The Districts | photo by David McClister

The locals lead the way on this week’s batch of new releases. The Districts shift towards a bold, new wave-influenced direction on Great American Painting. Tiffany Majette’s ever-evolving project Orion Sun returns with the Getaway EP. Around the globe, Norwegian experimental pop virtuoso Jenny Hval makes her 4AD debut with Classic Objects.

On Invisible Pictures, Nashville mainstay Jeremy Ivey offers a swaggering Countrypolitan set. Dirty Projectors member Maia Friedman takes flight on her solo album Under the New Light. New York duo Widowspeak‘s sixth LP, The Jacket, is a collection of tough and tender indie gems. PRESS PLAY on these new releases (and plenty more) below…

The DistrictsGreat American Painting
CHECK OUT: “Outlaw Love” “I Want to Feel it All”

Orion SunGetaway EP
CHECK OUT: “concrete” “dirty dancer”

Jenny HvalClassic Objects
CHECK OUT: “Year of Love” “Freedom”

Jeremy IveyInvisible Pictures
CHECK OUT: “Orphan Child” “Trial by Fire”

Maia FriedmanUnder the New Light
CHECK OUT: “First to Love” “Sunny Room”

Widowspeak The Jacket
CHECK OUT: “Everything is Simple” “The Jacket”

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Alex CameronOxy Music, Bodega Broken EquipmentBrandon BoydEchoes and CocoonsBryan AdamsSo Happy it HurtsFranz FerdinandHits to the HeadGhost Impera, Grace FoxEleven O SevenIrma ThomasFull Time Woman: The Lost Cotillion AlbumKishi Bashi151a (10th Anniversary Edition)Maneka Dark MattersPaul CherryBack on the MusicPJ HarveyThe Hope Six Demolition Project DemosSam Jr.(Self Titled), T TrumanLuxury Star EPTrey Anastasion Mercy, The WigglesReWiggled, Young GuvGuv III