New music out this week by an array of artists. Check out the ones you want to know about below, with audio & video for your listening and viewing pleasure. Click here to check out releases that dropped over the past few months …
Trace Adtkins, Proud To Be Here (Show Dog Nashville)
Bassnectar, Divergent Spectrum (Amorphous Music)
The fast-rising dubstep artist's new LP includes songs from his Winter 2010 and Spring 2011 tours, along with unreleased tracks.
Boston Spaceships, Let It Beard (GBV Inc.)
Robert Pollard, the creative force and former leader of Guided by Voices, issues a double LP of tracks with his current project.
Richard Buckner, Our Dead (Merge)
Buffalo Killers, 3 (Alive)
Cincinnati psyche-blues rock trio Buffalo Killers were discovered by Chris Robinson and the string of dates they opened for The Black Crowes spawned the songs off their second LP, which was produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.
Calm Blue Sea, Calm Blue Sea (Modern Outsider Records)
The Austin-based band's eponymous debut was originally self-released in 2008, but has has been remastered and now features two unreleased bonus tracks.
Greyson Chance, Hold On 'Til The Night (Geffen)
The Decemberists, iTunes Session (iTunes)
An 8-song set made up of new versions of songs spanning The Decemberists' 10-year tenure.
Drive-By Truckers, Greatest Hits 1998-2009 (New West Records)
The Ettes, Wicked Will (Phantom)
The post-punk outfit featuring led by Lindsay "Coco" Hames deliver their fifth full-length. Listen to first single, "Pendulum" after the jump.
This article appears in Jul 28 – Aug 3, 2011.