New Music Tuesday: Midlake, The Soft Pack, Toro Y Moi

Another great week for new releases I am gonna go ahead an recommend Midlake, Toro Y Moi, The Soft Pack and We Are Wolves.... with a side of Pale White Moon .

The Album Leaf: A Chorus of Storytellers
Alexander Tucker: Grey Onion
The Brunettes: Paper Dolls
FM Belfast: How to Make Friends
Glossary: Feral Fire
Husky Rescue: Ship of Light
Midlake: The Courage of Others
Monolake: Silence
Mount Eerie: Black Wooden
Pale White Moon: Call of the Wolf Peach
Passion Pit: Chunk of Change EP
Scuba: Sub: Stance
The Soft Pack: The Soft Pack
Sono: Plus
Sourpatch: Crushin
U.S. Girls: Go Grey
Vedera: Stages
Blind Man's Colour: Wooden Blankets
Toro Y Moi: Causers of ThisWe Are Wolves: Invisible Violence

Stream Midlake's Album "The Courage Of Others" At NPR

Back in 2006 I spent most of my days listening to the album The Trials Of Van Occupanther from Denton, TX band Midlake.  I love this album.  It's unbelievably great and if you've never listened to it before I highly recommend you do so.  It's been nearly four years but finally Midlake will release their follow up entitled Courage of Others on February 2nd via Bella Union.  I've been pretty excited to hear the new album since it was announced a few months back.  I was a little disappointed to see Phoenix New Times writer Jay Bennett give Midlake's latest effort such a negative review but really couldn't argue considering I hadn't heard any tracks from it.  Thankfully, you can stream the album in full over at NPR today.

I have to admit that Courage of Others doesn't immediately grab you like The Trials Of Van Occupanther does and it has a much darker tone but is most definitely not deserving of the negative review it got in the New Times.

Listen for yourselves and make up your own minds though.  I'd love to get some comments back on what you guys think of the album.

Listen:  Midlake - Courage Of Others