New Releases: DMX, A Perfect Circle, Bubba Sparxxx, Buckethead, Erykah Badu, David Bowie, Pearl Jam & More
This week DMX emerges from his Great Depression of 2001 with yet another ode to his dog Boomer, Grand Champ. In addition to more traditional hip-hop collaborations, X teams up with Patti LaBelle on "Thank You."
A Perfect Circle take their Thirteenth Step, the follow-up to 2000's Mer de Noms. The disc features ex-Marilyn Manson bassist Twiggy Ramirez, who joined the band early this year.
Country bumpkin Bubba Sparxxx's new album is named Deliverance, after the 1972 movie that had everyone squealing like a pig. Sparxxx reunites with Timbaland on the record and teams up with Justin Timberlake on "Hootnanny." Meanwhile, Erykah Badu's Worldwide Underground EP kicks off its journey to ground level with the lead single "Danger." The album includes a duet with Lenny Kravitz on "Back in the Day" as well as a collaboration with Queen Latifah, Angie Stone and Bahamadia on the reinterpretation of back-in-the-day rappers Sequence and their "Funk You Up."
KFC-lovin' neo-Guns N' Roses guitarist Buckethead serves up a return trip to his world on Bucketheadland 2, while the Darkness, a British hard rock band following in the footsteps of Spinal Tap but claiming not to be a joke, release Permission to Land.
Pearl Jam issue a five-disc live set alongside the Ying Yang Twins' Me and My Brother, featuring the single "Naggin'," and Leona Naess' self-titled album about love, love and love.
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the classic "Scarface," Def Jam has compiled Music Inspired by the Movie "Scarface," featuring Jay-Z, the Notorious B.I.G., and Grand Master Flash, among others.
Following his last album, Heathen, David Bowie introduces us to his brand of Reality, featuring the single "New Killer Star" and covers of Jonathan Richman's "Pablo Picasso" and George Harrison and Ronnie Spector's "Try Some Buy Some."
And, really, doesn't that last song embody the spirit of what the new releases column is all about?
Out Tuesday, September 16:
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Read: [article id="1476405"]"A Perfect Circle Admit They're 'Weak And Powerless' On New Single"[/article]
Read: [article id="1476948"]"Saves The Day Attempt To Save Themselves, The World With Reverie"[/article]
Read: [article id="1473437"]"Bubba Sparxxx Softens Bumpkin Image, Teams Up With Justin For A 'Hootnanny' "[/article]
Read: [article id="1477868"]"Thursday Deal With Paranoia, Women Who Want To Be Hit On New LP"[/article]
September 23:
Read: [article id="1459566"]"New Outkast LP 'Like Two-For-One Lap Dance Day' "[/article]
Read: [article id="1472023"]"112 Go For The Slow-Grind Vibe On Hot And Wet"[/article]
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