This Week's New Releases
Very happy to see Röyksopp continue to put out new music as I believe they were supposed to be done. And new full lengths from Mitski, Animal Collective, Bastille, Black Country New Road, and the return of a couple of synthwave pioneers. Rock on…
Individual Releases on Spotify:
- Röyksopp & Alison Goldfrapp – Impossible {electronic}
- Mitski – Laurel Hell {indie rock}
- Animal Collective – Time Skiffs {pop, electronic}
- Luna – Bewitched Live {indie rock} [Not on Spotify] First of a series of live records from 2017 at the Chapel in San Francisco. Bewitched lands in March, and Rendezvous in April
- Kamasi Washington – The Garden Path {jazz}
- Cassandra Jenkins – It’s You {alternative} Advance release from the Cover of Covers album coming in March. This happens to be an Animal Collective cover
- Kavinsky – Zenith {synthwave, electronic)
- Carpenter Brut – Imaginary Fire {synthwave, electronic}
- Funki Porcini – Where The Sauce Is Deluxe {electronic, downtempo}
- Bastille – Give Me the Future {alternative rock}
- Black Country, New Road – Ants from Up There {art rock}
- Cate Le Bon – Pompeii {art pop, indie rock}
- Gramatik – Water 4 The Soul II {electronic, funk}
- Sébastien Tellier – SYMPHONIC {electronic}
- Arno E. Mathieu – Contemplation III: Insulae {electronic}
- Softy – The Breeze {chillhop}
- Pinegrove – 11:11 {indie rock}
- The Slow Show – Still Life {indie pop, indie rock}
- bvdub – Violet Opposition {electronic, ambient}
- Kainbeats – Atlantis {chillhop}
- Blue Planet Corporation – Aquaquest {psybient, electronic} Not on Spotify
All the releases in one playlist for easy consumption: MUSIC:reflections for 2022-02-04 Spotify Playlist
Last Week's Distilled Gems
Great music from all those we would expect great music from.
New discovery for me was the debut from Bucher – definitely added to my high rotation and will be looking out for their future releases.
Individual Releases on Spotify
- Bucher – Restart {electronic, deep house, nu disco}
- Toro Y Moi – Postman / Magazine {alternative}
- Morcheeba – Namaste (Orbital Remix) {electronic}
- Warpaint – Champion {indie pop, indie rock}
- Japanese Breakfast – Nobody Sees Me Like You Do {indie rock}
- Michael Reinboth – Future Sounds Of Jazz Vol. 15
{deep house, electronic, nu jazz, downtempo} - DJ Cam – Tropical Gypsy {electronic, trip.hop, downtempo}
- St. Paul and The Broken Bones – The Alien Coast {neo soul, indie rock}
- Kid Loco – Born in the 60’s {alternative, indie, electronic}
- Thyla – Thyla {indie rock, alternative}
- BANKS & bcalm – Subliminal {downtempo}