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

Telemans new album is "Family of aliens" containing some of their finest music to date .

I've been listening to Low's new album, Double Negative, for the last few days. I think it's really good. Amazing vocal melodies and harmonies that'll cut right through you, as you would expect, but they've added all manner of distortion and glitchy chopped up elements to their sound. Really works IMO.

Arghus wrote: »

I've been listening to Low's new album, Double Negative, for the last few days. I think it's really good. Amazing vocal melodies and harmonies that'll cut right through you, as you would expect, but they've added all manner of distortion and glitchy chopped up elements to their sound. Really works IMO.

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

Brave as ****. Front loading it with the opening track, just to test your nerve. Think it works brilliantly.

Pighead wrote: »

Really enjoying it. Nobody does heartbreak like Jason Pierce. That cracked voice singing sad songs gets me every time. His best effort since Ladies and Gentlemen......although in saying that three of the four in between were also excellent. The only album that didn't do much for me was Amazing Grace. When you look at Spiritualized back catalogue it is hugely impressive. Apparently this is his last album as well which is a bit crap.

Fantastic album - up there with his best imo

New Suede album (The Blue Hour) out today too. Have spent yesterday and today listening to it on repeat and it's fantastic. Not as out there or leftfield as had been indicated by reviews I read although there are a few weird bits and pieces (spoken work, paganistic droning etc). Album number eight now and sounding as good as ever. Wastelands is an instant Suede classic, Life is Golden is anthemic. Album opener As One is different to anything they have tried before but sounds great. Flytipping builds beautifully to end the album with a flourish.

That mid career slump is a long and distant memory. Hard to think of another band who have recovered so well following the usual fourth/fifth album slump. Especially one where the majority of the band are in their late 40's/50's. That's eight albums released now with six of them being excellent or seven from nine if you include Sci-Fi Lullabies.

New Villagers out today too.

Always number 1 wrote: »

Teeth Marks by Whiskey Limbs - think Whipping Boy meets Badly Drawn Boy.
Some great riffs and melodies - especially Faster than Us!

That song/music/Band is so far removed from whipping boy ..I have no idea why you would mention them.

Enjoying Big Red Machine (Bon Ivor & Aaran Dessner)’s album.

Anyone else listening to Jeff The Brotherhood’s album. I don’t really know how to describe it. There are elements of krautrock and dreampop.

liking the suede album
bring on the bord gais gig!

crystal method album is quite extraordinary.

posted before just a great song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j58V2vC9EPc

Arghus wrote: »

St. Vincent has released a stripped down piano based version of MASSEDUCATION, called, unsurprisingly, MassEducation.

It's a mixed bag so far, in my view. Some of the songs really work when slowed down and stripped back but others, mainly the faster and busier tunes don't really work for me when they cut back into skeleton form. It's an interesting experiment nonetheless and some of those songs like "Slow, Slow Disco" are brilliant.

Also because the instrumentation is so relatively sparse St. Vincent has allowed her voice to come to the fore and a thing that's often overlooked about her is that she's a great singer - she adds a lot of depth and pathos to some of these songs just with the added emotion of her voice alone. Totally worth a listen, even if it doesn't all work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4lSA-s4Q70

Nice one. Agreed re her voice. Seen quite a few state they've been left cold by Masseduction but I loved it. New version of Slow Disco is lovely.

New album from Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want - is released tomorrow, their first in eight years. They still sound great, a massively underrated band. Fans of IDLES should enjoy this.



I remember being blown away by their last one. At the time I'd never heard anything like it. It still has the ability to blow my mind. Hopefully they'll get their due for being totally awesome this time around. Here's one from back in the day -

Arghus wrote: »

Surprised there isn't more love for that Daughters album, it really is immense. Album of the year material IMO.

Anyway, Julia Holter has a new one out Aviary. Hard to know what to make of it so far. It's a whopper, coming in at 90 minutes in length. I was afraid she was becoming a bit safe and boring, but she appears to have gone off into "difficult" territory with this one. May be no bad thing.

I really liked her last one after disliking Loud City Song. Only given this a couple of listens so far and she is stretching it on this one. I don't think that I'm patient enough to wade through it all.

divide_by_zero wrote: »

Absolutely a contender for album of the year. I've had it on repeat since it came out. Superb album.

Few things its definately not an easy listen ..the name of the band well if you search for daughter lyrics its pages of pages of pearl jam lyrics ..dunno didnt grab me

divide_by_zero wrote: »

New Cloud Nothings record Last Building Burning out today. Super, super album.

I'm really enjoying this album at the moment. It's a big departure from their previous album Life Without Sound, which was very safe and mediocre, and more like the chaotic post-hardcore parts of Attack on Memory.

Fffiiinnnaalllllyyyy...

It was only released 28min ago but not since I bought "OK Cowboy" by Vitalic in 2004 have I awaited a late night listen with such glee.

"I'm Not Here [Missing Face]" was already my favourite song from 2018 (well that and Pional- (Tempest"). And given the amount of times I've listened to it and still listen to it it's not surprising.

Subsequently, "Videograms" and then "Vtr" showed the promise of what the new album had in store for us...

Seeing them support The Cure in London in July and then visiting Paris to see them in November cemented their place. If you've not

I'm only 3 songs in (plus the 3 I already knew) (plus what they played live) and I can say (despite my adoration and bias) it's astounding!

This should be the soundtrack to your Friday.

The Twilight Sad- It Won't Be Like This All The Time

https://open.spotify.com/album/6yeitgWpug7poDRRMPRb2i?si=BG1zJiBjTYegQMLjw9xHrA

The Twilight Sad- I'm Not Here [Missing Face]

And Sharon Van Etten

and Deerhunter (co-produced by the excellent Cate Le Bon)

The Twilight Sad album sounds solid on a first listen but needs a few more spins to confirm how good it is.

The Deerhunter album is very different from what they've done previously, but only time will tell on whether is grows on me. My first reaction about hallway through it was that I felt like listening to Microcastle...

EDIT: Twilight Sad album is indeed class. Maybe their best yet

Just had a listento 17 by sharon ..not impressed ..top comment is Sharon Van Springsteen!
Not very alt/indie far as I can tell.Its not bad music but not something I will be listening to.
Mike Kroll has a new album next week should be good and Priests sounding interesting with album in April.