Here’s some hot New albums that’ll rule your next beach day. The ladies of Grass Widow hit #1 this week with their unique brand of harmony-driven post-punk. Beach House’s Bloom has been hanging out near the top for the past couple weeks; once you give it a listen you’ll know why. Killer new records from the likes of King Tuff, Japandroids, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and Walkmen will help you keep your cool. So go grab your beach balls and get ready for some summer fun!
1 GRASS WIDOW Internal Logic HLR
2 BEACH HOUSE Bloom SUB POP
3 KING TUFF King Tuff SUB POP
4 JAPANDROIDS Celebration Rock Polyvinyl
5 BEST COAST The Only Place Mexican Summer
6 FIXERS Pop Meat/Your Corruptor Dolphin Love
7 LA SERA Sees The Light Hardly Art
8 EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS Here Vagrant
9 DIAMOND RUGS Diamond Rugs Partisan
10 FIDLAR Don’t Try [EP] Mom And Pop
11 COLD SPECKS I Predict A Graceful Expulsion Mute
12 GEOGRAPHER Myth Modern Art
13 JAILL Traps SUB POP
14 SIGUR ROS Valtari XL
15 WALKMEN Heaven Fat Possum
16 MYNABIRDS Generals Saddle Creek
17 TALLEST MAN ON EARTH There’s No Leaving Now Dead Oceans
18 CROCODILES Endless Flowers Frenchkiss
19 WOODS/AMPS FOR CHRIST Woods/Amps For Christ SHRIMPER
20 HEAVY CREAM Super Treatment Infinity Cat