#08113 The Killers

The Killers – Day & Age
US: 25th Nov – Island
UK: 24th Nov – Vertigo
 
Third album from The Killers, with the major sucess of previous two albums, The Killers become internationl superstars. Day &

Age doesn’t let us down, on the basis of Sam’s Town, mixing various other gernes, this is an high quality album.
 
Outstanding tracks: ‘Human’ & ‘This Is Your Life’.

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White Lies – To Lose My Life

 

Third single from White Lies, to be featured on their debut album To Lose My Life which is due for 12th Jan 2009. The single is one week prior to the album release.

 

#08112 Fucked Up

Fucked Up – The Chemistry Of Common Life

US: 7th Oct – Matador

UK: 13th Oct – Matador

 

The Chemistry Of Common Life is the second full length from Canidian hardcore punk band Fucked Up. For this album, the band sounds far beyond hardcore, they had done prog rock in this year’s single ‘The Year Of The Pig’ which is not featured in this album, the whole album goes psychedelica with screaming vocals.

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My Morning Jacket – I’m Amazed

 

Second single from their Evil Urges album, released as a download single on 24th Nov via Rough Trade.

 

#08110/111 Pia Fraus

Pia Fraus – After Summer

EST: 13th May – Seksound

USA: 13th May – Clairecords

JPN: 7th May – Vinyl Junkie

 

Pia Fraus is a six-piece shoegazing collective from Estonia. After Summer is their 4th album and to be released on their own label in their country. The album was produced by Norma Blake of Teenage Fanclub in spite of it’s a heavy shoegazing record. The band brings Estonia indie scene to the global.

 

Various Artists/Pia Fraus – Ten Remixes Of Yenissey
EST: 19th Jul – Seksound

As the title suggests, ten different versions of one song are put together is this record. Yenissey is a track featured in Pia Fraus’ From Summer album, now it is remixed or re-worked by ten artists or bands including themselves, other acts includes: Future Pilot AKA, International Airport, Teenage Fanclub, Bill Wells & His Name Is Alive and 4 more.

#08109 The Paddingtons

The Paddingtons – No Mundane Options

UK: 3rd Nov – Mama-Bear

 

Three years, Hull punk rocker The Paddingtons finally come back with their second album being released on their own label. After being dropped by Mercury once the cooperation between Poptones and Mercury, the band still insisted to carry on in spite of the split of their label mates Special Needs, Thee Unstrung. No Mundane Options is a high energe punk album.

#08108 Los Campesinos!

Los Campesinos! – We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed

UK: 27th Oct – Wichita

 

Second album in a year from these Welsh ‘Farmers’, whose debut was just released early this year. We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed won’t release any track as a single.

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Oasis – I’m Outta Time

 

Second single lifted from their recent album, due for 1st Dec via Big Brother.

 

#08107 The Beep Seals

The Beep Seals – Things That Roar

UK: 23rd Jun – Heron

 

The Beep Seals is a psychedelica pop band from Manchester, their debut album Things That Roar is produced by Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub. Reminds the sunshine pop from the 1970’s.

#08106 Razorlight

Razorlight – Slipway Fires

UK: 3rd Nov – Vertigo

 

Third album from Razorlight, with the huge sucess from their previous two, the band has taken a direction from guitar-driven garage rock to soft-rock, more songs are back with piano.