AMG 19 août 2014

New Releases for the Week of August 19, 2014 Here are our editors' picks for this week's most noteworthy new releases. Check out a specific album or visit our New Releases page for more information.

Wiz Khalifa Blacc Hollywood Atlantic East Coast Rap AllMusic Avg User Nicki Minaj, Project Pat, Juicy J, and others join the rapper for a mix of club bangers and stoner cuts. Kimbra The Golden Echo Warner Bros. Pop AllMusic Avg User The New Zealand songstress' second album delivers vibrant R&B and pop pastiches that borrow the best of Michael Jackson and Prince. Smokey Robinson Smokey & Friends Verve Adult Contemporary R&B AllMusic Avg User The Motown great covers 11 of his biggest hits with a list of guests that alternates between suitable and peculiar. Imogen Heap Sparks RCA Adult Alternative Pop/Rock AllMusic Avg User Spacy, dense, and elliptical record constructed largely on expanded found sounds. DragonForce Maximum Overload Metal Blade Heavy Metal AllMusic Avg User DragonForce return with an album of dazzling power metal that proves virtuosity doesn't always have to be serious. Pallbearer Foundations of Burden Profound Lore Doom Metal AllMusic Avg User The sophomore album by this Arkansas doom quartet reveals no slump. It builds on their successful debut and surpasses it creatively.

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