Recorded in a church gymnasium in their hometown Louisville, My Morning Jacket’s new album Circuital saw the band recording live & running back to the control room after each take to listen back to that room’s big sound. Singles ‘Holdin’ On To Black Metal’, ‘Outta My System’ and ‘First Light’ are huge & otherwordly and like its title, the album has a gravitas that is earthy & precise. Listen to triple j’s interview with Jim James here & stream the album via Rolling Stone here. It is out today in Aus/NZ.

Animated by Archie Radkins & based on the artwork of Max Galyon, the video for Bill Callahan’s ‘Riding For The Feeling’ is slow & sweet. Love the warm guitars and soft strings and keys that surface throughout. Apocalypse is out now.

South Dakota native EMA has penned one of the most striking first listens we’ve stumbled on this year in her debut album Past Life Martyred Saints; from earthy single ‘Grey Ship’ to the bold ‘Califonia’ & third album cut ‘Milkman’, and it’s out today in Aus/NZ.

Adelaide’s Leader Cheetah has today announced their sophomore album Lotus Skies, to be released on Friday July 15. Recorded with Scott Horscroft at Sydney’s BJB Studios, we spent the summer ducking in to listen to the band put down its songs – from the sunkissed ‘Crawling Up A Landslide’ to the angular, wild ’None Shall Pass’ & the harmonic, anthemic, downright gorgeous ‘Our Love’ featuring Holly Throsby on its chorus. Catch the boys as special guests to The Middle East’s June tour, at Splendour In The Grass & on the road with Gomez in July.

Nashville punks JEFF The Brotherhood have been busy since visiting Aus last summer. On June 17, they follow up their brilliant Heavy Days debut with We Are The Champions: the harmony rich & fuzzed out sophomore record they put down sometime between madly touring the U.S & ”tearing Meredith a new one” (thanks,  Time Out Sydney). There are some total pop gems at work here, (‘Diamond Way’, ‘Stay Up Late’) alongside the best psych jam we’ve heard this year (‘Ripper’). Find them & see them live! Money back guarantee! We love them!