Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 10, 2013. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.

2 Chainz – B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time (Def Jam)
Arctic Monkeys – AM (Domino)
Babyshambles – Sequel To The Prequel (EMI Import)
Balance & Composure – The Things We Think We’re Missing (No Sleep Records)
The Black Watch – The End Of When (1-2-3-4-GO!)
Body/Head – Coming Apart (Matador Records)
Covenant – Leaving Babylon (Metropolis Records)
Earth, Wind & Fire – Then, Now & Forever (Sony Legacy)
Emiliana Torrini – Tookah (Rough Trade US)
Farewell, My Love – Gold Tattoos (Standby Records)
George Jones – Amazing Grace (Welk Records)
Gloria Estefan – The Standards (Sony Masterworks)
Goldfrapp – Tales Of Us (Mute)
Human Parts – Human Parts (No Idea Records)
J. Roddy Walston & The Business – Essential Tremors (ATO Records)
Janelle Monae – The Electric Lady (Bad Boy) – Greg “the booty doesn’t lie” Fisher
Joanna Gruesome – Weird Sister (Slumberland Records)
Kaskade – Atmosphere (Ultra Records)
Katatonia – Dethroned & Uncrowned (Kscope) – Kyle Ward
Keith Urban – Fuse (Capitol Nashville)
Man Man – On Oni Pond (Anti Records)
Mark Knopfler – Privateering (Universal)
Miniboone – Miniboone (Ernest Jenning Record Co.)
Ministry – From Beer To Eternity (AFM Records)
Sam Cash & The Romantic Dogs – Stand Together, Fall Together (Cameron House Records)
Sheryl Crow – Feels Like Home (Warner Bros)
Terry Malts – Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere (Slumberland Records)
Trombone Shorty – Say That To Say This (Verve)
Two Cow Garage – The Death Of The Self-Preservation Society (Suburban Home)
The Weeknd – Kiss Land (Universal Republic)
Willis Earl Beal – Nobody Knows (Hot Charity/XL Recordings)

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Album Streams:

Arctic Monkeys – AM

Balance & Composure – The Things We Think We’re Missing

Janelle Monae – The Electric Lady (UK Only)

Joanna Gruesome – Weird Sister

Kaskade – Atmosphere

Katatonia – Dethroned & Uncrowned

Man Man – On Oni Pond

The Weeknd – Kiss Land

Willis Earl Beal – Nobody Knows

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

Staff :

1. Nine Inch Nails
2. Kayo Dot
3. Okkervil River
4. Arcade Fire
5. Neil Young
6. Neko Case
7. Metallica
8. Arctic Monkeys
9. Franz Ferdinand
10. Volcano Choir

Contributors:

1. Bon Iver
2. Eminem
3. Boards Of Canada
4. Nine Inch Nails
5. Disclosure
6. The National
7. Arctic Monkeys
8. Brian Eno
9. DevilDriver
10. Depth Connection

Community:

1. Nine Inch Nails
2. Radiohead
3. The National
4. Kanye West
5. Kendrick Lamar
6. The Weeknd
7. Arctic Monkeys
8. Converge
9. Kayo Dot
10. Pink Floyd