This Week's New Releases
I usually front load my weekly playlist with the new singles as they’re quick listens and can get through them all on an commute or gym session, but today’s going to start with three albums I am incredibly excited for:
- Bob Moses, who are one of my all time favorites both live and in studio, and who also put on one hell of a DJ set – if you ever get the chance to see that, go!
- Channel Tres, who I saw for the first time opening for Toro Y Moi, and took me by surprise and blew me away. So much groove and energy
- Stromae, who I first saw at Coachella a few years ago. Speaking French has defiinitely helped in my love for his output, but his compositions and rhythms are fantastic
Individual Releases on Spotify:
- Bob Moses – The Silence in Between {electronic, alternative}
- Channel Tres – refresh {electronic, hip hop}
- Stromae – Multitude {electronic, synth pop}
- ODESZA – Better Now {electronic}
- Tourist – Your Love {electronic, deep house}
- Lucius – Heartbursts {indie pop}
- Jack White – Hi-De-Ho {rock} Featuring Q-Tip – say what?
- HAIM – Lost Track {alternative}
- Sharon Van Etten – Used To It {indie rock}
- Badbadnotgood – Open Channels {indie, jazz}
- Bartees Strange – Heavy Heart {alternative}
- Kurt Vile – Hey Like A Child {indie rock}
- Nilüfer Yanya – PAINLESS {indie pop}
- Stereophonics – Oochya! {britrock, alternative}
- Band of Horses – Things Are Great {indie rock}
- Diplo – Diplo {electronic, house}
- Guided by Voices – Crystal Nuns Cathedral {indie rock}
- Peach Pit – From 2 to 3 {indie rock, indie pop}
- The Weather Station – How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars {indie folk, art pop}
- RZA – Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater {hip hop}
- Luna Li – Duality {indie pop}
- The Black Dog – Concrete Reasoning EP {electronic, ambient}
- Lorca – Saudade {deep house}
All the releases in one playlist for easy consumption: MUSIC:reflections for 2022-03-04 Spotify Playlist
Last Week's Distilled Gems
Tor’s remix album took me by surprise, and really loved it and his whole catalog. King Hannah was also a surprise and quite good. The Robert Glasper album really highlighted a lot of what I do love about some hip hop.
Individual Releases on Spotify
- Tor – Oasis Sky (Remixes) {downtempo} Thought this remix album was fantastic and actually went back to listen to Tor’s entire album catalog, all were excellent. If you like Bonobo, you should like Tor
- Röyksopp – This Time, This Place… {electronic}
- The xx – Stranger In a Room (Live 2016) {alternative, electronic}
- King Hannah – I’m Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me {rock, dream pop} Think Kurt Vile, War on Drugs, Mazzy Star
- Nightmares On Wax – Remixed! To Freedom… {electronic}
- Robert Glasper – Black Radio III {hip hop, neo soul}
- Prins Thomas – 8 {deep house, indie dance}
- 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
- Florence + The Machine – King {pop, alternative}
- Superchunk – Wild Loneliness {indie rock} Brought me back…