This Week's New Releases
Long awaited new music from Alt-J, Spoon, and Big Thief lead the way this week. Surprise new song from ODESZA, who hasn’t released anything in 4 years, and releases from several veteran artists.
Individual Releases on Spotify:
- Alt-J – The Dream {alternative}
- ODESZA – The Last Goodbye {electronic} First new music in almost 4 years
- Spoon – Lucifer on the Sofa {alternative, indie rock}
- Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You {alternative, indie rock}
- Shamir – Heterosexuality {alternative, indie rock}
- Sharon Van Etten – Porta {indie rock}
- Burial & Four Tet – Nova/Moth {electronic, ambient} Re-release of 10+ year old collaboration previously only available on limited edition vinyl
- Solee – Nothing Lasts Forever {electronic, progressive house}
- Fort Romeau – Beings of Light {electronic}
- Joywave – Cleanse {indie rock, synth pop}
- Sven Väth – Mystic Voices / Butoh {electronic}
- Eddie Vedder – Earthling {alternative}
- Joss Stone – Never Forget My Love {rhythm and blues}
- Tegan and Sara – Still Jealous {alternative}
- Urge Overkill – Oui {alternative, power pop} first album in 11 years
- Trentemøller – Memoria {electronic}
- Empath – Visitor {electronic, experimental}
- Snoop Dogg – B.O.D.R. (which stands for Bacc on Death Row)
- Laundry Day – We Switched Bodies {alternative}
- Bcalm – For You {chillhop}
All the releases in one playlist for easy consumption: MUSIC:reflections for 2022-02-11 Spotify Playlist
Last Week's Distilled Gems
Thin week on keepers, but it happens. Mitski’s Laurel Hell was really great, and Animal Collective’s Time Skiffs had some standout moments.
Individual Releases on Spotify
- Röyksopp & Alison Goldfrapp – Impossible {electronic}
- Mitski – Laurel Hell {indie rock}
- Animal Collective – Time Skiffs {pop, electronic}