New Music Tuesday - 05/06/2014

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New Full-Length Releases

Eno · Hyde - Someday World Brian Eno has made a name for himself as a producer, artist and solo musician. Over the past few years he's been releasing collaborative albums and EPs with other artists, and not always musical artists. He put out an album and EP in 2011 with poet Rick Holland following a 2010 album recorded with Leo Abrahams and Jon Hopkins. His latest collaborative project sees him partnering with Underworld frontman Karl Hyde. Listen: "The Satellites" Listen: "Daddy's Car"

The Horrors - Luminous The Horrors have come a long way from their start as a gothic/horror punk band with the 2007 album Strange House. Every album that they release seems to be lighter than the previous; the band has described Luminous, their fourth studio album as being "fun and danceable," which is definitely not something anyone could say for their earlier work. Somehow, though, Faris Badwan's voice is still able to lend a doomy sheen over all of it. Watch: "So Now You Know" Watch: "I See You"

The Icypoles - My World Was Made for You The Icypoles is made up of, in part, of two former members of Architecture in Helsinki. The band's founder, Isobel Knowles, was inspired by 60s girl pop and there's certainly a bit of that in the band's sound. However, I still hear some elements of that other band in here, especially from their earlier work. Watch: "Babies"

King Dude - Fear I wouldn't know the name King Dude if it weren't for his collaborations, Sings Songs Together..., with Chelsea Wolfe. I liked the sound that they were able to create together and decided that I should check out the guy on the other side of the duo. The artist, real name T.J. Cowgill, has released four solo records during his career. Watch: "Fear Is All You Know"

Lily Allen - Sheezus Perhaps obviously, the title of Lily Allen's third album was inspired by last year's Yeezus from Kanye West. Allen claims to be a big fan of West, but does still incorporate themes of girl power into her music. The new album is a welcome return from an artist who threatened to quit the music industry following 2009's It's Not Me, It's You. Watch: "Our Time" Watch: "Sheezus"

Lykke Li - I Never Learn When announcing the release of her latest album, Lykke Li explained that it would be final entry in a trilogy that began with her 2008 debut Youth Novels and continued in 2011 with Wounded Rhymes. Each album from her has had a different vibe, Youth Novels was her album of naivete, with vocals sung high-pitched. She was more self-assured and aggressive on the follow-up. On the latest, she seems calmer and more introspective. Despite the changing sounds, though, I've loved everything that she's done. Watch: "No Rest for the Wicked" Watch: "I Never Learn"

Ray LaMontagne - Supernova Ray LaMontagne has developed a signature soulful folk sound over his past four studio albums. For his latest record, he has changed up his style considerably with the help of the record's producer, The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach. The sound is more psychedelic and the lyrics less personal. The shift is bound to alienate some of his fans, but may also allow him to add some new ones. Watch: "Supernova" Listen: "Airwaves"

Rodrigo Amarante - Cavalo Brazilian musician Rodrigo Amarante has been a member of some great bands; Los Hermanos, Orquestra Imperial and Little Joy. I still have my fingers crossed for a sophomore album from that last project. But I will gladly accept a solo record from the band's primary singer. And hopefully, it means more of that bossa nova-tinged folk I've loved so much from his other work. Listen: "Hour Glass" Listen: "Cavalo"

tUnE-yArDs - Nikki Nack tUnE-yArDs, aka Merrill Garbus, released an amazing sophomore album, w h o k i l l, in 2011. The album was such an incredible collage of sounds, it was easy to wonder how she would be able to follow it up. She found a way to do it. Her style is still eclectic and kinda crazy, and that's just the way I like her! Watch: "Water Fountain" Listen: "Wait for a Minute"

Other New Releases

2 Chainz - Freebase EP 2 Chainz turned himself from just another Atlanta rapper to one of the most popular hip hop artists out today. He's done so while releasing super-catchy songs and saying his name...a lot. For his latest mixtape, though, he employed a grittier sound which shows that he has some serious cred, too. Watch: "Trap Back" Listen: "Wuda Cuda Shuda"

Axels & Sockets: The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project Axels & Sockets is the latest entry in the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project, to which various artists have contributed covers of Jeffrey Lee Pierce's work. Pierce was the frontman of Gun Club who passed away in 1996. Contributors to this installment include Mark Lanegan, Thurston Moore, Nick Cave and Iggy Pop. Listen: Iggy Pop & Nick Cave - "Nobody's City" Listen: Mark Lanegan & Bertrant Cantat - "Desire By Blue River"

Baths - Ocean Death EP Baths, real name Will Wiesenfeld, is one of the new purveyors of electronic music. I first became familiar with him following the release of his third album, Obsidian, last year. He is following that release up with a new EP. Listen: "Ocean Death"

Bleep10 Bleep is an online music store, founded by Warp Records, that has now been around for 10 years. To celebrate their decade in business, they compiled a collection of new songs and remixes from a number of current electronic artists. Listen: Modeselektor - "I'm not into Twerk, I'm into KrafTwerk" Listen: Lone - "Lizard King"

Dave Harrington - Before This There Was One Heart but a Thousand Thoughts EP Dave Harrington is one-half of the electronic duo DARKSIDE with Nicolas Jaar. He is stepping away from his partner to release this latest EP. Listen: Before This There Was One Heart but a Thousand Thoughts

Jamie xx - "Girl"/"Sleep Sound" Jamie xx made his name as a member of the London indie band The xx. He's also become known as a producer and remix artist. He shows off some of what he can do with a sampler and computer in his latest single. Watch: "Sleep Sound" Watch: "Girl"

Savages - "Fuckers"/"Dream Baby Dream" Savages came out with their debut album, Silence Yourself, last year and quickly established themselves as one of the best new post-punk artists. To coincide with the release of that album, they are releasing a new song backed with a cover of a track by Suicide. Listen: "Fuckers"

SBTRKT - Transitions I We haven't gotten a new album from this British electronic artist since his 2011 self-titled debut. This year, we'll be getting about an album's worth of new material from him. He will be putting out three Transitions EPs over the next few months. Watch: "Kyoto"

New Music Tuesday - 03/25/2014

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New Full-Length Releases

The Baseball Project - 3rd The Baseball Project is a side project of former R.E.M. member Peter Buck, who has released a number of solo records since the demise of his band. Also included in this project are Scott McCaughey (The Young Fresh Fellows), Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate), and Mike Mills (R.E.M.). As the name implies, their music revolves around that great-American past-time, with songs about Babe Ruth and the Oakland A's, just to name a few. Listen: "13" Listen: "They Are the Oakland A's"

Future Islands - Singles Future Islands has been getting a lot of attention in the run-up to the release of their fourth studio album (and first while signed to 4AD). I wasn't too set on checking them out until I caught a snippet of a recent interview and live performance on NPR. I knew I had to check them out and was hooked as soon as I heard tracks from the record. They remind me a bit of Greg Dulli, but with synth-pop music in place of dark indie rock. Watch: "A Dream of You and Me" Watch: "Seasons (Waiting on You)"

Glenn Kotche - Adventureland Glenn Kotche is the drummer of the band Wilco, but has also made a name for himself as an experimental percussionist (you can see some of his work in an ad for Delta Faucets). This is his fourth solo release, which collects various work that Kotche has done for ensembles. Listen: "Anomaly Mvt 2"

Johnny Cash - Out Among the Stars Johnny Cash passed away in 2003 so, of course, this is not a collection of newly-recorded songs. The tracks on this latest album come from a series lost 1980s recording sessions that were scrapped when Cash hit a lull in his career. In 2012, his son, John Carter Cash, found the old recordings and put them together for this release. Carter Cash promises that he has enough material for several more albums, so this will probably not be the last we hear from this legend. Watch: "She Used to Love Me a Lot" Listen: "Out Among the Stars"

Liars - Mess Liars change up their sound with each release, but never seem to lose the experimental edge to their music. The band specifically contrasted this record with their previous release, WIXIW, calling it "fun, instinctual and confident." Through their changes, Liars manages to maintain a strong fan base and high critical acclaim for all their records, which is no different with this release. Watch: "Mess on a Mission" Listen: "Mask Maker"

Tokyo Police Club - Forcefield Forcefield is the fourth studio album from this Canadian indie rock band. The album was preceded by the release of the epic 9-minute single "Argentina." The band has always had a strong pop aesthetic to their sound, but seemed determined to bring some of the pomp often seen in other genres to their own sound. Watch: "Argentina (Parts I, II, III)" Watch: "Hot Tonight"

Wolfmother - New Crown Some bands spend months releasing singles, giving interviews and touring in order to promote a new record. Wolfmother did none of that, dropping this latest album as a surprise on their Bandcamp page and letting the fans discover it for themselves. It seemed that the Wolfmother name was dead after the release of a solo album from frontman Andrew Stockdale last year. This latest release proves that the band is still going strong and are as excellent as ever! Listen: "New Crown" Listen: "Enemy Is in Your Mind"

Other New Releases

Bob Dylan in the 80s The 80s weren't exactly the most highly-acclaimed decade of Bob Dylan's career. That doesn't stop a group of musicians from coming together to record covers of some of his tracks from that era. Included on this release are Deer Tick, Blitzen Trapper, and Built to Spill. Listen: Built to Spill - "Jokerman" Listen: Reggie Watts - "Brownsville Girl"

D'Angelo - Live at the Jazz Cafe, London: The Complete Show We're still waiting for a new studio album from this incredible singer. In the meantime, however, we get a re-release of his 1998 set at the Jazz Cafe in London. The re-release features six additional tracks not featured on the original. Listen: "Cruisin'" Listen: "Shit, Damn, Motherfucker"

De La Soul - Smell the D.A.I.S.Y. De La Soul is planning to release a new album, currently titled You're Welcome, later this year. Leading up to that, however, they are putting out a mixtape fully produced by J. Dilla. Listen: "Dilla Plugged In" Listen: "Goes with the Word"

Goldfrapp - Thea Remixes EP "Thea" was a stand-out track from Goldfrapp's latest album, Tales of Us. This remix EP contains reworkings of the track from Blood Diamonds, WAWA, Red Top, and Twin Shadow. Listen: "Thea" Listen: "Thea" (Twin Shadow Remix)

King Dude & Chelsea Wolfe - Sing More Songs Together... Well, I'm familiar with Chelsea Wolfe (thanks to her incredible 2013 album Pain in Beauty). I'm less familiar with her partner on this release, King Dude. This, however, is not their first recording collaboration, they released Sing Songs Together... in 2013. Listen: "Be Free"

Lotus Plaza - "Indian Paintbrush"/"Gemini Pt. 1" Cassette may not be the preferred listening method for most music fans, but it is seeing a bit of a resurgence of late. The latest release come from Lockett Pundt of Deerhunter and Lotus Plaza. The tracks here are some experimental improvisation on his guitar. Listen: "Indian Paintbrush" Listen: "Gemini Pt. 1"

Loud Dreams, Vol. 1 Sean C and LV are a production duo in the world of hip-hop. This release is a bit of a mixtape of some of their work, including tracks from Jadakiss, Fabolous, A$AP Ferg and Pusha T. Listen: Pusha T & A$AP Ferg - "Hand in My Pocket"

Miles Davis - Miles at the Fillmore This release is the third of a "bootleg" series of releases from Columbia, collecting various Miles Davis live recordings. He performed at the Fillmore in San Francisco many times, and there are a number of recordings out there with the same or similar names. However, these latest constitute some of the highest quality available. Information: miledavis.com

Noah: Music from the Motion Picture Make a movie about a story out of the Bible and you're just asking for controversy. While the film-makers admit to taking liberties with the well-known story of Noah and the ark, there are many who question whether the film should have been made. I have no opinion on that, but I'm happy that it's given us a new track from the incredible Patti Smith! Listen: Patti Smith - "Mercy Is"

Rio 2 Soundtrack Cartoons tend to be a lot less controversial, but this isn't one that I'm likely to see. However, it has given us a new song from another incredible musician, Janelle Monáe! Listen: Janelle Monáe - "What Is Love"

Sylvan Esso - "Coffee" Sylvan Esso is a side project of Amelia Meath of Mountain Man and Nick Sanborn of Made of Oak. The new collaboration developed somewhat surprisingly, and this is the first release from the project. From the sound of it, though, I hope there is more to come! Watch: "Coffee"