New releases this week are from an English singer-songwriter and guitarist who's "mind was blown" after hearing his dad play Eric Clapton's "Layla" when he was a kid, and an alt-rock band who initially built a name for themselves by gigging all over Los Angeles' artsy Silverlake neighborhood.

James Bay, "Let It Go" (Republic)
Silversun Pickups, "Nightlight" (New Machine Recordings)

New releases this week are from an English singer-songwriter and guitarist who's "mind was blown" after hearing his dad play Eric Clapton's "Layla" when he was a kid, and an alt-rock band who initially built a name for themselves by gigging all over Los Angeles' artsy Silverlake neighborhood.

James Bay, "Let It Go" (Republic)
Silversun Pickups, "Nightlight" (New Machine Recordings)