More country tracks for Rock Band next week

As usual, the music game, Rock Band, has new songs every week to play. The same will be true next week, when we will again be presented with a full range of songs. This time, Rock Band gives you a dose of alternative country and a bit of Jimmy Eat World emo rock:

Alt Country Pack
Drive By Truckers “3 Dimes Down”
Lucinda Williams “Can’t Let Go”
Neko Case “People Got a Lot of Nerve”
Old 97s “Time Bomb (LIVE)”
Steve Earle “Satellite Radio”

Jimmy Eat World Pack
Jimmy Eat World “Futures”
Jimmy Eat World “Lucky Denver Mint”
Jimmy Eat World “Sweetness””

The packs will be released on Xbox Live on Tuesday and on PlayStation Store on Thursday. The price is $1.99 or 160 Microsoft Points per issue. The Alt Country Pack costs $8.49 or 680 Microsoft Points and the Jimmy Eat World Pack is expected to cost $5.49 or 440 Microsoft Points.

Rock Band is a game that has to transfer the musical childhood dream in a virtual form to the next-gen consoles. Rock Band is being developed by Harmonix, a developer who was partly responsible for the Guitar Hero series. The game can be played with four people who use controllers in the form of instruments (microphone, two guitars and a drum kit) to play music from big rock stars. The vast majority of the songs contain heavy rock, of course, but genres such as classic and country are also included.

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Rock Band has already been released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Wii.