Read more album release stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12361/album-release.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:11:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74139/50-cent-fails-with-self-destruct.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag50 Cent, once at the forefront of rap music, returns with Before I Self Destruct —but his fourth solo effort isn’t impressing the critics. “Though packed with tough beats, dense production and 50's most ferocious delivery in years, the gloats about shootings, drugs and bloody 'hoods feel about as fresh...http://www.newser.com/story/74139/50-cent-fails-with-self-destruct.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 12:14:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72312/inside-gagas-delicious-tour.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLady Gaga's upcoming tour is more than just a series of concerts—it's a pop-electro opera, "a truly artistic experience that is going to take the form of the greatest post-apocalyptic house party that you've ever been to," she tells Rolling Stone . The Monster Ball launches Nov. 27, four days...http://www.newser.com/story/72312/inside-gagas-delicious-tour.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 10:18:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72293/boyle-breaks-pre-order-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSusan Boyle's popularity shows no signs of dying down: The Britain's Got Talent runner-up is releasing her first album Nov. 23, and it has already broken Amazon's record for most pre-orders, the New York Daily News reports. "Although it's normal to see early enthusiasm for artists who have come off...http://www.newser.com/story/72293/boyle-breaks-pre-order-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 8:18:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71475/flaming-lips-back-to-bizarre-with-embryonic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Flaming Lips are no stranger to reinvention, having transformed “from garage-punk misfits into a splendorous, kaleidoscopic rock outfit,” then later “into a sophisticated, sincere symphonic-pop troupe bestowed with increasing commercial acclaim.” The release of Embryonic marks another sea change—and it’s the band's boldest effort since 1997's Zaireeka , writes...http://www.newser.com/story/71475/flaming-lips-back-to-bizarre-with-embryonic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 13:14:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71060/paramores-latest-one-of-years-best.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParamore’s third album will likely enter the charts at No. 1—and it deserves to. Not only is it “the group’s best record yet,” Brand New Eyes is “one of 2009’s most exhilarating releases,” writes Jonah Weiner for Slate. “That sense of exhilaration” is there because of “a reassuring, masterfully...http://www.newser.com/story/71060/paramores-latest-one-of-years-best.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 22:42:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71069/new-jackson-5-tracks-drop-in-nov.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Jackson 5 may well be back on the charts this November with the release of I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters , a collection of never-before-heard material and alternate versions of beloved tunes. One of the new songs, “That’s How Love Is,” can be heard on the group’s website, jackson5....http://www.newser.com/story/71069/new-jackson-5-tracks-drop-in-nov.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 12:33:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70976/built-to-spill-back-in-top-form.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBuilt to Spill went from producing “some of the most ambitious and resonant indie rock ever made” in the 1990s to “merely existing” in the 2000s. With its "unexpectedly terrific” new release There Is No Enemy , the band offers “an improbable late-career reawakening and heartening evidence that becoming dependable doesn't...http://www.newser.com/story/70976/built-to-spill-back-in-top-form.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 17:52:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70319/girls-debut-dizzily-powerful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe frontman of the pop duo Girls has a backstory that’s “epically sad and squalid and ultimately triumphant,” but you don’t need to know his history to recognize Girls' debut, Album , as “a dizzily powerful piece of work,” writes Tom Breihan for Pitchfork. Christopher Owens’ voice sounds like “every sad...http://www.newser.com/story/70319/girls-debut-dizzily-powerful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 13:27:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69650/pearl-jams-backspacer-more-of-same.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPearl Jam “plays it tight, short and fast on its ninth studio album, Backspacer (Monkeywrench) , out Tuesday,” writes Greg Kot for the Chicago Tribune. In its first self-released album, the band steamrolls through 11 songs in just 37 minutes—but it’s 37 minutes of “step-on-it-and-go attack.” The guitars are a...http://www.newser.com/story/69650/pearl-jams-backspacer-more-of-same.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 13:56:01 CDT