Album releases: December 2009

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


Julianna Barwick
Florine
Release: 1 December 2009 - Florid Recordings
"Julianna Barwick's music sounds like "carebears making love." - Pitchfork

The Bravery
Stir The Blood
Release: 1 December 2009 - Island Records
"songs that manage to evoke greats from bygone eras without any of the greatness" - Pitchfork

Lowell Brams
Music for insomnia
Release: 8 December 2009 - Asthmatic Kitty

"he works with his stepson Sufjan Stevens as well as Bryce Dessner from the National" - Prefixmag

30 Seconds to Mars
This is war
Release: 8 December 2009 - Virgin Records

"Thirty Seconds to Mars hire veteran alt-rock producer Flood (U2's Achtung Baby, Depeche Mode's Violator, Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral etc.) to help them aggressively mimic all of the aforementioned bands - with chanting" - Spin



Animal Collective
Fall Be Kind (EP)
Release: 18 December 2009 - Domino
"Every bit as spellbinding as fans will be anticipating." - BBC