Here's what's new this week:

The Walkmen Pussy Cats Starring the Walkmen (Record Collection)

When John Lennon and Yoko Ono took a break in 1974, the former jumped into the studio with pals Ringo Star, Keith Moon and Harry Nilsson (among others) to produce Pussy Cats, a fascinating mix of classic tunes and originals arranged primarily by Nilsson and Lennon. Misunderstood and bizarre, Pussy Cats is the ultimate buddy album for music geeks with a taste for psychedelia and mass instrumentation. No wonder, then, that The Walkmen decided to recreate it this year after finishing A Hundred Miles Off. Fueled by friendship (with help from Quentin Stoltzfus of Mazarin, Alessandra Maria of Tomorrow's Friend, and ex-Make Up man Ian Svenonius), Lennon's Spector-ish production (the production is far more dense and lush than other Walkmen recordings) and over 40 background vocalists, Pussy Cats is no doubt the cheeky, drunken and wistful indie rocker's album of the fall. To be enjoyed with National Bohemian and a seedless bowl.

The Walkmen Official
The Walkmen MySpace
Stream the Album
Nilsson's Three Part Harmony (YouTube)
The Walkmen sound check, KEXP. Aww, fwends. (YouTube)
Buy it from Waterloo

The Blow Paper Television (K)

The Blow have been working on perfecting the art of the pop tune for years, and if you like K's brand of light, sometimes jangly recipes, you'll no doubt be a fan of Paper Television. At once a collection of dance beats, sentimental melody and doo-wop catchiness all pervade this album, for better or worse. "Imagine a see-thru space station, floating in the dark, culling out via radio the most delicious flavors of planet Earth's pop music production ... " Well alright, alright! P.S.: They're on tour with Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins, and were in town last night, did you get a peek?

The Blow
The Blow MySpace
The Blow "Pile of Gold" (mp3)
Buy it at K

Pulp Complete Peel Sessions [Import] (Universal/Island))

Just in time to wet our lips before Jarvis Cocker's impending solo album, this collection of 25 year-old Peel Sessions commemorates the brilliance of Pulp's catalog, despite an unfortunate and untimely end that was only the beginning of their rise to semi-fame. Paving the way for Interpol and Hot Chip, reinventing the term "cheeky", and making disco unbearably sexy are only brief waypoints on the path of Pulp, and though we doubt that this album will change anyone's mind who hasn't already found themselves enamoured, it's a welcome addition to any record collection, fan or not.

Pulp Official
Pulp / Cocker MySpace
Pulp "Something Changed" (YouTube)

2 Live Jews: Christmas Jews (Empire Musicwerks)
50 Cent/DJ Whoo Kid: 50 Cent Is the Future (BCD Music Group)
Aimee Mann: One More Drifter in the Snow (Superego)
Alabama: Songs of Inspiration (RCA)
Alec Empire: Intelligence & Sacrifice (Digital Hardcore)
Andrew Dice Clay: Face Down, Ass Up (RNB Entertainment)
Atari Teenage Riot: Atari Teenage Riot: 1992-2000 (Digital Hardcore)
Ben Folds: Supersunnyspeedgraphic: The LP (Sony)
Biz Markie: Make The Music With Your Mouth Biz (Traffic Ent.)
Bizzart: Bloodshot Mama (Sounds Are Active)
Blanche: What This Town Needs (V2 Ada)
Blow: Paper Television (K.)
Bright Eyes: Noise Floor (Parties: 1998-2005) (Saddle Creek)

• Buy it at Waterloo

Bright Light Fever: Bright Light Fever Presents...The Evening Owl (Stolen Transmission)
Cassius: 15 Again (EMI)
Cat Stevens: Cat Stevens Box Set (A&M)
Celph Titled: Gatalog: A Collection of Chaos
Converge: No Heroes (Epitaph / Ada)
Coolio: Return of the Gangsta
Cowboy Junkies: Long Journey Home (Zoe)

• Cowboy Junkies Official

• Cowboy Junkies MySpace

• Buy it at Waterloo

Curtains: Calamity (Asthmatic Kitty)

• The Curtains MySpace

• The Curtains "Go Lucky" (mp3)

Damsel: Distressed (Temporary Residence)
De La Soul: Impossible Mission
Def Leppard: Hysteria [Deluxe Edition] (Island)
The Devastations: Coal (Brassland)
DJ Green Lantern: You'll See
Driveblind: Driveblind (Geffen)
Duke Ellington: Blue Light/Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown (Collectables)
Frank-n-Dank: Xtended Play 3.13
Freddie Cruger: Soul Search (Ubiquity)
Frida Hyv�nen: Until Death Comes (Secretly Canadian)

• Frida Hyvonen Official

• Frida Hyvonon "I Drive My Friend" (mp3)

Gilles Peterson & Patric Forge: Sunday Afternoon at Dingwalls (Ether Music)
Greenskeepers: Polo Club (Om)
Gregory Isaacs: Love Songs [Box Set] (Charm)
Gucci Mane: Hard to Kill (Big Cat)
The Heart Attacks: Hellbound and Heartless (Hellcat)
The Heartaches: Too Cool for School (Swami)
The Horrors: Horrors [EP] (Stolen Transmission)
Jay-Z: Greatest Hits (Sony / BMG Import)
Jello Biafra: In the Grip of Official Treason (Alternative Tentacles)
Jibbs: Jibbs Featuring Jibbs (Geffen)
John Coltrane: Gold (Hip-O)
John Legend: Once Again (Sony)
Josef K: Entomology (Domino)
Khlyst: Chaos Is My Name (Hydrahead)
Kill the Vultures: Careless Flame (Locust)
Koop: Koop Island (K7)
Lord Finesse: Awakening (Traffic Ent.)
Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road [Deluxe Edition] (Mercury)
Matt & Kim: Matt and Kim
Miho Hatori: Ecdysis (Rykodisc)
Moby: Go: The Very Best of Moby (V2)
MxPx: Let's Rock (Side One Dummy)
My Chemical Romance: Black Parade (Reprise / Wea)
Norfolk & Western: Unsung Colony (Hush)
Original Soundtrack: Saw 3 (Warcon)
Pet Shop Boys: Concrete: In Concert at the Mermaid Theatre (EMI)
Peter Frampton: Colour Collection (Umvd Import)
Plus/Minus: Let's Build Fire (Absolutely Kosher)
Project Pat: Crook by Da Book: The Fed Story (Sony)
Rachael Ray: How Cool Is That Christmas (Sony)
Rob da Bank and Chris Coco: Listen Again (Ether Music)
Robert Lippok: Robot (Western Vinyl)
Shuta Hasunuma: Shuta Hasunuma (Western Vinyl)
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin: Broom (Polyvinyl)

• Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin Official

• SSLYBY "House Fire" (mp3)

Sparta: Threes (Hollywood)

• Sparta Official

• Sparta MySpace

Tears for Fears: Tears for Fears Story (Umvd Import)
The Temptations: To Be Continued... (Umvd Special Markets)
Tim Finn: Imaginary Kingdom (EMI)
TM Juke: Forward (Ubiquity)
Totimoshi: Ladron (Crucial Blast)
Various Artists: Park Hyatt Box: Park Hyatt Chicago - Park Hyatt To (Milan)
Various Artists: Dynamite Dancehall (Soul Jazz)
Various Artists: New York Noise, Vol. 3 (Soul Jazz)
Various Artists: Ministry of Sound: The Annual 2007 (Ultra)
Various Artists: World Is Gone (XL Recordings)
The Walkmen: Pussy Cats (Record Collection)