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New Music Releases Thread

New Charli xcx is a solid 10/10 mind. Start to finish it’s non stop fun. ‘So I’ is a real deep dive into her relationship with SOPHIE too who produced a lot of her earlier stuff and the beats and production of a lot of the songs really remind me of SOPHIE. Not a single skip on there and she’s comfortably the best pop artist making music at the minute. Not too big a fan of Crash but this, HIFN & Charli are fantastic.
 
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Calpricorn said:
New Charli xcx is a solid 10/10 mind. Start to finish it’s non stop fun. ‘So I’ is a real deep dive into her relationship with SOPHIE too who produced a lot of her earlier stuff and the beats and production of a lot of the songs really remind me of SOPHIE. Not a single skip on there and she’s comfortably the best pop artist making music at the minute. Not too big a fan of Crash but this, HIFN & Charli are fantastic.
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Will check this out. I heard a SOPHIE song the other day which blew my mind, called Unisil, and didn’t know she produced it so good information there
 
In between Euros games and working, I be listening to new music. Thus, my weekly review:

Walt Disco: very good, slightly camp and OTT indie disco. The singer has a real Billy Mackensie sound to his voice.
Sam Morton: nana Youth he actress Samantha Morton and Richard Russell together. Lyrically themed around her childhood in and out of the care system. It's a bit triphop and a bit dream pop. Her voice isn't necessarily the strongest but it works well here. Thye duet with Ali Campbell is superb.
Mono: maestros at work. One of the best post-rocki albums I've heard in a long time. Stunningly beautiful.
Cola: All. the ingredients are there but it just doesn't do it for me. Cola basically seem to be continuing the worthy drabness of Ought's later recordings.
Moby: let's see honw many four letter named artists I can listen to in a row. It's Moby with guest vocalists. Very good TBH.
Crumb: five letters, damn! Pretty good, quirky, female fronted indie rock/pop.
John Grant: he's gone a bit funky this time. Vocoders are definitely in as, lyrically, are explorations of his unhappy childhood. It's no Queen of Denmark (but what is?) but still a very, very good album.
Amanda Bergman: debut, under her own name, from the Swedish singer-songwriter. Thyere are distinct Americana vibes here. Very good! Apparently, she used to be married to The Tallest Man on Earth (the Swedish singersongwriter, not the actual really tall man).
John Cale: still going strong at 82. This is another excellent collection of leftifeld arthouse rock with inventive lyrics.
Marcel Wave: post-punk. They consist of members of Sauna Youth and Cold Pumas. It's quirkly and very good.
Kneecap: second (I think) album from the Belfast based hiphop trio. It's tremendous fun (lots of energy) and the guests (Radie Peat, Grian Chatten)n are on point for Irish music in 2024.
The Decemberists: on early listening, this might be their best since The Crane Wife. The closing track, Joan in the Garden, is something of a prog epic. Seemingly, their longest song.
Hermanos Gutierrez: languid, lovely guitar duets. Very chiloled out.
Isobel Campbell: it's good. Very much as you'd expect from Isobel Campbell, a little indie, a little folk, a little doom.

Album of the week: the magnificent Mono. That's in spite of excellent efforts from Sam Morton, Moby, John Grant, Amanda Bergman, John Cale, Kneecap and The Decemberists.
 
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He really can't do much wrong. Not too many R&B acts over the last 15 year or so who have a resume that can compete against Anderson Paak's solo stuff, Silk Sonic and NxWorries.

Album is so smooth all the way through.
 
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He really can't do much wrong. Not too many R&B acts over the last 15 year or so who have a resume that can compete against Anderson Paak's solo stuff, Silk Sonic and NxWorries.

Album is so smooth all the way through.
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This is good. Very good. Album shall be on my listen list
 
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"Lankum,Live in Dublin" is out tomorrow too, I was lucky enough to attend one of the shows from the recording, they were outstanding as always!
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That’s what I’m listening to today. After initially thinking “f***ing hell these are hard work” I’ve went back to them again. & whilst it is still hard work in places they definitely create an atmosphere.

Currently got the Mary Wallopers 3 song EP on.
 
Somewhat belatedly, my weekly review... a lot of things on catch up here:

Boulder Fields: Cam Fraser of The Cateran's new project. Scottish Americana. Very good.
Linda Thompson: as mentioned above. She doesn't sing any more so gets her friends and family to do so.The friends include John Grant, The Unthanks and The Proclaimers. Excellent.
Tashi Wada: Julia Holter's partner. His music is in the same ballpark as hers but not as tuneful. Pretty good.
Martha Skye Murphy: debut album. Kate Bush references abound. Well worth a listen.
Mike Lindsay: solo album from the main man in Tunng and also Laura Marling's accompanier in LUMP. Very nice.
Ex Easter Island Head: sort of ambient percussionism. Really engaging and very good.
Ani DiFranco: she's gone a bit Bon Iver on her latest (her 21st album, I think). It's a cracking album TBH.
A Lily: Maltese folk music given an electronica makeover. Very good.
Peter Bibby: Australian garage rocker and associate of The Drones. Energetic, fun and really good.
Lankum: a very good live album and a good summation of their career thus far.
Pond: very enjoyable but I preferred them when they were a bit more garage rock.
Islands: pretty good, slightly psychedelic alt rock.
O.: sax fronted instrumentals. Skronkness abounds. Excellent.
Sahra Halgan: saw her on Later a week or two back and was intrigued. She's Somali but I'd have guessed more West African as this is a cracking desert blues rock album.
Rich Ruth: immersive instrumentals. A lovely mix of jazz, post-rock and ambient Americans.
Been Stellar: likeable alt rock. Could have been released at any time in the last 35 years or so but good.
Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs: the one time Heartbreaker's current band. Very good, unsurprisingly quite Tom Pettyish.
Alec Goldfarb: skronky jazzy instrumentals, decent enough.
James King & the Lonewolves: excellent stuff from the veteran alt rockers. A touch of Cave here, a touch of Go Betweens there, although they're not, to my knowledge, Aussies.
Odd Okoddo: they're a Kenyan/German duo. Really good, quite laidback.
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan: analogue synth superbness. I missed this on release for some reason.

Album of the week: could be one of many but I'll say O.
 
Arkle said:
Somewhat belatedly, my weekly review... a lot of things on catch up here:

Boulder Fields: Cam Fraser of The Cateran's new project. Scottish Americana. Very good.
Linda Thompson: as mentioned above. She doesn't sing any more so gets her friends and family to do so.The friends include John Grant, The Unthanks and The Proclaimers. Excellent.
Tashi Wada: Julia Holter's partner. His music is in the same ballpark as hers but not as tuneful. Pretty good.
Martha Skye Murphy: debut album. Kate Bush references abound. Well worth a listen.
Mike Lindsay: solo album from the main man in Tunng and also Laura Marling's accompanier in LUMP. Very nice.
Ex Easter Island Head: sort of ambient percussionism. Really engaging and very good.
Ani DiFranco: she's gone a bit Bon Iver on her latest (her 21st album, I think). It's a cracking album TBH.
A Lily: Maltese folk music given an electronica makeover. Very good.
Peter Bibby: Australian garage rocker and associate of The Drones. Energetic, fun and really good.
Lankum: a very good live album and a good summation of their career thus far.
Pond: very enjoyable but I preferred them when they were a bit more garage rock.
Islands: pretty good, slightly psychedelic alt rock.
O.: sax fronted instrumentals. Skronkness abounds. Excellent.
Sahra Halgan: saw her on Later a week or two back and was intrigued. She's Somali but I'd have guessed more West African as this is a cracking desert blues rock album.
Rich Ruth: immersive instrumentals. A lovely mix of jazz, post-rock and ambient Americans.
Been Stellar: likeable alt rock. Could have been released at any time in the last 35 years or so but good.
Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs: the one time Heartbreaker's current band. Very good, unsurprisingly quite Tom Pettyish.
Alec Goldfarb: skronky jazzy instrumentals, decent enough.
James King & the Lonewolves: excellent stuff from the veteran alt rockers. A touch of Cave here, a touch of Go Betweens there, although they're not, to my knowledge, Aussies.
Odd Okoddo: they're a Kenyan/German duo. Really good, quite laidback.
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan: analogue synth superbness. I missed this on release for some reason.

Album of the week: could be one of many but I'll say O.
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Quite enjoyed Gracie Abrams (very Swift), Bored in My Grandmas House and Fraulein
 
Arkle said:
Somewhat belatedly, my weekly review... a lot of things on catch up here:

Boulder Fields: Cam Fraser of The Cateran's new project. Scottish Americana. Very good.
Linda Thompson: as mentioned above. She doesn't sing any more so gets her friends and family to do so.The friends include John Grant, The Unthanks and The Proclaimers. Excellent.
Tashi Wada: Julia Holter's partner. His music is in the same ballpark as hers but not as tuneful. Pretty good.
Martha Skye Murphy: debut album. Kate Bush references abound. Well worth a listen.
Mike Lindsay: solo album from the main man in Tunng and also Laura Marling's accompanier in LUMP. Very nice.
Ex Easter Island Head: sort of ambient percussionism. Really engaging and very good.
Ani DiFranco: she's gone a bit Bon Iver on her latest (her 21st album, I think). It's a cracking album TBH.
A Lily: Maltese folk music given an electronica makeover. Very good.
Peter Bibby: Australian garage rocker and associate of The Drones. Energetic, fun and really good.
Lankum: a very good live album and a good summation of their career thus far.
Pond: very enjoyable but I preferred them when they were a bit more garage rock.
Islands: pretty good, slightly psychedelic alt rock.
O.: sax fronted instrumentals. Skronkness abounds. Excellent.
Sahra Halgan: saw her on Later a week or two back and was intrigued. She's Somali but I'd have guessed more West African as this is a cracking desert blues rock album.
Rich Ruth: immersive instrumentals. A lovely mix of jazz, post-rock and ambient Americans.
Been Stellar: likeable alt rock. Could have been released at any time in the last 35 years or so but good.
Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs: the one time Heartbreaker's current band. Very good, unsurprisingly quite Tom Pettyish.
Alec Goldfarb: skronky jazzy instrumentals, decent enough.
James King & the Lonewolves: excellent stuff from the veteran alt rockers. A touch of Cave here, a touch of Go Betweens there, although they're not, to my knowledge, Aussies.
Odd Okoddo: they're a Kenyan/German duo. Really good, quite laidback.
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan: analogue synth superbness. I missed this on release for some reason.

Album of the week: could be one of many but I'll say O.
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James King is a Glaswegian, been around since early 80s ( I had an early single 'Texas Lullaby ' ) was quite a fearsome character in the indie scene in Glasgow apparently ( Chris Thomson Friends Again/Bathers had a few anecdotes ) . Concur, excellent album.
 
Arkle said:
Somewhat belatedly, my weekly review... a lot of things on catch up here:

Boulder Fields: Cam Fraser of The Cateran's new project. Scottish Americana. Very good.
Linda Thompson: as mentioned above. She doesn't sing any more so gets her friends and family to do so.The friends include John Grant, The Unthanks and The Proclaimers. Excellent.
Tashi Wada: Julia Holter's partner. His music is in the same ballpark as hers but not as tuneful. Pretty good.
Martha Skye Murphy: debut album. Kate Bush references abound. Well worth a listen.
Mike Lindsay: solo album from the main man in Tunng and also Laura Marling's accompanier in LUMP. Very nice.
Ex Easter Island Head: sort of ambient percussionism. Really engaging and very good.
Ani DiFranco: she's gone a bit Bon Iver on her latest (her 21st album, I think). It's a cracking album TBH.
A Lily: Maltese folk music given an electronica makeover. Very good.
Peter Bibby: Australian garage rocker and associate of The Drones. Energetic, fun and really good.
Lankum: a very good live album and a good summation of their career thus far.
Pond: very enjoyable but I preferred them when they were a bit more garage rock.
Islands: pretty good, slightly psychedelic alt rock.
O.: sax fronted instrumentals. Skronkness abounds. Excellent.
Sahra Halgan: saw her on Later a week or two back and was intrigued. She's Somali but I'd have guessed more West African as this is a cracking desert blues rock album.
Rich Ruth: immersive instrumentals. A lovely mix of jazz, post-rock and ambient Americans.
Been Stellar: likeable alt rock. Could have been released at any time in the last 35 years or so but good.
Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs: the one time Heartbreaker's current band. Very good, unsurprisingly quite Tom Pettyish.
Alec Goldfarb: skronky jazzy instrumentals, decent enough.
James King & the Lonewolves: excellent stuff from the veteran alt rockers. A touch of Cave here, a touch of Go Betweens there, although they're not, to my knowledge, Aussies.
Odd Okoddo: they're a Kenyan/German duo. Really good, quite laidback.
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan: analogue synth superbness. I missed this on release for some reason.

Album of the week: could be one of many but I'll say O.
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I hadn’t realised there was a new Mike Campbell record out, I’ll need to check it out!

Also, I saw Carol Hodge live at the weekend, and I’ll stress what I said on here back in January when she supported Ginger Wildheart - if you’re not already familiar with her get yourself into her 3 albums. Over the last 5 months she’s become one of my favourite songwriters!
 
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