More new music out today! Yay! Heres a breakdown of the ones you might want to know about. To see last weeks releases (out Oct. 18), click here; for releases out Oct 12, click here.
Avey Tare, Down There (Paw Tracks)
The first solo effort from Animal Collective's Avey Tare.
Syd Barrett, An Introduction To Syd Barrett (Capitol/EMI)
A compilation that brings together tracks by Barrett from both his Pink Floyd and solo eras, some remixed for better sound quality.
Crowded House, The Very Very Best of Crowded House (Capitol)
A 19-song best of compilation.
Elizabeth & the Catapult, The Other Side of Zero (Verve Forecast)
Bryan Ferry, Olympia (Astralwerks)
The legendary Ferry collaborates with David Gilmour, Groove Armada, Scissor Sisters, Flea, Mani (Primal Scream), Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood and several others on his Astralwerks debut. He also reunited with fellow former Roxy Music bandmates Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera, and Andy Mackay to perform some tracks.
Johnny Flynn, Been Listening (Transgressive/Thirty Tigers)
Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, Acoustic Sessions (Chimera)
The new music project of Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl. Check out their performance of the song "Lavender Air" on Spinning Air below. It's quite nice...
(HED) P.E., Truth Rising (Suburban Noize)