Feist – The Reminder Feist is the solo project of Canada's Leslie Feist- The Reminder, her third release, comes from the same well of quiet, appealing songwriting, and delicate vocalizations that made 2004's Let It Die such a sweet treat. This one is a bit more hushed and ballad heavy, closer to Cat Power than Peaches (with whom Feist has also worked with in the past) but maintains an indie-minded blend of confessional pop, jazzy folk, and lo-fi torch songs.     Funeral For A Friend – Tales Don’t Tell Themselves Tales don’t tell themselves, but Matt Davies, lead singer of the Welsh band Funeral for a Friend, will tell them to you. On the band’s third proper album stateside, his tales materialize as songs which he describes as dramatic and intense with a sense of urgency. Produced by Gil Norton (Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters, Dashboard Confessional), the lead single Into Oblivion (Reunion) showcases soaring guitars, thoughtful lyrics, and even a string section and is set to propel the band further into the international spotlight.     Hot Chip – DJ Kicks For Hot Chip's installment of the legendary DJ-Kicks series, the boys deliver an eclectic mix that features everything from German minimal techno to classic pop, hip-hop, grime and garage. This is a mix that covers an unbelievable broad range of styles and truly pulls it off. To top off the mix, they threw in a brand new, exclusive Hot Chip track entitled "Piano Song," which takes their sound to an entirely new level.     Paul McCartney – Memory Almost Full His greatest work is 40 years behind him, his solo peak over 30 years gone. Does the world need a new Paul McCartney album? The answer is yes. With Memory Almost Full, Macca is back, on his own, completely: everything but the strings is multi-instrumentalist Paul. "What went out is coming back," he sings in "Vintage Clothes," and from the sound of things, that may not be just wishful thinking. What's past is prologue; if we're lucky, what to come may be McCartney's late renaissance     Bjork - Volta Björk's main asset as a musician is her fearlessness. But after well over a decade of going further and further out, Volta steps back. Make no mistake; this is Björk, and so it's still fabulously weird. The songs are blissfully peculiar, with narratives about love, offspring, aliens...you name it- Volta certainly reminds us how much we appreciate the laboratory of Björk’s imagination.     The Horrors Mindless noise? Fashion victims? Absolutely not. The Horrors are one of the most complete, intellectualized, though-provoking bands out there. This is music for youth. It is unifying in its chaos, startling in its simplicity - all those things that music fans have been bemoaning as dead and gone. And now, its up to you, dear music fans, to allow the Horrors to take you on their journey back in time - to a time when music evoked fury, evoked interest, evoked debate. A time when you spent all your pennies at record fairs trying to find the most twisted explosions of sound ever pressed to vinyl.     Travis – The Boy With No Name Travis seemingly disappeared after 12 Memories but the sound of the Scottish group's daydream-pretty guitar rock endured thanks to Keane, Snow Patrol, and especially Coldplay. More than three years later, Travis is playing catch-up with their fifth studio album, The Boy with No Name. Predictably, it's a well-crafted affair, bursting to life with tunes that celebrate life's minor victories such as "Closer," "Battleships," and "My Eyes."     Pink Martini - Hey Eugene Pink Martini is known for delivering a smorgasbord of arty, rich songs with an international vibe. 'Hey Eugene!' is no exception. Standouts include 'Bukra Wba'do,' which enchanting vocalist China Forbes delivers in Arabic, and the can't-help-but-clap-along 'Dosvedanya Mio Bombino,' a mixture of Italian and Russian. Jazz legend Little Jimmy Scott plays a duet on a rendition of 'Tea for Two' that deserves a mint julep and a lazy afternoon just to play the track over and over again..     Stars – Do You Trust Your Friends? If you made a pop record, and then gave it to your friends to make again, what would they do to it? Here is a collection of re-mixes, re-interpretations and re-imaginings of the Stars acclaimed 2004 album Set Yourself On Fire in which band friends of Stars have remixed Set Yourself On Fire track for track. The result is amazing- the ultimate demonstration of an indie rock remix record