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Here are the rest of the releases from this week! Artist : Psychic Twin Album : Strange Diary Quick Description : Debut synth pop from Polyvinyl. Why You Should Listen : Aspects of this stand out in a crowded genre. Overall Thoughts : Synth pop is so flooded right now that it's hard to break through, but Psychic Twin makes a solid effort this week. While nothing dives out as exceptional at first listen, this does have a raw indie quality to it that's often lacking from a lot of like acts. Definitely worth a shot if this is your genre. Recommendation : A good listen. Artist : Okkervil River Album : Away Quick Description : Latest album from the popular indie act. Why You Should Listen : It's probably the best thing they've done since "Lost Coastlines." Overall Thoughts : I cannot admit to being a huge Okkervil River guy, but I have lots of friends who are really into them. "Lost Coastlines" is a classic, but this album is, I feel, th...

A bit of stuff came out in pre-release this week, surprisingly. Here's some highlights! U2 - Songs of Innocence : One comment I read said that this U2 album is the best they've done in years. Another, in a comment about Apple putting out a program allowing users to remove the album from iTunes, said that Songs of Innocence is " so terrible it should be considered malware ." As someone who legitimately thinks U2's best album is All That You Can't Leave Behind , this album is... somewhere in the middle. It's a solid album from a band that's been around longer than I have, but I'm not sure if it's really anything world-shattering outside of the distribution method that got it into the hands of possibly hundreds of millions. Kudos to U2 for the marketing ploy, not so much sold on the end result, though. As someone who isn't a U2 guy, though, I may not be the best judge. Megan Washington - There There : At some point in the last few w...