From the upcoming LP It’s Immaterial, out October 14 on Ghostly.
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[on repeat] Angel Olsen//My Woman
Seriously…how good is Angel Olsen’s new album, My Woman?
Really. Fucking. Good.
Key tracks: Shut Up Kiss Me (listen/watch below), Never Be Mine, Intern, Pops, Sister (listen/watch below)
[on repeat] Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam//When The Truth Is…
Hamilton Leithauser (The Walkmen) and Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend) will release their first collaborative album, I Had A Dream That You Were Mine, later this month (9/23 via Glassnote). “When The Truth Is…” is the latest single from the duo’s upcoming project. This throwback, doo-wop inspired track is super infectious. Prepare yourself for multiple listens.
And if you’re reading this Rostam, how about a new Discovery album when you’ve got some time to kill?
[on repeat] Röyksopp//Never Ever feat. Susanne Sundfør
“Never Ever” is the duo’s first single since they released their final album The Inevitable End back in 2014. After that release, the duo then pledged that it would be their final full-length, but promised new music in other forms when time was right. Apparently that time is now, and their timing is impeccable – 2016 marks the 15th anniversary of their classic debut ‘Melody AM’, which introduced that electronic magic that is Röyksopp.
[on repeat] Kishi Bashi//Can’t Let Go, Juno
Kishi Bashi will release his third studio album, Sonderlust, on September 16th via Joyful Noise Recordings. While you wait for your physical copy to arrive, you can stream the entire album over at NPR Music.
A bit more about Kishi Bashi’s new album…
“Sonderlust is an album forged through heartbreak. After his two previous studio albums (151a & Lighght), Kishi Bashi was at a musical impasse. ‘As I sat down to write songs last summer, I went to all my usual conduits of creation: violin loops, guitar, piano, and I came up with the musical equivalent of fumes’, says K Ishibashi. ‘I tried to create orchestral pop recordings that I assumed were my forte, and in turn I found myself standing in front of a creative wall of frightening heights.’
At this very same moment of musical uncertainty, K’s personal life was falling apart… He and his wife of 13 years had briefly separated and were struggling to keep their marriage together. In his own words, ‘Touring and its accompanying lifestyle took a heavy toll on my soul and my family’. As an outlet, K submerged himself in a new musical direction. Sonderlust emerged as a direct result of this personal struggle taking place at an artistic crossroads.
With the help of producer Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear), engineer Pat Dillet (Angelique Kidjo, David Byrne) and drummer Matt Chamberlain (Morrissey, Fiona Apple, of Montreal), Kishi Bashi has created his most personal and artistically adventurous work to date. ‘This album is straight from my soul. I questioned everything about what it means to love and desire. The difference between loving someone and being in love.’