Here’s a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:
Lily Allen, It’s Not Me, It’s You
Britpop’s gossip girl stops to ponder what fame has wrought.
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Ben Lee, The Rebirth of Venus
Doggedly cheerful, colossally annoying salute to fairer sex.
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Dan Auerbach, Keep it Hid
Post-Danger Mouse, bluesy frontman goes it alone.
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Madlib, Beat Konducta, Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to…
A quirky homage to hip-hop’s quixotic beatmaker.
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Dex Romweber Duo, Ruins of Berlin
Still volatile rocker cranks up Southern-fried time machine.
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Trouble Andrew, Trouble Andrew
Santogold’s fiancé wipes out with dopey crunk-rock shtick.
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