MUSIC:reflections for 2022-06-24
Week of unexpected drops for me as the French came out in force with Stereolab and JB Dunckel (of Air) releasing new music. Grum and Ron Trent albums, with Khruangbin guesting on Ron’s album, and a Music For Dreams 20th anniversary comp should provide a solid electronic up and down beat fix. Soccer Mommy, Brian Jonestown Massacre, DIIV, Damien Jurado, Goose and G. Love round out the various flavors of rock offering. Happy listening…
Last Week’s Distilled Gems:
Röyksopp were great as always, and Lana Del Rey + Father John Misty was a really nice collab. The Foals and Bartees Strange albums were both on repeat for a chunk of last week. Bolivard put out some fantastic French electronic grooves and will look for a full length and ideally an opportunity to see him live.
This Week's New Releases
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| Stereolab – Robot Riot [ single ] indie, electronic Hell yeah, new music from Stereolab. Hearing that a new Switched On release is coming |
| Sylvan Esso – Your Reality [ single ] electronic, alternative |
| JB Dunckel – Carbon [ album ] electronic This is a. welcome surprise. Jean-Benoît Dunckel is half of seminal French electronic baand Air. If you don’t know them, you must go and listen to Moon Safari immediately |
| Soccer Mommy – Sometimes, Forever [ album ] indie rock, indie pop |
| Grum – Unreality [ album ] electronic, house |
| Ron Trent – What do the stars say to you [ album ] electronic, house With guest appearances by Khruangbin, Lars Bartkuhn and Jean-Luc Ponty |
| DIIV – Sometime / Human / Geist [ ep ] indie, alternative |
| Damien Jurado – Reggae Film Star [ album ] pop, alternative |
| The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Fire Doesn’t Grow On Trees [ album ] alternative, psychedlic |
| Goose – Dripfield [ album ] alternative, rock, jam |
| G. Love & Special Sauce – Philadelphia Mississippi [ album ] rock, blues |
| Various Artists – Music for Dreams 20 Years: The Sunset Sessions Vol. 10 [ compilation ] electronic, house, chillout Café del Mar inspired series celebrates a big milestone |
| Muna – Muna [ album ] indie pop, indie rock My wildcard of the week. Could be good for fans of Maggie Rogers |