Each Tuesday stop by Muzzle of Bees for our recommended purchases for the week. Here are the albums we suggest for the release date of July 8th:

Artist: Albert Hammond Jr.
Album: ¿Como Te Llama?
Label: Black Seal
Myspace: Albert Hammond Jr.
Video: Albert Hammond Jr. – “Call An Ambulance”
MoB: Going into this record I had low expectations he could follow up the beauty of Yours To Keep. Since first listen it hasn’t left my car stereo and it’s in equal favor with its predecessor. If Albert keeps churning out records like this, there’s no reason for him to go back to the Strokes. Ok, he belongs there too!

Artist: Beck
Album: Modern Guilt
Label: Interscope Records
Myspace: Beck
Video: Beck – “Devils Haircut”
MoB: Streaming the first three tracks available in advance of the album’s release, I was sure this was going to be a brilliant effort from Beck. Combined with Danger Mouse sitting in the producers chair, I was hoping for a great summer spin from Beck. The record starts out great, exactly what I was hoping for. There’s some wavering/interest lost along the way, but by the time 30 minutes has passed the record is over and I’m probably ready to press play again.
Also: I still want to know your favorite Beck album(s) of all-time.
Finally: Happy Birthday Beck! I owe you a beer.

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