Pitchfork is dead, online music criticism is vanishing, Spotify is channelling music listening and Iād be stuck without these threads, so I thought it was high time I started one.
WE are the algorithm!
Donato Dozzy - Magda
Gorgeous lush trippy ambient techno.
Sleater-Kinney - Little Rope
The singles from this have been pretty good (compared to their last album) so have relatively high hopes for this. Alt rock riot grrl riffy kind of punk rock.
Neck Deep - Neck Deep
Modern pop punk. Never been a fan but my wife has been playing the singles from this which lean more in to a āclassicā pop punk sound I liked.
Green Day - Saviors
This will be the worst album I try to listen to in full at least twice today and end up putting Dookie on both times. Pop punk.
Itās the one youāve all been waiting for
Probably not of interest unless youāve watched DAVE
glass beach - plastic death
my mate said theyāre a bit like a pop punk Mew, i think they sound quite a bit like Colour. looking forward to hearing the whole record.
SLIFT - ILION
Psychedelic metal from France, out on Sub Pop.
PACKS - Melt the Honey
Slacker indie. Enjoyed her record from last year.
I love Dave as much as I hate liāl dickyās output prior. Will be cautiously going in on this
Will start with these three artists that I love, and then figure out what the rest of my Whatās New List sounds like:
Birthmark - Birth of Omni
The first Birthmark album in a fair few years, and the first couple of songs sound great, it is apparently "the most dazzling and dynamic album of his storied career, with heavy beats and heavenly harps, cascading harmonies and quiet hymns, brutal noise and blissful arpeggios woven into 10 songs that capture the highs and lows, the vexations and victories of marriage, parenthood, and life itself. "
Loney Dear - ALL THINGS GO
Swedish melodic indie pop. I absolutely loved his first five or so albums. His latter ones havenāt clicked as much with me, but theyāve still had their moments, so Iām hoping Iāll find something to love here. The Quietus describe his musical output as: āā¦the obsessive work of one man, albeit one that can sing with the vulnerable delicacy of an angel and makes bedroom recordings that sound like Godās own orchestra.ā
Kathryn Joseph, Lomond Campbell - for you who are the wronged (Lomond Campbell Remixes)
Four remixed songs from her last album, plus one new remixed song, by her longtime collaborator.
Be Safe - Unwell
have to link apple music link because I canāt find anything else
laid back emo. I didnāt love it but others might enjoy
Poppy FusƩe - Better Place
Nice delicate bedroom pop, maybe slightly more produced sounding than Lomelda.
Daudi Matsiko - The King of Misery
āNottingham based, British-Ugandan singer-songwriter Daudi Matskio carefully crafts modern albeit reverent folk. Deft, melancholic picking reminiscent of Nick Drake is tempered by contemporary percussion and instrumentation. Matsikoās vocals derive their strength from their seeming fragility.ā
KCIDY - Quelque chose de bien
Upbeat quirky French chanson indie pop.
Benoit Pioulard & Offthesky - Sunder
Ambient dreamscapey instrumental tracks. Iāve liked a couple of records from both artists, so nice to see them pop up together.
ConchĆŗr White - Swirling Violets
Debut album on Bella Union from Northern Irish chap, sweet quirky indie folk.
Lily Seabird - Alas
Released last week, but just come across it today. For fans of Adrienne Lenker and Julia Jacklin.
Brown Horse - Reservoir
Norfolk Alt-Country rock. Good way to start a day been looking forward to this one!
EKKSTACY -EKKSTACY
Fun poppy post punk/bedroom pop.
The Fauns - How Lost
Bristolian shoegazers back after a 10 year hiatus.
Hot Garbage - Precious Dream
Toronto art-rock four-pieceās second album. Good post-punky/Krautrock stuff.
Cowboy Sadness - Selected Jambient Works Vol. 1
Country ambient from this project by The Antlersās Peter Silberman, David Moore of Bing & Ruth, and Nicholas Principe of Port St. Willow. The idea developed out of their ambient jam club sessions in Brooklyn.
āIf you imagine William Basinski setting to work on some old Western tunes Alan Lomax and Shirley Collins dug up in the 1930s, then youāre halfway thereā.
This is (unsurprisingly) very good. Hope they get a bit more exposure now on bigger label.
Bloody hell thereās loads today, thank you everyone 
Ana Tijoux - Vida
Chilean hip-hop artistās first album since 2014. Sheās great. If you donāt know her, you might recognise her earlier track 1977 which was featured on Breaking Bad and two FIFA video games.
Mary Halvorson - Cloudward
Jazz guitarist and composer Mary Halvorson has continued to work with the sextet who made the great Amaryllis/Belladonna albums in 2022 to produce these 8 new tracks based around the tarot.
Black Grape - Orange Head
Itās just Shaun Ryder and Kermit these days, 29 years since Reverend Black Grape. The voices are rougher, the drugs are fewer, and Iāll have a listen to this for nostalgiaās sake and the hope of a couple of bangers.
There was a band from a few years ago that sounded like that but I can never remember their name
Fingers crossed this is better than the awful name. Shame port st willow disappeared.
Ultrasonic Grand Prix - Instafuzz
Dirty blues, soul and rock riffs over programmed beats from Little Barrie & producer Shawn Lee collab. FFO Vanishing Point era Primal Scream & Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
Lovely raw post punk, wiry and fast. Given a gothic edge by being drenched in lots of sloshing reverb.
Reading up on them appears theyre a 2 piece featuring someone from Liverpool now living in D.C which is certainly a recipe for something.
Falling Downās a proper banger.
Victoria Hume - Radical Abundance
āAtmospheric alt-folk songsā¦about they dying days of capitalismā on Lost Map
Sounding good so far
Cosmic Analogue Ensemble - Les Grandes Vacances
One man band by Beirut born Charif Megarbane.
Tbh, it sounds pretty much as you might expect an artist called Cosmic Analogue Ensemble to sound.
āFunky beats, dreamy melodies + cinematic flair combine to create an experience that transcends time. From vibrant funky energy to introspective moods and library-inspired tunesā
Really nice.