My mother always said "if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't
say anything at all!" So… I will refrain from anything more than Tori and
Feist have new records.

That said, I am super stoked about the new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club as
well as Dinosaur Jr…

As for the new releases by Robbie Fulks and Joan Armatrading — I like their voices
and respect what they do, but have never really embraced their music. Maybe these
records will be the ones to reel me in?

Miranda Lambert is hot out of the gate with her first single, tackling
domestic violence ala The Dixie Chicks "Earl." I think it still takes guts
to tackle this issue even in 2007, so more power to her.

Only one week until we get to hear Elliott Smith's New Moon. It's a double CD set that has
been getting a lot of play around the store for a couple of weeks, a
really nice collection of Elliott songs that haunt and titillate, just as
you would expect them to! New Moon will be in Easy Streets Listening Stations
starting tomorrow if you want to get a sneak peek!

And here they are, the new releases for tomorrow, May 1, 2007:

TORI AMOS, American Doll Posse
BEN WEAVER, Paper Sky
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, Baby 81
DINOSAUR JR., Beyond (featuring the original lineup!!!)
DUNGEN, Tito Bitar
ELIZABETH COOK, Balls
E-40, Hyphy Movement
ELVIS COSTELLO, Hip-o Reissues
FEIST, The Reminder
FROG EYES, Tear of the Valedictorian
GOV'T MULE, Live at Roseland Ballroom
JOAN ARMATRADING, Into The Blues
LARRY SPARKS, The Last Suit You Wear
MIRANDA LAMBERT, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
NE-YO, Because of You
OH SUSANNA, Short Stories
PATRICK WOLF, The Magic Position
ROBBIE FULKS, Revenge! two-CD live set
RODNEY HAYDEN, Down The Road
TOWNES VAN ZANDT, For The Sake Of The Song; Our Mother The Mountain; Townes
Van Zandt; Delta Mama Blues; Flyin' Shoes; and Texas Rain
VARIOUS ARTISTS, The Sandinista! Project (Clash tribute with Camper Van
Beethoven, Matthew Ryan, Jon Langford & Saly Timms, etc.)
WARREN ZEVON, Preludes: Rare And Unreleased Recordings