This Week's Releases

Firekites – Closing Forever Sky (Spunk)
Bringing some of the best and brightest names in indie-rock together, Closing Forever Sky is the next offering from Newcastle outfit Firekites. According to reviewer Amorina Fitzgerald-Hood, ‘this is an album to get lost in’ so make sure to grab a copy.

Kimbra – The Golden Echo (Warner)
After gaining widespread acclaim two years ago through her collaboration with Gotye on Somebody That I Used To Know, this Grammy Award winning artist has returned with a second album called The Golden Echo. Kimbra is renowned for her unique style and reviewer Roshan Clerke thinks this new album is a ‘teasing listen that ultimately rewards over time’.

The Dirty Earth – Autonomic (Foghorn/MGM)
Sydney-siders The Dirty Earth are bringing the rock to a whole new level with their latest offering Autonomic. This four-piece have shown just how versatile they can be with tracks ranging from stoner rock to head banging tunes. According to The Music’s Cameron Cooper, The Dirty Earth are ‘heavy, psychedelic and above all unpindownable’. This is definitely an album worth listening to for any rock enthusiast.

Accept – Blind Rage (Nuclear Blast/Universal)
Band of Frequencies & Friends – The Transparentsea Voyage (Movie Soundtrack) (Independent)
Benjamin Booker – Benjamin Booker (Rough Trade/Remote Control)
Courteeners – Concrete Love ([PIAS] Australia)
Die! Die! Die! – S W I M (Black Night Crash Records/MGM)
Dragonforce – Maximum Overload (3Wise/Sony)
Hollie Cook - Twice (Kartel/Shock)
James Brown – Get On Up: The James Brown Story (Universal)
James Yorkston – The Cellardyke Recording And Wassailing Society (Domino/EMI)
JJ - V (Secretly Canadian/Inertia)
Karol Conka  - Batuk Freak (Kartel/Shock)
King 810 – Memoirs Of A Murderer (Roadrunner/Warner)
Livingstone Daisies - Waiting On The Last Minute (Popboomerang)
LUCIANBLOMKAMP – Post-Nature (Yes Please/Remote Control)
Mannheim Rocket – Mannheim Rocket (3BS Records)
Millions Max – Relax (Stop/Start/Inertia)
Mungo’s Hifi Vs Prince Fatty – Mungo’s Hifi Vs Prince Fatty (Kartel/Shock)
Shihad – EVEY (Warner)
Siskin River – The Hours They Keep (Independent)
SOJA - Amid The Noise and Haste (ATO/[PIAS] Australia)
Souls of Mischief – There Is Only Now (Linear Labs/Sony)
The Autumn Isles – A Bird Called Cognition (Firestarter Distribution)
The Kinks – Lola Versus Powerman and The Moneygoround: Part One (Sony)
The Last Internationale – We Will Reign (Epic/Sony)
The Magic Numbers – ALIAS (Caroline)
Twin Atlantic – Great Divide (Red Bull Records)
Upon A Burning Body – The World Is My Enemy Now (Sumerian/ADA)
Watsky – All You Can Do (Caroline)