Here’s a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:
Chris Cornell, Scream
Flailing grunge icon submits to pop mastermind’s odd whims.
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Handsome Furs, Face Control
Electro-pop PDAs from enchanting Canuck couple.
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Extra Golden, Thank You Very Quickly
Okay, Vampire Weekend, class is now in session!
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Compact Discs: Sound of the Future
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
Excitable indie collective earnestly earns the buzz.
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Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Elvis Perkins in Dearland
Tragedy-scarred folkie is undaunted by mortality.
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Riverboat Gamblers, Underneath the Owl
North Texas’ missing liquor? Look no further.
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Mirah, (a)spera
She contains multitudes in the gentlest of gestures.
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Bishop Allen, Grrr…
Even after Nick and Norah, they still ain’t the Shins.
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New Found Glory, Not Without a Fight
Irrepressible pop-punk prats struggle to evolve.
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Razorlight, Slipway Fires
Kate Moss cast-off is better seen than heard.
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Cursive, Mama, I’m Swollen
Interminable cry against man’s inhumanity, etc.
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