Album releases: October 2009

What to watch out for (or avoid!) in October...



Air
Love 2
Release: 6 October 2009 - Astralwerks
"perfect mix of awe, deceptive simplicity and subtle humor" - Turn It Up



The Gossip
Music for Men
Release: 6 October 2009 - Columbia
"defiant, solidly entertaining work" - BBC





Noah And The Whale
The First day Of Spring
Release: 6 October 2009 - Cherry Tree
"I’ve listened repeatedly since it plopped onto my mat and I’m yet to tire of it" - Drowned in Sound



The XX
XX
Release: 6 October 2009 - Beggars Xl Recording
"It is so fully formed and thoughtful that it feels like three or four lesser, noisier records should have preceded it" - Pitchfork



The Temper Trap
Conditions
Release: 13 October2009 - Glassnote
"blooming [ed. - really really] enjoyable pop music" - Pitchfork



Wolfmother
Cosmic Egg
Release: 27 October 2009 - Interscope Records
"another slice of Zeppelin-esque classic rock, with mammoth guitar riffs and more screeching, "I'm a golden god!" choruses than you can handle" - Prefix Mag


Also out this month:The Flaming Lips - Embryonic, Electric Six - Kill, Flight Of The Conchords - I Told You I Was Freaky, The Roots - How I Got Over, Squirrel Nut Zippers - Lost At Sea, Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Night Castle and Weezer - Raditude has been delayed until 3 November