First Listen: New Releases for 7 August
We're in the doldrums of summer, and the new releases this week (along with a few we missed) aren't ones I have a lot to say about, so some quick hits. Highlights: * Vanilla Sugar - She (If She Makes War and Poppy had a kid.) * Allegra Krieger - The Joys of Forgetting (Solid, interesting listen.) * Matt Pond PA - Songs of Disquiet (Awesome as always.) * Marlowe - Marlowe 2 (Nearly as good as the first one.) * Grain Thief - Gasoline * Leila Moss - Who the Power Of note: * Jacknife Lee - The Jacknife Lee (Interesting release from the noteworthy producer.) * Peggy Gou - Play Gou (Billed as a workout mixtape, it's a solid electronic sampler.) * Pomplamoose - Lucid Dreaming Soundtrack * Helvetia - This Devastating Map * Jason Molina - Eight Gates * Jody Glenham - Mood Rock * Jenny O. - New Truth * Washed Out - Purple Noon * Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Dirt and The Stars * New Fries - Is the Idea of Us * Figueroa - The World As We Know It EPs: * L...