New releases

Oklahoma singer-songwriter Samantha Crain and her band, the Midnight Shivers, celebrate today the release of their first full-length album “Songs in the Night” on Ramseur Records.

It is the follow-up to their debut EP, “The Confiscation,” which was released last year and become one of my favorite albums of 2008.

And I like “Songs in the Night” even better. Keep your eyes and ears on Crain, who grew up in the small community of Dale near Shawnee, because she deserves, and hopefully is destined for, greatness.

Tulsa-born singer-songwriter Dwight Twilley also released his new album “Out of the Box” today. The album consists of 20 covers, including “Stand By Me,” “Good Golly Miss Molly” and “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away.”

Here is a list of this week’s new CDs, DVDs and books, from Amazon.com, VideoETA.com and BarnesandNoble.com:

CDs

Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers, “Songs in the Night.”

Dwight Twilley, “Out of the Box.”

Bob Dylan, “Together Through Life.”

Melody Gardot, “My One and Only Thrill.”

NOFX, “Coaster.”

Ben Folds, “Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!”

Collin Raye, “Never Going Back.”

Great Northern, “Remind Me Where the Light Is.”

DVDs

American Dad: Volume 4
Bride Wars
Hotel for Dogs
JCVD
Jetsons: The Movie
Legally Blondes
Nothing But the Truth
The Uninvited
What Doesn’t Kill You
X-Men: Volume 1
X-Men: Volume 2

 Books

The 8th Confession (Women’s Murder Club Series No. 8 ) by James Patterson.
A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez by Selena Roberts.
Belly Off! Diet: Real Men, Real Food, Real Workouts – That Will Really Work for You! by Jeff Csatari.
Nobody Move by Denis Johnson.
Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood Series No. 7) by J. R. Ward.
Mr. and Miss Anonymous by Fern Michaels.
Rogue Forces by Dale Brown.
Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead.
Straw: Finding My Way by Darryl Strawberry.
Summer On Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber.
Vision in White (Wedding Quartet Series No. 1) by Nora Roberts.

-BAM