This weeks new releases are highlighted by the fifth full length from Austin’s Okkervil River, The Stage Names, which you can grab from lala.com for a mere $8.59…..

Okkervil River - The Stage Names ($8.59 on lala.com)
Benzos - Branches ($9.19 on lala.com)
The Budos Band - The Budos Band II
Jennifer Gentle - The Midnight Room ($9.19 on lala.com)
Simple Kid - 2 ($11.29 on lala.com)
Zap Mama - Supermoon ($11.99 on lala.com)

Bishop Allen - The Broken String

Robbers On High Street - Grand Animals ( $9.19 on lala.com )

Tegan & Sara - The Con

UNKLE - War Stories

John Vanderslice - Emerald City ( $9.19 on lala.com )

Here are some of the new releases worth a listen this week, be sure to check out some great deals at the LaLa store on lots of these…..

Editors - An End Has A Start ($9.08 on lala.com)
Los Campesinos - Sticking Fingers Into Sockets ($4.79 on lala.com)
The Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night ($13.99 on lala.com)
The Cribs - Mens Needs, Womens Needs, Whatever ($9.48 on lala.com)
The Magic Numbers - Those The Brokes
Suzanne Vega - Beauty & Crime ($12.18 on lala.com)

Getting back to some new release recommendations, the last month or so have been a bit light in the interesting new release category, but this week promises to make up for it quite a bit. With heavyweights like Spoon and Interpol releasing new ones to debut albums from St. Vincent and solo debuts from Roddy Woomble (Idlewild) and Jason Isbell (Drive By Truckers). When it’s all said and done, loads of reasons to visit your local independent record store this week.

BOAT - Let’s Drag Our Feet
Buffalo Tom - Three Easy Pieces ($11.29 on lala.com)
Crowded House - Time On Earth ($10.18 on lala.com)
St. Vincent - Marry Me
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga ($9.38 on lala.com)
Interpol - Our Love To Admire ($11.99 on lala.com)
Jason Isbell - Sirens Of The Ditch ($10.69 on lala.com)
Oh No! Oh My - Between The Devil & The Sea
Mark Ronson - Version ($11.99 on lala.com)
Smashing Pumpkins - Zietgeist ($10.99 on lala.com)
Roddy Woomble - My Secret Is My Silence ($9.28 on lala.com)

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Immaculate Machine - Fables (MP3- Immaculate Machine - Dear Confessor)

Datarock - S/T ($10.99 on lala.com)

Joan As Policewoman - Real Life

Johnny & The Moon - S/T ($8.59 on lala.com)

Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris ($9.99 on lala.com (Stream the new album here)

Some notable new releases hitting US shelves tomorrow. Here are some of our recommendations, if I forgot any, leave them in the comments….

The Bees - Octopus ($10.49 on lala.com)

Afghan Whigs - Unbreakable - A Retrospective ($11.99 on lala.com)

Bonde Do Role - With Lasers ($9.39 on lala.com)

The Long Blondes - Someone To Drive You Home

Matt Pond PA - If You Want Blood EP ($5.49 on lala.com)

Pissed Jeans - Hope For Me ($9.29 on lala.com)

Welcome to WOXY.com Recommends! This will be a weekly feature where we highlight new releases that are due out this week that we recommend you check out. Below you will find album art, links to the bands website and a link to the Lala store where you can either purchase the albums new for cheap, or add them to your Lala want list.

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars
Dungen - Tio Bitar
Au Revoir Simone - Bird Of Music
Great Northern - Trading Twilight For Daylight
Yacht - I Believe In You, Your Magic Is Real
Maps- We Can Create (out today in UK, June 19 in US)
The Macabees - Color It In (new on lala for $6.69)

The Narrator - All That To The Wall
Up The Empire - Light Rides the Super Major
1990’s - Cookies