上星期太忙，更新速度和翻译速度都降低了很多，这是4月8日的发售列表，明天更新4月15日的发售列表。

Bat for Lashes – Two Suns

“Bat for Lashes”是英国鬼魅歌手Natasha Khan的一个创意组合，她作为这个组合成员发行的第一张专辑《Fur and Gold》，听起来是那么地大胆耀眼，以至于可以让人认为这张专辑遵循着一种很强硬的艺术。Natasha Khan在这张专辑里找到了一条可以让自己狂野的音乐与流行直接结合的途径，她也因此可以表达自己作为singer/songwriter的内心。《Fur and Gold》里包含了Natasha巨大的成功决心，而这种决心延续到了新专辑《Two Suns》里。新专辑里Natasha的声音视界更加宽广，充满了原始的电子声与任性的观念，同时高感性音乐（high-concept music）界无可置疑的国王Scott Walke，也帮助她完成了终极华丽的终章”The Big Sleep”。

Doves – Kingdom of Rust

4年前的专辑《Some Cities》是一张充满英国乡土气息的专辑，而4年后Doves带着一张更加具有都市情感的专辑《Kingdom of Rust》回来了。在专辑的第一首歌之中，乐队主唱Jimi Goodwin重复着”My god, it takes an ocean of trust in the Kingdom of Rust.”，合声部分使用吉他编排，同时Goodwin的男中音嘶吼着在都市中寻找的失去的爱。管弦乐在歌曲结尾部分出现，随之而来的是穿插在整张专辑里的Brit-pop曲风。

Jadakiss – The Last Kiss

属于Hip-hop流派的专辑都常常延期发售，作为一张典型的Hip-hop专辑，Jadakiss的这张《The Last Kiss》当然也没有例外。经过许多次的推后、改名、重组之后，这张最终的成品终于发行。好在这些扰人的问题没有影响到歌手的能力和灵感，Jadakiss转而让这些连续的问题成为了自己的创作素材。从《Kiss of Death》发行后的5年时间里，麻烦的问题都被处理得妥当，最后再存留在开篇曲”Pain & Torture”里。

Bob Mould – Life and Times

这样的一个标题，很容易让人以为这张《Life and Times》是一份自传，再加上Bob Mould在录制这张专辑的时候确实是在写自己的自传。这样的内容看起来很吸引人，但是其实专辑并没有过多得提及歌手的过去，而是通过这样的标题反映了Bob Mould的现在。专辑收到了很多积极的评价，大部分媒体都认为这是一张不错的Alternative rock。

more：

Neil Young – Fork in the Road
Rascal Flatts – Unstoppable
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters – Nothing But Good (1952 – 1962)
Beastie Boys – Check Your Head (Remastered Edition)
Black Dice – Repo
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone – Vs. Children
Chain and the Gang – Down with Liberty… Up with Chains!
Ray Charles – Genius: The Ultimate Collection
Eddie Cochran – Somethin’ Else:The Ultimate Collection
Comet Gain – Broken Record Prayers
Crystal Antlers – Tentacles
Billy Ray Cyrus – Back to Tennessee
Erasure – Total Pop! Deluxe Box (3CD/1DVD)
The Felice Brothers – Yonder Is the Clock
Grateful Dead – Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings
Grateful Dead – To Terrapin: Hartford ‘77
Merle Haggard – Best of Merle Haggard (Capitol 2009)
Roy Hamilton – Dark End of the Street 1963-1969: The Operatic Soul of Roy Hamilton
I Was a King – I Was a King
It Hugs Back – Inside Your Guitar
Joker’s Daughter – The Last Laugh
Junior Boys – Begone Dull Care
Lady Sovereign – Jigsaw
Bettye LaVette – Do Your Duty
Micachu & The Shapes – Jewellery
MIMS – Guilt
Moby Grape – The Place and the Time
Betty Padgett – Betty Padgett
Pontiak – Maker
Recloose – Perfect Timing
Jimmy Rushing – The Scene: Live in New York
Omar-S – Fabric 45
Sam & Dave – Sam & Dave (Collectors’ Choice)
Single File – Common Struggles
Ray Smith – The Sun Years, Plus……Rockin’ Little Angel
The Style Council – Classic Style Council
Super Furry Animals – Dark Days/Light Years
Superchunk – Leaves in the Gutter
Richard Swift – The Atlantic Ocean
James Taylor – Other Covers
Vienna Teng – Inland Territory
Glenn Tilbrook & the Fluffers – Pandemonium Ensues
The Tragically Hip – We Are the Same
The Veils – Sun Gangs
Sara Watkins – Sara Watkins
Hank Williams – Rockin’ Chair Money
Hank Williams – The Unreleased Recordings: Gospel Keepsakes
Cassandra Wilson – Closer to You: The Pop Side
Various Artists – Covered: A Revolution in Sound: Warner Bros. Records