# Best New Music Releases, Week of May 7th – AM & Shawn Lee, She & Him, Deerhunter, Mikal Cronin, Savages, Fitz and The Tantrums

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- Published: 2013-05-11T18:50:51-04:00
- Author: Max Hammer

As summer approaches, the number of new releases from a variety of well-known, 
and some lesser-known, bands and artists, will begin to increase. This week is sort
of one of those weeks because it’s still early enough in the spring to get a good
roll started and ride it through the summer. IRC’s top releases this week include
new albums, and the singles that accompany them, from the funky, genre-bending **
Los Angeles** singer/songwriter and **British** producer/multi-instrumentalist duo,**
AM & Shawn Lee**, and another highly regarded duo, actress **Zooey Deschanel** and**
Portland** singer-songwriter **M. Ward** with **She & Him**‘s third installment 
of the _Volume_ series; plus, dig the raw, psychedelic garage rock forays of **Deerhunter**,
and the crunchy, melodic power-pop of **Ty Segall** collaborator and **San Francisco
Bay Area** musician, **Mikal Cronin**.

“Two Times” – **AM & Shawn Lee** from _La Musique Numerique_ on Park the Van

“I Could’ve Been Your Girl” – **She & Him** from _Volume 3_ on Merge Records

⌊mikalcronin⌉⌊mikalcronin⌉
 “Shout It Out” – **Mikal Cronin** from _MCII_ on Merge
Records

“Monomania” – **Deerhunter** from _Monomania_ on 4AD

![savages-silenceyourself](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/
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#### Lead Singles from Savages, Mother Falcon, Way Yes, Fitz and Tatrums

The rising UK buzz band, **Savages** dropped one of the most anticipated debut albums
of 2013 this week, _Silence Yourself_, via Matador, fronted by the single, “Shut
Up.” Interest in the debut by many music lovers was fueled by Savages appearance
at **Coachella** last month.

Following Savages is the new track from **Mother Falcon**, who are, it’s fair to
say, one of the buzz bands (more like collectives) of 2013, thanks to three widely
praised appearances at **SXSW** in March. The fact that the band is based in **Austin**
made it much easier to transport their 21 member troupe to their shows at SXSW. 
Mother Falcon relies solely on acoustic instrumentation – from the guitar and vocals
to drums and the violin – to produce their enticing sounds. During SXSW, the band
test-piloted some of the material from their sophomore album, _You Knew_, and launched
a triumphant IndieGoGo fund-raising campaign to fund the production of the LP. And
there’s more: stream new songs from freshly-dropped albums by **Noah and the Whale,
Fitz and Tatrums, Way Yes, Kid Congo & the Pink Monkeybirds, The Child of Lov, Lana
Del Rey** and **Kid Congo & the Pink Monkeybirds**.

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“Shut Up” – **Savages** from _Silence Yourself_ on Matador Records

[“Dirty Summer”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/mother-falcon-dirty-summer.mp3)–**
Mother Falcon** from _You Knew_

“Heart of Nowhere” – **Noah and the Whale**, featuring **Anna Calvi** from _Heart
of Nowhere_ on Mercury

⌊Fitz-The-Tantrums-More-Than-Just-a-Dream-Deluxe-Version⌉⌊Fitz-The-Tantrums-More-
Than-Just-a-Dream-Deluxe-Version⌉
 “Out Of My League” – **Fitz And The Tantrums**
from _More Than Just a Dream_ on Elektra

“Broken Record” – **Little Boots** from _Nocturnes_ on On Repeat Records

“Give Me” – **The Child of Lov** from _The Child of Lov_ on Domino Records

[“Young and Beautiful”](https://youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Te11UaHOHMQ)–**
Lana Del Rey** from _The Great Gatsby_ soundtrack on Interscope

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jpg "wayyestogpebbles")

“Get Healed” – **Way Yes** from _Tog Pebbles_ on Lefse Records

“Western Town” – **We Are Loud Whispers** from _Suchness_ on Hardly Art

[“Conjure Man”](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9cqZxcHnE8g) – **Kid Congo & the Pink
Monkeybirds** from _Haunted Head_ on In The Red

[“The Road”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/a-tribe-called-red-the-road)–**
A Tribe Called Red** from _Nation II Nation_ on Tribal Spirit Music

[“The Caustic Light”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/TheCausticLight.mp3)–**
Shannon Wright** from _In Film Sound_ on Ernest Jenning Record Co