This Week in New Music

Out today for your buying pleasure:

Crowded House - Time On Earth (on Ato)
New album after 14 yr absence

Nick Drake - Family Tree (on Fontana)
Early recordings pre-Five Leaves Left

Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta (on Side One Dummy)
Eastern European alt-music in da house

Gravy Train!!!! - All the Sweet Stuff (on Cochon)
Recommended if you like to have dirty, dancy fun

Interpol - Our Love To Admire (on Capitol)
Special Edition includes a 24pg book & poster

Justice - Cross (on Vice)
Finally an album from one of Mike's favs-Ltd Ed Import version includes 2 videos

Oh No! Oh My! - Between the Devil and the Sea Ep (on Dim Mak)
from Austin, RIYL Belle & Sebastian or Magnetic Fields, opening for Au Revoir Simone

Ra Ra Riot - Ra Ra Riot (on Rebel Group)
Billboard says Arcade Fire meets The Clash, opening for Tokyo Police Club

Fionn Regan - End of History (on Lost Highway)
finally a domestic release, happy Nick Drake meets Jeff Buckley, playing ACL

Mark Ronson - Version (on Red Ink)
Amy Winehouse producer, guests include Daptone Horns, Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen & more

Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist (on WEA)
7 years later...have they still got it? Ltd Ed w/book

Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (on Merge) (Ltd Ed w/bonus cd)
TX native living in PDX makes another great album, touring with the New Pornos

St. Vincent - Marry Me (on Beggars Banquet)
No brainer, HIGHLY recommended by everyone

M Ward - Duet For Guitars 2 (on Merge)
re-issue of long out of print first album

I'd say get all of the Texans. I haven't heard the Oh No! Oh My! yet, but they sound dreamy.

Also, Spoon will be performing tonight (6:30pm) at Virgin Union Sq in NY.

Or, if you live in LA, buy the Spoon record from Amoeba has and get one of the 150 free tickets to the show.