New Music Releases Thread



Arkle said:
I'm going to say challenging. Probably the only album of the ones I listed that I didn't really get on with.
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I really enjoyed it on first listen, musically it’s what you’d want from a proper post rock album. I found the vocals at times had a bit of rnb feel to them as well strangely enough. Think it will definitely be a grower on further listens.
 
Pearl Jam with solid reviews, really looking forward to it. The single Dark Matter has serious Blood vibes, and I thought we would never hear anything like that again at this stage of their career...
 
chunkyshanhawk53 said:
New Kiran Leonard record was out in the week, with members of caroline

Tis good. For proper new music thread people
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This is brilliant. But then London-based trust fund art school kids faffing about making avant-garde guitar nonsense is my favourite genre.
Arkle said:
One I missed - Blue Bendy release their debut tomorrow.
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This is very good as well.
 
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Weekly review time...

Taylor Swift: lyrically excellent but overly long (3218 tracks) and a bit one paced.
Kiran Leonard: I like this, orchestral, ornate, a bit daft, a bit pretentious.
John Moreland: I understand the Springsteen comparison above because vocally, he is similar. A strong album of rootsy Americana.
Lucy Rose: her folksie early stuff has been upgraded to something midway between Elbow and Keane. Strong voice.
Local Natives: decent. Slightly psych synthy alt rock stuff.
Cloud Nothings: indie rock. Decent enough, quite brief. Same as they always do.
Pillow Queens: pretty good, they sound a lot more American than they were, given that they're Irish, I believe.
Pearl Jam: as mentioned above, their best in a long time. A couple of the more ballady songs meander a bit and the first half is stronger than the second half.
Claire Rousay: emotronica. Really good, actually, starts out really strong, maybe doesn't quite keep the level up (4 songs in, i was thinking album of the year contender)
Melvins: arty noise rock with hooks. 20 minute opener is strong and She's Got Weird Arms could be a hit in another universe. Like Pearl jam, they've been doing this for decades.
T Bone Burnett: excellent Americana from the man who normally isn't front and centre. Well worth a listen if you like the Billy Bragg & Wilco albums.
Big|Brave: the North American equivalent of Scandi dark folk. This is terrific
The Baby Seals: all female three piece, local to me (I vaguely know the drummer). A solid enough debut.
Paraorchestra (with Brett Anderson & Charles Hazlewood): a live album of songs about death. Some well known (The Killing Moon, Enjoy the Silence, Holes), some from the Anderson back catalogue. The orchestration is really good - the cover of Holes in particular is magnificent.

Album of the week: comfortably Big|Brave.
 

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