Here’s a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:
Christina Aguilera, Bionic
America’s fave bondage imp gets shot into orbit.
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Against Me!, White Crosses
White Flag: Florida punks go Hollywood, hate on the haters.
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Young Veins, Take a Vacation
Congolese avant-folkies kick out the Afro-jams.
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Crystal Castles, Crystal Castles
Dark duo chronicle the tears at the end of the rave.
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Travie McCoy, Lazarus
Gym Class Hero sees mo’ money, no problems.
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Deer Tick, The Black Dirt Sessions
Rootsy young moaners explore ageless questions.
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Blitzen Trapper, Destroyer of the Void
Congenial beats balance intricately daring rhymes.
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Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Before Today
If chillwave admitted that people like having sex.
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Tokyo Police Club, Champ
Peppy, poppy Canucks too efficiently anonymous.
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Here We Go Magic, Pigeons
Dreamy folk dabbler can’t stop copycatting
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Hot Hot Heat, Future Breeds
Dance-punkers switch labels, stay caffeinated
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Ratatat, LP4
Funky sophisticates cater to your every mood
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Teenage Fanclub, Shadows
Challenging Sonic Youth as rock’s eternal kids
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Suckers, Wild Smile
Merriweather Post Pavilion, served in Slurpuccino form
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Ólafur Arnalds, …And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness
Tenderly rendered puffs of ambient distress
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Rhymefest, El Che
Hell hath no fury like a dope MC scorned.
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Konono No. 1, Assume Crash Position
Congolese avant-folkies kick out the Afro-jams.
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Chemical Brothers, Further
Feisty big beat bombers settle down efficiently.
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