Modest Mouse has announced its first new album in eight years, Strangers To Ourselves, due out from Epic on March 3 … Ribbon Music will issue the new Laura Marling album, Short Movie, on March 24 … Through The Static And Distance is a 20-track collection paying tribute to the late Jason Molina, covering his work with Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co., plus solo work. Due out January 6 from Burst & Bloom/Haint, it features tracks by Marissa Nadler, Sharron Kraus, Viking Moses and more … On January 13, Eagle Rock will release Live Country!, Trace Adkins’ new live DVD, recorded this August at The Paramount in Huntingdon, N.Y. … Woody Allen’s The Stand Up Years, a two-disc set containing previously unreleased material, will be available January 13 via Razor & Tie … The 2004 reunion album from Camper Van Beethoven, New Roman Times, will be reissued as an expanded version by Omnivore on February 24 … Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys is a tribute album put together by Ray Benson & Asleep At The Wheel, paying tribute to Bob Wills. Set for a March 3 release via Bismeaux, it includes contributions from the likes of Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, Jamey Johnson, Merle Haggard, the Avett Brothers and more … Lightning Rod will issue Windfall by Joe Pug on March 10. He’ll be touring North America this winter and spring in support … March 24 marks the release of the fifth studio album from Bombadil, Hold On, via Ramseur … A seven-disc boxed set featuring the entire catalogue from Frank Black And The Catholics, The Complete Recordings, will be released by Cooking Vinyl on March 23.
—Emily Costantino
