Music Under Fire

Kiss Kiss, The Faraway Places and Ben Lee highlight this week's releases, unless the pop buzz behind Lily Allen or the folk/country swagger of Miranda Lee Richards get you first. Maybe even the comedy from Andy Sandberg's Lonely Island steers your attention from a long list of solo artists deserving more of the credit than we gave them.

For us, Kiss Kiss' album The Meek Shall Inherit What's Left off of Eyeball Records heads a quality list of albums releasing. Their animated tracks play with the type of trembling rock like a Primus and midway carny lovechild.

Check out the unsigned New Yorkers The Assembly Line. After playing through their MySpace songs a number of times, their message reached out with an uptempo alternative tune that's sure to prelude a fine live act. Along this same line is the Aussie Ben Lee and his newest effort off of New West Records - The Rebirth of Venus.

From L.A., The Faraway Places release Out of the Rain, the Thunder & the Lightning off of Eenie Meenie Records. Their colors follow the folk rock train of Fleetwood Mac and the psychedelic swayings of Bowie. Enjoy this week in music.

MP3: Kiss Kiss - Machines (buy)
MP3: The Assembly Line - 1111
MP3: Boston Spaceships - Big O Gets An Earful (buy)
MP3: The Faraway Places - Marvelous Error (buy)
MP3: Ben Lee - Float On (Modest Mouse cover) (buy)

Adam Lipman - From Your Mouth To God's Ear (Official) (MySpace)
Barbara Trentalange - Awakening, Level One. (Official) (MySpace)
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique 20th Anniversary (Official) (MySpace)
Ben Lee - The Rebirth of Venus (Official) (MySpace)
Boston Spaceships - Planets are Blasted (Official) (MySpace)
Cage & Aviary - Television Train 12" (MySpace)
Charles Spearin - The Happiness Project (Official) (MySpace)
Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid (Official) (MySpace)
Darren Emerson - Bogota (Official) (MySpace)
Dex Romweber Duo - Ruins of Berlin (Official) (MySpace)
The Faraway Places - Out of the Rain, the Thunder & the Lightning (Official) (MySpace)
India Arie - Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics (Official) (MySpace)
Kiss Kiss - The Meek Shall Inherit What's Left (Official) (MySpace)
Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You (Official) (MySpace)
Lonely Island - Incredibad (Official) (MySpace)
Malajube - Labyrinthes (Official) (MySpace)
Miranda Lee Richards - Light of X (Official) (MySpace)
Mistress Stephanie & Her Melodic Cat - Take That! (Official) (MySpace)
Now, Now Every Children - Cars (Official) (MySpace)
Onna - Onna 7" (MySpace)
Red - Innocence & Instinct (Official) (MySpace)
Ryan Leslie - Ryan Leslie (Official) (MySpace)
Scatterbox - Enemies (Official) (MySpace)
The Assembly Line - Graves Like Oceans (MySpace)
The Damnwells- One Last Century (Official) (MySpace)
The Vox Jaguars - The Vox Jaguars [EP] (Official) (MySpace)
Trouble Andrew - Trouble Andrew (Official) (MySpace)
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks Live (Official) (MySpace)
Winston Audio - The Red Rhythm (Official) (MySpace)
Woolfy - (Whatever/ Whatever Mixes) Oh Missy (Official) (MySpace)
You Say Party! We Say Die - Remik's Cube (Official) (MySpace)