Justice † (Vice)

You might have familiarized yourself with French dance duo Justice courtesy the remix of Simian's "Never Be Alone", and such an introduction wouldn't be a false start, though the album is a bit different. Justice, who have received (mostly justified) comparisons to Basement Jaxx and Daft Punk, seem to shine when given someone else's work to toy with, but seem less dynamic when working from their own toolbox. This album claims no sampling (we're not so sure but are hardly experts), and though it's hard to resist tracks like "DANCE", we'll reserve ultimate judgment for the next time we're a Beauty Bar at 1:45 a.m., falling down a pole and squeezing Cape Cod out of our hair.

Justice "DANCE" (Plus Move Pirate Remix mp3)
Spank Rock vs Justice "Thunderous Bumps" (mp3)
Justice Official
Justice MySpace

Crowded House Time On Earth (ATO)

Melbourne's golden boys never really went anywhere: Neil Finn has been making really fantastic music since the band dissolved, even since Paul Hester's suicide in 2005. Though its been quite a year for reunions (everything from Poison to Smashing Pumpkins), this one is special. Though Americans know the band primarily thanks to John Hughes and VH1 Classic, the scope of their work as musicians with more than hits has never been lost on New Zealand or Europe, for that matter. "Don't Stop Now", the single, is unsurprisingly good, and Austinites can reignite their love for the band in the coming months: they'll be performing at ACL.

Crowded House Official
Crowded House MySpace
Crowded House "Fall At Your Feet" Live (YouTube)

We know, we know: the new Spoon record came out today, as well as Interpol's latest. We'll have reviews of both of those records later this week.

A Band Called Pain: Broken Dreams (Hieroglyphics)
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.: Born to Be Wild in the USA 2000 (Wabana)
Adam Frank: Overpass! A Melodrama (Alien8 Recording)
Against Me!: New Wave (Sire / London/Rhino)
Bad Religion: New Maps of Hell (Epitaph / Ada)
Buffalo Tom: Three Easy Pieces (New West)
Clark: Ted EP (Warp)
Crowded House: Time on Earth (ATO)
Danzig: Lost Tracks of Danzig (Mega Force)
Darkest Hour: Deliver Us (Victory)
Down to Earth Approach: Come Back to You (Vagrant)
The Eat: It's Not the Eat, It's the Humidity (Alternative Tentacles)
Eyvind Kang: Athlantis (Ipecac)
Fionn Regan: End of History (Lost Highway)
The For Carnation: Promised Works (Touch & Go)
Gogol Bordello: Super Taranta! (Side One Dummy)
The Gourds: Noble Creatures (Yep Roc)
Gravy Train!!!!: All the Sweet Stuff (Cochon)
Great Lakes Myth Society: Compass Rose Bouquet
The High Dials: Holy Ground (Rainbow Quartz)
Icarus Line: Black Line at the Golden Coast (Dim Mak)
Interpol: Our Love to Admire (Capitol)
Jason Isbell: Sirens of the Ditch (New West)
Justice: Cross (Vice)
Kinky Friedman: Live from Austin, TX (New West)
Lindstr�m: LateNightTales (Late Night Tales)
M. Ward: Duet for Guitars #2 [Bonus Tracks] (Merge)
Mark Ronson: Version (Red Ink)
Nick Drake: Family Tree (Tsunami Label Group)
Nickelback: All the Right Reasons [CD/DVD] (Roadrunner)
No Use for a Name: All the Best Songs (Fat Wreck Chords)
Oh No! Oh My!: Between the Devil and the Sea (Dim Mak)
Patton Oswalt: Werewolves and Lollipops [CD/DVD] (Sub Pop)
Roky Erickson: You're Gonna Miss Me [Original Soundtrack] (Palm Pictures)
The Smashing Pumpkins: Zeitgeist (Reprise / Wea)
Spoon: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge)
St. Vincent: Marry Me (Beggars Banquet)
Supersuckers: Live in Orange County (2B1)
Us3: Say What!? (Us3. Com)
Various Artists: Ultra, Vol. 10 (Ultra)
Various Artists: Healing the Divide (Anti)
We Are Standard: 3000V-40000W (Minty Fresh)
Wolf Eyes: Fuck Pete Larsen (Wabana)