The Cowboys - The Bottom of a Rotten Flower (Feel It)

"The fourth album by the Cowboys is kinda like a modern Midwestern version of The Who Sell-Out or Something Else By The Kinks -a basic R&R band stretching its wings to embrace more varied musical elements and dig into deeper subject matter. The Cowboys grow up! There are 16 hooky gems in this new LP. It's very cool to see a modern R&R band progress in the true sense of the word- to mature and seek new horizons. For anybody into garage-rock or power-pop, this has gotta be an instant CLASSIC! But I'm just gonna call it rock'n'roll." - Eddie Flowers, Vulcher Magazine/The Gizmos.

Better Oblivion Community Center - s/t (Dead Oceans)

BOCC is a brand new band comprising the talents of Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst. The pair first collaborated on her song, "Would You Rather", taken from her debut album Stranger In The Alps. They teamed up again for a recording of Oberst's "LAX". Co-produced by Bridgers, Oberst and long time Bright Eyes collaborator Andy LeMaster, the album features several talented friends: Yeah Yeah Yeahs' guitarist Nick Zinner, Carla Azur (Autolux, Jack White) plays drums on half of the album. Dawes' rhythm section Wylie Gelber and Griffin Goldsmith appear on the other half.

Lily & Madeleine - Canterbury Girls (New West)

Lily and Madeleine Jurkiewicz create candid music with deep emotional and personal resonance. The sisters boldly explore what it means to be women in the 21st century, and aren't afraid to use their music to call out injustices or double standards. This fearless approach has permeated their three albums, which are full of insightful lyrics and thoughtful indie-pop. But with Canterbury Girls the sisters are coming into their own as women and musicians. This is the first record they have done where they have full control over all of the songwriting process.

Martin Frawley - Undone at 31 (Merge)

Named for the year in his life when the bottom fell out following a long-term romantic partnership, Martin sequenced Undone chronologically to emphasize his journey. Those familiar with his time in Melbourne's Twerps will take comfort in hearing his deceptively simple songwriting is still intact, but the big reveal here is how new instrumentation and influences seamlessly expand his playground. The album does not shy away from morbid musings and raw emotions that come with a breakup, and like Shoot Out the Lights or Sea Change, its tunefulness and exploration combined are what elevate the music above the melancholy subject matter.

The Claypool Lennon Delirium - South of Reality (ATO)

Claypool Lennon Delirium's epic sophomore album might be just the antidote this sick world needs. Music so potent it could repel an asteroid impact from space, these seasoned warriors of psychedelia have crafted timeless songs that may as well be chiseled in stone. The monolithic dream team's new record was produced by Les Claypool and Sean Lennon themselves, and engineered and mixed by Les at his own Rancho Relaxo studio in Sonoma, California. Double LP on light pink vinyl. Artwork painted by Hisaki Yasuda.

Yola - Walk Through Fire (Nonesuch)

The debut album from Yola, establishes her as the queen of country soul from the first note. The Dan Auerbach-produced album is a contemporary twist on a traditional sonic tapestry of orchestral strings, fiddle, steel, and shimmering tremolo guitars. It is a career-defining and genre-bending release from one of the most exciting emerging British artists in music today. Yola's arresting vocals captivate with sincere tales of heartache and loves lost, forgotten, and broken.

Telekinesis - Effluxion (Merge)

The 5th Telekinesis LP, is a back-to-basics album- not just in it's reaffirmation of the sound and style that made Telekinesis an indie wunderkind a decade ago, but in the way it was created. Using the same now-discontinued MacBook microphone he used to record his earliest tracks, he holed up in the basement of his West Seattle home and put the album together piece by piece over the past two years, playing every instrument.

Cochemea - All My Relations (Daptone)

The debut solo album from Dap-Kings saxophonist, Cochemea Gastelum. Cochemea's electro-sax leads an ensemble of percussive giants on a psychedelic, spiritual journey, exploring his ancestral roots through melody and rhythm. As a body of work, it is an acknowledgement of oneness and harmony with all forms of life: people, animals, insects, plants, trees, and even rocks, rivers, mountains and valleys. It celebrates the sublime beauty of existence and beginnings of such - It is a celebration of life.

Also New This Week

Gary Clark Jr - This Land (WB)
Dream Theater - Distance Over Time (Century Media)
Fried Egg - Square One LP (Feel It)
Nicolas Jaar - Nymphs 3LP (R&S)
Major Murphy - Lafayette EP (Winspear)
Hugh Marsh - Violinvocations (Western Vinyl)
Overkill - The Wings of War (Nuclear Blast)
Chris Potter - Circuits (Edition)
Michael Rother - Solo [CD/LP Box] (Groenland)
Spelling - Mazy Fly (Sacred Bones)
The Spinanes - Manos [LP reissue] (Merge)
Sunwatchers - Illegal Moves (Trouble In Mind)
Susto - Ever Since I Lost My Mind (Rounder)
Vandoliers - Forever (Bloodshot)
X - Los Angeles [LP reissue] (Fat Possum)