The DT3 – Our top new music releases for March 9

By Kelly Montgomery March 9, 2011

Each week the Digital Trends staff selects three albums that we think you should know about. Not in-depth reviews, just passing on some music we like.

Want to suggest a band or album? Email us at dt3@digitaltrends.com, or leave a comment below.

Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes

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Swedish indie songstress Lykke Li returns with her sophomore album after 2007’s critical hit Youth Novels. On Wounded Rhymes, Li shows a darker, more vulnerable side with several quiet, somber ballads. It’s an album of ups and downs (both in a good way) as next to the ballads come energetic, powerful hits like “Get Some” and “I Follow Rivers.”

Wye Oak – Civilian

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Civilian is the third studio album for Baltimore duo Wye Oak, and the two are still plugging away at their unique brand of dream pop with a bit of psych-rock and folk experimentation thrown into the mix. Singer Jenn Wasner’s voice guides listeners into the songs quietly, but after some build up, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Andy Stacks takes listeners out with some solo-worthy jams.

Glee Cast – Volume 5

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A bit of a departure from our other two picks, we know, but everyone needs some guilty-pleasure belt ’em out in the shower tunes sometimes. The cast of TVs favorite (and just about only) musical belts out a prime selection of covers including the group’s mash-up of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Heads Will Roll,” an impressive take on Katy Perry’s “Firework,” and a heartfelt rendition of the Fleetwood Mac classic “Landslide.” Even Gwyneth Paltrow gets in on that last song, and she’s not half bad.

Kelly Montgomery

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Kelly Montgomery is a magazine journalism graduate from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communications…

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