hear
New releases
Rod Stewart, “Thanks for the Memory … The Great American Songbook IV”
Depeche Mode, “Playing the Angel”
Stevie Wonder, “A Time to Love”
Martina McBride, “Timeless”
Ashlee Simpson, “I Am Me”
Coming Tuesday
Great Big Sea, “The Hard & the Easy”
George Harrison, “Concert for Bangladesh”
Joe Nichols, “III”
Collin Raye, “Twenty Years and Change”
Dead Can Dance, “Momento: The Very Best of Dead Can Dance”
Wonder returns
“A Time to Love” (Motown), the great Stevie Wonder’s first solo album in 10 years, won’t make anyone forget his landmark work. But the massive, nine-minute title track, a duet with India.Arie built on African rhythms and soulful reminders of the importance of love, will stand among Wonder’s greatest hits, as will the funky single “So What the Fuss” and the touching Katrina benefit single “Shelter in the Rain.” Though the album doesn’t quite live up to the standout tracks, it’s still a cut above most of today’s R&B.
– Newsday
Top iTunes downloads
For Oct. 18:
1. “Gold Digger,” Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx
2. “My Humps,” Black Eyed Peas
3. “Photograph,” Nickelback
4. “Run It!” (Remix featuring Juelz Santana), Chris Brown
5. “Boyfriend,” Ashlee Simpson
6. “Sugar, We’re Goin Down,” Fall Out Boy
7. “Because of You,” Kelly Clarkson
On the Web
Check out our catalog of mp3s from local musicians at spokane7.com/music/ mp3s