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New Music Releases Thread

The King of Um said:
Fun was exactly the word I used to describe Kiwi Jr the other day. Looking forward to their new album, because on the basis of the latest single from it, it's going to be more of the same.

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Same here. I think the album I had in my head of what I thought it would be from what I'd read about it turned out to be more interesting than it actually was. Although it might be a change of direction for her, it just sounded a little...ordinary and unexceptional, and I do wonder how much praise it would have got if it had come from an unknown, and not Taylor Swift. But a lot of people love it with a passion.
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Touch of the Hives about them?
 

errant said:
i love it, although j. willgoose esq playing the spoons would be my song of the year so im not entirely impartial. had a shit weekend so only listened to it in its entirety for the first time yesterday. i love the blend of ambient electronic sound with a shifting progression into a more upbeat sound. i thought at first that it might have been material that was left over from around the first two psb albums, and he's given them space to develop... however, i listened back this morning to his
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for the album and its all new material, although because of covid it seems the equipment used is all from that era which might be why it gives the album a similar vibe. its somewhere between a brian eno & psb album, and that's leaning against an open door for me - i think the balance is just the right side of upbeat to make it a wonderful album & a great concept.

For PSB fans, he did a listening party for their debut album straight after the late night final one... its a proper music nerd geek out event... both are almost musical ted talks.

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Hope you’re feeling better after your weekend mate.
yeah I think it’s great also. I love how it’s only 4 tracks but long ones. It gives the song ample time to develop.
I love everything he does. I remember first time I saw them was in Pop Recs for record store day years ago. It was an Easter weekend and Sunderland beat Chelsea later on in the day during one of your great escapes. They only did 30 minutes but seeing them do Everest / Spitfire etc in a small shop during the day was excellent
 
Arkle said:
Part 2. eleven albums in this lot, some more obscure than others:

Kacey Johansing - singer-songwriter stuff, maybe a little too polished for me but very pretty at times.
Bobby Lee - primarily available on BandCamp, I think. Atmospheric guitar fronted instrumentals which all sound really good. There's a kind of Richard Hawley minus vocals vibe. I think Bobby Lee is also from Sheffield.
Stef Kett - also primarily on BandCamp. He's a bit of a one man band playing drums and guitar. This tends toward the more experimental and, one might say, tuneless end of the market. Got a great review from Uncut!
Flying Moon in Space - Leipzig's primary purveyors of 21st century psychedelic rock. This is pretty good, very melodic with some surprising pop hooks.
M. Ward - the usual low key country indie-pop hybrid thing. Slightly less upbeat than usual but worth a few listens.
Rosie Carney - Radiohead's first master work, The Bends, reinvented as female fronted indie folk. I wasn't sure it would work but it does, a lot. Very lovely indeed!
Lavender Diamond - their fourth album in 17 years so we're not talking Gizzardesque prolificness here. They're, I guess, indie-folk but they occasionally get a bit synthy with it. The singer has a swooping, soaring voice, which may not be to some tastes but is to mine. Well worth investigating.
Taylor Swift - it's been covered already on this thread but it's clearly the songs deemed not quite good enough for 'Folklore'. The title track is very good though. Fans are speculating that there'll be a third surprise album based on the sleeve of 'Folklore'.
Landshapes - the fourth album of psych rock from a band who've been growing in popularity. This is pretty good. They were formerly known as Lulu and the Lampshades. Landshapes is a better name.
Osees - reworkings and experiments based around Protean Threat, from earlier this year. It's okay but probably not a good starting point for your journey into John Dwyer.
Belle and Sebastian - a live album culled from a mix of their world tour in 2019 and their Boaty Weekender thing. It acts as something of a career so far retrospective with songs taken from across their career. Very good, a reminder, on the back of their great sondtrack to 'Days of the Bagnold Summer', of what a fine band they are.

More to come at some point...
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Part 3:

The Avalanches - pretty bloody marvellous TBH. Gives you a warm feeling. The Kurt Vile fronted track is arguably the highlight.
Boris & Merzbow - Japanese experimentalism. Some of it is very pretty, other tracks very noisy. Worth a go.
Guided By Voices - it's GBV. You kind of know the deal. Excellent alt rock with songs that are often too short. Best of their three this year for me.
L'Exotighost - Spanish exotica. Kind of instrumental lounge rock about the occult. Pleasantly bizarre!
The Bug featuring Dis Fig - dubbish dancehall music, female fronted. Decent.
Louis Philippe & The Night Mail - veteran French slightly leftfield indie bloke. Has collaborated with loads of people. This is very good slightly leftfield indie stuff.
Philip Parfitt - he's best known for being a member of The Perfect Disaster (late 80s to early 90s goth tinged indie rock band). This is good. Literate indiepop really. Clearly a talented songwriter.
Gareth Sager - more indie veteranism. He was a member of the Pop Group, Rip, RIg and Panic! and the underrated Head. It's quite abrasive at times and melodic at others.
Laura Jane Grace - I completely missed this coming out. Rockish with folkie overtones. Reminds me a bit of The Mountain Goats at times.

Album of the week: I'll say The Avalanches but Late Night Final, Danalogue & Alabaster Deplume, Hjalte Ross, Philip Parfitt, Winston CW and others are close.
 
Arkle said:
Part 3:

The Avalanches - pretty bloody marvellous TBH. Gives you a warm feeling. The Kurt Vile fronted track is arguably the highlight.
Boris & Merzbow - Japanese experimentalism. Some of it is very pretty, other tracks very noisy. Worth a go.
Guided By Voices - it's GBV. You kind of know the deal. Excellent alt rock with songs that are often too short. Best of their three this year for me.
L'Exotighost - Spanish exotica. Kind of instrumental lounge rock about the occult. Pleasantly bizarre!
The Bug featuring Dis Fig - dubbish dancehall music, female fronted. Decent.
Louis Philippe & The Night Mail - veteran French slightly leftfield indie bloke. Has collaborated with loads of people. This is very good slightly leftfield indie stuff.
Philip Parfitt - he's best known for being a member of The Perfect Disaster (late 80s to early 90s goth tinged indie rock band). This is good. Literate indiepop really. Clearly a talented songwriter.
Gareth Sager - more indie veteranism. He was a member of the Pop Group, Rip, RIg and Panic! and the underrated Head. It's quite abrasive at times and melodic at others.
Laura Jane Grace - I completely missed this coming out. Rockish with folkie overtones. Reminds me a bit of The Mountain Goats at times.

Album of the week: I'll say The Avalanches but Late Night Final, Danalogue & Alabaster Deplume, Hjalte Ross, Philip Parfitt, Winston CW and others are close.
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Just got round to listening to the full Avalanches Album and it’s excellent.
 
Arkle said:
Laura Jane Grace - I completely missed this coming out. Rockish with folkie overtones. Reminds me a bit of The Mountain Goats at times.
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I don’t know how you missed it since you liked my post back in September when I said it had come out and then directly quoted it saying “good news” ;)

New Music Releases Thread

I'm slowly working through things and getting toward the big albums of the week but for me: Anna von Hausswolff - didn't know she'd released a new album. It's instrumental organ pieces. Quite dramatic, like a garlic and pesto salami. Will Butler - very good, if a touch Arcade Fire. Very much an...
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Mickdundee said:
I don’t know how you missed it since you liked my post back in September when I said it had come out and then directly quoted it saying “good news” ;)

New Music Releases Thread

I'm slowly working through things and getting toward the big albums of the week but for me: Anna von Hausswolff - didn't know she'd released a new album. It's instrumental organ pieces. Quite dramatic, like a garlic and pesto salami. Will Butler - very good, if a touch Arcade Fire. Very much an...
www.readytogo.net www.readytogo.net
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I don't know either TBH...
New releases today from Paul McCartney, Tycho and Richard Youngs & Daniel Sullivan. So, not a lot then...
 
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James said:
Didn't see this. I wasn't nah, I can't get away with black midi and I thought them doing covers of songs would only be good if I was there and pretty pissed. Any good?
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Well said marra. Joint worst band I’ve seen since PinskI Zoo in early 80s. “Lice” were the others.
 
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