GoGo Penguin - Necessary Fictions
I really love the laid back jazzy stuff these guys do so can’t wait for this
Greg Foat + Forest Law - Midnight Wave
More jazz. I’ve been quite obsessed with Greg Fiat’s stuff for a while. Bandcamp says:
Greg Foat and Forest Law (Brownwood, Bongo Joe) collaborate on an epic concept album about Life, Death, Painting and Surfing. Inspired by the art and life of a local Isle of Wight artist and surfing legend Dave Gray. The album philosophically chronicles the many aspects of surfing and surf communities.
(Omg isle of wight!!)
Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon
Stereogum’s album of the week. Shoegaze-y emo?
Biosphere - The Way of Time
Ambient legend releases another one.
The Black Dog - My Brutal Life 2
Techno (?) concept album about brutalism. Follow up to the original from a couple of years back.
One of my favourite albums of last year was Dust Devil by Naemi. Back with a new one today that’s very shoegazey (with Ulla on drums!). It’s so so good (no streaming, it’s on Bandcamp).
West Kentucky singer-songwriter with a folk/atmospheric indie-rock flavour. FFO Sharon Van Etten, Tyler Childers who covered one of her songs previously and Bonnie Prince Billy who guests on a track here.
Constructed entirely of sounds from metallic objects “captured over the entire length of the existence of Matmos as a band, including everyday pots and pans from each member’s childhood, door scrapes recorded decades ago on a European tour, and metal “take up reels” used at the INA/GRM studios in Paris on the tape decks used to make the classic musique-concrete recordings”.
The second half of the album is a single ‘live in the studio’ recording, which should be an interesting contrast with their normal intricate constructions.
Experimental rapper with second album of the year - his earlier release will be very near the top of my rap AOTY list. Even has a guest spot from Cameron Winter from Geese??
