Besides The Saturday Knights’ first full-length, Mingle, which you can stream in its entirety between the KEXP Blog and My Old Kentucky Blog (see below), there are plenty of other new releases this week worth squandering your money on in this downfalling economy. Beggars imprint XL has unveiled Get Damaged, an EP of songs by Be Your Own Pet that their parent label, Universal, refused to put out. Other exciting releases include the self-titled debut by Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, new long-players by Love As Laughter and The Watson Twins, a terrific album of new material by Alejandro Escovedo, the much anticipated fifth album by Sigur Ros, an EP by Seattle band The Daguerreotypes, a remastered collection of singles by Jay Reatard, and, finally, the US releases of The Wombats and Hercules & Love Affair. Grab a fistful of Largehearted Boy’s list, sample these fine tunes, and get out there!
from Verbs on Aagoo Records
Calico Horse - Father Feed Me (MP3)
from Mirror on Banter Records
Cineplexx - Droga Paliativa (MP3)
from Picnic on Portia Records
Electric President - Monsters (MP3)
from Sleep Well on Morr
Alejandro Escovedo - Always A Friend (MP3)
from Real Animal on Back Porch/Manhattan Records
Hercules And Love Affair - Blind
from Hercules And Love Affair on Mute/DFA
Amos Lee - Ease Back (MP3)
from Last Days At the Lodge on Blue Note
Passenger - Do What You Like (MP3)
from Night Vision Binoculars on Chalkmark
Podington Bear - Ebullience (MP3)
from The End on Hush Records
The Revisionists - See You Around
from The Revisionists on Loveless Records
bonus: The Revisionists - Universal (MP3)
Rumspringa - Gold Mine (MP3)
from Rumspringa EP on Cantora Records
Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook (stills version)
from Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust on XL
full (nude) version here
Jon Sonnenberg - DOA (MP3)
from Acoustic Selections on Old Man Records
Various Artists: Big Blue Ball - promo
on Real World
The Wombats - Let’s Dance to Joy Division
from A Guide To Love, Loss and Desperation on Roadrunner Records
