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New Music Releases Thread

Shit Present released their album today and it's a lovely bit of work.

Also an album by The Hard Aches. It's pretty standard emo-ish stuff, but has Lande Hekt guesting on a song, which is nice
 

A bit late, as I'd forgotten to post but my summary of the week:

Erland Cooper & the Scottish Ensemble: I like this. Sort of modern classical with some Simon Armitage poetry added in. A bit Unthanks at times.
Terry: Aussie indiepop. Some good songs, some not so good.
SQURL: Drone based album from Jarmusch and co. Really good TBH. Some excellent spoken word tracks.
Cian Nugent: exceptional. Has the relaxed, languid feel of something Kurt VIle or Bill Callahan might do. Tremendous guitar as well.
The Lemon Twigs: harmony laced and not as 70s rock as their last couple. Really good.
LA Priest: the Late of the Pier man returns with something slightly underwhelming.
Peter One: he was a massive star in his native Ivory Coast in his youth then moved to the US and became a nurse. Now, he's back with an album combining African rhythms with Americana. Excellent!
Modern Cosmology: @The Music Man has already summed this up very well one post above. Very good, quite Stereolab.
Immaterial Possession: kind of indiepop with world influences. Boy/girl vocals give them a B52s feel.
Rodney Crowell: the Americana veteran hooks up with Jeff Tweedy (not Jeff Whitley as I originally typed). This is very good, has a relaxed vibe and is quite moreish.
Durand Jones: a solo album. I'm guessing it features musicians other than The Indications. Anyway, it's very, very good.
Westerman: decent I guess, although if I was being cruel I could merge the words "pound shop" with the words "Bon Iver" to create a longer phrase.
Whatitdo Archive Group: good but I maybe liked earlier releases more. Has an easy listening vibe to it as usual.
Cloth: gentle indie on Mogwai's label. Pretty good.

Album of the week: probably Cian Nugent but Peter One runs him close. 5 or 6 others very good.
 
The Lemon Twigs release is a wee bit mellow for me and I much prefer 'Songs For the General Public' to any of their other albums. I'm now rather undecided about going to see them on their upcoming tour.
 
Quite a busy week of new and newish stuff for me to listen to this week. On with the brief weekly review:

Dan Israel: roots rock/Americana. Pretty good.
Cinder Well: folk(ish) singer-songwriter. Reminds me of Laura Veirs to some degree. Interesting.
Lauren Helene Green: ambient Americana, primarily guitar based. I like this.
House of All: various members of The Fall (from their imperial phase for the most part) getting together to make an almightly rumble. Excellent!
James Ellis Ford: the Simian/Simian Mobile Disco man solo. There's a mix of more song based material and instrumental tracks, largely electronic, as you'd expect. Good.
BC Camplight: Manchester's finest American is back with another cracker of an album of wonky psych pop. Marvellous!
Parker Millsap: US singer-songwriter who's moved from a quieter folky sound initially to something a little more rocky. A solid album.
Fatoumata Diawara: co-produced by Damon Albarn. Everything she does is excellent and this is no exception. She mixes traditional Malian sounds with western pop. Really good.
Alison Goldfrapp: her first solo album after 7 as part of Goldfrapp. This is firmly aimed at the dancefloor in a Roisin Murphy/Sophie Ellis Bextor way. Some of it is very good, some a bit dull.
Olivia Jean: garage/surf rock on Jack White's label. This whizzes along and the cover of 'Orinico Flow' is terrific.
Craven Faults: continues to be really good. Analogue electronica for fans of Boards of Canada et al.
They Watch Us From the Moon: epic prog-metal, probably a concept album. Hugely overblown but great fun.
Kayhan Kalhor & Toumani Diabate: a mix of Iranian and Malian music. Quite ambient I guess, flecks of jazz, all pretty wonderful.
Natural Information Society: hippyish avante jazz. Good but their earlier releases seemed a little more urgent.
O'Hooley & Tidow: a really, really lovely album. Very Unthanks but, as one of them part of the Winterset, you expect that. High quality.
Sourdurent: French folk. Obtuse at times, brilliant at others. Intriguing.
Esther Rose: Americana singer-songwriter. Some lovely songs, once again from her.

Album of the week: a tricky choice but I think BC Camplight just shades 5 or 6 others.
Arkle said:
Quite a busy week of new and newish stuff for me to listen to this week. On with the brief weekly review:

Dan Israel: roots rock/Americana. Pretty good.
Cinder Well: folk(ish) singer-songwriter. Reminds me of Laura Veirs to some degree. Interesting.
Lauren Helene Green: ambient Americana, primarily guitar based. I like this.
House of All: various members of The Fall (from their imperial phase for the most part) getting together to make an almightly rumble. Excellent!
James Ellis Ford: the Simian/Simian Mobile Disco man solo. There's a mix of more song based material and instrumental tracks, largely electronic, as you'd expect. Good.
BC Camplight: Manchester's finest American is back with another cracker of an album of wonky psych pop. Marvellous!
Parker Millsap: US singer-songwriter who's moved from a quieter folky sound initially to something a little more rocky. A solid album.
Fatoumata Diawara: co-produced by Damon Albarn. Everything she does is excellent and this is no exception. She mixes traditional Malian sounds with western pop. Really good.
Alison Goldfrapp: her first solo album after 7 as part of Goldfrapp. This is firmly aimed at the dancefloor in a Roisin Murphy/Sophie Ellis Bextor way. Some of it is very good, some a bit dull.
Olivia Jean: garage/surf rock on Jack White's label. This whizzes along and the cover of 'Orinico Flow' is terrific.
Craven Faults: continues to be really good. Analogue electronica for fans of Boards of Canada et al.
They Watch Us From the Moon: epic prog-metal, probably a concept album. Hugely overblown but great fun.
Kayhan Kalhor & Toumani Diabate: a mix of Iranian and Malian music. Quite ambient I guess, flecks of jazz, all pretty wonderful.
Natural Information Society: hippyish avante jazz. Good but their earlier releases seemed a little more urgent.
O'Hooley & Tidow: a really, really lovely album. Very Unthanks but, as one of them part of the Winterset, you expect that. High quality.
Sourdurent: French folk. Obtuse at times, brilliant at others. Intriguing.
Esther Rose: Americana singer-songwriter. Some lovely songs, once again from her.

Album of the week: a tricky choice but I think BC Camplight just shades 5 or 6 others.
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There are new releases tomorrow from Alex Lahey, Angie Stone, Dan Croll, Dave Matthews Band, Def Leppard, Graham Nash, Hannah Jadagu, KAYTRAMINE, Keha, Mandy Indiana (there's a comma in their name but for listing purposes I've omitted it), Mega Bog, Paul Simon, Pozi, Rich Aucoin, Sufjan Stevens, Temps, The Milk Carton Kids, The Murlocs, Tinariwen, Yes, The Telescopes, bar italia, Califone, Tanlines, Galen & Paul, Andy Bell & Masal, SBT and Marty Stuart.
 
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Spare Snare album out a week ago is decent. Recorded by Steve Albini.
The Wedding Present - 24 Songs is out today. Extended versions of the songs on the 12 singles they released in 2022.
 
New single from Blur before they bring their album out in July. This is brilliant and makes me very excited for newxt weekend at the City Hall. Damon can do no wrong at the moment.
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Arkle said:
Quite a busy week of new and newish stuff for me to listen to this week. On with the brief weekly review:

Dan Israel: roots rock/Americana. Pretty good.
Cinder Well: folk(ish) singer-songwriter. Reminds me of Laura Veirs to some degree. Interesting.
Lauren Helene Green: ambient Americana, primarily guitar based. I like this.
House of All: various members of The Fall (from their imperial phase for the most part) getting together to make an almightly rumble. Excellent!
James Ellis Ford: the Simian/Simian Mobile Disco man solo. There's a mix of more song based material and instrumental tracks, largely electronic, as you'd expect. Good.
BC Camplight: Manchester's finest American is back with another cracker of an album of wonky psych pop. Marvellous!
Parker Millsap: US singer-songwriter who's moved from a quieter folky sound initially to something a little more rocky. A solid album.
Fatoumata Diawara: co-produced by Damon Albarn. Everything she does is excellent and this is no exception. She mixes traditional Malian sounds with western pop. Really good.
Alison Goldfrapp: her first solo album after 7 as part of Goldfrapp. This is firmly aimed at the dancefloor in a Roisin Murphy/Sophie Ellis Bextor way. Some of it is very good, some a bit dull.
Olivia Jean: garage/surf rock on Jack White's label. This whizzes along and the cover of 'Orinico Flow' is terrific.
Craven Faults: continues to be really good. Analogue electronica for fans of Boards of Canada et al.
They Watch Us From the Moon: epic prog-metal, probably a concept album. Hugely overblown but great fun.
Kayhan Kalhor & Toumani Diabate: a mix of Iranian and Malian music. Quite ambient I guess, flecks of jazz, all pretty wonderful.
Natural Information Society: hippyish avante jazz. Good but their earlier releases seemed a little more urgent.
O'Hooley & Tidow: a really, really lovely album. Very Unthanks but, as one of them part of the Winterset, you expect that. High quality.
Sourdurent: French folk. Obtuse at times, brilliant at others. Intriguing.
Esther Rose: Americana singer-songwriter. Some lovely songs, once again from her.

Album of the week: a tricky choice but I think BC Camplight just shades 5 or 6 others.


There are new releases tomorrow from Alex Lahey, Angie Stone, Dan Croll, Dave Matthews Band, Def Leppard, Graham Nash, Hannah Jadagu, KAYTRAMINE, Keha, Mandy Indiana (there's a comma in their name but for listing purposes I've omitted it), Mega Bog, Paul Simon, Pozi, Rich Aucoin, Sufjan Stevens, Temps, The Milk Carton Kids, The Murlocs, Tinariwen, Yes, The Telescopes, bar italia, Califone, Tanlines, Galen & Paul, Andy Bell & Masal, SBT and Marty Stuart.
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Excellent attention to detail. Love it!
 
A really busy week of new/newish releases for me. The usual review:

The Murlocs: mates of King Gizzard who are almost as prolific. This is decent, as usual.
Sufjan Stevens: seven piano pieces from a ballet. They're pretty good.
The Van Pelt: their fourth album in almost 30 years. Terrific alt-rock that makes me want to go back and listen to their back catalogue.
The Telescopes: indie veterans alert. They've been around for ages and this is one of their best. One part Spacemen 3, one part MBV, one part J&MC.
Califone: very good, mature not quite Americana. There are touches of Tom Waits and Touches of American Music Club.
Hannah Jadagu: enjoying this. Indie rock type stuff. She's getting a fair bit of press.
SBT (Sarah Beth Tucek): singer-songwriter, quite rocky. Good songs.
Marty Stuart: veteran country singer. This is quite rocky and, at times, a little Byrdsy. Very good.
Stella Rose: Dave Gahan's daughter's debut. All a bit gothy. Promising.
Paul Simon: seven songs recorded as one track. Interesting from start to end. Very different to his recent releases.
bar italia: this is a very impressive debut. Quite post-punk, with touches of The XX. All three band makers take vocals at times.
The KVB: released last week,covers of old psychedelic tracks, given The KVB's electronic treatment.
The Wedding Present: 24 Songs plus some extras. Two hours worth of prime Weddoes. Not sure we needed their White Riot cover.
Spare Snare: quite low key. Decent but not their best.
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan: synthy synthness. Really, really good. Great name also.
Mckendrick Bearden: good, good, very, very good. He's a mate of Drive By Truckers so has their kind of vibe.
Andy Bell & Masal: Andy Bell (Ride, not Erasure) teams up with a synth/harp duo to make some fairly ambient psychedelia. It's good.
Galen & Paul: Galen is Galen Ayers (daughter of Kevin), Paul is Paul Simonon. This has a really good summer vibe. Mostly duets, she can sing, he can't but in an interesting way. I like.
Tinariwen: similar vibe to their previous albums . Daniel Lanois produces and gives them an airy quality. Good.
Alex Lahey: Aussie alt-rocker's third album. Grunge pop fun abounds. She's good.
Mega Bog: she's previously been quite lo-fi but this his a bigger sound. Pretty good.
Mandy, Indiana: dark and hard (oo-er). This is pretty good.
Tanlines: more alt rock with touches of electronica. This is decent.

Album of the week: there's a lot of very good in the above list but The Van Pelt probably shade it from bar italia, Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan and Mckendrick Bearden.
 
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