This Week's Releases

September is always a busy time for new music and 2012 is no exception. Tomorrow we're expecting releases from...

The xx – Coexist (Young Turks/Remote Control)
Click here for new tracks from Coexist and an interview with Oliver Sim, guitarist/vocalist for the buzzing UK new wavers.

Sugar Army – Summertime Heavy (Permanent/Shock)
The first album from the Perth alt-rockers after losing their bassist and resolving to continue as a trio. Here's our review.

Calexico – Algiers (Spunk/Cooperative)
There was a bit of confusion over this new one when the lead single Para dropped, but we think the album's been worth the four-year wait.

The Amity Afflication – Chasing Ghosts (Roadrunner/Warner)
Selling out shows for their upcoming tour, announced for Soundwave 2013 and courting controversy with a fairly morbid album cover. Brutal.

iamamiwhoami – Kin (To Whom It May Concern/Cooperative)
Joanna Lee wins the award for the most tongue-twisting artist name this September. Here's what we think of her austere, moody electronica.

Two Door Cinema Club – Beacon (Kitsune/Cooperative)
We had a chat with frontman Alex Trimble about playing at the London Olympics and their new record.

Amanda Palmer – Theatre is Evil (8 Ft Records/Inertia)
The fan-funded solo effort from 50% of The Dresden Dolls. Click here for our thoughts on the record.

The Presets – Pacifica (Modular/Universal)
We had a chat with Kim Moyes about this long-awaited followup to 2008's staggeringly successful Apocalypso and getting back on the road after having kids.

Smash Mouth – Magic (429/Universal)
Genuine comeback or just cashing in on 90s nostalgia?

Bob Mould – Silver Age (Shock)
Former Hüsker Dü howler/guitar slinger gets back to his distortion drenched roots and it's bloody awesome.

Katatonia – Dead End Kings (Shock)
Check out our review of this wonderfully miserable LP from the Scandinavian veterans.

Founds – Hadean (Rare Finds/Inertia)
Mysterious, layered and orchestral. Check out our review.

Donny Benét – Electric Love (Rice Is Nice)
We interviewed Mr. Benét about his new record and signature brand of Italo Disco Funk.

Propagandhi – Failed States (Epitaph/Warner)
Seems like these Canuck punkers just keep churning out great records.

Deerhoof – Breakup Song (Lost & Lonesome/Fuse)
Here's our review of their latest collection of eclectic, angular pop.

And here's some more cool stuff coming out this week that you might want to know about:

The Gaslamp Killer – Breakthrough (Brainfeeder/Inertia)
Alberta Cross – Songs of Patience (PIAS/Liberator)
The Script – #3 (Sony)
Rita Ora – Ora (Sony)
High Highs – High Highs EP (Sony)
Chris Robinson Brotherhood – The Magic Door (Warner)
King Gizzard & The Wizard – 12 Bar Bruise (Flightless)
Matt Walker – In Echoes of Dawn (Fuse)
We All Want To – Come Up Invisible (Plus One)
Marina Prior – Both Sides Now (Fanfare)
Testament – Dark Roots of Earth (Nuclear Blast/Riot)
Edward Deer – About Monsters (Laughing Outlaw/Inertia)
The Parson Red Heads – Yearling (Laughing Outlaw/Inertia)
James Carter – After All (Newmarket)
Hanson – Shout It Out (3GC)
Tony Gould/Peter Petrucci – The Journey Home (Which Way/Fuse)
Mono – For My Parents (Valve/MGM)
Akon – Stadium (Universal)
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Wreck & Ruin (Liberation)
Justine Clarke – Little Day Out (ABC Kids/Universal)
Imagine Dragons – Night Visions (Interscope/Universal)
Bob Dylan – Tempest (Sony)
Billy Talent – Dead Silence (Warner Canada)
Sebastien Tellier - My God Is Blue (Record Makers/Warner)
Sheepdogs – Sheepdogs (Atlantic/Warner)
Two Gallants – The Bloom And The Blight (IndoChine/WMA)
Helio Sequence – Negotiations (Sub Pop/Inertia)
Stars – The North (Shock)
David Guetta – Nothing But The Beat 2.0 (Virgin)
Pet Shop Boys – Elysium (Capitol)
David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant (4AD/Remote Control)
Noah Stewart – Noah (Decca/Universal)