[Weekly roundup of the week's notable CD releases - try before you buy. Check out our upcoming CD release schedule for all 2009 releases.]
This week’s list features releases by Baltimore freakout specialist Dan Deacon, the cold-blooded Decemberists, eccentric indie rapper MF Doom, Wolf Parade side project Swan Lake, local SD favorite Michael Zapruder and yet [...]

Yes. It’s true. Pitchfork reports:
Later this month, DOOM will drop his long-awaited comeback album BORN LIKE THIS. Yorke’s worked his magic on “Gazzillion Ear”, one of the songs from the album, and people who buy BORN LIKE THIS on iTunes will get the song as an iTunes-only bonus track.
DOOM’s album, BORN LIKE THIS is set [...]

And by MF Doom, I mean DOOM. Yup, another name change (all caps, please) for the indie hip-hop legend was announced in conjunction with the release of his March 23rd LP, Born Like This (on Lex Records).
Track List:

Supervillain Intro
Gazillion Ear
Ballskin
Yessir [f. Raekwon]
Absolutely
Rap Ambush
Lightworks
Batty-Boys
Angelz [f. Tony Starks (aka Ghostface Killah)]
Cellz
Still Dope [f. Empress Sharhh]
Microwave Mayo
More Rhymin’ [...]

As 2008 comes to a close, we at Stranger Dance are starting to look forward to what 2009 holds. A number of our favorite artists (Andrew Bird, Bon Iver, Jason Isbell, M. Ward, Wilco, etc.) have confirmed upcoming albums and even more are flirting with the idea.
A few things stuck out to us while compiling [...]

Anyone notice anything different? Hmmm… Yeah. New name AGAIN. I think this it though, I like the ring of Panther Picks. Don’t you?
This week I’ve got some real good stuff for you. I understand not everyone is as obsessed with Madlib as I am, but he just released a remix of Madvilliany which, of course, [...]

Stones Throw, you thought I forgot didn’t you? Late June my ass. Oh well. The tracks we have been waiting for are finally here:
In late 2005, Ghostface Killah and MF DOOM were both recording over tracks from J Dilla’s instrumental opus, Donuts, which saw release the following February. Some of these were released on Ghostface’s [...]

Gorilla vs. Bear, one of our favorite music blogs, informed us of an upcoming Stones Throw release that has us salivating in expectation:
In late 2005 Ghostface Killah and MF DOOM were both recording over tracks from J Dilla’s instrumental opus, Donuts, which saw release the following February. Some of these were released on Ghostface’s Fishscale [...]

This is probably old news to many of you, but apparently the official soundtrack of NBA 2K8 is a collection courtesy of Stones Throw founder Peanut Butter Wolf. Personally, I think all basketball video games suck, but with tunes like this to play along to I just might have to change my mind.
Released in October [...]

I would have to say that this mix was inspired by my trip to Rasputin Music in Berkeley yesterday. I could probably spend all day in there listening to CD after CD – there’s just something hypnotizing about the place…
MP3s:
Gnarls Barkley – Charity Case
The Breeders – Overglazed
Spiritualized – Sweet Talk
Wilco and Billy Bragg – Feed [...]