New Music Friday!

Here's my selection for tomorrow, Friday November 25th. Happy listening everybody 😊👂😎🎶

Mylène Farmer "L'emprise" (French Pop, Synthpop, Dance, Electronic)

Elder "Innate Passage" (Doom Metal, Stoner Rock, Psychedelic Rock)

Stormzy "This Is What I Mean" (Rap)

Andrew Wasylyk "Hearing the Water Before Seeing the Falls" (Chamber Jazz, Ambient)

Albertine Sarges "Family of Things" (Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Indie Rock)

Snowdrops "Missing Island" (contemporary classical, jazz, electronic music and ambient)

Judicator "The Majesty of Decay" (Power Metal, Heavy Metal)

Polina Gagarina "Вдох" (Russian Pop)

Ofdrykkja "After the Storm" (Genre: Blackened Post-Punk, Post-Black Metal/Neofolk.)

Kunisaki "Everything it brings, everything it takes away" (Ambient, Naturewave)
 
I posted Pete & Bas a few weeks ago and I apparently have a thing for old dudes rapping. This is Norman Pain, who is part of the crew that Pete & Bas are in, The Snooker Club



"I miss my parents, I wish they were still with us"
the whole thing is emotionally brutal and devastating
 
Radar List for 12.2.22


Snotty Nose Rez Kids - I'M GOOD, HBU?
Matthew Halsall - Changing Earth
Various – A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto – To the Moon and Back
Leftfield - This Is What We Do
Georgia Maq – Live at Sydney Opera House EP
Black Ox Orkestar – Everything Returns
NOFX – Double Album
 
Radar List for 12.9.22


Muyiwa Kunnuji's Osemako - A.P.P. (Accumulation of Profit & Power)
SZA - S.O.S.
Puscifer – Existential Reckoning: Rewired
Raw Poetic – Space Beyond the Solar System
Julia Bullock - Walking in the Dark
Leland Whitty - Anyhow
Donald Byrd – Live: Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux
Mount Westmore - Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort
Emotional Oranges – The Juice Vol. III
 
Last four weeks of catching up. Some wonderful surprises. A great month overall.

🔥
  • Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow [art pop hours have arrived. "God Turn Me Into a Flower" might be a superior high to any one song from Titanic Rising, which is saying a lot. I do worry about this album's replay value in the years following]
  • Natalia LaFourcade - De Todas las Flores [if only this weren't released so late in the year...it would have been top5. You read that right. So beautifully performed, sung, and diverse in musical color. No lowlights. How is it that 2022 became a year where Mexican music would have me in a daze?]
  • Emma Volard - Deity [wow! This was a fly recommendation that came to me in passing by. I guess if were to put it, think Jamila Woods meets Lianne La Havas with experimental funk/jazz sections. I might have to give this a last-minute nod to my top50] {released in Q2}
  • The Zenmenn and John Moods - Hidden Gem [mostly anything from Music From Memory gets big ups from me. As for the music, perhaps fans of AIR - Moon Safari would find enjoyment? Think downtempo, art pop, and...yes...yacht rock]
👍
  • AKAI SOLO - Spirit Roaming
  • Louis Cole - Quality Over Opinion [while a bit messy, it is fucking hilarious]
  • Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork
  • Elder - Innate Passage
  • Ezra Collective - Where I'm Meant to Be [waffled between putting this a step down. Ultimately, enjoyable enough]
  • Fievel is Glauque - Flaming Swords [HIGHLY recommended for Stereolab fans. I have to hand it to this one, I was kept interested from front to back. As for describing the sound, think bite-sized pieces of Stereolab songs from the Cobra and Phases... and Dots and Loops eras. I say this as they were openers for Stereolab when I saw them ~3 months ago and they held my interest throughout]
  • Sarathy Korwar - KALAK [the uptempo tracks are infectious]
  • Horse Lords - Comradely Objects
  • Gigi Masin - Vahiné
  • Anna Mieke - Theatre
  • Nas - King's Disease III [he's still got it; his third era still has him in excellent form]
  • Psychonaut - Violate Consensus Reality
  • Julia Romana - Blood be Fluid [I was so close to giving it the highest marks; perhaps missing a knockout track for me to keep returning to? Thanks @nolalady]
  • Snotty Nose Rez Kids - I'M GOOD, HBU?
  • Special Interest - Endure [I'm torn on this one. There is a vintage no-wave/post-punk/dance-punk sound being showcased here...it even reminds me a bit of vintage era B-52s, but much noisier. I likely wouldn't go back to this, but it is a worthwhile listen. The last song kinda blows]
🤷‍♂️
  • Richard Dawson - The Ruby Cord [this is the first and last Dawson LP I will be listening to. Not for me]
  • Dream Unending - Song of Salvation
  • Gilla Band - Most Normal
  • Gold Panda - The Work
  • Loraine James - Build Something Beautiful for Me [a palpable step down from last year's Reflection]
  • NNAMDÏ - Please Have a Seat
  • Quadeca - I Didn't Mean to Haunt You
  • Sayonara Ponytail - 夜の出来事 [run-of-the-mill city pop/J-Pop/synthpop]
  • Lys Scott - squashed dreams & broken wings
  • $ilkMoney - I Don't Give a Fuck About This Rap Shit, Imma Just Drop Until I Don't Feel Like It Anymore
👎
  • Drugdealer - Hiding in Plain Sight [I didn't know Steely Dan still made music]
  • Tobacco - Skids & Angels
🤮
  • CEO Trayle - HH5 (mixtape) [OK, who was the zoomer working at P4K that handed this BNM? A true blemish; this was almost unlistenable]
  • Phoenix - Alpha Zulu [gross, muddied synthpop]

EDIT: Hikaru Utada - BADモード 👍 ➡️ 🔥 from a revisit this past month. Was a huge oversight on my part. Yes, I know the album was released in Q1, but I sensed something was missing from my current top50 chart.
 
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Rip_City said:
Last four weeks of catching up. Some wonderful surprises. A great month overall.

🔥
  • Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow [art pop hours have arrived. "God Turn Me Into a Flower" might be a superior high to any one song from Titanic Rising, which is saying a lot. I do worry about this album's replay value in the years following]
  • Natalia LaFourcade - De Todas las Flores [if only this weren't released so late in the year...it would have been top5. You read that right. So beautifully performed, sung, and diverse in musical color. No lowlights. How is it that 2022 became a year where Mexican music would have me in a daze?]
  • Emma Volard - Deity [wow! This was a fly recommendation that came to me in passing by. I guess if were to put it, think Jamila Woods meets Lianne La Havas with experimental funk/jazz sections. I might have to give this a last-minute nod to my top50] {released in Q2}
  • The Zenmenn and John Moods - Hidden Gem [mostly anything from Music From Memory gets big ups from me. As for the music, perhaps fans of AIR - Moon Safari would find enjoyment? Think downtempo, art pop, and...yes...yacht rock]
👍
  • AKAI SOLO - Spirit Roaming
  • Louis Cole - Quality Over Opinion [while a bit messy, it is fucking hilarious]
  • Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork
  • Elder - Innate Passage
  • Ezra Collective - Where I'm Meant to Be [waffled between putting this a step down. Ultimately, enjoyable enough]
  • Fievel is Glauque - Flaming Swords [HIGHLY recommended for Stereolab fans. I have to hand it to this one, I was kept interested from front to back. As for describing the sound, think bite-sized pieces of Stereolab songs from the Cobra and Phases... and Dots and Loops eras. I say this as they were openers for Stereolab when I saw them ~3 months ago and they held my interest throughout]
  • Sarathy Korwar - KALAK [the uptempo tracks are infectious]
  • Horse Lords - Comradely Objects
  • Gigi Masin - Vahiné
  • Anna Mieke - Theatre
  • Nas - King's Disease III [he's still got it; his third era still has him in excellent form]
  • Psychonaut - Violate Consensus Reality
  • Julia Romana - Blood be Fluid [I was so close to giving it the highest marks; perhaps missing a knockout track for me to keep returning to? Thanks @nolalady]
  • Snotty Nose Rez Kids - I'M GOOD, HBU?
  • Special Interest - Endure [I'm torn on this one. There is a vintage no-wave/post-punk/dance-punk sound being showcased here...it even reminds me a bit of vintage era B-52s, but much noisier. I likely wouldn't go back to this, but it is a worthwhile listen. The last song kinda blows]
🤷‍♂️
  • Richard Dawson - The Ruby Cord [this is the first and last Dawson LP I will be listening to. Not for me]
  • Dream Unending - Song of Salvation
  • Gilla Band - Most Normal
  • Gold Panda - The Work
  • Loraine James - Build Something Beautiful for Me [a palpable step down from last year's Reflection]
  • NNAMDÏ - Please Have a Seat
  • Quadeca - I Didn't Mean to Haunt You
  • Sayonara Ponytail - 夜の出来事 [run-of-the-mill city pop/J-Pop/synthpop]
  • Lys Scott - squashed dreams & broken wings
  • $ilkMoney - I Don't Give a Fuck About This Rap Shit, Imma Just Drop Until I Don't Feel Like It Anymore
👎
  • Drugdealer - Hiding in Plain Sight [I didn't know Steely Dan still made music]
  • Tobacco - Skids & Angels
🤮
  • CEO Trayle - HH5 (mixtape) [OK, who was the zoomer working at P4K that handed this BNM? A true blemish; this was almost unlistenable]
  • Phoenix - Alpha Zulu [gross, muddied synthpop]
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I'm curious, why are you questionning Hearts Aglow's replay value?
 
Hollywood said:
I'm curious, why are you questionning Hearts Aglow's replay value?
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I do not think this is a masterpiece like several media outlets claim that it is, after the first handful of listens.
I wholly love the first half of the runtime (side A of the vinyl, after checking tracklist on Discogs), with side B being mostly good, but definitely inferior. I found a pair of the songs on side B ("Twin Flame" and, to a lesser extent, "The Worst is Done") actually did enough instrumentally to temporarily take me out of the ethereal atmosphere of the album.
Individually, the aforementioned songs are more than fine. But they take me out of an ethereal album listening experience. My opinion could change over time, we shall see. I tend to be harsher on art pop, even with my adulation for the genre.
 
Here's my selection for tomorrow, December 9th. Not too many new releases as usual around the holidays season. Happy listening everybody 😊👂🎶


SZA "SOS" (R&B, Soul)

A Boogie Wit da Hoodie "Me Vs. Myself" (Rap)

Mitski "Stay Soft Get Eaten: Laurel Hell Demos" (Indie Rock)

Fontaines D.C. "Skinty Fia Sessions" (Post Punk, Indie Rock)

Dead Meadow "Force Form Free"

Nina Hagen "Unity" (German Punk; rock; Neue Deutsche Welle; new wave; post-punk)

Upsahl "Sagittarius EP" (indie pop; pop rock; alternative rock; pop-punk; alternative pop)

Twikipedia "chronic" (glitchcore, hyperpop, hyperpop brasileiro, Rap)

Sam Ryder "There's Nothing But Space, Man!" (Alternative rock; Metalcore; glam metal; hard rock; rock; pop rock)

Little Simz "NO THANK YOU" (expected on December 12th, Mixtape, Hip Hop)
 
Rip_City said:
I do not think this is a masterpiece like several media outlets claim that it is, after the first handful of listens.
I wholly love the first half of the runtime (side A of the vinyl, after checking tracklist on Discogs), with side B being mostly good, but definitely inferior.
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I completely agree with this bit ⬆️

Not that @Hollywood asked for my two cents on the discussion, but I love a good music discussion, so here it is anyway 😅 I find myself completely submerged and captivated in the first half of the album. The second half, though enjoyable, has a less of that effect on me (after about half a dozen listens since the album dropped). ...Hearts Aglow will surely be on my AOTY list, and the effect of the first half vs the second half of the album definitely plays a part in where the album will place on said list 🤔
 
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