New Music Friday!

Only listened to new(ish) music on Friday and Saturday. Spent Sunday at work listening to a few streams of records I bought this past month including Sun Ra's Lanquidity, which was stellar.

🔥
  • Let's Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons [I'm gonna say it: so far, pop album of the year. Yup, no typo. The context behind the making of the album contributes massively in making it a memorable synthpop/electropop journey. I love that the halfway point of the record ("Half Light," aptly named) ignites a shift in the record's timbre without the core allegory/messages losing focus]
👍
  • Tigran Hamasyan - Standart [solid jazz record]
  • Georgia Harmer - Stay in Touch [a mix of Danielle Durack and early era soccer mommy, to my ears. Winning formula]
  • Jane Inc. - Faster Than I Can Take [for the most part, quite interesting. An admirable art pop effort better than last year's offering. A few dud tracks keep it from the high tier]
  • KMRU & Aho Ssan - Limen [deliciously noisy, just the way I had hoped. This reminds me that I forgot to post about the KMRU, Fennesz, and Patricia Wolf concert in the Upcoming/Recent Shows thread, need to do that before year's end!]
  • Kelly Lee Owens - LP.8 [not quite the level of Inner Song or self-titled, but should not be overlooked. Probably would've had more emotional impact if released during the early stages of the pandemic]
  • Undeath - It’s Time… To Rise From the Grave [thanks for this, @musicjunkiegreg]
🤷‍♂️
  • Honeyglaze - Honeyglaze
  • Melody's Echo Chamber - Emotional Eternal
  • No Swoon - Take Your Time
  • Röyksopp - Profound Mysteries
  • Tomberlin - i don't know who needs to hear this... [I can't help but hear the voice of Phoebe Bridgers here. The songs are OK, but relatively bare]
👎
  • Girlpool - Forgiveness
  • Carla Morrison - El renacimiento
🤮

None. Somehow have been able to avoid anything too repulsive this quarter.​
 
Radar List for 5.6.22


Ibeyi - Spell 31
Soccer96 - Inner Worlds
Warpaint - Radiate Like This
Alexis Ffrench - Truth
Leyla McCalla - Breaking the Thermometer
Daniel Villarreal - Panamá 77
Sharon Van Etten - We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
Sadurn - Radiator
Jermiside & The Expert - The Overview Effect
 
Rip_City said:
Only listened to new(ish) music on Friday and Saturday. Spent Sunday at work listening to a few streams of records I bought this past month including Sun Ra's Lanquidity, which was stellar.

🔥
  • Let's Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons [I'm gonna say it: so far, pop album of the year. Yup, no typo. The context behind the making of the album contributes massively in making it a memorable synthpop/electropop journey. I love that the halfway point of the record ("Half Light," aptly named) ignites a shift in the record's timbre without the core allegory/messages losing focus]
👍
  • Tigran Hamasyan - Standart [solid jazz record]
  • Georgia Harmer - Stay in Touch [a mix of Danielle Durack and early era soccer mommy, to my ears. Winning formula]
  • Jane Inc. - Faster Than I Can Take [for the most part, quite interesting. An admirable art pop effort better than last year's offering. A few dud tracks keep it from the high tier]
  • KMRU & Aho Ssan - Limen [deliciously noisy, just the way I had hoped. This reminds me that I forgot to post about the KMRU, Fennesz, and Patricia Wolf concert in the Upcoming/Recent Shows thread, need to do that before year's end!]
  • Kelly Lee Owens - LP.8 [not quite the level of Inner Song or self-titled, but should not be overlooked. Probably would've had more emotional impact if released during the early stages of the pandemic]
  • Undeath - It’s Time… To Rise From the Grave [thanks for this, @musicjunkiegreg]
🤷‍♂️
  • Honeyglaze - Honeyglaze
  • Melody's Echo Chamber - Emotional Eternal
  • No Swoon - Take Your Time
  • Röyksopp - Profound Mysteries
  • Tomberlin - i don't know who needs to hear this... [I can't help but hear the voice of Phoebe Bridgers here. The songs are OK, but relatively bare]
👎
  • Girlpool - Forgiveness
  • Carla Morrison - El renacimiento
🤮

None. Somehow have been able to avoid anything too repulsive this quarter.​
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Glad you were able to check out Undeath 🤘 Admittedly, I still prefer their 2020 debut, but this is still a strong follow up. Also, I completely agree with what you said about the relevance of KLO's new album. I'm enjoying the emoji rating system this year 👍
 
Radar 📡 List for Friday, May 6, 2022:

Sharon Van Etten - We've Been Going About This All Wrong
Arcade Fire -  We
Belle and Sebastian - A Bit Of Previous
Warpaint - Radiate Like This
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Endless Rooms
!!! - Let It Be Blue
AWOLNATION - My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers and Me
Sunflower Bean - Headful of Sugar
Ibeyi - Spell 31
Sigrid - How To Let Go
 
So here's my selection for tomorrow, Friday May 6th. It's a very stacked release day, lots of interesting albums. Happy listening everybody 🎶🙂

Arcade Fire "WE" (Indie-Rock, Baroque Pop, Artrock)

Sharon Van Etten "We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong" (Indie rock; indie folk)

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever "Endless Rooms" (Indie rock, jangle pop, post-punk revival, surf rock)

Soccer96 "Inner Worlds" (Synthpop, Dance, Jazz, Punk, Prog Rock)

Belle and Sebastian "A Bit of Previous" (Indie-Pop, Chamber Pop, Indie-Folk, Twee-Pop)

Warpaint "Radiate Like This" (Indie rock; post-rock; art rock; dream pop; psychedelic rock; neo-psychedelia)

Flor "Future Shine" (Dream pop; indie pop; alternative rock)

Sunflower Bean "Headful of Sugar" (Glam rock, indie rock, post-punk revival, psychedelic rock)

Ibeyi "Spell 31" (Soul, R&B, Downbeat, Electronic)

Soft Cell "*Happiness Not Included" (Synthpop, new wave, minimal synth, electronic)

Emeli Sandé "Let’s Say For Instance" (R&B; soul; gospel)

Leyla McCalla "Breaking the Thermometer" (Blues)

Hater "Sincere" (shoegaze pop)

Halestorm "Back From The Dead" (Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge)

Otoboke Beaver "SUPER CHAMPON" (J Pop)

AWOLNATION "My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers, and Me" (Alternative rock; electronic rock; indie rock; electropop; pop rock; dance-rock)

The Waterboys "All Souls Hills" (Rock; folk rock; celtic; folk)

Ella Mai "HEART ON MY SLEEVE" (R&B)

Bryan Ferry "Love letters EP" (Rock, Pop, Artrock)

Silverstein "Misery Made Me" (Post-Hardcore, Emo, Screamo, Hardcore Punk, Indie-Rock)

Suki Waterhouse "I Can't Let Go" (lo-fi dream pop)

Sigrid "How To Let Go" (Pop; electropop; synth-pop; scandipop)

IDK & KAYTRANADA "Simple" (R&B/Soul)

Simple Plan "Harder Than It Looks" (Pop-Punk, Alternative Rock, Pop-Rock)

Alison Wonderland "LONER" (EDM; electropop; chillwave; trap; future bass)

Ibaraki "Rashomon" (Heavy Metal, Black Metal)

UFOmammut "Fenice" (Doom metal; stoner rock; sludge metal; drone metal)

Maria Chiara Argirò "Forest City" (Dance, Electronic, Jazz)

Vital Spirit "Still as the Night, Cold as the Wind" (Black Metal)

Puppy "Pure Evil" (Heavy metal; occult rock; alternative metal)

Three Days Grace "Explosions" (Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge)

Vero "Unsoothing Interior" (Alternative Rock, Pop)
 
Bluecloud777 said:
So here's my selection for tomorrow, Friday May 6th. It's a very stacked release day, lots of interesting albums. Happy listening everybody 🎶🙂

Arcade Fire "WE" (Indie-Rock, Baroque Pop, Artrock)

Sharon Van Etten "We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong" (Indie rock; indie folk)

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever "Endless Rooms" (Indie rock, jangle pop, post-punk revival, surf rock)

Soccer96 "Inner Worlds" (Synthpop, Dance, Jazz, Punk, Prog Rock)

Belle and Sebastian "A Bit of Previous" (Indie-Pop, Chamber Pop, Indie-Folk, Twee-Pop)

Warpaint "Radiate Like This" (Indie rock; post-rock; art rock; dream pop; psychedelic rock; neo-psychedelia)

Flor "Future Shine" (Dream pop; indie pop; alternative rock)

Sunflower Bean "Headful of Sugar" (Glam rock, indie rock, post-punk revival, psychedelic rock)

Ibeyi "Spell 31" (Soul, R&B, Downbeat, Electronic)

Soft Cell "*Happiness Not Included" (Synthpop, new wave, minimal synth, electronic)

Emeli Sandé "Let’s Say For Instance" (R&B; soul; gospel)

Leyla McCalla "Breaking the Thermometer" (Blues)

Hater "Sincere" (shoegaze pop)

Halestorm "Back From The Dead" (Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge)

Otoboke Beaver "SUPER CHAMPON" (J Pop)

AWOLNATION "My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers, and Me" (Alternative rock; electronic rock; indie rock; electropop; pop rock; dance-rock)

The Waterboys "All Souls Hills" (Rock; folk rock; celtic; folk)

Ella Mai "HEART ON MY SLEEVE" (R&B)

Bryan Ferry "Love letters EP" (Rock, Pop, Artrock)

Silverstein "Misery Made Me" (Post-Hardcore, Emo, Screamo, Hardcore Punk, Indie-Rock)

Suki Waterhouse "I Can't Let Go" (lo-fi dream pop)

Sigrid "How To Let Go" (Pop; electropop; synth-pop; scandipop)

IDK & KAYTRANADA "Simple" (R&B/Soul)

Simple Plan "Harder Than It Looks" (Pop-Punk, Alternative Rock, Pop-Rock)

Alison Wonderland "LONER" (EDM; electropop; chillwave; trap; future bass)

Ibaraki "Rashomon" (Heavy Metal, Black Metal)

UFOmammut "Fenice" (Doom metal; stoner rock; sludge metal; drone metal)

Maria Chiara Argirò "Forest City" (Dance, Electronic, Jazz)

Vital Spirit "Still as the Night, Cold as the Wind" (Black Metal)

Puppy "Pure Evil" (Heavy metal; occult rock; alternative metal)

Three Days Grace "Explosions" (Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge)

Vero "Unsoothing Interior" (Alternative Rock, Pop)
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There's so much to listen to!!
I am interested in that Soccer96 and Maria Chiara Argiro. Also, don't sleep on that Layla McCalla. Her last album was amazing and didn't receive enough praise.
 
whatwhatsaywhat said:
arcade fire is appalling

the stereogum review had my hopes piqued but unfortunately it's a shocker - they've definitely entered the 'we're auditioning for the part of arcade fire' phase of their u2 career trajectory

fortunately new warpaint is super tasty
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You’ve heard them? I actually really loved Warpaint’s last album, which nobody seemed to care much about. I didn’t even realize they had a new one
 
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