New Music Friday - April 19, 2024

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Cadence Weapon - ROLLERCOASTER Watch: "Press Eject" (featuring Grandtheft) Watch: "Exceptional" (featuring Jacques Greene)
	claire rousay - sentiment Listen: "head" Listen: "ily2" (fearing Hand Habits)
	Glen Campbell - Duets – Ghost on the Canvas Sessions Watch: "The Long Walk Home" (with Hope Sandoval) Watch: "Hold on Hope" (with Eric Church)
	Taylor Swift - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Watch: "Fortnight" (featuring Post Malone) Watch: "The Tortured Poets Department"

Other Full-Length Releases

Brainstory - Sounds Good Watch: "Hanging On" Listen: "Nobody but You"

Cloud Nothings - Final Summer Watch: "Running Through the Campus" Watch: "I’d Get Along"

Local Natives - But I’ll Wait for You Watch: "April" Watch: "But I’ll Wait for You"

Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Watch: "Gone" Watch: "Like a Lesson"

T Bone Burnett - The Other Side Watch: "Waiting for You" (featuring Lucius) Listen: "Sometimes I Wonder" (featuring Weyes Blood)

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Eno Soundtrack Watch: Brian Eno - "All I Remember" Listen: Bria Eno - "Lighthouse #429"

Live on Mountain Stage: Outlaws and Outliers Listen: Wilco - "Space Oddity" Listen: Tyler Childers - "Going Home"

New Music Friday - July 7, 2023

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Aluna - MYCELiUM Watch: "Oh the Glamour" (with Eden Prince, Pabllo Vittar, & MNEK) Watch: "Running Blind" (with Tchami & Karen Lomax)
	ANOHNI & The Johnsons - My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross Watch: "It Must Change" Watch: "Sliver of Ice"
	PJ Harvey - I Inside the Old Year Dying Watch: "A Child’s Question, August" Watch: "I Inside the Old I Dying"
	Tony Allen - Tony Allen JID018 Listen: "Don't Believe the Dancers" Listen: "Lagos"

Other Full-Length Releases

Gus Dapperton - HENGE Watch: "Don’t Let Me Down" (with BENEE) Watch: "Homebody"

Julie Byrne - The Greater Wings Watch: "Summer Glass" Watch: "The Greater Wings"

Little Dragon - Slugs of Love Watch: "Kenneth" Watch: "Slugs of Love"

Local Natives - Time Will Wait for No One Watch: "NYE" Watch: "Paradise"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

The Endless Colored Ways — The Songs of Nick Drake Watch: Fontaines D.C. - "Cello Song" Watch: Let’s Eat Grandma - "From the Morning"

Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) Watch: "Speak Now" Watch: "I Can See You"

New Music Friday - September 9, 2016

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Allah-Las - Calico Review I'm not too big into music radio, but with the benefit of satellite radio in a rental car a couple of years ago, I first heard this band on an indie rock station. I know I like a lot of music, but there's not much I like immediately, and I liked this band the moment that I first heard them. Calico Review is their third album and does not see them drifting far from the sound they established on their first two records. Watch: "Could Be You" Watch: "Famous Phone Figure"

Clipping. - Splendor & Misery Daveed Diggs has become a very busy and in-demand man. In addition to all of his projects, he looks to be adding "showrunner" to his resume, developing a pilot for ABC about a rapping mayor. Still, he sticks by his first musical venture. Splendor & Misery is the second album from Clipping., which also includes members William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes. He has also not compromised on the experimental sound of the band (and, of course, the incredible music videos)! Watch: "Air ‘Em Out" Watch: "Baby Don’t Sleep"

M.I.A. - AIM This album has had a long promotion cycle behind it. The first track that would appear on the record, "The New International Sound (Pt. 2)," was released in June of last year. Overall, in 2015, she would release three tracks; the assumed name of the album was Matahdatah and no specific release date had been set. She released a few more songs this year, before providing more album details this summer, including its final name. It might be her last record, but if it is, she's going out on a high note. Watch: "Go Off" Watch: "Borders"

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree It's been a difficult couple of years for Nick Cave, with the loss of his teenage son, Arthur. On his latest record, the artist, who usually displays a stoic swagger, delves into the impact of his son's death on him and his family. The recording of the album was captured in the documentary, One More Time with Feeling, also released earlier this year. Watch: "Jesus Alone" Watch: "I Need You"

Okkervil River - Away Okkervil River's latest record, their eighth, was also partially inspired by death; in this case, it was the death of frontman Will Sheff's grandfather. The period of time since The Silver Gymnasium also marked changes in the band's backing line-up, which played into the making of the record. The album features contributions from yMusic, Marissa Nadler, and Jonathan Meiburg (who used to be a full member). Watch: "The Industry" Watch: "Okkervil River R.I.P."

Other Full-Length Releases

D.A.R.K. - Science Agrees Listen: "Curvy" Listen: "Loosen the Noose"

Drugdealer - The End of Comedy Watch: "Suddenly" (featuring Weyes Blood) Watch: "Easy to Forget" (featuring Ariel Pink)

Grouplove - Big Mess Watch: "Traumatized" Watch: "Welcome to Your Life"

The Head and the Heart - Signs of Light Watch: "All We Ever Knew" Listen: "Library Magic"

Ice Choir - Design in Rhythm Listen: "Unprepared" Listen: "Variant"

inc. no world - As Light as Light Watch: "Hymn 1" Listen: "Waters of You"

July Talk - Touch Watch: "Push + Pull" Listen: "Touch"

Local Natives - Sunlit Youth Watch: "Coins" Watch: "Fountain of Youth"

Nots - Cosmetic Listen: "Entertain Me" Listen: "No Novelty"

Omar Rodriguez-López - Umbrella Mistress Listen: "Tell Me What I Did Wrong" Listen: "Umbrella Mistress"

Psychic Twin - Strange Diary Watch: "Lose Myself" Listen: "Hopeless"

Robert Pollard - Not in My Airforce Listen: "Get Under It" Listen: "Maggie Turn to Flies"

Teenage Fanclub - Here Watch: "I’m in Love" Watch: "Thin Air"

Wilco - Schmilco Listen: "Someone to Lose" Listen: "If Ever I Was a Child"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Cold Cave - The Idea of Love Watch: "The Idea of Love"

David Nagler & Friends - Carl Sandburg’s Chicago Poems Listen: Jeff Tweedy - "Theme in Yellow"

Gang of Four - Live…In the Moment Watch: "Love Like Anthrax"

Jack White - Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016 Watch: "City Lights" Listen: "Carolina Drama" (Acoustic Mix)

New Order - Singles Listen: "Sub-Culture" (Edit)

The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones in Mono

Transpecos: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Listen: Aaron & Bryce Dessner - "Final Theme" Listen: Aaron & Bryce Dessner - "Brothers"

The Verve - A Northern Soul Box Set Watch: "History" Listen: "A Northern Soul"

The Verve - A Storm in Heaven Box Set Watch: "Slide Away" Listen: "Star Sail"

Local Natives in Covington, Kentucky

When: March 25, 2013
Where: Madison Theatre (Covington, KY)

The Show:

Having been a fan of Local Natives since the release of their debut album, Gorilla Manor, in 2009, I was excited to finally see them live. They put on an excellent show with a lot of energy and crowd excitement. I'd made this strange assumption that Taylor Rice (the one with the hipster 'stache) was the main vocalist of the band, but he and Kelcey Ayer (keyboards) share much of that duty.

While they were touring in support of Hummingbird, released in January, they, thankfully, played a good mix of songs from both records. It's not that I disliked Hummingbird, but I love Gorilla Manor so much more!

Mini Setlist: 

"You & I"
"Warning Sign"
"Sun Hands"