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Best New Music Releases, Week of 6/26, Vol. I – The Henry Clay People, Ty Segall Band, Beachwood Sparks, Milk Maid, Everest

Posted on by Max Hammer

henryclaypeopleLast week, some of the top new indie rock singles from fresh album and EP drops came from bands like Orca Team, Glen Hansard’s (Swell Season) debut, Hard Drugs, White Arrows, Zulu Winter, Fiona Apple and many others. Plus, the Top 10 Songs playlists for the month of May were tallied and finalized.

This week’s new music releases features some two dozen tracks in two volumes from some familiar, but mostly new-to-us, artists’ albums. Choose from numerous sunny and wild pop, folk and rock tracks to create your own customized summer playlists, and bookmark, Tweet, Like and share this playlist with other music lovers. Or, simply sit back and fire up the built-in Yahoo player to automatically, and without interruptions, stream the entire playlist from start to finish.

Volume One of the Best New Music Releases for the week of June 26 features a good number of notable rock songs with blazing guitar solos and raucous drumming, adding credibility to a trend in 2012 – that is, that rock is making a big comeback in 2012. This playlist kicks off with a terrifically new single from The Henry Clay People, “Hide,” complete with blistering guitar solos, feverous drumming, and even some Star Wars-like sound effects, followed by a catchy new rocker from the new-to-us San Francisco duo Seventeen Evergreen.

After an 11 year hiatus, Beachwood Sparks has released a new album, The Tarnished Gold, which we have two singles – one in this post, and the other to be included in Volume Two, later this week. Following Beachwood Sparks, there indie rock singles from the Ty Segall Band, Milk Maid and Everest.

“Hide” – The Henry Clay People from 25 for the Rest of Our Lives on TBD records
                                                                                               
“Burn the Fruit” – Seventeen Evergreen from Steady On, Scientist!


“Sparks Fly Again” – Beachwood Sparks from The Tarnished Gold

“I Bought My Eyes” – Ty Segall Band from Slaughterhouse


“Do Right” – Milk Maid from Mostly No on FatCat Records

“Rapture” – Everest from Ownerless on ATO/Vapor Records

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New Singles from Jon Lindsay, Exray’s, DIIV, New Beard, Arc in Round

Singer/songwriter Jon Lindsay offers up two new melodic pop tracks from his new album Summer Wilderness Program, one for each volume of this week’s Best New Music Releases, which is also the same case for the band Exray’s. As you can see, there are a good number of artists this week with double singles to offer up to music lovers, so make sure to check back for Volume Two, which is slated to be published on Saturday, June 30. The last trio of tracks are from new-to-us bands that we’ll certainly keep tabs on in the months to follow – DIIV deliver one of the few surf-rock tracks of the week with the bright, beachy track, “How Long Have You Known?” And to close out Volume One, check out new MP3 singles from debut albums by New Beard and Arc in Round.

“Vapor” – Jon Lindsay from Summer Wilderness Program

“You Can Trust a Robot” – Exray’s from Trust a Robot

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“How Long Have You Known?” – DIIV from Oshin on Captured Tracks

“Here Goes Nothing” – Infantree from Hero’s Dose on Vapor Records

“Hallowed” – Arc in Round from Arc in Round

“Doom” – New Beard from New Beard City

Best New Releases – Brian Eno, Memory Tapes, Kaiser Chiefs, Big Spider’s Back, Digitalism, Arc in Round, Circuit Des Yeux

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Slim pickings is about the best way to describe this week of new releases. In fact, this is one of the thinnest weeks for new albums that we’ve seen all year. So far, 2011 has delivered a steady flow of one week after another of terrific new releases from virtually unknown bands to the most popular ‘indie’ and alternative rock artists of the day.

Traditionally, releasing new albums right after a holiday is not a smart strategy because so many people’s attention is divided up between vacationing, catching up with work after the holiday, visiting with friends and family, and so on. So, not surprisingly, the offering of new albums out this week is rather thin compared to most other weeks so far this year.

While there are no “big” or highly-anticipated releases out this week, coming close to that would be the newest LPs from popular artists like Brian Eno, Kaiser Chiefs (who are not ‘indie’ anymore), Memory Tapes, and the Old 97s. In our opinion, the album that we look most forward to listening to from this week is the newest offering from the legendary Brian Eno, whose influence on indie music – especially synth pop and rock – is unmistakable.

“Pour It Out” (taken from Drums Between The Bells) by Brian Eno

“Yes I Know” – Memory Tapes from Player Piano (stream)

“Little Shocks” – Kaiser Chiefs from Future Is Medieval via whenthegramophonerings.com

“Brown Haired Daughter”– Old 97′s from The Grand Theatre Vol. 2

There are also some other new ‘bands on the radar’ this week, most notably the dreamy lo-fi synth sounds of Big Spider’s Back, and the shoegazey electro-pop of Digitalism. Plus, while we generally stopped posting remixes some months (because, as we see it, the remix craze has gotten out of hand; but mostly, because there’s simply too much good original music to focus on already). Nevertheless we make exceptions, such as this remix from Arc in Round of A Sunny Day in Glasgow‘s “II.”

And there is also the new track from the self-titled debut from Gardens & Villas, which sounds more like the title of an elitist magazine then some rock band – so, hate the band name, but the track “Black Hills” is alright. (Hint: Guys, change your name now rather than later; trust us; it’s hard to market and publicize a band name “Gardens & Villas” – hello).

Secret Chiefs” – Big Spider’s Back from Memory Man

“2 Hearts” – Digitalism from I Love You, Dude

“II (A Sunny Day in Glasgow remix)” – Arc In Round from || EP (self-released)

“Black Hills” – Gardens & Villa from Gardens & Villa

If you are a fan of female pop singers, then you may enjoy the singles below from Bright Archer, and a melancholy track from Circuit Des Yeux. And if you like a little bit of indie country/folk from time to time, then check out the new single from The Express.

We also included a track from the new album by The Glorious (via the site ThisBonusTrack.com), but it’s not exactly going to prompt us to buy the album (which you can stream here). We’re including it mainly to see what you guys think of it. While we don’t share the enthusiasm (not even close; we hear far better bands no one has ever heard of all the time) that the writer at TBT does for the Americana folk band’s debut album, we’re pretty sure some of our readers and visitors will appreciate the inclusion.

“Carry Me Home This Way” – The Glorious from Stories from A Fractured Youth

“Hidden Systems” – Bright Archer from Hidden Systems

“3311” – Circuit Des Yeux from Portrait

“Nobody Knows” – The Express from The Express (self-released)