New Releases Tuesday (2/22)

Local and related: Bastro - Sing the Troubled Beast/Diablo Guapo (Drag City) Howling Hex - All-Night Fox (Drag City) Enon - Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence (Touch & Go) William Elliott Whitmore - Ashes to Dust (Southern) Various Artists - Looking For A Thrill (DVD) (Thrill Jockey) Other Notables: Aesop Rock - Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives (Def Jux) Limited edition ep from underground hip-hop star Aesop Rock...comes with a 88-page book of lyrics that spans his entire career! Pick up this week's Reader for a complete review. Damon & Naomi - The Earth is Blue (20/20/20) The other 2/3 of Galaxie 500 are back with their first studio record since their brilliant 2000 self-titled release with Japanese psychedelic rockers Ghost. Ian Brown - Solarized (Koch) Domestic release of the The King Monkey's (ex-Stone Roses) latest solo effort. Check out Mr. Brown and his pal Noel Gallagher (bloody arse!) rocking out the new Solarized material Wednesday night on Conan. Ben Lee - Awake is the New Sleep (New West) Seems like this lovable little Aussie singer/songwriter and Evan Dando stalker has been around forever...yet he's still only 26! This is his 6th solo release and it features guest appearances by Har Mar Superstar and Jason Faulkner. Also... Thievery Corporation - Cosmic Game (Esl Music) M. Ward - Transistor Radio (Merge) Nicolai Dunger - This Cloud is Leaning (Overcoat)