This Week's Releases

30 May 2013 | 3:25 pm | Staff Writer

New music from Queens Of The Stone Age, Shapeshifter, Sleeping With Sirens, Tricky and City & Colour!

Queens Of The Stone Age…Like Clockwork (Matador/Remote Control) 

What a fine cast of collaborators Josh Homme has pulled together! There's Dave Grohl and ex-Mars Volta skinsman Jon Theodore thumping the tubs, Queens alumni Nick Oliveri and Mark Lanegan returning to the fold and guest appearances from Trent Reznor, the Artic Monkeys yowler Alex Turner and, bafflingly enough, Elton John. Does this star-studded lineup deliver the goods? Decide for yourself by scoping out these tracks that were premiered earlier this month.

TrickyFalse Idols (False Idols/!K7)

This trip-hop elder put himself on the map with his classic 1995 debut Maxinquaye and claims that this, album #10, is a return to his earlier greatness. Our reviewer reckons it's another compelling and unpredictable outing from a man that refuses to be pigeonholed. 

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Sleeping With SirensFeel (Rise/Warner)

Once at the forefront of the post-hardcore revival, these young gents have come back with a new album that flirts heavily with catchy pop anthems and heartfelt ballads; they're great tunes but it's a sound that might have fans of their old stuff hatin'.

City & ColourThe Hurry And The Harm (Dine Alone/Caroline)

The former Alexisonfire singer makes delivers another strong solo effort, stretching out on songs that range from uptempo to introspective while backed up by members of The Dead Weather and My Morning Jacket.

HailerAnother Way (Independent)

This second effort from the pop-inflected Sydney psych-rockers gets a whole lot right, delivering a swag of catchy tunes with a healthy dose of attitude.

Jon HopkinsImmunity (Domino/EMI)

It's business as usual, albeit a little more dance-driven, for the cinematic electronica producer on this fourth album.

...and more of the music coming your way this week:

VariousTriple j's One Night Stand: Dubbo (ABC/Universal)
DisclosureSettle (PMA/Universal)
Rasa DuendeImprovisations (ABC/Universal)
Idina MenzelBarefoot At The Symphony (Universal)
MegadethSupercollider (Universal)
ShapeshifterDelta (Ministry Of Sound/Universal)
Paul McCartney & WingsWings Over America [Reissue] (Concord/Universal)
Monster TruckFuriosity (Dine Alone/Caroline)
EisleyCurrents (UNFD)
VariousF. Scott Fitzgerald and the Music: Tales of the Jazz Age/The Great Gatsby (EMI)
TesseractAltered State (Century Media/EMI)
FilterThe Sun Comes Out Tonight (Wind Up/EMI)
Jon HopkinsImmunity (Domino/EMI)
David BowieSpace Oddity [40th Anniversary Edition] (EMI)
Big DealJune Gloom (Mute/EMI)
John FogertyWrote A Song For Everyone (Sony)
QuadronAvalanche (Sony)
Broadway Cast RecordingKinky Boots (Sony)
Camera ObscuraDesire Lines (4AD/Remote Control)
HoundmouthFrom The Hills Below (Rough Trade/Remote Control)
Jen CloherIn Blood Memory (Milk!/Vitamin)
Congo NattyJungle Revolution (Big Dada/Inertia)
Baby AnimalsThis Is Not The End (Social Family Records)
Caro EmeraldThe Shocking Miss Emerald (Dramatico/Warner)
The D.O.T.Diary (Cooking Vinyl)
This CenturyBiography of Heartbreak (Rude Records)
French FilmsWhite Orchid (Popfrenzy/Caroline)
HousesA Quiet Darkness (Downtown/PIAS/Liberator)
Charlie Boyer & The VoyeursClarietta (Heavenly/PIAS/Liberator)
EvileSkull (Earache/Shock)
Rise AgainstRPM10 [Reissue] (Fat Wreck Chords/Shock)