New Music Releases Thread

Gabe Gurnsey album is good but I don’t think it warrants the massive praise it’s getting. Whilst there’s some great stuff on it, It’s a bit long for me. Much better albums from that genre this year imo.
 


Right then, my considered opinions on the new stuff I've listened to from the weekend:

Spider Bags: missed from my list. Kind of folky, punky stuff. Pretty good, particularly the second half.
Gabe Gurnsey: I'd pretty much agree with @mad cyril about this. Some of it's great but he could have dropped maybe three tracks and made a more coherent album.
Gulp: enjoyable. Basically a continuation of their earlier album, electronically tinged slightly hippyish indie pop, but it doesn't have anything as good as "I Want To Dance" on it.
Elephant Micah: intriguing. A bit folkish, a bit Low-ish, a lot of space and slowness on this. Seems to be a grower.
Daniel Bachman: a mix of primitive guitar and droney, post-rockish tunes. Very, very good even if one or two tracks make GSYBE! seem like Steps in terms of approachability.
Amanda Shires: Americana which gets a bit trippy at times and a bit poppy at others. Worth a listen.
Helena Hauff: This is cracking! Rhythmic techno, which is in turns both sinister and warm but always enjoyable. Also, good to cook a curry to. My album of last week.
Michael Nau & the Mighty Thread: Quite nice. Uncut described him as part Springsteen but mostly Lambchop and that seems about right.
 
Spider Bags: missed from my list. Kind of folky, punky stuff. Pretty good, particularly the second half.

This sound like my kind of thing, I’ll check it out.

I’m very pleasantly surprised by Amanda Shires, it’s a cracker. Disappointed by Houndsmouth, Down By Law was decent if a little slow at times.
 
Right then, my considered opinions on the new stuff I've listened to from the weekend:

Spider Bags: missed from my list. Kind of folky, punky stuff. Pretty good, particularly the second half.
Gabe Gurnsey: I'd pretty much agree with @mad cyril about this. Some of it's great but he could have dropped maybe three tracks and made a more coherent album.
Gulp: enjoyable. Basically a continuation of their earlier album, electronically tinged slightly hippyish indie pop, but it doesn't have anything as good as "I Want To Dance" on it.
Elephant Micah: intriguing. A bit folkish, a bit Low-ish, a lot of space and slowness on this. Seems to be a grower.
Daniel Bachman: a mix of primitive guitar and droney, post-rockish tunes. Very, very good even if one or two tracks make GSYBE! seem like Steps in terms of approachability.
Amanda Shires: Americana which gets a bit trippy at times and a bit poppy at others. Worth a listen.
Helena Hauff: This is cracking! Rhythmic techno, which is in turns both sinister and warm but always enjoyable. Also, good to cook a curry to. My album of last week.
Michael Nau & the Mighty Thread: Quite nice. Uncut described him as part Springsteen but mostly Lambchop and that seems about right.

Helena Haydn and Michael Nau sound interesting. I’ll check both out.

Aphex Twin dropped new track today. I’d describe it as a ‘challenging’ listen.
 
This sound like my kind of thing, I’ll check it out.

I’m very pleasantly surprised by Amanda Shires, it’s a cracker. Disappointed by Houndsmouth, Down By Law was decent if a little slow at times.

I thought Spider Bags might be up your street...

Helena Haydn and Michael Nau sound interesting. I’ll check both out.

Aphex Twin dropped new track today. I’d describe it as a ‘challenging’ listen.

Is that 'challenging' by Aphex Twin's own standards or generally?
 
Right then, my considered opinions on the new stuff I've listened to from the weekend:

Spider Bags: missed from my list. Kind of folky, punky stuff. Pretty good, particularly the second half.
Gabe Gurnsey: I'd pretty much agree with @mad cyril about this. Some of it's great but he could have dropped maybe three tracks and made a more coherent album.
Gulp: enjoyable. Basically a continuation of their earlier album, electronically tinged slightly hippyish indie pop, but it doesn't have anything as good as "I Want To Dance" on it.
Elephant Micah: intriguing. A bit folkish, a bit Low-ish, a lot of space and slowness on this. Seems to be a grower.
Daniel Bachman: a mix of primitive guitar and droney, post-rockish tunes. Very, very good even if one or two tracks make GSYBE! seem like Steps in terms of approachability.
Amanda Shires: Americana which gets a bit trippy at times and a bit poppy at others. Worth a listen.
Helena Hauff: This is cracking! Rhythmic techno, which is in turns both sinister and warm but always enjoyable. Also, good to cook a curry to. My album of last week.
Michael Nau & the Mighty Thread: Quite nice. Uncut described him as part Springsteen but mostly Lambchop and that seems about right.
Daniel Bachman is my album of the year
 
So, this week in New Releaseland, albums from Enuff Z'nuff, Erra, Golden Drag, Il Divo (woohoo!), Jake Shears, Jason Mraz, Kodaline, Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis, Shooter Jennings, The Love Language, The Magpie Salute, The War and Treaty, Tomberlin, Stella Sommer, Kathryn Joseph, Odetta Hartman and The Coral.
 
So, this week in New Releaseland, albums from Enuff Z'nuff, Erra, Golden Drag, Il Divo (woohoo!), Jake Shears, Jason Mraz, Kodaline, Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis, Shooter Jennings, The Love Language, The Magpie Salute, The War and Treaty, Tomberlin, Stella Sommer, Kathryn Joseph, Odetta Hartman and The Coral.
Wow. Absolutely nothing
 
So, this week in New Releaseland, albums from Enuff Z'nuff, Erra, Golden Drag, Il Divo (woohoo!), Jake Shears, Jason Mraz, Kodaline, Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis, Shooter Jennings, The Love Language, The Magpie Salute, The War and Treaty, Tomberlin, Stella Sommer, Kathryn Joseph, Odetta Hartman and The Coral.
That’s grim. I’ve not listened to them in about 15 years but I might give The Coral a go purely because there’s nothing else.

Hoping Apple Music throws up a surprise in the “For You” new releases section tomorrow (like it did with the AJJ rarities album a fortnight ago).
 
That’s grim. I’ve not listened to them in about 15 years but I might give The Coral a go purely because there’s nothing else.

Hoping Apple Music throws up a surprise in the “For You” new releases section tomorrow (like it did with the AJJ rarities album a fortnight ago).

The Coral's album got 5/10 from Uncut, which has put me off a bit...
 
Kathryn Jospeh's the only thing that interests me there. Never heard of here before the Out Lines album last year but I like what I've heard.
 

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