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 KEANE
Night Train
www.keanemusic.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada
Following the worldwide success & three consecutive #1 albums in their native UK, the members of Keane release Night Train. Night Train features eight powerful new tracks which were written & recorded during the band’s Perfect Symmetry world tour in 2008/2009 that saw them playing to packed arenas in 28 countries. The album takes its title from the band’s favorite mode of transportation during the tour, and includes Keane’s genre‐busting collaborations with Somali/Canadian rapper K’Naan, “Stop For A Minute” and “Looking Back.”TRACKLISTING:
 CHARICE
Charice
www.charicepempengco.com
Dist: Warner Music Canada
PRODUCED BY: DAVID FOSTER, TWIN, BILLY STEINBERG, CLAUDE KELLY
In 2007, a web-savvy fan began posting a series of Charice's performances on YouTube including appearances on the Filipino talent show "Little Big Star" and the popular South Korean talent show "Star King." She instantly became an authentic internet sensation attracting the attention of American TV shows. Enter 15-time Grammy winning producer David Foster who invited Charice to perform on his David Foster and Friends PBS Show in Las Vegas. When the "David Foster and Friends" show returned to the Mandalay Bay the following year, Charice received no less than six standing ovations. And at 13 million hits and counting on YouTube tell us, that her audience is growing at a staggering pace. Charice's self-titled debut CD includes her single, "Pyramid" featuring labelmate Iyaz (who recently spent four weeks at #1 with his international smash hit, "Replay").TRACKLISTING:
 MEAT LOAF
Hang Cool Teddy Bear
www.meatloaf.net
Dist: Warner Music Canada
PRODUCED BY: ROB CAVALLO
For the past 35 years, the man born Marvin Lee Aday has been a towering monument on the musical landscape. His legendary 1977 Bat Out Of Hell transformed this former high school football player, nightclub bouncer, and stage actor into one of the great American rock ‘n’ roll icons. That record, with its staggering operatic sound and impassioned vocals, has sold more than 43 million albums worldwide – still one of the biggest selling records of all time. Now, more than 30 years after he exploded onto the world stage, Meat Loaf is back with a new record, Hang Cool Teddy Bear (a title taken from a line in the classic Russ Meyer’s trash movie “Beyond the Valley of The Dolls”). From opener “Peace on Earth” to closer “Elvis in Vegas,” its 13 tracks drag the classic Meat Loaf sound kicking and screaming into the 21st century.TRACKLISTING:
 CRASH TEST DUMMIES
Oooh LaLa!
www.crashtestdummies.com
Dist: Sony Music Canada
PRODUCED BY : STEWART LERMAN
 The Crash Test Dummies are set to release Oooh La La!, their first record in six years, on May 11. Best known for 1993’s platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated God Shuffled His Feet and the ubiquitous hit “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm,” frontman and driving creative force Brad Roberts teamed up with co-writer and producer Stewart Lerman (Antony & the Johnsons, The Roches) to write and record 11 new tracks that make up the album. The Crash Test Dummies first rose to prominence while based in their hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1991 with their Juno Award-winning debut album, The Ghosts that Haunt Me, featuring their first hit single “Superman’s Song.” Their 1993 breakout record God Shuffled His Feet has sold over five and a half million copies worldwide and the single “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart. Oooh La La! is the band’s ninth record, following 2004’s Songs of the Unforgiven. In addition to ending a six-year hiatus from recording, the band is currently planning their first tour since 2004 in support of the new album. It will bring them to Canada early this fall. TRACKLISTING.
 DANKO JONES
Below The Belt
www.dankojones.com
Dist: EMI Music Canada
PRODUCED BY: MATT DEMATTEO
Danko Jones releases its 5th full-length album in Canada this spring. The band has made 16 videos and been nominated for 4 Juno Awards. And although this band is revered in Europe, and has been rocking Canada for a decade, they almost seem to fly under the radar in their home country. That’s about to change with the release of their most accessible and entertaining album to date, Below the Belt. It’s not that they’re doing things much differently than in the past; it’s just that they keep getting better. The first single from the new album, “Full of regret”, has already started picking up adds at Canadian rock radio. TRACKLISTING:
 KIRSTEN JONES
The Mad Mile
www.kirstenjones.com
Dist: Fontana North
PRODUCED BY: GARY LOURIS
Virginia-born, Toronto-based Kirsten Jones had only one producer in mind for her sophomore album, The Mad Mile: former Jayhawks frontman Gary Louris. "I knew I wanted to try getting in touch with Gary before moving on to anyone else, so I looked up his management online and just sent them a package." Soon after, Louris' management team got in touch with Kirsten, and he flew to Toronto to produce the new CD. Thanks to Louris' firsthand experience with some of Jones' favourite artists (The Dixie Chicks, Kelly Willis, Lucinda Williams, The Jayhawks), it was very natural to create a sound that combined her alt country influences with her own unique writing style. Kirsten Jones released her debut album Drive-In Movie in 2005. It received airplay in all Canadian provinces, peaking at #3 on CBC's Galaxie Folk/Roots chart. Kirsten wrote or co-wrote every song on The Mad Mile, and two songs were co-written with Louris.TRACKLISTING:
 HOLY FUCK
Latin
www.holyfuckmusic.com/
Dist: Select
PRODUCED BY: GRAHAM WALSH
Toronto’s Holy Fuck return with Latin, their follow-up to the JUNO and Polaris nominated debut, LP. Sequestering themselves in a converted barn-cum-recording studio in Northern Ontario, the album was produced by member Graham Walsh and mixed by Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene), D. Sardy(Johnny Cash, NIN), Eli Janney (GvsB, Wilco,), Paul Epworth (Bloc Party, Primal Scream) and Holy Fuck themselves. With high praise from peers, critics, big name endorsements and ascension on festival bills, Holy Fuck have the divine right to be profane. And with respected music luminaries Thom Yorke and Lou Reed passing on kind words about studio recordings and live performances, it’s no wonder Holy Fuck’s Latin is one the most highly anticipated releases this Spring.TRACKLISTING:
 KATE MILLER-HEIDKE
Curiouser
www.katemillerheidke.com
Dist: Sony Music Canada
PRODUCED BY: MICKEY PETRALIA, KEIR NUTTALL
Australian songbird Kate Miller-Heidke has spent the better part of the last decade making a name for herself in her homeland. While still in her twenties, the talented performer has been nominated for 8 ARIA awards, performed alongside Cyndi Lauper, and won the prestigious grand prize in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition for the song “Caught in the Crowd” (judges of which included Tom Waits, Robert Smith from The Cure and Neil Finn from Crowded House). Curiouser, Kate’s second album has been certified platinum in Australia, and both it and “Caught in the Crowd” have hit #1 on the Australian charts.TRACKLISTING:
 WE ARE THE FALLEN
Tear The World Down
www.wearethefallen.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada
PRODUCED BY: WE ARE THE FALLEN, DAN CERTA
We Are The Fallen is comprised of the original members of multi-platinum band Evanescence, guitarists Ben Moody and John LeCompt along with drummer Rocky Gray, joined by charismatic American Idol finalist Carly Smithson on vocals. Guitarist Ben Moody has credits the group's chemistry as the driving force behind We Are The Fallen, describing Carly Smithson's role as a 'true partner,' and a key component to the band’s sound. Moody left the platinum-plus breakthrough rock act Evanescence in 2003, and has since co-written major hits for Chris Daughtry and Kelly Clarkson among others. The first from the album is "Bury Me Alive".TRACKLISTINGS:
 JACKSON BROWNE & DAVID LINDLEY
Love Is Strange
www.jacksonbrowne.com
Dist: Warner Music Canada
PRODUCED BY: PAUL DIETER
Jackson Browne & David Lindley's Love Is Strange is a chronicle of their 2006 Tour of Spain. Performing in Madrid, Barcelona, Oveido and Sevilla. The experience is expressed by Jackson Browne as "a CD of some recorded moments, or perhaps a bridge, or a small door, between a life lived mostly in America and time spent with some really good friends in Spain.”
Love Is Strange is a collection of songs you know, songs you love, and songs reimagined for a remarkable series of concerts that were recorded to chronicle this journey.TRACKLISTING:
 THE NATIONAL
High Violet
www.americanmary.com
Dist: Select
PRODUCED BY: THE NATIONAL AND PETER KATIS
High Violet is the brand new full length album from The National. Following their critically acclaimed Alligator and Boxer releases, not to mention the A Skin, A Night CD/DVD set, the new collection affirms their place in the highest echelons of modern music.
High Violet’s eleven tracks were recorded at the band’s own studio in Brooklyn, with further recording and mixing done once again at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut with Peter Katis (Interpol). The debut single release from High Violet is Bloodbuzz Ohio and a free download is available on the bands website.TRACKLISTING:
 RICHARD HARRIS
The Prophet By Kahil Gibran
Dist: Universal Music Canada
At first glance, Richard Harris’ reading of Lebanese- American poets’ Kahlil Gibran’s bestseller would seem to be among the least likely albums ever to hit the Top 40 (it went to #29 in 1974). But then, considering the talents involved, success was almost inevitable. First of all, the book upon which the album was based, The Prophet sold a staggering four million copies in the early 70s. And Harris himself had taken his spoken-word recording of Richard Bach’s Jonathan Livingston Seagull to the charts a year before. Throw in musical compositions by Arif Mardin and musical contributions by Phil Bodner (Brass Ring), Hugh McCracken and even Barry Manilow, and you had a hit and the kind of off-thebeaten- track album we love to add to our Collector’s Choice Music label roster!TRACKLISTING:
 ALPHA REV
New Morning
www.alpharev.com/
Dist: Universal Music Canada
PRODUCED BY: DAVID KAHNE
Austin’s Alpha Rev are a rock band of some note, having previously been pegged as the #1 Indie Band from Texas. They’re a certifiable phenomenon there and have already toured the U.S.A. opening for Marié Digby, as well as playing select dates with Owl City.
Alpha Rev’s rich melodies, intelligent lyrics and dynamic performances have found an early home in film and on TV with songs featured on ESPN, ABC Family, SoapNet, ABC, VH1 and MTV. Their single, “New Morning” is featured in the upcoming feature film The Last Song, starring Miley Cyrus.TRACKLISTING:
 AMERICAN IDIOT - FEATURING GREEN DAY
Original Broadway Cast Recording
www.americanidiotonbroadway.com
American Idiot tells the exhilarating story of a new generation of young Americans as they struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world, borne along by Green Day's electrifying score. With an 8 member onstage band and a cast of 19 led by Tony Award winner
John Gallagher, Jr., this high-octane musical includes every song from the acclaimed album American Idiot, as well as several songs from the band's Grammy® Award-winning release, 21st Century Breakdown. The musical also includes the new track "When It's Time” recorded for The Original Broadway Cast Recording ‘American Idiot’ Featuring Green Day. TRACKLISTING:
 SAGE FRANCIS
Li(f)e
www.myspace.com/sagefrancis
Dist: F.A.B.
Sage Francis began rapping when he was 8 years old. Hidden in a closet in his parents' Rhode Island home, he'd rhyme into a cheap tape recorder for hours on end. By age 12 he was sneaking out to battle other Providence emcees, entering talent contests and learning the finer points of showmanship, if not the sizeable advantage that, well, size offers where confrontation is concerned. Today, at 27, Sage Francis is many things to many people-and probably even more to himself- but if there's anything he isn't, it's quiet. Hi new album Li(f)e features music that was written and/or performed by Califone, Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie, Tim Fite, Calexico, DeVotchKa, Yann Tiersen, Buck 65 and more. The album was produced by Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine).
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