New Release CDs - Monday June 16th

I have had a great few weeks recently and been to see some fabulous bands, I was hoping to get to see the Fleet Foxes last Tuesday but despite my best efforts I could not find a way in to the tiny Louisiana Pub in Bristol. But thank goodness there is always a constant source of great new music to listen to, always delivered direct to your very door totally free of charge from the lovely folk at CD WOW!

Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue: Legacy Edition (2CD)
*Unbelievably this is only GBP 8.99 for the 2CD... with free shipping!
The Beach Boys drummer's only solo release gets a very well deserved and luxuriously finished re-release. Regarded by many as the finest of the Beach Boys solo efforts, including his older brother Brian, this album is now presented with a clarity never before heard.
As an added bonus to hard core Beach Boys fans it also contains much of the material from the never released often lamented follow up Bambu.
Catch a quick overview of Dennis from this clip courtesy of YouTube:

And as if by magic, from the old to the new:

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
There has been so much underground buzz about this band that I would be surprised if there is anybody left out there that has not heard of them. Hailing from Seattle, the American city that spawned more quality bands than you can shake a stick at, and signed to the legendary Sub Pop label (in America) you might expect their music to be on the grunge side of rock, but none of it!
This is a very different sort of rock music described by the band themselves as "baroque harmonic pop jams".
From the Beach Boys like 'White Winter Hymnal' through to the Denver folkiness of 'Blue Ridge Mountains' the band derives inspiration from the greats of the 1960s US folk explosion, not quite sure how as they are all in their early 20s, but with a modernity specific to Fleet Foxes alone.
Check a few of the songs out at the Fleet Foxes My Space site.

Feeder - Silent Cry Is also available as - Silent Cry: Deluxe Edition
Feeder are one of my all time favourite bands!
I have followed them for many years from the Driftwood Spa pub in St Agnes to the Birmingham NEC and everywhere in-between. I have followed them through the highs and lows and have to say that to my mind this is one of the best albums that they have ever released.
I have been lucky enough to see a couple of the warm up shows at small venues and went to the album launch party last Thursday (more about that later this week!).
Outstanding tracks are the single 'We Are The People' the great 'Miss You', 'Itsumo', 'Guided By A Voice' and the fantastic 'Sonorous' back to their rocking best roots you would be a fool not to add this one to your collection!
Good post here from Drowned In Sound for all you nice people to read!!

Also look out for new entries next week from;

• Weezer - Weezer (Red Album)
• Sara Bareilles - Little Voice
• Tiesto (Mixed By) - In Search Of Sunrise: Volume 7
• The Music - Strength In Numbers also available as a Deluxe Edition
• Judas Priest - Nostradamus
• Offspring - Rise & Fall, Rage & Grace
• Petula Clarke - Then & Now: The Very Best Of
• Some of these titles are also available as special versions!! See above!!

Now I'll be a monkeys uncle if you can't find something for aural pleasure in that lot!
If you are looking for something else, why not check out the essential New Releases and Future Releases on your very favourite: CD WOW!

Comments

[Terry Salmon]

Dennis Wilson looks like Charles Manson!

[Kevin O'Loughlin]

Hey Terry, strange you say that. Dennis and Charlie were actually best friends for the year or so leading up to the tragic events.
Rumour had it that Dennis may have had some info on it but was definitely not involved.
Great album by the way!
Cheers, Kevin