[Music] Albums Thread - 2017

[Buzzer]

Sean Rowe - 'New Lore'. Another folky act but this time much more downtempo, bluesy. He's been around for yonks and every album just gets better and better. There's a couple of faster tracks on the album but he sounds at his best when keeping it Americana and slower. He has a wonderful deep rich voice too that just adds to the whole ambience. Highly recommended.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEm3R3IT2ww

 

[Buzzer]

Last one from me tonight: Gonjasufi - 'Mandela Effect'.

I'm a huge Gonjasufi fan, he pushes all my buttons with the way he pushes his musical boundaries. Every track he writes seems to brood and menace, he has quite a dense mainly electronic sound but he's not afraid to go heavy on the guitars and at times it's almost shoe-gaze with loads of layers and I can spend ages listening and re-listening to tracks and discovering something new each time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA-I5LckNfU

 

[Buzzer]

There's a new Gorillaz track out featuring Mavis Staples. The blues-y gospel sound (Algiers, Rag N Bone Man, Michael Kiwanuka et al) is very in right now and this track seems to be cashing in on that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dONxX9rifs

 

[Buzzer]

New Charlatans single too and it's pretty good although to my ears the vocals sound a little drowned out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6XknAjJe0k

 

[Buzzer]

There's a full stream of Father John Misty's new album here. I'm still unsure whether he's a John Grant-esque genius or just an Elton John tribute act.

http://matmag.net/listen-to-father-john-mistys-new-album-pure-comedy/

 

[Machiavelli]

The GNOD album is my early front-runner.

Nods to Swans, Spacemen 3 and The Fall and for my money the best of a career that already includes two classics.

They've been superb the last couple they've visited Brighton and are back at Green Door Store in May.

This is the only track I can find on YT at the mo, it's a bit of a straight up punk thrasher, the rest of the album has far more in the way of dynamics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxCdH-uUvB4

Have to say the title did intrigue me. Was keen to see them (Melt Yourself Down are playing that night as well), but have committed to a trip to Birmingham on Saturday, and will hopefully have plenty to smile about.

 

[Machiavelli]

There's a full stream of Father John Misty's new album here. I'm still unsure whether he's a John Grant-esque genius or just an Elton John tribute act.

http://matmag.net/listen-to-father-john-mistys-new-album-pure-comedy/

Resident and The Guardian are raving about this.
PS we're grateful for your posts to this thread, but I hope it's not getting in the way of your sleep

 

[Buzzer]

Resident and The Guardian are raving about this.

It (the FJM album) is quite something in parts but I can't help but think he's copying John Grant and Ben Fold's styles when he is being very good and there is a lot of virtue-signalling across the board from a bloke who seems to revel in being a bit of a tosser in real-life.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Last one from me tonight: Gonjasufi - 'Mandela Effect'.

I'm a huge Gonjasufi fan, he pushes all my buttons with the way he pushes his musical boundaries. Every track he writes seems to brood and menace, he has quite a dense mainly electronic sound but he's not afraid to go heavy on the guitars and at times it's almost shoe-gaze with loads of layers and I can spend ages listening and re-listening to tracks and discovering something new each time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA-I5LckNfU

Gonjasufi is fantastic isn't he? I have ordered this new album but it's not arrived yet. Really looking forward to it.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

there is a lot of virtue-signalling across the board from a bloke who seems to revel in being a bit of a tosser in real-life.

I think I might like him.

 

[Buzzer]

Tashaki Miyaki - 'The Dream'

Don't think Resident have this at the moment but the album is available on Bandcamp and it's well worth checking out. They're an LA two-piece with some lush guitar riffs that Jesus and the Mary Chain fans will appreciate and gorgeously languid vocals that wouldn't be out of place in a Mazzy Star album. My new favourite album at the moment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZFwjrSDPw0

and this for me tracks is about as good as anything around right now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0bhf_JFsUE

 

[Buzzer]

The new Happyness album 'Write In' is a far more serious affair than previous albums and they really go for it with some great guitar led tracks not least the first track off the album 'Falling Down' which has a glorious start to it with a guitar solo to die for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpyecEkrg2s

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Tashaki Miyaki - 'The Dream'

Don't think Resident have this at the moment but the album is available on Bandcamp and it's well worth checking out. They're an LA two-piece with some lush guitar riffs that Jesus and the Mary Chain fans will appreciate and gorgeously languid vocals that wouldn't be out of place in a Mazzy Star album. My new favourite album at the moment.

 

[nigeyb]

This is well groovy....


Richard Dawson - Ogre

Richard Dawson announces details of his eighth studio album and a UK tour featuring a full band for the first time in his career....

http://thequietus.com/articles/22164-new-richard-dawson

PS - first impressions of Future Islands new LP are very positive

 

[Buzzer]

Fans of Portishead and Lamb will probably like the new album 'Ice Pix' by FIN. The whole album is available to stream on Bandcamp.

https://hausumountain.bandcamp.com/album/ice-pix

 

[spring hall convert]

This is well groovy....


Richard Dawson - Ogre

Richard Dawson announces details of his eighth studio album and a UK tour featuring a full band for the first time in his career....

http://thequietus.com/articles/22164-new-richard-dawson

PS - first impressions of Future Islands new LP are very positive

For my money the best live act in the UK right now. I suspect this album is going to be absolute gold.

Far from convinced about the album as a whole but this track from Nathan Fake feat. Purient got me going

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFUUhKtLamY

 

[nigeyb]

For my money the best live act in the UK right now. I suspect this album is going to be absolute gold.

Thanks for that opinion SHC. He's coming to The Old Market in Hove on 25 June at the end of his forthcoming tour....

June 2017

08 Edinburgh, Summerhall
09 Leeds, Howard Assembly Room
10 Newcastle, The Cluny
11 Glasgow, Art School
17 Birmingham, Supersonic Festival
22 London, Church of St. John on Bethnal Green
23 Bristol, Fiddlers
24 Reading, South St Arts
25 Brighton and Hove, Old Hove Market

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Sneaks - It's a Myth

Sneaks is Eva Moolchan who makes music using a drum machine, a bass guitar and her voice (with the occasional synth thrown in). Previous LP clocked in at 13 minutes and this one continues the minimalist, repetitive, fragmentry nature of her work by spreading 10 songs over 18 minutes. Very post punk influenced with a large dollop of ESG.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Sneaks - It's a Myth

Sneaks is Eva Moolchan who makes music using a drum machine, a bass guitar and her voice (with the occasional synth thrown in). Previous LP clocked in at 13 minutes and this one continues the minimalist, repetitive, fragmentry nature of her work by spreading 10 songs over 18 minutes. Very post punk influenced with a large dollop of ESG.

If you missed the above, this one was posted by the record label so won't be removed

 

[Theatre of Trees]

New Melody's Echo Chamber imminent: