I write about random things a lot. I write a lot about random things. The best part about writing a weekly music recommendation column is that it leads to serial excitement about forthcoming records, and it just happens that September 13 is a big day for new releases.

This month, 13 is certainly not an unlucky number; there is a lot of great new music hitting stores (digital and physical) on that day, so much that this seemed like a great week to share a few records with you now that Orientation activities are largely finished.

If you're hungry for some new music, read on - there are a lot of bands and artists working hard to deliver it to you with a little something for everyone. Here are three records I've had the very good fortune to preview before their release.

Bush, The Sea Of Memories
The big story this week is the long-awaited release of the new record by reformed British rock band Bush. Gavin Rossdale recruited his friends Chris Traynor and Corey Britz to fill in the holes in the band's lineup, and for the last year they've been hard at work completing this record, which was originally due last October, then this past February.

Now finally here, The Sea Of Memories is an amalgam of everything Rossdale has done to date. On tunes like "All My Life" and "The Sound Of Winter," the band seems to flex the same sort of muscle they did on Sixteen Stone over 15 years ago. There are also tunes like the piano—driven "All Night Doctors" or "Baby Come Home" that feel as though they owe more to Rossdale's solo career than his history with Bush.

The album is very strong, sonically and lyrically faithful to the Bush archetype, and worth a listen. But after a 10—year break, and many delays in producing the album, it's hard to tell how it will be received.

Ladytron, Gravity The Seducer
Speaking of fifth studio albums by British bands, Ladytron is set to release Gravity The Seducer, a musical blend of trip hop, shimmering garage rock melodies and sweetened vocals the likes of which only a British pop act could truly and faithfully create. That said, the album is a roaring success, and a wonder to hear.

Listening to tracks like "White Elephant," "Ace Of Hz" and "Altitude Blues" give the full textured electronic impression, but then offerings like "Mirage" or "90 Degrees" prove that there is a heavy element similar to the Eurythmics at work — sweeping melodies with real direction that fascinate from start to finish.

Loom, Epyllion
Brooke Manning (or Loom) is an authentic artist working with music, something rarely seen anymore; each song is haunting, with no single note or tone where there shouldn't be one. Manning pursues artistic endeavours in everything she does, including creating, curating and publishing an arts magazine by herself, by hand, and she is also releasing this album as an independent release.

Manning's voice is simply gorgeous, a smoky nod to jazz clubs and half-remembered dreams. Songs like "Promised Land" and "Between Fires" will completely disarm you, leaving you unprepared when her guitar becomes fiery and sexy, like on "Wholesome" and "Around Again." Manning is already an expert, and Loom will surely gain a lot of well—deserved press moving forward.

Should you find yourself still hungry for new sounds, perhaps some of these other records being released on September 13 — a few more out of dozens of big releases - will interest you: Black Francis, Paley & Francis; Das Racist, Relax; Lady Antebellum, Own The Night; Neon Indian, Era Extrana; and Saves The Day, Daybreak.

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