August 12, 2008
New Releases

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Featured Albums Inara George/Van Dyke Parks An Invitation Everloving After issuing a solo album in 2005 and several stylish recordings with The Bird and the Bee, Inara George takes a different path with An Invitation, a jazzy album recorded alongside Van Dyke Parks. Sophisticated and unhurried, the album features Parks' orchestrations and George's soft alto, which darts between string sections, horns, and piano at an elastic pace. Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Vocal Jazz Jonas Brothers A Little Bit Longer Hollywood This week, the Jonas Brothers -- the biggest boy band since N'Sync and best since Hanson -- deliver their third album A Little Bit Longer. With its giant hooks and big, glossy sound, along with a decided lack of silly songs, A Little Bit Longer feels as if it was designed to cross over to older audiences, yet it never gets stuffy thanks to power pop tunes like "BB Good." Pop/Rock, Teen Pop Janelle Monáe Metropolis: The Chase Suite [Special Edition] Bad Boy Inspired by Fritz Lang's 1927 science fiction classic, Janelle Monae's solo debut (after appearances on Big Boi's Got Purp?, Vol. 2 and OutKast's Idlewild) details the life of a rebellious soul-equipped android who risks disassembly by falling in love with a human. It contains a handful of magnetic songs transferred through theatrical soul, 21st century new wave, ice-coated opera, and brassy hip-hop funk. Released independently last year, Bad Boy has re-released it with bonus content. Alternative Pop/Rock Bigelf Cheat the Gallows Custard Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock Bo Diddley Road Runner: The Chess Masters 1959-1960 Hip-O Select Rock & Roll, R&B, Electric Chicago Blues The Dufay Collective The Play of Daniel Harmonia Mundi Renaissance Vocal Music The East Village Opera Company Olde School Decca Classical Pop, Classical Crossover, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock The Final Solution Brotherman Numero Blaxploitation, Chicago Soul, Original Score, Soul, Funk David Geringas Peteris Vasks: Gramata cellam; Partita; Episodi e canto perpetuo Haenssler Classics Contemporary Chamber Music Zach Hill Astrological Straits Ipecac Noise-Rock, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Progressive Metal, Guitar Virtuoso, Neo-Psychedelia Dave Hollister 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection Hip-O Urban, Contemporary R&B Jason & the Scorchers The EMI Years Acadia College Rock, Heartland Rock, Cowpunk, Roots Rock, Country-Rock, Rock & Roll, Americana Jefferson Airplane Bark/Long John Silver Acadia Album Rock, Hard Rock, Acid Rock, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic Wilhelm Kempff Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3; Haydn: Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" Audite Classical and Romantic Orchestral Music New Kids on the Block Greatest Hits [Bonus Tracks] Sony Teen Pop, Urban, Dance-Pop James O'Donnell Francisco Guerrero: Missa Sancta et immaculata Hyperion UK Renaissance Choral Music Original Soundtrack Beer for My Horses Show Dog Nashville Outlaw Country, Contemporary Country Original Soundtrack Star Wars: The Clone Wars Sony Classical Original Score, Soundtracks The Pack A.D. Funeral Mixtape Mint Indie Rock, Garage Rock Revival, Punk Blues, Blues-Rock Rosebuds Discoballs: A Tribute to Pink Floyd Collectors' Choice Music Club/Dance, Disco S.M.V. Thunder Heads Up Smooth Jazz, Crossover Jazz David Sanborn Here & Gone Decca Smooth Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Contemporary Jazz Angus & Julia Stone A Book Like This Capitol Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Pop Irma Thomas Simply Grand Rounder New Orleans R&B, Soul, Louisiana Blues Various Artists The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 10: 1970 Hip-O Select Smooth Soul, Motown, Funk, Soul Various Artists Portland Cello Project Portland Cello Project Arrangements for Cello Ensemble Leon Ware Moon Ride Stax Smooth Soul, Quiet Storm, Adult Contemporary, Urban Ben Weaver The Ax in the Oak Bloodshot Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Rock Yung Berg Look What You Made Me Koch/Epic Pop-Rap, Hardcore Rap