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New Music Releases Thread
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10 Gary Rowells
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I presume you'll claim you knew it was an April fools all along.
Don'tListenToTheHat
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James Holden got an absolutely wonder write up in The Guardian and for my Sunday night listening it sound pretty awful to me. Getting switched in a second…
On first listen, it's kind of okay but he's done better previously.
Don'tListenToTheHat
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It’s maybe not the vibe I’m after in a Sunday night context.
Must apologise as well Arkle as you had LIES on your list but I wasn’t paying attention close enough! I have put that one now which is a bit more palatable
No need to apologise and tell me (and the thread) what it's like. I\m working through the week's releases but off to my mam's for Easter tomorrow and never get quite as much music listened to up there.
The Alasdair Roberts album is superb (if you like austere Scottish alt-folk). Gave it early listening as I was seeing him last night in a small venue. He was bloody brilliant, solo set for just two hours.
boygenius is obviously good.
A band I’ve never loved are the New Pornographers. The new record is very decent
A band I’ve never loved are the New Pornographers. The new record is very decent
Don'tListenToTheHat
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I’m really enjoying Lies but I feel a bit biased so always get a bit tetchy around being repetitive - however it’s like a Depeche Mode with a more relaxed feel - elements of Blue Nile thrown in too. Strings galore, electrical elements with that mid west emo swing. Really, really good.
Liking Boygenius a lot, Hold Steady excellent (very Hold Steady), the William Tyler live album is magnificent on first listen, Steve Gunn thing is ambient loveliness, Molina etc. nice, Credit Electric starts slow and warms up, Deerhoof really good, London Brew epic jazz, Jen Cloher brilliant (I'm 3 weeks late there), City and Colour nice but unspectacular. Aiming to listen to a lot on the train tomorrow.
Will give it a listen at some point...
The Music Man
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Enjoyed the new album from The Declining Winter (Richard Adams of Hood). Need to find time to listen to more of his stuff as was a fan of Hood.
FlyingLotus
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herra soul mob
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Dexys latest album ' The Feminine Divine ' to be released July 28th
The first single from the album "I'm Going To Get Free" is out today.
The first single from the album "I'm Going To Get Free" is out today.
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My potted review of the new stuff Iistened to this week, in a bit more detail than above:
Alasdair Roberts: him on his own with guitar or piano for the most part. Exceptional, as usual, although the fact that it's folk and his voice is quite distinctive will put some off.
Molina, Talbot, Lofgren & Young: it's the members of Crazyhorse each doing their own songs (2 or 3 each) with the others playing. It's good.
James Holden: more dancefloor aimed than his recent releases and I'm not sure it's better for it. A lot of the tracks are quite samey.
Steve Gunn & David Moore: Gunn goes ambient and Moore does much of what he does in Bing & Ruth. A fine example of ambient Americana.
Credit Electric: hazy, laid back, warm Americana. Starts a bit ho-hum but draws you in.
William Tyler & the Impossible Truth: a live album of properly rocking instrumental tracks from Tyler and his cohorts. I don't generally warm to live albums but this is really good.
Deerhoof: it's clearly a Deerhoof album but maybe a bit more mainstream, except most of the lyrics are Japanese.
London Brew: the cream of the current British jazz seen (Nubya Garcia, most of Sons of Kemet, members of The Invisible) make an album to celebrate Miles Davis' Bitches Brew for its 50th anniversary. It's a psychedelic melange of sounds, which is by and large very good.
Jen Cloher: I've finally got round to listening to this. Hawaiian influenced indie singer-songwriter music. Really engaging and warming.
The Hold Steady: it's good that they're still around. This doesn't really break any boundaries. Lyrically excellent, sounds like it'll be terrific live.
boygenius: much mentioned in the thread. It's excellent, really well constructed and quality songs
City and Colour: singer songwriter type stuff. Well made but hasn't really grabbed me on early listening.
Those Pretty Wrongs: the second album from Jody Stephens of Big Star and Luther Russell (ex-Freewheelers). There are echoes of Teenage Fanclub and early Byrds here (perhaps unsurprisingly on both counts).
La Feline: very French. Basically like a less rocking, female fronted Liminanas. Very good.
The New Pornographers: I'm slightly non-plussed initially. All the elements are there but I don't find it quite as good as some earlier albums.
Tape Runs Out: very shoegazey, very early Ride, in fact. Promising.
Roge: Brazilian singer-songwriter. Quite tropicalia/bossa nova. Good fun.
Chip Taylor: long (28 songs) but never outstaying its welcome. Chip, in his 80s, reflecting on his life and mortality etc. Utterly charming.
Eddie Chacon: sophisticated electronic soul. He's got a cracking voice. Good.
Altin Gun: Turkish psych-rock. Up to their usual standard. Sounds like it would be excellent live.
Murray A Lightburn: the singer from The Dears continues his occasional solo forays. Very laidback, always enjoyable.
The Reds, Pinks and Purples: still good but maybe not as good as some previous releases. Got a proper jangle on.
Album of the week: there's an inevitability to saying boygenius. Alasdair Roberts runs them close as do William Tyler, Jen Cloher, La Feline and Chip Taylor.
Alasdair Roberts: him on his own with guitar or piano for the most part. Exceptional, as usual, although the fact that it's folk and his voice is quite distinctive will put some off.
Molina, Talbot, Lofgren & Young: it's the members of Crazyhorse each doing their own songs (2 or 3 each) with the others playing. It's good.
James Holden: more dancefloor aimed than his recent releases and I'm not sure it's better for it. A lot of the tracks are quite samey.
Steve Gunn & David Moore: Gunn goes ambient and Moore does much of what he does in Bing & Ruth. A fine example of ambient Americana.
Credit Electric: hazy, laid back, warm Americana. Starts a bit ho-hum but draws you in.
William Tyler & the Impossible Truth: a live album of properly rocking instrumental tracks from Tyler and his cohorts. I don't generally warm to live albums but this is really good.
Deerhoof: it's clearly a Deerhoof album but maybe a bit more mainstream, except most of the lyrics are Japanese.
London Brew: the cream of the current British jazz seen (Nubya Garcia, most of Sons of Kemet, members of The Invisible) make an album to celebrate Miles Davis' Bitches Brew for its 50th anniversary. It's a psychedelic melange of sounds, which is by and large very good.
Jen Cloher: I've finally got round to listening to this. Hawaiian influenced indie singer-songwriter music. Really engaging and warming.
The Hold Steady: it's good that they're still around. This doesn't really break any boundaries. Lyrically excellent, sounds like it'll be terrific live.
boygenius: much mentioned in the thread. It's excellent, really well constructed and quality songs
City and Colour: singer songwriter type stuff. Well made but hasn't really grabbed me on early listening.
Those Pretty Wrongs: the second album from Jody Stephens of Big Star and Luther Russell (ex-Freewheelers). There are echoes of Teenage Fanclub and early Byrds here (perhaps unsurprisingly on both counts).
La Feline: very French. Basically like a less rocking, female fronted Liminanas. Very good.
The New Pornographers: I'm slightly non-plussed initially. All the elements are there but I don't find it quite as good as some earlier albums.
Tape Runs Out: very shoegazey, very early Ride, in fact. Promising.
Roge: Brazilian singer-songwriter. Quite tropicalia/bossa nova. Good fun.
Chip Taylor: long (28 songs) but never outstaying its welcome. Chip, in his 80s, reflecting on his life and mortality etc. Utterly charming.
Eddie Chacon: sophisticated electronic soul. He's got a cracking voice. Good.
Altin Gun: Turkish psych-rock. Up to their usual standard. Sounds like it would be excellent live.
Murray A Lightburn: the singer from The Dears continues his occasional solo forays. Very laidback, always enjoyable.
The Reds, Pinks and Purples: still good but maybe not as good as some previous releases. Got a proper jangle on.
Album of the week: there's an inevitability to saying boygenius. Alasdair Roberts runs them close as do William Tyler, Jen Cloher, La Feline and Chip Taylor.
Interesting piece from Erland Cooper, full album out in May.
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There are new albums tomorrow from Ben Gregory, Billie Marten, Blondshell, Cub Sport, Daniel Caesar, Daughter, Ellie Goulding, Heather Woods Broderick, HMLTD, Mudhoney, Ruston Kelly, Sam Corbett, Thomas Bangaltier, Wednesday, The Young'uns, Nick Waterhouse, Tim Hecker, North Americans, Emma Tricca, Sissoko Segal Parisien Peirani, Jana Horn, Josephine Foster and Rachel Baiman.
Wow, thats a blast from the past!
Wednesday is the stand out choice. Will listen to Daughter and Hecker as well
The HMLTD gimmick wore off years ago
