#38

Douglas Dare has a 3-track EP out with a rework of Heavenly Bodies with the LCO, plus a duet with Peter Broderick & a Leonard Cohen cover:

Loney Dear also has some sort of “christmas song” out today:

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#39

Came to post exactly this. Not as immediate as the first album, and maybe doesn’t reach the same highs, but it’s more interesting and varied. I like it a lot!

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#40

Surprisingly (literally) alot of releases for mid December release day. Usually this week is exclusively Christmas novelty and greatest hits to get dad for Christmas.

GBV, Avalanches and Kid Cudi for me today.

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#41

Oh, the Rosie Carney is rather lovely. The only mis-step for me is Sulk but the rest is beautifully done.

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#42

totally agree, less immediate highs and can hear a bit more of the old Have a Nice Life style in there, but I can totally see it getting under the skin more. (in a good way) The last release of the year I was looking forward too and hasn’t dissapointed at all.

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#43

A live Belle & Sebastian album does not seem like the most essential thing at the moment. My love for them dropped off a cliff the moment I heard Dear Catastrophe Waitress. I almost didn’t bother listening to it at all, but som eof the other comments above made me give it a go.

And it turns out a live Belle & Sebastian album was exactly what I was needing after all. Even songs that I’ve never really liked, such as Nice day for a sulk, are filling me with a surprising amount of joy.

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#44

It is pretty rough in parts - some of the singing is bad. But that kind of adds to the charm for me a bit.

#45

Really enjoyed that Field Medic album, parts of it remind me of Pinegrove in their most acoustic mode - that emo alt country thing. Some great lyrics too

#46

Had this on for about 3 days straight now. Love it! Thank you so much.

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#47

yeah, totally kickin it in to my top 10 at the least.

#48

Yup, already gate-crashing my year end lists.

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#49

Oh, and of course there is the Osees with Panther Rotate. Not sure that has been mentioned as yet (apologies if it has). Just listened and very much enjoyed it. Link below, (although I am sure everyone who wanted to has already taken this in days if not weeks ago)!

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#50

Mica Levi has surprise-released their first solo album:

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#51

Listened to this earlier today. Only 25 minutes but ace imo.

#52

Yo!

Bit of a quiet week last week, the joint top picks were Nils Frahm, Quarter-Life Crisis & Ryan Hemsworth, and SUSS. What have you all been digging this week?

  • Avalon Emerson - 40
  • Belle & Sebastian - What to Look for in Summer
  • Black Wing - No Moon
  • Boldy James, Real Bad Man - Real Bad Boldy
  • Burial, Four Tet, Thom Yorke - Her Revolution / His Rope
  • Call Super, Parris - Design Of A Body Sublime
  • Chris Cornell - No One Sings Like You Anymore
  • Cliff Martinez - The Wilds
  • Deftones - White Pony
  • Dino Brandao, Faber, Sophie Hunger - Ich liebe Dich
  • Douglas Dare - Heavenly Bodies
  • Field Medic - Floral Prince
  • Guided By Voices - Styles We Paid For
  • Helios - Domicile
  • Hodge, Anz - Remixes In Blue
  • James Blake - Covers
  • Jane Birkin - Oh! Pardon tu dormais…
  • JPEGMAFIA - EP!
  • Khotin - Dream Mentor
  • Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon III: The Chosen
  • Landshapes - Contact
  • Lanters on the Lake - The Realist
  • Late Night Final - A Wonderful Hope
  • Laura Cannell & Kate Ellis - WINTER RITUALS EP
  • M. Ward - Think Of Spring
  • Mica Levi - Ruff Dog
  • Osees - Panther Rotate
  • Rosie Carney - The Bends
  • salami rose joe louis - Chapters of Zdenka
  • Snow Palms - Land Waves
  • Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 2:The Cowboy Arms Sessions
  • Taylor Swift - evermore
  • Terrace Martin - Village Days
  • The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You
  • The Kills - Little Bastards
  • The Shanghai Restoration Project - Brave New World Symphony
  • Victoria Monet - A Jaguar Christmas

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#53

Just want to add that I’ve been loving this album since my first listen. Although it’s always frustrating finding some great music in December and then meaning I have to decide upon another artist to remove from my end of year cd playlist contenders.

#54

I really like this too, not what I expected at all.

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#55

Oh I didn’t spot this one! Loved Sophie Hunger’s album from earlier this year so giving this a go now!

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#56

Couple more from this week that I have only just latched onto, that I am enjoying in the week of dearth in terms of new releases in the run-up to (canceled) Xmas:

Louis Philippe and the Night Mail - Thunderclouds. Baroque pop/chamber, maybe? In feel, it perhaps reminds me a bit of Daniel Knox’s Chasescene from late 2018.

Anyway, here it is:

And BOYO with Alone Together in Los Angeles. 60’s reminiscent psych-pop (with a bit of added synth)?

Not in time to make it for @TVDenimChap’s weekly round-up vote, but maybe for @BMS1’s monthly vote?

Just some other stuff to listen to as you pull your Xmas crackers with yourself and contemplate what a world we live in these days. Turkey ain’t intended to be eaten alone!

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#57

will check out the Louis Philippe album, thanks! Daniel Knox also has a new album out next month too (making a change from annoyingly releasing albums at the end of the year!).