Showing posts with label Deerhunter. Show all posts
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Saturday, February 23, 2019

New Music Friday - January 18, 2019

Be sure to view a list of upcoming releases here!

Essential Full-Length Releases



Deerhunter - Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?

Eight albums in and Deerhunter is as good as ever. It's been a minute since the band's last album, 2015's Fading Frontier, though we got an album from one side project (Moses Archuleta's Moon Diagrams released Lifetime of Love in 2017) and an instrumental tour-only cassette from the band. Their record includes production from Cate Le Bon and Ben H. Allen III, who they have worked with previously.

Watch: "Death in Midsummer"




James Blake - Assume Form

At the start of his career, James Blake's sound was more sonic, with his voice serving as an additional instrument, rather than being lyric-driven. That's gradually changed with each album, culminating in this record, which has many references to his relationship with actress Jameela Jamil.

Watch: "Don’t Miss It"
Watch: "Mile High" (featuring Travis Scott & Metro Boomin)




Ronnie Milsap - Ronnie Milsap: The Duets

Ronnie Milsap has been an influential figure in country music for more than half of a century. On his 29th album, he partners up with some contemporaries and some younger artists for a collection of duets. Collaborators on the record include Luke Bryan, Dolly Parton, Kacey Musgraves, and Willie Nelson.

Listen: "No Getting Over Me" (featuring Kacey Musgraves)
Listen: "A Woman’s Love" (featuring Willie Nelson)




Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow

Across her previous four studio albums, Van Etten's sound has been an often-forlorn folk. On her fifth album, she's changing things up more than a bit. Written while she was pregnant with her child and delving into acting, its lyrics show someone more at ease in life and looking back a bit. It's also a more rock-driven sound, showcasing a different instrumentation than her previous records.

Watch: "Comeback Kid"
Watch: "Seventeen"




Toro Y Moi - Outer Peace

Following the release of his 2017 album, Boo Boo, Chaz Bear eschewed the standard promotional tour in favor of playing a series of DJ sets. He's influenced by those club sounds for this latest record, his sixth.

Watch: "Freelance"
Watch: "Ordinary Pleasure"


Other Full-Length Releases



Buke & Gase - Scholars

Watch: "Scholars"
Watch: "Derby"


Future - The WIZRD

Watch: "Crushed Up"
Watch: "Jumpin on a Jet"


Guster - Look Alive

Watch: "Don’t Go"
Listen: "Look Alive"


Joe Jackson - Fool

Watch: "Fabulously Absolute"
Listen: "Big Black Cloud"


Lost Under Heaven - Love Hates What You Become

Watch: "For the Wild"
Watch: "Post Millennial Tension"


Maggie Rogers - Heard It in a Past Life

Watch: "Light On"
Watch: "Give a Little"


M. Ward - What a Wonderful Industry

Listen: "Motorcycle Ride"
Listen: "War & Peace"


Steve Gunn - The Unseen in Between

Watch: "New Moon"
Watch: "Vagabond"


The Twilight Sad - It Won/t Be Like This All the Time

Watch: "VTr"
Listen: "Videograms"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.



Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be Blood Vinyl Reissue

Listen: "Open Spaces"
Listen: "Future Markets"


Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Tides: Music for Yoga and Meditation

Listen: "Tides I"
Listen: "Tides II"


New Order - Total Vinyl Reissue

Listen: "Ceremony"
Listen: "Hellbent"


Prince - The Little Box of Prince

Listen: "Let’s Go Crazy"
Listen: "Computer Blue"

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Upcoming Album of the Week (Ending November 3, 2018)

Gwyneth Paltrow got married back in September, but details of her wedding came out this week. Among them was that Girl Talk served as the DJ for the reception. It's been almost a decade since we last got an album from the mash-up artists, though there have been a few EPs and collaborative singles since. Maybe the gig will spur him to release a new record; if that happens, check it out over at my Upcoming Releases page!

This week, Deerhunter announced their eighth album, Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?.

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The latest album from the Atlanta-based "ambient punk" follows 2015's incredible Fading Frontier. The new album was recorded in Marfa, Texas and produced by Cate Le Bon (her bandmate from DRINKS, Tim Presley, also contributed to the record).

Deerhunter has consistently been one of my favorite bands with their previous three records all making it into my music rotation. Along with the album announcement, they also released a new song, "Death in Midsummer." Based on that song, I have every expectation that I'll love the new record just as much!



Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? is set for release on January 18.

Also announced recently:

Beirut - Gallipoli (February 1)
Blocboy JB - Don’t Think That (out now)
Bob Mould - Sunshine Rock (February 8)
Bring Me the Horizons - amo (January 25)
Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra - Bitter-Sweet (November 30)
The C.I.A. - The C.I.A. (December)
Cass McCombs - Tip of the Sphere (February 8)
Freddie Gibbs & Curren$y - Fetti (out now)
Guster - Look Alive (January 18)
Ian Brown - Ripples (March 1)
Jessica Pratt - Quiet Signs (February 8)
Khruangbin - “Christmas Time Is Here” 7” (November 16)
Lee Ranaldo - Electric Trim Live at Rough Trade East (December 14)
Method Man - The Meth Lab II (December 11)
Oneohtrix Point Never - Love in the Time of Lexapro (November 23)
Preoccupations & Protomartyr - “Telemetry at Howe Bridge” (November 16)
Steve Gunn - The Unseen in Between (January 18)
Swervedriver - Future Ruins (January 25)
Toro y Moi - Outer Peace (January 18)
TOY - Happy in the Hollow (January 25)
Vince Staples - FM! (out now)

Monday, November 30, 2015

New Music Friday - October 16, 2015

Be sure to view a list of upcoming releases here!

Essential Full-Length Releases



Alex Bleeker & The Freaks - Country Agenda

This seems to be the year that the members of Real Estate all decided to release solo work. Matt Mondanile has long been working solo as Ducktails, but Martin Courtney and Alex Bleeker have solo projects of their own. Bleeker's side project started in 2009 with Mondanile and Courtney, as well as a few other musicians. This is the third album from the folk-focused band.

Watch: "Sealong Hair"
Watch: "The Rest"




Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars

It seems like just a few months ago that Beach House released their last album...oh wait. Not even two months after releasing an incredible fifth album, Depression Cherry, Beach House are already back with the follow-up. Adamantly not a collection of b-sides or a companion to that last record, the album continues their focus on a simpler sound, but with darker results.

Listen: "Majorette"
Listen: "One Thing"




Deerhunter - Fading Frontier

While there are a lot of artists whose work I love, there are very few both with a substantial body of work and no real missteps. Deerhunter is one of those bands for me. Fading Frontier the seventh album from the band, and they continue their mix of ambient and experimental styles, and their mastery of pop elements. Already, I have been playing this album on repeat.

Watch: "Living My Life"
Watch: "Snakeskin"


Other Full-Length Releases



!!! - As If

Watch: "Freedom at ‘15"
Watch: "Bam City"


Alela Diane & Ryan Francesconi - Cold Moon

Listen: "The Sun Today"
Listen: "No Thought of Leaving"


Børns - Dopamine

Watch: "Electric Love"
Listen: "The Emotion"


Chris Walla - Tape Loops

Listen: "Kanta’s Theme"
Listen: "I Believe in the Night"


Christine and the Queens - Christine and the Queens

Watch: "Paradis Perdus"
Watch: "Jonathan" (featuring Perfume Genius)


Daniel Martin Moore - Golden Age

Listen: "Golden Age"
Listen: "Our Hearts Will Hover"


The Game - The Documentary 2.5

Listen: "El Chapo" (featuring Skrillex)
Listen: "Gang Bang Anyway" (featuring Jay Rock & ScHoolboy Q)


Here We Go Magic - Be Small

Watch: "Falling"
Watch: "Tokyo London U.S. Korea"


Jean-Michel Jarre - Electronic 1: The Time Machine

Watch: "Glory" (featuring M83)
Watch: "If…!" (featuring Little Boots)


Majical Cloudz - Are You Alone?

Watch: "Downtown"
Watch: "Silver Car Crash"


Neon Indian - VEGA INTL. Night School

Watch: "Slumlord"
Listen: "The Glitzy Hive"


Peter Buck - Warzone Earth

Listen: "It Ain’t Killing Me"


Raury - All We Need

Watch: "Friends" (featuring Tom Morello)
Watch: "Devil’s Whisper"


Small Black - Best Blues

Watch: "Boy’s Life"
Watch: "No One Wants It to Happen to You"


Sweet Spirit - Cokomo

Watch: "Baby Doll"
Listen: "Baby When I Close My Eyes"


YACHT - I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler

Watch: "L.A. Plays Itself"
Watch: "I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.



Annie - Endless Vacation

Listen: "Cara Mia"
Listen: "WorkX2"


Arcade Fire - The Reflektor Tapes

Watch: "Porno"
Listen: "Crucified Again"


Courtney Barnett - "Boxing Day Blues Revisited"

Listen: "Boxing Day Blues (Revisited)"
Listen: "Shivers"


Decorations - Girls EP

Listen: "Girls"


Django Django - "Shake & Tremble"

Watch: "Shake and Tremble"
Listen: "Hold the Line"


Gazing with Tranquility: A Tribute to Donovan

Listen: Hamilton Leithauser - "To Susan on the West Coast Waiting"
Listen: Sharon van Etten - "Teen Angel"


Iron & Wine - Archive Series No. 2 7”

Listen: "Albuquerque"


Jeezy - Politically Correct EP

Watch: "Streetz"
Watch: "Change the World"


John Carpenter - Lost Themes Remixed

Listen: "Purgatory" (Prurient Remix)
Listen: "Night" (Zola Jesus & Dean Hurley Remix)


Kill J - "You’re Good but I’m Better"

Listen: "You’re Good but I’m Better"


M83 - Saturdays=Youth Remixes & B-Sides




Olga Bell - Incitation EP

Watch: "Goalie"
Watch: "Incitation"


Sam Sparro - Quantum Physical, Vol. 2 EP

Listen: "In Your Heaven"
Listen: "On My Mind"


The Twilight Sad - Òran Mór Session

Watch: "It Never Was the Same"
Watch: "Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave"


White Sea - "Never a Woman"

Listen: "Never a Woman"