Ashlee Simpson Bittersweet World
Ashlee Simpson pretty much annoys the crap out of me, but it’s hard to make a bad record with Timbaland and The Neptunes behind the boards (and Kenna? Interesting). It seems like “Outta My Head” came out about a year ago, but I still enjoy it. Some tracks like “Rule Breaker” and “Ragdoll” make it even more painfully obvious that Simpson wants some of that Stefani/Furtado magic to rub off on her.

Atmosphere When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
The 6th album from underground hip hop’s Slug and Ant, also comes in a Limited Edition with a 40 page children’s story written by Slug (serious). If the badass album title alone isn’t enough to peak your interest, you obviously haven’t seen the “Shoulda Known” video…

Elvis Costello Momofuku
Costello’s bazillionth record, released under the name “Elvis Costello and the Imposters.” 12 new tracks from the ever-prolific songwriter, also out on vinyl on Lost Highway.

Joy Division The Best of Joy Division
A long overdue, 14 track Best of that also comes in a Limited Edition with a bonus disc of 8 Peel Sessions (John Peel Show) recordings from 1979, and an interview with Ian Curtis and Stephen Morris. “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” “Transmission,” et al.

The Last Shadow Puppets The Age of the Understatement
The much talked about debut from Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner and The Rascal’s Miles Kane. I’m already a bit torn on the single, and I think I’d rather hear these orchestrated tracks as punk rock tunes.

Tokyo Police Club Elephant Shell
2 years after their critically acclaimed EP, A Lesson in Crime, Tokyo Police Club release their first LP. Tracks like “Juno” and “Your English is Good” highlight the Canadian bands debut, which fit in nicely with Saddle Creek’s catalog of catchy, keyboard driven indie-rock. Dave Monks’ bright nasally vocals remind me of Placebo’s Brian Molko. A lot.

The Replacements Hootenany/Let it Be/Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash/Stint
The band’s first 4 releases, originally on Twin/Tone (including the 1982 EP, Stint), reissued in re-mastered and expanded form. All of the releases feature a ton of previously unreleased material, b-sides, outtakes, and demos (including Paul Westerberg’s original 4 track demo from 1980 for Sorry Ma). Next up are the Sire albums, including Tim and Pleased to Meet Me, out later this year.

Check out a complete list of releases for tomorrow at Newmusictipsheet.com and Largehearted Boy.