A smorgasbord of new music was released today and the last thing I want to say is that there’s too much. But if your time is limited and you can only check out a handful of these new releases, please consider these recommendations.
(in alphabetical order)
Key Tracks: Abducted, Never Heal Myself, Most Wanted, Oh My God, Never Saw the Point
For Fans Of: Tennis, The Raveonettes, The xx, Smith Westerns
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – It’s a Corporate World
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Morning Thought
Key Tracks: Morning Thought, We Almost Lost Detroit, Simple Girl, An Ugly Person On a Movie Screen, Nothing But Our Love
For Fans Of: Pepper Rabbit, Bear Hands, Yellow Ostrich, GIVERS
3. Fucked Up – David Comes To Life
Key Tracks: Queen of Hearts, The Other Shoe, Let Her Rest, Running On Nothing, A Slanted Tone
For Fans Of: Career Suicide, Future Islands, No Age, Weekend
Key Tracks: Ceiling of Plankton, Up Up Up, Saw You First, Noche Nada, Atlantic
For Fans Of: Generationals, Portugal the Man, Okkervil River, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Pepper Rabbit
5. The Postelles – The Postelles
Key Tracks: White Night, 123 Stop, Boy’s Best Friend, Hey Little Sister, Sleep On the Dance Floor
For Fans Of: The Strokes, Buddy Holly, Albert Hammond Jr, Marty McFly and the Starlighters
If you do have extra time at your disposal (ahem, Glenn), you should definitely take a gander at Paste Magazines quite thorough overview of today’s new releases.