New Music Friday - August 30, 2024

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Big Sean - Better Me Than You Watch: "Yes" Watch: "Who You Are (Superstar)"
	Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal Listen: "DEATH ROLL" Listen: "BLOOM"
	Jónsi - First Light Listen: "Flicker" Listen: "Cherry Blossom"
	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Wild God Watch: "Long Dark Night" Watch: "O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)"
	Oceanator - Everything Is Love and Death Watch: "Get Out" Watch: "Drift Away" (featuring NNAMDÏ)

Other Full-Length Releases

The Bug Club - On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System Watch: "Lonsdale Slipons" Watch: "A Bit Like James Bond"

Cal in Red - Low Low Watch: "Flagstaff" Watch: "She Won’t Say"

Jon Hopkins - RITUAL Watch: "part v – evocation" Watch: "part ii - palace / illusion"

Laurie Anderson - Amelia Listen: "India and on Down to Australia" (featuring ANOHNI) Listen: "Road to Mandalay"

Steve Wynn - Make It Right Watch: "Making Good on My Promises" Listen: "What Were You Expecting"

Tycho - Infinite Health Watch: "Phantom" Watch: "Green"

Zedd - Telos Watch: "Lucky" (featuring Remi Wolf) Watch: "1685" (featuring Muse)

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Chelsea Wolfe - UNDONE Watch: "Tunnel Lights" (††† Remix) Watch: "Everything Turns Blue" (Justin K Broadrick Remix)

Guided by Voices - "I Am a Scientist"/"Tractor Rape Chain" Listen: "I Am a Scientist" Listen: "Tractor Rape Chain"

John Legend - My Favorite Dream Watch: "L-O-V-E" (featuring Chrissy, Luna, & Miles) Watch: "For You"

Kehlani - While We Wait 2 Watch: "When He’s Not There" (featuring Lucky Daye) Watch: "Clothes Off" (featuring KWN)

Oasis - Definitely Maybe (30th Anniversary Edition) Watch: "Columbia" (Sawmills Outtake) Watch: "Sad Song" (Mauldeth Road West Demo, Nov ‘92)

RZA - A Ballet Through Mud Listen: "The Night Dances When You Least Expect It" Listen: "Aeolian Beauty"

Ty Segall - Love Rudiments Watch: "The Dance" Watch: "Honeymoon"

Wings of Desire - Shut Up & Listen Watch: "OUTTAMYMIND" Watch: "Some Old Place I Used to Know"

Yannis & The Yaw - Lagos Paris London Watch: "Rain Can’t Reach Us" Watch: "Walk Through Fire" (featuring Tony Allen)

New Music Friday - September 9, 2016

Be sure to view a list of upcoming releases here!

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"

Upcoming Album of the Week (Ending June 4)

Filed under things I never expected to hear, let alone enjoy, Beck has taken up rapping. He released a new song, "Wow," this week. His rapping on the track is unexpected, but not unpleasant. No word yet on whether this is the precursor to a new album, but you can check out a list of upcoming albums at my Upcoming Albums page!

Compared to last week, this week was much slower for new music announcements, but there were a couple of exciting items. One of these announcements came from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, who announced their 16th album, Skeleton Tree.

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Though he's recorded music with several bands (The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party, Grinderman), Nick Cave's longest-running and most prolific project has been Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. The band started in 1983 and released their debut album, From Her to Eternity, the next year.

The band's last album, Push the Sky Away, was released three years ago, but they have spent the past couple of years reissuing much of their back catalog. The band teased the new album last week, but gave only a general timeframe for its release and no name. Now the album has a name, artwork and a specific release date!

Skeleton Tree is set to be released on September 9.

Also announced this week:

The Avalanches - Wildflower (July 8)
Lil Durk - Lil Durk 2X (June 24)
Lydia Loveless - Real (August 19)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree (September 9)
of Montreal - Innocence Reaches (August 12)
R.E.M. - vinyl reissues (July 29)
Vic Mensa - There’s a Lot Going On (out now)
Waxahatchee - Early Recordings (July 17)