The Sick Man of Europe - The Sick Man of Europe
Debut album, on The Leaf Label.
From Electronic Sound: “Blends pulsating motorik beats, nagging basslines and droning electronics into all-consuming atmospheres. Fronted by foreboding vocals that sit somewhere between Ian Curtis’ melancholic baritone and something more experimental, phrases are repeated over and over like mantras, slowly building in intensity until the words take on entirely new meanings”
Dawuna - Love Jaunt
Lad’s really is going to make an absolute amazing straight pop song one day, for now what he’s doing is great.
Loyle Carner - hopefully!
Wholesome UK rapper and chill dude in fatherhood era, does a bit of mellow singing on this as well
Neggy Gemmy - She Comes From Nowhere
Fourth album from the dream pop, vapourwave star
Facta - GULP
Full length from Wisdom Teetch head honcho, expect playful club music.
Two more albums on my radar today:
OSMIUM – OSMIUM
Collaboration featuring composer and cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir, James Ginzburg (emptyset, Subtext), Rully Shabara (Senyawa), and sound designer Sam Slater. Abrasive, guttural, industrial folk / doom metal / experimental noise.
ZÖJ – Give Water To Birds
Australian trio releasing their second album of Iranian poetry backed by kamancheh, qheychak alto, drums, guitar and field recordings.
Black Helium - The Animals Are Coming
FFO: getting bonged out of your mind, riffs, sewing patches on yr denim jacket, beer, trucker caps
These are the lads that have a member who just plays GTA between holding up song titles, right?
Thanks for this. New one to me and I really enjoyed that!
That’s the one
Tropical Fuck Storm - Fairyland Codex
4th album of anarchic rock from the Australians.
Lukah - A Lost Language Found
Sure to be an album choc full of boom bap bangers considering it’s produced entirely by Statik Selektah
Yaya Bey - do it afraid
US singer with lots of jazz, hip hop, dub and soul influences. Last couple of albums have been great. FFO Solange
70 mins?? you’re not fucking Aesop man, jeez
Also has VERY strong Cat Power vibes on first listen. It’s nice
Nathan Salsburg - Ipsa Corpora
2 tracks, ~20 minutes each of American Primitive guitar loveliness.
Sally Anne Morgan - Second Circle The Horizon
North Carolina artist’s Appalachian folk drone instrumentals.
Might give her new one a listen for old times sake, but I’ve never understood the love for In A Poem Unlimited. Her preceding album Half Free is so much better. Nothing on Poem compares with ‘Damn That Valley’, ‘Window Shades’, ‘Navy & Cream’, ‘Woman’s Work’ etc
Snapping Turtles is instantly a standout song of the summer
Amazing song/album/person. Shared a big long-read with her this week, in case anyone’s interested in a little more context to it all.
no Scottish date 
Yeah, I thought both Snapping Turtle and Heaven Song sounded ace on my first listen through.
Already had her on my shortlist when she’s in the UK later in the year, but just bumped her up the list after hearing this new album.