Here are the New Releases for the week of February 17th, 2009

Morrissey – ‘Years Of Refusal’
‘Years of Refusal’ is the ninth solo album by Morrissey. Distributed by Decca in the UK and Lost Highway in the US, it was released on 16 February 2009 in the UK and on 17 February 2009 in the US. Morrissey has described his newest album, the follow up to 2006′s UK #1 record ‘Ringleader of the Tormentors’, as his “strongest work to date”. Recording for the album commenced in late November and ended in late December 2007 in Los Angeles at Conway Studios. Mixing began in early February 2008. An additional track for the album was recorded in late May according to drummer Matt Walker. Keyboardist Michael Farrell left the band prior to the album’s completion so Morrissey recruited Roger Manning to fill in. Manning previously played on Morrissey’s 2004 album ‘You Are The Quarry’.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Years_of_Refusal

M. Ward – ‘Hold Time’

‘Hold Time’ is the sixth proper studio album from M. Ward, released on February 17, 2009. ‘Hold Time’ is the follow-up to his 2006 album ‘Post-War’ and its companion EP ‘To Go Home’ in 2007. ‘Hold Time’ includes guest performances by Jason Lytle of the band Grandaddy, Lucinda Williams, Tom Hagerman of DeVotchKa, and She & Him co-conspirator Zoey Deschanel. The album includes a cover of the Buddy Holly song “Rave On”. A streaming preview was made available through NPR prior to the album’s release. M. Ward also made an appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman on February 17, 2009.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hold_Time

Other Releases:

…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – ‘The Century of Self’
Various Artists – ‘Dark Was The Night’ (Compilation album for charity by Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series)
Plushgun – ‘Pins and Panzers’
Thursday – ‘Common Existence’
Robyn Hitchcock – ‘Goodnight Oslo’
Original Soundtrack – ‘Halo Wars’
William Elliott Whitmore – ‘Animals in the Dark’
Fol Chen – ‘Part 1: John Shade, Your Fortune’s Made’
Original Soundtrack – ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’

DVD:

Annie Lennox – ‘The Annie Lennox Collection’ (CD/DVD)