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New and
Notable
Strange
Little Girls
Tori Amos
Our intrepid heroine goes the high-concept route
with her latest, as she reinterprets an
assortment of songs penned exclusively
by men. Amos has never lacked nerve and
vision, both of which come in handy as
she brings a fresh perspective to classics
from the likes of Lennon and
McCartney, Neil Young, Lou Reed, and
Eminem.
Listen
to "97' Bonnie &
Clyde"
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more
The
Grand Pecking Order
Oysterhead
Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio, Primus bassist Les
Claypool, and former Police drummer Stewart
Copeland make up a jam-band
supergroup. Given that Claypool is the
ringleader here (he
pulled the trio together for what was
intended to be a one-off performance in
New Orleans), the result will be especially
pleasing to Primus
loyalists.
Listen
to "Mr. Oysterhead"
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more
Rockin'
the Suburbs
Ben Folds
Ben Folds sets a new standard for himself with his
latest post-Five collection. Scaling back on
the gags that played a vital role
in building his following (though the title
track has some fun at the expense
of Rage Against the Machine), Folds continues
to mature as a composer of
reflective, trenchant originals worthy of
Elvis Costello and Paul
Simon.
Listen
to "Rockin' the
Suburbs"
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more
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Garbage
After a three-year recording respite, Shirley Manson, Butch Vig, Duke
Erickson, and Steve Marker deliver a third
collaborative effort that finds the foursome
venturing into new/old territory, as they
forego the alterna-techno elements that
dominated their '90s efforts in favor of
a more soulful amalgamation of '70s and '80s
stylings. Hey, they're called
Garbage, so naturally they're only too happy
to reuse some of pop's still-vital
discards.
Listen
to "Shut Your Mouth"
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more
Silver
Side Up
Nickelback
Vancouver, Canada's breakthrough quartet shot out
of the gate with this release, debuting at
No. 2 on the Billboard album
charts as the set's first single, "How You
Remind Me," immediately won over
rock and modern-rock radio programmers from
coast to coast. The follow-up to 1990's
The
State is marked by more introspective
lyrics and plenty of
hooks, a combination that's satisfying their
early fans and winning over new
legions of boosters.
Listen
to "How You Remind Me"
Spike,
a highlight from Elvis
Costello's middle period, is one of the first
three titles (the others being
his groundbreaking debut,
My
Aim Is
True, and the vastly underrated
All
This Useless
Beauty) in Rhino's comprehensive
Costello reissue campaign. Each
of the titles comes with a second disc of
demos and rarities. Check them out,
along with more classics, in our
Rhino
Records
Store.
Listen
to "Veronica"
Second in
their meteoric rise only to the Beatles, the
Rolling Stones stayed on rock's
bad-boy list for almost a generation. The
Stones defied the odds--which
included the untimely death of cofounder
Brian Jones--and stayed on long enough
to become some of rock's grandest old men.
Check out their
essential
recordings.
Two great live bands--the Who representing the
U.K. and Lynyrd Skynyrd from the USA--are
captured in all their onstage glory
on
Deluxe
Edition
reissues.
More
rock reissues &
retrospectives
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& Future
Releases page to view titles by release
date, catch the latest digital
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