Uhm so that Killers record is kind of excellentā¦ wasnāt expecting that
There was a new Into It. Over It album earlier this year or last year.
Agreed. Not sure Iāve ever knowingly enjoyed anything by them before, but it seems this new one is a belter!
Tried the Killers, couldnāt get into it because of how hard it really really wants to be Springsteen. I was a bit embarrassed for them.
Josienne Clarke - A Small Unknowable Thing
Singer-songwriter - not folk
But if you like folk, you still might like this. Actually if you do like folk, you quite probably already know Josienne Clarke from her previous duo with Ben Walker, and the lyrics on this album are really quite something about that relationship. Her blog post for some context on that.
Can everyone stop going on about how good the new Killers album is - Iām not falling for it !!!
Fairly quiet week for me - but Charles Spearin and Elizabeth Owens both seem very good on first listen. The latter in particular very intriguing, and think itāll need a few goes to fully reveal itself.
Enjoyed Unreqvited but even though Iāve hardly heard anything in this genre, it does feel quite familiar.
Damon & Naomi - A Sky Record
An homage to the relaxed krautrock LPs released by the defunct 1970s label Sky Records, created by two thirds of the legendary Galaxie 500.
alexalone - alexaloneworld
90s tinged indie rock out on polyvinyl
Also keep coming back to Elizabeth Owens. Thereās a lot going on there to uncover. Great stuff.
It definitely hits that sweet spot between experimental and accessible, so it doesnāt feel like hard work.
The Shadracks - From Human Like Forms
Garagey post-punk. If I hadnāt known this was a new release by a young band (with the son of Billy Childish on guitar and vocals), Iād have assumed it was originally out in 1978 or something. Which isnāt meant as a criticism - it wears those Wire & Buzzcocks influences well and and turns them into something pretty great.
Paragon Cause - Autopilot
Shoegazey indie-rock from Ottawa.
Released today (16th) so apologies if that breaks protocols.
Swerve - Ruin Your Day
And if I hadnāt have known this was the debut album from an LA-based indie rock four-piece, Iād have guessed it was an early 90s Creation Records band who ended up getting lumped in with Britpop. So nothing especially new here, but very enjoyable nonetheless.
Really enjoying the new album by Closed Circuits. Very much a dark late night electronic record, with a suitably deep baritone vocal. Love a baritone. I stumbled into this guyās stuff earlier this year, and I basically have been rinsing his entire discography. It is so absolutely āmeā and this new album is no exception. He oscillates between sad beauty to static noise and fury expertly. Heās fantastic.
The opening track has my attention!
I mean, I already thought Imploding the Mirage was an obvious return to form (those songs will hit hard on the 2022 tour). But Pressure Machine confirms it.
The still of Bruce looks like a terrible Photoshop football fans make of a long-dead manager from their glorious past watching over the current team from āheavenā