New Music Friday!

Hollywood said:
Unfortunately that album didn't click with me 🤷‍♂️
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Have you ever listened to Bad Self Portraits? This is my favorite album by them and they are a smoking live band. I just got my vinyl version of Obviously today. I do like hypotheticals, @waruv is right about it’s strength but not it being the lead single there were three ballads that were the lead singles and ballads are not LSD’s strong suit and have me a little concerned about the album. That being said I love them and ordered it regardless. Their Dave Cobb produced Side Pony is a fuck ton of fun.
 
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Lee Newman said:
Have you ever listened to Bad Self Portraits? This is my favorite album by them and they are a smoking live band. I just got my vinyl version of Obviously today. I do like hypotheticals, @waruv is right about it’s strength but not it being the lead single there were three ballads that were the lead singles and ballads are not LSD’s strong suit and have me a little concerned about the album. That being said I love them and ordered it regardless. Their Dave Cobb produce Side Pony is a fuck ton of fun.
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Can't say that I have but I'll check it out based on your recommendation.
 
Lee Newman said:
Have you ever listened to Bad Self Portraits? This is my favorite album by them and they are a smoking live band. I just got my vinyl version of Obviously today. I do like hypotheticals, @waruv is right about it’s strength but not it being the lead single there were three ballads that were the lead singles and ballads are not LSD’s strong suit and have me a little concerned about the album. That being said I love them and ordered it regardless. Their Dave Cobb produced Side Pony is a fuck ton of fun.
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Totally right on single order and I agree on Bad Self Portraits as their essential listen if you will. Certainly give that a try if you haven’t.
 
The new releases chart is insanely stacked today. Bluecloud's list is legit. Other ones I am enjoying on first ear-glance.

Mike Barnett's +1 (Americana/Bluegrass full of duets or pairs songs, a slew of talent in the Sarah Jarosz sphere (Nat Smith, Alex Hargreaves) and in that bluegrass sphere (Molly Tutle, Sierra Hull, etc.)

Jon Batiste (He's everywhere right now between Colbert and Soul, so I'm looking forward to this one)

Spotify's gonna be streaming all day.
 
The new Annabel Allum EP. ‘Gravel Not The Grave'. is really good



There’s something about Annabel Allum that doesn’t seem to slow down. From her snarling lyrics to the persistent instrumentation that is perfectly timed to judge the emotions of the listener; Allum’s latest EP ‘Gravel Not The Grave’ sees her approaching her definitive sound and tapping into the delivery with more confidence than ever.

From start to finish, you’re placed into a journey of self-discovery and affirmation. Accepting change is a difficult thing, but once you’ve established a strong place within yourself, sometimes it is exactly what you’ve been needing. Allum’s voice is a wavering beacon in the night. A shaky rope that you want to grab out to for some kind of stability whilst treading treacherous water, in ‘Time to Go/Estivaton’. It is in ‘Baby Berlin’ and ‘You Got It Good’ where we see Allum approaching the songs with calming swagger and confidence

Despite the two halves of the EP being recorded a few months apart, there’s a distinct kind of bleeding into songs which feels as though they were all written around the same time, or at least around the same subjects – the exploration of strength, and growth. ‘When the Wind Stops’ is that cyclic questioning that we go through as we contemplate the quality of our existence: “have you ever been where you wanted to / have you ever taken what you wanted to / have you ever seen what you wanted to / have you ever felt what you wanted to?”

There’s a certain magic in Allum starting out the EP powerfully, and slowly shedding the instrumentation to end with the acoustic ‘Not Where You Pretend You Are’. We’ve a wealth of songs to keep up happy on the Annabel Allum front, but this EP certifies that it will only get better.

Words by Tyler Damara Kelly
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Ghost said:
One of my favorite artists of the past few years. She does not get nearly enough attention imo. Her last album Paper Castles is a powerful piece of music man. Got this album on the way from Germany rn!
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I'm completely new to her but like what I'm hearing thus far. "Lovesick" is a pretty sweet track.
 
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Ghost said:
Did you spring for the signed colored edition?
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Well, looking back I did order the limited color edition, but I don't recall if it's signed. Hope so! She's not likely to have charged any kind of a premium for her signature, so I assume I would have gone for it.
 
Russ I said:
Well, looking back I did order the limited color edition, but I don't recall if it's signed. Hope so! She's not likely to have charged any kind of a premium for her signature, so I assume I would have gone for it.
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Oh hmm, not sure if it is signed then. I may have made that up, I guess time will tell. I'm just worried about it arriving defective and no replacements being available since apparently they only pressed as much as was ordered for the colored copy. Can't wait for it to arrive, Paper Castles was a shockingly good sounding pressing so I'm hoping for the same here. Those Germans know how to press a disc
 
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Oh hmm, not sure if it is signed then. I may have made that up, I guess time will tell. I'm just worried about it arriving defective and no replacements being available since apparently they only pressed as much as was ordered for the colored copy. Can't wait for it to arrive, Paper Castles was a shockingly good sounding pressing so I'm hoping for the same here. Those Germans know how to press a disc
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Yeah, to be honest I don't remember the details of my order, but since I went for the limited edition, I assume I would have gone for the max, whatever that may have been. I hear you about worries related to condition. Fingers crossed! I think I've mentioned before that I'm partial to her live album (Live at Funkhaus), which really rocks! I haven't listened to Paper Castles more than a time or two, but I think I have her entire discography (3 LP's, 2 7" and a 12" EP). I love her passion and energy.
 
Radar List for Friday 3.26.21 (another stacked release day!):

Anna Fox Rochinski - Cherry
Evanescence - The Bitter Truth
Genghis Tron - Dream Weapon
Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE3
Lost Girls - Menneskekollektivet
serpentwithfeet - DEACON
The Antlers - Green To Gold
Tomahawk - Tonic Immobility
tUnE-yArDs - sketchy
Wheel - Resident Human
Xiu Xiu - OH NO
 
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