Boldy keeps up the streak too tbf. Basically just Benny/Westside/Conway churning out crap now really.
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Fully read this as Judas Priest guitarist Glen Tipton and was quite impressed at the change in direction
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Cloud Cult - Alchemy Creek
sweeping lush ensemble indie-folk-pop, cinematic and heartfelt. Bit too sweet at times, but then others it gets a lot more intense and passionate, which balances it all out.
Big throwback to late 00s when they’d pop up on KEXP in that era of my music listening
FFO Emperor X, more polished side of Bright Eyes
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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Opus
Posthumous album of the composer’s final performances of 20 selections from his back catalogue recorded in Tokyo’s 509 studios in September 2022, a few months before his death.
“While thinking of this as my last opportunity to perform, I also felt that I was able to break new ground,” he said, “Simply playing a few songs a day with a lot of concentration was all I could muster at this point in my life. Perhaps due to the exertion, I felt utterly hollow afterwards, and my condition worsened for about a month. Even so, I feel relieved that I was able to record before my death a performance that I was satisfied with.”
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beabadoobee - This Is How Tomorrow Moves
Third album from singer-songwriter who has a surprising 18m streams a month on Spotify!?
Produced by Rick Ruben, FFO Phoebe Bridgers & Paramore from what I read in a review
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Futurebirds - Easy Company
Don’t know anything about this lot - but appeared in my feed as Waxahatchee features on one of the tracks which may be of interest to some here. American indie-rock
And the Waxahatchee tune…
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Campfire Social - They Sound The Same Underwater
Big sweeping emo-indie of a fairly Death Cab stripe from the north Wales border.
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Been looking forward to this since I heard about it, big fan of Petter Eldh. And obviously the Backwoodz guys too. New Verb T is always welcome too, his album from last year was one of my favourites of the year.
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Jo Johnson - Let Go Your Fear
A good accompient to the Belong record, ambient bleepy loveliness.
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Was going to post this! Wrexham’s finest.
Ruffer’s Pick o The Week™
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Cecile Believe - Tender the Spark
An EP from yesterday by an artist with an impressive CV as a writer and vocalist, having worked with Sophie, A.G. Cook, Shygirl, Caroline Polachek and more. Near the top of my list today thanks to her writing credits on stand-out tracks from Hannah Diamond’s great album from last year.
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This came out yesterday so I spent most of the day listening to it. They’re a band I don’t think about too much, but I often really love their albums. This will easily be in my top five of the month.
Their instagram describes them as ‘self-help indie chamber rock band’, in case anyone wants some self-help. and chamber rock.
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think I Am A Force Field was my highlight, really built to a proper climax
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yep, that one’s a great singalong!
Similar vibes to Bodies Of Water for me.
Would love for them to come over to the UK one day somehow.
Sangre de Muerdago (& Pablo C. Ursusson, Judasz & Nahimana) - A ilusão da quietude
“Sangre de Muerdago stands on the wild side, on top of the cliffs, at the depths of the woods… Galician Folk songs to heal and roam, to dance and love.”
This one is very nice. Medievel spanish folk?
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Old Amica - För alltid
My favourite Swedish duo. Ambient-ish slow muted instrumentals with occasional humming.
“För alltid is an album about time. The fuzzy & shapeless memories floating without coherence. Shortwave radio recordings picking up unbroken codes from the past. Hopeful voices whispering about a possible future from a hopeless now.”
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Bastien Keb - Songs From Lilla EP
A rare overlap with me and @paulo.
“Songs from Lilla is an intimate exploration of sound, blending lo-fi aesthetics with jazz, soul, and psychedelia. Bastien Keb, known for his multi-instrumental prowess and evocative compositions, delivers a profoundly personal project that invites listeners into a world of lush melodies and reflective narratives.”
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Kurokuma - Of Amber and Sand
Weapons grade sludge metal from Yorkshire
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Nice. Need to go back to give his last two another listen too, only listened to each once apparently.
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