You’re probably waiting anxiously for next week’s arrival of the new Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band album, Outer South. Just hang onto your horses, pardner. You can head over to NPR Music, where they’re streaming the full album, and get your fix. In the meanwhile, you have a lot of great new releases this week to choose from, including the latest from Bob Dylan, who cranked out the excellent, accordion-laden Together Through Life in record time. Be sure to also check out the latest from Crocodiles, Kevin Devine and The Goddamn Band, Tosca, Ben Lee, Nadja, and Playing for Change, an international project connecting over a hundred musicians through song. Wilco fans (and who isn’t?) will definitely want to grab their new documentary, Ashes of American Flags. Print out a copy of Largehearted Boy’s list and hop on over to your favorite record store. Don’t worry, the Conor Oberst preview will still be there when you get back!
from Cheval Sombre on Double Feature Records
Ann Courtney & The Late Bloomers - I Keep A Pilot Light (MP3)
from Crocodile on Cougar Label
Crocodiles - I Wanna Kill (MP3)
from Summer of Hate on Fat Possum
Kevin Devine and The Goddamn Band - Brother’s Blood (MP3)
from Brother’s Blood on Favorite Gentleman/RED
The Disciplines - Yours For The Taking (MP3)
from Smoking Kills on Second Motion Records
Bob Dylan - Beyond Here Lies Nothin’
from Together Through Life on Columbia
Great Northern - Houses (MP3)
from Remind Me Where The Light Is on Eenie Meenie
The Green Pajamas - Any Way the Wind Blows (MP3)
from Poison In The Russian Room on Hidden Agenda
Immaculate Machine - Sound the Alarms (MP3)
from High on Jackson Hill on Mint Records
Ben Lee - I Love Pop Music
from The Rebirth of Venus on New West
Cameron McGill & What Army - Low Ways (MP3)
from Warm Songs for Cold Shoulders on Parasol Records
Nadja - Only Shallow (My Bloody Valentine cover) (via Pitchfork) (MP3)
from When I See the Sun Always Shines on TV on The End Records
New Ruins - Lake (MP3)
from We Make Our Own Bad Luck on Parasol Records
Paper Brain - Postman (MP3)
from Ain’t Nobody Cares (self-released)
The Parson Red Heads - Raymond (MP3)
from Orangufang EP on JAXART Records
Pilot Speed - Put the Phone Down (MP3)
from Wooden Bones on Wind-Up Records
Playing for Change - War/No More Trouble
from Songs Around The World on Hear Music
Tosca - Springer (MP3)
from No Hassle on !K7
The Weather Station - East (MP3)
from The Line (self-released)
Wilco - DVD trailer
for Ashes of American Flags on Nonesuch
Winfred E. Eye - Lil Peck (MP3)
from Til I Prune on Antenna Farm Records
Xu Xu Fang - Your Way (MP3)
from Seven Days Now (self-released)
