If It's Too Loud...

One of the sites I use to find out new releases said this was a slow week. Not from my perspective. Album of the Week : Artist : Miranda Lee Richards Album : Echoes of the Dreamtime Quick Description : Roots-tinged album from a Brian Jonestown Massacre collaborator. Why You Should Listen : It's the most gorgeous album of the week, and nothing else comes close. Overall Thoughts : I hadn't known the name until I saw it turn up with BJM in the releases this week, and wow is this an awesome album. I was intrigued through the first song, but "Tokyo's Dancing" is that perfect mix of sort of indie-folk accessibility that I tend to be drawn to. While the album feels a little longer than it needs to simply because of the lengths of the songs, it doesn't take away from how great this is for a listen. Recommendation : Best of the week, absolutely needs to be part of this week's rotation. Artist : Sierra Hull Album : Weighted MindM Quick Description ...

This might be the biggest new release week of the fall for me, personally, with a lot of long-awaited albums on the docket. Let's get right to it: Lorde - Pure Heroine : By now, you've almost certainly heard "Royals" (which I raved about back in August ), and 16-year-old Lorde's debut album releases today. What I find interesting about Pure Heroine is how quiet and understated it is. It's not a bad album at all, far from it - instead, it's a lot more stark than you might think given the lush vocals in "Royals." I expected a more mainstream Bjork sound, or perhaps some Portishead-style vocals, and instead it's a little safer (being so young and being a mainstream release, this isn't a surprise). It's worth a listen for sure, if only because it's probably the album of the fall, but temper your expectations. V V Brown - Samson and Delilah : V V Brown's first album, Travelling Like the Light , was a revelation in many w...