Recommended new releases for the week of Sept. 22 (Fugazi, David Gray, Porcupine Tree, They Might Be Giants and more)

VINYL:

Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty

Now available on HQ-180 gatefold double vinyl.

Fugazi – End Hits

Fugazi – Steady Diet of Nothing

Remastered reissues, with each containing a bonus download.

Mudhoney – Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge LP+MP3

Mudhoney – Mudhoney LP+MP3

Mudhoney – Superfuzz Bigmuff LP+MP3

Reissued on HQ-180 vinyl with MP3 download..

Willie Nelson – Phases and Stages

Nelson's first "concept album," the Jerry Wexler-produced (at Muscle Shoals) Phases and Stages, provides both a man and a woman's viewpoints on a crumbling marriage.

Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band – Between My Head and the Sky

Between My Head and the Sky is resplendent with mind-melting blend of styles and sharpening themes while, like its forward-thinking author, plunging into the always-mysterious future.

Pearl Jam – Backspacer

Available on deluxe double vinyl.

Various Artists – Wheedles Groove: Seattle Funk & Soul 1965-1975

On the quality Light in the Attic label.

CDs:

Basement Jaxx – Scars

They have remixed the likes of Justin Timberlake, Missy Elliot, N.E.R.D, Daft Punk, and are back with a new album.

Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty

Digitally remastered. The CD includes a bonus disc of B-sides and rarities including seven never before released tracks.

This article appears in Sep 2-8, 2009.