Ok start things of with my most anticipated release of the year.
Also out today but as not anticipated a new album from my band Captain Frederickson!
Leaned into a little noisier/ heavy territory this time. Sounds kinda like a cross between Mclusky and The Big Club.
FFO: Dyson Airblades , Darts, Killing Jared from Subway
“Introverts Unite but with enough distance so that we don’t actually have to interact with each other” Enjoy
James Massiah - Bounty Law
It’s called an EP but it has 8 songs which is an album in my book.
Newie from the acclaimed London artist / poet and one half of Babyfather.
mark pritchard and thom yorke - tall tales
collaborative album by critically acclaimed english musician enjoyed by members of the DiS community, and thom yorke
Adult Mom - Natural Causes
Indie quartet on Epitaph(?) release their first record since 2021. REM jangle meets Lucinda Williams’ soul cutting depth.
Preoccupations - Ill at Ease
Calgary based post punk veterans (fka Viet Cong) with their first since 2021.
At this stage, I’m just impressed they’ve come up when an actual title for the record.
Sunday (1994) - Devotion (EP)
Anglo American dream pop band with their second EP
Second album of soul-house (their words) bops from the Gruffless Furry Animals
billy woods - GOLLIWOG
Dark, knotty new work from the best rapper around. Got 5 stars from our very own @Severed799
Excellent stuff + this was exactly what I needed to hear this morning.
Lycoriscoris - Circulations
Japanese electronica
Enjoyed the album. Some nice mazzy star aping amongst some purer pop
Moin - Belly Up
New EP. Post punk / Post rock
Erika de Casier - Lifetime
Actually dropped yesterday. Glorious trip-hop and R&B - matches the weather perfectly.
Alicia Edelweiss - FURIE
Normally my new music friday ritual is to skim listen through the new albums on my spotify list that I think I won’t like, just so I can see if I can dismiss them to reduce the backlog. But today I’m starting with a full listen of Alicia’s new album, as I’ve been looking forward to a new album for a few years now. So so good live also.
British-Austrian outsider-alt-folk-pop, with a maybe marmite voice like Joanna Newsom. Lovely strings and orchestration, accordion, synthesizers, and a lovely cover of Daniel Johnston’s Walking The Cow.
PinkPantheress - Fancy That
Sample-heavy 90s-influenced hyperpop mixtape that zips by in 20 minutes - clocked Underworld and Basement Jaxx references in the first few minutes.
Nature TV - Unlucky For Some
Jangly indie-soul from Brighton band. I’d add Metronomy and Ducktails in to the bands referenced below too. Another one for the good weather.
Maruja - Look Down On Us
New ten minute epic from the lads that song a bit like early BCNR but a bit more intense.
A Necessary Escape - M83. French big synth sounds soundtracking a doc about the Dakar rally apparently. I’ve always liked his more cinematic stuff so sounds good here
Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade 90s alt rock vibes - pretty much exactly halfway between Siamese Dream and The Blue Album