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NEW ALBUMS (released within last month/30 days) Worth a Listen

cranks

A lot of you clearly have your finger on various musical pulses and a lot are keen to be informed (me included).

What album have you come across in the month since release that is worth a listen?

For me - Brian Jonestown Massacre - Aufheben.

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mosstin

New album by The Antlers - 'Familiars' - streaming here. Opening track 'Palace' is one of the more beautiful songs I've heard this year.

lewisdhead

The Delines-Colfax. Smokey country soul from Willy Vlautin of Richmond Fontaine and Jenny Conlee of The Decemberists with the female voice of Amy Boone

Gonzovision

Saw the Delines the other night. Wish I'd heard the album a bit more before the gig, as it seemed very similarly paced the whole way through. Jenny Conlee didn't play with them either.

loyatemu

new Phantom Band album Strange Friend is out - their first 2 records were great but they dropped off the radar for a few years afterwards. Whole album was on Spotify last week but seems to be only a 3-track sampler now:

lewisdhead

Gonzovision wrote: »

Saw the Delines the other night. Wish I'd heard the album a bit more before the gig, as it seemed very similarly paced the whole way through. Jenny Conlee didn't play with them either.

She played on the album, didn't tour with them. Similarly paced is not something that bothers me, a lot of albums are like that, but I get what you're saying. I just think the songwriting, playing and singing is beautiful, lyrically the songs are very narrative, and the album comes across better than live, I saw them in Cork.

smokedeels

SilverScreen wrote: »

Ought - More Than Any Other Day
Spiky, oddly-tuned guitars and chaos courtesy of some Canadians blokes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG1V0rYQ4Wo

fantastic album.

it might be my favorite musical-thing this year.

cranks

New Brian Jonestown massacre album stream.
http://thequietus.com/articles/15250-brian-jonestown-massacre-revelation-album-stream

They play The Ambassador in July

cranks

^that should read the academy

SilverScreen

cranks wrote: »

^that should read the academy

Thanks for getting my hopes up that The Ambassador was starting to host gigs again

LuckyLloyd

mosstin wrote: »

New album by The Antlers - 'Familiars' - streaming here. Opening track 'Palace' is one of the more beautiful songs I've heard this year.

I think it's a masterpiece personally. Pulls the best aspects from Hospice and Burst Apart in a focussed manner. The closing track is exceptional.

cranks

Cabaret Voltaire: '#7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978 – 1985)'. Released June.
http://www.mutebank.co.uk/mutebank/mutebank/-7885-Electropunk-to-Technopop-1978-1985/3BCE0000000

First 2 tracks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KwIR8r9RAk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NGFEmgXuwU

As good an intro to CV as you'll get but it's only the tip of their iceberg and you could do worse than checking out the source albums/EPs. Dark grating, occasionally atmospheric, industrial synth pop that's often unsettling but ultimately quite satisfying. Tastes awful at first but you feel compelled to keep trying and keep going back to it - a bit like corriander herb. 1st album 'Mix-Up' not represented at all which is a pity.

They play Berlin in August.
http://mute.com/cabaret-voltaire/announce-first-live-performance-in-over-20-years-at-berlin-atonal-festival-23-august-2014
I'd love to go and be solemn and avant garde with the solemn and avant garde crowd but it ain't a runner for me.

[I've cheated on this post: New Album, Recommend me an album, Indie/Altie chitter all in one. I'm thinking of the electric trees I tells ya.....:pac:

Easy Rod

smokedeels wrote: »

fantastic album.

it might be my favorite musical-thing this year.

Playing the workmans in November I just discovered, €12.

Should be great.

daUbiq

Dalhous ‎– Will To Be Well, released on Blackest Ever Black. Their first album is also great. Blackest Ever Black is a genuinely independent label regularly releasing interesting music.

Gonzovision

I think this is my album of the year so far. Two weeks is definitely my favourite track up to now.

eclectichoney

Gonzovision wrote: »

I think this is my album of the year so far. Two weeks is definitely my favourite track up to now.

Insanely good imo.

loyatemu

I'm enjoying the new Spoon album - never really listened to them much before (I read in one review that they were statistically the best band of the last 10 years according to Metacritic)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpVlAOO41vw

adox

Royal Bloods debut album released today. On Spotify as well.

Really like the few tracks they've released so far.

Edit: not actually released til Monday but available to stream on Spotify and iTunes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUKW3yeOeIE

The_Captain

Has anyone actually listened to this U2 album yet? It's just sitting there in my iTunes library waiting for attention

daUbiq

The_Captain wrote: »

Has anyone actually listened to this U2 album yet? It's just sitting there in my iTunes library waiting for attention

I'd sooner eat glass... Have you seen the song titles; talk about bloody pretentious! It's obvious someone's run out of ideas.

smacg

daUbiq wrote: »

I'd sooner eat glass... Have you seen the song titles; talk about bloody pretentious! It's obvious someone's run out of ideas.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2014/sep/10/ten-things-to-do-with-unwanted-u2-free-album-apple

smacg

Havent really listened to some of these, but it does seem a poorer list this year for the Mercury music prize

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29079657

The_Captain

daUbiq wrote: »

I'd sooner eat glass... Have you seen the song titles; talk about bloody pretentious! It's obvious someone's run out of ideas.

I don't think the song titles are that pretentious, but naming your album after a poetry collection is mega-pretentious

mosstin

smacg wrote: »

Havent really listened to some of these, but it does seem a poorer list this year for the Mercury music prize

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29079657

Only listened to two off that list - Albarn and FKA Twigs and neither do all that much for me even though LP1 does contain a couple of really good tracks.

heebusjeebus

I saw Young Fathers rocking Body & Soul at EP and they were class. One of my highlights of the weekend.
They'll be huge outsiders for the Mercury Music Prize though.

daUbiq

The_Captain wrote: »

I don't think the song titles are that pretentious, but naming your album after a poetry collection is mega-pretentious

Check out the article on the quietus about Bono and U2. I can't post links yet!

Basq

Loving the debut album from Catfish and The Bottlemen.. released today, but already on constant repeat!

If the first three songs from the album (as below) don't win you over, then it ain't for you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhfXl1OefI8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrrcVxnjJO8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va75GaPv5jY

[Deleted User]

smacg wrote: »

Havent really listened to some of these, but it does seem a poorer list this year for the Mercury music prize

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29079657

People say that every year though.

smacg

Deleted User wrote: »

People say that every year though.

Maybe, didnt think much of last years list either. Though the previous 3 winners before that were Alt J, PJ Harvey and the xx. Would be interested to know if there is anything near as good on this years list, as I havent listened to most of them.

scudzilla

Basq wrote: »

Loving the debut album from Catfish and The Bottlemen.. released today, but already on constant repeat!

If the first three songs from the album (as below) don't win you over, then it ain't for you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhfXl1OefI8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrrcVxnjJO8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va75GaPv5jY

Been following these guys for some time, they formed in Llandudno, my home town, and up until 18months ago were playing weekly gigs at my Brother in law's pub, started off with a couple of people watching them there, by the last gig the place was rammed, people standing outside and all

mosstin

scudzilla wrote: »

Been following these guys for some time, they formed in Llandudno, my home town, and up until 18months ago were playing weekly gigs at my Brother in law's pub, started off with a couple of people watching them there, by the last gig the place was rammed, people standing outside and all

You'd imagine they'd have a better view inside.