This Week's Releases

Alt-J – This Is All Yours (Infectious/Liberator)

English quartet Alt-J are bringing back their unusual indie sounds with second album This Is All Yours, which is set to be unveiled officially tomorrow. According to reviewer Amorina Fitzgerald-Hood, the album "becomes beautiful and complex at times" but whether it matches up to their debut An Awesome Wave is another thing.

Missy Higgins – Oz (Eleven/Universal)  

Aussie singer-songwriter Missy Higgins has created a brand new 15-track cover album for all of us to enjoy when it is released tomorrow. As The Music’s Album Of The Week, you can expect to hear some unique sounds as she takes on some of Australia’s most beloved songs from artists such as Dan Sultan, The Drones and Something For Kate.

Step-Panther – Strange But Nice (HUB/Inertia)

Holding onto what they did best in their debut album, Step-Panther have managed to leap forward with second album Strange But Nice and produce songs that have really stepped up their musical game. The Music’s Chris Familton said that the trio now has "good ideas and the ability to shape and execute them" so be sure to grab a copy.

Tweedy – Sukierae (Anti-/Warner)

Americana mainstay Jeff Tweedy will finally release his first solo album in what has been a three-decade career. The muso, along with his son Spencer, have created a record that's "a calm and assuring selection of songs, with enough variety in mood and construction that it never lags or feels tonally repetitive," according to The Music's Steve Bell.

and the rest of the releases...

Airling – Love Gracefully (Pieater/Inertia)
Allah-Las – Worship The Sun (Innovative Leisure/Create Control)
Antiskeptic – Stare Down The Ocean (Independent)
Aphex Twin – Syro (Warp/Inertia)
Barbra Streisand – Partners (Sony)
Bearhug – So Gone (Spunk)
Blackjack Billy – Rebel Child (Universal)
BRONCHO – Just Enough Hip To Be Woman (Dine Alone/Cooking Vinyl)
Catfish & The Bottlemen – The Balcony (Communion/Caroline)
Chloe Howl – Chloe Howl (Columbia/Sony)
Chris Brown – X (RCA/Sony)
Cruel Hand – The Negatives (Hopeless Records/Unified)
Dragon – Roses (ozmomusic)
Erasure – The Violet Flame (Mute/Create Control)
Gary Clark Jr – LIVE (Warner)
George Harrison – The Apple Years 1968-75 (Apple/EMI)
Jimi Hendrix – The Cry Of Love (Legacy/Sony)
Jimi Hendrix – Rainbow Bridge (Legacy/Sony)
Jonas Kaufman – You Are The World To Me (Sony)
July Talk – July Talk (Sleepless/EMI)
Lenny Kravitz – Strut (Roxie Records/Kobalt)
Lowell – We Loved Her Dearly (Arts & Crafts/Create Control)
Ludovico Einaudi – Stanze (Decca/Universal)
Mark Mancina – Planes Soundtrack (Disney/Universal)
Marketa Irglova – Muna (Anti-/Warner)
My Brightest Diamond – This Is My Hand (Asthmatic Kitty/Inertia)
Nigel Kennedy – The Four Seasons (Sony)
Omelette – On This Day (Jazzhead)
Perfume Genius – Too Bright (Matador/Remote Control)
Professor Green – Growing Up In Public (EMI)
Spencer Burton – Don’t Let The World See Your Love (Dine Alone/Cooking Vinyl)
The Lees Of Memory – Sisyphus Says (SideOneDummy/Shock)
The Script – No Sound Without Silence (Sony)
Threshold – For The Journey (Nuclear Blast/Universal)
Tim McGraw – Sundown Heaven Town (Universal)
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – Cheek To Cheek (Interscope Records/Universal)
Various Artists – Dead Man’s Town: A Tribute To Born In The USA (Lightning Rod Records/Cooking Vinyl)