By:

Staff

This week: Common rings in the summer, Sigur Ros  gets upbeat, and Immortal Technique stays political.                                               

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Alejandro Escovedo: Real Animal (Angel)

The Anniversary: Devil on Our Side: B-Sides and Rarities (Vagrant)

Anthony David: Acey Duecy (Republic)

Atmosphere: Sad Clown Bad Spring No. 12 (Rhymesayers)

Be Your Own Pet: Get Damaged (XL)

Blue Sky Black Death: Holocaust Instrumentals (Babygrande)

Bon Voyage: Lies (Tooth & Nail)

Camper Van Beethoven: Popular Songs of Great Enduring Strength and Beaut (Cooking Vinyl)

Coffins: Buried Death (Southern Lord) 

Common: Invincible Summer (Geffen) 

D'Angelo: Best So Far (Virgin)

Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue (Sundazed Music Inc.)

Dwele: Sketches of a Man (Koch) 

Electric President: Sleep Well (Morr Music / M.M.)

Eugene McGuinness: Early Learnings of Eugene McGuinness (Domino)

Fanatix: This Thing of Ours (BBE)

Ghostlimb: Bearing and Distance (Level Plane)

Heavy Petting Crew: Songs Our Pets Taught Us (Bomb Hip Hop)

Hercules and Love Affair: Hercules and Love Affair (Mute U.S.)

Immortal Technique & DJ Green Lantern: 3rd World (Viper)

Jay Reatard: Singles 06-07 (In The Red)

Jesse Malin: On Your Sleeve (One Little Indian)

Jessie Baylin: Firesight (Verve Forecast)

Julien Dore: Ersatz (Jive)

Kon & Amir: Off Track, Vol. 2: Queens (BBE)

Liquid Liquid: Slip In and Out of Phenomenon (Domino)

Love As Laughter: Holy (Red Int / Red Ink)

Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville [Deluxe Edition] (ATO)

Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog: Party Intellectuals (Pi Recordings)

Odd Nosdam: Pretty Swell Explode (Anticon)

P.W. Long: God Bless the Drunkard's Dog (Southern)

Paul Shapiro: Essen (Tzadik) Podington Bear: Box Set (Hush)

Podington Bear: End (Hush)

Rose Hill Drive: Moon Is the New Earth (Mega Force)

RZA as Bobby Digital: Digi Snax (Koch)

Seun Anikulapo Kuti: Seum Kuti & Egypt 80 (Disorient) 

Sigur Rós: Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust (XL)

SJ Esau: Small Vessel (Anticon)

Snowgoons: Black Snow (Babygrande)

Spider Loc: One You Love to Hate Stereolab: Chemical Chords (4AD)

Townes Van Zandt: Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas [Fat Possu (Fat Possum (Ryko))

The Triffids: Beautiful Waste (Domino)

The Triffids: Black Swan (Domino)

The Triffids: Treeless Plain [Bonus Tracks] (Domino)

Three 6 Mafia: Last 2 Walk (Sony) 

Vast Aire: Dueces Wild Venetian Snares: Detrimentalist (Planet Mu)

The Watson Twins: Fire Songs (Vanguard)

White Williams: Smoke (Domino)

Wiley: Grime Wave