New Music Friday!

[avecigrec]

Pale Jay - Bewilderment is missing.

Noted, and amended.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Gregory Alan Isakov - Appaloosa Blues
and
Margaret Glaspy - Echo the Diamond
Are out tomorrow too.

 

[livinsmall]

Gregory Alan Isakov - Appaloosa Blues
and

This is the only answer for tomorrow. Thank you to everyone else for coming out.

 

[nolalady]

Gregory Alan Isakov - Appaloosa Blues
and
Margaret Glaspy - Echo the Diamond
Are out tomorrow too.

Margaret Glaspy!!!

 

[Nee Lewman]

This is out today as well.

Incidentally, I think I know what my mystery package is now.

 

[Fleetwood-Matt]

Don’t forget Genesis Owusu! His last album was awesome so I can’t wait to listen to this one

 

[livinsmall]

Also Justin Vernon's old solo album "hazeltons", along with a whole Deyarmond Edison (his old band) backlog of albums were released on streaming services today. If you're looking for something nice to dig into.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Initial thoughts on the new Rhiannon Giddens… it’s a bit of mess. Is it possible that she was just too ambitious? It is also maddeningly overproduced. I do think almost all of it will be interesting to hear live/stripped down, like an acoustic version of the album might be amazing. I hope vinyl (waiting on my copy from nonesuch - what? I know they suck in terms of shipping, but I’m an addict and so are you!) makes it sound better. I will also say that it took me a while to warm up to Torrmow is my Turn so it’s possible it is a grower and I will feel differently after a few (hundred) listens.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Initial thoughts on the new Rhiannon Giddens… it’s a bit of mess. Is it possible that she was just too ambitious? It is also maddeningly overproduced. I do think almost all of it will be interesting to hear live/stripped down, like an acoustic version of the album might be amazing. I hope vinyl (waiting on my copy from nonesuch - what? I know they suck in terms of shipping, but I’m an addict and so are you!) makes it sound better. I will also say that it took me a while to warm up to Torrmow is my Turn so it’s possible it is a grower and I will feel differently after a few (hundred) listens.

I’ll be interested to know what @Joe Mac thinks.

 

[Joe Mac]

I’ll be interested to know what @Joe Mac thinks.

I have it here on my desk, picked it up when I went out to get coffee at 11! Really excited to hear it!

 

[wokeupnew]

Also Justin Vernon's old solo album "hazeltons", along with a whole Deyarmond Edison (his old band) backlog of albums were released on streaming services today. If you're looking for something nice to dig into.

I have no idea what Deyarmond Edison is but if my favorite Bon Iver album is their first one, will I dig this?

 

[Wes C. Attle]

I have no idea what Deyarmond Edison is but if my favorite Bon Iver album is their first one, will I dig this?

Yep

 

[nolalady]

Halfway through John Batiste. It’s really fun, y’all.

 

[livinsmall]

I have no idea what Deyarmond Edison is but if my favorite Bon Iver album is their first one, will I dig this?

Most likely. The first album on the box set on Spotify is damn near jam-bandy.

 

[nolalady]

This is really fun.

 

[Rip_City]

No idea what to listen to. Haven't tried anything new for three weeks. Anyone?

 

[avecigrec]

It is also maddeningly overproduced. I do think almost all of it will be interesting to hear live/stripped down, like an acoustic version of the album might be amazing.

Very much this on my own first impression.
Looking forward to hearing your vinyl thoughts once your copy arrives.

 

[avecigrec]

No idea what to listen to. Haven't tried anything new for three weeks. Anyone?

 

[Nee Lewman]

I got through about half of Isakov while getting lunch. It’s nice, a little sleepy… which is why it ended up being half, had to switch to the Blue’s Clues movie soundtrack to keep kid awake.

 

[Poly-Rythmo]

Initial thoughts on the new Rhiannon Giddens… it’s a bit of mess. Is it possible that she was just too ambitious? It is also maddeningly overproduced. I do think almost all of it will be interesting to hear live/stripped down, like an acoustic version of the album might be amazing. I hope vinyl (waiting on my copy from nonesuch - what? I know they suck in terms of shipping, but I’m an addict and so are you!) makes it sound better. I will also say that it took me a while to warm up to Torrmow is my Turn so it’s possible it is a grower and I will feel differently after a few (hundred) listens.

I really like her. But I feel on record she's struggled to find her tone fully on quite a few of her releases. I loved her last two albums. But I found this one rather underwhelming. Just too much going on, it kind of collapsed into incoherence for me.