Monday, December 9, 2013

New Music Tuesday - 11/19/2013

New Full-Length Releases



Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe

Disregard the misleading title of this album, it is neither a reissued or remastered version of an already existing record. Blood Orange (Dev Hynes) has been performing for eight years. He started his career as a member of Test Icicles, then began a solo career under the name Lightspeed Champion, which is when I became familiar with his work. He released his first record under the current name in 2011. Each project has had a unique sound; in Blood Orange, it's a throwback to 1980s R&B.

Listen/Watch: "Time Will Tell"



Ejecta - Dominae

Ejecta is the electronic project of Leanne Macomber and Joel Ford. Macomber has performed as a member of Neon Indian's band and Ford has done much production work with Daniel Lopatin. As such, both bring unique and varied perspectives on electronic music to their new project. It will be interesting to see how they bring it all together.

Listen: "Afraid of the Dark"

Other New Releases



Kallisti - Arc of Fire EP

Kallisti is the project of Canadian musician Chris d'Eon, who has released music under his own name since 2010. He partnered up with fellow Canadian Grimes for 2012's Darkbloom. Arc of Fire is his first release under this name and sees him taking a slight turn away from his previous styles.

Listen/Watch: "Arc of Fire"



Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze: Deluxe Daze (Post Haze)

Kurt Vile released his excellent fifth solo studio album earlier this year. The requisite deluxe edition features some additional tracks along with a bonus EP, It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared).

Listen/Watch: "Never Run Away"



Lily Allen - "Hard Out Here"

Lily Allen has been away for quite some time. She released her last full-length, It's Not Me, It's You, in 2009 and has spent the interim starting a family and considering ending her music career. Thank god she hasn't because she's back with a great new single. The song and its accompanying video take a jab at the expectations of young female pop stars.

Listen/Watch: "Hard Out Here"



M83 - You and the Night Soundtrack

What's the point of having a musician brother if you can't have him score your movies? That's exactly what director Yann Gonzalez did for his film You and the Night. Yann is the brother of musician M83 (Anthony Gonzalez), who contributed his talents to Yann's film.

Listen: "L'inconnu"



Prince - "Da Bourgeoisie"

Prince has been releasing a series of singles lately, many under the name 3rdeyegirl. It's not yet clear if these releases are leading up to a new album from the legendary artist, but he certainly is showing that he's still got it going on.

Listen: "Da Bourgeoisie"



Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Cologne

Queens of the Stone Age released their latest album, ...Like Clockwork, in June of this year. This release is a short live EP with a name and artwork that harkens back to that album. The songs on the EP were recorded when the band performed at Cologne's Kulturkirche Köln in September.

Listen: "Make It Wit Chu" (Live Acoustic)



Rockin' Legends Pay Tribute to Jack White

Since he released his first album with The White Stripes back in 1999. Just about everything that he has done has turned to gold, from that first band to The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather and then to his solo career. For this release, a number of legendary musicians have come together with covers of his songs. Included on the release are Bobby Vee, Los Straightjackets and Wanda Jackson.

Listen: Wanda Jackson - "In the Cold Cold Night"



Yo La Tengo - Fade Deluxe Edition

Another deluxe edition! This one from Yo La Tengo, who released Fade way back in January. This deluxe release added just one bonus track, "Oriole."

Listen/Watch: "Is That Enough"

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