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New Music Releases Thread

Kevin Morby's made a film soundtrack and that popped up on Spotify yesterday, only around 20 minutes though so guessing there's not much to it.
 

I’ll give the Dessner Brothers a go.
Think there’s a new album out from Hector Gannet tomorrow - a band from Northumberland. I loved their debut. Worth a listen if you’ve not heard it.
 
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I'd love to see Le Tigre.
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Are they the all girl band? French iirc? Been around ages? The indie kid at work loved em and they grew on me. Good band.
The Hotel Lux debut album got delivered today. “Hands Across The Creek”. It’s got an awful cover that looks like it’s been knocked up by an eight year old using free software from a fifteen year old computer magazine cover CD.

They we’re the last band I saw pre C19. That basement place below the pub on the corner in Stoke Newington. I think their career was generating a bit of traction at the time but like a lot of bands they’ve missed out on what could’ve been two big big years. Still there’s no excuse for crap songs now as they’ve all had time on their hands.
 
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riffraff said:
Are they the all girl band? French iirc? Been around ages? The indie kid at work loved em and they grew on me. Good band.
The Hotel Lux debut album got delivered today. “Hands Across The Creek”. It’s got an awful cover that looks like it’s been knocked up by an eight year old using free software from a fifteen year old computer magazine cover CD.

They we’re the last band I saw pre C19. That basement place below the pub on the corner in Stoke Newington. I think their career was generating a bit of traction at the time but like a lot of bands they’ve missed out on what could’ve been two big big years. Still there’s no excuse for crap songs now as they’ve all had time on their hands.
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Le Tigre are all girl but American (Kathleen Hannah from Bikini Kill is their leader. Been around since the late 90s but with long spells of inactivity.
 
The first two Hen Ogledd albums that were only ever available as extremely small vinyl runs are widely released today. Hen Ogledd from 2013 and Bronze from 2016. Never heard these so they're new to me.
 
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Another Fall spin off, House of all featuring the Hanley brothers, Funky Si Wolstencroft, Pete Greenway and original member Martin Brammah have an album due in a couple of months. The lead single off it has been released on Bandcamp.
 
Somewhat late but my summing up of the week before this's new releases:

Juni Habel: fragile, folkie type stuff. Interesting/good.
The CIA: not Ty Segall's best work. Female vocals, quite abrasive.
Slug: I like them. They have Field Music connections and, well, are like a rockier Field Music. Good.
Dave Rowntree: Blur's drummer makes his solo debut. It's a very good album, reminiscent of, well, later Blur and Damon's solo stuff.
The Murder Capital: very good indeed. They remind me of the much under-rated Whipping Boy.
Ladytron: their seventh album. It's very good. Electronic pop type stuff.
The Bad Ends: an Athens, Georgia supergroup featuring REM's Bill Berry. Highly enjoyable powerpop.
Guided By Voices: their latest incarnation is probably their best. This is, again, alt rock with lots of invention.
abracadabra: female fronted danceable indie stuff. Good fun but not essential.
John Cale: top quality. He continues to defy age. Top quality songs.
Mac Demarco: lots of wistful instrumental tracks. Reasonably diverting.
Immaterial Possession: interesting. Sort of alt-rock with a western goth vibe. They remind me of someone, just not sure who.
Trina Basu and Arun Ramamurthy: modern classical. Two violins making a lot more sound than you might expect. Really good.

Belated album of the week: John Cale just pips The Murder Capital.
 
Arkle said:
Somewhat late but my summing up of the week before this's new releases:

Juni Habel: fragile, folkie type stuff. Interesting/good.
The CIA: not Ty Segall's best work. Female vocals, quite abrasive.
Slug: I like them. They have Field Music connections and, well, are like a rockier Field Music. Good.
Dave Rowntree: Blur's drummer makes his solo debut. It's a very good album, reminiscent of, well, later Blur and Damon's solo stuff.
The Murder Capital: very good indeed. They remind me of the much under-rated Whipping Boy.
Ladytron: their seventh album. It's very good. Electronic pop type stuff.
The Bad Ends: an Athens, Georgia supergroup featuring REM's Bill Berry. Highly enjoyable powerpop.
Guided By Voices: their latest incarnation is probably their best. This is, again, alt rock with lots of invention.
abracadabra: female fronted danceable indie stuff. Good fun but not essential.
John Cale: top quality. He continues to defy age. Top quality songs.
Mac Demarco: lots of wistful instrumental tracks. Reasonably diverting.
Immaterial Possession: interesting. Sort of alt-rock with a western goth vibe. They remind me of someone, just not sure who.
Trina Basu and Arun Ramamurthy: modern classical. Two violins making a lot more sound than you might expect. Really good.

Belated album of the week: John Cale just pips The Murder Capital.
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Wow, thats a blast from the past! Remember seeing them a few times, once supporting Therapy? that was a great gig
 
I've worked rapidly through this week's releases. There's some good stuff out there. My brief reviews:

Hector Gannet: I quite like this. Need to give the debut a listen.
Samia: very good. She occupies some sort of middle ground between Phoebe Bridgers, Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift. Modern alt pop kind of stuff. Some is bouncy, some reflective.
The Zephyrs: proper, old school indie with a touch of shoegaze. I think this is their first in a good while. Well worth a listen.
SUEP: an EP. Slightly odd, bouncy pop, weird vocals, they're having a laugh. Likeable!
The Tubs: the spinoff band that's better than the original. This is top class rocking tuneage. Recommended!
Gemma Ray: she's been around for ages. It's good, as usual, slightly retro.
HC McEntire: another solid album of widescreen Americana. She's good.
Mozart Estate: I'm struggling with this. I usually like Lawrence but early listening suggests this is irritating.
King Tuff: this, on the other han, is very good. There's a pop sensibility there and a bit I've not really heard this beforeness to it.
Fucked Up: a real return to form. Their best since David Comes To Life, probably. Quality songs and their usual prog-punk sound. They're pretty great really!
JW Francis: I'm also liking this. Reminds me a little of a lo-fi early vampire weekend.
Complete Mountain Almanac: quite folkie. Bit of a concept album as every track is about a month. Likeable and may be a grower.
Gene Rose Bruce: she seems very talented. Bill Callahan is on a couple of tracks, which is usually a sign of quality.
Bass Drum of Death: fairly lo-fi indie rock. Skips along at a pace. Decent.
Meg Baird: wistful, esoteric folk. In the same ballpark as her other solo stuff and her work with Espers. Very Sunday afternoon at a leftfield festival.
Joe Henry: he's something of an Americana veteran now. This is a set of good songs, well performed. Likeable.
The Arcs: Dan Auerbach's other band. More musicians than The Black Keys and a lot more mellow, there's a distinct retro soul vibe to this. It's good.

Album of the Week: a tricky one but I think The Tubs just about win from King Tuff, Samia and Fucked Up.
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I've worked rapidly through this week's releases. There's some good stuff out there. My brief reviews:

Hector Gannet: I quite like this. Need to give the debut a listen.
Samia: very good. She occupies some sort of middle ground between Phoebe Bridgers, Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift. Modern alt pop kind of stuff. Some is bouncy, some reflective.
The Zephyrs: proper, old school indie with a touch of shoegaze. I think this is their first in a good while. Well worth a listen.
SUEP: an EP. Slightly odd, bouncy pop, weird vocals, they're having a laugh. Likeable!
The Tubs: the spinoff band that's better than the original. This is top class rocking tuneage. Recommended!
Gemma Ray: she's been around for ages. It's good, as usual, slightly retro.
HC McEntire: another solid album of widescreen Americana. She's good.
Mozart Estate: I'm struggling with this. I usually like Lawrence but early listening suggests this is irritating.
King Tuff: this, on the other han, is very good. There's a pop sensibility there and a bit I've not really heard this beforeness to it.
Fucked Up: a real return to form. Their best since David Comes To Life, probably. Quality songs and their usual prog-punk sound. They're pretty great really!
JW Francis: I'm also liking this. Reminds me a little of a lo-fi early vampire weekend.
Complete Mountain Almanac: quite folkie. Bit of a concept album as every track is about a month. Likeable and may be a grower.
Gene Rose Bruce: she seems very talented. Bill Callahan is on a couple of tracks, which is usually a sign of quality.
Bass Drum of Death: fairly lo-fi indie rock. Skips along at a pace. Decent.
Meg Baird: wistful, esoteric folk. In the same ballpark as her other solo stuff and her work with Espers. Very Sunday afternoon at a leftfield festival.
Joe Henry: he's something of an Americana veteran now. This is a set of good songs, well performed. Likeable.
The Arcs: Dan Auerbach's other band. More musicians than The Black Keys and a lot more mellow, there's a distinct retro soul vibe to this. It's good.

Album of the Week: a tricky one but I think The Tubs just about win from King Tuff, Samia and Fucked Up.
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Self replying to avoid just tacking this on to the end of my post. We have new releases tomorrow from John Frusciante (two albums from the look of it), RAYE, Shania Twain, Sunny War, The Go! Team, Young Fathers, The Men, The Waeve, Acid Arab, Robert Forster, Tropical Fuck Storm (a covers album) and Italia 90.
 
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