Album: Everybody Needs a Hero
Quick Thoughts: Apparently Orla Gartland is kind of big? Not sure when that happened, as I loved Woman on the Internet and, uh, apparently everyone else did, too. This is absolutely a step up either way, a little more mainstream, a little more produced, but it's still a ton of fun whatever way you slice it. "Little Chaos" in particular is a real winner this week, so check it out.
Songs of Note: "Sound of Letting Go," "Little Chaos," "Backseat Driver," "Late to the Party," "Three Words Away"
Album: Tension II
Quick Thoughts: Kylie Minogue continues her exemplary third act with Tension II, a tight package of dancefloor tunes that just absolutely crush it from start to finish. She's riding high after "Padam Padam" last year, and there's just so much here to love. I don't honestly know why she's not up there as one of the biggest names in pop, but as the queen of that second tier, she's killing it nonetheless. Loved this listen, not a bad track on it.
Songs of Note: "Taboo," "Someone for Me," "Good as Gone," "Kiss Bang Bang," "Dance to the Music," "Edge of Saturday Night," "My Oh My," "Midnight Ride"
Album: No Obligation
Quick Thoughts: The (mostly) teenage (all) girl band is back with a new album that both demonstrates how good they are at all this while also showing a musicality beyond their years. Yes, they're everyone's favorite these days in so many ways, but the buzz only ultimately serves to mask the fact that they're doing a great brand of pop-punk that deserves everyone's time. Each release is better than the last, make time for this one.
Songs of Note: "All In My Head," "Once Upon a Time," "Yo Me Estreso," "Don't Think," "Resolution/Revolution," "Stop"
Album: Spiral in a Straight Line
Quick Thoughts: In a punk-heavy couple of weeks, I wanted to make sure to highlight this record. Only hit my radar because of the Julien Baker collab, but it's the sort of hardcore-adjacent punk that doesn't always hit well with me, but really did the trick this time around. If you're open to the genre, give this a listen.
Songs of Note: "Disasters," "Hal Ashby," "This Routine," "Finalist," "Goodbye for Now"
Album: God Forbid
Quick Thoughts: I've been following Sinclair for a while now, and while she's dropped a few great EPs over the last decade alongside her songwriting getting some modest success, this is somehow her first proper album and it's great. A great slice of modern pop music that isn't afraid to have a point of view, it's a refreshing listen from an independent artist charting her own path. Can only hope this is the breakthrough she deserves.
Songs of Note: "White Boy Syndrome," "Back Corner," "Left Standing," "You're No Fucking Saint"
Album: Without You
Quick Thoughts: There were a handful of really solid shoegazey releases this week (give Shower Curtain a listen), but Burrrn's album this week was a really wonderful listen. It's fuzzy and buzzy and hits all the right notes, and provided more than a few highlights (especially "Your Sweetness"). Worth a listen.
Songs of Note: "Passing Rain," "Flirtation," "Your Sweetness"
Album: I Know the Future
Quick Thoughts: It's obviously difficult for a punk act to stand out in 2024 (despite a bunch of great efforts this week), but The Lookout has cracked the code. Anthemic songs like "Silvertrack," fun throwbacks like "Hot Date," everything here points to a punk band that understands the genre and knows how to strike the right balance. A fun album this week.
Songs of Note: "Discount," "Silvertrack," "Hot Date," "Acting Out," "Nonono"
Of note:
* The Chesterfield Kings - We're Still All the Same (Has no right being as fun as it is.)
* Dawes - Oh Brother (Their best in close to a decade.)
* The Thing - The Thing Is
* Beau - Girl Cried Wolf
* Great Gable - Small Fry
* Rubblebucket - Year of the Banana
* Inga McDaniel - Double Mug
* Early Riser - Big Life
* Outside Air (ex-Sure Sure) - Forever
* Raven Reid - Waiting for Change
* Harmony - Gossip
* Toby the Tiger - Demapper
* Poise - Hell or High Water
* Caroline Says - The Lucky One
* The Dumples - Gay Boredom
* Black Ends - Psychotic Spew
* LoveLeo - Strongest Man Alive
* Lehnen - Negative Space: Gradients
* Curtis Eiler's American Circus - Another Nice Mess
* Leila Moss - Transparent Eyeball
* Jean Dawson - Glimmer of God
* Lindi Ortega - From the Ether
* Holly Macve - Wonderland
* Meemo Comma - Decimation of I
* Office Culture - Enough
* cumgirl8 - the 8th cumming
* BATTS - Just My Luck
* Popstar Benny - Oasis
* Leon Bridges - Leon
* Midland - Fragments of Us
* GRLwood - SWEAT
* Momus - Ballyhoo
* MEMORIALS - Memorial Waterslides
* Stick in the Wheel - A Thousand Pokes
* Wine Lips - Super Mega Ultra
* Twisted Pine - Love Your Mind
* Liam Wright - Old Flame
* TeZATalks - Black Girl American Horror Story
* Palomino Blond - You Feel It Too
* Tucker Zimmerman and Big Thief - Dance of Love
* La Femme - Rock Machine
* The Cheap Cassettes - They'll Never Forgive You For Pop
* Andreya Casablanca - See More Glass
* Cosey Mueller - Softcore
* Blue Zero - colder shade blue
* Kurious - Kurious
* Porridge Radio - Clouds in the Sky They Will Always Be There For Me
* Chad Crouch - Wapato Walk Soundwalk
* Confidence Man - 3AM (LA LA LA)
* Bear Hands - The Key to What
* The Lipschlitz - Plinth
* Shower Curtain - words from a wishing well
* Grace Bergere - A Little Blood
* Molina - When You Wake Up
* Seafoam Walls - Standing Too Close to the Elephant in the Room
* Mousey - The Dreams of Our Mothers' Mothers!
* Medicine - Medicine
* Briana Marela - Teardrop Star
* Lowen - Do Not Go To War With the Demons of Mazandaran
* Young Man in a Hurry - man in suit levitating with cigarette emoji
* Callahan and Witscher - Think Differently
* BABii - DareDeviil2000
* Amnesia Scanner - HOAX
* GRYPT - GRYPTEST HITS
* Hemlock Ernst and Icky Reels - Studying Absence
* Nicolay - Terra Ferma
* Liv Greene - Deep Feeler
* Karate - Make It Fit
* Tim Heidecker - Slipping Away
* High Contrast - Restoration
* Rat Champion - Burn It All
* Phantogram - Memory of a Day
* Letting Up Despite Great Faults - Reveries
* 7xvethegenius - Death of Deuce
* Hemlock - 444
* Goat - Goat
EPs:
* Camera Obscura - Look to the Demos
* Office Dog - Doggerland
* Al Foul - Come Back a Dog
* flowerovlove - ache in my tooth
* Lucian Rice - right now, forever
* YDE - 8
* Andrew Bird and Madison Cunningham - Don't Let Me Down Again
* UV-TV - The Optimistic Wrench
* Gloom East - there's no place like home
* Caroline Kingsbury - I Really Don't Care!
* Wallice - Deadbeat
* Phoebe Rings - Phoebe Rings
* Five Decades of Destruction - 00's
* Mike Froh and The Bad News - Hate Me
* 22elby - Trap Shit
* Sierra Spirit - Coin Toss
* Frost Children and Haru Nemuri - Soul Kiss
* Temples - Other Structures
Live albums/Compilations/Reissues:
* Charli XCX - Brat and it's completely different but also still brat
* Great Lake Swimmers - In Pieces: An Acoustic Retrospective
* Noise for Now - Songs for Sex
* American Football (Covers)
* Hypersensitivity: A Decade of Allergy Season
Also out:
* Sponge - 1994
* Nap Eyes - The Neon Gate
* Jerry Cantrell - I Want Blood
* Vayda - VAYTRIX
* MC5 - Heavy Lifting
* Nicky Soft Touch and ELCON - TERRA INCOGNITA: Book Two
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