First Listen: New Releases for 30 July
Artist : Poise Album : Vestiges Quick Thoughts : This was a surprise release for me, and one I truly loved. Poise has a really great indie alt-rock sound, and this album scratches the itch that I've got for the sort of female-fronted 1990s feel we love here. Picking only a handful of songs was difficult, as this is absolutely a favorite of mine this week. Don't miss out. Songs of Note : "New Kind of Love," "Everything I Want," "Delusion" Artist : Billie Eilish Album : Happier Than Ever Quick Thoughts : This is probably the mainstream summer release most people are talking about. So let's be kind of direct here: this is a good album and a solid follow-up to her incredible debut effort, but she set the bar very high to start and this doesn't deliver in quite the same way. To be fair, she had one of the great debuts of the last few years, but this is more flashes of brilliance that go hand-in-hand with some less interesting fare. I...