New music releases w/c 19th January 2015:
Menace Beach – “Ratworld”: Shoegaze, grungy, elements of Britpop, chaotic… you’ll love it! Buy the album on Amazon or iTunes.
Much excitement surrounds the long overdue new album from Sleater-Kinney‘s, “No Cities to Love”. They have an audience who is more than willing to listen, and although they’ve had a 10 year break, they have pulled together to release an album that is also winning the hearts of the ever-fickle and judgemental media.
Low key, electronic effects, synths & ambient elements are what Diagrams‘ album “Chromatics” seems to be about. It’s rather pleasant, but not life changing. Grab it on iTunes and Amazon.
Critically acclaimed artist Hanni El Khatib is releasing his third album, “Moonlight”. A true labor of love, this album exudes confidence and greatness. A must buy, in my opinion!
Haunting, stripped down, attention grabbing, thought provoking, sublime, and elegant. These are just a few of the thoughts that went through my mind when I first listened to “Where in Our Woods“, the fifth album from Elephant Micah. I hadn’t heard of this band before, but it’s very much a case of better late than never for me. This album is a thing of wondrous beauty. Make it part of your world.
Other notable releases:
Marilyn Manson – The Pale Emporer
Man Without Country – Maximum Entropy
Aqualung – 10 Futures
Franz Nicolay – To Us, The Beautiful
Night Riots – Howl (EP)
The Decemberists – What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
Kat Edmonson – The Big Picture
Grand Vapids – Guarantees
Belle and Sebastian – Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
Amen Dunes – Cowboy Worship (EP)
Fall Out Boy – American Beauty/American Psycho
Night Terrors of 1927 – Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Boxed In – Boxed In
The Sidekicks – Runners in the Nerved World
Alex Calder – Strange Dreams