#22

Hot Chip
And Prince - really looking forward to that arriving.

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#23

Thanks DiS. Thought today was pretty barren - Hatchie aside - but now I’ve a nice long playlist to keep me going.

#24

Interested to see how different some of the reworkings of Modern Kosmology are (which I really enjoyed, haven’t tried her other stuff).

#25

very minor gripe but strange that the new Black Midi (one listen in; undecided but more positive than negative for sure) doesn’t feature the two prior singles.
Intentional ploy to buck convention perhaps but probably a bit frustrating for those like me that rated these tracks and would have liked them on the record if I like it enough to buy it.
Its a 9 track LP of 43 minutes so I think there would have been space.

#26

For those who like it a bit heavier (but like, latter-day Mastodon heavy) the new Bokassa album is pretty fucking great

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#27

It’s a studio version of her last tour, isn’t it? I’ve got it pre-ordered, so fingers crossed it’s in the post when I get home (although I ordered from bandcamp, so I should be able to download it).

From my memory, the live version of H>A>K was immense - it sounded my like what I’d associate with the Chemical Brothers than Jane Weaver. Hopefully that wasn’t just the rush of seeing someone I love live and that it’s that good on record too.

#28

i absolutely loved some of the stuff off those Hatchie EP’s but oooft, the album isn’t great is it?

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#29

Quite enjoying Black Midi - quite proggy in a Floyd sort of way at times. Still not sure about the voice though.
Hot Chip next, then Jane Weaver.

#30

Foals pulled the same annoying trick when their debut came out too.

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#31

Hot Chip, obvs.

Also picked up Plaid’s new one from a couple of weeks back. From what I’ve heard so far it’s the best thing they’ve done in 15 years or so.

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#32

Three new BM albums I’ll be checking out today;

Eskapism - Ancient Songs of the Wind
Heard this on a stream earlier in the week, excellent, if you enjoyed Drawn Into Descent earlier in the year you should give this a whirl.

Spell of Dark - The Vastness

Bull of Apis Bull of Bronze - Offerings of Flesh and Gold

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#33

Haha wtf, just opened up Plaid and there’s no fucking disc in it. GOOD JOB, WARP.

#34

These guys are very silly indeed. I haven’t quite decided if they’re too silly or just silly enough.

#35

They are exactly silly enough

#36

Listening to the new Hot Chip. Think there could be an argument that this is their best album as a whole. Deffo doesn’t get bogged down like a lot of their releases, not sure if it has the highs of their best work yet but overall I think it could be their strongest?

#37

Christ, totally forgot about the new MP album. LOVED the last one.

What a day for new stuff eh

#38

Richard Reed Parry - Quiet River of Dust, Vol. 2: That Side of the River

#39

Hatchie record is beautiful

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#40

AOTY contender right here, first time I’ve enjoyed a dream pop/synthpop album like this for… well a really fucking long time. It’s very warm, melodic and well written. And doesn’t sound washed out and drenched in reverb which is what a lot of music like this falls into the trap of. Stunning IMHO

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#41

I bloody love Prince.

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