episode #226

Spring has sprung (we say, looking out at the snow), and with it comes a whole whack of new releases.  We’ve delved into the latest from [wikipop search=”Destroyer (band)”]Destroyer[/wikipop], [wikipop]Young Galaxy[/wikipop] and [wikipop]Smith Westerns[/wikipop] recently, but this week you can hear brand new tracks from [wikipop]Deerhoof[/wikipop], and [wikipop]The Mountain Goats[/wikipop], who are releasing a new album next week.

We’re also welcoming in Spring with some standouts from SXSW in Austin last week: some tracks from [wikipop search =”Braids (band)”]Braids[/wikipop], [wikipop]The Vaccines[/wikipop] and No Joy are on tap, along with some older favourites.

So turn up your speakers, plant your seedlings, and get ready for more sun–even if it’s reflecting off a fresh blanket of snow…

1. Noah and the Whale – The First Days of Spring (The First Days of Spring)
2. Smith Westerns – Weekend (Dye It Blonde)
3. Atlas Sound – Walkabout (w/Noah Lennox) (Logos)
4. Braids – Lemonade (Native Speaker)
5. The Vaccines – Wreckin’ Bar (Ra Ra Ra) (The Vaccines – EP)
6. No Joy – Heedless (Ghost Blonde)
7. Architecture in Helsinki – Spring 2008 (Fingers Crossed)
8. Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins – You Are What You Love (Rabbit Fur Coat)
9. Destroyer – Chinatown (Kaputt)
10. Handsome Furs – Dead + Rural (Plague Park)
11. Deerhoof – Super Duper Rescue Heads! (Deerhoof vs. Evil)
12. Young Galaxy – The Angels Are Surely Weeping (feat. Hanna) (Shapeshifting)
13. My Dad Vs. Yours – … The Behinder We Get (After Winter Must Come Spring)
14. Sarah Harmer – Weakened State (You Were Here)
15. The Mountain Goats – Age of Kings (All Eternals Deck)