Here are this week’s recommended new releases:
Mick Hucknall – Tribute To Bobby | Amazon CD
Lead singer for Simply Red stepped away from that 80’s pop band for a soulful, blues releases. Hucknall put together a collection of covers from Bobby “Blue” Bland’s classic catalog, including "Stormy Monday Blues," "Cry, Cry, Cry," "Poverty," and "I Pity The Fool." Surprisingly, this album is pretty strong, almost sounding like Sam Cooke.
Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea | Amazon CD
Download “Strange Victory, Strange Defeat” (mp3)
Like many people, I assume, it was the connections to Pavement that led me to the Silver Jews. The Silver Jews had that loose musical feel similar to the band Malkmus made famous. On this album, however, David Berman and crew have created a musically tight and lyrically developed album.
Tilly & The Wall – O | Amazon CD
Download “Pot Kettle Black” (mp3)
With a tap dancer instead of a drummer, this Tilly & The Wall album is the most rocking record by the indie pop band. With additional stomping and percussion, the Mike Mogis produced album is the band’s most accessible release.
Wolf Parade – At Mount Zoomer | Amazon CD
Download “Call It A Ritual” (mp3)
Download “Language City” (mp3)
The members of Wolf Parade play in the side projects Frog Eyes, Handsome Furs, Swan Lake, and Sunset Rubdown. On their second album as Wolf Parade, they return to the solid indie rock greatness of Apologies To The Queen Mary. A cohesive album, At Mount Zoomer sounds like a prog rock influenced version of Neil Young grunge.
After the jump, there is a list of more new releases from this week.
Other releases from 17 June 2008:
2 Pistols – Death Before Dishonor | Amazon CD
Amethystium – Isabliss | Amazon CD
Eef Barzelay – Lose Big | Amazon CD
James Blackshaw – Litany Of Echoes | Amazon CD
Blood Raw – My Life: The True Testimony | Amazon CD
The Briggs – Come All You Madmen | Amazon CD
Clouds – We Are Above You | Amazon CD
Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends | Amazon CD
Computer vs. Banjo – Computer vs. Banjo | Amazon MP3
Derby – Posters Fade | Amazon CD
Duck Duck Goose – Noise Noise And More Noise | Amazon CD
Endless Boogie – Focus Level | Amazon CD
Ferron – Boulder | Amazon CD
The Fixxers – Street Masterpiece | Amazon CD
From Autumn To Ashes – Live At Looney Tunes | Amazon CD
Head Like A Kite – There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere | Amazon CD
Rebecca Lynn Howard – No Rules | Amazon CD
The Impossible Shapes – The Impossible Shapes | Amazon CD
Judas Priest – Nostradamus | Amazon CD
King Khan & The Shrines – The Supreme Genius Of King Khan | Amazon CD
Man Without Wax – Anchor | Amazon CD
The Mannish Boys – Lowdown Feelin’ | Amazon CD
Menew – Of The Future | Amazon CD
Miggs – Unraveled | Amazon CD
Mono In VCF – Mono In VCF | Amazon CD
Chante Moore – Love The Woman | Amazon CD
Jon Mueller And Jason Kahn – Topography | Amazon CD
My Brightest Diamond – A Thousand Shark's Teeth | Amazon CD
Nomo – Ghost Rock | Amazon CD
Notwist – The Devil, You + Me | Amazon CD
The Offspring – Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace | Amazon CD
Katy Perry – One Of The Boys | Amazon CD
Ponytail – Ice Cream Spiritual | Amazon CD
Rabbit Junk – This Is The Life Where You Get Fucked | Amazon CD
Reggie And The Full Effect – Last Stop: Crappy Town | Amazon CD
Becky Schlegel – For All The World To See | Amazon CD
Sian Alice Group – Dusk Line EP | Amazon CD
Sister Hazel – Before The Amplifiers… Live Acoustic | Amazon CD
Sy Smith – Conflict | Amazon CD
System Syn – End | Amazon CD
Teddy Thompson – A Piece Of What You Need | Amazon CD
Twine – Violets | Amazon CD
Dan Tyminski – Wheels | Amazon CD
Valient Thorr – Immortalizer | Amazon CD
The War On Drugs – Wagonwheel Blues | Amazon CD
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