Album: Armageddon in a Summer Dress
Quick Thoughts: We are big Sunny War fans here, so this latest album, which feels a little more accessible in comparison to her kind of angular take on singer-songwriter folk, is a welcome listen this week. A lot of good stuff here, with "Ghosts" being a true highlight on first listen.
Songs of Note: "Ghosts," "Watching Contradiction," "Debbie Downer," "One Way Train"
Album: Breath and Air
Quick Thoughts: Heather Nova is basically a folk legend at this point, which makes the quality of her latest album a welcome surprise. She hasn't lost a step, and songs like "Ebbs and Flows" and "Ghost in My Room" show her experience while also not feeling like a retread. Many artists would have fallen into a rut six albums earlier, and here she is doing some of her best on her 13th. Check it out.
Songs of Note: "Ebbs and Flows," "From Up Here," "Butterflies and Moths," "Ghost in My Room"
Album: Just a Stranger
Quick Thoughts: Cash and Skye offer a debut collaborative effort that both honors the classic country couple duets of the decades before as well as provides something that feels new and fresh along the way. It's a fun, interesting listen with broad appeal, so don't miss out.
Songs of Note: "Stranger," "Pasadena Girls," "In My Sleep," "One More Turn," "Waiting on the Day"
Album: Quiet Pleasures
Quick Thoughts: In only two EPs, Glixen has become something very close to a mandatory shoegaze listen every time they put out something new. Quiet Pleasures doesn't reinvent the wheel, but there's something fresh and different about the way they go about crafting their songs that gives a really interesting flair that's often missing from bands like them. "Shut me down" in particular is a big big winner, but the whole thing is worth your time.
Songs of Note: "all tied up," "lick the star," "sick silent," "avoid," "shut me down"
Album: Skyline
Quick Thoughts: It's rare that there are two exemplary EPs in one week, but The Starlight Darlins provide an absolutely marvelous five-track taste of some truly lovely harmonies in a folk package that deserves your attention. We were already fans of one member of the band, Lauren Oxford, from her great 2023 record, but it turns out she's aligned with some pretty great musicians, too, and they all get a chance to shine here. A great introduction and I look forward to what is yet to come.
Songs of Note: "Dear Northland," "In Waves," "Watch the Water Rise," "Wide-Open"
Of note:
* Zack Keim - Battery Lane
* Trip Sitter - Then Again, It Never Was
* Gaytheist - The Mustache Stays
* Parastatic - Concrete Reborn
* The Young Mothers - Better if You Let It
* Anna Shoemaker - Someone Should Stop Her
* Rapt - Until the Light Takes Us
* Mitochondrial Sun - Machine Dialectics
* Youth Lagoon - Rarely Do I Dream
* Cigarettes for Breakfast - Slow Motion
* Patterson Hood - Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams
* Saya Gray - SAYA
* Basia Bulat - Basia's Palace
* Mandrake Handshake - Earth-Sized Worlds
* Smif-N-Wessun - Infinity
* Govlink - Wraith
* Ralph Heidel - anyways.onto better things
* Tate McRae - So CLose to What
* August, Yours Truly - Devotion to a Higher Power
IDER - Late to the World
* Jules Reidy - Ghost/Spirit
* Billy Capricorn - Out of Love, Vol. 10
* All Seeing Dolls - Parallel
* The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - Honeysuckle
* KARLA KVLT - Thunderhunter
* Elcamino and 38 Spesh - Martyr's Prayer III
* Chad Crouch - Preston Island Soundwalk
EPs:
* Ella van der Woude - Alpha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
* Ghost on TV - Mister Silence
* HIFIRE - Revenge
* Too Many Zooz - Covers Vol. 2
* Nina Luna - Hermit Heretic
* Porridge Radio - The Machine Starts to Sing
* Platinum Max - American Male, Vol. 2
* Blockhead - It's Only a Midlife Crisis if Your Life is Mid
* Caroline Romano - How the Good Girls Die
* The Incomplete Orchestra - Man of Culture EP
* Jamie Drake and Justin Wade Tam - So Many Melodies
Also out:
* Call It Off - Not Another Sad Album
* Belted Sweater - Belted Sweater
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