Street Date July 30: Bruce Springsteen, Filter
ByJul 28, 2002 10:00 PM
Also: Dave Pirner, Def Leppard, Darius Rucker, Beth Orton and more.
Also: Dave Pirner, Def Leppard, Darius Rucker, Beth Orton and more.
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - “The Rising” (Columbia)
The first album that Springsteen has recorded with the E Street Band since 1984’s “Born in the U.S.A.” was produced by Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots) and features 14 new songs, as well as the E Street Band’s version of “My City of Ruins.” Springsteen appears on the ”Today” show on Tuesday morning (7/30), and was interviewed by Ted Koppel for Tuesday’s editions of “Nightline” and “UpClose.” Springsteen opens a North American tour in August.
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Filter - “The Amalgamut” (Reprise)
Three years after releasing their platinum-certified sophomore effort, “Title of Record,” Richard Patrick and company return with their third album. “The Amalgamut” features the single “Where Do We Go From Here?"--one of five tracks streaming at the Reprise Records website. Patrick, once a member of Nine Inch Nails, has, in a note posted on Filter’s website, asked fans to buy the album rather than download its tracks. “Don’t go downloading the shit,” he wrote, “be an upstanding citizen and buy the new CD like the rest of us--I’m trying to make this world better for you, your loved ones and even your pets.”
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Dave Pirner - “Faces and Names” (Ultimatum Music)
The Soul Asylum frontman wrote and produced his solo debut in his adopted hometown of New Orleans. In a recent statement, Pirner explained that the album was influenced by that city’s rich music scene. “Moving to New Orleans [from Minneapolis in the mid-’90s] and listening to the local players really changed how I think about music,” he said. Pirner recently launched a club tour to support the release.
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Def Leppard - “X” (Island)
This British rock band’s 10th album--and its first since 1999’s “Euphoria"--was recorded over the last year, primarily in vocalist Joe Elliot’s home studio in Dublin, Ireland. Samples of all 15 tracks on the album are available on the band’s official website.
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Darius Rucker - “Back to Then” (Sony)
The Hootie & the Blowfish frontman strikes out on his own with this debut solo effort. The album features the track “Wild One,” which is streaming at Rucker’s official website. Rucker is in the midst of a brief promotional club tour that wraps up next week.
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Beth Orton - “Daybreaker” (Heavenly/Astralwerks)
“Daybreaker" was produced by Victor Van Vugt (who also produced Orton’s first two albums) and the Chemical Brothers. Andy Bradfield (Pet Shop Boys, Spice Girls), William Orbit and Everything but the Girl’s Ben Watt mixed the record, which features guest spots from Ryan Adams, the Chemical Brothers, Johnny Marr and Emmylou Harris.
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Other new releases:
The American Foxes - “Cotton Candy” (Sympathy for the Record Industry)
Brazil All-Stars - “Rio Strut” (Milestone)
Cattle Decapitation - “To Serve Man” (Metal Blade)
City of Sound - “Beneath the Smooth Surface” (Beyond)
Karen Clark Sheard - “2nd Chance” (Elektra)
The Enemies - “Seize the Day” (Lookout!)
Fear Factory - “Concrete” (Roadrunner)
The Flipsides - “Clever One” (Pink & Black)
Fozzy - “Happenstance” (Megaforce)
Halo Friendlies - “Get Real” (Tooth & Nail)
Johnny Horton - “Johnny Horton Makes History” (S&P)
Pina Kollars - “Quick Look” (Real World)
Linkin Park - “Reanimation” (Warner Bros.)
Michael Manson - “The Bottom Line” (A440)
Kathy Mattea - “Roses” (Narada)
Maysa - “Out of the Blue” (N-Coded)
Graham Nash - “Songs for Survivors” (Artemis)
Greg Osby - “Inner Circle” (Blue Note)
Plankeye - “Wings to Fly” (BEC)
David Poe - “The Late Album” (Epic)
Doug Powell - “The Lost Chord” (Parasol)
James Alan Shelton - “Song for Greta” (Rebel)
Shimmer Kids Underpop Association - “The Natural Riot” (Hidden Agenda)
Sinch - “Sinch” (Roadrunner)
Linda Thompson - “Fashionably Late” (Rounder)
Ralph White - “Trash Fish” (Terminus)
The Wiggles - “Wiggly Safari” (Lyons Group)
The Wildwood Valley Boys - “Back Country Road” (Rebel)
Yes - “In a Word: Yes (1969 - ) [BOX SET]” (Rhino)
Various artists - “Making God Smile: An Artists’ Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian Wilson” (Silent Planet)
Soundtracks and scores:
“Signs" (Hollywood)