MUSIC:reflections for 2022-02-25
02/25/2022
This Week's New Releases
Solid week for indie rock with King Hannah, Superchunk and Come. Always happy when Nightmares on Wax, Jimpster, The xx and Röyksopp drop something new.
Individual Releases on Spotify:
- Röyksopp – This Time, This Place… {electronic}
- The xx – Stranger In a Room (Live 2016) {alternative, electronic}
- Florence + The Machine – King {pop, alternative}
- Nightmares On Wax – Remixed! To Freedom… {electronic}
- Jimpster – Birdhouse {electronic, deep house}
- Tears For Fears – The Tipping Point {new wave, rock} First album in almost two decades. I went back and listened to The Hurting in the midst of COVID lockdown, it really held up
- Tor – Oasis Sky (Remixes) {downtempo} Fans of Bonobo and/or Emancipator should groove on this. Tor, along with Edamame, both feed my need for quality downtempo beats when coding or in deep work.
- Prins Thomas – 8 {deep house, indie dance}
- Robert Glasper – Black Radio III {hip hop, neo soul}
- King Hannah – I’m Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me {rock, dream pop} Think Kurt Vile, War on Drugs, Mazzy Star
- Superchunk – Wild Loneliness {indie rock}
- Come – Peel Sessions {alternative, rock}
- John Digweed – Live in London Recorded at fabric {deep house, melodic house}
- Sven Väth – Catharsis {electronic, house, electro}
- Johnny Marr – Fever Dreams Pts 1-4 {alternative}
- ADULT. – Becoming Undone {electronic, synthpop, electro}
All the releases in one playlist for easy consumption: MUSIC:reflections for 2022-02-25 Spotify Playlist
Last Week's Distilled Gems
Last week was a good one with many artists delivering on expectations. The Metronomy album felt deeper and more refined, and was surprised by Deorbiting’s excellent EP. The Yoko Ono tribute was great with the breadth of representation from the indie rock world.
Individual Releases on Spotify
- Lucius – White Lies {indie pop, electronic}
- Future Islands – King of Sweden {indie, synth pop, alternative}
- Foals – 2am {rock}
- Khruangbin & Leon Bridges – Texas Moon {alternative, psychedelic}
- Metronomy – Small World {indie rock, synthpop}
- Tame Impala – The Slow Rush B-Sides & Remixes {psychedelic rock}
- Deorbiting – Veil {electronic}
- Snail Mail – Adore You (Valentine Demo) {indie rock}
- Father John Misty – Q4 {indie rock}
- Kurt Vile – Like Exploding Stones {indie, alternative} Single from new album (Watch My Moves) which is out 4/15
- Destroyer – Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread {indie rock} Single from new album, LABYRINTHITIS, coming in March
- Various Artists – 12 Compost Disco Years Vol. 2 {electronic, disco, house} Compost is a must-listen to label for me
- Andy Compton & The Rurals – Watching Waves {deep house, electronic}
- Hurray for the Riff Raff – LIFE ON EARTH {folk rock, alt-country}
- Tinlicker – In Another Lifetime {deep house, electronic} Anjunadeep family in the house
- Various Artists – Ocean Child: Songs Of Yoko Ono {alternative, indie} Compilation of Yoko Ono covers including Death Cab For Cutie, David Byrne, Japanese Breakfast, Sharon Van Etten, The Flaming Lips, Sudan Archives, Yo La Tengo and others
- Stereophonics – Forever {alternative, britpop}
- Mr. Oizo – VOILÀ {electronic} The 2nd disc of instrumentals is definitely worth the listen
- Nilüfer Yanya – anotherlife {indie pop} Last year’s Inside Out was excellent and good to see more music
- Archil & Leon – Blooming {electronic} Kompakt Records is another must-listen label for me
- Midnight Oil – RESIST {rock} Saw them for the first time at the suggestion of an Australian friend, almost 40 years ago (yikes) and they blew me away.
- Bob Mould – The Ocean (World Cafe Session) {alternative} What can I say that hasn’t been said: Hüsker Dü, Sugar.
- White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart {new wave}