FOXLight – Music Releases w/o 8-3-09

Leading the pack this week in the FOXLight Music Release Roundup are the screecherific Kidz Bop Kids, making pop music safe for young ears again with Kidz Bop 16

Also, the soundtrack to Disney Channel hit The Wizards of Waverly Place has new tracks from series star Selena Gomez and others

Now for the grownups, Modest Mouse drops an EP of B-sides and rerecorded favorites called No One’s First, And You’re Next

Mind Control is the fourth album from Tantric, who really are bits and pieces of 90’s acoustic-based Alt-Rock group Days Of The New

Gloriana‘s four-part harmony is being compared to the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac in their heyday, and their self-titled debut is out now

K’Jon‘s I Get Around is said to be the sonic bridge between contemporary and classic R&B

Also out this week:

Hank Williams III’s death metal band Assjack releases their self-titled debut

Yim Yames (really Jim James of My Morning Jacket) drops Tribute To…, which features covers of George Harrison tunes

Medeski, Martin and Wood complete their trilogy with Radiolarians III

Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins The Classic Prestige Sessions: 1951-1956 are anthologized

Al Green‘s Call Me, Al Green Explores Your Mind and Have A Good Time each get remastered/reissued

The Miracles‘ first five Motown albums get collected with rarities as the double-disc Depend On Me: The Early Albums

Finally, Sugarland: Live On The Inside is a CD/DVD combo of their just-aired ABC-TV special, and is only available at Wal-Mart

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