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A 2024 releaseRadar List for 4.25.25
Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future
A 2024 releaseRadar List for 4.25.25
Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future
A 2024 release
Final setNEW TENNIS
Well, much to my delight (and surely @avecigrec's, too), BRUIT ≤ released their new album, The Age Of Ephemerality, 6 hours early at 6:00pm EST (which makes sense, as the group hails from Toulouse, Franceand it was 12:00am there Friday morning).
TAOE is the band's 2nd LP. Their 2021 debut was a huge RBF for me and it placed fairly high on my AOTY list that year. So, going into this new album, I had high expectations. And after my first listen, the album is, in a word: stunning.
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Stylistically, this album is instrumental experimental ambient/post-rock/classical/electronic music with some spoken word mixed in here and there - and it's a thing of beauty! It features a plethora of instruments including: guitars, bass, drums, cello, viola, violin, banjo, synths, trumpet, trombone, french horn, organ, and piano. On top of that, there are some excellent choral arrangements (the section at the end of track 4 'Technoslavery/Vandalism' has some strong XBox Halo intro vibes). This album pushes the boundaries further and cuts the edges deeper. This scratched the experimental itch that is often difficult to scratch for me. Well done, BRUIT ≤, this is a standout for April for sure. Take 40 minutes and see for yourself. Surely, everyone can find something stunning and something to appreciate on this album. Especially on that closing track. Wow.
Edit: Closing track, track 5, 'The Intoxication Of Power', is one of the best tracks of the year.
For me, it was one of those rare initial listening experiences that will resonate with me for quite some time.God.DAMN! These guys really and truly are something special. They have an emotional impact on me that is different from anything or anyone else, and I'm here for it. This will be getting a LOT of play around here.
Is there some correlation between Samia and SASAMI that I've missed?Samia is very good
better than I expected. If I'm being perfectly honest it's much better than SASAMI's
album which was a major let down for me.
The pop elements on both those albumsIs there some correlation between Samia and SASAMI that I've missed?![]()
An s and caps lock?Is there some correlation between Samia and SASAMI that I've missed?![]()
One's a nepo baby and one's not?Is there some correlation between Samia and SASAMI that I've missed?![]()
Samia is very good
better than I expected. If I'm being perfectly honest it's much better than SASAMI's
album which was a major let down for me. Bloodless is a stylistic chameleon, effortlessly blending acoustic sounds with electronic textures and the punch of heavier rock, often seamlessly shifting between these styles within a single track. Highlights for me are Bovine Excision and Carousel
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