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New Music Releases Thread

Didn’t enjoy Sufjan’s at all. Will try it again.

Going to listen to the Joachim Cooder album, the single was on the folk show and I loved it.
 

There’s an album by The Jaded Hearts Club (“super”😐 group of Matt Bellamy, Graham Coxon, Nic Cester [Jet], Miles Kane and a few others). Album of Motown and rock n roll covers. Not sure I like the sound of it but it’s an interesting-ish combo.
 
Working Men’s club is really good on first listen, that good blend of guitars / electronics. The album closer at 12 minutes is a monster.
Roisin Murphy also sounds good on first listen. More house than disco I’d say which suits me.
 
mad cyril said:
Working Men’s club is really good on first listen, that good blend of guitars / electronics. The album closer at 12 minutes is a monster.
Roisin Murphy also sounds good on first listen. More house than disco I’d say which suits me.
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Yeah I enjoyed it on first go. My initial thought was that it could do with losing a track though as its slightly samey in parts. Looking forward to another spin later.

Got this new Pet Shimmers record on now which is good half way in. Just read a review that describe them as "Super Furries-esque, psych-pop", pretty much spot on!
mad cyril said:
Working Men’s club is really good on first listen, that good blend of guitars / electronics. The album closer at 12 minutes is a monster.
Roisin Murphy also sounds good on first listen. More house than disco I’d say which suits me.
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This RM record is absolutely brilliant. Disco house music? I love it, pure joy.
 
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James said:
Yeah I enjoyed it on first go. My initial thought was that it could do with losing a track though as its slightly samey in parts. Looking forward to another spin later.


This RM record is absolutely brilliant. Disco house music? I love it, pure joy.
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Yeah it’s great. She’s excellent I think.
 
loads of good stuff this week, few more to listen to yet, so far...

Hot chip - mostly covers with a few of their own hoyed in. Very good.

Kurt vile - EP of John Prine covers and a few originals. love this, wish there was more.

Roisin - heard a few of the singles over last few weeks, this is great.

Drive by truckers - love it, but could do without the Ramones cover.

Fruit bats - another good album tainted by a dodgy cover.

And the odd one out...

Jaded hearts club band - on a par with Robbie Williams, tragic.
 
buckowski said:
loads of good stuff this week, few more to listen to yet, so far...

Hot chip - mostly covers with a few of their own hoyed in. Very good.

Kurt vile - EP of John Prine covers and a few originals. love this, wish there was more.

Roisin - heard a few of the singles over last few weeks, this is great.

Drive by truckers - love it, but could do without the Ramones cover.

Fruit bats - another good album tainted by a dodgy cover.

And the odd one out...

Jaded hearts club band - on a par with Robbie Williams, tragic.
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Is that the Hot Chip Late Night Tales album or something else?
 
Well, I've not listened to much over the last two days because of work, pies, vegetarians, vegetarian pies and the rest. Anyway from what I've listened to...

The Nude Party - starts a bit garage rock, gets a bit more sophisticated, wobbles a bit. Good in parts, not so much in others. 7/10
Working Men's Club - well, this is the slug daddy that eats the rabbit! Expected based on the earlier releases but they're exceptional. The lazy comparison is to say that they're a British LCD Soundsystem, I'm lazy so I'll make that comparison.
Brent Cobb - rather good relaxed Americana. Styles vary, hr tends to sound a bit stoned but it's all lovely.

I expected to listen to an album or two more but the Speedway GP went to a race off for second and third.
 
Arkle said:
Well, I've not listened to much over the last two days because of work, pies, vegetarians, vegetarian pies and the rest. Anyway from what I've listened to...

The Nude Party - starts a bit garage rock, gets a bit more sophisticated, wobbles a bit. Good in parts, not so much in others. 7/10
Working Men's Club - well, this is the slug daddy that eats the rabbit! Expected based on the earlier releases but they're exceptional. The lazy comparison is to say that they're a British LCD Soundsystem, I'm lazy so I'll make that comparison.
Brent Cobb - rather good relaxed Americana. Styles vary, hr tends to sound a bit stoned but it's all lovely.

I expected to listen to an album or two more but the Speedway GP went to a race off for second and third.
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Part 2 of what may be a three or four part week:

Pet Shimmers - more of the same from them really. Slackerish indie with electronic undertones. Decent!
Elvis Perkins - sort of folkish soft rock. Nice enough but he's not really hit the heights of his first two albums, Ash Wednesday and In Dearland since.
Pacific Range - very Laurel Canyon sounding 70s ish Americana. Reminds me of Jonathan Wilson or The Chris Robinson Brotherhood.
Joachim Cooder - this is terrific from Ry's son! It's cover of songs by an old time American folkie, Uncle Dave Macon, played in part on instuments from the middle east and Africa (Turkish lute, African thumb piano etc.). He's got a really warm voice. Reminds me a little of Paul Simon.
Dawes - it's perfectly nice, pleasant songs, good musicianship, singer's got a good voice, just seems to be the same album they usually make.
Death Valley Girls - I like this a lot. Part 60s girl group, part early 80s post punk/goth cross. Interesting right through.
Jonsi - I guess this is fine in the absence of anything new from Sigur Ros. A mix of slower more ambient songs and some stuff aimed for the dancefloor.
Roisin Murphy - very good. Dancefloor oriented sophisto-pop basically. Is that a genre? Quality songs essentially.
Hello Forever - 60s pop harmonies, slightly psychedelic. Not sure it'd make my end of year top X list but it's an enjoyable piece of whimsy on a dull day.
 
Arkle said:
Part 2 of what may be a three or four part week:

Pet Shimmers - more of the same from them really. Slackerish indie with electronic undertones. Decent!
Elvis Perkins - sort of folkish soft rock. Nice enough but he's not really hit the heights of his first two albums, Ash Wednesday and In Dearland since.
Pacific Range - very Laurel Canyon sounding 70s ish Americana. Reminds me of Jonathan Wilson or The Chris Robinson Brotherhood.
Joachim Cooder - this is terrific from Ry's son! It's cover of songs by an old time American folkie, Uncle Dave Macon, played in part on instuments from the middle east and Africa (Turkish lute, African thumb piano etc.). He's got a really warm voice. Reminds me a little of Paul Simon.
Dawes - it's perfectly nice, pleasant songs, good musicianship, singer's got a good voice, just seems to be the same album they usually make.
Death Valley Girls - I like this a lot. Part 60s girl group, part early 80s post punk/goth cross. Interesting right through.
Jonsi - I guess this is fine in the absence of anything new from Sigur Ros. A mix of slower more ambient songs and some stuff aimed for the dancefloor.
Roisin Murphy - very good. Dancefloor oriented sophisto-pop basically. Is that a genre? Quality songs essentially.
Hello Forever - 60s pop harmonies, slightly psychedelic. Not sure it'd make my end of year top X list but it's an enjoyable piece of whimsy on a dull day.
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I’ve had the Joachim Cooder album on every day for a week. It’s absolutely gorgeous like.

I’ll get pelters off Chunky for mentioning the Americana Coldplay but I am also thoroughly enjoying the Fleet Foxes album. I think it’s the best since the first.
 
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