Clipse - Till the Casket Drops (REUPGang/Columbia)
  • The Swellers - Ups And Downsizing (Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic)
September 22, 2009
  • Brand New - Daisy (Interscope)
  • David Gray - Draw the Line (Mercer Street/Downtown)
  • Five Finger Death Punch - War is the Answer (Prospect Park)
  • Lyfe Jennings - Sooner or Later (Jesus Swings/Asylum/Warner)
  • Monsters of Folk - Monsters of Folk (Shangri-La)
  • Mum - Sing Along To Songs You Don't Know (Euphono)
  • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Speed of Life (NGDB)
  • Noisettes - Wild Young Hearts (Mercury)
  • Pearl Jam - Backspacer (Self-released)
  • Porcupine Tree - The Incident (Roadrunner)
  • Ray Charles -The Genius Hits the Road (reissue) (Concord)
  • Sean Kingston - Tomorrow (Sony)
  • The Academy Is - LOST IN PACFIC TIME – THE AP/EP (digital) (Atlantic)
  • They Might Be Giants - Here Comes Science (Idlewild/Disney Sound)
  • Wale - Attention Deficit (Interscope)
September 20, 2009
  • Les Triaboliques - rivermudtwilight (World Village)


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