# Best New Releases – Cut Copy, Akron/Family, J. Mascis, Trail of Dead, Young Galaxy, District Attorneys, Class Actress

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2011/02/releases-cut-copy-akronfamily-j-mascis-young-galaxy/
- Published: 2011-02-09T13:52:58-05:00
- Author: Max Hammer

Among this week’s best new releases is the new **Cut Copy** album, _Zonoscope_. 
Right around Thanksgiving time of last year, Cut Copy released the first single 
from the new LP, “Take Me Over.”

The song was a huge hit with IRC readers and visitors, taking the No. 1 spot on 
the **Top Ten Songs** page for that week, and continuing to be one of the most popular
songs on IRC for weeks afterwards.

So, it’s probably no surprise that _Zonoscope_ is the featured pick of the week.
And it’s no surprise that the album is also No. 1 on Amazon as we write this. Listen
for yourself with a full album stream via _Spinner _ or grab your MP3 album download
with the album title link below.

[“Take Me Over”_ _](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/00%20Take%20Me%20Over-Cut-Copy4.mp3)–**
Cut Copy **from _Zonoscope – (#1 on Amazon – get it for only $5.99 – limited time
offer)_

**Bonus Track:** “Take Me Over” (Loving Hand Remix by Tim_Goldsworthy) – **Cut Copy**

![](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/41YKshIY7vL._SS500_.jpg)

We’re really excited by **Akron/Family**‘s new LP, the oddly titled,  _S/T II: The
Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT. _So far, we’ve heard enough of  _Shinju_
to suggest that it might be already a 2011 best album. The lead track, “Silly Beans”
is a wildly upbeat and romping pop song injected with waves of synth-oozing keys
and punctured by blistering ’70s prog rock guitar jams.  Play and repeat.

[“Silly Beans”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/sillybears2.mp3) – **
Akron/Family** from _S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT (with Digital
booklet)_

So, we’re a little late to, and not fully on, the **James Blake** happy train of
bloggers, media and fans  who have been praising the British dubstep producer and
musician’s debut, self-titled LP. His music is OK, but not comparable to the hype.
That said, we know of so many other artists that are equally, or more, talented 
and yet get very little notice. One is ironically a near namesake. We’re talking
about the music of Blake Mills. His 2010 album was picked as the best album of the
year on the blog, _Everybody Taste_.

James Blake by [JamesBlake](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/jamesblake)

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For us, Cut Copy, Akron/Family, …**And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, J.
Mascis** (Dinosaur Jr.) are the big releases for the week of February 8th, followed
by impressive singles, EPs and LPs from indie bands who are not as popular as those
two big acts, but who are definitely worth listening to, including Lull Water, Young
Galaxy, Over The Rhine, OK Campfire, Creeping Weeds, The District Attorneys, La 
Resistance.

“Weight of The Sun” – **…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead** from _Tao Of
The Dead_

“One More Time” – **Lull Water** from _Silhouette_

“Peripheral Visionaries” – **Young Galaxy** from _Shapeshifting_

J Mascis – Not Enough

![](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/61TZFH%2BEtEL._SS500_.jpg)

“Outsiders” – **Creeping Weeds** from _See Through _(self-released)

“Understanding” – **La Resistance** from _Philosophy_

“Splitsville” – **The District Attorneys** from _Orders From…_ (self-released via
[MOKB](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/?p=13927)

![okcampfire](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/51PSnY5mjBL._SS500_.jpg)

“Strange Like We Are” – **OK Campfire** from _Strange Like We Are_

“The King Knows How” – **Over the Rhine** from _The Long Surrender_

[“Careful What You Say” ](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/1-careful-what-you-say.mp3)–**
Class Actress** from _Journal of Ardency_ EP

“Point Break II” – **U.S.F.** from _Jamaica Plain_

“They Wake” – **Virgin of the Birds** from _Fugitive Works _EP

“Blue” –** Salva **from _Complex Housing_

“Drifter” – **Religious to Damn** from _Glass_

**_Other Singles from New Releases_**

“When You Knew Me When”**– Emily Arin ** from _Patch of Land_ (self-released)

[“Headlands”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Headlands.mp3) – **The
Union Trade** from _Why We Need Night_ EP

“Ignition Slated for Eight” –**The Asteroid No. 4** from _Hail To The Clear Figurines_

“Run Me Over”  – **The Babies** from _The Babies _

“Tryin’ to Have a Good Time”– **The O’s** from _Between The Two _

“Motion Pictures” – **Jon McKiel** from _Confidence Lodge_