First Listen: New Releases and Missed Music - 2022 Leftovers and 6 January 2023
It's always slow during the holidays, so here's some stuff we missed and some new releases for the new year. Artist : Lauren Oxford Album : Lauren Oxford Quick Thoughts : This one came out of Ken and I'd current obsession with Music League, and it is a gorgeous, stark folk affair that hits all the right notes for us. I'll say, in particular, "Paint Myself Trying" is perhaps the most brutally honest song about mental health struggles I've heard in a decade. It's such a great album, guys, you should absolutely make it a point to check this one out. Songs of Note : "Magnitude," "Paint Myself Trying" Artist : Loyle Carner Album : hugo Quick Thoughts : In a 2022 with a lot of rap albums that stood apart, missing Loyle Carner's effort felt big. A song like "Nobody Knows" is one thing entirely, which is as good as any high-profile rap record out there, but then you have songs like "HGU" that seem to lev...