Here are the New Releases for the week of August 18th, 2009

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Third Eye Blind – ‘Ursa Major’
Work on ‘Ursa Major’ began shortly after the release of ‘Out of the Vein’ in 2003, however, frontman Stephan Jenkins’s writer’s block slowed down the album’s progress.  The working title of the album was ‘The Hideous Strength’, after a similarly named C.S. Lewis’ book.  According to Jenkins, the album’s name was subsequently changed to ‘Ursa Major’ because “…We’ve been hibernating and now we’ve awakened and we are hungry for spring and we want to feed and we want to thrive.”  Another album, ‘Ursa Minor’, is scheduled to follow ‘Ursa Major’ and may include songs that were recorded during the ‘Ursa Major’ sessions.  The album has already been leaked online on numerous websites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursa_Major_(album)

Mute Math – ‘Armistice’

During the recording of the album, short videos have been posted to the band’s YouTube profile. These videos document the work going on in the studio, including street interviews where New Orleans locals are shown samples of the album (which cannot be heard in the video), recording their reactions. Any clips of actual music from the new album are presented in such a way that they only hint at what the album will eventually sound like.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistice_(album)

Other Releases:

Sister Hazel – ‘Release’
Christopher O’Riley – ‘Out of my Hands’
Lil’ Wayne – ‘Rebirth’
Nathan Maxwell and The Original Bunny Gang (Flogging Molly’s bassist) – ‘White Rabbit’
Sean Paul – ‘Imperial Blaze’
Madness – ‘The Liberty of Norton Folgat’
Brendan Benson – ‘My Old, Familiar Friend’