If death metal is your thing, then MUF just wants to let you know that a ton of that slashing metal released this week, yet we didn't post any of it. We will not be covering that music genre at this moment. What can be said about this week is that a few gems are out there and we only were able to brush the surface.
Great Northern, a group we will be catching next week with Eulogies and The Dears, released their grunge pop album Remind Me Where The Light Is this week. We really look forward to Rachel Stolte's vocal presence and some crafty guitar play from Solon Bixler (30 Seconds To Mars, Earlimart, Sea Wolf).
On a much more downtempo wavelength is Tosca. The Austrian duo of Richard Dorfmeister and Rupert Huber have been the vanguard for melodic trance since the release of Opera in 1996 and their latest efforts should be no less impressive.
Other notable artists releasing this week includes: Ben Lee (The Rebirth Of Venus), The Disciplines (Smoking Kills) and Halestorm (Halestorm). We previously got into Ben Lee when he dd a cover of Modest Mouse's "Float On". His music has also appeared in a Dell commercial. Enjoy the new music.
MP3: Great Northern - Houses (buy)
MP3: Tim Easton - Weight of Changing Everything (buy)
MP3: Tosca - Oysters In May (buy)
A Camp - Colonia (Official) (MySpace)
Ben Lee - The Rebirth Of Venus (Official) (MySpace)
Ben Folds - Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! (Official) (MySpace)
Black Crowes - Warpaint Live (Official) (MySpace)
Bob Dylan - Together Through Life (Official)
Diamond Watch Wrists - Ice Capped at Both Ends (Official) (MySpace)
The Disciplines - Smoking Kills (Official) (MySpace)
Great Northern - Remind Me Where The Light Is (Official) (MySpace)
Halestorm - Halestorm (Official) (MySpace)
Jimmy Bosch - Million (Official) (MySpace)
Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood (Official) (MySpace)
Los Straitjackets - The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets (Official) (MySpace)
Melody Gardot - My One And Only Thrill (Official) (MySpace)
Mr. Doc - Beat Salad Vol. 1 (MySpace)
Selfish Cunt - English Chamber Music (MySpace)
Tim Easton - Porcupine (Official) (MySpace)
Tosca - No Hassle (Official) (MySpace)
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)
