More organ drones (FIVE HOURS worth) from the US artist - this time featuring Lucy Railton on cello and Sunn O)))'s Stephen O’Malley on electric guitar.
Rian Treanor and Ocen James - Saccades
From Boomkat: A masterclass in modern folk-techno fusion, pitting Acholi fiddle virtuoso Ocen in the turbulent yet disciplined computer matrices of Rian Treanor with jaw-dropping effect for East African powerhouse.
Tujiko Noriko - Crépuscule I & II
Japanese musician’s new two-part album of soft, luminous ambient music
Mette Henriette - Drifting
Norwegian saxophonist with her first album for eight years. Loved her debut so looking forward to this. Quiet, almost ambient, chamber trio jazz on ECM.
A couple of Hip-Hop/Rap releases are top of my list today…
Boldy James & RichGaines - Indiana Jones
First project of the year for Boldy, given he was recently involved in a serious car crash & is still recovering I’m guessing this has been ready to go for a while. Wishing him a full & speedy recovery.
Oddisee - To What End
First full length project for Oddisee in a couple of years, released through his own label. Includes features from Phonte (Little Brother), Freeway & Bilal.
There’s the Mac Demarco instrumental album. I’m sure we are all familiar with him but just incase: easy listening slacker rock, his best stuff has some wonderfully catchy melodies
I have a soft spot for the guy so will check it out.
Beauty Pill - Blue Period - LP - Rock
Stumbled upon this lot from a 99% invisible podcast and like their 90s era sounds and fun experiments. Angular guitars, melancholic lyrics and layers of electronic fiddling means they sound somewhere between Pearl Jam, NIN & New Order. A little disjointed as a release but I guess that’s to be expected since its a compilation of all the bands Dischord recordings.
[edit] Oops I only spotted it was one of Bandcamp’s Albums of the day this week too.
New Found Glory - Make The Most Of It
Pop punk stalwarts inevitable acoustic album. Half new songs and half acoustic reworkings of back catalogue tracks.
FFO: the 3pm slot on the main stage at Reading fifteen years ago, less good versions of songs you heard on Kerrang TV
Not me but take it as given that I fully endorse pretty much anything @smncx recommends, always seems to be on top of the same releases I’m interested in!
Between the OP and then @Spen78 covering the two relevant hip-hop albums today I’ll need to dig deep to have anything to add especially as @paulo13 is likely about to drop 10 links any minute now.
Kovacs - Child Of Sin
This was released last week, but I only heard it yesterday and then ended up playing it a few times. Think it’s become my favourite album of the month/year up until yesterday so far.
Dutch artist, and greatly bombastic and in your face alt-pop. Voice is maybe a bit reminiscent of Amy Winehouse.
Includes Rammstein’s Till Lindemann on a song.
Nighttime - Keeper Is The Heart
‘Mystical psych folk’, has also performed/toured with Mutual Benefit. “With tempered percussion, floating mellotron, and singing that evokes Bleecker & MacDougal on a fervent Saturday afternoon, her new album Keeper Is The Heart reaches deep into the essence of musicians such as Vashti Bunyan, Sibylle Baier and Pentangle, breaking down the decades into a sound thoroughly and bizarrely modern.”
Rasha Nahas - Amrat
Palestinian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer. Her second album, but first in Arabic. “manoeuvring seamlessly between the thematic duality of urban and rural landscapes, waltzing between contemporary electronica and the rawness of the old-school, singer-songwriter era.”
Fabiano de Nascimento - Lendas
FAO: @Gert
Nice instrumental Brazillian guitar plucks, with orchestral strings fleshing out the songs.
Nuria Graham - Cyclamen
Catalan-Irish singer. ‘Cinematic folk balladeer’
Agar Agar - Player Non Player
French upbeat synth-pop duo. Found these guys from a non-DiS Music League.
The Murder Capital have a new one out. Not really a fan of the new singles which is a shame because their debut is one of my favourites of the past decade.
FFO - Post Punk type stuff that is popular at the minute, were lumped with Fontaines DC at the time as post Irish and that style. New stuff sounds a bit less moody
Its not really 5 hours there are two albums in there. The LP vinyl version and the CD version. Just bundled all in for the digital version. (Still very long at 2 and three hours…)
Siv Jakobsen and Kali Malone on my list for today, along with these:
Fran – Leaving
Second album from the Chicago band; the first couple of tracks sound like they would have been at home on the last Aimee Mann album, and I mean that as considerable praise, but with more guitars. Also possibly FFO Sharon Van Etten’s quiter material.
Martina Bertoni – Hypnogagia
Album of processed cello drone partially inspired by Stanisław Lem’s book Solaris.