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Pascal Comelade &bull; <i>Le cut-up populaire</i>

Pascal Comelade • Le cut-up populaire

This collection of instrumentals is bewildering in its variety and intent, miniature symphonies with the tinkling plunk of a toy orchestra and a sharp whiff of sulfur from a struck match.

Les Cowboys Fringants &bull; <i>Les nuits de Repentigny</i>

Les Cowboys Fringants • Les nuits de Repentigny

The surprising part is not that this Quebec outfit mixing country music, folk, surf, and a dash of Elvis exists, but that they have been doing this for three decades plus and yours truly is just finding out.

Wine Lips • <i>TV Dinner</i>

Wine Lips • TV Dinner

Like the whoomp from pouring too much firestarter on and throwing the match in, this band is in your face, exciting and a bit scary at the same time, with its snarling guitars, sneering vocals, and the heft of every possible item in the garage.

Meridian Brothers + Mexican Institute of Sound • <i>Ruido Tovar</i>

Meridian Brothers + Mexican Institute of Sound • Ruido Tovar

Camilo Lara teams up with some influences from the southern hemisphere to bring about this collection of decidedly cumbia-inflected tracks. The sounds lean heavily towards the casiotoned but are expertly counterbalanced with orchestral decorations.