New Releases: Sea Wolf, Jose Gonzalez, Iron & Wine, & More

An enormous amount of new albums hit stores nationwide this last Tuesday and nestled among them was one of our absolute favorites so far this year: Sea Wolf's Leaves In The River.

While the LA act's earlier EP almost captured the thoughtful pop goodness we've been enjoying from them live here in town over the last few years, the full-length really does the group justice. It's fantastic stuff and gets our highest possible recommendation.





Here's a look at this week's other releases:

Athlete - Beyond The Neighbourhood
Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder
Bear Claw - Deep Owls
Bettye LeVette - Scent of the Crime
Bird and the Bee - Please Clap Your Hands
Boys Noize - Oi Oi Oi
Cadance Weapon - Afterparty
Babies Capgun Coup - Brought To You By
Nebraskafish Casualties - Made In NYC
Cave Singers - Invitation Songs
Canyon Doveman - With My Left Hand I Raise the Dead
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Farewell - Isn't This Supposed To Be Fun
Feu Therese - Ca Va Cogner
Georgie James - Places
Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters
Hrsta - Ghosts Will Come and Kiss Our Eyes
Iron & Wine - Sheperd's Dog
Jose Gonzalez - In Our Nature
Loney, Dear - Sologne
Magik Markers - BOSS
Matt Pond PA - Last Light
Meneguar - Strangers In Our House
Joni Mitchell - Shine
múm - Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy, Let Your Crooked Hands Be Holy
Office - A Night At The Ritz
Sea Wolf - Leaves In The River
Secret Handshake - One Full Year
Sir Richard Bishop - Polytheistic Fragments
Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War
Tiny Masters of Today - Bang Bang Boom Cake Tunng - Good Arrows
Two Gallants - Two Gallants
Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
Patrick Wilson - Close To Paradise
Xasthur - Defective