New Releases: Grandaddy Just Like Fambly One Last Time

I'm really and truly sad that Tuesday marks the end of Grandaddy, one of the best bands of this generation.

Through four albums, they've become indie pop elite and will be missed. Do yourself a big favour and pick up their farewell disc, Just Like The Fambly Cat. While you're at it, buy Under The Western Freeway, The Sophtware Slump and Sumway, too.

Another indie band with a long history, but who aren't going anywhere, are The Black Heart Procession. Their new The Spell album isn't as dark as Amore Del Tropico (though the band were aiming for it to be), but it still features the same fantastically dreary orchestral madness that BHP have become known for.

Not that anybody could care less at this point, but it's pretty clear that The Moldy Peaches aren't ever coming back. Kimya Dawson's releasing her third post-Peaches record, Remember That I Love You, on Tuesday. It's a little more sparse than her breakout, Hidden Vagenda, but if you're looking for anti-folk and find Adam Green just a bit too weird, Dawson's the antidote.

The Stills and Snow Patrol are back in action. Both made waves a couple of years ago by releasing buzz albums and touring pretty much non-stop. Both have successfully made lineup changes in the year or so that they've had off to record. One of them is releasing Without Feathers and the other is putting out Eyes Open on Tuesday. I'll let you figure out which is which.

While we're here, I guess we should talk about the white elephant in the room: Red Hot Chili Peppers. Stadium Arcadium finally comes out this week after a lengthy recording process that was followed by hemming and hawing over how long the damn thing would be (they've settled on a scant two discs). Go get it kids. It's finally within reach, if you're into that sort of thing.

Other Tuesday releases include Danielson's Ships, Jolie Holland's Springtime Can Kill You, Matmos' Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast and Paul Simon's Surprise.