NEW ALBUMS (released within last month/30 days) Worth a Listen

Richard Roma

sweetie wrote: »

New Parquet Courts is A Savage album

I see what you did there!
Their November jaunt in the Academy should also be A Savage gig.

Last year’s album with Daniel Luppi was also really good. Sort of like a take on the Velvet Underground & Nico.

sweetie

Richard Roma wrote: »

I see what you did there!
Their November jaunt in the Academy should also be A Savage gig.

Last year’s album with Daniel Luppi was also really good. Sort of like a take on the Velvet Underground & Nico.

why, thank you! Glad someone got it. Yes I really enjoyed the Milano album and will be picking up tickets on friday for november!

UrbanSprawl

My favourite albums of 2018 so far. Listened to an awful lot of rubbish as well but these are the ones that made lasting impressions.

1)Typhoon- Offerings
2)First Aid Kit-Ruins
3)Just Mustard-Wednesday
4)Lebanon Hanover-Let them be Alien
5)Shame -Songs of Praise

mosstin

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

My favourite albums of 2018 so far. Listened to an awful lot of rubbish as well but these are the ones that made lasting impressions.

1)Typhoon- Offerings
2)First Aid Kit-Ruins
3)Just Mustard-Wednesday
4)Lebanon Hanover-Let them be Alien
5)Shame -Songs of Praise

Been a very disappointing year so far for me. Lots of really underwhelming albums. Anyway, here's what I've really liked;
1. 'There's a Riot Going On' - Yo La Tengo
2. 'Singularity' - Jon Hopkins
3. '7' - Beach House
4. 'In the Rainbow Rain' - Okkervil River (This, too, is patchy)



And that's about it. Tried to get my head around bands with a buzz - including Shame - but it ain't happening. MGMT album was poor, Buffalo Tom pretty average, new Low Anthem underwhelmed.

sweetie

for me i've come back a lot to;

Caroline rose - loner
Parquet courts - wide awake
A.A.I. - 2012-17
Amen Dunes - freedom
Khruangbin - cond todo el mundo

Arghus

Another vote for Parquet Courts. The more I listen to it to the better it gets. It's probably their strongest release yet, even though I really thought their previous album had some great songs too.

Obviously, they sound a lot like their influences - really strongly like The Minutemen to my ears at times - but they write sturdy and strong songs and I think they've got something unique sounding going on in general.

Anesthetize

My top 5 of this year so far would look like this:

U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
Sleep - The Sciences
Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
Anna von Hausswolff - Dead Magic
A.A.L. (Against All Logic) - 2012-2017

I'm hoping the next half of the year will throw up some better releases.

buried

New 'Oneohtrix Point Never' LP 'Age Of' is a huge recommendation from me. I pre-ordered the vinyl April just gone from the Bleep store with the lovely t-shirt bundle and they sent it monday and it arrived this morning, its officially out this Friday. This is a fantastic modern forward pushing and also accessible alt/pop record and will transport you out of this world for over 40 brilliant minutes.

Tracks like 'Toys 2', 'We'll Take it', it's all just so absolutely brilliant. The end of 'Toys 2' would have you in near nostalgic tears, with the punctuating emotional synthy stab hits, then you have 'We'll Take it' a track that sounds like the national anthem for Predator drones written by one of the murderous computer killing machines whose also very good at music.

Really really really good. Great album to lose yourself over the forthcoming holiday weekend what with the good weather and everything. I'm already lost in it.

mosstin

buried wrote: »

New 'Oneohtrix Point Never' LP 'Age Of' is a huge recommendation from me. I pre-ordered the vinyl April just gone from the Bleep store with the lovely t-shirt bundle and they sent it monday and it arrived this morning, its officially out this Friday. This is a fantastic modern forward pushing and also accessible alt/pop record and will transport you out of this world for over 40 brilliant minutes.

Tracks like 'Toys 2', 'We'll Take it', it's all just so absolutely brilliant. The end of 'Toys 2' would have you in near nostalgic tears, with the punctuating emotional synthy stab hits, then you have 'We'll Take it' a track that sounds like the national anthem for Predator drones written by one of the murderous computer killing machines whose also very good at music.

Really really really good. Great album to lose yourself over the forthcoming holiday weekend what with the good weather and everything. I'm already lost in it.

It's on my radar alright.

buried

mosstin wrote: »

It's on my radar alright.

So good mosstin, I might have to buy a second copy I have the arse nearly burnt out of this already. CD comes with a lovely booklet too and great artwork. Physical copies are well worth the purchase for this.

UrbanSprawl

A band with an unpronounceable name wont go far imo ..

buried

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

A band with an unpronounceable name wont go far imo ..

Dunno about that. Oneohtrix Point Never has gone far enough already. When you let the actual music do the talking, then doesn't really matter what you call yourself or your band. I think that may be the whole reason behind the name. It's just a fantastic record. Give it a blast, see what you think.

OhHiMark

It's... The Oneders.

UrbanSprawl

buried wrote: »

Dunno about that. Oneohtrix Point Never has gone far enough already. When you let the actual music do the talking, then doesn't really matter what you call yourself or your band. I think that may be the whole reason behind the name. It's just a fantastic record. Give it a blast, see what you think.

Guess it not the worst name,I will give it a go.

UrbanSprawl

I know the Paraqet Courts record is getting good reviews but I cannot warm to it..well actually havent listened to it ..only a few singles.Their early music was brilliant but I cannot find any redeeming qualities in a song like wide awake.

From this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5CvZTIoir8

to this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZXS8Jpkiac

They are wide awake ..ok then.

lordgoat

Ye.

Basq

^ Essentially, they're becoming a poor man's OK Go..

Arghus

That's one of the weaker songs on the album IMO.

UrbanSprawl

Arghus wrote: »

That's one of the weaker songs on the album IMO.

I thought it might be,whats the best tune to check?

mosstin

buried wrote: »

So good mosstin, I might have to buy a second copy I have the arse nearly burnt out of this already. CD comes with a lovely booklet too and great artwork. Physical copies are well worth the purchase for this.

Purchased. I'm hoping it's a grower.

Shane St.

buried wrote: »

New 'Oneohtrix Point Never' LP 'Age Of' is a huge recommendation from me. I pre-ordered the vinyl April just gone from the Bleep store with the lovely t-shirt bundle and they sent it monday and it arrived this morning, its officially out this Friday. This is a fantastic modern forward pushing and also accessible alt/pop record and will transport you out of this world for over 40 brilliant minutes.

Tracks like 'Toys 2', 'We'll Take it', it's all just so absolutely brilliant. The end of 'Toys 2' would have you in near nostalgic tears, with the punctuating emotional synthy stab hits, then you have 'We'll Take it' a track that sounds like the national anthem for Predator drones written by one of the murderous computer killing machines whose also very good at music.

Really really really good. Great album to lose yourself over the forthcoming holiday weekend what with the good weather and everything. I'm already lost in it.

gonna check this out too. only got into him in the last month. If it is half as good as Garden of delete im sold

UrbanSprawl

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

Guess it not the worst name,I will give it a go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV1Ybh8v21k

Least now I know to pronouce the name ..I have checked a few singles which really did nothing for me but I have downloaded the album to have a proper listen.

BonnieSituation

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

I know the Paraqet Courts record is getting good reviews but I cannot warm to it..well actually havent listened to it ..only a few singles.Their early music was brilliant but I cannot find any redeeming qualities in a song like wide awake.

From this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5CvZTIoir8

to this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZXS8Jpkiac

They are wide awake ..ok then.

I finally got around to listening to this this morning.

And it was not worth the wait.

I have a mate who's mad into them and I never got it. Had hoped from some of the reviews that this might click with me... it did not...

Birneybau

New Wooden Shjips album is great

Richard Roma

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV1Ybh8v21k

Least now I know to pronouce the name ..I have checked a few singles which really did nothing for me but I have downloaded the album to have a proper listen.

I’ve listened to it twice and it did nothing for me. It sort of reminded me of the more experimental parts of Bon Ivor’s latest album less the essential harmonic bits. I’ll give it one more go.

Birneybau

Richard Roma wrote: »

I’ve listened to it twice and it did nothing for me. It sort of reminded me of the more experimental parts of Bon Ivor’s latest album less the essential harmonic bits. I’ll give it one more go.

Once for me and...meh

buried

Re : Oneohtrix Point Never's 'Age Of', this is still just getting better and better for me. There are layers and moments I keep discovering while listening to this. I can't stop listening to 'Same', and that did nothing for me on the first few listens. There is a part on that track halfway through, where it just takes off with a total woooomph. It harkens me back to the best moments from Tears for Fears or Depeche Mode 80's memories. Somebody added it to this electro track on youtubes which is great.

Course it won't be for everybody, but I love it, and I must check out that Bon Ivor LP too after what said here.

Another great record just out which really mirrors this is 'James Ferraro' - "Four Pieces for Mirai"
If you are into OPN like me, definitely check out that new record too. Great great stuff

S.M.B.

Hilary Woods debut solo album, 16 years after JJ72's last release, has come from nowhere and really taken me by surprise.

Arghus

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

I thought it might be,whats the best tune to check?

I think this song is a lot better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP9l9HBJ1o0

It's not epoch defining brilliant or anything but I like it a lot. Though I can understand if people like their guitar rock more knotty and noisy - and there's nothing wrong with that - then the latter day sound of the band may not necessarily hold a lot of appeal.

Good to see a bit of debate. Almost reminds of the days when Boards was semi-alive!

mosstin

Richard Roma wrote: »

I’ve listened to it twice and it did nothing for me. It sort of reminded me of the more experimental parts of Bon Ivor’s latest album less the essential harmonic bits. I’ll give it one more go.

That is exactly the album it's put me in mind of - completely right. Wasn't a great fan of it either but I'm definitely willing to let the Oneoh work its magic on me.

lordgoat

Kids See Ghosts.

Arghus

Any opinions on the new Beach House album?

I've listened to it a few times and I can't tell if it's great or just sounds great.

I'm partial to this tune though -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0vMIQLXxqQ

mosstin

Arghus wrote: »

Any opinions on the new Beach House album?

I've listened to it a few times and I can't tell if it's great or just sounds great.

I'm partial to this tune though -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0vMIQLXxqQ

I like it a lot. Bought the vinyl version, though and there's no ****ing DL code with it. Really bugs me.

UrbanSprawl

mosstin wrote: »

I like it a lot. Bought the vinyl version, though and there's no ****ing DL code with it. Really bugs me.

I haven't heard this album but I can extrapolate from their previous outings and know this will (might) be nice to for a while but ultimately not all that satisfying for repeat listens.Thats a decent tune though,a decent video might help it along.
I did like this style of music more a few years back,the likes of porcelain raft,echo lake,elephant(uk) being some that spring to mind.
Dreampop is grand for a listen but does not seem to have longevity,not really any albums from the genre that you would put in your top ten from last ten years?

S.M.B.

Arghus wrote: »

Any opinions on the new Beach House album?

I've listened to it a few times and I can't tell if it's great or just sounds great.

I agree with it sounding great with the change in producer being enough to differentiate it from recent releases. Even given their consistency, 3 albums in 3 years is a lot so I appreciate the subtle change in sound.

I think Dive is my favourite at the moment.

UrbanSprawl wrote:

Dreampop is grand for a listen but does not seem to have longevity,not really any albums from the genre that you would put in your top ten from last ten years?.

I would have thought Teen Dream would be quite the contender for albums of the 2010's? (I am looking forward to the future lists as we come to the end of the decade)

mosstin

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

I haven't heard this album but I can extrapolate from their previous outings and know this will (might) be nice to for a while but ultimately not all that satisfying for repeat listens.Thats a decent tune though,a decent video might help it along.
I did like this style of music more a few years back,the likes of porcelain raft,echo lake,elephant(uk) being some that spring to mind.
Dreampop is grand for a listen but does not seem to have longevity,not really any albums from the genre that you would put in your top ten from last ten years?

I have always studiously avoided labels like 'dreampop' to be honest so I couldn't really say which bands fit that category. I admire the work of Beach House but I don't love them. Their most recent is probably my favourite as an overall album, though.
Saw them at Vicar Street a couple of years ago - very good - so have no real desire to see them a second time this year.

loyatemu

New Gruff Rhys album recorded with a full orchestra "Babelsberg" - very lush production, songs are his usual languid style, though perhaps nothing as left field as on some of his previous albums or with SFA.

Highlight for me is Negative Vibes (eh, not a cover of the Damien Dempsey song!). Here he is doing it with a ukulele orchestra a couple of years ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_6YB53Wp0

Birneybau

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

I haven't heard this album but I can extrapolate from their previous outings and know this will (might) be nice to for a while but ultimately not all that satisfying for repeat listens.Thats a decent tune though,a decent video might help it along.
I did like this style of music more a few years back,the likes of porcelain raft,echo lake,elephant(uk) being some that spring to mind.
Dreampop is grand for a listen but does not seem to have longevity,not really any albums from the genre that you would put in your top ten from last ten years?

DIIV's 'Oshin' and a few Wild Nothing albums are up there with my favourites.

Whatever you think of Pitchfork, I find their lists throw up some good things:

https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-30-best-dream-pop-albums/

UrbanSprawl

Birneybau wrote: »

DIIV's 'Oshin' and a few Wild Nothing albums are up there with my favourites.

Whatever you think of Pitchfork, I find their lists throw up some good things:

https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-30-best-dream-pop-albums/

DIIV's 'Oshin' gonna give that one a listen and teen dream by Beach house.
Some interesting sounding albums on that list.

S.M.B.

Heaven or Las Vegas is the perfect example of a timeless dream pop album.

divide_by_zero

Two albums out today that I would recommend Here Lies Man - You will know nothing and Bromide - I woke up.

sweetie

Looking forward to listening to Here lies man, caught some of their set at primavera. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever album is out today and should be great too.

UrbanSprawl

I set on the road journey with three new albums to listen to DIIV-oisin,Tiny Moving Parts-swell and highly suspect.
I gave all three a whirl,DIIV good but cant really remember any of the songs or lyrics ,maybe on next listen.Not sure I would call them dreampop,more like have elements of it and shoegaze. Tiny Moving Parts well they sound like the hoteliers,kinda generic emo rock,wouldn't recommend. The highly suspect album the boy who died wolf is from last year and its grungy rock, the opening track is very impressive.Gets a tad boring towards the middle..pretty good album though.
Also playing Idles Brutalism alot,amazing album.

Track from Highly suspect-My name is Human
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5-gja10qkw

Arghus

Protomartyr have new material out: The Consolation E. P.

Protomartyr are awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=has3qKCRo0A

UrbanSprawl

Indeed,their gig in the workmans couple years ago was immense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTa-LZaGOQ0

Joe Casey is a poet at heart.
http://descriptionsofjoecasey.tumblr.com/

“He’s like an inverse Bono.”

Arghus

"The one who looks like a Belgian lorry driver is lead singer Joe Casey"

I've missed them twice when they've visited here, though I was only mildly interested at the time they were touring The Agent Intellect, but Relatives in Descent made me realise, woaah, these guys are great. Hopefully they'll be back soon.

buried

Oneohtrix Point Never's MYRIAD show from New York is up on Red Bull Radio
Nice live versions of a lot of the tracks from 'Age Of' for anybody who dug it



https://www.redbullradio.com/shows/on-the-floor/episodes/oneohtrix-point-never-myriad

mosstin

buried wrote: »

Oneohtrix Point Never's MYRIAD show from New York is up on Red Bull Radio
Nice live versions of a lot of the tracks from 'Age Of' for anybody who dug it



https://www.redbullradio.com/shows/on-the-floor/episodes/oneohtrix-point-never-myriad

I'm still very much at the 'I think that I should like this' stage with this record rather than actually liking it just yet.

buried

mosstin wrote: »

I'm still very much at the 'I think that I should like this' stage with this record rather than actually liking it just yet.

Ya not diggin it M? Ahh may not be for you, I loving it anyways. Bought the CD version as well because ,the vinyl is being torn up. CD versions are sold out on Bleep already so have to wait for a re-up. It's the perfect headphone record for me so might be worth a shot giving it a blast on that. The vinyl version also has extra bits on some tracks not on the mp3's, be interesting to see if on the CD's.
"We'll Take It" is also being released as a single with extra tracks on July 13th, 'Trance 1' is on that which was the Japanese bonus track on the CD's

Richard Roma

I’m enjoying Angelique Kidjo’s version of Remain in Light, but it helps that I’m a sucker for cover albums.