On August 2, Guster will release On The Ocean, just in time for its U.S. tour with Jack’s Mannequin. The EP features six tracks, including previously unreleased songs, acoustic versions and remixes … The debut collaboration of Black Francis and Reid Paley will be available to fans on September 13 via Sonic Unyon Records. Paley & Francis was recorded in two days last year after the duo spent a mere three afternoons writing the songs … Hugh Laurie (of House, M.D. fame) took a break from acting to record his debut album, Let Them Talk, which will be released by Warner Bros. on September 6. The New Orleans blues record features Laurie and a team of musicians reinterpreting songs by the likes of Lead Belly, Robert Johnson, Ray Charles, Memphis Slim and more … This fall, Nick Lowe is supporting Wilco on its North American tour. The pairing is fitting considering Wilco recently covered Lowe’s “I Love My Label.” Lowe has a new album, The Old Magic, coming out September 13 via Yep Roc … July 14, 2009, saw the Jesus Lizard reunite for its first American performance in more than 10 years. If you weren’t there, you can feel like you were with The Jesus Lizard “CLUB” (MVD), a documentary featuring the evening’s performance as well as mp3 downloads. It’s available on DVD on August 23 … Also out via MVD on August 23 is Robert Plant’s Blue Note, a doc detailing the musical journey of Led Zeppelin frontman and solo artist Robert Plant, featuring rare footage, live performances, interviews and more … Staying with MVD DVDs, The Death Of Andy Kaufman investigates the mysteries and theories surrounding, well, the death of Andy Kaufman. It’s out July 26 … Shelton Hank Williams III (a.k.a. Hank3) will self-release four records on September 6. With double-album set Ghost To A Ghost/Guttertown as well as Attention Deficit Domination and 3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin, fans will be set with listening material for a good long while.
—Emily Costantino
