Care to relive those days when there was there was something seemingly dangerous about Michael Jackson’s video for Thriller
, in which the countless now-Disney-esque zombies stumbled at you through dark alleys, and when Jacko himself could (semi)convincingly act the bad boy boyfriend before he transformed into something that crawled offstage of Cats? No? Well, then maybe the 25th anniversary edition of Thriller, on shelves this week, isn’t for you. But maybe something else is on Largehearted Boy’s list of new releases. You may not be as familiar with many of these mostly independent artists, but here are a few notables to try:
from Opus Mixtum on Carrot Top Records
British Sea Power – Waving Flags (MP3)
from Do You Like Rock Music? on Rough Trade
City and Colour – Waiting
from Bring Me Your Love on Vagrant
The Heavy Circles – Henri (MP3)
from The Heavy Circles on Dynamite Child
Jon McKiel – War on You (MP3)
from The Nature of Things on Lumberjack Mordam Music
Robert Pollard – Love Your Spaceman (MP3)
from Superman Was A Rocker on Happy Jack Rock Records
Reed KD – Empty Bottles (MP3)
from The Ashes Bloom on Dirty Laundry
The YMD – New Direction (MP3)
from Excuse Me, This Is the Yah Mos Def on My Pal God Records
