Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar.

Standouts:

1. Nada Surf - Lucky: Judging, merely on their live acoustic performance at Swedish American Music Hall, we have to say that we are gonna love this new album. We have to admit: we are new fans of Nada Surf (even though they been around since 1992). For whatever reason, we've completely missed out. Lucky for us, we had a good friend who recommended them and thanks to them, we're going to download their entire back catalog.

Usually during acoustic sets, songs start sounding very similar and at times they become a continuous never-ending song. The result: complete audience boredom. It usually just becomes a reason to run to the bathroom or grab another drink. Lucky for us, Nada Surf's set was anything but boring.

Matthew Caw's vocals cut through the resonance of the guitar and drums with ease to provide the audience with a very clear and concise sound - something very reminiscent to Chris Meloy's vocals of The Decemberists. Caw's natural abilities claim no pretense and frankly he is very easy to listen to (even for two hours). Their entire set were songs from their newest album, Lucky. They ended with a five-song encore, that included their most popular songs like "Always Love" and ending with the anthem "Blankest Year." The entire crowd screaming "Fuck It - I'm gonna have a party!" was exactly what we needed. We couldn't believe screaming that phrase with 300 other audience members could ever be that satisfying, but believe us - it was better therapy than any therapist could ever give. We left ready to rule the world.

Take the jump to see what other music is being released today...

Other Standouts:

1. Hot Chip - Made in the Dark: You can stream the entire album on their Myspace page. Made In The Dark is Hot Chip's third full-length release and the follow up to their critically acclaimed album The Warning. Amazon describes it as, "This new installment shows Hot Chip at its best - wonderfully quirky, clever, soulful and poppy. The sound of the band has evolved towards a wilder, heavier electronics, though still coupled with a signature pop aesthetic." You can enter to win a copy of Made in the Dark here.

Other CD's being released today:
1. Crystal Method - Drive
2. Dead Meadow - Old Growth
3. Jill Scott - Live in Paris
4. Josh Ritter - In the Dark
5. KD Lang - Watershed
6. Kelly Stoltz - Circular Sounds
7. Kinky - Reina
8. Lenny Kravitz - It's Time for a Love Revelation
9. School of Language - Sea From Shore
10. Sheryl Crow - Detours
11. Sons and Daughters - This Gift
12. Soundtrack - Assassination of Jesse James (Nick Cave / Warren Ellis)
13. Soundtrack - Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
14. Steve Bug - Fabric 37
15. Jack Johnson - Sleep Through the Static

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