The Fix

Don’t have time to search out this week’s essential new music? That’s why we’re here.

Silver Jews “Strange Victory, Strange Defeat”
We’re instant fans of any song that opens with the line, “Squirrels imported from Connecticut, just in time for fall.” This one just happens to go above and beyond the call of duty with its jangly guitar refrain, shouted harmonies and the newly sober David Berman’s deadpan delivery. A winner!

(via Drag City)

Wolf Parade “Call It a Ritual”
A wobbly, woozy and thoroughly lovely taste from the Canadian indie rock heroes’ new album, At Mount Zoomer, driven by a pounding piano melody and stately vocals.
(via Sub Pop)

My Brightest Diamond “Inside a Boy”
Ever wanted to hear Bjork fronting Rush? The new album by classically trained vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Shara Worden might be the closest you get. The fact that she walks around with deer antlers on her head is just a bonus.
(via Toolshed Media)

Teddy Thompson “In My Arms”
Constant touring with fellow folk-rock offspring Rufus Wainwright has brought out the best in Richard and Linda Thompson’s kid, as evidenced by this lush ballad from his fourth and best album, A Piece of What You Need.
(via Shore Fire)

Tilly and The Wall “Pot Kettle Black”
Proper, fuzz-guitar fueled garage rock from the Omaha, Nebraska fivesome’s third album, O. It’s like the lo-fi version of Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl.”
(via Team Love Records)