Music Monday (11/24): This Week's New Albums + Videos

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This week's new album releases

Each title listed below will go on sale beginning Monday, November 24 or Tuesday, November 25 unless otherwise indicated.

Beyoncé
Beyoncé [Platinum Edition] 2xCD+2xDVD LISTEN (Spotify)

At one point this fall, rumors suggested that a brand-new Beyoncé album was headed to stores in November. It turns out that, instead of a new album, it's merely last year's Beyoncé, albeit in expanded form. The Platinum Edition reissue features a pair of new songs ("7/11" and "Ring Off"), remixes of album tracks, live footage from a recent world tour, and all of the music videos released for the album.

Eminem/Various
. Shady XV 2xCD

This two-disc set celebrates the 15th anniversary of Eminem's Shady Records. One disc serves as the label's greatest hits set, while another includes all new material from the likes of Eminem, D12, Yelawolf, Slaughterhouse, and more. A free, 66-track Shady Classics mixtape is also now available for download.

Public Enemy
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 2xCD+DVD LISTEN (Spotify)

Deluxe reissue of Public Enemy's 1988 classic adds a disc of 14 bonus tracks (mainly alternate versions of album cuts) as well as a DVD (originally released on VHS in 1989 as Fight the Power... Live) that includes live performances and music videos. A 2xCD reissue of 1990's Fear of a Black Planet (also expanded to include a disc of alternate mixes) is also out today.

R.E.M.
REMTV 6xDVD

This new DVD box set compiles all of the band's MTV performances throughout the years (including appearances on various MTV networks in other countries). Included are two full concerts and many other live performances, a pair of MTV Unplugged broadcasts (including unaired outtakes), an episode of VH1 Storytellers, a documentary, and much more.

Rick Ross
. Hood Billionaire LISTEN (Spotify)

Following March's Mastermind, Hood Billionaire is the second studio album this year from rapper Rick Ross. How was he able to come up with so much good material in so short a time period? As it turns out, he wasn't; early reviews suggest that the rushed Billionaire is Ross' worst album to date. Guests include Big K.R.I.T., R. Kelly, Jay Z, and Snoop Dogg.

The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground 6xCD LISTEN (Spotify)

Available in multiple formats (including 6-disc and 2-disc sets), this 45th anniversary reissue of the band's eponymous 1969 release includes three different mixes of the original album, two live discs (from a pair of 1969 concerts), and a previously unreleased studio album (originally intended to be the band's 4th LP) that features early versions of songs that would later be re-recorded by VU (for Loaded) and/or Lou Reed (for Transformer).

Additional releases

Note that in addition to the titles listed below, numerous limited edition releases will be available at select independent record stores worldwide on Friday, November 28 as part of this year's Record Store Day Black Friday event. View a full list of RSD releases.

Iggy Azalea Reclassified LISTEN (Spotify)
Reissue of her recent debut album The New Classic with five added tracks
Bella Novela Telemetry LISTEN (Bandcamp)
Björk Björk: Biophilia Live 2xCD+DVD/2xCD+Blu-ray
Concert film (with added footage not in the theatrical version) accompanied by double live album
Circa Survive Descensus
Hannah Lou Clark Silent Type EP
Coldplay Ghost Stories Live 2014 CD+DVD/Blu-ray LISTEN (Spotify)
Concert film and live album also includes a collection of music videos
Copeland Ixora
Cursive The Ugly Organ 2xCD LISTEN (Spotify)
Remastered reissue of 2003 album adds eight tracks (previously released in singles and compilations) recorded at the same time
Deadmau5 5 Years of Mau52xCD LISTEN (Spotify)
Alexandre Desplat The Imitation Game OST LISTEN (Spotify)
Faith Evans Incomparable LISTEN (Spotify)
Faust j US t [Just Us]
Flake Music When You Land Here, It's Time To Return LISTEN (Spotify)
Remastered and remixed re-release of the 1997 debut for the band that featured James Mercer before he went on to form The Shins
Full of Hell & Merzbow Full of Hell & Merzbow 2xCD LISTEN (Pitchfork)
Selena Gomez For You LISTEN (Spotify)
David Guetta . Listen LISTEN (Spotify)
Guests include Nicki Minaj, Sia, John Legend, and Emili Sandé
Kevin Hearn Days In Frames
Henry Jackman Big Hero 6 OST
Knife Party Abandon Ship LISTEN (Spotify)
Joni Mitchell Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced 4xCD
Career-spanning retrospective features 53 remastered tracks
Bob Odenkirk Amateur Hour
First comedy album from the Mr. Show and Breaking Bad star
Pitbull Globalization LISTEN (Spotify)
The Postal Service Everything Will Change DVD/Blu-ray
Concert documentary recorded during the Berkeley stop of the band's 2013 reunion tour
Prawn Settled EP
Primordial Where Greater Men Have Fallen
September Girls Veneer EP
Simple Minds . Big Music
US release
Snowday As We Travel
Soundgarden Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path 3xCD LISTEN (Spotify)
50-song rarities collection includes 7 previously unreleased tracks as well as demos, covers, B-sides, and more
Frank Turner The Third Three Years
Rarities and B-sides compilation [UK only]
Two Inch Astronaut Foulbrood
Various Africa Express Presents... Terry Riley's In C Mali
A wide range of artists from Africa and elsewhere (including Brian Eno, Damon Albarn, Andi Toma, and Nick Zinner) contribute to this 41-minute version of Terry Riley's famed minimalist work [Digital release today; CD out 26 Jan]
Various Idris Elba Presents Mi Mandela LISTEN (Spotify)
The actor/musician curates a Nelson Mandela-inspired album featuring African musicians plus artists such as Mumford & Sons and James Blake
Your Old Droog Your Old Droog

Stream upcoming albums and new tracks

AC/DC
ALBUM Rock or Bust streaming until its 12/2 release at .
Beck and Sia
TRACK "Moonquake Lake" (from the Annie OST) streaming at Spotify.
Bibio
TRACK "Crushed Crushed Velvet" streaming at SoundCloud.
The Bug vs. Earth
TRACK "Cold" streaming at SoundCloud.
Will Butler [of Arcade Fire]
TRACK "Take My Side" streaming at SoundCloud.
Charli XCX
TRACK "Gold Coins" streaming at YouTube.
Chromatics
TRACK "White Light" streaming at SoundCloud.
Leonard Cohen
TRACK "Suzanne (live in Dublin)" streaming at Stereogum.
Diplo
ALBUM F10rida (10th anniversary expanded reissue, out Friday) streaming at Pitchfork.
Faith No More
TRACK "Motherfucker" streaming at SoundCloud.
Flying Lotus
TRACK "Masquatch" (feat. DOOM) streaming at SoundCloud.
TRACK "Medication Meditation" (feat. Krayzie Bone) streaming at SoundCloud.
Ghostface Killah
TRACK "Blood In the Streets" (feat. AZ) streaming at YouTube.
TRACK "Double Cross" (feat. AZ) streaming at YouTube.
Hamilton Leithauser
TRACK "Room For Forgiveness" streaming at SoundCloud.
Mogwai
ALBUM Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1. EP streaming until its 12/2 release at Pitchfork.
Yoko Ono & The Flaming Lips
TRACK "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" streaming at YouTube.
Perfume Genius
TRACK "Thing" streaming at SoundCloud.
A Place To Bury Strangers
TRACK "Straight" streaming at SoundCloud.
Gruff Rhys
TRACK "Set Fire To The Stars" streaming at SoundCloud.
Six Organs of Admittance
TRACK "Wax Chance" streaming at SoundCloud.
Sleigh Bells
TRACK "That Did It" (feat. Tink) streaming at SoundCloud.
The Smashing Pumpkins
TRACK "Drum + Fife" streaming at YouTube.
Songs: Ohia
ALBUM Didn't It Rain (reissue) streaming until its 12/2 release at Pitchfork.
Soundgarden
TRACK "Kristi" (previously unreleased) streaming at Vevo.
Sun Kil Moon
TRACK "The Possum" streaming at YouTube.
A Sunny Day in Glasgow
TRACK "Shut Your Mouth, It's Christmas" streaming at SoundCloud.
SZA
TRACK "Sobriety" streaming at SoundCloud.
Two Gallants
TRACK "We Are Undone" streaming at YouTube (lyric video).
Tyler, the Creator
TRACK "Diaper" streaming at Tumblr.
The Velvet Underground
TRACK "Sweet Jane" (previously unreleased live version) streaming at Vevo.
Wu-Tang Clan
TRACK "Necklace" streaming at SoundCloud.

On TV this week (new episodes only)

  • Monday: Sam Hunt (Letterman), Interpol (Meyers), will.i.am (Fallon)

  • Tuesday: Lorde (Fallon), Nico & Vinz (Letterman), Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo (Kimmel)

  • Wednesday: Iggy Azalea (Fallon), Rick Ross (Kimmel), Wu Tang Clan (Letterman)

  • Thursday: Garth Brooks (Fallon)

Recent artist and industry news

  • Katy Perry has been confirmed as the halftime performer for February's Super Bowl.

  • Bruce Springsteen fans can now download full live concerts from his archives at his new website.

  • Billboard's main album sales chart (the Billboard 200) will incorporate album streaming and downloads for the first time in its history, beginning with next week's chart. More details over at Billboard.

  • Beats Music may not be dead after all. Apple's recent acquisition could resurface in the spring as an app that's bundled with a new version of iOS. - Billboard

  • Singer Jimmy Ruffin, best known for his hit "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted," died last week at the age of 78. - Billboard

The latest music videos

The Decemberists, "Make You Better" [starring Nick Offerman]:

Run the Jewels, "Blockbuster Night Part 1":

Dizzee Rascal, "Pagans":

Iceage, "Against The Moon" [NSFW]:

Deerhoof, "Paradise Girls":

Belle and Sebastian, "The Party Line":

Blonde Redhead, "The One I Love":

Angel Olsen, "Windows":

She & Him, "Stay Awhile":

Beverly, "Madora":

Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk":

Beyoncé, "7/11":

In the studio / coming soon

  • James Blake's next album could be out in the spring, and may feature Kanye West. - CoS

  • Arcade Fire member Will Butler will release his debut solo album, Policy, on March 10th via Merge Records. Here's an album trailer.

  • Techno legend Juan Atkins will release a new Model 500 album, Digital Solutions, in January. It's his first LP under that name in 16 years. - Resident Advisor

  • Radiohead confirmed to the BBC last week that they have been in the studio working on their next album. - Billboard

  • Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ will release his studio debut album, B4.DA.$$, on January 20th. Here's an album trailer.

  • A reunited Swervedriver have recorded their first album since 1998's 99th Dream, with a release expected in early 2015.

  • Dead Oceans will release, Transfixiation, a new album from A Place to Bury Strangers, on February 17th.

  • That same date will bring a new album from Six Organs Of Admittance called Hexadic.

  • Fall Out Boy have a new album, American Beauty/American Psycho, arriving on January 20.

Visit Metacritic's Album Release Calendar for a full listing of upcoming release dates, updated daily.

Tours and festivals

  • Next year's installment of Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas will be held from June 19–21, with tickets going on sale Monday, December 1.

  • Next year's Sasquatch! festival in Washington will be held May 22–25, with some tickets going on sale this Friday.

  • The Church will celebrate their 35th anniversary with a U.S. tour in early 2015. - Billboard

  • The Decemberists will support their upcoming album with a spring tour. - Pollstar

  • The Dodos' North American tour will run through March. - CoS

  • Foo Fighters' 2015 tour will keep them busy from July through October. - Billboard

  • Michael Franti has added dates to his acoustic tour in February. - Pollstar

  • Hundred Waters have a new batch of dates in February and March. - CoS

  • Ride have reunited for the first time since 1996 and will tour in 2015. - Pitchfork

  • Swervedriver, like Ride a 1990s-era shoegaze outfit, have also reunited and will tour in the spring. - AV Club

  • Wale will celebrate the new year with a two-month tour. - Pollstar