There are some outstanding additions to Rdio’s catalog this New Music Tuesday — browse our recommended highlights and then dig into the New Releases yourself. If you find something awesome, don’t just keep it to yourself—share it on Twitter or Facebook.
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Highlighted New Albums
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If you like the angular orchestration of Jon Brion’s original Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind score, you’ll love Hauschka’s third album, Foreign Landscapes. It’s a contemporary and experimental take on wordless music.
Produced by T Bone Burnett, the man behind the O Brother, Where Are Thou? soundtrack, The Secret Sisters sing sweet, sad and lovely songs.
The quiet contemplative musings of Antony Hegarty comprise Antony & the Johnsons’ fourth studio album, Swanlights. Don’t miss Bjork’s delicate addition in Flétta.
A little bit electronic with some rap, auto-tune, and a healthy does of guest spots (from Snoop Dogg, Lil Jon, and OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder) make the Far East Movement’s Free Wired.
Darius Rucker has the same likable sound as early Rascal Flatts. Surprise yourself with how much there is to enjoy from the former Hootie and the Blowfish frontman in Charleston, SC 1966.
New Music Cliff Notes
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Play a music hall for one week with new material only, see what works and then record the selected songs in a studio. That’s what The Old 97’s did for their 8th album, The Grand Theatre Volume One.
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The Vampire Diaries, a show on The CW, enjoys a robust soundtrack with songs from bands like Placebo, Bat for Lashes, and the Smashing Pumpkins.
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TV/EP is what happens when Less Than Jake re-records snippets of television history including popular commercial jingles and TV theme songs.
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Nice guy rapper Pigeon John ditches the samples and creates everything you hear on his Dragon Slayer from scratch.
Singles + EPs
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Corinne Bailey Rae sings the Bob Marley staple Is this Love in a style that is completely her own.
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It makes sense that Zola Jesus toured with Fever Ray — both have mastered moodiness. The difference between them is captured in the Valusia EP in which Zola Jesus keeps the creeps at bay with her voice.
Blast from the Past
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The Barenaked Ladies reissued Barenaked Ladies Are Me and the additional expansion, Barenaked Ladies Are Men.
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With new mixes and b-sides, put the Duran Duran Collector’s Edition versions of Big Thing and Notorious in your collection now.
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Robbie Williams compiles his biggest hits from the last 10 years, In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990-2010.
