As you can see with this week’s Graboid, there are a lot of great releases out there to spend your hard-earned cash on. Seriously, I don’t even know where to start with this list. A few releases that I can definitely recommend include Ra Ra Riot’s The Rhumb (really dig this one – so happy for these guys), Jaguar Love’s Take Me To The Sea, Lykke Li’s Youth Novels (finally gets its US release) and Stereolab’s Chemical Chords.
I really had high hopes for The Stills’ third album, Oceans Will Rise – thinking they would make some kind of triumphant return to form with their debut, Logic Will Break Your Heart. Without Feathers was a major disappointment and unfortunately, everything i’ve heard so far from the new album hasn’t really blown me away.
One other release out this week is Music Tapes For Clouds And Tornadoes from Julian Koster’s band The Music Tapes, who I saw perform at Athens Popfest last week. Koster’s kept a low profile since the band’s debut album nearly nine years ago, so it was great to see him make his return at the 40 Watt Club. I’ll get to that performance on my ongoing Popfest coverage, but let’s say that it was hands-down one of the best concert experiences i’ve ever had….with a kazoo.
31Knotts :: Worried Well
MP3: “Compass Commands”
The Caesars :: Strawberry Weed
full album stream
The Dandy Warhols :: Earth To The Dandy Warhols
MP3: “The World the People Together (Come On)”
Death Vessel :: Nothing Is Precious Enough for Us
MP3: “Bruno’s Torso”
full album stream
The Fiery Furnaces :: Remember (2-disc live album)
MP3: “Wicker Whatnots”
GZA :: Pro Tools
full album stream
Jaguar Love :: Take Me To The Sea
MP3: “Highways Of Gold”
Jeff Hanson :: Madam Owl
MP3: “If Only I Knew”
full album stream
Jennifer O’Connor :: Here With Me
MP3: “Here With Me”
Julianna Hatfield :: How To Walk Away
full album stream
Kristoffer Ragnstam :: Wrong Side Of The Room
MP3: “Swing That Tambourine”
Loudon Wainwright III :: Recovery
MP3: “Motel Blues”
Lykke Li :: Youth Novels
MP3: “Dance Dance Dance”
full album stream
MakeUpBreakUp :: We Prefer Not To… EP
MP3: “Blame Game”
full album stream
The Moondoggies :: Don’t Be A Stranger
MP3: “Changin’”
The Music Tapes :: Music Tapes for Clouds & Tornadoes
MP3: “Majesty”
Ra Ra Riot :: The Rhumb Line
MP3: “Dying Is Fine”
full album stream
Robyn Hitchcock :: Luminous Groove (5-CD box set)
MP3: “Bad Case of History”
Plushgun :: Plushgun EP
MP3: “Just Impolite”
Stereolab :: Chemical Chords
MP3: “Three Women”
full album stream
The Stills :: Oceans Will Rise
MP3: “Being Here”
The Uglysuit :: The Uglysuit
MP3: “Chicago”
full album stream
The Walkmen :: You & Me
MP3: “In the New Year”
full album stream
What Laura Says :: Thinks and Feels
MP3: “July 23rd”
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I think one other notable release, although it was internet only so far, is David Byrne and Brian Eno’s “Everything That Happens Will Happen Today.” I’m digging it, and anyone interested in it can find it at their website: http://www.everythingthathappens.com/
Excellent selection.