Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of May 5, 2017.  Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.  As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.

–Featured Release: The Afghan Whigs: “In Spades”–

Genre: Indie-Rock/Grunge/Alt-Rock // Label: Sub Pop Records

Background:

The Afghan Whigs returned to the scene after 16 years back in 2014 with Do To The Beast, an album that proved the band’s return was more than just a feel-good reunion.  Playing some of their best music, the record found its way onto many rock fan’s best of 2014 lists.  With In Spades, the band keeps that momentum rolling with what feels like an even bigger record.  The Afghan Whigs’ latest sees them hitting their stride full speed, creating a through-and-through rock album with plenty of eastern influence.  The band has been around long enough now to know when to use restraint, and In Spades feels like the ideal balance of riff-filled, in-your-face rockers and quieter, more reserved ballads.  Modern rock bands everywhere should take note of The Afghan Whigs, because this is what the genre should sound like in 2017.

Listen to “Arabian Heights” below:

 – Full List of Releases: May 5, 2017 –

A Lot Like Birds: Divisi
Genre: Post-Hardcore/Progressive Rock // Label: Equal Vision Records

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The Afghan Whigs: In Spades
Genre: Indie-Rock/Grunge/Alt-Rock // Label: Sub Pop Records

Stream In Spades here.

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Amanda Palmer & Edward Ka-Spel: I Can Spin A Rainbow
Genre: Indie/Alternative Rock // Label: Eight Foot Records

Stream I Can Spin A Rainbow here.

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Angel Snow: Magnetic
Genre: Ambient Indie-Rock // Label: Nettwerk

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At The Drive-In: in·ter a·li·a
Genre: Post-Hardcore/Punk // Label: Rise

Read Tristan Jones’ staff review of in·ter a·li·a!

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Big Walnuts Yonder: Big Walnuts Yonder
Genre: Indie/Experimental // Label: Sargent House

Stream Big Walnuts Yonder here.

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Black Lips: Satan’s Graffiti Or God’s Art?
Genre: Punk/Alt-Rock // Label: Vice Music Publishing LLC

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Blondie: Pollinator
Genre: Pop-Rock // Label: Noble ID

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Brother Ali: All The Beauty In This Whole Life
Genre: Hip-Hop // Label: Rhymesayers Entertainment, LLC

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Carl Craig: Versus
Genre: Electronic/Techno // Label: InFine & Planet E

Stream Versus here.

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Colt Ford: Love Hope Faith
Genre: Country // Label: Average Joes Entertainment

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Dishwalla: Juniper Road
Genre: Alt-Rock // Label: Dishwalla

Stream Juniper Road here.

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Fazerdaze: Morningside
Genre: Indie-Rock// Label: Flying Nun Records

Stream Morningside here.

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Flobots: NOENEMIES
Genre: Hip-Hop/Alt-Rock // Label: Flobots Music LLC

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Forest Swords: Compassion
Genre: Electronic/Experimental // Label: Ninja Tune

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Full of Hell: Trumpeting Ecstasy
Genre: Hardcore/Grind // Label: Profound Lore

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Gnarwolves: Outsiders
Genre: Punk // Label: Big Scary Monsters / Tangled Talk

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God Dethroned: The World Ablaze
Genre: Death/Black Metal // Label: Metal Blade Records

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Hate: Tremendum
Genre: Death/Black Metal // Label: Napalm

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Hoops: Routines
Genre: Lo-Fi Indie-Rock/Pop// Label: Fat Possum Records

Stream Hoops here.

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Juana Molina: Halo
Genre: Folk // Label: Crammed Discs

Stream Halo here.

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Kasabian: For Crying Out Loud
Genre: Psychedelic/Indie-Rock // Label: Columbia

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Logic: Everybody
Genre: Hip-Hop // Label: Def Jam Recordings

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Mac DeMarco: This Old Dog
Genre: Lo-Fi/Psychedelic Indie-Rock // Label: Captured Tracks

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Motionless in White: Graveyard Shift
Genre: Gothic/Industrial Metalcore // Label: Roadrunner Records

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Nightlands: I Can Feel The Night Around Me
Genre: Indie-Rock // Label: Western Vinyl

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Nite Jewel: Real High
Genre: Alt-Rock/Electronic // Label: Gloriette Records

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Perfume Genius: No Shape
Genre: Lo-Fi Experimental Indie-Pop// Label:  Matador

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Pond: The Weather
Genre: Psychedelic Indie-Rock // Label: Pond Band

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Robin Trower: Time And Emotion
Genre: Psychedelic/Blues // Label: V-12 Records

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Seven Kingdoms: Decennium
Genre: Power Metal // Label: Napalm

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Slaughter To Prevail: Misery Sermon
Genre: Death Metal // Label: Sumerian

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Slowdive: Slowdive
Genre: Shoegaze/Dream-Pop // Label: Dead Oceans

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Snares Of Sixes: Yeast Mother: An Electroacoustic Mass EP
Genre: Heavy Rock // Label: Crucial Blast

Stream Yeast Mother: An Electroacoustic Mass EP here.

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The Suicide Commandos: Time Bomb
Genre: Punk // Label: Twin/Tone Records

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The Unity: The Unity
Genre: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock // Label: SPV

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