This Week's Releases

7 February 2013 | 1:09 pm | Alex Wilson

New music from My Bloody Valentine, Tegan & Sara, Foals, Eels, Coheed & Cambria and PVT!

Whew, it's a big one this week! Here's some of the new music coming your way:

My Bloody Valentinem b v (Independent)

22 years in the making, m b v makes a good case for Kevin Shields as indie rock's Axl Rose – except this long-awaited album was totally worth the wait.

Tegan & SaraHeartthrob (Warner)

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The Canadian twins are still cranking out darkly mysterious pop, but this time around it may be losing a little bit of allure. Check out the stream of Heartthrob we have and make up your own mind.

Foals Holy Fire (Warner)

After their personal and introspective and personal sophomore record, Foals come thundering back into your stereo with this ferocious and assured new album.

Coheed & Cambria – The Afterman: Descension (V2/Cooperative)

The space-opera wrangling New Jersey rockers pare back their progressive tendencies for a tight and accessible seventh LP.

PVT Homosapien (Create Control)

The ever-changing PVT's big pop evolution on Homosapien has been heralded as everything from their best album to a mixed bag. But none of this would worry PVT frontman Richard Pike, who told us he gets his kicks from confounding expectations.

EelsWonderful, Glorious (E-Works/Cooperative)

10 albums deep and the man called E has delivered a dark and intelligent record that stands apart from the indie rock pack.

Pissed Jeans Honeys (Sub Pop/Inertia)

If you can handle some downlow filthy punk, then this new offering from these Pennsylvania noise merchants will be the method to your madness.

Darkstar News From Nowhere (Warp/Inertia)

With this new record, Darkstar abandon their bass roots to go exploring the galaxy of electronic headspace.

The BronxThe Bronx IV (White Drugs/Shock)

The Los Angeles punk-rockers bare their teeth once again for a rockier fourth outing, but it's still heavier on the hooks than the riffs. We spoke to vocalist Matt Caughthran about musical evolution and doing things your own way.

Strange TalkCast Away (Sony)

This Melbourne quartet has delivered a smart and polished electro pop record, with a promise they may be capable of something more unique in the future.

You can also check out:

Linkin ParkLiving Things [Tour Edition] (Warner)
Bullet For My Valentine
Temper Temper (Sony)
Barbara Streisand
Classical Barbara (Sony)
Ron Sexsmith
– Forever Endeavour (Cooking Vinyl/Shock)
Silverstein
This Is How The Wind Shifts (Roadrunner/Warner)
Emilia Mitiku
I Belong To You (Warner)
Jewel
Greatest Hits (Warner)
Lisa Loeb
No Fairy Tale (429/Universal)
Joan Armatrading
Starlight (429/Universal)
Tim McGraw
Two Lanes Of Freedom [Deluxe] (Universal)
Modestep
Evolution Theory (Universal)
McFly
Greatest Hits (Universal)
Max Richter
Recomposed Vivaldi (Universal)
Alfie Boe
Storyteller (Universal)
Blake
Start Over (Universal)
Kristina Miltiadou
Kristina Miltiadou (etcetc/Universal)
Guards
In Guards We Trust (Pod/Inertia)
Wax Witches
Celebrity Beatings (Jerko/MGM)
Can
Lost Tapes [Reissue] (Mute/EMI)
Stornoway
Tales From Terra Firma (4AD/Remote Control)
Enforcer
– Death By Fire (Shock)
Veronica Falls
– Waiting For Something To Happen (Bella Union/Cooperative)
Courteneers
Anna (V2/Cooperative)
Various
– Kitsune Parisien 3 (Kitsune/Cooperative)