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Another not-so-notable release week. I know it’s not that exciting when the two releases I’m looking forward to most are from a classical composer (Johann Johannsson) and a split EP with two artists I don’t own anything by (Thursday/Envy).
My guess is people don’t want to drop an album on an election day. Can’t blame them. It probably explains the huge release weeks we’ve had through the fall up until now, too.
I’ll also be checking out Black Moth Super Rainbow, Travis, Low and Shiny Toy Guns. Mehhhh.
:: Absentee, Victory Shorts (Memphis Industries)
:: Black Moth Super Rainbow, Drippers EP (The 70’s Gymnastics Recording Company)
:: Black President, Black President (self-released)
:: Cale Parks, Sparklace (Polyvinyl)
:: Castanets vs. Ero, Dub Refuge (Asthmatic Kitty)
:: Curumin, Japanpopshow (Adrenaline)
:: Danielson, Trying Hartz (Secretly Canadian)
:: The Decemberists, Always the Bridesmaid: A Singles Series - Voume 2 (Y.A.B.B./Jealous Butcher)
:: Drew Danburry, This Could Mean Trouble, You Don’t Speak For The Club (Emergency Umbrella)
:: The End of the World, French Exit (Flameshovel/Pretty Activity)
:: Eulogies, Tempted to Do Nothing (Dangerbird)
:: Frederick, Na Na Ni (Kora)
:: Free Blood, The Singles (Rong/DFA)
:: Frida Hyvonen, Silence Is Wild (Secretly Canadian)
:: Future Clouds & Radar, Peoria (Star Apple Kingdom)
:: Gamma Ray, Hell Yeah!!! The Awesome Foursome: Live In Montreal (Steamhammer/SPV)
:: Grampall Jookabox, Rope Chain (Asthmatic Kitty)
:: Hinder, Take It to the Limit (Universal Republic)
:: Hushpuppies, Silence Is Golden (Minty Fresh)
:: James Yorkston, When the Haar Rolls In (Domino)
:: Johann Johannsson, Fordlandia (4AD) [full album stream]
:: K-The-I???, Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (Mush)
:: Kevin Ayers, What More Can I Say… (Reel Recordings)
:: Little Joy, Little Joy (Rough Trade)
:: Lou Reed, Berlin (Original Soundtrack) (Matador)
:: Low, Santa’s Coming Over 7″ (Sub Pop)
:: The Lucksmiths, First Frost (Matinee)
:: Lukestar, Lake Toba (Flameshovel)
:: Mavis Staples, Hope at the Hideout (Anti-) [full album stream]
:: MC Frontalot, Final Boss (Level Up Records & Tapes)
:: Megapuss, Surfing (Vapor)
:: Micah Blue Smaldone, The Red River (Immune)
:: The Music Lovers, Masculine Feminine (Le Grand Magistry)
:: OhGr, Devils In My Details (SPV)
:: Past Lives, Strange Symmetry (Suicide Squeeze)
:: The Piano Creeps, Future Blues (For Me and You) (Kora)
:: Q-Tip, The Renaissance (Universal Motown)
:: Shiny Toy Guns, Season of Poison (Universal Motown)
:: Skeletons, Money (Tomlab)
:: The Smashing Pumpkins, If It All Goes Wrong DVD (Coming Home Media)
:: The So So Glos, Toursim/Terrorism (Green Owl)
:: Thunder Power, Love Yourself (Slumber Party)
:: Thursday/Envy, Split 12″ (Temporary Residence, Ltd.) [full album stream]
:: Travis, Ode to J. Smith (Red Telephone Box/Fontana)
:: Ulaan Khol, II (Soft Abuse)
:: Wallpaper, On the Chewing Gum Ground (K)
:: Warship, Supply and Depend (Vagrant)
:: Wild Beasts, Limbo, Panto (Domino)
:: Wilderness, (k)no(w)here (Jagjaguwar)
:: Wino, A Bottle of Pills With A Bullet Chaser (Temporary Residence, Ltd.)
Did I miss anything important? Post it in the comments.
Written by Josh Mock
That Danielson release has some pretty fun tracks that are previously unreleased. James Yorkston also never disappoints.
Noooothing I care about, except the Thurs/Envy split. Haven’t heard it yet, but neither band has been doing things I like lately.
And LOL @ Black President being released today.
Man, another dry week.
I’m very disappointed that there’s no CD only version of Thursday/Envy released in the U.S. I’ll either have to buy from AmazonMP3 or pay $20 for the Japanese version. Neither option sounds very good to me.
Why would you pay $20 for a Japanese version when you can spend less to get a CD and vinyl housed beautiful packaging. I got two different copies of it last week and the packaging blew me away.
That’s great and all, but a vinyl record is useless to me. I have no record player and do not intend to purchase one. I also don’t have a proper space to store the record and its “beautiful packaging” so I’d probably just have to toss it in a corner somewhere.
Corners can tend to be useful for storing stuff.