New Music Friday - April 12, 2019

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Anderson .Paak - Ventura Watch: "Make It Better" (featuring Smokey Robinson) Watch: "King James"

Band of Skulls - Love Is All You Love Watch: "Love Is All You Love" Watch: "We’re Alive"

Emily Reo - Only You Can See It Watch: "Strawberry" Listen: "Balloon"

Lowly - Hifalutin Listen: "12:36" Listen: "stephen"

Norah Jones - Begin Again Watch: "Begin Again" Listen: "My Heart Is Full"

Other Full-Length Releases

Bruce Hornsby - Absolute Zero Watch: "Voyager One" (featuring yMusic) Watch: "Cast-Off" (featuring Justin Vernon)

The Chemical Brothers - No Geography Watch: "MAH" Watch: "Got to Keep On"

Damien Jurado - In the Shape of a Storm Listen: "Lincoln" Listen: "South"

Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel Watch: "Big" Watch: "Roy’s Tune"

Glen Hansard - This Wild Willing Watch: "Roll On Slow" Watch: "Fool’s Game"

Intellexual - Intellexual Watch: "intlxl" Listen: "Money"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

All About Eve: Original Music by PJ Harvey Listen: "The Sandman" (featuring Gillian Anderson) Listen: "The Moth" (featuring Lily James)

Broken Social Scene - Let’s Try the After - Vol. 2 Listen: "Big Couches" Listen: "Can’t Find My Heart"

Omar Apollo - Friends Watch: "Ashamed" Listen: "Friends"

Renata Zeiger - Faraway Business Listen: "Chega de Saudade" Listen: "Permanently Lonely"

New Music Friday - March 18, 2016

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Cullen Omori - New Misery Cullen Omori was the lead singer of Smith Westerns with his brother Cameron, and a few others, starting in 2007. Unfortunately, the band members went their separate ways two years ago. A few of the former members have started new projects, including Cullen. While some of the others have started all new bands, Cullen has gone solo. New Misery is his debut album. Watch: "Cinnamon" Listen: "Sour Silk"

Glitterbust - Glitterbust Kim Gordon also recently left the band that she started her career with. After thirty years, and a marriage, together, the Sonic Youth disbanded in 2011. The band's members have started new projects since, most notably Gordon, Thurston Moore, and Lee Ranaldo. Gordon previously released Coming Apart with Body/Head in 2013. This year, she's releasing a new album with a new band; one she started with Alex Knost of Tomorrows Tulips. Watch: "The Highline" Listen: "Soft Landing"

Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression James Osterberg has had a incredible career as a musician. He started out with The Stooges in 1967 and released his first solo album as Iggy Pop in 1977. He's done many types of music, from punk to art rock to new wave, and even French-language chanson. On his latest album, he's back to his rock roots and getting some help from younger rock icons, Joshua Homme and Dean Fertita of Queens of the Stone Age, and Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys. Unfortunately, he has implied that this may be his last record, though he's made it a good one! Listen: "Gardenia" Listen: "Break into Your Heart"

Koi Child - Koi Child I don't have any major issues with Iggy Azalea, except that she represents a missed opportunity in my eyes: she's a rapper from Australia, but doesn't seek to represent Australian hiphop. Koi Child may be able to fill that void. They are a jazz rap group hailing from Perth. They formed two years ago as a combination of two other acts, Childs Play and Kashikoi. Their debut album is produced by another Australian musician, Kevin Parker of Tame Impala. Watch: "1-5-9" Watch: "Black Panda"

Other Full-Length Releases

AJ Cornell & Tim Darcy - Too Significant to Ignore Watch: "Too Significant to Ignore (Big Black Bowl)" Listen: "Automatic Ecstasy"

Baauer - Aa Listen: "Kung Fu" (featuring Pusha T & Future) Listen: "Temple" (featuring M.I.A. & G-Dragon)

Belave - Indigo, Streams, Lash

The Body - Nobody Deserves Happiness Watch: "Two Snakes" Watch: "The Fall & the Guilt"

Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Bitchin Bajas - Epic Jammers and Fortunate Little Ditties Watch: "Your Hard Work Is About to Pay Off" Listen: "Pretty Saro"

Damien Jurado - Visions of Us on the Land Watch: "Exit 353" Watch: "Qachina"

Lust for Youth - Compassion Watch: "Sudden Ambitions" Listen: "Stardom"

Primal Scream - Chaosmosis Watch: "Where the Light Gets In" (featuring Sky Ferreira) Listen: "I Can Change"

Sean Watkins - What to Fear Watch: "What to Fear" Listen: "Keep Your Promises II"

Underworld - Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future Watch: "I Exhale" Listen: "Ova Nova"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Burial - Burial Reissue Listen: "Distant Lights" Listen: "Prayer"

Burial - Untrue Reissue Listen: "In McDonalds" Listen: "Archangel"

Eliza Shaddad - Run EP Watch: "Wars" Listen: "Run"

iLoveMakonnen - Drink More Water 6 Watch: "Leave U 4 Myself" Watch: "Live for Real"

Sremmlife Crew - Trailmix Watch: Rae Sremmurd - "Over Here" (featuring Bobo Swae) Listen: Rae Sremmurd - "Doggin" (featuring D-JaySremm & Riff 3X)

New Music Tuesday - January 21, 2014

New Full-Length Releases

Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son Ever since I heard Jurado open for Sharon van Etten in a late-2012 Cincinnati concert, I have been interested in his sound. The man is a bit of an indie/folk chameleon. Some of his work is quiet and introspective, some other is more raucous. This latest release leans more on the quiet side, which he seems to have preferred of late. Listen: "Metallic Cloud" Listen: "Silver Joy"

Marram - Sun Choir Marram is a collective of artists and musicians out of Edinburgh, Scotland. This release features the voices of kids from the Light of Love Children’s Home. Also featured are other great musicians like Jarvis Cocker and Owen Pallett. Proceeds from the album will benefit the Children's Home. Watch: "With Us Instead" Listen: "Falling from the Sun"

Warpaint - Warpaint Warpaint started getting some attention around the time of the release of debut album, The Fool, in 2010. They faded from view for a couple of years, but started gearing up last year, first with a tour (including a stop at MidPoint Music Festival) and then a few singles. Expectations have been high for their follow-up album, but these are some ladies who can live up to it! Listen: "Love Is to Die" Listen: "Biggy"

Other New Releases

BOATS BOATS is a companion to the album from Marram above. It's a compilation featuring a number of different artists, but all using the vocals from the Children's Home as samples in the songs. Featured here are Son Lux, Taken By Trees, Bear in Heaven and many others. Listen: YACHT - "Icarus Complex" Listen: Rustie - "BOATSSS"

Joe Goddard - Taking Over Remixes Joe Goddard, known for his work with The 2 Bears and Hot Chip, released his latest solo work in the summer of last year. Now, it's getting the remix treatment. This remix release features reworkings of a couple of the tracks from the Taking Over EP, as well as remixes by other producers. Listen: "Step Together" (Alternate Mix) Listen: "She Burns" (Leo Invisible Remix)

Moderat - "Last Time" Moderat released a great, but under-appreciated album, II, in June of last year. The album had a lot of good tracks, including "Last Time," which is now getting released as a stand-alone single. Watch: "Last Time" Listen: "Last Time" (Jon Hopkins Remix)

Prurient - Washed Against the Rocks 7" Washed Against the Rocks is the latest in a long string of releases from this prolific artist. The 7" is being released in a limited quantity of 500 pressings. Listen: "Doors Closed in Secrecy"

Sampha - Sundanza Sampha has become a fairly prominent musician, often a featured artist for others, but has scant solo recordings to his name. He's significantly increased the number with this latest release, which includes recordings from throughout his career so far. Listen: "Kij" Listen: "Curves"

The Soft Moon - "Feel"/"Hunger" I started listening to The Soft Moon last year after the band released their sophomore album, Zeros. There was something interesting about their dark/post-punk sound. They are following that album up with a pair of new songs, equally enthralling! Watch: "Feel" Watch: "Hunger"