The second week of February albums finds a smaller variety of new releases out. Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should know), with audio & video for your listening and viewing pleasure. Click here to check out releases that dropped over the past few months.
Blackfeet Braves, Blackfeet Braves (Lollipop)
Bullet For My Valentine, Temper Temper (RCA)
C2C, Tetra (Cleopatra)
The french turntable group formerly known as Coups2Cross presents the U.S. release of their debut full-length of funk, groove and hip-hop fused break-beats and decks prowess. Check out the video for "Happy" featuring D. Martin below.
Matt Costa, Matt Costa (Brushfire)
Cali singer-songwriter Costa issues his first new full-length since 2010's Mobile Chateau.
Cuff the Duke, Union (Paper Bag Records)
Nataly Dawn, How I Knew Her (Nonesuch)
Day Joy, Go to Sleep, Mess (Small Plates)
Darwin Deez, Songs for Imaginative People (Lucky Number)
The Deer Tracks, The Archer Trilogy Pt. 3 (The Control Group)
Fear of Men, Early Fragments (Kanine Records)
The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, The Jazz Age (BMG)
US release
Foals, Holy Fire (Warner Brothers)
Three years ago, British indie rock outfit Foals broke through to American audience with a much lauded sophomore album, Total Life Forever. This is their third album. Check out rad new tune "Inhaler" in the video after the jump, along with the rest of this week's new releases…
This article appears in Feb 7-13, 2013.