Here’s a rundown of the new albums available online and in record stores today:
- Keane, Perfect Symmetry
Wimpy balladeers experience a rush of blood to the head.
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- Chris Cornell, Scream
Flailing grunge icon submits to pop mastermind’s odd whims.
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- The Secret Machines, The Secret Machines
Former Next Big Things offer the newest new wave of metal.
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- I’m From Barcelona, Who Killed Harry Houdini?
Formerly sunny Swedes share anxieties on shaky second album.
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- Ray LaMontagne, Gossip in the Grain
Acoustic chronicler of dark side cracks the window a tad.
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Read reviews of six other albums available today on page 2.
PLUS! Last week’s new albums from Oasis, Deerhoof, and The Streets
More on SPIN.com:
>> Live: Keane, Lily Allen Collaborate Onstage!
>> Lucinda Williams, ‘West’ (Lost Highway)
>> Exclusive: New I’m From Barcelona Stream, “Paper Planes”
>> Exclusive MP3: Secret Machines, “Atomic Heels”
- Nikka Costa, Pebble to a Pearl
Los Angeles soul sprite gives fresh kick to tired R&B tropes.
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- Ane Brun, Changing of the Seasons
Scandinavian songbird dazzles with unnerving vocal verve.
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- Dillinger Four, C I V I L W A R
Midwestern lifers step up to flog this year’s American idiots.
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- Lucinda Williams, Little Honey
Lovestruck alt-country queen comes roaring back in black.
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- The Mighty Underdogs, Droppin’ Science Fiction
Lords of the underground settle in for a B-boy bull session.
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- Todd Snider, Peace Queer
Resilient roots rocker rages (subtly) against the machine.
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PLUS! Last week’s new albums from Oasis, Deerhoof, and The Streets
More on SPIN.com:
>> Live: Keane, Lily Allen Collaborate Onstage!
>> Lucinda Williams, ‘West’ (Lost Highway)
>> Exclusive: New I’m From Barcelona Stream, “Paper Planes”
>> Exclusive MP3: Secret Machines, “Atomic Heels”