Brandon's Buzz

Last week’s new release slate was an absolute barn-burner. This week’s: yeah, not so much. Dig in:

• Previously released tunes from Joshua Radin and The Swell Season,
  as well as a new duet from Rachael Yamagata and Semisonic’s Dan Wilson, highlight the soundtrack for the new weepie Dear John.

 

• Mega-selling rapper Lil Wayne takes a stab at hard rock with his long-awaited latest, Rebirth.

 

• ’90s sensation Michael Bolton is back this week with a
  Target exclusive, a collection of hits and favorites recorded
  Live at the Royal Albert Hall.

 

• While his brothers take a brief break from the biz, Nick Jonas and his new band The Administration are up with a side project, Who I Am.

 

• Finally, Sherry Ann insisted that I not fail to mention (as if I would!)
  Almost Everything I Wish I’d Said the Last Time I Saw You, the new album from “One Tree Hill” regular Mike Grubbs and his band Wakey!Wakey!

names dropped with reckless abandon: "One Tree Hill", Dan Wilson, Joshua Radin, Lil Wayne, Michael Bolton, Mike Grubbs, Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas & the Administration, Rachael Yamagata, Semisonic, Sherry Ann, The Swell Season, Wakey!Wakey!