Album: Welcome to My Blue Sky
Quick Thoughts: Momma is one of the more polished indie acts out there right now, with Welcome to My Blue Sky offering the sort of breakthrough feel that a lot of bands try and strive for. I've been addicted to "Ohio All the Time" for a while now, and it's great to hear that the rest of the album features similarly sharp songwriting and production. Don't miss out on this one.
Songs of Note: "I Want You (Fever)," "Stay All Summer," "Last Kiss," "Bottle Blonde," "Ohio All the Time"
Album: Believer
Quick Thoughts: I've enjoyed Sister Ray for a while, and the sort of darkish singer-songwriter stuff always grabs me. Believer, their second album, definitely feels like a refining of the sound that grabbed me early on, and songs like "Wings" and "Chance" are highly likely to grab you, as well. Give it a listen.
Songs of Note: "Believer," "Wings," "Magic," "Chance"
Album: All the Right Weaknesses
Quick Thoughts: Twangy indie is my thing, and Brown Horse brings it in spades. The vibe is a kind of bright, summery package - an alt-country comfort package despite being from the UK - that wears its influences on its sleeve. A great listen this week.
Songs of Note: "Verna Bloom," "Wisteria Vine," "Corduroy Couch," "Tombland," "Far Off Places"
Album: Beliefs and Thieves
Quick Thoughts: The Kilograms are a new ska band with a pedigree of ska royalty. Featuring members of the Bosstones and Bouncing Souls, this feels like a more pure version of early American ska than some of the more popular / populist ska of the 1990s wave. I really, really enjoyed this one - lots to love here even if ska isn't your favorite genre.
Songs of Note: "Faith and Love," "Ya Ya," "Beliefs and Thieves
Album: Plastic and Metal
Quick Thoughts: Ken sent this one my way and they might just be one of my new favorites. This reminds me, of all things, an old Boston band, Star Ghost Dog: shart indie pop with an alt angle to it, and hooks to spare for days. I think "Oh No" is going to be in constant rotation for some time, and songs like "Angles Are Everywhere" is a sneaky great track that could be radio-ready in the right circumstances. Worth your time for sure.
Songs of Note: "Doing Fine," "Rachel Carson," "Blue Jacket," "Period Living," "Oh No," "Angles Are Everywhere"
Of note:
* Sleigh Bells - Bunky Becky Birthday Boy (Yeah, they've still got it.)
* Skrillex - F*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! (DJ Smokey is all over this thing.)
* Miki Berenyi Trio - Tripla (ex-Luna with some great stuff.)
* Grey Delisle - The Grey Album
* Liz Stringer - The Second High
* Bermuda Search Party - Fools on Parade
* Craig Finn - Always Been
* Lily Seabird - Trash Mountain
* Dirty Projectors / David Longstreth / stargaze - Song of the Earth
* Oleo and Tree - What We Left
* Anika - Abyss
* The Underground Youth - Decollage
* Bigg Sluggathor - The Wizard Behind the Curtain
* Elton John and Brandi Carlile - Who Believes in Angels?
* Barker - Stochastic Drift
* Michael Grigoni and Pan-American - New World, Lonely Ride
* Lady Pills - Renowned in the Roaring Twenties
* sour tooth - wilt
* Heaven - Dream Aloud
* Index for Working Music - Which Direction Goes the Beam
* The Ophelias - Spring Grove
* Bnny - One Million and Three Love Songs
* Roomer - Leaving it All to Chance
* Glare - Sunset Funeral
* L.A. Witch - DOGGOD
* Panchiko - Ginkgo
* Any - Collection of Sounds Vol. 4
* Wet - Two Lives
* t e l e p a t h - 夜明けが訪れる
* Linying - Swim, Swim
* Kicking Bird - 11 Short Fictions
* Sarah Mary Chadwick - Take Me Out to a Bar / What Am I, Gatsby?
* Courting - Lust for Life, Or: How to Thread the Needle and Come Out the Other Side to Tell the Story
EPs:
* ODESZA - Music to Refine To: A Remix Companion to Severance (This is so good in so many ways.)
* Kier Byrnes and the Kettle Burners - Before the Fall
* Silverlites - Enfant Prodigue
* Maz - NPC
* Sarah Jane Scouten - The Sweetest Homewrecker
* Sure Sure - Keysman
* Real Beaut - Politics
* The Buddy System Forever - The Most Famous Arena
* Power Pants - Power Drifter
* deBasement - deBasement
* Perennial - Perennial '65
* Homeboy Sandman and yeyts. - Corn Hole Legend
* otta - With Love From Everywhere
Also out:
* Black Country, New Road - Forever Howlong
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