New Releases: Beck Spews Information And The Killers Go To Town

Beckity Beck Beck Beck. What can you say about Beck? Well, tons, we suppose. His new album is called The Information. It's produced by Nigel Godrich, who also did Mutations and Sea Change. It sounds like neither of those. There's a sticker pack inside so you can make your own cover. It's available Tuesday. What more do you want?

The Killers are going to Sam's Town. We don't know which town that is, how they got there or why they went, but they're there. If you're interested, you can pick up the full-length explanation this week.

Evanescence are re-emerging from the murky depths from which they sank after their multi-platinum lustre wore off a couple of years ago. Amy Lee is minus Ben Moody this time around, but hasn't given up on the angst. The band's new LP is called The Open Door and it's out Tuesday.

It's been eight years since Sean Lennon released the critically acclaimed but virtually ignored Into The Sun. Since then he's mostly been backing up friends and making out with Bijou Phillips. But he's decided to come to the forefront once again in the form of Friendly Fire, which is in stores this week.

Here are some of this week's other releases:

AKRON/FAMILY Meek Warrior (Young God)
BABY EAGLE S/T (Outside)
JILL BARBER For All Time (Baudelaire/Outside)
CITIES Variations (Yep Roc/Outside)
COLIN JAMES & THE LITTLE BIG BAND 3 (MapleMusic/Universal)
THE DECEMBERISTS The Crane Wife (Capitol/EMI)
THE GOOD BROTHERS Blind Faith (Hogtown/Outside)
ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE VENUS 3 Ole! Tarantula (Yep Roc/Outside)
THE HOLD STEADY Boys & Girls In America (Vagrant/Universal)
JET Shine On (Atlantic/Warner)
AMOS LEE Supply And Demand (Blue Note/EMI)
SEAN LENNON Friendly Fire (Capitol/EMI)
LOS STRAITJACKETS WITH THE WORLD FAMOUS PONTANI SISTERS AND KAISER GEORGE Twist Party (Yep Roc/Outside)
MONICA The Makings Of Me (J/Sony BMG)
PERNICE BROTHERS Live A Little (Yep Roc/Outside)
THE SADIES Tales Of The Rat Fink (Outside)
SPARKLEHORSE Dreamt For Years In The Belly Of A Mountain (Astralwerks/EMI)