New Releases for the week of November 18th, 2008

Nickelback – ‘Dark Horse’
‘Dark Horse’ is the upcoming sixth studio album by the Canadian post-grunge band Nickelback. Work on “Dark Horse” began in March, after Nickelback made its long-awaited contact with Mutt Lange. The band travelled to the producer’s home base in Switzerland to begin going over song ideas. The album was recorded from mid- to late-2008 in Chad Kroeger’s converted barn studio in Vancouver, BC and was co-produced by the band with Mutt Lange, known for producing records by AC/DC, Bryan Adams and Def Leppard. The first single from the album was “Gotta Be Somebody”, which was released online for free download on September 29, 2008 for a strict 24 hour period . “If Today Was Your Last Day” was the originally planned lead single but was scrapped at the last minute. According to lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, more of the songs contain adult themes in the lyrics. The album contains songs from a myriad of rock styles, from ballads to metal to country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Horse_(Nickelback_album)

Dido – ‘Safe Trip Home’
‘Safe Trip Home’ is the third studio album by Dido. It is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2008. The album features collaborations and production with Jon Brion, her brother Rollo Armstrong, Brian Eno, Mick Fleetwood, Citizen Cope and Questloe. The album cover features a photograph of astronaut Bruce McCandless II during a spacewalk, as part of space shuttle mission STS-41-B. On October 27th, it was announced that 11 short films were being produced to accompany the 11 tracks on the album, based around the theme of home; of these, 5 have been produced so far and are available to watch on the album’s website.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_Trip_Home
Other Releases:

Belle & Sebastian – ‘The BBC Sessions’
Mudvayne – ‘The New Game’
Stereophonics – ‘Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics’
David Cook – ‘David Cook’
Beyonce – ‘I Am… Sasha Fierce’

DVD:

The Who – ‘The Who at Kilburn: 1977′
The Black Keys – ‘Black Keys Live at the Crystal Ballroom’
Arctic Monkeys – ‘Arctic Monkeys – At The Apollo’
Beyonce – ‘The Beyonce Experience Live’