Before we get to the waterfowl triumvirrate, the 2 I’m most excited about.
Militarie Gun – Life Under The Gun
Been highly anticipating this one. Poppy hardcore? FFO Turnstile etc.
Cory Hanson – Western Cum
I’ve liked everything he’s put out, either solo or with Wand. This record sounds a bit more country (hence the name I guess).
Swans – The Beggar
Most should know them by now.
Geese – 3D Country
Highly hyped Brooklyn band. Vocals veer towards irritating for me, but definitely have something about them.
Black Duck – S/T
Two guitars + drums instrumentals, featuring Douglas McCombs from Tortoise. “pieces move from breezy shuffles to stormy blues rumbles to gorgeous textural drones”.
Not sure exactly what this album is. She died last year aged 91 but she was prolific right up to the end, so this might be a posthumous release or just a compilation. But she was mad as a box of frogs and despite being rooted in bossanova, she was working with producers and musicians at the forefront of Brazilian music so it could be any genre really.
New long track from seldom-heard post-rock one man band Animal Hospital. A quick inspection of this one sounds like it might be a gorgeous slab of ambience and noise.
Ahh, I think you’ve linked to individual songs beforehand (which then take you to the album anyway), but I always just thought it was just a snazzy way of you linking to your favourite song of the album!
I have very very high hopes for this album based on the two excellent pre-release tracks by the “Beirut-based free-rock post-folk sextet”. The frantic recitation of the poem in Ayouha Al-Taiin Fi Al-Mawt (He Who Stabs Death) is brilliant. If you like Mandy, Indiana, you might like this. Doesn’t look like the whole album is on streaming yet - maybe later today.
V/Z - Suono Assente
Already mentioned but love what I’ve heard of this so far. “World-renowned drummer-composer Valentina Magaletti teams up with music producer and multi-instrumentalist Zongamin in their East London studio to create an album of Dub / Post-Punk influenced material, featuring Vanishing Twin’s Cathy Lucas, Coby Sey and Venus Ex Machina”. On the AD93 label.
Etnobotanika - Leśne Duchy
Electronica from Poland. Some that burble along in a lovely Lemon Jelly type way, some moodier and more ambient ones. I really like this.
Dogma - Disarm Or Die
Ottawa anarcho punks with mini album. Edit: Oh, this actually came out last week.
Samuel Sharp - Consequential
Like the playfulness of this saxophone-heavy jazz/electronica release. Puts me in mind of Anna Meredith.
