Dream folk. The former One Dove frontwoman’s 2021 solo album Heart-Shaped Scars was my 6th favourite that year, a work of pastoral beauty. Hoping for something of similar quality this time.
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - The Ones Ahead
Chamber and piano arrangements and the still stunning voice of the now 79 year old composer on this album, his first studio record in 20 years. I love the track Stand Anthem.
Locate S,1 - Wicked Jaw
Pop/indie singer-songwriter. This is the third album for Locate S,1 aka Christina Schneider from Athens, Georgia. “Like Carly Simon soundtracking an Adam Curtis documentary” is quite a claim in the blurb.
Susanna - Baudelaire and Orchestra
Chamber folk. Norwegian artist working with The KORK Orchestra, setting the poetry of Baudelaire to orchestral arrangements with a lightness of touch which I’m really enjoying. This is the final part of her Baudelaire trilogy following Baudelaire and Piano then 2022’s Elevation.
Bethany Cosentino - Natural Disaster
Best Coast singer’s debut solo album. From the pre-release tracks, there’s a Sheryl Crow kinda style to this, a country-tinged power pop maybe.
El Kontessa - Nos Habet Caramel
Experimental club music. Cairo DJ and producer releases her debut album on the Palestinian Bilna’es label, the 7 tracks featuring traditional Mahraganat and polyrhythmic percussion.
Full disclosure I am involved in this but… Type Two Error (Ex Cooper Temple Clause (singer/keyboard player) Finally release album after 7 years in the making.
A nice mix of rock, kraut, electronic, indie sounds…
@Jamos played her in an early music league and I’ve been following her ever since. Upbeat, positive hip hop and r’n’b. Features on this include Stevie Wonder, Freddie Gibbs and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Stock Aitken Waterman driven pop. I have discussed elsewhere on this forum how much I loved Mel & Kim as a child in the late 80s, so I am interested to see the release of a remastered edition of their only album and will be having a nostalgic listen to this in a way that ain’t ever gonna be respectable.
Mongolian traditional long song singing meets folky jazz in the follow up to one of my favourite albums of 2021. Really looking forward to spending time with this.
