I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. If you were fortunate enough to be in Portland Sunday night we hope you were able to catch Beirut put on a great show at the Crystal Ballroom. It sold out quickly and for good reason. Zach and friends rock in a new and refreshing way. They still have a few stops on their tour and we highly recommended spending an evening with them. If you're looking for new music try Beirut' opening act, The Brunettes. Now on to Tuesday...
Usher releases his fifth studio album, Here I Stand, and his first since the mega-success (9m) of 2004's Confessions. The album features guest appearances from Will.i.am, Jay Z, and Beyonce. The albums first single, Love In This Club, features Young Jeezy.
Bring Ya To The Brink is Cyndi Lauper's 10th career album and first album of all new material in five years. She brings her dance floor hybrid of pop and electronica stateside after the album was released in Japan earlier this month. Apparently, she's quite popular in Japan and has released Japan only material in the past. The Japanese release featured two bonus tracks that are now available from iTunes as part of a deluxe package.
The Reverend Al Green has a fresh sound on Lay It Down, thanks in no small part to contemporary guests like Corrine Bailey Rae, John Legend, and Anthony Hamilton. It's great to see a younger generation of R&B'ers paying their respect for a legend like Green. It's also a lot of fun.
The Rest:
- Sex And The City (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Various
- Same Old Man - John Hiatt
- Welcome - James Pants
- Songs in A&E - Spiritualized
- Survive, Kaleidoscope - Underoath
- Jenny Scheinman - Jenny Scheinman (a cool new-old school crooner who isn't British)
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