Release Surfer – The most interesting upcoming releases of the week

With hundreds of new releases every week, it's becoming harder and harder to decide what to listen to and what to leave behind.
This new OndaRock column will be with you every Thursday, helping you choose which waves to ride in the sea of albums coming out the following day.

Bloc Party – Anatomy Of A Brief Romance (indie-rock) – Despite a recent past that hasn't exactly been top-tier, Kele and the rest of the Reading crew bring us album number 7 with a title that's at least intriguing.

Asia Menor – Vaho (post-punk, indie-rock, nueva escena chilena) – Arguably the hottest name in the highly acclaimed recent crop of Chilean indie-rock bands is finally back with a second album that promises to be dark and edgy.

Tubs – Hard Life (celtic-rock, jangle pop) – We already have the review of the third album from the eccentric London celtic-rockers, since we had the pleasure of hearing it in advance. Is Gianfranco Marmoro's solid 8 rating enough to convince you to give it a listen?

Rory – Bloodletting (emo-pop, alternative rock) – The second album from the founder of London emo label LATE Records looks set to be dramatic and heavily digital, judging from the cover alone.

Natanya – Attitude Era! (alternative r&b) – Staying in London for the debut of what looks set to become a new star of the more alternative side of black music: the playful, elegant Natanya.

Ibibio Sound Machine – Chopping Mountain (afro-funk, electro) – A sixth outing that looks set to be a wild ride for the tireless English afro-funk ensemble.

Green Lung – Necropolitan (stoner metal) – In almost ten years of career, London's Green Lung have shown us that stoner doesn't only grow in American deserts. This fourth release looks suitably grim.

Sylvian Esso – Ow (indietronica, art pop) – The American indietronic duo have accustomed us to an approach to electropop that's always sophisticated and understated, pleasant but perhaps never truly striking. Will this fifth release finally win us over completely?

Bonobo – Distance In Static (downtempo, future garage) – With seven albums already behind him, Simon Green aka Bonobo is considered one of the masters of slow, landscape-painting English electronic music. Does he still have a few tricks up his sleeve?

Brian Fallon & The Painkillers – Not Bad For New Jersey (singer-songwriter, heartland rock) – Already the frontman of Gaslight Anthem and holder of a lengthy solo career, Brian Fallon releases tomorrow his first album with a new backing band bearing a pharmaceutical name. Will he have something new to say, or will it be the same old, good Americana?

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