Billy Bragg - Mr. Love & Justice
Billy Bragg sounded confident and all but unbeatable on his first few albums in the ’80s, but political and creative uncertainty has dominated much of his work since then. Thankfully, 2008’s Mr. Love & Justice, the Brit singer-songwriter’s first full-length studio effort since his disappointing 2002 effort England, Half English is a return to form. The scope of the album is often modest, but it speaks with grace, wisdom, and heart, and finds Bragg a bit older, a bit wiser, and still committed to fighting the good fight.

Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords
Stars of the HBO series Flight of the Conchords, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement unleash the songs from season one on their new full length produced by Mickey Petralia (Beck’s Midnight Vultures, Ladytron’s Light & Magic.) A parody of everyone from Shabba Ranks to Hall and Oates, most of the best cuts are here, and the music is funny and diverse enough to keep even the biggest haters of New Zealand digi-acoustic funk folk thoroughly entertained.

The Replacements - Let It Be (Deluxe Edition)
At long last, the Replacements’ catalog is getting the deluxe reissue treatment, beginning this week with their Twin/Tone catalog: their debut Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash, the mini-LP Stink, their messy breakthrough Hootenanny and the undisputed classic Let It Be. All the CDs are remastered, contain excellent bonus tracks (such as Sorry Ma getting Paul Westerberg’s early acoustic gem, “If Only You Were Lonely”) and have great liner notes.

Ashlee Simpson - Bittersweet World
With her third album Bittersweet World, Ashlee Simpson has undergone another makeover, both in image and in music. Last time around, she was dour and dark, now she’s all bright and happy, fashioning herself as a Gwen Stefani wannabe, revving up both the dance beats and the retro new wave sounds. She winds up with a record that’s cheap, trashy fun.

Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
Although previously modeled after the gritty rock & roll of the Strokes, Tokyo Police Club widen their reach on this full-length debut. Words like “tessellate” and “australopithecine” may require the use of a dictionary, but the band’s brainy lyrics are balanced by a mix of angular guitars, dance floor drums, and the occasional detour into slow, shoegazing territory. For those who were winded by the Lesson in Crime EP, Elephant Shell gives you the chance to dance and periodically catch your breath.

Barry Adamson - Back to the Cat
Atreyu - Lead Sails Paper Anchor 2.0
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Vibrations
Tab Benoit - Night Train to Nashville
Blind Melon - For My Friends
Terry Callier - Occasional Rain (Remastered)
The Cinematic Orchestra - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Ornette Coleman - The Art of the Improvisers
Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes
The Jazz Crusaders - Old Socks, New Shoes…New Socks, Old Shoes
Dov Davidoff - The Point Is
Van Duren - Are You Serious?
Earles and Jensen - Just Farr a Laugh, Vol. 1 and 2: The Greatest Prank Phone Call Ever!
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
Goldfinger - Hello Destiny…
The Jealous Girlfriends - The Jealous Girlfriends
Stanley Jordan - State of Nature
Carole King - Tapestry (Legacy Edition)
Ramsey Lewis Trio - Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns (Remastered)
Love - Forever Changes (Collector’s Edition)
Lyrics Born - Everywhere at Once
Bennie Maupin - Early Reflections
Stanton Moore - Emphasis! On Parenthesis
The Night Marchers - See You in Magic
Donny Osmond - From Donny…With Love
Nicholas Payton - Into the Blue
El Perro del Mar - From the Valley to the Stars
Prodigy - H.N.I.C., Pt. 2
Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (Collector’s Edition)
The Replacements - Hootenanny (Deluxe Edition)
The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash (Deluxe Edition)
The Replacements - Stink (Deluxe Edition)
Jonathan Richman - Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild
Sarandon - Kill Twee Pop!
Scarface - The Best of Scarface
Story of the Year - The Black Swan
Tea Leaf Green - Seeds
Phil Vassar - Prayer of a Common Man
The Weepies - Hideaway
The White Tie Affair - Walk This Way
Whitesnake - Good to Be Bad
Young Knives - Superabundance
Thalia Zedek Band - Liars and Prayers
Various Artists - Assemblage 1998-2008