For those of us who live in a seasonal climate, summer is the time to be happy and nostalgic, providing the opportunity to eschew the excessively serious and reconnect with the things that reliably make us happy. For many, this includes listening to music that is cheerful, poppy, and slightly retro... something new and familiar all at once. Of all the young bands that have stepped up to satisfy this demand, Dartmouth college-rockers Filligar seem familiar with the territory; considering that these guys (3 brothers and a friend) have been releasing albums since they were freshmen, it is safe to say that they know what they're doing.

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A lovely new album from San Fran indie-folkers The Dodos kicks off today's featured releases, but that's not even the half of it. Yim Yames (My Morning Jacket's Jim James) and Julian Plenti (Interpol's Paul Banks) both go solo, and the world is richer for it.

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Today we've got the debut from Liverpool singer-songwriter Susan Enan, whose duet with Sarah McLachlan was featured on Bones; the new album from YACHT on DFA Records; the soundtrack for new rom-com Adam; some classic piano pop from David Mead; the debut full-length from Chicago house deejay Bad Boy Bill; and more!

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New albums from Riceboy Sleeps (Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi Birgisson and his boyfriend Alex Somers), Historics (a side project of the bassists from Maroon 5 and Amazing Baby, featuring Kool Keith), Sugar Ray (you probably know Sugar Ray), Greg Davis (a classically-trained Kranky Records dronemeister), and more!

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In addition to today's featured releases from The Dandy Warhols, Black Meteoric Star, and Quantic, we've got a special offer from our friends at Thrillist:

Sign up for their newsletter, a daily email of food, fashion, and nightlife recommendations for your city, and they'll pick one lucky person to give $100 of Amie Street credit!

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Scary Fragile, the most recent release from this Down Under singer, is only her second record, but shows just how far Butterfly Boucher has come from her debut in the early 2000s. Bearing all the grit and gusto of notorious femmes fatale like Pink and the cheeky chic that only girl-rockers like Gwen Stefani can emit, this is a delicately computed but hard-driving record.

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With a little Dave Matthews here, a little Peter Gabriel there, and a good amount of Floyd, Albequerque's Illustrated Man have been earning acclaim around the New Mexico music scene. Read our spotlight of their sophomore album after the break!

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A fan of Coldplay? South? Keane? Well, add one more to the list: Reykjavik's Leaves play yearning, orchestral alternative rock that's been praised by the New York Times and landed them a tour with Doves. Yes, it's a requirement that bands like this have to have one-word names. Read our spotlight after the break!

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Today we've got a wonderful new album from Jenny Owen Youngs, and for every download we're sending $1 to The Smile Train!

Also new albums from The Crystal Method, Hanne Hukkelberg, Tiny Animals, and the Hawaii-inspired supergroup Operation Aloha!

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Woo ha! In addition to releasing the entire Domino Records catalog, today we're bringing you new music from Peaches and St. Vincent, a fabulous new single from Dirty Projectors, the Jon Hopkins album (sampled on Coldplay's Viva La Vida), and a supergroup of members from The Mars Volta and Hella (El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez-Lopez)!

We got you all in check.

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