This Year's Music
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National Releases for 2008
Blues
- WAITS, HOPE - Hope Waits (Dec 3, 2007)
- WALKER, SETH - Seth Walker (Dec 3, 2007)
- BONAMASSA, JOE - Sloe Gin (Dec 3, 2007)
- MR. DOWNCHILD - Bootleg (Dec 3, 2007)
- FARRELL, RICHARD RAY AND MARCO PANDOLFI - Stuck on the Blues (Dec 10, 2007)
- PHANTOM BLUES BAND - Footprints (Dec 10, 2007)
- CEBAR, PAUL & THE MILWAUKEEANS - Tommorow Music Now for Yes Music People (Jan 2)
- VARIOUS - House Rockin' and Blues Shoutin'! (Jan 7)
- BONNEVILLE, RAY - Goin' By Feel (Jan 7)
- EARL, RONNIE & BROADCASTERS - Hope Radio (Jan 7)
- MCCRAY, LARRY - Larry McCray (Jan 10)
- BRAMHALL, DOYLE - Is It News (Jan 14)
- LINDELL, ERIC - Low on Cash, Rich in Love (Jan 21)
- ROOMFUL OF BLUES - Raisin' A Ruckus (Jan 21)
- POPA CHUBBY - Deliveries After Dark (Jan 28)
- HUNDT, GARY - Since Way Back (Jan 28)
- BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, THE - Down in New Orleans (Jan 28)
- NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS - Hernando (Feb 4)
- GORDON, NICK - Chronic Blues Party (Feb 4)
- RILEY, DAVE AND BOB CORRITORE - Travelin' The Dirt Road (Feb 11)
- BLUES ANATOMY WITH JEF LEE JOHNSON - Rediscovering Lonnie Johnson (Feb 11)
- HEDGES, STAN "THE MAN" - Two Mule Parade (Feb 11)
- ALEXANDER, ARTHUR - Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter (Feb 18)
- MASON, JOHN-ALEX - Town and Country (Feb 18)
- ROTH, ARLEN - Toolin' Around Woodstock (Feb 25)
- WILDER, WEBB - Born to be Wilder (Feb 25)
- TAYLOR, OTIS - Recapturing the Banjo (Feb 25)
- COSTELLO, SEAN - We Can Get Together (Mar 3)
- KUBEK, SMOKIN' JOE & BNOIS KING - Blood Brothers (Mar 3)
- WILLIAMS, BROOKS - The Time I Spend With You (Mar 10)
- BRUCE, JACK and ROBIN TROWER - Seven Moons (Mar 10)
- GREENE, JACKIE - Giving Up the Ghost (Mar 10)
- JAMES, SAMUEL - Songs Famed for Sorrow and Joy (Mar 10)
- JAMES, MARKUS - Snakeskin Violin (Mar 17)
- MORELAND & ARBUCKLE - 1861 (Mar 17)
- BIBB, ERIC - Get Onboard (Mar 17)
- MONSTER MIKE WELCH - Just Like it Is (Mar 17)
- FIELDS, DAVE - Time's A Wastin' (Mar 24)
- MORGAN, MIKE AND THE CRAWL - Stronger Every Day (Mar 24)
- BUTLER, HENRY - Pianola Live (Mar 24)
- LEGENDARY RHYTHM & BLUES REVUE - Command Performance (Mar 31)
- WONDERLAND, CAROLYN - Miss Understood (Mar 31)
- MACLEOD, DOUG - The Utrecht Sessions (Mar 31)
- CLEARWATER, EDDY "THE CHIEF" - West Side Strut (Apr 6)
- PRINCIPATO, TOM BAND - Raising the Roof! (Apr 6)
- OXFORD, DONA - Step Up (Apr 6)
- VARIOUS - Stax Does The Beatles (Apr 6)
- WSNB - Jomo Swamp Root Boogie (Apr 11)
- EVANS, MACK - Lowdown (Apr 11)
- BURKS, MICHAEL - Iron Man (Apr 11)
- BLACK KEYS, THE - Attack & Release (Apr 21)
- HEALEY, JEFF - Mess of Blues (Apr 21)
- COLLINS, ALBERT - Live at Montreux 1992 ("moan-trooh") (Apr 21)
- VARIOUS - Soulsville Sings Hitsville (Apr 28)
- GRUENLING, DENNIS - I Just Keep Lovin' Him (Apr 28)
- BRENT, EDEN - Mississippi Number One (May 5)
- DELIRIUM BLUES PROJECT - Serve or Suffer (May 5)
- MANNISH BOYS, THE - Lowdown Feelin' (May 12)
- EDWARDS, HONEY BOY - Roamin' and Ramblin' (May 12)
- BASILE, AL - The Tinge (May 12)
- McCOMB, LIZ - The Spirit of New Orleans (May 19)
- BALL, MARCIA - Peace, Love and BBQ (May 19)
- LIDELL, JAMIE - Jim (May 19)
- ZITO, MIKE - Today (May 26)
- REED, ELI "PAPERBOY" - Roll With You (May 26)
- BURKE, SOLOMON - Like a Fire (May 26)
- MISSISSIPPI HEAT - Hattiesburg Blues (May 26)
- MYSTIX, THE - Blue Morning (May 26)
- LANDRETH, SONNY - from the Reach (May 26)
- BENOIT, TAB - Night Train to Nashville (Jun 2)
- JONES,JW- - Bluelisted (Jun 2)
- HUNTER, JAMES - The Hard Way (Jun 2)
- PERKINS, PINETOP - Pinetop Perkins & Friends (Jun 9)
- GREEN, AL - Lay It Down (Jun 9)
- HOMEMADE JAMZ BLUES BAND, THE - Pay Me No Mind (Jun 9)
- SPADY, CLARENCE - Just Between Us (Jun 9)
- HIPTONES, THE - Right Now (Jun 16)
- REDDING, OTIS - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (Jun 16)
- MAGNESS, JANIVA - What Love Will Do (Jun 16)
- COEN, DAVIS - Blues Lights For Yours and Mine (Jun 23)
- MOSS, JOE - Maricela's Smile (Jun 23)
- WATERMELON SLIM - No Paid Holidays (Jun 30)
- ROBILLARD, DUKE - A Swingin Session With (Jun 30)
- ALLEGRETTO, GARY - Many Shades of Blue (Jul 7)
- WHITE, TONY JOE - Deep Cuts (Jul 7)
- TUCKER, TEENY - Two Big M's (Jul 7)
- RICHEY, KELLY - Carry the Light (Jul 14)
- VARIOUS - Classic Piano Blues (Jul 14)
- REDDING, LIPBONE - Party on the Fire Escape (Jul 14)
- NEAL, KENNY - Let Life (Jul 21)
- SUTER, ALEXIS P. - Just Another Fool (Jul 21)
- MAC ARNOLD & PLATE FULL O' BLUES - Backbone & Gristle (Jul 21)
- LOS LONELY BOYS - Forgiven (Jul 21)
Folk
- WILSON, DAN - Free Life (Dec 3, 2007)
- VEDDER, EDDIE - Into the Wild (Dec 3, 2007)
- SIMPSON, MARTIN - Prodigal Son (Dec 3, 2007)
- BLAME SALLY - Severland (Dec 3, 2007)
- WILLIAMS, ROBIN & LINDA - Radio Songs (Dec 10, 2007)
- GAUTHIER, MARY - Between Daylight and Dark (Dec 10, 2007)
- BAKER, SAM - Pretty World (Dec 10, 2007)
- VARIOUS - Just One More: A Tribute to Larry Brown (Dec 10, 2007)
- VARIOUS - Down at the Sea Hotel (Dec 10, 2007)
- LENKER, KORBY - King of Hearts (Jan 7)
- HARRISON, WILL - A Place Called Home (Jan 7)
- HARROD, JASON - Bright as You (Jan 7)
- EWEN, LARA & THE UNSTRUNG ORCHESTRA - Ghosts and Gasoline (Jan 14)
- BOGGUSS, SUZY - Sweet Danger (Jan 14)
- YOAKAM, DWIGHT - Dwight Sings Buck (Jan 14)
- NEWCOMER, CARRIE - The Geography of Light (Jan 21)
- HOLCOMBE, MALCOLM - Gamblin' House (Jan 21)
- BOMBADIL - A Buzz, A Buzz (Jan 21)
- STAINES, BILL - Old Dogs (Jan 21)
- TAYLOR, CHIP & CARRIE RODRIGUEZ - Live from the Ruhr Triennale (Jan 28)
- LARKIN, PATTY - Watch the Sky (Jan 28)
- MERRITT, TIFT - Another Country (Jan 28)
- MAKI, KATE - On High (Feb 4)
- DONNA JEAN AND THE TRICKSTERS - Donna Jean and the Tricksters (Feb 4)
- RAMSEY, TYLER - A Long Dream About Swimming Across the Sea (Feb 4)
- Joe Goldmark - Seducing the 60's (Feb 4)
- WILLIAMSON, ASTRID - Boy For You (Feb 11)
- EDWARDS, KATHLEEN - Asking for Flowers (Feb 11)
- WALSH, KATE - Tim's House (Feb 11)
- MOORER, ALLISON - Mockingbird (Feb 11)
- NELSON, WILLIE - Moment of Forever (Feb 11)
- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - Music from the Motion Picture Juno (Feb 18)
- COWBOY JUNKIES - Trinity Revisited (Feb 18)
- HOUSE, GRIFFIN - Flying Upside Down (Feb 18)
- JULIAN, RICHARD - Sunday Morning in Saturday's Shoes (Feb 18)
- LOURIS, GARY - Vagabonds (Feb 18)
- WHEELER, ERICA - Good Summer Rain (Feb 18)
- CAT POWER - Jukebox (Feb 25)
- WAIFS, THE - Sundirtwater (Feb 25)
- LAUDERDALE, JIM - Honey Songs (Feb 25)
- SAENZ, MANDO - Bucket (Feb 25)
- LVUNMUZIQ - Contemplating The Void (Mar 2)
- COLLETT, JASON - Here's to Being Here (Mar 3)
- HERRING, CAROLINE - Lantana (Mar 3)
- MULLINS, SHAWN - Honeydew (Mar 3)
- BULAT, BASIA - Oh, My Darling (Mar 3)
- STEELDRIVERS, THE - The Steeldrivers (Mar 3)
- DETOUR - Detour (Mar 3)
- YARN - Yarn (Mar 10)
- DWORSKY, SALLY - Boxes (Mar 10)
- WHITE, JIM - Transnormal Skiperoo (Mar 10)
- CHATHAM COUNTY LINE - IV (Mar 10)
- LANG, K.D. - Watershed (Mar 10)
- SCHMIDT, DANNY - Little Grey Sheep (Mar 17)
- NIBLETT, SCOUT - This Foot Can Die Now (Mar 17)
- PUNCH BROTHERS - Punch (Mar 17)
- BELLEVILLE OUTFIT, THE - Wanderin' (Mar 17)
- WILCOX, DAVID - Airstream (Mar 17)
- WAYBACKS, THE - Loaded (Mar 24)
- O'BRIEN, TIM - Chameleon (Mar 24)
- KING, KAKI - Dreaming of Revenge (Mar 24)
- KENNEDYS, THE - Better Dreams (Mar 24)
- LVNMUZIQ - Contemplating the Void (Mar 24)
- WOOD BROTHERS, THE - Loaded (Mar 31)
- McMURTRY, JAMES - Just Us Kids (Mar 31)
- VARIOUS - Our Side of Town (Mar 31)
- JAYMAY - Autumn Fallin' (Mar 31)
- SHE & HIM - Volume One (Apr 6)
- WEEPIES, THE - Hideaway (Apr 6)
- DELMHORST, KRIS - Shotgun Singer (Apr 6)
- MOREN, PETER - The Last Tycoon (Apr 11)
- EARLE, JUSTIN TOWNES - The Good Life (Apr 11)
- BRAGG, BILLY - Mr. Love & Justice (Apr 11)
- PALEFACE & JUST ABOUT TO BURN - A Different Story (Apr 21)
- TALBOT, HEIDI - In Love + Light (Apr 21)
- NAIM, YAEL AND DAVID DONATIEN - Yael Naïm (Apr 21)
- MATTEA, KATHY - Coal (Apr 28)
- BONDY, A.A. - American Hearts (Apr 28)
- GREEN, ADAM - Sixes & Sevens (Apr 28)
- MOUNTAIN GOATS, THE - Heretic Pride (Apr 28)
- VARIOUS - Rocket Science (Apr 28)
- BIG LEG EMMA - Gramma Don't Like That! (May 5)
- AMERICAN BABIES - American Babies (May 5)
- FORBES, CHINA - '78 (May 5)
- BROWNE, JACKSON - Solo Acoustic Vol. 2 (May 5)
- DOC MARSHALLS, THE - Honest for Once (May 12)
- CARLL, HAYES - Trouble in Mind (May 12)
- VARIOUS - My Blueberry Nights (May 12)
- RAILROAD EARTH - Amen Corner (May 12)
- CAHOONE, SERA - Only as the Day is Long (May 19)
- JENNINGS, MASON - In the Ever (May 19)
- COHN, JILL - Every Street Inside of You (May 19)
- VARIOUS - Arts Jam 2008: A Benefit for the Grand Rapids Public Schools Music and Arts Programs (May 19)
- PROCLAIMERS, THE - Life With You (May 26)
- BAND OF HEATHENS, THE - The Band of Heathens (May 26)
- TAYLOR, CHIP - New Songs of Freedom (May 26)
- BRASS KINGS, THE - Washboard Rope Guitar (May 26)
- MUDCRUTCH - Mudcrutch (Jun 2)
- LANGHORNE SLIM - Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles (Jun 2)
- MOTHER TRUCKERS, THE - Let's All Go To Bed (Jun 2)
- TREMOLOCO - Dulcina (Jun 2)
- WAINWRIGHT, MARTHA - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too (Jun 2)
- INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS, THE - The Infamous Stringdusters (Jun 2)
- EL PERRO DEL MAR - From the Valley to the Stars (Jun 9)
- CROOKED STILL - Still Crooked (Jun 9)
- I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. - Hallowed Ground (Jun 9)
- WASHBURN, ABIGAIL - Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet (Jun 9)
- OR THE WHALE - Light Poles and Pines (Jun 9)
- BEIRUT - The Flying Cup Club (Jun 9)
- JOHNSON, JACK - Sleep Through the Static (Jun 16)
- WATSON TWINS, THE - Fire Songs (Jun 16)
- LEE, AMOS - Last Days at the Lodge (Jun 16)
- CARROLL, ADAM - Old Town Rock N Roll (Jun 16)
- BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY - Lie Down in the Light (Jun 16)
- LAU - Live (Jun 23)
- VARIOUS - Achoo! An Asthmatic Kitty Sampler, Vol. 2 (Jun 23)
- BURNETT, T BONE - Tooth of Crime (Jun 23)
- BRIDGES, THE - Limits of the Sky (Jun 23)
- JAMES, JOSHUA - The Sun is Always Brighter (Jun 23)
- KAISERCARTEL - March Forth (Jun 30)
- SAGE, RACHAEL - Chandelier (Jun 30)
- BELL, LEROY - A Change Is Coming (Jun 30)
- BARZELAY, EEF - Lose Big (Jun 30)
- ZUKERMAN, NATALIA - Brand New Frame (Jun 30)
- FLEET FOXES - Fleet Foxes (Jun 30)
- HACIENDA BROTHERS - Arizona Motel (Jul 7)
- SALLOOM, ROGER - La Te Da (Jul 7)
- THOMPSON, TEDDY - A Piece of What You Need (Jul 7)
- RECKLESS KELLY - Bulletproof (Jul 7)
- ANDREWS, NELS - Off Track Betting (Jul 7)
- DYLAN, JAKOB - Seeing Things (Jul 14)
- SEXSMITH, RON - Exit Strategy (Jul 14)
- HARRIS, EMMYLOU - All I Intended to Be (Jul 14)
- EAGLESMITH, FRED - Tinderbox (Jul 21)
- NASH, LANI - I'm Only Here for the Music (Jul 21)
- LOWEN & NAVARRO - Learning To Fall (Jul 21)
- DONNA THE BUFFALO - Silverlined (Jul 21)
- RILEY, STEVE & THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS - Best of (Jul 21)
Jazz
- CLUB D'ELF - Perhapsody Live (Dec 3, 2007)
- SOUZA, LUCIANA - The New Bossa Nova (Dec 3, 2007)
- LONGO, MIKE - Float Like a Butterfly (Dec 10, 2007)
- ALEXANDER, ERIC - Temple of the Olympic Zeus (Dec 10, 2007)
- MINGUS, CHARLES / Sextet with Eric Dolphy - Cornell 1964 (Dec 10, 2007)
- Chaka Khan - Funk This (Jan 7)
- HARRIS, BETTY - Intuition (Jan 7)
- VARIOUS - We All Love Ella (Jan 7)
- RUCKUS ROBOTICUS - Playing With Scratches (Jan 7)
- DENSON, KARL - Lunar Orbit (Jan 7)
- ANTIBALAS - Security (Jan 7)
- EVANS, FALKNER - ARC (Jan 14)
- DOOD, STEVE - Source Domain (Jan 14)
- NATAL, NANETTE - I Must Be Dreaming (Jan 14)
- VARIOUS - Nublu Radio Noise (Jan 14)
- TEASLEY, TOM - Painting Time (Jan 21)
- SHIMABUKURO, JAKE - My Life (Jan 21)
- LOVANO, JOE AND HANK JONES - Kids: Duets Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Jan 21)
- Maceo Parker - Roots & Grooves (Jan 28)
- OUT TO LUNCH - Excuse Me While I Do the Boogaloo (Jan 28)
- KIMBROUGH, FRANK - Solo Piano (Jan 28)
- MITCHELL, NICOLE - Black Unstoppable (Jan 28)
- HAYNES, ROY - A Life in Time: The Roy Haynes Story (Excerpts) (Jan 28)
- RUSSELL, CATHERINE - Sentimental Streak (Feb 4)
- PARKER, MACEO - Roots & Grooves (Feb 4)
- RAFFERTY, ADAM - Gratitude (Feb 11)
- VARIOUS - Soul Summit (Feb 11)
- ALLISON, BEN - Little Things Run the World (Feb 11)
- GATES, GIACOMO - Luminosity (Feb 11)
- COLE, HOLLY - Holly Cole (Feb 18)
- PUPPINI SISTERS, THE - The Rise and Fall of Ruby Woo (Feb 25)
- BENEVENTO, MARCO - Invisible Baby (Feb 25)
- VARIOUS - Cannon Re-Loaded (Feb 25)
- WRIGHT, LIZZ - The Orchard (Mar 3)
- VARIOUS - Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars (Mar 10)
- NEGRONI'S TRIO - Father & Son (Mar 10)
- CARIBBEAN JAZZ PROJECT - Afro Bop Alliance (Mar 17)
- Hiroshima - Little Tokyo (Mar 22)
- LEONHART, JAMIE - The Truth About Suffering (Mar 24)
- BLIXT, KAREN - Mad Hope (Mar 24)
- LUNDY, CARMEN - Come Home (Mar 31)
- JEFF COFFIN /CHARLIE PEACOCK - Arc of the Circle (Mar 31)
- ROM, PETER TRIO - Starstruck (Mar 31)
- NEWMAN, DAVID "FATHEAD" - Diamondhead (Apr 6)
- YAZBEK, DAVID - Evil Monkey Man (Apr 6)
- WOOTEN, VICTOR - Palmystery (Apr 6)
- MEHLDAU, BRAD TRIO - Brad Mehldau Trio Live (Apr 11)
- TRAVIS SULLIVAN'S BJORKESTRA - Enjoy! (Apr 11)
- YARBROUGH, RAYA - Raya Yarbrough (Apr 11)
- AUGER, BRIAN AND OBLIVION EXPRESS - Looking in the Eye of the World (Apr 21)
- JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET, THE - Live at the Jazz Cafe (Apr 21)
- MOORE, STANTON TRIO - Emphasis! (On Parenthesis) (Apr 21)
- KONTOMANOU, ELISABETH - Back to My Groove (Apr 28)
- BERGEVIN, JAKE - Holding Back the Dawn (Apr 28)
- WATSON, BOBBY - From the Heart (May 5)
- SHAW, JALEEL - Optimism (May 5)
- BRUBECK BROTHERS - Classified (May 12)
- WALTER, ROBERT - Cure All (May 12)
- SIMONE - Simone on Simone (May 19)
- PAYTON, NICHOLAS - Into the Blue (May 19)
- FRISELL, BILL - History, Mystery (May 26)
- OCHOA, LUIS MARIO - Momentos Cubanos (May 26)
- PERSON, HOUSTON with RON CARTER - Just Between Friends (Jun 2)
- PREVITE, BOBBY - Set the Alarm for Monday (Jun 2)
- VARIOUS - Verve Remixed 4 (Jun 2)
- BITTER:SWEET - Drama (Jun 9)
- REEVES, DIANNE - When You Know (Jun 9)
- RENTED MULE - Rented Mule (Jun 16)
- SPALDING, ESPERANZA - Esperanza (Jun 16)
- WILLIAMS, MARY LOU - A Grand Night for Swinging (Jun 23)
- REED, ED - The Song is You (Jun 23)
- NELSON, WILLIE & WYNTON MARSALIS - Two Men With the Blues (Jun 30)
- DR. JOHN - City That Care Forgot (Jun 30)
- COHEN, AVISHAI - Gently Disturbed (Jun 30)
- RETURN TO FOREVER - The Anthology (Jun 30)
- ROSSI, MARC - Hidden Mandala (Jul 7)
- COFFIN, JEFF - Mutopia (Jul 7)
- DAVIS, MILES - Muted Miles (Jul 14)
- LOUEKE, LIONEL - Karibu (Jul 14)
- CARLTON, LARRY - Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One (Jul 21)
- CONTI, JACKSON - Sujinho (Jul 21)
- LETTUCE - Rage! (Jul 21)
- PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND - The Hurricane Sessions (Jul 21)
Rock
- CARBON/SILICON - The Last Post (Dec 3, 2007)
- WILLIAMS, KELLER - 12 (Dec 3, 2007)
- VARIOUS - I'm Not There (Dec 3, 2007)
- TROLLEYVOX, THE - Your Secret Safe (Dec 3, 2007)
- SAINT BERNADETTE - In the Ballroom (Dec 10, 2007)
- RALSTON, JOHN - Sorry Vampire (Dec 10, 2007)
- AM - Soul Variations (Dec 10, 2007)
- PSEUDOSIX - Pseudosix (Jan 2)
- DAILEY, WILL - Back Flipping Forward (Jan 2)
- MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES, THE - Medium Rare (Jan 7)
- BABYSHAMBLES - Shotter's Nation (Jan 7)
- BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, THE - Ziggurats (Jan 7)
- SOULSAVERS - It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land (Jan 7)
- BRIDGE, THE - The Bridge (Jan 14)
- LANER, BRAD - Neighbor Singing (Jan 14)
- COSTA, MATT - Unfamiliar Faces (Jan 14)
- KANEKOA - Under the Coconut Sky (Jan 14)
- CURFMAN, SHANNON - Fast Lane Addiction (Jan 21)
- DUST GALAXY - Dust Galaxy (Jan 21)
- OK GO AND BONERAMA - Youre Not Alone EP (Jan 21)
- EARLIMART - Mentor Tormentor (Jan 21)
- REVEREND ORGANDRUM - Hi-Fi Stereo (Jan 28)
- THAO - We Brave Bee Stings and All (Jan 28)
- NADA SURF - Lucky (Jan 28)
- CARIBOU - Andorra (Jan 28)
- YOAV - Charmed & Strange (Jan 28)
- SIA - Some People Have Real Problems (Feb 4)
- VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Vampire Weekend (Feb 4)
- LYNNE, SHELBY - Just a Little Lovin' (Feb 4)
- WIDESPREAD PANIC - Free Somehow (Feb 4)
- JACKSON, JOE - Rain (Feb 11)
- WALLA, CHRIS - Field Manual (Feb 11)
- FINN, LIAM - I'll Be Lightning (Feb 11)
- MOE. - Sticks and Stones (Feb 11)
- HOT CHIP - Made in the Dark (Feb 11)
- ATKINS, NICOLE - Neptune City (Feb 11)
- Namoi, Terra - Under The Influence (Feb 17)
- DAVIES, RAY - Working Man's Cafe (Feb 18)
- VARIOUS - Secret Love 3 (Feb 18)
- HEAVY CIRCLES, THE - The Heavy Circles (Feb 18)
- AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB - The Golden Age (Feb 18)
- MARAH - Angels of Destruction (Feb 18)
- THORN, PAUL - A Long Way from Tupelo (Feb 18)
- BODEANS - Still (Feb 25)
- DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS - Brighter than Creation's Dark (Feb 25)
- LENNOX, ANNIE - Songs of Mass Destruction (Feb 25)
- CROW, SHERYL - Detours (Mar 3)
- HOOTERS, THE - Time Stand Still (Mar 3)
- HITCHCOCK, ROBYN - I Wanna Go Backwards (Mar 3)
- KULA SHAKER - Strange Folk (Mar 3)
- NASH, KATE - Made of Bricks (Mar 10)
- GOLDFRAPP - Seventh Tree (Mar 10)
- WARM IN THE WAKE - American Prehistoric (Mar 10)
- SONS & DAUGHTERS - This Gift (Mar 17)
- TODD, MIA DOI - Gea (Mar 17)
- HAYDN, LILI - Place Between Places (Mar 17)
- BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS - All the Love You Need (Mar 17)
- LOWE, NICK - Jesus of Cool (Mar 17)
- B-52'S - Funplex (Mar 24)
- RUSTIC OVERTONES - Light at the End (Mar 24)
- BAND OF HORSES - Cease to Begin (Mar 24)
- SCIENCE FOR GIRLS - Science for Girls (Mar 24)
- VARIOUS - Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo (Mar 31)
- CAVE, NICK & THE BAD SEEDS - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (Mar 31)
- MALKMUS, STEPHEN & THE JICKS - Real Emotional Trash (Mar 31)
- DESTROYER - Trouble in Dreams (Mar 31)
- BLACK CROWES, THE - Warpaint (Mar 31)
- LIONHEART, FERRABY - Catch the Brass Ring (Mar 31)
- HALEY, LISA - King Cake (Apr 6)
- CASEY, PADDY - Addicted to Company (Apr 6)
- ARTHUR, JOSEPH - Could We Survive (Apr 6)
- HIGGINS, MISSY - On a Clear Night (Apr 6)
- RICHMAN, JONATHAN - Because Her Beauty is Raw and Wild (Apr 11)
- RACONTEURS, THE - Consolers of the Lonely (Apr 11)
- R.E.M. - Accelerate (Apr 11)
- COUNTING CROWS - Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings (Apr 11)
- MORRISON, VAN - Keep It Simple (Apr 21)
- OLD 97's - Blame it on Gravity (Apr 21)
- COTTON, DANIELIA - Rare Child (Apr 21)
- VIRGINIA COALITION - Home This Year (Apr 21)
- MOBY - Last Night (Apr 28)
- BREEDERS, THE - Mountain Battles (Apr 28)
- WAS (NOT WAS) - Boo! (Apr 28)
- VERMILLION LIES - What's in the Box? (Apr 28)
- GNARLS BARKLEY - The Odd Couple (May 5)
- DANAR, ROBIN - Altered States (May 5)
- HELIO SEQUENCE, THE - Keep Your Eyes Ahead (May 5)
- RYAN, MATTHEW - Matthew Ryan vs. the Silver State (May 5)
- ROTHBERG, PATTI - Double Standards (May 12)
- COSTELLO, ELVIS - Momofuku (May 12)
- PORTISHEAD - Third (May 12)
- MORRISSEY - Greatest Hits (May 12)
- Portugal the Man - Church Mouth (May 15)
- TERNHEIM, ANNA - Halfway to Fivepoints (May 19)
- POI DOG PONDERING - 7 (May 19)
- HIATT, JOHN - Same Old Man (May 19)
- NICHOLS, JEB LOY - Days Are Mighty (May 19)
- FORD, DAVID - Songs for the Road (May 26)
- ELBOW - The Seldom Seen Kid (May 26)
- HEAVY, THE - Great Vengeance and Furious Fire (May 26)
- FIREWATER - The Golden Hour (Jun 2)
- PRETTYMAN, TRISTAN - Hello...X (Jun 2)
- G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE - Superhero Brother (Jun 2)
- DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - Narrow Stairs (Jun 2)
- ROY, PHIL - The Great Longing (Jun 2)
- SILVER JEWS - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (Jun 9)
- MATES OF STATE - Re-Arrange Us (Jun 9)
- LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, THE - The Age of the Understatement (Jun 9)
- ESCOVEDO, ALEJANDRO - Real Animal (Jun 9)
- NATIONAL, THE - The Virginia EP (Jun 9)
- HARCOURT, ED - The Beautiful Life (Jun 16)
- MANN, AIMEE - @#%&*! Smilers (Jun 16)
- FRANCIS, PETE - Iron Sea and the Cavalry (Jun 16)
- MELLENCAMP, JOHN - Life Death Love and Freedom (Jun 23)
- BAYLIN, JESSIE - Firesight (Jun 23)
- MACDONALD, AMY - This is the Life (Jun 23)
- ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA - Sampler (Jun 23)
- COLDPLAY - Vida La Vida (Jun 30)
- SHEARWATER - Rook (Jun 30)
- PHILLIPS, SAM - Don't Do Anything (Jun 30)
- MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND - A Thousand Shark's Teeth (Jul 7)
- EARLIMART - Hymm and Her (Jul 7)
- BASEBALL PROJECT, THE - Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails (Jul 7)
- BLACK, GUS - Today Is Not The Day (Jul 7)
- COODER, RY - I, Flathead (Jul 14)
- SLOAN - Parallel Play (Jul 14)
- DR. DOG - Fate (Jul 14)
- HOLD STEADY, THE - Stay Positive (Jul 14)
- OWEN, JUDITH - Mopping Up Karma (Jul 21)
- MY MORNING JACKET - Evil Urges (Jul 21)
- SIGUR ROS - Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust (Jul 21)
World
- Robert Mirabal - In the Blood (Dec 3, 2007)
- GOVINDA - Sound Sutras (Dec 3, 2007)
- UTTAL, JAI - Dial "M" for Mantra (Dec 10, 2007)
- CHEB I SABBAH - Devotion (Dec 10, 2007)
- BEL, MBILIA - Bel Canto: Best of the Genidia Years (Jan 7)
- LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO - Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu (Jan 7)
- APHRODESIA - Lagos by Bus (Jan 7)
- MO' HORIZONS - Sunshine Today (Jan 7)
- ZUCCHERO - All the Best (Jan 14)
- VARIOUS - Bachata Roja (Jan 21)
- MUSOTTO, RAMIRO - Civilizacao & Barbarye (Jan 21)
- ROCHEREAU, TABU LEY - The Voice of Lightness (Jan 28)
- SHABAKA - The Black Loyalist (Jan 28)
- TODOS TUS MUERTOS - Greatest Hits (Feb 4)
- DA CRUZ - Nova Estacao EP 1&2 (Feb 4)
- DENGUE FEVER - Venus on Earth (Feb 11)
- VARIOUS - Putumayo Presents Latin Reggae (Feb 11)
- VARIOUS - What's Happening in Pernambuco? (Feb 18)
- SABA - Jidka (The Line) (Feb 25)
- DIABATE, TOUMANI - The Mande Variations (Feb 25)
- VARIOUS - Euro Groove (Feb 25)
- DEVOTCHKA - A Mad and Faithful Telling (Feb 25)
- RUDOLPH'S, ADAM /Moving Pictures - Dream Garden (Mar 3)
- SENOR FLAVIO - The Flavio Mandinga Project (Mar 3)
- VARIOUS - In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 (Mar 10)
- TOUMAST - Ishumar (Mar 10)
- VARIOUS - Spirits In The Material World: A Reggae Tribute To The Police (Mar 17)
- CANTUARIA, VINICIUS - Cymbals (Mar 24)
- VARIOUS ARTISTS - Umalali: The Garifuna Women's Project (Mar 24)
- OLD BLIND DOGS - Four on the Floor (Mar 31)
- PUERTO PLATA - Mujer de Cabaret (Apr 6)
- THINK OF ONE - Camping Shaabi (Apr 6)
- DJ DOLORES - 1 Real (Apr 21)
- VARIOUS - African Party (Apr 21)
- GLOBAL NOIZE - Global Noize (Apr 28)
- RUPA & THE APRIL FISHES - Extraordinary Rendition (Apr 28)
- MOODAFARUKA - Essential Moodafaruka (Apr 28)
- ALLYSON, KARRIN - Imagina (May 5)
- VARIOUS - Prophecy 2: A Hearts of Space Native American Collection (May 5)
- 3 NA MASSA - 3 Na Massa (May 5)
- MENDES, SERGIO - Encanto (May 12)
- RUSBY, KATE - Awkward Annie (May 19)
- NORTEC COLLECTIVE PRESENTS: BOSTICH + FUSSIBLE - Tijuana Sound Machine (May 19)
- Etran FINATAWA - Desert Crossroads (May 19)
- RAVIOLI, JUAN - Album Para La Juventud (May 26)
- SCYTHIAN - Immigrant Road Show (May 26)
- KASSIN + 2 - Futurismo (Jun 2)
- VARIOUS - Miliki Music: Society Sounds of 60's (Jun 2)
- LA INDIA CANELA - Merengue Tipico (Jun 9)
- FORRO IN THE DARK - Dia De Roda (Jun 9)
- CAPERCAILLIE - Roses and Tears (Jun 9)
- LES AMAZONES DE GUINEE - Wamato (Jun 9)
- VARIOUS - Sound Neighbours - Contemporary Music In Northern Ireland (Jun 9)
- ORCHESTRA BAOBAB - Made in Dakar (Jun 16)
- VARIOUS - Putumayo Presents: Quebec (Jun 16)
- SLIGHTLY STOOPID - Chronchitis (Jun 16)
- VARIOUS - Singing for Life (Jun 23)
- BIG BLUE BALL - Big Blue Ball (Jun 23)
- PINKER TONES, THE - Wild Animals (Jun 23)
- STOTT, JEF - Saracen (Jun 30)
- PACIFIKA - Asuncion (Jun 30)
- CHICHA LIBRE - Sonido Amazonico (Jun 30)
- PABLO, AUGUSTUS - The Rockers Story (Jun 30)
- ORB, THE - The Dream (Jun 30)
- GRUPO FANTASMA - Sonidos Gold (Jul 7)
- YOSHIDA BROTHERS - Best of (Jul 7)
- NATION BEAT - Legends of the Preacher (Jul 7)
- SUBERCASEAUX, ANDRES - Aqui (Jul 7)
- GAELIC STORM - What's the Rumpus? (Jul 9)
- MARIACHI LOS CAMPEROS DE NATI CANO - Amor, Dolor y Lagrimas (Jul 14)
- SONANTES - Sonantes (Jul 14)
- ALLA - Es Tiempo (Jul 14)
- ELJURI - En Paz (Jul 21)
- CHAMBAO - Con Otro Aire (Jul 21)
Local/Regional Releases for 2008
Blues
- VARIOUS ARTISTS - Cowpie - Cowpie Blues Festival 2007: We Got a Live One Here! (Jan 7)
- LANDIS, SHEILA & RICK MATLE - Blues in the Night (Jan 7)
- ESPARZA, TOMAS - Live @ Naya (Feb 25)
- CLARK, JR - Getaway (Apr 21)
- CROSSROADS BLUES BAND - Slippery (Jun 16)
- FARRIS, HOWARD - Catching the Dream (Jun 23)
Folk
- POTATO MOON - After the Harvest (Dec 3, 2007)
- KENNY, SAM - See the Storm Through (Dec 3, 2007)
- DAVIS, RACHAEL - Antebellum Queens (Jan 2)
- NICK STRANGE BAND - Yesterday Was Better (Jan 21)
- BOWLES, RALSTON - Rally at the Texas Hotel (Jan 21)
- HAWKS AND OWLS - Farmer's Valuable Friends (Feb 4)
- VANDER ARK, BRIAN - Brian Vander Ark (Feb 4)
- GREENSKY BLUEGRASS - Live at Bell's (Feb 18)
- WHO HIT JOHN? - Old Gray Road (Mar 3)
- MABUS, JOEL - Retold (Mar 10)
- BACK FORTY - Big Orange Tent (Mar 17)
- BRANDT, BILLY - The Mission Band (Mar 24)
- STEPPIN' IN IT - Simple Tunes for Troubled Times (Apr 11)
- SQUEAKY CLEAN CRETINS - Of Flesh, Of Marrow (Apr 28)
- GOLDMINE PICKERS - Lonesome Gone (May 5)
- VARIOUS - Fox on a Hill (May 5)
- SAYERS, LUKE - Radio Flower (May 5)
- DORMAN, CHRIS - To Begin Again (May 12)
- DOWNEY, ALLISON - Across the Sea (May 12)
- BARRY, PHIL - Between the Carolinas (May 19)
- JETTY RAE - Blackberries (May 26)
- SAWICKI, LYN - Energy Dance (Jun 2)
- BASA, EMILIO - Emilio Basa (Jun 9)
- HERE IN THEORY - So Far So Good (Jun 16)
- VARIOUS - Dialogue Music CD 2008, Volume 9 (Jun 16)
- TURRELL, FORD - Ford Turrell (Jun 23)
- BREATHE OWL BREATHE - Ghost Glacier (Jun 30)
- DOWNING, AJ - River of Life (Jul 21)
- BERNARD, SETH - This Here (Jul 21)
- WILLIAMSON, ASTRID - Shhh... (Jul 21)
Jazz
- BIGFOOT BOB & THE TOETAPPERS - Footnotes (Jan 21)
- FOUR FINGER FIVE - Four Finger Five (Jan 21)
- END OF TIMES ORCHESTRA, THE - Eno Diamond Meets the End Times Orchestra (May 19)
- NOMO - Ghost Rock (Jul 7)
Rock
- GRAND RAPIDS COMPILATION - The Grand Rapids Compilation Vol. 3 (Dec 3, 2007)
- CHANCE JONES - The Angel's Share (Jan 2)
- QUADRAPHONIC - Live On Earth (Jan 7)
- INVISIBLE MANSION - More Vibrant Shadows (Jan 14)
- JAK STOUT - EP (Jan 28)
- Urban Evlover - Five Past Midnight (Feb 10)
- NUROKSOL - EP from Colours in the Sky (Feb 11)
- IGBY IRIS - And The Search For What It Was... (Feb 25)
- ALEPH-1 - Aleph-1 (Feb 25)
- DIRTBOMBS, THE - We Have You Surrounded (Mar 10)
- KALISH, NATHAN AND THE WILDFIRE - Nathan Kalish and the Wildfire (Mar 17)
- FLOWBS, THE - Grazing Like the Elephants (Mar 24)
- ULTRAVIOLET HIPPOPOTAMUS - Songs For the Reaper (Mar 31)
- MINES, THE - Peoplemusic (Apr 21)
- MASON PROPER - Short Hand EP (Apr 28)
- MITCHELL, BRETT - Small House (Apr 28)
- CHIP FUNDY - Chip Fundy (May 12)
- SETH - Capillarious (May 12)
- WONDERBELLY - The Away Team is Dead (May 12)
- BULTHUIS, GLENN - Greatest Hits 1977-2007 (May 19)
- WARREN, TIM - Sitzmaschine (May 19)
- BERRY, MONIQUE - I Won't Pretend (May 19)
- FIELDS OF INDUSTRY - Two Dogs, A Television (May 26)
- MULDER, SPENCER - On the Way (May 26)
- MY DEAR DISCO - EP (Jun 2)
- HEAVIER THAN HEAVEN - Grey When Black Will Do (Jun 2)
- SIMIEN THE WHALE - 1982 (Jun 2)
- MONTANA BOYS, THE - Montana Boys (Jun 9)
- ENGLERTH, ED - Restless Ghost (Jun 9)
- QUESTS, THE - Re-Quested: Back to the Garage (Jun 16)
- VARIOUS - The Best of the Midwest (Jun 23)
- LAST POP BAND, THE - Keep It Down (Jun 30)
- BLACK CATS, THE - Givin' Um Something to Rock'N'Roll About (Jul 14)
- DOOLEY NOTED - Edible Audibles (Jul 21)
World
- MYSTIC DUB - Mystic Dub Demo 2007 (Jan 21)
- KALAMAZOO COMMUNITY RHYTHM PROJECT - Kalamazoo Community Rhythm Project (Jan 28)
- STRING CHEESE - String Cheese (Mar 31)