NEW RELEASES WEEK #37 SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 (WEEK #37)

1.    ARBOURETUM-“A GOURD OF GOLD” [EP] (9/10) (2013 EP from the Alt-Rock band. Arbouretum offer up four cover versions of songs by Gordon Lightfoot, the oft-overlooked Canadian singer/songwriter who helped define the Folk-Rock sound of the '60s and '70s. These are exactly what cover songs should sound like - immediately familiar, reverent yet fresh and worthy.) 

2.    ARCTIC MONKEYS-“AM” (9/10) 

3.    BABYSHAMBLES-“SEQUEL TO THE PREQUEL” (DELUXE EDITION) (9/10) 

4.    BALANCE AND COMPOSURE-“THE THINGS WE THINK WE’RE MISSING” (9/10) 

5.    WILLIS EARL BEAL-“NOBODY KNOWS” (9/10) 

6.    BODY LANGUAGE-“GRAMMAR” (9/10)

7.    BOY-“MUTUAL FRIENDS” (ACOUSTIC EP) (9/10)

8.    BODY/HEAD-“COMING APART” (9/10) 

9.    ANE BRUN-“SONGS 2003-2013” (2-CD IMPORT) (9/10) 

10. THE CLASH-“SOUND SYSTEM” (13-CD BOX SET) (9/10) 

11. DEAD VOICES ON AIR-“BUNDLE 1995-2013” (9/10)

12. DELOREAN-“APAR” (9/10)

13. DREADZONE-“ESCAPADES” (9/9) (MICK JONES IS ON IT) + “ESCAPADES REMIXES” 

14. DRIVE BY TRUCKERS-“ALABAMA ASS WHUPPIN’” (LIVE IN ATHENS, GA 1999) (9/10) 

15. PIERS FACCINI-“BETWEEN DOGS & WOLVES” (9/10)

16. FACTORY FLOOR-“FACTORY FLOOR” (9/10) 

17. FOREST FIRE-“SCREENS” (9/10) 

18. FRIGHTENED RABBIT-“LATE MARCH, DEATH MARCH” [EP] (9/10)

19. GINKGO-“MANOPAUSE” (9/3) The solo debut of Tapes 'n Tapes' Josh Grier captures the feel of a full band, namely Modest Mouse.

20. GOLDFRAPP-“TALES OF US” (9/10)

21. JOANNA GRUESOME-“WEIRD SISTER” (9/10)

22. JULIANA HATFIELD-“WILD ANIMALS” (9/10)

23. HEATHERED PEARLS-“LOYAL REWORKS” (9/10) 

24. MAN MAN-“ON ONI POND” (9/10) 

25. MINISTRY-“FROM BEER TO ETERNITY” (9/10)

26. MOVING MOUNTAINS-“MOVING MOUNTAINS” (9/10)

27. MOVING UNITS-“NEUROTIC EXOTIC” (9/10)

28. OBITS-“BED & BUGS” (9/10)

29. THE ORWELLS-“WHO NEEDS YOU” [EP] (9/10) 

30. RISE AGAINST-“LONG FORGOTTEN SONGS: B-SIDES AND COVERS 2000-2013” (9/10) 

31. THE STARFOLK-“THE STARFOLK” (9/10) (The Starfolk makes melody-rich chamber pop music that rocks in front man Brian Tighe's quintessentially ethereal way. Tighe fronted indie-pop darlings The Hang Ups in the 90's, and co-fronts bittersweet girl-boy poppers The Owls. In The Starfolk, Tighe is on guitar and lead vocals; joined by wife/collaborator Allison LaBonne (The Owls) on bass, Jacqueline Ultan on cello, and Stephen Ittner (The Hang Ups) on drums. Everyone sings. The sound of The Starfolk self-titled is palpably heavier than Tighe's back catalog. But the dirty guitar riffs and insistent rhythms are interspersed with angelic moments where Tighe unveils some of his most McCartney-esque melody writing; steeped in lush, eerie harmonies and elegant, economical arrangements. LaBonne contributes three songs that add dimension to the record; her urgent pulses and chilling vocals offering an exciting shift in perspective.)

32. STEEP CANYON RANGERS-“TELL THE ONES I LOVE” (9/10)

33. THE STRYPES-“SNAPSHOT (ARTIST LOUNGE EP) (9/10) + “BLUE COLLAR JANE” [EP] (4/10) 

34. TERRY MALTS-“NOBODY REALIZES THIS IS NOWHERE” (9/10) 

35. EMILIANA TORRINI-“TOOKAH” (9/10) 

36. THE WHITE BUFFALO-“SHADOWS, GREYS & EVIL WAYS” (9/10)

37. WILLARD GRANT CONSPIRACY-“GHOST REPUBLIC” (9/10)