I put the FOH picks of the week in BOLD.

Balmorhea: Constellations (Western Vinyl)

Efterklang: Magic Chairs (4AD)

Eluvium: Similies (Temporary Residence, Ltd.)

Joanna Newsome: Have One On Me (Drag City)

Past Lives: Tapestry of Webs (Suicide Squeeze)

Quasi: American Gong (Kill Rock Stars)

Jack Rose: Luck In The Valley (Thrill Jockey)

Shearwater: The Golden Archipeligo (Matador)

Shout Out Louds: Work (Merge)

Various Artists: Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox (featuring Yo La Tengo, Jay Reatard, Jeff Mangum, Portastatic, & more) (Merge)

Rocky Votolato: True Devotion (Barsuk) – delayed

White Hills: White Hills (Thrill Jockey)

Wolf People: Tidings (Jagjaguwar)

Xasthur: 2005 Demo (Hydra Head)

Xiu Xiu: Dear God, I Hate Myself (Kill Rock Stars)

Michael Yonkers: Lovely Gold (Drag City)

Zeus: Say Us (Arts & Crafts)