The New New York Cool

Meet three of Gotham's finest new bands: Lissy Trullie, Crystal Stilts, and School of Seven Bells. Freshness guaranteed.
Photographs by Dan Martensen

LISSY TRULLIE

“I wanna punch the next guy who says that I ‘actually’ play the guitar well,” sneers Lissy Trullie. “When people are still surprised by something like that, I’m like, ‘Fuck you.’ ”

New Albums from Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Snow Patrol, and More

Get SPIN's take on the best and worst releases of the week!
Kele Okereke / Photo by Jackie Roman

Here's a rundown of the albums available online and in record stores today:

SPIN's Week in Review, August 18-22

What we learned this week: Following Radiohead on tour is a full-time job. Heavy Heavy Low Low are worth a listen. And more.
Radiohead's Thom Yorke / Photo by Joe Assad

It was a busy week in SPIN.com-land, as we deployed our fearless rock'n'roll vagabond Zack on the road with Radiohead; hosted a stream of the entire new LP from Heavy Heavy Low Low; and debuted tracks from the Verve, Mercury Rev, and School of Seven Bells, among others. Check out this week's booty below:

Exclusive Stream: School of Seven Bells, "Face to Face on High Places"

Dreamy! Woozy! Psychedelic! Ex-Secret Machines axeman shows off his new band's sound.
School of Seven Bells / Photo by Elle Muliarchyk

While his former bandmates -- and brother Brandon Curtis -- in the Secret Machines prep their "gritty, dirty rock album" for release, guitar whiz Benjamin Curtis, who departed the Machines in early 2007, is entering dream-pop territory wit

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