A few of my favorite new releases this week…
Alex Lahey//The Best of Luck Club
Injury Reserve//Injury Reserve
The National//I Am Easy to Find
slowthai//Nothing Great About Britain
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(31) Days of Good//12.22.17
The perfect blend of Krauss’ pop vocals and Miller’s metal riffs. One particular line in the lyrics struck an emotional chord with me, which really made this track stand out among the others from the EP.
♩ Sleigh Bells – Panic Drills [from Kid Kruschev]
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♩ Public Service Broadcasting – Progress (feat. Tracyanne Campbell) [from Every Valley]
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♩ SISTERS – Buck [from Drink Champagne]
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♩ The National – Guilty Party [from Sleep Well Beast]
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[new music roundup] 9.8.17
A few of my favorite new releases this week…
Alex Cameron//Forced Witness
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Alvvays//Antisocialites
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Deerhoof//Mountain Moves
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Giant Claw//Soft Channel
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Lomelda//Thx
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Nassau//Heron
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The National//Sleep Well Beast
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Nosaj Thing//Parallels
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Odesza//A Moment Apart
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Susanne Sundfør//Music For People In Trouble
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Zola Jesus//Okovi
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What are your favorite new releases this week?
(31) Days of Good: 12.7.13
“There’s a line in that song that just slays me. It says, “Wisdom’s a gift but you trade it for youth. Age is an honor, but it’s still not the truth.” I just love that. I don’t know where you were when you wrote that line, but good lord.” via Bob Boilen, NPR: All Songs Considered
♩ Vampire Weekend – Step [from Modern Vampires of the City]
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I’ve been gushing about Sleigh Bells since I started this here blog back in 2009. Since then, the NY noise-pop duo have released 3 full-length albums, and i’ve loved them all. Bitter Rivals was released this year (not even a year after 2012’s Reign of Terror) and packed full of the duo’s signature pop hooks and epic guitar riffs I love so much. I’m not sure if Sleigh Bells will ever be able to top their debut album, Treats, but if they keep releasing tracks like “Sugarcane”, I won’t complain one bit.
♩ Sleigh Bells – Sugarcane [from Bitter Rivals]
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“’Don’t Swallow the Cap’ (maybe a reference to Tennessee Williams’ unfortunate demise) slowly builds into an anthemic ending, combining lush string arrangements with eery distortion and Bryan Davendorf’s cyclical drum work. It’s an odd melding of styles – Davendorf drums like he’s in Can; the Dessner brothers play delicate, sly melodies; Matt sings with an intimate intensity – but it works, and I’m not sure it ever won’t.” via Pretty Much Amazing
♩ The National – Don’t Swallow the Cap [from Trouble Will Find Me]
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Cults’ self-titled debut was my favorite album of 2011, so needless to say, I was super excited for their sophomore effort. Like Sleigh Bells above, I don’t think Cults will top their debut, but Static did not disappoint one bit. There are a handful of worthwhile tracks, but “We’ve Got It” really showcases the duo’s signature sound of experimental pop and doo-wop vocals.
♩ Cults – We’ve Got It [from Static]
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Favorite Albums of 2013 (so far)
We’re halfway through 2013 and it’s shaping up to be quite the year in music.
Highlights definitely include the return of My Bloody Valentine, Daft Punk, and David Bowie, along with some really fantastic debuts from Disclosure, Ex Cops, Little Green Cars, On An On, and Rhye. But with high comes the low, and though I was super excited for new albums from The Knife and Phoenix, they were quite the letdown in my opinion.
These are simply in alphabetical order. It’s hard enough to rank my top 10, i don’t want to do it more than once a year. Enjoy all of these on Spotify, which i’ll continue to update throughout the rest of 2013. And with some highly anticipated releases still on the horizon, including new albums from Porcelain Raft, Smith Westerns, and Elton John, i’m sure this list will evolve.
But enough babbling, enjoy my favorite albums of 2013 (so far) and please check back in December to see which (if any) make the cut for my top 10 of the year.
Autre Ne Veut//Anxiety
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Baths//Obsidian
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Buke & Gase//General Dome
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Camera Obscura//Desire Lines
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Christopher Owens//Lysandre
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CHVRCHES//Recover EP
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The City and Horses//Strange Range
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Daft Punk//Random Access Memories
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David Bowie//The Next Day
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Disclosure//Settle
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Eleanor Friedberger//Personal Record
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Evenings//Yore
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Ex Cops//True Hallucinations
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Gliss//Langsom Dans
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Guards//In Guards We Trust
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The Joy Formidable//Wolf’s Law
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Lady Lamb the Beekeeeper//Ripely Pine
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Little Green Cars//Absolute Zero
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Local Natives//Hummingbird
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The Mary Onettes//Hit the Waves
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My Bloody Valentine//m b v
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The National//Trouble Will Find Me
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Oberhofer//Notalgia EP
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On An On//Give In
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Rhye//Woman
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Saturday Looks Good To Me//One Kiss Ends It All
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Sigur Rós//Kveikur
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Surfer Blood//Pythons
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Surrogate//Post-Heroic
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Telekinesis//Dormarion
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TRAILS AND WAYS//Trilingual EP
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Vampire Weekend//Modern Vampires of the City
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs//Mosquito
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Yo La Tengo//Fade
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Youth Lagoon//Wondrous Bughouse
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