I Must Have Done Something Right

The distinguished J4CK 0F H34RT5 contemplates how 

much will be left in his savings account after this week's new music.

Music for this week has officially made my socks fall off. Not only do we have THREE versions of the Led Zeppelin remasters, AND American Analog Set's "Know By Heart" on vinyl for the first time (One of my favorite albums!), AND re-pressings of the soundtracks from "ParaNorman", "Ghostbusters", and "Coraline", we've got new music from: Sage Francis, Fu Manchu, Soundgarden's "Superunknown" re-issue, Centro-Matic, Birdy, the Orwells, Peter Murphy of Bauhaus, Hamilton Leithauser's solo debut, Echo & the Bunnymen, Parquet Courts' ridiculously awesome third album, Die Antwoord, Diarrhea Planet, the Morrissey "Vauxhall & I" reissue, Dave Alvin's tribute to Big Bill Broonzy, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Gold-Bears' second album (worship the fuzzy reverb pop), Bob Mould, Randy Travis's Christian album, and Tigers Jaw's debut (give it a listen; it's surprisingly great), as well as so much more. This week is huge!

3 more

I was surfing through the record collection and found a few more albums worth a shout out.

Rival Sons-Pressure & Time

This is some more of that killer boogie rock that just makes me all happy in the right places. Their singer reminds me very much of Paul Rodgers (he fronted Free and Bad Company and was briefly filling in with Queen). This is their second album and I discovered it because the track Get Mine was iTunes free single of the week. They are starting to get some attention as they have been opening for Judas Priest in the UK and have been featured in the Jeremiah Weed beer commercials. Just a great band with a really apparent love for classic rock.

Interesting side note: The album cover was designed by Storm Thorgerson who has done covers for Zeppelin, Biffy Clyro, Audioslave, Muse, The Mars Volta and, most famously, Pink Floyd.

Dirty Sweet-...Of Monarchs & Beggars

Here is another really great classic rock throwback. These guys owe quite a bit (including their name) to T. Rex. This album was just such a fun listen. It's been on my iPod for a couple years and if you swing by the shop there is a good chance that I'll be playing this one (if I'm not, just ask, I'm almost always in the mood to play it). It's got the groove, it's got a little of the blues, and it's got some sleaze. This one is totally worth the price of admission.

Buffalo Killers-3

For their, fittingly titled, third album, the Buffalo Killers really show what makes them a great band. It's solid throughout. I would expect nothing less from these Cincinnati blues-rockers. In case you can't tell I've got a thing for garage/blues/boogie-rock bands, and the Buffalo Killers are no exception. The album has only been out a couple of weeks but I can already tell it'll be high on my albums of the year list. Another great outing from these guys.

We just got in limited edition purple vinyl of this one. So, hurry and get one before I buy them all.

So, there you have it. 3 more picks worth a trip around the turntable.