First Listen: New Releases for 11 and 18 July 2025
Artist : Allo Darlin' Album : Bright Nights Quick Thoughts : We're big fans of Allo Darlin' here, and the sort of delicate, twee-adjacent sensibility takes flight here in what might be their best album yet. "My Love Will Bring You Home" is perfect, "Northern Waters" a gorgeous listen as well, and the whole thing feels like a nice blanket on a chilly summer night. Gorgeous record, make time for it. Songs of Note : "Tricky Questions," "My Love Will Bring You Home," "Northern Waters," "Bright Nights" Artist : The Midnight Papers Album : The Midnight Papers Quick Thoughts : The Midnight Papers absolutely slot themselves in the garage / grunge tradition, with crunchy guitars and a punk rock attitude that's infused throughout the record. The record also closes with a version of "I Wanna Be Your Dog," and covering The Stooges is such a perfect endcap to this album that I really fell for this ban...