NEW YORK (AP) - The Frames' new album For the Birds will be released by Chicago's Overcoat Recordings in October ... October will also find the Lilac Time releasing a new album on SpinArt ...
Common Rider, the band led by former Operation Ivy singer
Jesse Michaels has a new seven-inch single on Lookout! called Am I On My Own. Featuring the title track in addition to three others,
Common Rider has never sounded better.
Boasting tough hooks and aggressive melodies, Am I On My Own is a memorable blast of intelligent punk rock ... Although it's dubbed as "A Collection of 4-track Recordings From 'Ray's Room,'" Ray Mason's
Square Crazy is perfect for
Mason fans because it compiles tracks that could only be found on five early cassette-only releases. Every track is a gem and in true
Mason fashion, it's a catchy, clever and intelligent collection of perfect rootsy pop ... Australia's the
Little Murders' new album, We Should Be Home By Now, will hit the streets in mid-October ...
Another Australian band Eva Trout is also putting the finishing touches on its third album, which should be out later this fall ... Sense Field's debut for Nettwerk/Capitol, Tonight And Forever is a real stunner -- the songs are well-crafted, the vocals heartfelt, and the album pretty darn perfect. The band has never sounded better ... Why haven't you bought the new album by Dear John Letters? The band's debut, Rewriting The Wrongs is the pop album of the year. Led by former Nevada Bachelors' singer Robb Benson, Dear John Letters is one of the most affecting releases I've heard in a while ...
Townsend Records has announced it has Soulfire, the new album from former Inspiral Carpets frontman Tom Hingley. Currently available only through Townsend, Soulfire features tracks performed with a full band, whereas Hingley's last album, Keep Britain Untidy, was a more stripped-down affair . For more details, sound samples and to order Hingley's new platter, go to https://www.townsendrecords.co.uk/tomhingley.htm ...
The new Spiritualized album, Let It Come Down, is out now on Arista ... Sub City's marvelous new compilation, Plea For Peace, Take Action is out now and it contains some unreleased live and rare gems from the likes of AFI, Swingin' Utters, Alkaline Trio, and Hot Water Music, the latter of which pitches in an inspired reading of Midnight Oil's "Dreamworld." A 5-percent royalty off the suggested retail price of the sale of the album is donated to the Kristin Brooks Hope Center, the National Hopeline Network (1-800-784-2433, 1-800-Suicide).
