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Posted in music | new releases on February 6, 2008

Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week

editor's note: 2 things - 1) sorry this post is 2 days late. oops. 2) Largehearted Boy and Chromewaves are good people. I just don't agree with their opinion of Basia Bulat....

Hot ChipOf the new music releases this week, Basia Bulat's Oh My Darling is by far my favorite. Her debut album finally gets a US release tomorrow on Rough Trade, thanks to Frank at Chromewaves for not only pointing out this wonderful singer-songwriter, but for also continuing to champion this talented artist.

Other new releases I can recommend include Hot Chip's Made in the Dark, Dead Meadow's Old Growth, Jason Collett: Here's To Being Here, Lightspeed Champion's Falling off the Lavender Bridge, Nada Surf's Lucky, School of Language's Sea from Shore, and Sons & Daughters: This Gift.

If you have small children, consider picking up yet another fine kids album by They Might Be Giants, Here Come The 123s

Interesting reissues include a two-disc remastered edition of Paul Weller's Wild Wood, which includes one disc filled with demos.

What new releases you picking up this week? What can you recommend? Have I left anything worthwhile off the list?


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Posted on February 6, 2008 3:48 PM

Comments (11)

This list is lame. I'll just spend my $15 on crack instead.

Posted by Anonymous | February 6, 2008 3:59 PM

Made in the Dark is the best album of 2008 so far.

Posted by Alex | February 6, 2008 4:08 PM

alex is wrong.

it may also be their weakest release so far.

Posted by Anonymous | February 6, 2008 4:30 PM

alex is right.
it's also either their 2nd or (1st) best album.

Posted by Henry | February 6, 2008 4:41 PM

I'd say it's their strongest album so far, it's just a little quieter then some of you may like. Also, Basia Bulat is pretty awesome.

Posted by Pat | February 6, 2008 4:41 PM

I guess Basia is good if you're into that Lilith Fair type stuff.

Posted by Anonymous | February 6, 2008 5:04 PM

Basia Bulat = mom rock

Posted by Anonymous | February 6, 2008 5:10 PM

Made in the Dark is definitely better than Coming On Strong. Not sure if I like it more than The Warning yet. Regardless, it's probably the first album released this year I've really liked. New Boris, Excepter, Growing, and Beach House albums are all better, but they're not actually out yet so they don't count.

Anybody heard the new Sons & Daughters? I heard one track and I'm a little apprehensive.

Posted by feedbacker | February 6, 2008 6:18 PM

Don't buy that Nigeria album, it's a scam!

Posted by Anonymous | February 6, 2008 6:23 PM

I actually really like what I've heard of the Basia album so far...

Posted by Anonymous | February 7, 2008 8:33 AM

I wasn't feeling Made in the Dark much but now I think it is really really good. Better with headphones... so much stuff to pay attention.

Posted by Eduardo | February 7, 2008 3:53 PM

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