No doubt, school is back in session this week. In fact, enrollment is up in record numbers! There’s plenty to learn from by the returning upperclassmen: Okkervil River, Calexico, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Portastatic, Emiliana Torrini, Damien Jurado, Tricky, Woven Hand, and The New Year, among many more, as well as the latest project, Boston Spaceships, from professor emeritus Robert Pollard. Others like Common Market, Fujiya & Miyagi, Chad VanGaalen, The Broken West, The Donkeys, and Horse Feathers return with worthy sophomore releases. Beyond that, there are several freshmen upstarts looking to make the grade, like Little Teeth, Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez, and Waves on Waves. It’s time to take out a loan! Check in with your student adviser, Largehearted Boy’s list and bring along a cheat sheet in case you forget!
from Brown Submarine on Guided By Voices Inc.
The Broken West - Auctioneer (MP3)
from Now or Heaven on Merge
Calexico - Two Silver Trees (MP3)
from Carried to Dust on Quarterstick Records
Callers - More Than Right (MP3)
from Fortune on Western Vinyl
Don Chambers - Highwater (featuring Patterson Hood) (MP3)
from Zebulon on Warm Recordings
Common Market - The Crucible (feat. Geo from Blue Scholars) (MP3)
from Tobacco Road on Hyena/Mass Line
The Dark Romantics - Let’s Ride (MP3)
from Heartbreaker on Lujo Records
Bart Davenport - A Young One (MP3)
from Palaces on Antenna Farm Records
The Dead Science - Make Mine Marvel (MP3)
from Villainaire on Constellation Records
The Donkeys - Nice Train (MP3)
from Living on the Other Side on Secretly Canadian
Liz Durrett - Wild as Them (MP3)
from Outside Our Gates on Warm Records
The Ettes - Marathon (MP3)
from Look at Life Again on Take Root Records
Michael Franti & Spearhead - Say Hey (I Love You) (MP3)
from All Rebel Rockers on Anti
Fujiya and Miyagi - Knickerbocker
from Lightbulbs on Deaf Dumb and Blind
Grayson Capps - Back to the Country (MP3)
from Rott ‘N’ Roll on Hyena
Higgins - Everybody (Thunder Mountain) (MP3)
from Zs on Serious Business
Horse Feathers - Curs in the Weeds (MP3)
from House With No Home on Kill Rock Stars
Damien Jurado - Gillian Was a Horse (MP3)
from Caught in the Trees on Secretly Canadian
Christian Kiefer, Matthew Gerken, Jefferson Pitcher - James Monroe: The Last Cocked Hat (with Marla Hansen) (MP3)
from Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs For 43 Presidencies on Standard Recording
Kellarissa - Flamingo (MP3)
from Flamingo on Mint
Locksley - All Over Again (MP3)
from the self-released Don’t Make Me Wait
Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez - Mostly a Friend (MP3)
from Why Is Bear Billowing on Car Park Records
Little Teeth - Japanese Candy (MP3)
from Child Bearing Man on Absolutely Kosher
Lost in the Trees - Fireplace (MP3)
from All Alone in an Empty House on Trekky Records
The Lovely Sparrows - Year of the Dog
from Bury the Cynics on Abandoned Love Records
The Low Lows - Sparrow (MP3)
from Shining Violence on Misra
The New Year - The Company I Can Get (MP3)
from The New Year on Touch and Go
Novillero - A Little Tradition (MP3)
from A Little Tradition on Mint Records
Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines (MP3)
from The Stand Ins on Jagjaguwar
Joan Osborne - Hallelujah in the City (MP3)
from Little Wild One on Saguaro Road Records
Parenthetical Girls - A Song for Ellie Greenwich (MP3)
from Entanglements on Tomlab
People in Planes - Pretty Buildings
from Beyond the Horizon on Wind-Up Records
Pontiak - Shell Skull (MP3)
from Sun on Sun on Thrill Jockey
Portastatic - Some Small History (MP3)
from Some Small History on Merge
Rafter - Sweat (MP3)
from Sweaty Magic EP on Asthmatic Kitty
Rahim - Through A Window (MP3)
from Laughter on Pretty Activity
The Shaky Hands - We Are Young (MP3)
from Lunglight on Kill Rock Stars
Magic Slim & the Teardrops - Let Me Love You (
from Midnight Blues on Blind Pig
Soft Target - Something Else (MP3)
from Heavy Rainbow on Cloud 13 Records
Stereophonics - It Means Nothing
from Pull the Pin on Vox Populi Records
The Subways - Alright
from All or Nothing on Warner Bros.
Emiliana Torrini - Me and Armini (MP3)
from Me and Armini on Beggars
Tricky - Council Estate
from Knowle West Boy on Domino
Chad VanGaalen - Willow Tree (MP3)
from Soft Airplane on Sub Pop
Viarosa - Beggars and Thieves (MP3)
from Send for the Sea on Tarnished Records
Waves on Waves - Secret Language (MP3)
from Waves on Waves on VTP Music
Wovenhand - Kicking Bird (MP3)
from Ten Stones on Sounds Familyre
