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Fresh Album Fridays: Genesis Owusu, Mick Jenkins, DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ and more
Good morning ~ This is a thread to discuss new album releases that have arrived on our doorstep this week. Feel free to share albums and EPs that have caught your eye and interest!
Discussion Points
What are you looking forward to listen to?
Have you listened to any of these releases?
What are your thoughts?
What have you enjoyed from these artists in the past?
Why Friday?
Most (but not all) new LPs release on a Friday, as labels want to give the release a full week of sales before entering the charts.
~~ Feedback on the format welcome!
Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER
Genre(s): Punk, Dance-punk
Country: Australia
Spotify
RYM
https://album.link/i/1688169683
Mick Jenkins - The Patience
Genre(s): Conscious Hip Hop
Country: United States
Spotify
RYM
https://album.link/i/1692858211
DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ - Destiny
Genre(s): House
Country: United Kingdom
Bandcamp
Spotify
RYM
'Destiny' arrived early on Bandcamp this week but landed on streaming services yesterday. DJ Sabrina is known for her prolific album releases, with a new album arriving at least once a year and often reaching many hours in length. 'Destiny' tops her other efforts at 4 hours runtime, longer even than 'Charmed' in 2020, which would be a mini-breakthrough release for Sabrina.
I worked my way through the full 4 hours this week and fans shouldn't be disappointment - a solid release without any hiccups throughout the entire runtime, but lacking in those memorable moments that were dotted throughout Charmed. For anyone looking to dip a toe in, 'Destiny' is a great album to dive into at any point, or listen to on shuffle - as I suspect it was intended. The title track was a standout for me.
DJ Sabrina's music is often described as somewhere between Daft Punk and the Avalanches, with samples almost exclusively coming from cheesy late 20th century nostalgic media. 'Next To Me', the opener of 'Charmed', is the perfect song to start with.
https://album.link/i/1702899441
Quavo - Rocket Power
Genre(s): Trap, Hip Hop
Country: United States
Spotify
RYM
man, good to see Takeoff pop up on a couple tracks.
https://album.link/i/1703112575
Dawn Of The Axe by Cruel Force
bc / a.l
Speed metal and my favorite of the week. Blasting riffs, yelled vocals, trad elements. This has it all.
Altar Of Moss Vol.1 - Amidst A Forgotten Glade by Ysbrydnos
bc
Raw celtic black metal + dungeon synth. Flutes!
Feral Legion by Invultation
bc / a.l
Gritty black metal with war metal inspiration
Ghost At The Gallows by Spirit Adrift
bc / a.l
More traditional heavy metal (singing vocals). Much more trad inspiration here. Bits of progressiveness too. But all very tasteful.
Festering Grotesqueries by Dripping Decay
bc / a.l
That album name is fun to say! It just has a fun ring to it. But in addition to that you're getting a mix of death/grind with old school influence. Soak up the grimy fun!
Seeing Through Fire by Ringworm
bc / a.l
New release by one of my favorite hardcore-leaning bands. A bit of punk feel to a lot of their tunes. These vocals are very polarizing. I absolutely love the rage and sound of these vocals but they can be a bit much for some- understandably. They're just so visceral, acidic, angry, and genuine.
Ringworm! Great band. Been lucky enough to see them a few times and meet the singer.
Definitely will have to check that one out. Thanks for the head's up!