New Music Friday!

My focus is gonna be on:

1: billy woods & Kenny Segal - Maps
2: The Album Leaf - Future Falling
3: Fred Again . . & Brian Eno - Secret Life
4: Westerman - An Inbuilt Fault

I imagine I'll mainly listen to the billy woods & Kenny Segal, since billy's solo work from last year on Aethiopes and Church were my two most listened to albums of '22.
 
wokeupnew said:
what kind of music is Fred Again? I'm not expecting much since Eno's collaborations are very hit or miss
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Electronic, dance, etc but really all over the place. This recent tiny desk he did is very cool.

My expectations rose when Four Tet really hyped the album. I mean, of course he would, it's coming out on his label, but in general I have enjoyed many of Four Tet's recommendations.
 
blenoxsmith said:
My focus is gonna be on:

1: billy woods & Kenny Segal - Maps
2: The Album Leaf - Future Falling
3: Fred Again . . & Brian Eno - Secret Life
4: Westerman - An Inbuilt Fault

I imagine I'll mainly listen to the billy woods & Kenny Segal, since billy's solo work from last year on Aethiopes and Church were my two most listened to albums of '22.
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wokeupnew said:
what kind of music is Fred Again? I'm not expecting much since Eno's collaborations are very hit or miss
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I’m really interested in this one. It probably going to be my first play of the day.
 
Back home after the Xiu Xiu concert. Only started getting back on the new release wagon this Sunday, after a (at least) two week hiatus. Tell me I haven't missed something groundbreaking, would you?

🔥
  • Tim Hecker - No Highs [consistency, consistency, consistency. Tim's got the magic, and it is clear as day in his career's work. Part of the appeal of his music is witnessing how each of his records transcend and build off what came before. So, while I didn't find Anoyo or Konoyo to my tastes, No Highs would not exist without them, and I await his next creation]
  • μ-Ziq - 1977 [tysm, MP ❤️]
👍
  • Baby Rose - Through and Through [good, but won't be clamoring to revisit and will likely forget about it by the end of the quarter]
  • El Michels Affair w/ Black Thought - Glorious Game [bars, production, the works]
  • Angel Olsen - Forever Means (EP) [the first two tracks are some of the most gorgeous she has ever made]
  • Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good! [another solid effort. Maybe it goes up a tier? Not right now though; I don't care for the title track and especially "Shake the Bottle"]
  • Wednesday - Rat Saw God [I see this is a fairly recent darling of the forum. Truthfully, I think this record lacks something. Many of the songs here feel as though they are steps away from a greatness they never quite reach...I still do quite like what the album offers (especially on "Bull Believer") but I can’t deny that there is a very mild sense of disappointment in me. LET'S PUMP THE BRAKES, GUYS]
🤷‍♂️
  • Indigo De Souza - All of This Will End [just wanted this to end after the halfway point. Her music has never been for me]
  • Brandee Younger - Brand New Life [even the Pete Rock inclusion doesn't move the needle for me. She's done better]
👎

None.​

🤮

None.​
 
Here's my selection for today, Friday May 5th. Happy listening everybody 🎶🙂💖



Durand Jones "Wait Til I Get Over" (R&B, Soul)

Ed Sheeran "-" (Pop)

Panchiko "Failed at Math(s)" (Indie Rock, Noise Pop, Shoegaze)

Destroy Lonely "If Looks Could Kill" (Hip Hop, Trap)

The Smashing Pumpkins "ATUM" (Rock)

grandson "I Love You, I’m Trying" (Alternative Rock, Hip Hop)

IDK "F65" (Hip Hop)

billy woods & Kenny Segal "Maps" (Hip Hop)

Q "Soul,PRESENT" (Industrial, Punk)

Weathers "Are We Having Fun?" (indie rock)

Westerman "An Inbuilt Fault" (Jazz)

The Lemon Twigs "Everything Harmony" (Indie Rock, Baroque Rock, Art Rock)

LA Priest "Fase Luna" (Experimental Indie Rock, former Late of the Pier)

7ebra "Bird Hour" (Twee Pop)

felicita "Spalarkle" (Pop)

Therapy? "Hard Cold Fire" (Rock)

SBTRKT "The Rat Road" (UK Garage, House, Post Dubstep)

Olivia Jean "Raving Ghost" (Gothic Rock, Garage Rock)

Cloth "Secret Measure" (Doom Metal)

Fred Again.. & Brian Eno "Secret life" (Electropop)

Jeromes Dream "The Gray in Between" (Screamo, Grindcore, noise rock, math Rock)

Nanna "How to Start a Garden" ( Hip Hop)

SQÜRL "Silver Haze" (marginal rock)

DC The Don "FUNERAL" (Hip Hop)

$uicideboy$ "Yin Yang Tapes: Spring Season (1989-1990)" (Rap)

Currents "The Death We Seek" (Progressive Metal)
 
Rip_City said:
So, while I didn't find Anoyo or Konoyo to my tastes, No Highs would not exist without them
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Well said, I agree about Anoyo and Konoyo.
Rip_City said:
Wednesday - Rat Saw God [I see this is a fairly recent darling of the forum. Truthfully, I think this record lacks something. Many of the songs here feel as though they are steps away from a greatness they never quite reach...I still do quite like what the album offers (especially on "Bull Believer") but I can’t deny that there is a very mild sense of disappointment in me. LET'S PUMP THE BRAKES, GUYS]
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Also agree! I love it but I feel like they could take some songs to the next level. Maybe throw another Bull Believer-esque song in there. It feels like some ideas are slightly unfinshed or not fully realized. Overall it's good but missing something.
 
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Yeah this Eno/Fred Again album is decent. I had no idea what to expect but after a few songs it started to click. Had to get used to the signing a little bit. The second half is more ambient, more Eno-y than the first half of the album. I think the collaboration works better than than the first few tracks.
 
Hollywood said:
Secret Measure by Glaswegian duo Cloth is a pretty good dream-pop post-rock indie album! If you like the lush dream pop of Cocteau Twins and the moody restraint and minimalist guitar 🎸 of the xx this is likely for you 😉
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Massive thank you for rec'ing this Cloth album! This album is instantly one of my favorites of the year. I can't believe I'd never heard of this band before, as they are right in my wheelhouse. The tracks Lido, Ladder and Money Planet are just spectacular.

This is what I love about keeping up with new music, even as a really avid music listener when it comes to things I enjoy there are still these moments of being dumbfounded as to why I've never heard an artist when I pop it on.
 
blenoxsmith said:
Massive thank you for rec'ing this Cloth album! This album is instantly one of my favorites of the year. I can't believe I'd never heard of this band before, as they are right in my wheelhouse. The tracks Lido, Ladder and Money Planet are just spectacular.

This is what I love about keeping up with new music, even as a really avid music listener when it comes to things I enjoy there are still these moments of being dumbfounded as to why I've never heard an artist when I pop it on.
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My pleasure 😊 Glad you're enjoying the album. Agreed on Lido, the jazzy outro is 👌 Ladder 🪜 is also very good, as is Money 💰 Plant 👍
 
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