New. Release. Tuesday.

Actress Scarlett Johansson's debut album of Tom Waits covers (see above) comes out tomorrow, and it's playing right now as we hunt 'n' peck our way through this new release post. What an interesting album, too. Produced by David Sitek of TV on the Radio (Who, on a parenthetical aside, isn't just the member of that awesome band. He's also produced Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Celebration, Foals, Liars, Massive Attack and others.), Anywhere I Lay My Head finds the young Johansson covering many Waits classics ("I Don't Wanna Grow Up," "Who are You" and the title track, for starters) and adding one original to the mix.

Meanwhile, there are all sorts of other new albums coming out tomorrow that weren't made by Hollywood starlets. Indie darlings, grizzled rock vets, jazz musicians, hip-hop mainstays...the list is awfully diverse this week. We encourage you to take a perusal of it below, and stop by at your convenience. We won't take up more of your time rambling here, but will happily chat to you further about new stuff then:

Scarlett Johansson (Tom Waits covers album featuring David Bowie and members of TV on the Radio)
Mates of State
Islands
Mudhoney (new record)
Mudhoney (Superfuzz re-release)
The Wedding Present
Foxboro Hottubs (Green Day under another name)
Abigail Washburn
Indiana Jones (soundtrack)
Dresden Dolls
Madmo (Norah Jones side project)
French Kicks
Pat Metheny (live EP)
Bun B
Ralph's World (children)
James Carter
K-Rino
Donna Summer
David Sanchez
John Digweed
Jesse McCartney
Avishai Cohen
3 Doors Down
...and more!

Have a seat in our (outdoor) living room.

On a lovely Saturday like the one we're experiencing today, our newly furnished front yard sure does come in handy. So, in honor of the nice weather, we thought a quick blog post was in order. You may recognize the above chair and lamp as former denizens of inside the store, but what can we say? There just isn't enough room in Ye Olde Decatur CD for them anymore. Outside they will stay, then, and we hope you enjoy them. Stop by sometime, pick up some music, make your contribution to The Decatur CD Art Project and then relax for a moment in our outdoor living room before going on your merry way. Just another way we're working toward becoming your full-service music/culture/community center...

Decatur CD's newest, smallest customer!

On our MySpace page, we have a photo of Decatur CD's Former Smallest Customer. Well, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome into this world a new champion. Her name is Josie, and she's the brand-new baby daughter of Floating Coat Jim and his lovely wife Susan. Congratulations, you two! We look forward to Josie getting older and acquiring the ability to tell us we're listening to all the wrong music.

And now, for good measure, just because she's so darn cute, we'll post one more photo. We like to call this one "Josie Rides a Rollercoaster in Her Dreams While Daddy Sleeps":

Get your rockabilly on.

Above: The Reverend Horton Heat

Our new friend Tyler sent us a MySpace message tonight to let us know he'll be playing some rockabilly this week and the next on WRAS Album 88. Have a look at the shifts he'll be handling over the next several days and tune in if you can:

Tonight (Thurs., May 15): Midnight-2am
Sunday, May 18th: 2pm-4pm
Thursday, May 22nd: Midnight-2am

Now, we could go on about what great music Tyler enjoys and how his shows we'll definitely be worth your time if you're into rockabilly/psychobilly/vintage country and the like, but maybe an endorsement from our not-so-new friend, The Right Reverend Andy, will convince you. See, although The Rev has sadly stepped down from his post as the Benevolent King of Psychobilly Freakout in order to pursue other things such as live-music promotion, a cable access television show and a podcast, our boy Tyler will take his place in due time.

So there you have it, folks. Tune in to these early shows to glimpse into the future of Psychobilly Freakout! And when you're loving it, remember that Decatur CD sent you.

Save the Date(s): our first book events!

Just a quick heads-up to let all you in-store-event-lovers out there know that you need to mark your calendars. May 31 and June 20 are the dates of note, and here's why, straight from the latest Decatur CD Newsletter:

"Saturday, May 31st at 7pm: Nashville music publisher Robert Hicks will be here to read from and discuss his anthology, A Guitar and a Pen: Stories by Country Music's Greatest Songwriters. The latest from the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow of the South is a collection of stories detailing the songwriting process of some of the music world's finest, including Charlie Daniels, Tom T. Hall, Kris Kristofferson, Robbie Fulks and many more.

Friday, June 20th at 7pm: Ellis Nassour will be here to read from and chat about his new book, Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline. Nassour was selected as a Time magazine 2006 person of the year, and assisted in the career development of The Who, Bill Cosby, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Loretta Lynn and many more.

Now, we're going to work out some unique musical and drinkable surprises for those evenings, so stay tuned. More coming soon..."

New. Release. Tuesday.

Throw your hands in the air for mid-May, y'all! Wave 'em around like you just don't care, y'all! All right, you caught us; we're kind of stretching for a reason to celebrate. But the above photo of the latest addition to our 5X5 album cover wall does not lie: Tomorrow is Death Cab for Cutie day! That's right, the band's latest, Narrow Stairs, will be on our shelves first thing on Tuesday. For many, that's a holiday in itself, right? Be the first on your block to get totally immersed in Ben Gibbard and Co. Woo hoo. But wait, there's more:

Death Cab for Cutie
Old 97's
T Bone Burnett
Bill Frisell
The Black Angels
Duffy
Jools Holland
Ween
Filter
Jason Mraz
Dosh
Simone
...and more!

Decatur CD featured on Not For Tourists!

We received an e-mail the other day from the Not For Tourists people to alert us that we were featured on the site recently. Naturally, we're going to point you to it now, and not just because they call this website you're looking at right now an "excellent blog." All in all, it's quite a glowing write-up, and you can read it right here. If you look closely at the accompanying photo, you can spot Warren and Austin both hard at work. Fun stuff.

While we're on the topic, you should check out another great online city guide called Yelp. By and large, the users on Yelp are pretty experienced and know how to put their opinions into thoughtful words. And hey, if you feel like saying something nice about Decatur CD while you're there, well, don't let us stop you. Our page is located right here.

Thanks for anyone who's taken the time to written about us anywhere online. It means a lot, especially in today's world where many people prefer to research a business on the Internet before actually walking into it. We appreciate your words, and we'll do our best to continue living up to them.

Tom Waits is coming back to the ATL

Hey, did you hear? Tom Waits is coming back to Atlanta! On July 5th! Click the above YouTube clip to watch the amazing press conference he held the other day.