Albums Out This Week: W/C 3rd November 2008

Low-key properties take most of the glory this week with only Razorlight bothering to represent the major labels. The general consensus seems to be that the best selling Razorlight album will be the one which records Johnny Borrells first waterboarding lesson set to the jaunty tune of contemporary samba.

The long awaited split of hardcore legends Thursday and/or Envy finally trickles through to the shops this week as the two hemispherically-opposed giants try to out-epic each other. The next Strokes side project is go also as their drummer Fab tries his hand on the 'solo' road.

Death Vessel: Nothing Precious Enough For Us

Sub Pop bring us another album invoking the spirit of traditional folk and early Americana. As usual though, the proceedings have been given a unique contemporary twist.

Thursday/Envy: Split E.P

Thursday and Japanese post-hardcore band Envy have made a split E.P but stocks are scarce as you can only receive a limited edition CD or vinyl from the bands web store other copy's should be available at your local independent music stores.    

Chairlift: Dose You Inspire You

Brooklyn based electronic-pop trio.

Violens: Violens EP

60's inspired hallucinatory pop from the recesses of New York. Inspired by the likes of The Violent Femmes, The Zombies, Killing Joke and Sonic Youth.

Lightning Daze: Caught In A Frame

The Italians try their hand at Get-Up Kids style emo-punk.

Razorlight: Slipway Fires

Voted as Johnny Borrell's album of the millennium, "Slipway Fires" is Razorlight's third album. Lead single "Wire to Wire" charted at number five upon its release on September 26.

Grace Jones: Hurricane

After a Grace Jones drought of nearly twenty years, the sometime actress, sometime singer, sometime model brings us nine new tracks of electronic soul.

The Paddingtons: No Mundane Options

Featuring punk rock thrills, three-part harmonies, humming monks and even a ballad (singular) Yorkshire lads join forces with Mogwai producer Tony Doogan for their sophomore album and the follow-up to 2005's "First Comes First".

Goldfrapp: Seventh Tree

The special edition CD and DVD tour edition of "Seventh Tree" comes suspiciously in time for the Christmas holidays. If we didn't know better....

School Of Seven Bells: Alpinisms

The band for which Benjamin Curtis abandoned the Secret Machines. More likely to garner comparisons to My Bloody Valentine than Curtis' prior work. Fronted by Alejandra Deheza.

Brightblack Morning Light: Motion To Rejoin

Formerly known as Bright Black the psychedelic/folk duo have released this, their third album. ''Bright Black Morning Light'' are comprised mainly of duo Rachel Hughes and Nathan Shineywater.

Marianne Dissard: L'entradeux

Best known for her guest stint on Calexico's "Ballad of Cable Hogue", the band have returned the favour by offering the production services of Joey Burns and various other members playing various instruments. L'entradeux (in-between two) shows us the French-born singer's chops at folk tinged atmospheric indie.

Parts And Labor: Receivers

Battles and TV on the Radio tourmates add two new members to the line-up. Replacement drummer Joe Wong and a brand new position for second guitarist Sarah Lipstate. All to aid them in their quest for experimental noise rock.

Little Joy: s/t

Strokes' drummer Fabrizio Moretti teams up with Rodrigo Amarante singer/guitarist of Los Hermanos and Fab's improbably named girlfriend Binki for a musical venture on the North American border.

Computerclub: Before The Walls Came Down

Being forced to advertise their debut album with 3/5 reviews may not seem like the smartest idea. Clearly they need to get hold of David Manning from "The Ridgefield Press". Think somewhere between Editors and Glasvegas. We declare this [cut here] the greatest album of the year [/cut] by a band called Computerclub and award it [cut] FIVE STARS [/cut] out of a total of ten.

Threatmantics : Upbeat Love

Finding a way to escape their Cardiff musical past doesn't seem to be easy for <em>Threatmantics</em>, but with their combination of punk/folk Threatmantics have cut the cord and created a dark and twisted album which makes its title seem rather ironic.

Pontiak: Son On Sun

Pink Floyd/Doors/Kyuss inspired three-piece Pontiak ramp up the hallucinogenic substances and let loose the rock.

Crystal Antlers: EP

Around two years ago Crystal Antlers came out with there own slant on psychedelic punk/soul and they have been progressing and winning over the masses ever since.

Wilderness: (K)No(W)Here

Baltimore based Wilderness' theatrical incantation over the world of music listeners is to grow stronger than ever with "(K)No(W)Here". this is the follow up album of "Vessel States" which received rather mixed reviews. This time 'round though hopefully the acclaim will be unaminous. 

Greg Weeks: The Hive

With 'founding member of Esper' on his curriculum vitae the fourth album from the folk, acoustic, psychedelic and experimental artist.

Mia Vigar: True Adventures Happen In Your Head

Pop/experimental solo artist Mia Belinda relies on her looping capability with a few guest artists brought in to the mix for this second album. 

Her Space Holiday: The New Kid Revival

The alias of one indietronica extraordinaire Marc Bianchi purveyor of such cheery albums as "Home Is Where You Hang Yourselves".

Daniel Martin Moore: Stray Age

More folk-pop, this time from the region of Kentucky but still courtesy of the Sub-Pop label.

End Of The World: French Exit

Folk pop in the vein of Train, The Fray and The Kooks as played from the confines of a local garage.

Jackie-O Motherfucker: Blood Of Life

With a band name which defies their soothing psychedelia soaked in soaring instrumental sections and lush vocal harmonies, this Portland, Oregon collective are now entering their fourteenth year together.