New Releases Tuesday (7/26)

Galactic Zoo Dossier - Issue #6 (Drag City) Almost entirely hand-drawn and written by Chicago's Plastic Crimewave, the "GZD" is 80 pages of psychedelic drawings, interviews, features and more to blow your mind. This issue also includes 72 trading cards and two CDs of music to accompany your reading. Pelican - The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw (Hydra Head Records) Debut full-length album from local art-metal instrumentalists Pelican. Released on Boston-based metal label, Hydra Head Records, founded and operated by Aaron Turner of Isis.

Silversun Pickups - Pikul [ep] (Dangerbird)
Great debut release from this LA-based band on the equally strong upstart label, Dangerbird Records. Perhaps the next big indie-rock hype?? Check out their infectious new single, "Kissing Families" here, or check out more at their MySpace page.

The Church - El Momento Descuidado (Cooking Vinyl)
A collection of the Church's greatest hits performed acoustically, including, of course, their big hit, "Under the Milky Way."

ALSO...

Bonny/Sweeny - I Gave You [Single] (Drag City)
Gary Higgins - Red Hash [Re-issue] (Drag City)
The Conceretes - Layourbattleaxedown [b-sides/rarities collection] (Astralwerks)
Fruit Bats - Spelled in Bones (Sub Pop)
Bob Mould - Body in Song (Yep Roc)
Joe Strummer - Walker [Soundtrack] (Astralwerks)