Things are pretty chill release-wise as 2013 just begins to crank itself into gear:
Villagers – {Awayland} (Domino/EMI)
Villagers' Mercury Prize-nominated 2010 debut, Becoming a Jackal, was a tough act to follow. Read how we think they do with the dreaded second album in this review.
Pantha Du Prince and The Bell Laboratory – Elements of Light (Rough Trade/Remote Control)
A fat slab of deep Berlin house, accompanied by a twinkling, three-tonne 50-bell Carillion. Read our review of this unique and ambitious release here.
More albums coming out this week:
Various – Girls Vol. 1: Music from the HBO Series (Atlantic/Warner)
Various – This Is 40: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (EMI)
Various – 101 Ultimate Aussie Hits (EMI)
Various – CMAA: The Winners 2013 (EMI)
Dropkick Murphys – Signed and Sealed in Blood (Dew Process/Universal)
Yo La Tengo – Fade (Matador/Remote Control)
Black Veil Brides – Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones (Universal)
Danny Elfman – Hitchcock: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Sony)
The Sunny Cowgirls – What We Do (WJO)
Broadcast – Berberian Sound Studio Soundtrack (Warp/Inertia)
