This is a notoriously dead time for the release of new music. There are, however, some interesting efforts from newer artists and some nifty remasters and vinyl editions slated for later in January. Here's a quick guide to what's coming in the not-too-distant future. - Jeff Miers
January 11th
Alter Bridge, "Alter Bridge Live"
British Sea Power, "Valhalla Dancehall"
Cake, "Showroom of Compassion"
Cake, "Sick Of You"
Stacy Clark, "Connect the Dots"
The Cult, "Pure Cult Singles Collection"
Deep Purple, "Burn" 180 gram vinyl edition
DJ Observer & Daniel Heatcliff, "In Trance We Trust"
Lemuria, "Pebble"
N.E.R.D., "The Best of N.E.R.D"
The Pixies, "Wave of Mutilation"
Robert Plant, "Band of Joy" 2-LP vinyl edition
The Soft Boys, "A Can of Bees"
The Soft Boys, "Underwater Moonlight"
The Stooges, "A Thousand Nights: Live in 1970"
Tapes 'n' Tapes, "Outside"
The Cure, "Entreat Plus" 2 LP vinyl version
Wire, "Red Barked Tree"
January 18th
Afro-Soultet, "Afrodesia"
Blackmore's Night, "Autumn Sky"
Brad Mehldau, "Live in Marciac"
The Decemberists, "The King Is Dead"
Greg Allman, "Low Country Blues"
James Blunt, "Some Kind of Trouble"
The Jayhawks, "Hollywood Town Hall" deluxe edition
Social Distortion, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes"
January 25th
Aloha, "The Great Communicators"
Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman, "The Living Tree"
Breaking Laces, "When You Find Out"
Cold War Kids, "Mine Is Yours"
Deerhoof, "Deerhoof Vs. Evil"
Bill Frisell & Vinicius Cantuaria, "Bill Frisell & Vinicius Cantuaria"
Iron & Wine, "Kiss Each Other"
Robin Zander, "Countryside Blvd."
