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Autumn Defense: Here and Nowhere [CD]

It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's the mystical masked avengers Los Straitjackets! Their album The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets continues their conquest as the champion luchadores of instrumental rock. With the heroic efforts of Eddie Angel, Daddy-O Grande, Pedro Del Mar and Teen Beat, the world-renowned kings of Chopsville are set to release one of their most remarkable albums to date. This 2009 masterpiece features 15 tracks of future vintage sounds straight from planet Straitjacket. Do not succumb to the evil temptations of mediocrity and check out Los Straitjackets' amazing journey to save the world one riff at a time! This long-out-of-print album is pressed on green vinyl and is limited to 1,000 copies worldwide! This marks the first time The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets is pressed on color vinyl.

Sloan: Based on the Best Seller (Clear Gold) [Vinyl LP]

Based on the Best Seller, the new album from power pop auteurs Sloan, is a star-studded showcase of songwriting from the quartet of Andrew Scott, Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland and Jay Ferguson. From hooks of "Live Forever" and "No Damn Fears" that cut like a director’s final edit, to the hooky harmonies of "Dream Destroyer" and "Capitol Cooler" that deserve top billing, this alt-rock blockbuster proves once again: Sloan never skips the reel magic.

Ruen Brothers: Awooo (Frosted Shadow) [Vinyl LP]

The Scunthorpian partners-in-crime Rupert and Henry Stansall, mythologized in wanted posters as Ruen Brothers, are back in the saddle with their fourth studio album: Awooo. Titled after the lycanthropic howling chorus of their melancholic track “Sitting at the Station,” Awooo finds the duo on the road again, full of ruminative wanderlust and exploring sprawling, dark deserts, carrying with only their songbook of western-inspired folklore. The meditative, building desire of “The Cabin on the Hill,” the pensive yearning etched inside “Poison Down the Wire,“ and a tasteful reimagining of the tried-and-true traditional “Mama Don’t” that could easily pass as an original, all exhibit the creative growth that these young troubadours have established over their decade-long career.

Autumn Defense: Here and Nowhere [Vinyl LP]