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

S.M.B. · 20-01-2019 12:46am

I think Seventeen is a cracking song and I'm no big Springsteen fan. Album is very good on first listen. Strong enough to probably cement Van Etten as my favourite act/artist of the 2010's which is a bold claim.

UrbanSprawl · 20-01-2019 12:57am

S.M.B. wrote: »

I think Seventeen is a cracking song and I'm no big Springsteen fan. Album is very good on first listen. Strong enough to probably cement Van Etten as my favourite act/artist of the 2010's which is a bold claim.

So like best artist of the past 9 years or pre 2010 or 2010 when exactly? This mor stuff

S.M.B. · 20-01-2019 1:14am

Yeah, I'd say she'll be my most listened to artist and act I've seen live the most over the ten years from 2010 - 2019. Now that I'm saying that aloud I'll have to double check.

Arghus · 20-01-2019 1:27am

I've given the Deerhunter album a few listens. I'll always have time for them because of Halcyon Digest - what a great album that was - but everything since has, for me, been differing levels of disappointing. Sadly, I'd have to say this new album is no different. Some of the songs are alright, maybe even kind of good - but the whole thing feels very under cooked and underwhelming. I'll give it a few more spins but I'll be deeply surprised if it grabs me in a major way.

On the other hand I'm very much enjoying the new Sharon Van Etten record. This song in particular knocked me out when I heard it first. This youtube video probably doesn't do it justice, because it sounds great; all layered synths and a doomy ominous feel - seek out a better quality audio if you can.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4etGf2PJcA

Christ, when the bass comes in at about 2:10 and she's singing "echoing...echoing...echoing....." I feel like banging on my neighbour's door and demanding that they listen to it. And they don't even know me. And it's 1 in the morning.

UrbanSprawl · 20-01-2019 2:49am

Arghus wrote: »

I've given the Deerhunter album a few listens. I'll always have time for them because of Halcyon Digest - what a great album that was - but everything since has, for me, been differing levels of disappointing. Sadly, I'd have to say this new album is no different. Some of the songs are alright, maybe even kind of good - but the whole thing feels very under cooked and underwhelming. I'll give it a few more spins but I'll be deeply surprised if it grabs me in a major way.

On the other hand I'm very much enjoying the new Sharon Van Etten record. This song in particular knocked me out when I heard it first. This youtube video probably doesn't do it justice, because it sounds great; all layered synths and a doomy ominous feel - seek out a better quality audio if you can.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4etGf2PJcA

Christ, when the bass comes in at about 2:10 and she's singing "echoing...echoing...echoing....." I feel like banging on my neighbour's door and demanding that they listen to it. And they don't even know me. And it's 1 in the morning.

Fair play for saying it but that deerhunter album would be a waste of time

Arghus · 20-01-2019 3:15am

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

Fair play for saying it but that deerhunter album would be a waste of time

Not quite following you?

Acosta · 20-01-2019 8:59am

Deerhunter album is growing on me, but nothing they've done in recent years gets anywhere near Microcastle and Cryptograms. However all their albums have some quality to them and are worth checking out

UrbanSprawl · 20-01-2019 7:46pm

Twilight sad,SVE and Deerhunter all three get 84 on Metacritic.Of the three twilight sad might get a listen. James Blake crashes in with 90:eek:

Dont know anything by James Blake I just assume he is something along the lines of James Blunt.

S.M.B. · 20-01-2019 7:59pm

SVE has 86 on Metacritic at the moment, same score as her previous album.

Haven't listened to much James Blake recently but will give his new one a listen.

Birneybau · 22-01-2019 6:40pm

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

Twilight sad,SVE and Deerhunter all three get 84 on Metacritic.Of the three twilight sad might get a listen. James Blake crashes in with 90:eek:

Dont know anything by James Blake I just assume he is something along the lines of James Blunt.

Because the name?

mgkelly · 22-01-2019 7:39pm

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

Twilight sad,SVE and Deerhunter all three get 84 on Metacritic.Of the three twilight sad might get a listen. James Blake crashes in with 90:eek:

Dont know anything by James Blake I just assume he is something along the lines of James Blunt.

Christ on a bicycle, they are very different beasts! Quite like Blake. Name is 'wrong' for what he does, however, and leads to such confusion!

UrbanSprawl · 22-01-2019 9:17pm

Birneybau wrote: »

Because the name?

I Just lump all those male singer songwriters into a box called crap .Hozier and Ed Sheeran being VIP members.:)
I had a quick listen to Blakes colab with Andre 3000 and its not something I would subject my brain to willingly.

UrbanSprawl · 22-01-2019 9:21pm

S.M.B. wrote: »

SVE has 86 on Metacritic at the moment, same score as her previous album.

Haven't listened to much James Blake recently but will give his new one a listen.

And up to 87 today!

BonnieSituation · 22-01-2019 9:25pm

S.M.B. wrote: »

Yeah, I'd say she'll be my most listened to artist and act I've seen live the most over the ten years from 2010 - 2019. Now that I'm saying that aloud I'll have to double check.

That night in Whelan's was a special special night.

sweetie · 23-01-2019 10:12am

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

I Just lump all those male singer songwriters into a box called crap .Hozier and Ed Sheeran being VIP members.:)
I had a quick listen to Blakes colab with Andre 3000 and its not something I would subject my brain to willingly.

heard another on the radio this morning squaking about a 'cigarette break', Gavin James, seriously who listens to this ****.

UrbanSprawl · 25-01-2019 1:18pm

33minutes of fuzztastic tunes ..Mike Krols album Power Chords released today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65N6WBGHG4U

divide_by_zero · 25-01-2019 11:28pm

Blood Red Shoes - Get Tragic out today well worth a listen.

Anesthetize · 27-01-2019 1:52pm

Not overly impressed with the new Sharon Van Etten album. It has it's good moments, (I Told You Everything, Seventeen), but the rest seems average and forgettable. A bit of a step down from her previous material.

S.M.B. · 27-01-2019 2:21pm

Anyone listen to either of the two unannounced albums released during the week?

Conor Oberst & Phoebe Bridgers' Better Oblivion Community Center

Weezers' Teal Album

The latter is more like a karaoke album than a covers album.

Acosta · 27-01-2019 2:30pm

New Toy album

Excellent as usual.

https://thebandtoy.bandcamp.com

UrbanSprawl · 27-01-2019 3:27pm

S.M.B. wrote: »

Anyone listen to either of the two unannounced albums released during the week?

Conor Oberst & Phoebe Bridgers' Better Oblivion Community Center

Weezers' Teal Album

The latter is more like a karaoke album than a covers album.

The latter is utter sh1te listened to a few of the covers,they dont change the orignals enough to make them interesting.

Arghus · 27-01-2019 4:17pm

Weezer make me sad these days.

Richard Roma · 27-01-2019 7:41pm

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

The latter is utter sh1te listened to a few of the covers,they dont change the orignals enough to make them interesting.

Agreed. They don’t bring anything new to those songs.
I was a big fan back in the day, but they’ve had a descent as sharp as the Simpsons.

UrbanSprawl · 27-01-2019 8:26pm

Arghus wrote: »

Weezer make me sad these days.

Say it aint so

The blue album remains one of my fav albums of the 90's,some real bangers on that album but yeah its being a downward spiral of late wonder if they can possibly buck the trend with the black album(March 1st release).

Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo first hinted at the album in April 2016, shortly after the band released their tenth album Weezer (The White Album). "What could stand out more against 'White' than 'Black'? I think it's going to maybe be like Beach Boys gone bad. I'm thinking of swearing, which is something I've never done in songs."

sweetie · 27-01-2019 11:06pm

I'm really liking the Bridgers/Oberst album. Their voices complement each other so well.

Anesthetize · 27-01-2019 11:17pm

I love Phoebe Bridgers but I can't stand Conor Oberst. Should I give this album a shot? I feel conflicted.

Birneybau · 28-01-2019 12:23pm

Acosta wrote: »

New Toy album

Excellent as usual.

https://thebandtoy.bandcamp.com

Deadly. Playing the Workman's Club in Dublin on Valentine's Day.

Rothko · 28-01-2019 8:32pm

The new Deerhunter is starting to grow on a me a bit. Nocturne standing out the most so far. I think it's an improvement on Fading Frontier anyway.

Arghus · 28-01-2019 9:06pm

Rothko wrote: »

The new Deerhunter is starting to grow on a me a bit. Nocturne standing out the most so far. I think it's an improvement on Fading Frontier anyway.

Having more or less given up on it a couple of days ago, I gave it a few more listens after staying away from it for a little while; sometimes that can help. It's not a bad album really, maybe it's better than what I felt at first. I still think they're a band whose best days are past though.

Acosta · 29-01-2019 2:11pm

Arghus wrote: »

Having more or less given up on it a couple of days ago, I gave it a few more listens after staying away from it for a little while; sometimes that can help. It's not a bad album really, maybe it's better than what I felt at first. I still think they're a band whose best days are past though.

Listening to Weird Era a lot the last few days has been a reminder of how much better they used to be. Haven't listened to it in a while, almost forgot how good it is. Can't think of a better ''bonus'' album.

Richard Roma · 01-02-2019 8:54am

New Beirut album out today.

BPKS · 01-02-2019 8:05pm

New Ian Brown album out today

UrbanSprawl · 05-02-2019 12:13am

The new Guided by Pearl Jam is kinda good but not great and thats the problem with most 'hyped'albums so far this year ..i fully expect the next idles album to be a bit cringeworthy.

Arghus · 07-02-2019 4:22am

After a few more listens I now think the Deerhunter album is great. It's very slow and grey, but it works on you if you give it enough time, but I can see how many mightn't be able to get past that initial period of yeah whatever.

Richard Roma · 09-02-2019 4:46pm

New Cass McCombs album sounds really good on first listen. His gig in Whelans a few years ago was some night!

Acosta · 16-02-2019 3:01pm

Pye Corner Audio - Hollow Earth

Already sounds amazing after just a couple of listens.

divide_by_zero · 18-02-2019 4:45pm

Been listening to the latest RY X record Unfurl a lot over the weekend, would highly recommend this. Also listened to the new Woman's Hour record Ephyra and Methyl Ethel record Triage and on a first listen I'm really liking them both.

UrbanSprawl · 26-02-2019 11:40pm

Banging tune ..not sure if the album is full of these but will certainly aquire it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFPCsWedf8A

divide_by_zero · 27-02-2019 9:47am

Some really good records out last Friday. Abjects -never give up, Feels - post earth, Teeth of the sea - wraith, Adia Victoria - Silences, Gary Clarke Jr - This Land and the one I been listening to a lot in between all the above is Pom Poko - Birthday. I highly recommend it.

BonnieSituation · 03-03-2019 7:35pm

Acosta wrote: »

Pye Corner Audio - Hollow Earth

Already sounds amazing after just a couple of listens.

PCA are class. This is going on my list for the week.

Arghus · 04-03-2019 2:00am

Getting a kick lately out of the album Mazy Fly by Spelling. Didn't know what to make of it at first, seemed a bit Portishead-lite or something, but it's weird atmosphere and surreal songs have grown on me after a while. The singer has a really cool soul singer voice and that mixed with off-kilter synth sounds is a good combo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz2Fzs9po9Q

Gonzovision · 05-03-2019 6:21pm

New National album coming May 17th

I Am Easy To Find tracklisting
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1. You Had Your Soul With You
2. Quiet Light
3. Roman Holiday
4. Oblivions
5. The Pull Of You
6. Hey Rosey
7. I Am Easy To Find
8. Her Father In The Pool
9. Where Is Her Head
10. Not In Kansas
11. So Far So Fast
12. Dust Swirls In Strange Light
13. Hairpin Turns
14. Rylan
15. Underwater
16. Light Years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBcVrb-snPk

Richard Roma · 13-03-2019 8:36pm

I’m loving Helado Negro’s new albums. It’s one of the most beautiful things I’ve heard in a long time. It sounds like what I’d imagine if Kevin Parker got free rein producing a Richard Hawley album.

Enjoying Broken Social Scene’s new mini album. It’s their first music that’s clicked with me in a few years.

Anesthetize · 17-03-2019 12:29pm

Been listening to Beware of the Dogs by Stella Donnelly all weekend. Her singing voice and quirky lyrics are a winning combo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q0t_dDKjyI

whatever76 · 21-03-2019 1:13pm

enjoying the new Cinematic Orchestra "to believe" album - worth a listen

Birneybau · 21-03-2019 6:57pm

Stephen Malkus new album is worth a listen, bit of electronica, bit of the usual

BonnieSituation · 23-03-2019 3:34am

Gonzovision wrote: »

New National album coming May 17th

I Am Easy To Find tracklisting
.
1. You Had Your Soul With You

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

That's all I had managed this week. Not filling me with confidence. Very samey and could have been plucked from the last album bh. Which I also didn't really dig.

TBH I would like them to feck off for a few years. They've been here way too often and the lack of quality in their releases is showing.

Plus them not playing "Mistaken for Strangers" every time I see them is now just a bad joke.

UrbanSprawl · 06-04-2019 1:40am

Its not perfect but priests mass seduction is worth having a listen ..political punk rock not many doing that ..also texas instruments is a gem of a track

divide_by_zero · 11-04-2019 10:31am

A bunch of great records came out last Friday Witching Waves - Persistence, Ioanna Gika - Thalassa, Circa Waves - What's it like over there?, False Bliss - Ritual Terrains and of course the new Priests record.

Crows - Silver Tongues came out around the end of March and have listened the sh*te out of that. I think it will be in my top ten albums of the year for this year.

sweetie · 11-04-2019 11:44am

divide_by_zero wrote: »

A bunch of great records came out last Friday Witching Waves - Persistence, Ioanna Gika - Thalassa, Circa Waves - What's it like over there?, False Bliss - Ritual Terrains and of course the new Priests record.

Crows - Silver Tongues came out around the end of March and have listened the sh*te out of that. I think it will be in my top ten albums of the year for this year.

Crows supported idles last week, thought they were excellent. Meant to grab the vinyl at the merch stand afterwards but forgot

Durand Jones and the Indications 'American Love call' out since early march has been getting tons of airplay in my gaff.

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

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