natalie prass : natalie prass (album stream)

strings and horns. lots of strings and horns. stream here.

grouper : ruins (album stream)

stream the ghostly new album by grouper over at npr.

jenny lewis : the voyager (album stream)

stream the new jenny lewis, featuring a pretty nice stevie nicks vibe, over at npr.

luluc : passerby (album stream)

listen to the pretty debut album by folk duo luluc over at npr.

how to dress well : what is this heart? (album stream)

stream the new album by how to dress well right here. be sure to check out "childhood faith in love" - it's a hell of a song.

damon albarn : everyday robots (album stream)

stream damon albarn's starbucks-checkout-line-ready (and pretty good) debut solo effort over at itunes.

mac demarco : salad days (album stream)

listen to the whole wacky thing over at npr.

tokyo police club : forcefield (album stream)

stream the poppy new album from canada's tokyo police club over here.

the men : tomorrow's hits (album stream)

you can hear the men's great new album in its entirety here.

real estate : atlas (album stream)

you can stream all of real estate's latest album at the awful trackless itunes.

beck : morning phase (album stream)

stream beck's first album in six years over at npr.

st. vincent : st. vincent (album stream)

stream all of st. vincent's self-titled fourth album over at npr.

supreme cuts : divine ecstasy (album stream)

chicago electronic/dance/production-duo supreme cuts have a pretty good debut available for streaming over at p4k. rec'd if you like clams casino.

josh tillman : history of caves (album stream)

cut copy : free your mind (album stream)

arcade fire : reflektor (album stream)

los campesinos! : no blues (album stream)

listen to the new one over at p4k.

poliça : shulamith (album stream)

stream the new one over at npr.

the avett brothers : the magpie and the dandelion (album stream)

stream the unfortunately named album over at npr.

the head and the heart : let's be still (album stream)

stream the head and the heart's sophomore effort over on soundcloud. track for track, it's a more listenable record than the band's debut, but there aren't really any standout tracks. the whole thing is a little boring, to be honest. but take a listen and judge for yourself whether this band lives up to the hype it achieved on its first go around.