Notable new albums to be released this spring

January 23, 2002

Jan. 29

Hank Williams III – “Lovesick Broke and. Driftin'” The grandson of the country music trendsetter is making waves of his own with his country/punk hybrid.

Cracker – “Forever”

Dream Theater – “Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence”

Unwritten Law – “Elva”

X-Ecutioners – “Built From Scratch”

Matthew Good Band – “Audio of Being”

The Chemical Brothers – “Come With Us” Electronic music pioneers’ latest album features Beth Orton and The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft.

Feb. 5

Travis Tritt – “Lovin’ Side”

Travis Tritt – “Rockin’ Side”

Fu Manchu – “California Crossing” The stoner-rock band packs more melody into their latest release.

Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise – “New Ground”

Citizen Cope – “Citizen Cope”

Norman Cook – “All Star Breakbeats” aka Fatboy Slim, Norman Cook follows up last year’s “Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars.”

Montell Jordan – “Montell Jordan”

Feb. 12

Chris Isaak – “Always Got Tonight”

Marc Anthony – “Mended” The salsa singer’s latest English-language pop LP includes the song “I’ll Stand By You Always,” written by Bruce Springsteen.

N.E.R.D. – “In Search Of” Hip-hop producers of the moment, The Neptunes, recently pulled this side-project release to re-record the album with live musicians after positive critical buzz.

Noreaga – “God’s Favorite”

Feb. 19

Bottle Rockets – “Songs of Sahm” Bloodshot recording artists pay tribute to songwriter Doug Sahm, known for his groundbreaking work in the emerging country-rock genre.

Grandaddy – “Concrete Tunes”

Mountain Goats – “All Hail West Texas” Ames’ own king of lo-fi puts out his latest set of recordings to his eagerly awaiting fans nationwide.

Damien Jurado & Gathered In Song – “I Break Chairs”

Poison the Well – “Tear From the Red”

Q-Tip – “Kamal the Abstract” Former member of A Tribe Called Quest issues his second solo album since the group’s 1998 breakup.

Joey Ramone – “Don’t You Worry About Me” This album, recorded over several years before his death last April, contains covers of Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” and the Stooges’ “1969.” It also features guest appearances by Marky Ramone and The Damned’s Captain Sensible.

Feb. 26

Funkmaster Flex – “60 Minutes of Funk, Vol. 5”

Biz Markie – “The Weekend Warrior”

Cadillac Tah – “Pov City Hustler”

Caitlin Cary – “While You Weren’t Looking” With Whiskeytown broken up and frontman Ryan Adams turning heads across the country, the female voice and fiddle player of the alt-country group puts out her second solo disc.

Clinic – “Walk With Thee” The latest band from England to claim heir to the Radiohead throne releases their album in the U.S.

DJ Clue – “DJ Clue”

Alanis Morrisette – “Under Rug Swept” Alanis’ latest album features guest appearances by Flea, Meshell Ndeg‚ocello and Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots.

Reverend Horton Heat – “Lucky Seven”

Royce Da 5’9 – “Rock City” His latest work showcases collaborations with Eminem, D-12 and Kelis.

Trail of Dead – “And You Will Know Us By The Trail of The Dead” Texas’ experimental rockers prepare their major label debut for Interscope.

March 5

Brandy – “Full Moon” Her latest album in four years features work by various producers, including Babyface.

Billy Bragg – “England Half English”

Natalie Imbruglia – “White Lilies Island”

KMFDM – “Attak”

Old Dirty Bastard – “The Trial and Tribulations of Russell Jones” While ODB is currently serving time for parole violation, he managed to record this album before carrying out his sentence.

March 12

The RZA – “The Flood” The mastermind behind almost all of the Wu-Tang-affiliated releases puts out his latest solo LP.

Eels – “Souljacker”

Millencolin – “Home From Home”

Meshell Ndeg‚ocello – “Cookie: The Antropological Mixtape”

Supersuckers – “Must’ve Been Live”

March 19

Dead Prez – “Peoples’ Radio”

The D.O.C. – “Deuce” The new album by this West Coast group features Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Xzibit and MC Ren.

Gravity Kills – “Superstarved”

Darren Hayes – “SPIN” The former lead singer of Savage Garden is prepared to put out his first solo disc of original songs.

March 26

Deadsy – “Commencement” The latest release on Korn’s Elementree imprint combines the technics of prog-rock with standard grind of recent metal and industrial music.

Gomez – “In Our Gun”

Musiq Soulchild – “Juslisn”

April 2

Mars Volta – “Tremulant EP” This At the Drive-in offshoot prepares to release its debut EP.

April 9

Cornershop – “Handcream for a Generation”

Naughty By Nature – “Icons”

Bonnie Raitt – “Silver Lining”

The Promise Ring – “Woodwater”

April 16

Blackalicious – “Blazing Arrow”

Lil’ Romeo – “Game Time”