Before we get started, a quick round of applause to both Manosg and Paradox1216 who were recently promoted to the contributor pool. Congratulations guys, and we wish you well in your new surroundings. Just make sure you close the door behind you, we don’t want Hep Kat sneaking in.

Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of April 14th, 2015. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.

Calexico – Edge Of The Sun (Anti Records)
The Damnwells – The Damnwells (Rock Ridge Music)
Dwight Yoakam – Second Hand Heart (Warner Bros.)
Earl Sweatshirt – I Don’t Like Shit: I Don’t Go Outside (Columbia) – Jonny Hunter
fLako – Natureboy (Five Easy Pieces)
Greg Holden – Chase The Sun (Warner Bros.)
Halestorm – Into The Wild Life (Atlantic)
James Pants – Savage (Stones Throw)
Jeremy Bass – Winter Bare (Self-released)
John Andrews & The Yawns – Bit By The Fang (Woodsist)
Keller Williams – Vape (Self-released)
Lee Harvey Osmond – Beautiful Scars (Latent Recordings)
Looper – Offgrid:Offline (Mute)
Lowland Hum – Lowland Hum (Self-released)
Now And On Earth – Blacked Out (Epitaph)
Reba McEntire – Love Somebody (Big Machine Records)
Second Storey & Appleblim – ALSO (R&S Records)
Stranger Cat – In The Wilderness (Joyful Noise Recordings)
Suuns And Jerusalem In My Heart – Suuns And Jerusalem In My Heart (Secretly Canadian)
Trickfinger – Trickfinger (Acid Test)
Villagers – Darling Arithmetic (Domino Recording Co.)
The Wombats – Glitterbug (Bright Antenna) – Davey Boy

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Album Streams:

Calexico – Edge Of The Sun

Dwight Yoakam – Second Hand Heart

Earl Sweatshirt – I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside

Lee Harvey Osmond – Beautiful Scars

Lowland Hum – Lowland Hum

Villagers – Darling Arithmetic

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

Staff :

1. Kendrick Lamar
2. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
3. Marilyn Manson
4. Agalloch
5. Anberlin
6. Sufjan Stevens
7. Death Cab For Cutie
8. Iron & Wine
9. Kowton
10. Chevelle

Contributors:

1. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
2. Kendrick Lamar
3. Radiohead
4. Death Grips
5. The National
6. Ulver
7. Massive Attack
8. Porcupine Tree
9. Run The Jewels
10. Sufjan Stevens

Community:

1. Kendrick Lamar
2. Sufjan Stevens
3. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
4. Death Grips
5. Earl Sweatshirt
6. Radiohead
7. Kanye West
8. Modest Mouse
9. Flying Lotus
10. Run The Jewels