From our perspective today brings us a bunch of great new releases. Here’s a few we’re spending our dollars on:

The Local Natives long-awaited LP Gorilla Manor is finally out in the U.S. The gentlemen have been kind enough to allow us to stream it right here for you (above) in case you’ve neglected to see for yourself yet what we’ve been losing our minds about.

You can get the record on iTunes or on vinyl via Frenchkiss Records. And check their tour dates below the fold. They’ll be once again storming SXSW as well as making a Sasquatch appearance in there somewhere.

Portlander (and former Bellingham resident) Kasey Anderson sings with surety and a gravel of a man much older than himself, a man whipped by the winds of life and still hanging onto hope no matter what. If that sounds romantic, all the better; Anderson isn’t shy about his romanticism on his new record Nowhere Nights. “All Lit Up” find’s him acting true age though, pounding out an anthem you probably thought you heard a young Springsteen do first, and in the son after “Sooner/Later” he pours the workingman’s tale on even thicker.

MP3: “Sooner/Later” by Kasey Anderson from Nowhere Nights via Red River Records

Anderson starts a West Coast tour this Friday in L.A., and is having a release show for Nowhere Nights on February 28th at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle with Matthew Ryan and Shasta Bree. You can find the full list of Winter and Spring Kasey Anderson tour dates below the fold.

You can pick up Nowhere Nights via Red River Records.

And lastly, for some reason I’m really into Moon Duo’s new track “Stumbling 22nd street” from their new record Escape. I’m such a sucker for spooky organ’s and and spookier vocals.

MP3: “Stumbling 22nd street” by Moon Duo courtesy of Woodsist.

Tonight the L.A. band is creeping up the west coast and is in Santa Cruz. Thursday night they’ll be at Seattle’s Rendevous with Du Hexen Hase, Midday Veil.

Local Natives 2010 US Tour

4/20 Tucson, AZ – Solar Culture
4/22 Dallas, TX – The Cavern
4/23 Austin, TX – Emo’s Inside
4/24 Houston, TX – Mango’s
4/26 Little Rock, AR – Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack
4/27 Haittesburg, MS – Thirsty Hippo
4/29 St. Augustine, FL – Cafe 11
4/30 Nashville, TN – The Basement
5/1 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
5/4 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
5/5 Washington, DC – DC 9
5/6 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
5/7 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
5/8 Allston, MA – Great Scott
5/11 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
5/12 Columbus, OH – The Basement
5/14 Chicago, IL – Schubas
5/15 Rock Island, IL - Rock Island Brewing Company
5/17 Minneapolis, MN – 400 Bar
5/18 Iowa City, IA – The Mill
5/19 Columbia, MO – Mojo’s
5/21 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
5/22 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
5/25 Spokane, WI – Empyrean
5/26 Boise, ID – Neurolux
5/27 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
5/28 Vancouver, BC – Media Club
5/30 Seattle, WA – Sasquatch
6/3 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill

Kasey Anderson 2010 Tour Dates

Feb 19 Room 5 - Los Angeles, California
Feb 21 Lestat’s -San Diego, California
Feb 24 The Hotel Utah - San Francisco, California
Feb 25 Music Millenium - Portland, Oregon
Feb 25 Berbati’s Pan w/ Matthew Ryan - Portland, Oregon
Feb 26 Empyrean - Spokane, Washington
Feb 27 Nightlight Lounge - Bellingham, Washington
Feb 28 The Sunset Tavern - Seattle, Washington
Mar 6 The Doghouse - Stanwood, Washington
Mar 13 White Eagle Saloon - Portland, Oregon
Mar 17 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 18 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 19 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 20 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 26 Conor Byrne Pub - Seattle, Washington
Mar 27 Mississippi Pizza - Portland, Oregon
Mar 28 CD World - Eugene, Oregon
Mar 28 Sam Bond’s Garage - Eugene, Oregon
Mar 30 Empire Coffee - Chico, California
Apr 1 Union Room @ Biscuits and Blues - San Francisco, California
Apr 2 House Show - Mountain View, California
Apr 3 The Steynberg Gallery - San Luis Obispo, California
Apr 4 Bootleg Theater - Los Angeles, California
Apr 5 Muddy Waters - Santa Barbara, California
Apr 6 Soda Bar - San Diego, California
Apr 8 Raven Cafe - Prescott, Arizona
Apr 10 Sam’s Burger - Joint San Antonio, Texas
Apr 11 Listening Room at Nia Moves - Houston, Texas
Apr 12 Scoot Inn - Austin, Texas
Apr 13 Rubber Gloves -Denton, Texas
Apr 14 Dan’s Silver Leaf - Denton, Texas
Apr 15 All Good Cafe - Dallas, Texas
Apr 16 Maxines - Hot Springs, Arkansas
Apr 17 Young Ave Deli - Memphis, Tennessee
Apr 18 The Basement - Nashville, Tennessee
Apr 19 WDVX Blue Plate Special - Knoxville, Tennessee
Apr 19 Preservation Pub - Knoxville, Tennessee
Apr 20 Hummingbird Stage And Taproom - Macon, Georgia
Apr 21 Eddie’s Attic - Decatur, Georgia
Apr 22 Sky City - Augusta, Georgia
Apr 24 Slims - Downtown Raliegh, North Carolina
Apr 25 The Garage - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Apr 26 The Red And The Black - Washington, Washington DC
Apr 27 The Golden West - Cafe Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 28 Tin Angel - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 29 The Living Room - New York City, New York
Apr 30 Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub - Cambridge, Massachusetts
May 1 Lakeside Lounge - Red River Records Party - New York, New York
May 2 Valentine’s - Albany, New York
May 3 Thunderbird - Cafe Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 4 Radio Radio - Indianapolis, Indiana
May 5 Art Bar - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 6 Darkroom - Chicago, Illinois
May 7 Monk’s Kaffee Pub - Dubuque, Iowa
May 8 Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, Iowa
May 9 Sauce Spirits And Soundbar - Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 11 The Walnut Room - Denver, Colorado
May 13 Filling Station - Bozeman, Montana
May 14 Empyrean - Spokane, Washington
May 21 Taix - Los Angeles, California
May 22 The Gypsy Den - Santa Ana, California
May 26 Silver Moon Brewery - Bend, Oregon
May 27 The Wandering Goat - Eugene, Oregon
May 30 The Woods - Portland, Oregon