This Week's Releases

Leonard Cohen — Popular Problems (Sony)

The legendary singer-songwriter has followed up his fantastic 2012 record Old Ideas "with the equally lovely Popular Problems", according to The Music's Andrew McDonald. The nine-track album reveals more sides to Cohen and his brilliant songwriting, impressive given his long-standing career. The Music's Album Of The Week.

Gerard Way — Hesitant Alien (Warner)

My Chemical Romance might be no more but that doesn't mean the music has to stop for former frontman Gerard Way. Nor should it probably stop, considering his first solo release. The Music's Cameron Cooper: "Hesitant Alien is a complete, functional and pretty good album."

SBTRKT — Wonder Where We Land (Young Turks/Remote Control)

The mysterious and masked music-maker that is SBTRKT is back with album number two. The collaborations on Wonder Where We Land are sublime (especially with long-time pal Sampha) and overall, it's a "stunning whole" of a record, said The Music's Benny Doyle.

The Preatures — Blue Planet Eyes (Mercury/Universal)

 

Sydney's The Preatures embrace the indie-pop sounds that made single Is This How You Feel? such as hit on their first LP Blue Planet Eyes. According to The Music's Roshan Clerke, "Blue Planet Eyes waltzes through the haze and on to the scene like it's been here all along."

 

Childhood — Lacuna (Popfrenzy)

 

UK indie rock band Childhood will drop their debut album Lacuna tomorrow, but chances are you may have already heard it with our exclusive stream. If you haven't, what are you waiting for huh?

 

 

Billy The Kid - Horseshoes And Hand Grenades (Kartel/Shock)
Blake Shelton - Bringing Back The Sunshine (Warner)
Bluejuice - Retrospectable (Dew Process/Universal)
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Singer's Grave A Sea Of Tongues (Drag City/Spunk)
Childhood - Lacuna (Popfrenzy)
Christopher Owens - A New Testament (Turnstile/Caroline)
David Bowie - Sound+Vision (Parlophone/Warner)
Decapitated - Blood Mantra (Nuclear Blast)
Donny Benet - Weekend At Donny's (Rice Is Nice)
Dreamtime - Sun (Conquest Of Noise)
Hang The Bastard - Sex In The Seventh Circle (Slege Of Amida Records/Century Media)
Jack Carty - Esk (Gigpiglet/Inertia)
Jackie Evancho - Awakening (Sony)
Jamie T - Carry On The Grudge (Virgin/EMI)
Jennifer Hudson - JHUD (Sony)
John Mellancamp - Plain Spoken (Republic/Universal)
Julian Casablancas + The Voidz - Tyranny (Cult Records/Inertia)
Kenny Chesney - The Big Revival (Sony)
King Tuff - Black Moon Spell (Sub Pop/Inertia)
Nada Surf - B-Sides (Stop Start/Inertia)
Nico Muhly - Two Boys (Nonesuch/Warner)
Nonpoint - The Return (Metal Blade Records/Rocket)
Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory Chasing The Sun Special Edition (Big Brother/Sony)
Prince - Art Official Age (NPG Records/Warner)
Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL - Plectrumelectrum (NPG Records/Warner)
Rob Lynch - All These Nights In Bars Will Somehow Save My Soul (Xtra Mile/Shock)
Robert Burke - Do True (Jazz Life)
Sam Amidon - Lily-O (Nonesuch/Warner)
The Drums - ENCYCLOPEDIA (Pod/Inertia)
The Harpoons - Falling For You (Two Bright Lakes/Remote Control)
The Hollies - 50 At 50 (Parlophone/Warner)
Tove Lo - Queen Of The Clouds (Universal)
Various Artists - Balance 026: Hernan Cattaneo (Balance Music/Universal)
Various Artists - F.U.N. 2 (Universal)