Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of May 20, 2014. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.

Archie Bronson Outfit – Wild Crush (Domino)
Blu – Good To Be Home (InGrooves)
Brian Jonestown Massacre – Revelation (A. Records)
Bry Webb – Free Will (Idee Fixe Records)
Chatham County Line – Tightrope (Yep Roc Records)
Cherry Ghost – Herd Runners (PIAS America)
Comet Control – Comet Control (Tee Pee Records)
Conor Oberst – Upside Down Mountain (Nonesuch)
DZ Deathrays – Black Rat (I Oh You)
The Everymen – Givin’ Up On Free Jazz (Ernest Jenning)
Haley Bonar – Last War (Graveface Records & Curiosities)
Hedley – Wild Life (Capitol Records)
Joakim – Tropics Of Love (Tigersushi/Because Music)
Jolie Holland – Wine Dark Sea (Anti/Epitaph)
Kate Tempest – Everybody Down (Big Dada Records)
Mr. Scruff – Friendly Bacteria (Ninja Tune)
The Okee Dokee Brothers – Through The Woods: An Appalachian Adventure Album (Okee Dokee Music)
Plaid – Reachy Prints (Warp Records)
The Roots – …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (Def Jam)
Royksopp & Robyn – Do It Again (Cheery Tree)
Smoke Fairies – Smoke Fairies (10 Spot)
Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté – Toumani & Sidiki (Nonesuch)
Trans Am – Volume X (Thrill Jockey)
Traxman – Da Mind Of Traxman Vol. 2 (Planet Mu)
White Sea – In Cold Blood (Alternative Distribution Alliance)
Yann Tiersen – ∞ (Infinity) (Mute)
Zero Boys – Monkey (Z-Disk)

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Album Streams:

Blu – Good To Be Home

Conor Oberst – Upside Down Mountain

Haley Bonar – Last War

Jolie Holland – Wine Dark Sea

Kate Tempest – Everybody Down

White Sea – In Cold Blood

Yann Tiersen – ∞ (Infinity)

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

Staff :

1. Swans
2. Fatima
3. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
4. Isaiah Rashad
5. Pixies
6. Kelis
7. Judas Priest
8. Bane
9. Yung Lean
10. Elliott Smith

Contributors:

1. Coldplay
2. Trophy Scars
3. Depeche Mode
4. Swans
5. Jimmy Eat World
6. Agalloch
7. Burial
8. The Mars Volta
9. The Antlers
10. Lantlôs

Community:

1. Swans
2. Kanye West
3. The National
4. Trophy Scars
5. Brand New
6. Radiohead
7. Kendrick Lamar
8. Agalloch
9. Sigur Rós
10. Mastodon