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The first half of 2007 was full of solid releases, and the second half is shaping up to be even better. Throughout the summer, while bands are on the road and playing festivals, several more will drop albums and some highly-anticipated:

June

5th
The Cinematic Orchestra	Ma Fleur
The Concretes	Hey Trouble
Dappled Cities	Granddance
Dizzee Rascal	Maths + English
Foundry Field Recordings	Fallout Stations EP
Montag	Going Places
Long Blondes	Someone To Drive You Home
They Shoot Horses Don't They?	Pick Up Sticks
Track a Tiger	We Moved Like Ghosts
Trembling Blue Stars	The Last Holy Writer
The Twang	Love It When I Feel Like This

12th
John Doe	A Year In The Wilderness
Fair to Midland	Fables From a Mayfly What I Tell You Three Times Is True
Frankel	Lullaby for the Passerby
Immaculate Machine	Fables
Queens of the Stone Age	Era Vulgaris
Sonic Youth	Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition)
Throw Me The Statue	Moonbeams

19th
Art Brut	It's A Bit Complicated
Arthur & Yu	In Camera
Chromeo	Fancy Footwork
Digitalism	Idealism
The Mooney Suzuki	Have Mercy
The Polyphonic Spree	The Fragile Army
Savath & Savalas	Golden Pollen
Stamen & Pistils	Towns
Straylight Run	The Needles In Space
Taken By Trees	Open Field
Tied + Tickled Trio	Aelita
Rocky Votolato	The Brag & Cuss
White Stripes	Icky Thump

26th
Ryan Adams	Easy Tiger
Bad Brains	Build A Nation
Beastie Boys	The Mix-Up
Dogs	Tall Stories From Under the Table
Editors	An End Has A Start
Rasputina	Oh Perilous World!

July

3rd
Chemical Brothers	We Are The Night

10th
Buffalo Tom	Three Easy Pieces
Cherry Ghost	Thirst For Romance
Crowded House	Time On Earth
Happy Mondays	Uncle Disfunktional
Interpol	Our Love To Admire
Justice	†
Ra Ra Riot	Ra Ra Riot
Robbers On High Street	Grand Animals
Ulrich Schnauss	Goodbye
Smashing Pumpkins	Zeitgeist
Spoon	Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
St. Vincent	Marry Me
They Might Be Giants	The Else

17th
The Cribs	Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
Los Campesinos!	Sticking Fingers Into Sockets
Magic Numbers	Those The Brokes
Meet Puppets	Rise To Your Knees
Monster Bobby	Gaps
New Young Pony Club	Fantastic Playroom
People Press Play	People Press Play

24th
Bishop Allen	The Broken String
Emily Haines	What Is Free To a Good Home? EP
Marmoset	Florist Fired
Portugal. The Man	Church Mouth
Tegan & Sara	The Con
The Thrills	Teenager
UNKLE	War Stories
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Is Is EP

31st
Bat for Lashes	Fur and Gold
The Mohawk Lodge	Wildfires

August

7th
Architecture In Helsinki	Places Like This
Magnolia Electric Co.	Sojourner
Mirah & Spectrone International	Share This Place: Stories and Observations
Oh No! Oh My!	Between the Devil and the Sea EP
Okkervil River	The Stage Names
Swivel Chairs	The Slow Transmission
You Say Party! We Say Die!	Lose All Time

14th
Junior Senior	Hey Hey My My Yo Yo
The Rentals	The Last Little Life EP
Stereo Total	Paris<>Berlin
Paul van Dyk	In Between

21st
Caribou	Andorra
David Dondero	Summer Love
Earlimart	Mentor Tormentor
Imperial Teen	The Hair, The TV, The Baby and the Band
M.I.A.	Kala
Minus The Bear	Planet Of Ice
New Pornographers	Challengers
Octoberman	Run from Safety
Rilo Kiley	Under The Blacklight
Josh Ritter	The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter

28th
Aesop Rock	None Shall Pass
The Honorary Title	Scream and Light Up the Sky
Liars	Liars
New Buffalo	Somewhere, Anywhere
Super Furry Animals	Hey Venus!
VHS Or Beta	Bring On The Comets
Kanye West	Graduation

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