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New Music Releases Thread

Also anyone listen to the Local Natives - Violet Street remixes Album? Never really heard much from local natives but this remixes album has good tunes on.
 

Osklen said:
Park Hye-Jin - How Can I EP.

She’s a Korean DJ and producer, and the Ep is only part released on Apple Music, but has a previous one if you don’t want it EP release 2018. Music is down temp electronic / dance music - not for all I appreciate that.
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its right up my street mate, really good. Cheers.
 
mad cyril said:
its right up my street mate, really good. Cheers.
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Other I believe 2020 releases I quite like, albeit some note quite as electronic As the one above, but Are down tempo / chilled out:

NiK Hakim - Qadir
OJerime - give it up 2 me
Nikitch & Kuna Maze - Hey this must be deep
Exodus - together forever (dub mix)
Catching flies & Ron basejam - new gods
(ronbasejam remix)

Apologies if you’re already aware of these.
 
Osklen said:
Other I believe 2020 releases I quite like, albeit some note quite as electronic As the one above, but Are down tempo / chilled out:

NiK Hakim - Qadir
OJerime - give it up 2 me
Nikitch & Kuna Maze - Hey this must be deep
Exodus - together forever (dub mix)
Catching flies & Ron basejam - new gods
(ronbasejam remix)

Apologies if you’re already aware of these.
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cheers mate, not familiar so will listen over weekend. Keep em coming.
 
mad cyril said:
cheers mate, not familiar so will listen over weekend. Keep em coming.
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will have a think only one off the top of my head was one I posted earlier at arrest called Tokimonsta - renters anthem. Albums a bit All over the place so not sure I like it all or not.
 
Crayola-Kid said:
Much more jangly and catchy than I expected. That would usually be a sure-fire great thing for me, but I'm not positive in this case, as I liked their previous style. I like it but I think I prefer prior RBCF more (on first listen - that could very well change as it sounds grower-y)
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Had the French Press EP on straight after the new album last night - still close to perfection!
Crayola-Kid said:
It's been pretty bad this week, like, to be honest. They had the gall yesterday to include a 50% off code for vinyl for use at an online record store, emailed to the mailing list that no doubt many of whom (myself included) had paid full whack the week before. That was on top of telling any of them who had paid for the download they could now get it for 99p! Embarrassing and totally lacking in self-awareness.
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Number 2

Not a bad achievement by any stretch, but it was only 4,000 sales for maximum embarrassing marketing... imagine a lot of that was engineered from label buy / multiple 99p orders from F&F also.

Probably turned over less than £20k this week, subtract recording, marketing, promotion, distribution, manufacturing (all costed into the 00s of £,000s) plus their advance (which was something like £80k) ... it paints a pretty grim picture of both the charts and the industry experience for newer artists. That said - I can’t stand this band, so meh.
 
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The Jason Isbell album from a few weeks back turned into a real grower for me, been going through his previous albums, finding his music very addictive. Superb voice, great lyrics and a top player.

New singles from Neil Young, Margo Price, Steve Earle, Moon Duo, Saint Saviour/Willy Mason all very good, and John Prine’s final songs a beauty.
 
Tim Burgess - I Love The New Sky is probably his best solo album. Should do well for him with the wider exposure from his listening parties.
Jehnny Beth - To Love Is To Live. I enjoyed both Savages albums. This is better than I was expecting. Enjoyed two thirds on first listen.
 
A quieter week this week so less new stuff for me to report on. Nonetheless:

Coriky - Ian MacKaye's (ex-Fugazi) latest band. It's basically him, his wife and former Fugazi bassist, Joe Lally. Literate post-punk essentially and eminently listenable.
Noveller - instrumental guitar/electronica. Very dark and filmic!
Drab City - bit of a buzz band. They're vaguely trip-hoppish but with elements of Crystal Castles. Pretty enjoyable!
Built To Spill - their Daniel Johnston covers album. It's nice but tends toward saminess over 11 songs.
Masaki Batoh - the singer from Japanese psych-rock legends Ghost solo. A bit more downbeat anf folkish than Ghost but quite good.
Larkin Poe - the fifth album from the sister fronted Americana/folk rock band. This is very good. They've got some excellent pop hooks going on and, on some tracks are a bit like a female fronted Black Keys (when they weren't phoning it in).
Jehnny Beth - her solo debut. It's a very accomplished album. A mix of post-punk, piano ballads, upbeat electronic angriness and a spoken word thing from Cillian Murphy in the middle.
Wargirl - as mentioned a couple of times by @mad cyril. Very ESG/Sink Ya Teeth, maybe slightly more poppy, resembles Neneh Cherry at times.

ALbum of the week: I'll say Larkin Poe but Jehnny Beth, Coriky and Wargirl and far behind.
 
Arkle said:
A quieter week this week so less new stuff for me to report on. Nonetheless:

Coriky - Ian MacKaye's (ex-Fugazi) latest band. It's basically him, his wife and former Fugazi bassist, Joe Lally. Literate post-punk essentially and eminently listenable.
Noveller - instrumental guitar/electronica. Very dark and filmic!
Drab City - bit of a buzz band. They're vaguely trip-hoppish but with elements of Crystal Castles. Pretty enjoyable!
Built To Spill - their Daniel Johnston covers album. It's nice but tends toward saminess over 11 songs.
Masaki Batoh - the singer from Japanese psych-rock legends Ghost solo. A bit more downbeat anf folkish than Ghost but quite good.
Larkin Poe - the fifth album from the sister fronted Americana/folk rock band. This is very good. They've got some excellent pop hooks going on and, on some tracks are a bit like a female fronted Black Keys (when they weren't phoning it in).
Jehnny Beth - her solo debut. It's a very accomplished album. A mix of post-punk, piano ballads, upbeat electronic angriness and a spoken word thing from Cillian Murphy in the middle.
Wargirl - as mentioned a couple of times by @mad cyril. Very ESG/Sink Ya Teeth, maybe slightly more poppy, resembles Neneh Cherry at times.

ALbum of the week: I'll say Larkin Poe but Jehnny Beth, Coriky and Wargirl and far behind.
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Agree with you on Larkin Poe - although one the first listen I thought it was a bit MOR compared to the last one, but on repeated listens I actually think it’s one of their best.

I’ll give Coriky a go too, didn’t realise it was Ian Mackaye’s latest project.

I’ve also found out about a band called Riskee & The Ridicule this week. They refer to themselves as grime-punk and it’s very political, if not particularly groundbreaking rap-rock. Their latest album is about a year old and I’m enjoying it a lot
 
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Mickdundee said:
Agree with you on Larkin Poe - although one the first listen I thought it was a bit MOR compared to the last one, but on repeated listens I actually think it’s probably their best one.

I’ll give Coriky a go too, didn’t realise it was Ian Mackaye’s latest project.

I’ve also found out about a band called Riskee & The Ridicule this week. They refer to themselves as grime-punk and it’s very political, if not particularly groundbreaking rap-rock. Their latest album is about a year old and I’m
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Larkin Poe are great. Brilliant performance at the Riverside last year.
 
mickb2112 said:
Larkin Poe are great. Brilliant performance at the Riverside last year.
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They played a small venue between Dundee and Perth last year but it was a day or 2 after I’d been to see Chris Shiflett so I didn’t think I could justify it, none of my mates wanted to go and I found out about it too late to find a babysitter to drag the wife.
 
Crayola-Kid said:
Much more jangly and catchy than I expected. That would usually be a sure-fire great thing for me, but I'm not positive in this case, as I liked their previous style. I like it but I think I prefer prior RBCF more (on first listen - that could very well change as it sounds grower-y)
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I’m still not 100% on them tbh.
I loved The GoBetweens and Television at the time and these still seem too much of a deliberate hybrid for my liking. Maybe they’ll develop their own style after a few albums in the way R.E.M. moved away from their Byrd’s roots and start producing something really special. With three singer songwriters they should certainly not need to put any filler on an album which is what separated The Beatles from herd. Heres hoping.
I obviously see summit in em as I saw em twice when they were over here even dragging Mrs raff along to the second gig. She couldn’t see a thing as those Aussie bands pull a tall crowd!
 
Arkle said:
A quieter week this week so less new stuff for me to report on. Nonetheless:

Coriky - Ian MacKaye's (ex-Fugazi) latest band. It's basically him, his wife and former Fugazi bassist, Joe Lally. Literate post-punk essentially and eminently listenable.
Noveller - instrumental guitar/electronica. Very dark and filmic!
Drab City - bit of a buzz band. They're vaguely trip-hoppish but with elements of Crystal Castles. Pretty enjoyable!
Built To Spill - their Daniel Johnston covers album. It's nice but tends toward saminess over 11 songs.
Masaki Batoh - the singer from Japanese psych-rock legends Ghost solo. A bit more downbeat anf folkish than Ghost but quite good.
Larkin Poe - the fifth album from the sister fronted Americana/folk rock band. This is very good. They've got some excellent pop hooks going on and, on some tracks are a bit like a female fronted Black Keys (when they weren't phoning it in).
Jehnny Beth - her solo debut. It's a very accomplished album. A mix of post-punk, piano ballads, upbeat electronic angriness and a spoken word thing from Cillian Murphy in the middle.
Wargirl - as mentioned a couple of times by @mad cyril. Very ESG/Sink Ya Teeth, maybe slightly more poppy, resembles Neneh Cherry at times.

ALbum of the week: I'll say Larkin Poe but Jehnny Beth, Coriky and Wargirl and far behind.
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Managed to give 3 of these a listen so far today (it's remarkable how much easier it is to make the decision between going out and mowing the lawn and staying in and listening to another album when a big black bear has been sighted in someone's back garden in town! :lol:). Enjoyed Jehnny Beth and Coriky quite a bit. Not too keen on Larkin Poe, but then I'm not too keen on Black Keys either.
 
chriswallace85 said:
Waiting for mine coming.

Not surprised it's getting good reviews to be honest, his later efforts going back to Time Out of Mind onwards have all been pretty well recieved - Tempest was cracking.
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Any recommendations on where to start with Dylan? A friend said that Blood On The Tracks would be his first choice. I can’t stand his voice whenever I’ve listened to him, so maybe there’s a particular time period that’s more accessible? :)
 
FlyingLotus said:
Any recommendations on where to start with Dylan? A friend said that Blood On The Tracks would be his first choice. I can’t stand his voice whenever I’ve listened to him, so maybe there’s a particular time period that’s more accessible? :)
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Arguably his best album. His voice is great on that record too.

Highway 61 another of his more accessible records.

I usually recommend one of those 2 to get you going.
 
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