The National – Trouble Will Find Me (4AD/Remote Control)
After 2010's High Violet catapulted them into the indie-rock stratosphere, the band return with a strong record that finds them subtly refining their wistful and melancholy sound. We recently interviewed guitarist Aaron Dessner about lyrical and personal growing pains.
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories (Sony)
We've got a track-by-track breakdown of the long anticipated LP from these French masters, where you can also download their leaed single Get Lucky. In a bizarre turn of events, the album will premiere in the small NSW town of Wee Waa with a two-day party tomorrow night.
The Dillinger Escape Plan – One Of Us Is The Killer (Party Smasher Inc/Remote Control)
It's business as usual for the boys in Dillinger. Their new album is a precisely-executed combination of songwriting smarts, technical prowess and relentless aggression. Anyone who loves this band would not want it any other way.
Jinja Safari – Jinja Safari (Island/Universal)
This second effort from the Sydney afropop crew is packed full of all the same thrills and chills that has made them such a strong fixture in Australian music.
Airbourne – Black Dog Barking (Roadrunner/Warner)
Warrnambool's finest are ridgey-didge rock superstars overseas, but remain criminally underrated on their home turf. Black Dog Barking is probably not going to win over any of their detractors, but is still a strong effort from these classic rock revivalists.
The Cat Empire – Steal The Light (Two Shoes/Inertia)
Having kicked the major-label habit, the newly independent Cat Empire pursue a less pop-inflected sound than previous releases, perhaps becoming a little more alluring as a result.
Classixx – Hanging Garden (Innovative Leisure/Future Classic)
Classixx is two DJs from LA that built a reputation on the back of some underground vinyl releases. Their debut LP finds them laying down the slick house and disco grooves that they are known so well for.
Ghostpoet – Some Say I So I Say Light (Liberator)
The upcoming British MC returns with this followup to his Mercury-nominated debut, laying it on thick with diverse arrangements featuring horns, guitars, glitch electronics and string sections. A warm and rewarding listen for anyone that likes a good headphone record.
...and more new music:
Escape The Fate – Ungrateful (Eleven Seven/Sony)
Talib Kweli – Prisoner of Conscious (Frequency/Universal)
Thirty Seconds To Mars – Love, Lust, Faith & Dreams (Universal)
Eve – Lip Lock (Sony)
New Politics – A Bad Girl In Harlem (Sony)
Various – Living in the 70s: Volume 2 (Sony)
Various – Wired for Sound: The 80s (Sony)
Bobby McFerrin – Spirityouall (Sony)
Patty Griffin – American Kid (Sony)
Gabrielle Aplin – English Rain (Warner)
Sam Amidon – Bright Sunny South (Nonesuch/Warner)
R.E.M. – Green (Rhino/Warner)
Kelly Dance – Goodnight Berlin (Broken Stone/Remote Control)
Standish/Carlyon – Deleted Scenes (Chapter)
A Cartoon Graveyard – The Men Who Stole Your Horse Are In The Woods With My Friend (Independent)
Known Associates – Ashes to Dust (Broken Tooth)
Feed Her To The Sharks – Savage Seas (Independent)
Batpiss – Nuclear Winter (Every Night Is A Saturday Night)
The Wonder Years – The Greatest Generation (UNFD/Hopeless)
Julia Holter – Tragedy (Domino/EMI)
Beccy Cole – Beccy's Big Hits (Ambition/EMI)
Amy Grant – How Mercy Looks From Here (EMI)
P-Money – Gratitude (Duck Down)
The BellRays – Black Lightning (Sultan Sounds/MGM)
Various – Kitsune America 2 (PIAS/Liberator)
Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood – album (Heavenly/PIAS/Liberator)
Marques Toliver – Land of CanAan (Bella Union/PIAS/Liberator)
Andrew Wyatt – Descender (Downtown/PIAS/Liberator)
Wampire – Curiosity (Popfrenzy)
The Baptist Generals – Jackleg Devotional to the Heart (label)
