Here’s a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It’s Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs show the hipsters how to feel for real.
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Peter Bjorn and John, Living Thing
Success makes a mess of not-so-young-folks’ lives.
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PJ Harvey and John Parish, A Woman a Man Walked By
Sly guitarist reenables bone-chilling shape-shifter.
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UGK, UGK 4 Life
Southern rap patriarchs exit with hard-bitten brio.
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Gomez, A New Tide
Shaggy U.K. roots vets keep on blippin’ on.
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Thunderheist, Thunderheist
Cock-swingin’ dance-rap duo inject shifty smarts.
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Aceyalone, Aceyalone & The Lonely Ones
Indie-rap innovator slips into natty retro threads.
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The Answer, Everyday Demons
U.K. boogie boys sell reconstituted sanctuary.
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The Flatlanders, Hills and Valleys
Sage old-timers ponder life’s mysteries, again.
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