Lots out on this Tue., Jan. 27. Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should know) – with audio & video for your listening and viewing pleasure. Click here to see releases from the past several weeks…Bo and The Locomotive, It's All Down Here From Here (self-release)
Chandos, Rats in Your Bed (Carpark Records)
Jamie Cullum, Interlude (Blue Note/Universal
Dengue Fever, The Deepest Lake (MRI)
The LA world music ensemble expands on their trademark mix of surf, psychedelia and Cambodian pop with Afro percussion, sweeping melodies and stretched-out jams.
Dirty Dishes, Guilty (Exploding In Sound Records)
Boston-brewed rock band Dirty Dishes has a decidedly '90s rock appeal (Veruca Salt, Pixies and Breeders come to mind), driven by the girlishly sweet vocals of singer-guitarist Jenny Tuite. Check out "Red Roulette" below...
Dodos, Individ (Polyvinyl)
Doomtree, All Hands (Doomtree Records)
The third official full-length release from most well-known hip hop collective to come out of Minnesota, Doomtree, home to rappers P.O.S, Dessa, Cecil Otter, Sims and Mike Mictlan, and producers Paper Tiger and Lazerbeak. Check out "Final Boss" below.
Gov't Mule, Sco-Mule (Evil Teen)
A release that takes select songs from two 1999 shows featuring the original Gov't mule trio — Warren Haynes, Allen Woody and Matt Abts — performing with jazz guitarist John Scofield.
Milo Greene, Control (Atlantic)
Howlin Rain, Mansion Songs (Easy Sound Recording)
Invisible Familiars, Disturbing Wildlife (Other Music Recording Co.)
Invisible Familiars is the intriguing indie project of multi-instrumental songwriter Jared Samuel. Relix called his debut album "rich in composition, arrangement and atmosphere, filled with adventurous melodies, intricate settings and pleasing fun with every meticulous new trick," while Stereogum likened his music to "T. Rex in a funhouse of horrors. Let it cast a spell on you." Take a listen to the groove-dancing "Heavenly All" below.
Jim White vs. The Packway Handle Band, Take It Like A Man (Yep Roc Records)
Bettye LaVette, Worthy (Cherry Red)
Menace Beach, Ratworld (Memphis Industries)
The Leeds-based group presents their first album and U.S. debut, punchy garage-soaked indie rock marked by cooing female backing vocals and spirited rhythms. "Tastes Like Medicine" below.
Napalm Death, Apex Predator - Easy Meat (Century Media)
Ne-Yo, Non-Fiction (Motown/MGD)
Papa Roach, F.E.A.R. (Eleven Records)
Periphery, Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega (Sumerian)
Pond, Man, It Feels Like Space Again (Modular Recordings)
The Aussie psych rock band spawned from Tame Impala presents another record. Video for trippy-warped ode "Elvis' Flaming Star" below.
Natalie Prass, Natalie Prass (Spacebomb)
Prass has a stunning, dulcet yet soulful vocal quality that is so damn sweet it almost hurts the teeth, grooving and ambling instrumentals and classy Baccharachian-style orchestrations (swells of strings, classy horn and flute embellishments) that make her new album (which evokes all the best moments of Carole King) really hard not to like. Hear for yourself below in "My Baby Don't Understand Me"
Jessica Pratt, On Your Own Love Again (Drag City)
Punch Brothers, The Phosphorescent Blues (Nonesuch)
Alasdair Roberts, Alasdair Roberts (Drag City)
The Lone Bellow, Then Came the Morning (Descendant/Sony)
Twerps, Range Anxiety (Merge)
Ty Segall, Live in San Francisco (Castle Face)
Jan St. Werner, Miscontinuum Album (Thrill Jockey)
Charlie Wilson, Forever Charlie (RCA)
Visgoth, The Revenant King (Metal Blade Records)
Voices, London (Candlelight)
Young Ejecta, The Planet (Driftless)
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Ascension, The Dead Of The World
Cotillon, Cotillon
Corey Dargel, OK It's Not OK
The Dø, Shake Shook Shaken
George Ezra, Wanted On Voyage
Fifth Harmony, Reflection
Funeral For A Friend, Chapter and Verse
Hey Rosetta!, Second Sight
Her Habits, Northerner EP
Drew Holcomb & Neighbors, Medicine
Danny Kroha, Angels Watching Over Me
Lord Dying, Poisoned Altars
Tim Myers, The Year
New Kingston, Kingston City
The Phantom Band, Fears Trending
Suburban Living, Suburban Living
Twiztid,The Darkness
Venom, From The Very Depths
You Blew It!, Pioneer of Nothing EP