New Music Friday!

On Thursday, Cindy Lee released "Diamond Jubilee," a 32-track, 2+ hour masterwork of guitar virtuosity, classic songcraft, and subtly confrontational lo-fi aesthetics. It's only available as a download for purchase directly from the artist, but they put the whole thing on YouTube yesterday.

I'm biased as a massive fan of mastermind Patrick Flegel going back to the days of his former band Women, but from my perspective, this is clearly the album of the year, and a major creative statement. It's so thrilling to hear an artist bend pop music into such personal yet instantly resonant and memorable shapes, and to do it on such a scale...mindblowing.
glad to have my initial exuberance reaffirmed by the pitchfork machine. it’s an amazing record! patrick flegel is truly my hero

 
Bridgett Kearny’s new album is a bit of a let down. Her first solo record was effervescent and fun, retro sounding. The second album with the other dude was funky and fresh sounding. This sounds like every other modern pop album, hope it’s a grower since the vinyl is on the way:
 
Radar List for 4.19.24


Mahogany L. Browne & Sean Mason – Chrome Valley
Judith Hill – Letters From a Black Widow
Various Artists – Live On Mountain Stage: Outlaws and Outliers
NOFX – Half Album
claire rousay – sentiment
Lord Spikeheart – The Adept
Various Artists – Reimagining The Court Of The Crimson King
Ghost-Note – Mustard n’Onions
A Certain Ratio – It All Comes Down to This
BIGMUTHA – sleep paralysis
High on Fire – Cometh the Storm
The Melvins – Tarantula Heart
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
T Bone Burnett – The Other Side
Infinite River – Tabula Rasa
Stephanie Lambring – Hypocrite
Brainstory – Sounds Good
BIG|BRAVE – A Chaos of Flowers
Merzbow – Tsubute Mosaic
Blue Lab Beats – Blue Eclipse
Tourist – Memory Morning
Lauri Porra – Matter and Time
Blunt Chunks – The Butterfly Myth
Bill Frisell – Orchestras
 
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