Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 2nd, 2014. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.

Blonde Redhead – Barragán (Asawa Kuru LLC)
Christopher Willits – Opening (Ghostly International)
The Color Morale – Hold On Pain Ends (Fearless Records)
Code Orange – I Am King (Deathwish Inc.)
Counting Crows – Somewhere Under Wonderland (Capitol)
Coves – Soft Friday (Nettwerk Records)
Dark Fortress – Venereal Dawn (Century Media)
Darkspace – Darkspace III I (Avantgarde Music)
Earth – Primitive & Deadly (Southern Lord)
Grey Gordon – Forget I Brought It Up (No Sleep Records)
Half Japanese – Overjoyed (Joyful Noise Records)
HammerFall – (r)Evolution (Nuclear Blast)
The Haunted – Exit Wounds (Century Media)
James Taylor – The Letter (AAO Music)
Jeezy – Seen It All: The Autobiography (Def Jam)
Johnny Winter – Step Back (Megaforce)
Killjoy Club – Reindeer Games (Psychopathic)
Lily Taylor – The Ride (Pour Le Corps)
Machinae Supremacy – Phantom Shadow (Spinefarm)
Mark Lanegan Band – No Bells On Sunday (Heavenly Recordings)
Maroon 5 – V (Interscope)
Maybeshewill – Fair Youth (Superball Music)
Melodime – Where The Sinners & The Saints Collide (Rock Ridge Music)
Nick & Knight – Nick & Knight (BMG Rights Management)
Solstafir – Otta (Season Of Mist)
The/DAS – Freezer (Sinnbus)
TOPS – Picture You Staring (Arbutus Records)
The Vines – Wicked Nature (+180 Records)
Wolf – Devil Seed (Century Media)
YOB – Clearing The Path To Ascend (Neurot Recordings)
Zammuto – Anchor (Temporary Residence)
Zeus – Classic Zeus (Arts & Crafts)

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Album Streams:

Blonde Redhead – Barragán

Counting Crows – Somewhere Under Wonderland

Half Japanese – Overjoyed

Maybeshewill – Fair Youth

TOPS – Picture You Staring

The Vines – Wicked Nature

YOB – Clearing The Path To Ascend

Zammuto – Anchor

Zeus – Classic Zeus

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SputnikMusic’s Most Played Artists of the Week (according to Last.FM):

Staff :

1. Banks
2. Opeth
3. Maybeshewill
4. Spoon
5. R.E.M.
6. Low Roar
7. Basement Jaxx
8. Deafheaven
9. Kimbra
10. Bruce Springsteen

Contributors:

1. Radiohead
2. Opeth
3. Aphex Twin
4. Brand New
5. Kanye West
6. Converge
7. Burial
8. Interpol
9. Trophy Scars
10. Shabazz Palaces

Community:

1. Opeth
2. Radiohead
3. Brand New
4. Interpol
5. Mastodon
6. The National
7. Kanye West
8. Deftones
9. Converge
10. Aphex Twin