Any word on the sound for this one?

Dunno, the download on the website is a P. Hood song that sounds pretty cool, but Ive become so enamored by Cooley and especially Isbell's songwriting that I can't call it. Big, BIG hopes though.

These are the only ones I am remotely interested in, with the excitement leaning towards, The Strokes, Rhett Miller, Neko Case, and Appleseed Cast.

Couple more for my wishlist that I stumbled over recently ...

04.11 : Calexico (Garden Ruin)
05.09 : The Black Heart Procession (TBA)

From Touch and Go ...

The Black Heart Procession are planning on releasing their as-yet-untitled album on May 9th. The album is a followup to 2004's The Tropics of Love. They'll also be performing at the label's SXSW showcase on March 18th at Antone's.

What's the deal with these guys, Davey? Their track on the recent Bloodshot Records sampler is a great, Stonesy ballad - but what's the rest of their stuff like?

There's three mp3 files in my post further up. Pretty cool stuff. Lots of the Band - one of the covers is "Get Up Jake" which I guess was an outtake from the second album (the brown one). Showed up as a bonus on the remaster. Good song. I think "Blindfolded" is my fave of the 3. Got a lot of that bluesy Exile feel. That's all I've heard. I did a search before posting and yours was the only mention here. As usual, the European wanks are the ones keeping our Americana alive. Seems like most of the bands hardly even tour here anymore, instead spending most of their time abroad.

http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/d ... others/198

Another greatest hits from Cracker?

I had Richard Ashcroft's latest title as the "science of silence"... notice you have it as "keys to the world". wonder if it was changed or if I was thrown a curveball. interesting.

Other stuff I'm looking forward to not noted.

Ambulance ltd is supposed to have something out in the next couple of months.

Starflyer 59 also has a release within the next few weeks.

And one of my guilty favorites, Steve Wynn has his latest "tick..tick..tick.." scheduled to be released 1/31.

polyphonic spree.the fragile army - release date tbd

the concretes.in colour (03.06 UK)

I'm really looking forward to the new record by Liars, Drum's Not Dead, out in February (UK, only; US release in April).

"Science Of Silence" is a song, in fact a single, from the last Ashcroft album. The new one is called Keys To the World, which I have had 8 songs demo for a bit now. I have seen anywhere from 12 to 15 songs on the new one so I'm waiting a bit to get a clean version.

I thought Starflyer 59 broke up, i like some of their shoegazer stuff...

Newly updated stuff not on the first page:

January

Audio Bullys "Generation" (guests: Madness singer Suggs, Roots Manuva) (Astralwerks, Jan. 24, 2006)
Ester Drang "Rocinate" (Jade Tree, Jan. 24, 2006)
Go-Betweens, The "That Striped Sunlight Sound [CD/DVD]" (live album and 90-minute concert footage) (Yep Roc, Jan. 24, 2006)
His Name Is Alive "Detrola" (Reincarnate Music, Jan. 24, 2006)
Kooks, The "Inside In/Inside Out" (first single: "You Don't Love Me" (U.K. - Virgin, Jan. 23, 2006)
Tortoise + Bonnie "Prince" Billy "The Brave and the Bold" (Overcoat, Jan. 24, 2006)
UB40 "Who You Fighting For?" (released in U.K. in June 2005) (Rhino, Jan. 24, 2006)

Lilys "Everything Wrong Is Imaginary" (producer: Michael Musmanno) (Manifesto, Jan. 31, 2006)
Lee Rocker (ex-Stray Cat) "Racin' the Devil" (Alligator, Jan. 31, 2006)
She Wants Revenge "She Wants Revenge" (first single: "Sister) (Geffen, Jan. 31, 2006)
Matthew Shipp "One" (Thirsty Ear, Jan. 31, 2006)

February

Tina Dico (of Zero 7) "In the Red" (producer: Chris Potter) (Defend Music/Caroline, Feb. 7, 2006)
Oceansize "Everyone Into Position" (Beggars Banquet, Feb. 7, 2006)

Revolting Cocks "Cocked and Loaded" (guests: Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Gibby Haynes, Jello Biafra) (13th Planet/ Megaforce, Feb. 14, 2006)
Arab Strap "The Last Romance" (Transdreamer, Feb. 21, 2006)
Arctic Monkeys "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not" (Domino, Feb. 21, 2006)
Ray Davies "Other People's Lives" (V2, Feb. 21, 2006)
Tony Gilkyson (formerly of X and Lone Justice) "Goodbye Guitar" (his first solo album in eight years; producers: Charlie McGovern, Don Heffington; guests: Van Dyke Parks, Chuck E. Weiss, etc.) (Rolling Sea, Feb. 21, 2006)
Hell Is For Heroes "Transmit Disrupt" (Burning Heart, Feb. 21, 2006)
William Orbit "Hello Waveforms" (producer: Orbit; guests: Sugababes, Kenna, Finley Quaye, Laurie Mayer) (Sanctuary, Feb. 21, 2006)

Ghostface "Fishscale" (producers: MF Doom, Pete Rock, Madlib, J. Dilla, etc.; guests: Kanye West, Raekwon, Wu Tang Clan, Ne-Yo; first single: "Back Like That") (Def Jam, Feb. 28, 2006)
Rhett Miller (of Old 97's) "The Believer" (producer: Jon Brion; guests: Rachael Yamagata, Matt Chamberlain) (Verve Forecast, Feb. 28, 2006)
Smoking Popes "Smoking Popes at Metro" (Victory, Feb. 28, 2006)

March

Donald Fagen "Morph the Cat" (first solo album in 13 years; first single: "H Gang"; Read here) (Reprise, March 7, 2006)
David Gilmour "On an Island" (first solo album since 1984's "About Face"; orchestrations by Polish composer Zbigniew Preisner; producers: Gilmour, Chris Thomas, Phil Manzanera; guests: Graham Nash, Richard Wright, Robert Wyatt, Jools Holland, Guy Pratt, Georgie Fame, Caroline Dale, Willie Wilson, Rado "Bob" Klose) (Columbia, March 7, 2006)
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders (Foo Fighters drummer) "Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders" (Thrive, March 7, 2006)
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness "Fear Is On Our Side" (producer: Ministry's Paul Barker) (Secretly Canadian, March 7, 2006)
Van Morrison "Pay the Devil" (Lost Highway, March 7, 2006)
Sparks "Hello Young Lovers" (first single: "Dick Around") (In the Red, March 7, 2006)
Stereolab "Fab Four Suture" (Too Pure/Beggars Banquet, March 7, 2006)

Devo 2.0 "Devo 2.0 [CD/DVD]" (original group members re-record their hits, plus two new tracks, and have five kids sing them) (Disney Sound, March 14, 2006)
Nicolai Dunger "Here's My Song, You Can Have It ... I Don't Want It Anymore/Yours 4-Ever, Nicolai Dunger" (producers: Dunger, Mercury Rev; first single: "Hunger") (Zoë/Rounder, March 14, 2006)

Richard Butler (of Psychedelic Furs) "Richard Butler" (Koch, March 21, 2006)
Church, The "Uninvited, Like the Clouds" (producers: Tim Powles, The Church) (Cooking Vinyl, March 21, 2006)
Ben Harper "Both Sides of the Gun" (2 CDs) (Virgin, March 21, 2006)
Elton John "Captain Fantastic and the Kid" (sequel to 1975's "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy," written with Bernie Taupin;) (Rocket/Universal, March 21, 2006)
Loose Fur (Jeff Tweedy with Jim O'Rourke, Glenn Kotche) "Born Again in the U.S.A."(Drag City/Caroline, March 21, 2006)
Placebo "Meds" (first single: "Because I Want To") (Astralwerks, March 21, 2006)
Prince "3121" (first single: "Te Amo Corazón [I Love You Sweetheart]") (Universal, March 21, 2006)
Television Personalities, The "My Dark Places" (group's first album in 11 years) (Domino, March 21, 2006)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Show Your Bones" (producer: Squeak E. Clean; first single: "Gold Lion") (Interscope, March 28, 2006)

April

Erasure "Union Street" (acoustic album) (U.K. - Mute, April 3, 2006)
Flaming Lips, The "At War With the Mystics" (producer: Dave Fridmann; first single: "The W.A.N.D.") (Warner, April 4, 2006)
Grandaddy "Just Like the Fambly Cat" (V2, April 4, 2006)
Morrissey "Ringleader of the Tormentors" (producer: Tony Visconti; first single: "You Have Killed Me") (Attack/Sanctuary, April 4, 2006)
Queensrÿche "Operation:mindcrime II" (producer: Snake River Conspiracy frontman Jason Slater; first single: "The Hands") (Rhino, April 4, 2006)
Vines, The (title TBA) (Capitol, April 4, 2006)
Jimmy Webb "Words & Music" (1970 album), "And So On" (1971 album), "Letters" (1972 album), "Land's End" (1974 album), "El Mirage" (1974 album), "Suspending Disbelief" (1993 album) (Collector's Choice, April 4, 2006)

Live "Songs From Black Mountain" (first single: "The River") (Epic, April 11, 2006)
Ministry "Rio Grande Blood" (producer: frontman Al Jourgensen; guests: Killing Joke's Paul Raven, Prong's Tommy Victor) (13th Planet/Megaforce, April 11, 2006)
Paul Oakenfold "A Lively Mind" (guests: Grandmaster Flash, Pharrell Williams, Spitfire, Ashley of the Bad Apples; first single: "Faster Kill Pussycat," featuring actress Brittany Murphy) (Maverick/Warner, April 11, 2006)
Pearl Jam "Superunowned" (producer: Adam Kasper) (J, April 11, 2006)
Snow Patrol "Eyes Open" (producer: Garrett Lee; guest: Martha Wainwright) (Interscope, April 11, 2006)
Streets, The "The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living") (Vice/Atlantic, April 11, 2006)

Elefant "The Black Magic Show" (producer: Don Gilmore; first single: "Lolita") (Hollywood/Kemado, April 18, 2006)
NOFX "Wolves in Wolves' Clothing" (Fat Wreck Chords, April 18, 2006)
Pet Shop Boys"Fundamental" (includes the Diane Warren-penned "Numb"; producer: Trevor Horn; first single: "Minimal") (U.K. - Parlophone/EMI, April 17, 2006)

Drive-By Truckers "A Blessing and a Curse" (producer: David Barbe) (New West, April 25, 2006)

* Updated once more *

Took me a frikkin' hour but it's done.

Thanks to B for the new listings.

Any idea how to pronounce that? I think I should be snickering.Ah, but no Roger Waters, so they haven't completely made up.

That was some work, in fact I didn't even get to the UK part which does have some new updates.

A few more updates:

3/7 Centro-Matic - "Fort Recovery" (Misra)
4/11 Eagles of Death Metal - "Death by Sexy" (Downtown)
4/25 Starlight Mints - "drowaton" (Barsuk)

A few more that I don't think are on the list yet:

Feb 14

Various Artists "I am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey"

March 7

Outkast "Idlewild" OST
Lila Downs "La Cantina (Entre Copa y Copa)"
Cesaria Evora "Rogamar"
Buzzcocks "Flat-pack Philosophy"
The Isley Brothers "Baby Makin' Music"

March 14

Stephen Merritt "Showtunes"
Willie Nelson "You Don't Know Me: the Songs of Cindy Walker"


March 28

Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Show Me Your Bones"

April 4

Tom Ze "Estudando o Pagode"

April 11

Built to Spill - Title TBA

April 25

Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris "All the Road Running"

May TBA

Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint "The River in Reverse"
Juana Molina "Son"

May 5

Lisa Germano "In the Maybe World"

May 9

Grandaddy - Title TBA

May 16

Scissor Sisters - Title TBA

May 23

Dr. John "Mercenary"

TBA

Prince "3121"
Paul Simon "Surprise"
The Mars Volta - Title TBA

Destoryer's Rubies will be released on February 21st

I can't help it... But, I'm mugging myself.

This is great news. Early favorite for best of '06.

Can this be added:

Spank Rock "Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo" April 18

why is Rhett Miller in there twice?

Haven't seen this mentioned yet, and I just skimmed the thread.

March 7th Mark Lanegan and Isobel Campbell - Ballad of the Broken Seas

I'm excited for the new Saves The Day album. I'd like to get my hands on the new live Costello disc. I'm sure it's a good one. I sure hope this year is better than last year! Not just for music, but for movies, too.

is that top list ever going to be updated? If not, the sticky should be removed.