Every week, Music Directors Anthony and Liz and Jared pick one outstanding new album from our rotation and give it the illustrious title of the KRCX Album Spotlight.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 03:42PM Mumford and Sons are a indie-folk band from the England who have just released their debut album. Gaining popularity fast, Mumford and Sons are selling out venues all over Europe even playing on David Letterman. They will be stopping at major festivals like Bonaroo and Sasquatch in the upcoming summer.
Monday, February 8, 2010 at 04:58PM 
Los Angeles band Local Natives first starting receiving attention after 2009's SXSW Festival where they soon had the internet abuzz. Their SXSW show paid off with their sights now set on the UK music industry, in which they first released Gorilla Manor last fall. They will debut the album on Frenchkiss Records stateside on February 16.
Local Natives' debut album (under the current name) is enjoyable from beginning to end. Their first single from Gorilla Manor is "Sun Hands" starts out with quiet, sweet sounding harmonies and builds until it explodes into raw emotion. Similar to the rest of the album, "Sun Hands" is just too easy to get stuck in your head.
Check out the video for Airplanes below.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 01:20PM 
Beach House's newest album, Teen Dream, dropped officially on January 26th but suffered a very early leak in November. Regardless, the album (which was their first released with Sub Pop) has lived up to the hype of the blogosphere. The dreamy pop of Teen Dream returns with what has been described as "60's style songcraft and 80's style synths."
Check out the Pitchfork performance of "Norway" below.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 03:25PM Hailing from Detroit, Zoos of Berlin are a band that appropriately represents their home town. As a band manifestation of their own local music scene, Zoos of Berlin incorporate vastly diverse sounds. A mixture of punk, pop, experimental, afrobeat, and jazz, Taxis offers a very pleasing ride through spacey, atmospheric soundscapes.
Get a taste with their video for the single Black in the Sun Room
Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 05:48PM "Phrazes for the Young" is the debut album from the Strokes' lead singer, Julian Casablancas. And because it's a solo album, it should be listened to without any prejudices. If you try to compare it with the raw sound of the Strokes, you will disappointed. This new album has some pretty downbeat themes with some upbeat tempos. Think of it less as an album about rebellion and more as a collection of songs to boogie down to.
Listen to the first single "11th Dimension" below.