Lots of truly great albums to be had this week, with releases from the likes of Destroyer and DeVotchka – both of whom we’ve covered here extensively. One album in particular that I would really like to highlight is Volume One from She & Him – the very high-profile collaboration between M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel. I wasn’t too keen on listening to this early on, until recently hearing a track on NPR one afternoon and becoming instantly hooked. I’m currently listening to the album right now, and it sounds surprisingly refreshing, as Zooey is more than capable as a vocalist while Matt’s production embraces classic AM radio sounds. Definitely an album that i’ll continue listening to throughout the upcoming months.
Other worthy releases that have been keeping my attention include: The Dodo’s Visiter, The Kills’ Midnight Boom, and The Teenagers’ Reality Check. Such a great week for music, so hopefully you find something here that’s worth your hard earned money. Anything else out this week that you can recommend?
13ghosts :: The Strangest Colored Lights
MP3: “Beyond The Door”
MP3: “The Lonely Death of Space Avenger”
Adam Green :: Sixes & Sevens
MP3: “Broadcast Beach”
MP3: “Tropical Island”
Clark :: Turning Dragon
MP3: “Album Sampler – Part 1″
Daniel Lanois :: Here Is What Is
MP3: “Here Is What Is”
Destroyer :: Trouble In Dreams
MP3: “Foam Hands”
MP3: “Dark Leaves Form A Thread”
DeVotchka :: A Mad and Faithful Telling
MP3: “Transliterator”
The Dodos :: Visiter
MP3: “Fools”
MP3: “Jodi”
F*ck Buttons :: Street Horrrsing
MP3: “Sweet Love For Planet Earth”
Great Northern :: Sleep Eepee
MP3: “Telling Lies”
Joseph Arthur :: Could We Survive EP
MP3: “Rages of Babylon”
The Kills :: Midnight Boom
MP3: “Cheap and Cheerful”
Neon Neon :: Stainless Style
MP3: “I Lust You (Feat. Cate Lebon)”
She & Him :: Volume One
MP3: “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?”
Sera Cahoone :: Only as the Day Is Long
MP3: “Only as the Day Is Long”
Tall Firs :: Too Old to Die Young
MP3: “Hairdo”
The Teenage Prayers :: Everyone Thinks You’re The Best
MP3: “Dreams of the South”
The Teenagers :: Reality Check
MP3: “Starlett Johansson”
These New Puritans :: Beat Pyramid
MP3: “Elvis”
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Some great tracks in this list! But I think the song from The Dodos is Jodi not Jody..
Hi Miette, nice to see you commenting! You’re right about that track. Will fix it :p
A couple of places have it as “Jody” though. Who knows, haha.
wow, i love the daily graboid
there are so many amazing releases. just saw great northern last night, real genuine musicians and they sounded beautiful.
A lot to take in on this list. This is my first introduction to Sera Cahoone. I am pleased. Thanks.
Quite a week of releases. That Neon Neon album is outtasite.
Nice Lanois…thanks for posting.
i really like she & him =]