The Albums You Need to Know About Every Week
Happy release day! Feel like dancing? Try Kisses’ sophomore dance pop record or Bibio’s righteous electronic jams. Both are guaranteed to make you bust a groove. Need a little pop? How about a lot? MS MR are here with their fully-loaded second album to save the day. Digging on some synth? Wild Nothing is back with their third and slightly dancier record that will leave you fully dream-popped and digging out your Bowie and Talking Heads immediately thereafter. Also, get in on the synthy chill-wave sounds of Small Black who’re dropping their second Jagjaguwar-released baby this week.
Folk rock fiend? John Grant releases his solo effort this week full of deeply confessional lyrics and sincere stories of his recent struggles — take a seat for this one. Not sure what you want? Never fear, Wampire is here with a record so deliciously bizarre, they called it Curiosity. Each song is very different, but they’re all connected by a thread of awesome that strings them together. In the mood for the record of your dreams? Vampire Weekend’s third, and possibly most brilliant, record to date is finally here! The reviews are in — the critics are ecstatic, and so are we. Once you partake in what’s sure to be one of our favorites of 2013, you will be, too!
