Music Under Fire

As the weeks grow nearer to the holiday season, the amount of new releases dwindles. This week is most likely the last week we will see any hard-hitting albums before the Christmas season since most music writers will be focused towards getting their 'best of 2008' lists ready. And aside from listing Kanye West, The Killers and GNR's latest, there are some other albums we think you should put divert your efforts into listening. Without further ado....

We've hyped up their eight-song EP since over a month ago, and Coldplay's Prospekt's March EP has a stunning full version of their VLV opener, "Life In Technicolor II" as well as many other songs that didn't "fit" into VLV, yet hold every bit of the same quality.

Also this week, Rivers Cuomo releases part two of his home recordings, Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo. We also urge you to start gearing up for the holiday season and listen to some indie Christmas songs with The Raveonettes Christmas EP.

If you're into vinyl, Nada Surf's box set 1994-2008 is available this week. It would make for a great Christmas present if you know someone who likened their 2008 success, Lucky. Lastly, Brian Eno teams up with David Byrn with their album, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. Enjoy this week's music!

MP3: David Byrne and Brian Eno - Strange Overtones (buy)
MP3: Rivers Cuomo – The World We Love So Much (buy)
MP3: The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Arm Yourself (buy)

Becoming The Archetype - Dichotomy (Official) (MySpace)
Coldplay - Prospekt's March EP (Official) (MySpace)
David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (Official) (MySpace)
Demon Hunter - 45 Days (Official) (MySpace)
Fennesz - Black Sea (Official) (MySpace)
Good Charlotte - The Greatest Remixes (Official) (MySpace)
Hope For The Dying - Hope For The Dying (Official) (MySpace)
Julian Cope - You Gotta Problem With Me… (Official) (MySpace)
Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreak (Official) (MySpace)
Linkin Park - Road to Revolution Live album (Official) (MySpace)
Nada Surf - Vinyl Box Set: 1994 - 2008 (Official) (MySpace)
Paramore - The Final Riot! Live CD/DVD (Official) (MySpace)
R.E.M. - Murmer (Deluxe Reissue) (Official) (MySpace)
Rivers Cuomo - Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo (Official) (MySpace)
Supersuckers - Get It Together (Official) (MySpace)
The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Cross Of My Calling (Official) (MySpace)
The Almost - No Gift to Bring (Official) (MySpace)
The Killers - Day & Age (Official) (MySpace)
The Rapture - Tapes (DJ Mix) (Official) (MySpace)
The Raveonettes - Christmas EP (Official) (MySpace)
Tom Jones - 24 Hours (Official) (MySpace)

American Music Club - The Golden Age (buy) (MySpace)
Shauna Burns - The Moon And The Fire Circle (MySpace)
Apes - Ghost Games (MySpace)
Willie Nelson - A Moment Of Forever (buy) (MySpace)
Allison Moorer - Mockingbird (buy) (MySpace)
Ashton Shepard - Sounds So Good

Keak da Sneak - Deify (MySpace)
Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool (buy) (MySpace)
Jackson Browne - Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2 (Rolling Stone)
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (buy) (Last.fm)
Kula Shaker - StrangeFolk (buy) (MySpace) (YouTube)
Gary Louris - Vagabonds (buy) (Wiki)
Mike Doughty - Golden Delicious (buy) (MySpace) (Last.fm)
Paul Vickers & The Leg - Tropical Favourites (buy)
Junkboy - Three (Last.fm)
Hayseed Dixie - No Covers (MySpace) (YouTube)
Kid Harpoon - The Second E.P (buy) (MySpace)
The Lions - Jungle Struttin' (buy)
A Cursive Memory - Changes (buy) (MySpace)
Across Five Aprils - Life Underwater (buy)

Down To Nothing - Unbreakable

Every Avenue - Shh. Just Go With It (buy) (PureVolume)
Farewell To Freeway - Definitions (buy) (MySpace)
Hellogoodbye - EP / Full Length (Re-Release) (buy) (MySpace)
Paint It Black - New Lexicon (buy)
Secret Lives Of The Freemasons - Weekend Warriors (buy) (PureVolume)
The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust (buy) (MySpace)
This is Time Again - Darker Days (MySpace)
Atlas Sound - Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
Big Sleep - Sleep Forever (buy) (MySpace)
Bell X1 - Flock (buy)

Ray Davies - Working Man's Cafe (buy) (MySpace)
Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride (buy) (MySpace) (YouTube)
Rick Ross – Trilla
A Day To Remember - For Those Who Have Heart (Re-Release) (buy) (Last.fm) (purevolume)
Aerodrone - Sceneboy EP (YouTube)
American Me - Heat (buy)

Ascension of the Watchers - Numinosum (buy) (MySpace)
Dead To Fall - Are You Serious? (buy) (purevolume)
Earn Your Stripes - Brothers By Blood
Eyes Set To Kill - Reach (buy) (MySpace)
Genghis Tron - Board Up The House (buy) (MySpace)
Reign Supreme - American Violence EP
Secondhand Serenade - A Twist In My Story (buy) (MySpace)
Small Towns Burn a Little Slower - Begins The Test of a Man (purevolume)
The Used - Shadow Believer (MySpace)
Tiger Lou - The Loyal (buy) (MySpace) (YouTube)
We Are The Arsenal - The Trees E.P.

Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree (will release on 2/25/08) (MySpace)

Put these on your mp3 player for the weekend... you'll thank me.

British Sea Power - Atom (buy)

Also check out their Dead Sound (Digital Leather Remix).

The Wishes and the Glitch - Shakes Her Shoulders (buy)