Cola - The Gloss
Second album from Ought offshoot. Bet itās gonna be stripped back hooky post punk goodness
14 Likes
Āµ-Ziq - Grush
Expect some back to basics crushing techno breaks and sweetly weird/weirdly sweet electronics from the IDM vet.
6 Likes
KRM & KMRU - Disconnect
Pairing dub maestro The Bug with one of the most interesting experimental Ambient artists to emerge in recent years.
20 Likes
Chihei Hatakeyama - Thousand Oceans
Guitar-based Ambient/Drone/Field Recordings from Japan. Absolutely stunning album art, for whatever thatās worth.
11 Likes
John Grant - The Art Of The Lie
You know John Grant, you know the deal. Everyoneās favourite cuddly cynic with a voice like honey returns with an album full of emotional theatrics and cinematic sound. Imagine āthe Carpenters if John Carpenter were also a memberā.
6 Likes
Iāll have a Āµ-Ziq Cola please.
1 Like
Skee Mask - Resort
Ok, so this came out yesterday, because Ilian Tape do what they want I guess. Still, itās another intricately designed Ambient Techno offering from the bafflingly wonderful Skee Mask, and itās excellent.
9 Likes
John Cale - POPtical Illusion
18th album of art pop/chamber pop from the Welsh legend.
4 Likes
Julie Christmas - Ridiculous and Full of Blood
First solo album in 13 years from ex Made Out of Babies and Battle of Mice front woman. Alt/post metal I suppose. Featuring some of Cult of Luna.
Iāve been looking forward to this one.
14 Likes
Mono - Oath
Post-rock from the long running Japanese band.
5 Likes
Couple of emo things
Carly Cosgrove - Cleanest Houses are Empty
Philly based enough band with their second album
MooseCreek Park - copy, paste. (EP)
Long island emo band follow up last yearās album, Hope This Clears Things Up. with a 5 track ep
1 Like
This ilIs Lorelei - Box for Buddy, Box for Star
New album from the solo project of Water From Your Eyes front person Nate Amos. Expect the kitchen sink and more thrown at this, landing somewhere between Kero Kero Bonito and 100 gecs. Is Stereogumās aotw
1 Like
I keep thinking Iāll rein it in and just listen to a few selected releases, but they keep on releasing loads of intriguing albums, donāt they? Āµ-Ziq, This is Lorelei and Julie Christmas already mentioned. Also:
Isobel Campbell - Bow To Love
Glasgow (now in LA, I think) singer-songwriter and cellist, formerly of Belle & Sebastian and three great collaborative albums with Mark Lanegan, with this latest album of (if the pre-release tracks are a good guide) floaty, hazy tracks, which remind me of Dot Allisonās last couple of albums.
Blacklisters/BLKLSTRS - This Is Not An Album
Not sure whether the album title is a reference to Magritte or PiL or something else but, album or not, there are 10 tracks of noise rock here from the Leeds/Berlin band who seem to have both vowelled and consonant-only versions of their name. Enjoyed this one.
å°ēXIAOWANG - KACHAKACHA
Debut album from Beijing alt-rock/kawaiicore four-piece.
FrƤulein - Sink Or Swim
Mini-album from London garage rock duo. Sounding very promising - reminds me a bit of early PJ Harvey at times.
Walt Disco - The Warping
I like this so far too. Campy, Bowie-esque theatrical synth-pop by Glasgow five-piece exploring gender identity and fluidity on this album.
British Murder Boys - Active Agents & House Boys
āTheir long awaited but entirely unexpected debut full length album finds Child and OāConnor take somewhat of a departure from the heavy Industrial sound they originally made their name on from 2003-2005, but the album is no less murderous. Across 8-tracks the duo have delivered a stripped back return to the raw sound of the ā90s warehouse sceneā.
12 Likes
Got a few to post but full of norovirus and canāt muster up energy for all the links if someone could do the honours?
New albums from
Decemberists
Monsters of folk
Mike Lindsay (of tunng and lump)
Moby
James Vincent mcmorrow
Not listened so could be rubbish
1 Like
After getting Taylor Swift out the way I am not back in the new release game
1 Like
Martha Skye Murphy - Um
I think this could be a winner too. Chamber pop-ish album on AD93, combining āmoments of baroque beauty with crashes of electronic noiseā featuring guest appearances from Roy Montgomery and claire rousay.
5 Likes
Ebbb have their debut EP out today on Ninja Tune. Saw them supporting Lost Girls and was really impressed. Sort of dreamy experimental electronic pop. Lots of falsetto vocals, pulsing rhythms and twinkling electronics.
Ebbb - All At Once EP
3 Likes
My mistake!
1 Like
Enjoying this too, warbly shoegazy garage indie, a more confessional/tortured early Demarco sound.
Blvck hippie - Basketball Camp
5 Likes
NxWorries - Why Lawd?
Probably the most Iāve looked forward to an Anderson .Paak release since the last NxWorries. Havenāt heard any singles yet so going in fresh
The long-awaited second album from NxWorries ā the iconic duo of superstar vocalist Anderson .Paak and Grammy Award-winning beatmaker and producer Knxwledge. 8 years after their breakthrough debut Yes Lawd! , NxWorries return with Why Lawd? ā a winning combination of Knxās unmistakeable beats and .Paakās instantly recognizable vocals. This time, special guests are invited along for the ride. Featured artists include H.E.R., Snoop Dogg, Thundercat, Earl Sweatshirt, Rae Khalil and more.
4 Likes