This Week's Releases

21 March 2013 | 4:25 pm | Alex Wilson

New music from WAAVES, Emma Louise, British India, The Snowdroppers and Kverlertak!

That time of the week again! Here's some of the new records coming atcha:

Emma Louise Vs Head Vs Heart (MGM)

This young songstress had a huge 2012, and has just gone ahead and dropped this corker of a record on us. It's an assured debut placing her in the same ballpark as great singer-songwriters like Tori Amos, Lykke Li and Natasha Khan.

SOJALong Time Ago (AIM/Inertia)

We had a chat with the Soldiers of Jah Army about spreading their message to the kids. We also have a review up of their latest record, which is stuffed to the gills with riddim.

Billy BraggTooth & Nail (Cooking Vinyl/Universal)

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We're streaming the latest one from this folk-punk veteran.

The SnowdroppersMoving Out of Eden (Four | Four/Universal)

The latest one from these sharp-dressed men finds them reconnecting powerfully with Australia's lost pub-rock history and cranking out some downlow rock n'roll. Scope out this interview we did with 50% of The Snowdroppers about Moving Out of Eden's influences, why their fancy threads sometimes give people the wrong idea and what they think about Mumford & Sons.

WaavesAfraid of Heights (Pod/Inertia)

The tunes are still there, but four albums in, and how much gas is left in Waaves lyrical tank? Check out what we think.

Camperdown & OutCouldn't Be Better (Popfrenzy)

Maybe a little short on lyrical substance but long on catchy hooks, this is an ultimately lovable debut written according to the suburban indie playbook.

KverletakAlbum (Roadrunner/Warner)

This utterly arse-kicking Norwegian wallop packs everything from classic rock guitar heroics to punk-rock gang vocals to frostbitten blast-beats. And we're streaming it – go treat yourself to a glorious arse-kicking.

Also coming out:

OneRepublicNative (Universal)
Various
Ministry of Sound Electro House Sessions: Vol. 6 (Ministry of Sound/Universal)
Iron Maiden
Maiden England '88 (EMI)
Luke BryanSpring Break… Here to Party! (EMI)
Simple MindsCelebrate: Greatest Hits (EMI)
IntronautHabitual Levitations (Century Media/EMI)
Crime & The City SolutionAmerican Twilight (Mute/EMI)
The StrokesCome Down Machine (Sony)
KashmirE.A.R (Sony)
Megan HiltyIt Happens All the Time (Sony)
Nigel Kennedy Recital (Sony)
Tedeschi/Trucks BandEverybody's Talkin' [Tour Edition] (Sony)
Jackson McLaren & The Triple ThreatWalk Along The Wire [Reissue] (Sony)
VariousThe Croods Soundtrack (Sony)
British IndiaController (Liberation)
Night WorksUrban Heat Island (Loose Lips/Cooperative)
Deptford GothLife After Defo (Merok/Cooperative)
Lapalux
Nostalchic (Brainfeeder/Inertia)
Lindi OrtegaCigarettes & Truckstops (Shock)
The CatholicsYonder (Bugle/Fuse)
Hadouken!Every Weekend (Surface Noise)
The Starry FieldBack on the Milks (Junkie Uncle)
Chris AbrahamsMemory Night (Room40)
Mike CooperWhite Shadows in the South Seas (Room40a)
DominoWhere the Desert Meets the Sea (MGM/Green)
The Blackwater FeverThe Depths (Independent/MGM)
ClutchEarth Rocker (Weathermaker/MGM)
MerchandiseTotale Nite (Spunk/Cooperative)
The ChemistBalletr in the Badlands (Create/Control)
The Psychotic TurnbucklesDestroy Dull City [Reissue] (Citadel)