This Week's Releases

Kanye West – Yeezus (Universal)

Although he couldn't stop it leaking, Kanye's new one is yet another majestic and bold statement, guaranteed to polarise. Check out our retrospective on sick Kanye jams and profound Yeezy wisdom.

Portugal. The Man – Evil Friends (Atlantic/Warner)

They've teamed up with Dangermouse who produced this latest pop-focused record, which veers between genuinely great tracks and indie-rock boilerplate.

Seja – All Our Wires (Rice Is Nice)

We've been streaming the latest from the Brisbane songstress and synth wranger, which features contributions from The Go-Betweens' Robert Forster, Regurgitator's Ben Ely, Cut Copy's Tim Hoey and, of course, Gotye.

Buffalo Tales – Roadtrip Confessions (Foyle/Universal)

Former reality TV star Wes Carr returns with a while new sound on Roadtrip Confessions from his new project Buffalo Tales. You can stream it in full here.

You Am I – Sound As Ever; Hi Fi Way; Hourly Daily [Reissues] (Sony)

The veteran Australian rockers are re-releasing their first three records. Check out our thoughts in this roundup of these Aussie classics.

Light Heat – Light Heat (Domino/EMI)
Falling In Reverse – Fashionably Late (Epitaph/Warner)
Skillet – Rise (Atlantic/Warner)
Various – Sing Me The Songs: Celebrating The Works Of Kate McGarrigle (Nonesuch/Warner)
Marco Beltrami – World War Z Soundtrack (Warner)
Beware Of Darkness – Orthodox (ADA/Warner)
Middle Class Rut – Pick Up Your Head (ADA/Warner)
Status Quo – Bula Quo (Fourth Chord/Warner)
Kelly Rowland – Talk A Good Game (Universal)
Booker T – Sound The Alarm (Stax/Concord Music Group/Universal)
Barenaked Ladies – Grinning Streak (Vanguard/Universal)
Mindless Self Indulgence – How I Learned To Stop Giving A Shit And Love Mindless Self Indulgence (3Wise/Sony)
J Cole – Born Sinner (Sony)
Alicia Keys – Live: VH1 Storytellers (Sony)
Various – So Fresh: The Hits Of Winter 2013 (Sony)
Hans Zimmer – Man Of Steel Soundtrack (Sony)
Loren Maazel/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra – Summer Night Concert 2013 (Sony)
1927 – The Essential 1927 (Alberts/Sony)
Lightning Dust – Fantasy (Jagjaguwar/Inertia)
Rose Windows – The Sun Dogs (Sub Pop/Inertia)
Family Of The Year – Loma Vista (Nettwerk/Inertia)
Case Studies – This Is Another Life (Sacred Bones/Inertia)
Hausu – Total (Hardly Art/Inertia)
Neon Neon – Praxis Makes Perfect (Lex/Cooking Vinyl/Caroline)
Yothu Yindiu – Homeland Movement; Tribal Voice; Freedom; Birrkutra – Wild Honey; One Blood; Garma [Reissues] (Liberation)
Landshapes – Rambutan (Bella Union/PIAS/Liberator)
The View  – Seven Year Setlist (Cooking Vinyl)
The Impossible Girl – The Sky Is Falling (Independent)
Boys Boys Boys! – We Are Excited About Everything (Firestarter)