No Protomartyr EP is a belter.
Quite enjoyed the Andy Jenkins record as well
Quite enjoyed the Andy Jenkins record as well
New Music Releases Thread
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Some cracking new releases last Friday, away from the big names:
Let's Eat Grandma - not quite as quirky or home-made sounding as the debut, this is very good. The closing "Donny Darko" in particular is marvellous.
Gwenifer Raymonde - the hipster's choice. She's a Brighton dwelling video game designer who now has a second career playing guitar in the American primitive style. This means a mix of folk, blues and bluegrass. Pretty much captivating from start to finish.
The Rock*A*Teens - their first album in 18years (think I have an early album somewhere amongst my vinyl collection), they're back from an era in which, er, Superchunk roamed the Earth like might giants. Reminds me a lot of both The Hold Steady and Car Seat Headrest.
Jim James - his solo albums haven't always been great but this is good, in part because he sounds like he's really enjoying himself. It's a fairly basic singalong rock album.
The Essex Green - their first in 12 years (it's a week for comebacks). Indiepop/powerpop and possibly my favourite of the week. The girl/bou vocals remind me of The New Pornographers.
Kody Nielson - Ruban Nielson's (main man in This Mortal Orchestra) brother's solo debut. It's something of a curio, consisting of shortish analogue synth instrumentals. Interesting without being something I'd put in my best of year list.
Stanley Brinks & Freschard - the prolific former Herman Dune man releases his second album in weeks, this time accompanied by French indie-folker Freschard. Vaguely anti-folk girl boy duets which sound great recorded and like they'd be even better live abound. Well worth a listen!
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels - the veteran (he's 80) saxophonist has got a crack band together and has Lucinda Williams on vocals for over half of the tracks here. There's a languid, unrushed quality to the album and the whole thing works wonderfully! Not something I'd have normally been drawn to without a top class review in Uncut but I'm glad I was.
Let's Eat Grandma - not quite as quirky or home-made sounding as the debut, this is very good. The closing "Donny Darko" in particular is marvellous.
Gwenifer Raymonde - the hipster's choice. She's a Brighton dwelling video game designer who now has a second career playing guitar in the American primitive style. This means a mix of folk, blues and bluegrass. Pretty much captivating from start to finish.
The Rock*A*Teens - their first album in 18years (think I have an early album somewhere amongst my vinyl collection), they're back from an era in which, er, Superchunk roamed the Earth like might giants. Reminds me a lot of both The Hold Steady and Car Seat Headrest.
Jim James - his solo albums haven't always been great but this is good, in part because he sounds like he's really enjoying himself. It's a fairly basic singalong rock album.
The Essex Green - their first in 12 years (it's a week for comebacks). Indiepop/powerpop and possibly my favourite of the week. The girl/bou vocals remind me of The New Pornographers.
Kody Nielson - Ruban Nielson's (main man in This Mortal Orchestra) brother's solo debut. It's something of a curio, consisting of shortish analogue synth instrumentals. Interesting without being something I'd put in my best of year list.
Stanley Brinks & Freschard - the prolific former Herman Dune man releases his second album in weeks, this time accompanied by French indie-folker Freschard. Vaguely anti-folk girl boy duets which sound great recorded and like they'd be even better live abound. Well worth a listen!
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels - the veteran (he's 80) saxophonist has got a crack band together and has Lucinda Williams on vocals for over half of the tracks here. There's a languid, unrushed quality to the album and the whole thing works wonderfully! Not something I'd have normally been drawn to without a top class review in Uncut but I'm glad I was.
zwartekat
Striker
I really like the Gwenifer Raymond album although perhaps a bit too derivative of John Fahey / Jack Rose. Mind, since neither of those two are going to be making any new material this is the next best thing.
Yeah. She's obviously influenced by them. As a debut, it's very, very good. Be interesting to see how she develops her sound.
zwartekat
Striker
Nowt. I was straying into your muso territory so invoked your name to maintain some perspective.
Trust Fund have a new record out today.
It's pretty good! If anyone fancies paying for their stuff, everything they have on Bandcamp is available digitally for £6.45. Five albums (including a 30 track demos and covers thing), two EPs and a split single with Joanna Gruesome.
So I’m quite excited about the BODEGA album on Friday
Aside from the BODEGA album, it's a quite week. Other new releases tomorrow from 77:78 (two of The Bees), DevilDriver, Immortal, RP Boo, We The Kings, Wen, Years & Years, Erasure, Jack River, Juniore, The Innocence Mission, I See Hawks In LA, Tom Grennan andBig Narstie.
I've had to dig deep to come up with that list.
I've had to dig deep to come up with that list.
The Great MES
Striker
I know it was out a few weeks ago but the Johnny Marr album is surprisingly good
Like Jack in Titanic.
Yes but years ago. She’s quite entertaining
I missed the RVG album being released today, which is daft, given that I raved about them a week or two back.
Any other recommendations from your list?
I’d never heard of them until I read Piccadilly records review this morning who described them as a Pychodelic Furs / Bunnymen / post punk Aussie hybrid.
I put it on and I’m loving it. It’s a great record and I’ve only had it on once.
It's slim pickings this week really, I like The Innocence Mission (gentle female fronted indie-folk stuff), Juniore sound good based on the track on the last Uncut CD (female fronted French 60s influenced surf pop type stuff), I See Hawks in LA are decent (sort of psychedelic country) - they got some UK music press a few years back, 77:78 have got a really good review in The Guardian today (4 stars).
Edit: Jack River is a female Aussie singer songwriter who's been getting great reviews for her album.
None of those really hit me.
The RVG album is good, and BODEGA was enjoyable so I will go and see them next week I think
Strokes gig at Dingwalls tonight.....
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