dimanche 28 Aoû 2011, 19h11m
The idea is for a journal for every month listing new albums I listen to and what I think so that when I review the year's music in December, I will have a handy reminder. I will add to this as the month goes on. Suggestions welcome.
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January | February | March | April | May | June | July |
August |
w/c Mon 29 August:
David Bowie - Toy
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Beirut - The Rip Tide
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Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind Of Fix
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Alana Amram & the Rough Gems - Snow Shadows: Songs of Vince Martin
Full of Appalachia string arrangements, beautiful country folk tunes and Alana's rustic voice, this record is the sound of an upcoming fall season. (Spinner)
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John Craig & The Weekend - Numbers
Portland, Ore.'s John Craig & the Weekend funnel electro pop through a rock perspective on this new album to achieve a truly enjoyable listening experience. (Spinner)
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deadmau5 - 4x4=12
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Ume - Phantoms
The Austinite shoe-gazers break bread with the Joy Formidable but implement a ton of sweet melody on their newest release. (Spinner)
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Balam Acab
http://hypem.com/artist/Balam+Acab
Blood Orange - Coastal Grooves
Incredibly throwback, yet surprisingly relevant, this New York electro songwriter's newest album is a must-hear. (Spinner)
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Ume - Phantoms
The Austinite shoe-gazers break bread with the Joy Formidable but implement a ton of sweet melody on their newest release. (Spinner)
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Banco de Gaia - Igizeh (Special Edition)
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Tom Morello - World Wide Rebel Songs
The Nightwatchman and guitarist for Rage Against the Machine exercises his right to stand up for the working class with this new collection of covers and original protest anthems. (Spinner)
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Tinariwen - Tassili
The Malian rock mainstays provide funky bass lines, synchronized poly rhythms, rip-roaring guitars and inspiring group sing-alongs on their latest recording. (Spinner)
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Stereo MCs - Emperors Nightingale
The early '90s breakthrough British band returns triumphant with an ever fresh sound, heavy beats and a true sense of maturity. (Spinner)
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Asa - Beautiful Imperfection
The Nigerian-born songwriter employs a sultry alto, neo-soul rhythms and super-sunny vibes on her brand new album. (Spinner)
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Male Bonding - Endless Now
Implementing fuzzy punk rock and the expert production of John Agnello, this London band's latest album is a shoegazey sunset of fun. (Spinner)
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The Static Jacks - If You're Young
These Jersey boys conjure the American barroom rock attitude of Springsteen and view it through a new punk lens on their latest release. (Spinner)
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Afrobeta - Under the Streets
The Miami-based dance duo Smurphio and Cuci Amador return with another album of club-thumping, experimental sounds. (Spinner) Impressive.
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Cabin Dogs - Midnight Trail
A few plucks of a banjo, the twang of a telecaster and the down-home beats from these Philedelphia ramblers' latest album will surely get your feet stomping. (Spinner)
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Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lenses Alien
With production help from the legendary John Agnello, these psych-rockers have built a tome to new world views through a symphony of constantly changing keys and incendiary operatic moods. (Spinner)
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Oy Vey - Botanical Curiosity
You won't be saying 'Oy Vey' when you hear these New Hampshire rockers' latest electro pop album. (Spinner)
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Rene Lopez - E.L.S.
Using Puerto Rican melodies, electronic soul and an ever changing beat, Lopez's latest album will definitely get you moving. (Spinner)
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Total Babes - Swimming Through Sunlight
Spoken from the mouth of Babes, these Columbus, Ohio rockers and members of the Cloud Nothings get elementary on their newest punk record. (Spinner)
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The Wandas - The Wandas
The Boston power-pop group mixes Beatlesque chord formations with a modern edge on their latest album. (Spinner)
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w/c Mon 5 Sept:
The Chemical Brothers - Hanna OST
The English DJ duo provide this paranoid soundtrack of shadowy electronica for everyone's favorite child assassin. (Spinner)
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Steve Reich - WTC 9/11
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/04/140144067/first-listen-steve-reich-wtc-9-11
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
http://hypem.com/artist/GIRLS
J. Viewz - Rivers and Homes
The New York DJ combines software samples, digital explorations and organic soundscapes on his latest album. (Spinner)
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Gold Beach - Habibti
This Austin, TX collective conceives beautiful soundscapes of Pink Floydian chord structures on this epic new album. (Spinner)
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The Drums - Portamento
The Brooklyn rockers follow up their buzzworthy debut LP with this collection of bubbly indie-pop gems. (Spinner)
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Grace Jones - Hurricane
The legendary model/singer and Bond Girl returns with this album of electro-influenced dub and trip-hop. (Spinner)
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Apparat - The Devil's Walk
http://soundcloud.com/muterecords/sets/apparat-the-devils-walk/#
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Ladytron - Gravity The Seducer
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AM & Shawn Lee - Celestial Electric
Combining sludgey electronics, pop aesthetics and a lot of heart, this pair's latest album knocks it out of the park. (Spinner) Very good.
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Argyle Johansen - Argyle Johansen & His Inner Demo(n)s
This Brooklynite singer-songwriter will woo you through decades of folk, while adding a bit of twisted humor on his latest record. (Spinner)
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Little Anchor - Yellow Lights
The Brooklyn-based indie-pop outfit dazzle with unforgettable melodies and the smooth vocal stylings of singer Alexa Cabellon on this brand new release. (Spinner)
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Louise Burns - Mellow Drama
The former member of the Juno-nominated band Lillix pays tribute to classic pop songwriting on her debut solo album. (Spinner)
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MC Lars - Lars Attacks!
The San Francisco extra-terrestrial rapper invokes the Beastie Boys, but with a hyphy attitude on this brand new record. (Spinner)
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Samantha Savage Smith - Tough Cookie
The Canadian pint-sized singer-songwriter's latest album features Billie Holiday-esque vocals with layers of contemplative rock guitar. (Spinner)
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Soul Khan - Resolution
Combining jazz instrumentals, poetry and rapid-fire rhyming, this Brooklyn, N.Y. MC's latest record turns hip-hop on its head. (Spinner)
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The Ladybirds - Shimmy Shimmy Dang!
The Louisville-based rockabilly outfit is one part pinup and two parts evil beach party, present on their latest record. (Spinner)
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The Handcuffs - Waiting for the Robot
The Chicago rock ensemble returns with another album of consistently catchy hooks and throw-back appeal. (Spinner)
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The Lions - Iconoclastic
This British trio survey the hard rock edge of Led Zeppelin while implementing a revivalist approach, making their latest album a timeless listen. (Spinner) A good listen.
Music Scramble - Review
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The Horrible Crowes - Elsie
Gaslight anthem frontman Brian Fallon and Ian Perkins helm this new album of Springsteen-esque hooks, huge guitar sounds and great songwriting. (Spinner)
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Black - Any Colour You Like
Launch offer - download album for price of a song (75p) see link to Facebook: http://neroschwarz.bandcamp.com/
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w/c Mon 12 Sept:
St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
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Slow Club - Paradise
The Sheffield, England slowcore outfit release their second full-length album. (Spinner)
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Kevin Devine - Between the Concrete & Clouds
Politically charged and lyrically savvy, the Staten Island, N.Y. native's sixth full-length is a testament to a changing city and a changing heart. (Spinner)
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Neon Indian - Era Extrana
The chill-wave pioneer and throw-back pop champion returns with squishy beats and keyboard dreams on his latest record. (Spinner)
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A.A. Bondy - Believers
Shattered drums, contemplative folk fixings and an impressive arc of emotion lifts this Alabama born singer-songwriter's third album into "must listen" territory. (Spinner)
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Caveman - CoCo Beware
Hazy-day snyths, highly memorable hooks and ghostly arrangements make the New York band's latest record a perfect fall weather listen. (Spinner)
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Tori Amos - Night of Hunters
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/11/140261371/first-listen-tori-amos-night-of-hunters
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IVY - All Hours
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Blitzen Trapper - American Goldwing
The genre hopping Portland, Ore. rockers employ enough harmonica and sultry organ chords to get your feet moving to their latest record. (Spinner)
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Chuck Ragan - Covering Ground
Jangly acoustic rhythms and Chuck's worn and ragged vocals make the California-based songwriter's latest album a folk roots revival. (Spinner)
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Gabriel Kahane - Where Are the Arms
This Brooklyn, N.Y.-based singer-songwriter's latest gives a black and white folk canvas splashes of color though crystalline vocals and an urban grit. (Spinner)
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Holiday Shores - New Masses for Squaw Peak
The Florida-based band's newest album is full of scientific arrangements, high-concept melodies and swells of electronic messes. (Spinner)
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Jack Oblivian - Rat City
The Memphis, Tenn.-based garage rocker's latest features dirty ditties that will blast you back into a rockabilly past. (Spinner)
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Melissa Ferrick - Still Right Here
The Morrissey-discovered singer-songwriter returns with her first album in five years of folk-inflected rock. (Spinner)
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Nick Lowe - The Old Magic
The 61-year-old folkster continues to command an amazing presence especially through his latest record. (Spinner)
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Memoryhouse - The Years EP
The Toronto dream-house duo release this EP of slow and steady sound-scapes. (Spinner)
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Milagres - Glowing Mouth
Implementing falsetto vocals and electronic chord progression, the Brooklyn, N.Y. band's latest shakes from the ground up. (Spinner)
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Pajama Club - Pajama Club
Crowded House's Neil Finn teams up with wife Sharon – who had never been in a band before – for this electro-groove project. (Spinner)
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Right on Dynamite - In Vino Veritas
The Brooklyn, N.Y. trio combine noisy bouts with great song craft on their most recent record. (Spinner)
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Robbers on High Street - Hey There Golden Hair
The Brooklyn, N.Y. six-piece survey '70s song craft by employing revivalist guitar lines over power pop chord progressions on their third LP. (Spinner)
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Tammar - Visits
The Indiana psych-rockers latest album squeezes pads of noise into small spaces while getting you to dance in a big way. (Spinner)
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Terra Lightfoot - Terra Lightfoot
The Canadian rocker breaks out a bottle of heartbreak on her latest record. (Spinner)
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Zakee - Assimilations
With an ethereal haziness, the highly lyrical electro pop group's latest shines light through the darkness of music. (Spinner)
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The Dirt Daubers - Wake Up, Sinners!
With a hillbilly heart and jazz hands a'jonesin', the Kentucky-bred band's latest is a swampy excursion. (Spinner)
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The Gourds - Old Mad Joy
Sure they're throw-back, but these roots rocker's latest LP will get your hips shaking and your mind quaking all night long. (Spinner)
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Big Harp - White Hat
Husband-and-wife duo Chris Senseney and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney deliver 11 tracks with a diverse background from rock to folk to pop. (Spinner)
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Urban Outfitters mixtape LSTN#15
http://music.urbanoutfitters.com/lstn/15/
w/c Mon 19 Sept:
Twin Sisters - In Heaven
http://stereogum.com/815131/stream-twin-sisters-in-heaven/mp3s/
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Dominant Legs - Invitation
http://hypem.com/artist/Dominant%20Legs
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Wilco - The Whole Love
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/19/140476897/first-listen-wilco-the-whole-love
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Mogwai - Earth Division EP
Venturing through symphonic arrangements and seizure-inducing noise, the Scottish sound demons return for an assault of worldly instrumentation. (Spinner)
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Jonathan Wilson - Gentle Spirit
Wilson combines terrifying folk fantasies and smoke-singed vocals on his newest LP. (Spinner) Superb.
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Cant - Dreams Come True
Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor releases this album of terrifying sound collages and sweet electronic anecdotes. (Spinner) Wow. Dark, veering to synthpop.
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Hysterical
The blog darlings return with their first album in four years – a noisy romp through indie rock and modern pop. (Spinner)
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The Jayhawks - Mockingbird Time
This sun-soaked Vancouver band's album is the perfect reminder of a youthful summer long-gone. (Spinner)
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ANR - Stay Kids
Miami's ANR bring a songwriter's warmth to a worn out electro genre while injecting your ears with creeping pop psychedelia. (Spinner)
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Jens Lekman - An Argument With Myself EP
The Swedish pop escapist's latest EP is a promising follow-up to 2007's 'Night Falls on Kortedala.' (Spinner)
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Boots Electric - Honkey Kong
The Eagles of Death Metal front man steps out on his own to deliver this wild and sexual debut. (Spinner) Nutty.
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Peter Wolf Crier - Garden of Arms
Not many bands can make the piano rock quite like Peter Wolf Crier, who combine magical arrangements with oblong noise structures on their newest album. (Spinner) Oblong music. Yeah. I didn't hate it.
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Blessed Feathers - From the Mouths of the Middle Class
The small army of Wisconsin folk purists build handsome arrangements of middle class laments on their newest record. (Spinner)
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Chris Letcher - Spectroscope
The London-based composer delivers this incredibly light yet deeply emotional record of orchestral sadness and lush instrumentation. (Spinner)
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Correatown - Pleiades
The Los Angeles indie pop crew release their latest album, adorned with highly memorable lyrics and tasteful instrumentation. (Spinner)
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Megafaun - Megafaun
These bearded North Carolinian rockers' fourth release will have you shaking in your boots whilst grooving to the throwback beat. (Spinner)
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Nurses - Dracula
Employing strange vocal stylings, creeping piano arrangements and shuttering drums, this Portland, Ore. band has landed on something truly original. (Spinner)
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Rachel Taylor Brown - World So Sweet
Brown's newest LP surveys the weird and wonderful rock backdrop of Portland, Ore. through piano-made walls of sound. (Spinner)
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White Orange - White Orange
Portland, Ore.'s White Orange pay homage to Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth through their super loud and super fun new record. (Spinner) UK release 24 October. http://whiteorange.bandcamp.com/releases
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