šŸ¦  šŸ¦™ New Releases 17/05/2024 šŸ¦ž šŸ¦§

Come now, let us not pretend we havenā€™t all waited decades if not longer, for a first real solo album from Beth and today is the day.

Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown

Draag - Actually, The Quiet Is Nice

An ep hot on the heels of their excellent second album from last year. @rich-t has been bigging these up and with good reason, if like me you love DIIV.

Girli - Matriarchy

Iā€™m hoping for some well charged punky pop bangers here.

Yeah, thereā€™s tonnes of other albums out today and I just hope you help us to manage to catch them all, I think there might even be a new New Kids On The Block albumā€¦ Thanks for your service :spider_web:

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New Kids On The Block - Still Kids

No, Iā€™m seriously, there is a new New Kids On The Block album. Youā€™d better believe itā€™s the right stuff.

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Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT

Heard lots of good things about this one (some saying her best yet), short and sweet, less mumble vocals than the past. Looking forward to diving in.

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New Gatecreeper album. Death metal, but with discernible choruses. Think itā€™s been produced by Kurt Ballou.

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Crumb - AMAMA

Woozy psychedelic pop. FFO Stereolab, Melodyā€™s Echo Chamber, Men I Trust.

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Ex Easter Island Head - Norther

New one from the Liverpool group, their first on Rocket Recordings. Percussive prepared guitar compositions with mallets, electronics etc.

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Shaznay Lewis - Pages

Debut solo record from the All Saints star, includes duets with Self Esteem and Shola Ama

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great band name

Was No Mo Moai taken?

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Jawnino - 40

Debut from UK grime artist on DJ Pythonā€™s Worldwide Unlimited label. Boomkat reckons itā€™s FFo Vegyn, Dean Blunt, Playboi Carti, Klein & Junior Boys.

Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN

US-Haitian rapper with follow up to Pray for Haiti.

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From Indian Lakes - Head Void

Dream Pop/ shoegaze

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A few more:

Lightheaded - Combustible Gems

60s inspired pop- rock

Zero Point Energy - Tilted Planet

Debut album from NYC indie rock duo

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Gothy post-punk from Cardiff, their earlier singles were dead good, excited to listen to this one

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Shane Parish - Repertoire

Virtuoso self-taught member of The Bill Orcutt Quartet with his solo acoustic guitar interpretations of classics from the last century of experimental music.

Features interpretations of tracks by Kraftwerk, Ornette Coleman, Aphex Twin, Alice Coltrane, John Cage, Sun Ra.

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Kangding Ray - Polar EP

Very interesting techno-psytrance hybrid EP from the French producer on Donato Dozzy and Neelā€™s Spazio Disponible label. Beatless in places like Barker and relatively light on beats in general, with the synths doing much of the work.

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One Step Closer - all you embrace

Straight-edge melodic hardcore, previously featuring members of Anxious. Iā€™m pumped for this (although singles have been a bit devisive)

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The Lovely Eggs - Eggsistentialism

Lancasterā€™s finest DIY duo back with their 7th album.

Angeline, Cohen & Jon - Grace Will Lead Me Home

Folk. Angeline Morrison (The Sorrow Songs), Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (Grannyā€™s Attic) and Jon Bickley (The Invisible Folk Club) came together to create a new album marking the 250th anniversary of the writing of Amazing Grace (2023) and the 300th anniversary of the birth of its writer John Newton (2025).

Izzy Outerspace - Lip Service

Art pop EP from Swiss artist based in LA.

Magic Fig - Magic Fig

Proggy psych pop from San Francisco five-piece.

Bermuda Squares - Outsider

Minneapolis punk.

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Rosy Overdrive had another excellent preview post of new and upcoming US indie-ish releases this week.

Zero Point Energy and Lightheaded have already been mentioned. Other finds are:

Ahem ā€“ Avoider

Minneapolis power pop trio

System Exclusive - Click

Pasadena synth-pop/synth-punk duo. Ariā€™s vocals remind me a bit of Gwen Stefani.

So Totally - Double Your Relaxation

Philadelphia dream pop.

Alana Yorke - Destroyer

Pop, a bit dream pop, from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Farseek - Who Can Start the Fires?

Southeastern US alt-country emo collective.

Also:

Micah Schnabel - The Clown Watches The Clock

Alt-country from Columbus, Ohio.

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Rapsody - Please Donā€™t Cry

First album in 5 years from her. Iā€™m all about this, Billie and Mach today.

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New one from ā€œBritainā€™s Greatest Songwriterā€ Michael Head and the Red Elastic Band

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