This week’s Best New Releases include some big time albums, including the newest LP from one of our favorite bands, Bright Eyes. After having listened to The People’s Key a number of times, not only is it Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes in true form, The People’s Key may be their best album of all.
You can click on the album title below to order and download the album now, or you can stream The People’s Key entirely before deciding if you want to purchase it.
“Shell Games” – Bright Eyes from The People’s Key
In addition to Bright Eyes, we’re also super stoked about the self-titled debut album from the rising indie band Yuck. On Tuesday, we published 5 Bands to Watch in 2011, with Yuck leading the way. Over the past couple of days there have been hundreds of streams of Yuck’s songs.
There’s plenty of more new singles from fresh releases included below. But first, we want to introduce you to Brooklyn band Old Monk, who are making their web debut exclusively on IRC with two new songs from their latest album, Birds of Belize. The track “Butter and Toast” is one of those pop tunes that gets in your head and stays there all day, but not in a bad way. The band describes its sound as garage rock mixed with art prog. They include among their influences The Kinks, Frank Zappa, Pavement and Deerhoof. Surprisingly, they’ve never opened for another band, so we can only hope the band get some of the love we think they deserve.
“Butter and Toast” – Old Monk from Birds of Belize
“Warm Moustache” – Old Monk from Birds of Belize
Also, check out fresh tracks from the latest albums by The Dears, Drive-By Truckers, East River Pipe, Moving Units, Asobi Seksu, Mogwai, Lifeguards, La Sera, The Babies, La Sera, and many others.
“Omega Dog” – The Dears from Degeneration Street
“Cold Ground” – East River Pipe from We Live in Rented Rooms
“Used to Be A Cop” – Drive By Truckers from Go-Go Boots
“Trails” – Asobi Seksu from Fluorescence
“Super Disease” – Jay Crocker from Co-Stars
“Until She Says” – Moving Units from Tension War EP
“San Pedro” – Mogwai from Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
Bonus: “Rano Pano” – Mogwai from Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
“Run Me Over”– The Babies from The Babies
“Devils Hearts Grow Gold” – La Sera from La Sera
“The Cake and Eating It” – Zoey Van Goey from Propeller Versus Wings
“Cherry Delicious” – Poor But Sexy from Hotter Than A Poptart
More New Releases This Week You May Enjoy
“You Know I Did” – The Liptonians from Let’s All March Back Into The Sea
“Paradise Is Not So Bad” – Lifeguards from Waving At The Astronauts
“Found in Benson” – Gwyneth & Monko from Gwyneth & Monko
“Paint Your Lips” – Wake Up Lucid from Sugar