Kick-starting this first week of June, we have what is possibly the best week of album releases so far this year. I almost didn’t bother to post this week’s Graboid, since I just haven’t felt like writing anything lately. But, it’s times like these that just makes you excited about music, and it was just the thing I needed to hopefully get things back into motion here on the blog.
Since I was actually listening to Shearwater’s Rook as I was compiling this post, I figure it would be best to mention this first. I have been anxiously awaiting this release for months, as many nights have been spent listening to Palo Santo in anticipation. This album doesn’t disappoint, as Rook effortlessly builds upon the previous albums’ many strengths. Jonathan Meiburg, for all intents and purposes, has one of the greatest voices in music right now. His haunting vocals are the heart and soul of this band, and this album will no doubt have a spot on my year-end list. Can’t wait to finally see them perform next week in Atlanta!
That’s not the only album to come down the tube this week, as you’ve got plenty of worthwhile releases from the likes of Aimee Mann, Weezer, Fleet Foxes, Ladytron, Ed Harcourt (finally, after two years, this gets its US release), The Futureheads, and a Best of from Radiohead.
Anything else that you’re excited about this week? Hopefully I didn’t miss anything else!
Adem :: Takes
MP3: “Invisible Man”
Aimee Mann :: @#%&! Smilers
MP3: “Thirty One Today”
Baskervilles :: Twilight
MP3: “Caught In A Crosswalk”
Centro-matic / South San Gabriel :: Dual Hawks
MP3: “I, The Kite”
MP3: “Trust To Lose”
The Cool Kids :: Bake Sale
MP3: “Basement Party”
Ed Harcourt :: Beautiful Lie
MP3: “Revolution in The Heart”
Fleet Foxes :: Fleet Foxes
MP3: “White Winter Hymnal”
The Futureheads :: This Is Not The World
MP3: “Broke Up the Time”
From Bubblegum to Sky :: A Soft Kill
MP3: “Even the Sunbeams”
The Gang :: Zero Hits
MP3: “Sea So”
Jaguar Love :: Jaguar Love EP
MP3: “Bats Over The Pacific Ocean”
Joshua James :: Sun Is Always Brighter
MP3: “FM Radio”
Ladytron :: Velocifero
MP3: “Black Cat”
The M’s :: Real Close Ones
MP3: “Don’t Be Late”
Manu Chao :: Politik Kills Remix EP
MP3: “Politik Kills w/ LKJ (Dennis Bovell Dub Vocal Remix)”
Oppenheimer :: Take the Whole midrange and Boost It
MP3: “Stephen McCauley For President”
The Pinker Tones :: Wild Animals
MP3: “Fugaz”
Radiohead :: Radiohead: The Best Of
MP3: “Paranoid Android”
Shearwater :: Rook
MP3: “Rook”
MP3: “Leviathan, Bound”
Stars Like Fleas :: The Ken Burns Effect
MP3: “I Was Only Dancing”
Subtle :: Exiting Arm
MP3: “Sick Soft Perfection”
The Virgins :: The Virgins
MP3: “Rich Girls”
Weezer :: Weezer (Red Album)
MP3: “Pork & Beans”
William F. Gibbs :: My Fellow Sophisticates
MP3: “Darling, You Were Beautiful, Once”
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Fleet Foxes are out of sight! Their earlier EP is great too.
Great list! Of course, you have to wonder about the “Best of:” Radiohead album, as it doesn’t actually give radiohead money… its EMI’s, not Radiohead’s album. Hence, no “In Rainbows” tracks,