This week's album and EP releases
Here's a list of a things that came out in this past week, up through Friday. Of course, there's no way to be completely comprehensive with this and I avoided including things where information was too lacking, so feel free to mention anything that isn't on here that you think is worth mentioning. Beyond that, if you have any thoughts of any of these albums, it would be great to hear them :)
| Artist | Title | Genre(s) | Song Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amyl and The Sniffers | Amyl and The Sniffers | Garage Punk, Punk Rock | Song.link |
| Andreya Triana | Life in Colour | Neo-Soul | Song.link |
| BAYNK | Someone's II | Indietronica | Song.link |
| Beast Coast | Escape From New York | Hardcore Hip Hop | Song.link |
| Black Mountain | Destroyer | Psychedelic Rock | Song.link |
| Blu & Exile | True & Livin | West Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop | Song.link |
| Budokan Boys | Dad Is Bad | Experimental | Song.link |
| Cate Le Bon | Reward | Art Pop, Neo-Psychedelia | Song.link |
| Cold Showers | Motionless | Post-Punk | Song.link |
| Collie Buddz | Hybrid | Dancehall | Song.link |
| Deathspell Omega | The Furnaces of Palingenesia | Black Metal | Song.link |
| Dounia | Not Good for the Ego EP | Alternative R&B | Song.link |
| Duncan Lloyd (of Maxïmo Park) | Outside Notion | Lo-Fi Indie, Indie Pop | Song.link |
| Earth | Full Upon Her Burning Lips | Psychedelic Rock, Drone | Song.link |
| Faye Webster | Atlanta Millionaires Club | Alt-Country, Country Soul | Song.link |
| Fleshgod Apocalypse | Veleno | Symphonic Metal, Death Metal | Song.link |
| Flying Lotus | Flamagra | Nu Jazz, Glitch Hop | Song.link |
| GOT7 | Spinning Top: Between Security and Insecurity | K-Pop | Song.link |
| Guards | Modern Hymns | Indie Pop | Song.link |
| Hayden Thorpe (of Wild Beasts) | Diviner | Art Pop, Ambient Pop | Song.link |
| Honeyblood | In Plain Sight | Indie Rock, Indie Pop | Song.link |
| IRAH | Diamond Grid | Dream Pop, Trip Hop | Song.link |
| ISA | Debut Album | Pop | Song.link |
| J-E-T-S | ZOOSPA | Wonky, UK Bass | Song.link |
| Justin Townes Earle | The Saint of Lost Causes | Singer/Songwriter, Americana, Blues | Song.link |
| Kim Jae Hwan | Another EP | K-Pop | Song.link |
| Lovelyz | Once Upon A Time EP | K-Pop | Song.link |
| Luke Sanger | Ancient Pathways | Electronic | Song.link |
| Mavis Staples | We Get By | Southern Soul, Deep Soul | Song.link - Spotify |
| Middle Kids | New Songs For Old Problems EP | Indie Rock, Noise Pop | Song.link |
| Montana of 300 | Views From The Generals Helmet | Drill, Pop Rap | Song.link |
| Morrissey | California Son | Chamber Pop, Art Pop | Song.link |
| NCT 127 | We Are Superhuman | K-Pop, Dance-Pop | Song.link |
| Octave One | Locus Of Control EP | Detroit Techno | Song.link |
| Orla Gartland | Why Am I Like This? EP | Indie Folk, Folk Pop | Song.link |
| Petrol Girls | Cut & Stitch | Riot Grrrl, Post-Hardcore | Song.link |
| Pronoun | I’ll Show You Stronger | Indie Pop, Indie Rock | Song.link |
| Ramin Djawadi | Game of Thrones: Season 8 (Music from the HBO Series) | Orchestral | Song.link |
| Sebadoh | Act Surprised | Indie Rock | Song.link |
| Shay Lia | Dangerous | Contemporary R&B | Song.link |
| Steve Lacy | Apollo XXI | Neo Soul | Song.link |
| Steve Marino | Fluff | Indie Folk | Song.link |
| Sting | My Songs | Pop Rock | Song.link |
| Stray Cats | 40 | Rockabilly | Song.link |
| Swimming Tapes | Morningside | Indie Pop, Jangle Pop | Song.link |
| The 1975 | Notes on a Conditional Form | Art Pop | Official |
| The Aggrolites | Reggae Now! | Skinhead Reggae | Song.link |
| The Amazons | Future Dust | Indie Rock, Alternative Rock | Song.link |
| The Lonely Island | The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience | Comedy Rap | Netflix - Spotify |
| The Waterboys | Where The Action Is | Heartland Rock, Pop Rock | Song.link |
| Thompson Egbo-Egbo | The Offering | Jazz | Song.link |
| Toebow | Themes | Indie Pop, Psychedelic Pop | Song.link |
| Trudy And The Romance | Sandman | Indie Pop | Song.link |
| YG | 4REAL 4REAL | Trap Rap | Song.link |
| whenyoung | Reasons To Dream | Indie Pop | Song.link |
Notes:
The Waterboys - Where The Action Is || Deluxe album linked
Sting - My Songs || Deluxe album linked
Octave One - Locus Of Control || song.link says single, but it's EP
Mavis Staples - We Get By || song.link spotify link is to single... linked spotify to album too
Fleshgod Apocalypse - Veleno || Deluxe album linked
The 1975 - Notes on a Conditional Form || No song.link... official site instead
YG - 4REAL 4REAL || No "parental advisory" version linked... so NSFW
The Lonely Island - The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience || no song.link, spotify and netflix instead
My pick would be Blu & Exile's True & Livin EP. It's only three songs long, so you have no excuse.
Blu is an exceptional MC who's chosen to mostly fly under the radar since his disagreements with Warner Bros in 2011. His work with Exile in the late 2000s in legendary, and it's so exciting to see them back together producing great music. They're both still at the top of their game, returning with a more reflective and mature sound, but still with that silky smooth, soulful west coast charm mixed to perfection.
My thoughts on the albums I have listened to so far:
Flying Lotus - Flamagra (Nu Jazz, Glitch Hop) - Song.link
I have never heard of Flying Lotus before, but the genres caught my eye. It was... interesting? Far too "out there" for me though. I don't even know if I would even consider half the tracks as songs... or even music, TBH. Not particularly enjoyable.
Morrissey - California Son (Chamber Pop, Art Pop) - Song.link
I have heard and enjoyed a few Morrisey songs here and there but never listened to a complete album of his before... and I probably never will again. I absolutely love cover songs, but he somehow managed to strip all the character from the songs he chose to cover, making even the classics sound super generic and incredibly bland.
Mavis Staples - We Get By (Southern Soul, Deep Soul) - Song.link - Spotify
Just good, old fashioned, Southern Soul, Gospel and Blues music. The title track ft. Ben Harper was especially good.
Sting - My Songs (Pop Rock) - Song.link
This is a "Greatest Hits" album but with a twist; All the songs were re-recorded with some slight variations to their instrumentation and composition. I love Sting and this was decent... I wish he had tried completely re-imagining the songs entirely instead though, as that would have been far more interesting IMO.
The Lonely Island - The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (Comedy Rap) - Netflix - Spotify
Lonely Island, like most comedy music, is very hit or miss with me. This was mostly a miss. The production value of the "visual poem" on Netflix was great, but the songs themselves were only mildly amusing and the music not particularly enjoyable.