Guess what? The world didn't end last weekend! The bad news: you had to return to work on Monday. The good news: there's plenty of new music out today to keep you occupied until the next possible apocalypse. Check it below; click here to check out last week's (May 17) releases. Big ups to Adam Richards, who played a big hand in helping me put this together.
Acephalix, Interminable Night (Southern Lord Recordings)
Aerosmith, Tough Love: Best of the Ballads (Geffen)
The first Aerosmith collection that includes strictly ballads. The last time these legendary rockers released a greatest hits album was in 2004.
Against Me!, Total Clarity (Fat Wreck Chords)
Gainesville's favorite punk outfit presents a collection of demos and unreleased songs recorded during 2005's Searching For A Former Clarity.
Alpinist, Lichtlerm+Minus.Men (Southern Lord Recordings)
Alpinist is a German hardcore/thrash band that is serious about expression and liberal artistic capabilities. The dark themes and raw power of the new album is similar to American acts like Converge and The Chariot.
Joseph Arthur, The Graduation Ceremony (Lonely Astronaut)
Nat Baldwin, People Changes (Western Vinyl)
Black Tusk, Passage Through Purgatory (Relapse)
Art Brut, Brilliant! Tragic! (The End-Cooking Vinyl)
The British/German outfit led by rusty-throated coversationalist-singer Eddie Argos presents a new LP; check out the video for the first single "Lost Weekend" — directed by Alex de Campi — after the jump.
