This corner introduces the most notable albums released each week. The following albums will be released on October 18, 2024.
japan droid, fate and alcohol
Japandroids has released their fourth and final LP. fate and alcoholvia anti. The Vancouver duo co-produced the 2017 sequel Near the center of wild life With long-time collaborator Jesse Gander. “For the last record, we wanted to expand the definition of a Japandroid song, so we intentionally kept the demos very open and malleable to give us more flexibility to experiment in the studio,” says Brian. King said in a statement. “At the time, this approach was new and exciting and inspired us to be bolder and take more chances. We aimed for a more cinematic presentation, this time making sure that every song penetrated our jam space before we heard it. fate and alcohol.
porridge radio, The clouds in the sky will always be there for me
Porridge Radio releases new album “ The clouds in the sky will always be there for me. Sequel in 2022 Water slides, diving boards, and ladders to heaven The song was produced by Dom Monks and recorded in Frome, England. “It feels like the first time we’ve created something,” bandleader Dana Margolin recalled. “It captured something about our friendship as a band and the way we learned to play together. It was very educational. Follow your instincts and follow your friends and their loyalties. Trust your heart and trust yourself to fight people properly and still come back together. How I want to live is how I want to make records. Because that’s my life. My work is my play and my work is my life. It’s all tied together in this and there’s a way to do this that might not kill me. .”
christopher owens, I want to run barefoot through your hair
Former Girls frontman Christopher Owens is back with his first new album in seven years. I want to run barefoot through your hair. Since its release Vante Owens, who formed the band Carl’s in 2017, has dealt with a horrific motorcycle accident, experiencing homelessness, and the death of his former Girls partner Chet “JR” White in 2020. In a press release he said: I want to run barefoot through your hair As “a record of my journey back to my center.” He continued: “Later in the Bible, Jesus asks, “What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, but loses his own soul?” Lately, I’ve been trying to ask the question in a different way. I find it interesting. “Even if a human being loses the whole world, what would it be good for him if he regained his soul?” And I think the answer would be something like “heaven.” ”
kelly lee owens dream state
Kelly Lee Owens has released her fourth studio album. dream state. Sequel in 2022 LP.8 It has now been released on dh2, the electronic imprint of George Daniel’s 1975 Dirty Hit label, with Bicep, Tom Rowlands of the Chemical Brothers, and Daniel himself credited as producer and writer. has been done. Prior to the release, Owens shared the singles “Higher,” “Sunshine,” “Love You Got,” and “Ballad (In the End).”
high visibility, guided tour
High Vis has released their second LP. guided tour. Sequel in 2022 blend It was recorded over several weeks at Holy Mountain Studios in London with producer Jonah Falco and engineer Stanley Gravett. The London punks previewed the full-length, which blends hardcore, post-punk, and jangly indie, with singles “Mob DLA,” “Mind’s a Lie,” “Drop Me Out,” and even the title track.
MC5, hard labor
hard laborthe first MC5 album in 53 years, ear music. The 13-track LP features guitar and vocals by the late Wayne Kramer, who passed away in February at the age of 75. Kramer co-wrote 12 of the album’s songs with Oakland singer-songwriter Brad Brooks, and featured guest appearances from Tom Morello, Guns & the Rocks, and more. Slash’s William Duvall of the Roses, Living Color’s Vernon Reed, and the late MC5 drummer Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson. The band’s last album was in 1971. high time.
karate, fit
Boston post-emo band Karate are back with their first album since 2004. pocket. out now numero group, fit Also includes previously released songs “defendant”, “Silence, sound””, “Around the Dial”. The trio set a record with longtime collaborator Andy Hong in Nashville in January of this year. Hong also mixed the LP, with Jeff Farina adding guitar and vocals in his home studio and at Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.
jordana, A feeling of excitement
Jordana has a 2022 follow-up facing the wall With a new album called A feeling of excitement. The LP, which includes early singles “Anything for You,” “We Get By,” “Like a Dog” and “Raver Girl,” was made over 2023 with producer Emmett Kai. “It’s about love, heartbreak, desire, going to parties, self-acceptance, connection, and the cycle of rediscovering yourself over and over again,” Jordana explained. She added, “The whole record is a mixed bag of tricks with lots of cheeky lyrics and instrumental decisions. We’re taking a lot of risks here.”
silverbacks, it’s easy to be a winner
The Silverbacks have released their third LP. it’s easy to be a winner. Sequel in 2022 Archive material It was preceded by the singles “Selling Shovels” and “Something I Know.” “Give an inch”. As with their previous two albums, the Silverbacks produced the new record at Sonic Studios in Stonybatter, Dublin with Daniel Fox (Gilla Band). “Well then it’s easy to be a winner ‘I feel like we can now say who we are with more confidence,” said vocalist Cillian O’Kelly. “We’re indie rock, and this album sounds even more like the indie rock I envisioned for our band years ago.”
WH lung, Pulsating in every corner of the earth
WH Lung released a new album today. melodic,title Pulsating in every corner of the earth. Sequel in 2021 vanity table The tracks “How to Walk”, “Bloom and Fade” and “The Painting of the Bay” were previewed. It finds the Manchenian synthpop outfit collaborating with Ross Orton (MIA, Arctic Monkeys, Working Men’s Club). “Ross is the Steve Albini of Sheffield,” singer Joseph Evans said in a press release. “He’s the king of not overthinking and trusting the artistic process of recording a song. He was always there to stop us from fooling around and calm us down. ”
machine girl, MG Ultra
Machine Girl is back with a new LP. MG Ultra. This is the New York City electronic hardcore duo’s first album in four years. U-Void Synthesizerand debut work on new label home future classic. According to a press release, the record “playfully institutionalizes the fight against alienation, dysmorphia, alienation, commodification, and gentrification of the mind through a complex sonic narrative.” This song was preceded by “Motherfather,” “Until I Die,” and “Psychic Attack”.
office culture, sufficient
Brooklyn-based band Office Culture has released their fourth album. sufficientvia record of ruin. In addition to the band’s core members: singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Winston Cook Wilson, bassist Charlie Kaplan, and guitarist Ryan El Sol (Scree), the album features fellow Ruination artists. A certain Alena Spanger and The Bird Calls are participating. (Sam Sodomski), Jackie West, guitarist Dan Knyszkowi (Adeline Hotel), harpist Rebecca El Saleh (Kitba), keyboardist Frank Meadows (Fast, Tomberlin), Little Mystery’s Ivy Meisner and Julian Kubijos, as well as many other artists, are participating.
hildegard, Joule 1596
Hildegard – a collaborative project of Montreal-based artists and multi-instrumentalists Oli and Helena DeLand – follows up their 2021 self-titled album Joule 1596currently out via Chibi Chibi. The record took shape during an annual week-long retreat in rural Quebec. While their debut album was completed in just eight days, their new LP took 1,596 days to compose. Featuring Zach Frampton on piano, Christopher Edmondson on saxophone, Phil Melancon on drums, and Benja on guitar.
Other albums released today:
Yate, lifestyle; kylie minogue, Tension II; Tim Heidecker, slipping through; Andrew Bird & Madison Cunningham, cunningham bird; Nap Eyes, neon gate; Hemlock Ernst, absent study; confidence man, 3am la la la; Oliver Coates, Heartbeat, tremor, arrow of time; phantogram, Memories of one day; roy hargrove, Crysol: Grand Tail; shower curtain, Words from the wishing well; rubble bucket, banana year; Lisel, vanishing pointand; Karl Blau, love vulture; net gala, galapagot; bare hand, key to what happens; Lin-Manuel Miranda & Asa Davis, warriors; Lechuga Zafiro, Desde los oides de un support; Joy Oladokun, Observation from a crowded room; Jake Shimabukuro & Mick Fleetwood, blues experience; bonnie james, slow burn; Alex E. Chavez, cheerful present; Mavin Grace, surface with a smile; shish radha, Aexone’s Demeter.
