New. Release. Tuesday.

As we're sitting here preparing to type about tomorrow's new releases, Wire's latest (which hit our shelves on 7/15), Object 47, is rocking the store. It's a rather melodic, understated affair, with bits of that raucous punk edge we've come to expect from those old-guard rockers, and it's getting us psyched about the band's Oct. 12th date at Variety Playhouse with DCD faves The Selmanaires. Speaking of live shows, it's about time for a September show calendar blog post. Expect that in the next couple days. And speaking of DCD faves, as you can probably tell from the image above, Calexico has a new record out tomorrow. It's also melodic and understated in the best way possible. And there's actually quite a bit of other stuff coming out as well. Indie rock, electronic, jazz, folk, hard rock, comedy, hip-hop and more! Not too shabby. But we're rambling at this point. Here, read this list:

Calexico
Okkervil River
Metallica (actually comes out Friday, 9/12)
Joan Baez
Michael Franti and Spearhead
Mitch Hedberg (40 mins. of material recorded two months before his death)
Damien Jurado
Daniel Johnston (reissues)
Fujiya & Miyagi
Tricky
Steve Wynn
Liz Durrett
John Phillips
Broken West
Josh Rouse
Dar Williams
DJ Tiesto
Chad Vangaalen
Kimya Dawson
Women
Captain Beyond (reissue)
Patty Loveless
Chris Duarte
Grayson Capps
Emiliana Torrini
Joan Osborne
Freddie King (reissue)
Gym Class Heroes
Kenny Lattimore
Wovenhand
LL Cool J
Eric Benet
...and more!