Anamai – What Mountain (Halocline Trance)
On What Mountain, Anna Mayberry (HSY) and David Psutka (Egpyptrixx) continue to craft the ambient electro-folk that put Anamai on the map with their 2015 record Sallows. Their new record doesn’t quite conjure the same beguiling magic as their debut, but it’s solid nonetheless.(Exclaim)
DJ Format & AbDominal – Still Hungry (Kartel)
DJ Format and Abdominal are back – not that they’ve really been away, they’ve just been busy with their own things – and, as the title goes some way to suggest, they’re still hungry. By which, they mean they still have things to prove. “That’s the sweet spot,” Abdominal tells us on the title track, “Time to see what you got.”(The Skinny)
Fast Romantics – American Love (Light Organ)
On American Love, the Fast Romantics explore what it means to fall in love during a time of strife and unrest, as well as themes of identity and nationhood. Written during 2016, a real banner year for sadness and dismay, the album presents a love story with the backdrop of political chaos, anger and confusion.(Exclaim)
Feist – Pleasure (Interscope/Universal)
On Leslie Feist’s fifth album, sparks of rock’n’roll are balanced with simmering introspection across a collection of patient, lushly arranged songs. (Pitchfork)
Figure Walking – The Big Other (Disintegration Records)
[A] message of creating harmony both at home and abroad translates through songs like “Submarine,” “Blue World” and “Singapore,” not to mention the previously shared heartbreaker “Victorious.” “Funeral,” meanwhile, closes the record on a note that acknowledges the impending end with a surprising sense of optimism and gang chants of, “Let’s just try to celebrate, dance until this all makes sense.”(Exclaim)
Kayla Howran – Spare Parts (Cameron House Records)
“I can’t listen to country radio,” sings Kayla Howran on “Country Radio,” the fourth song on her second and newest album, Spare Parts. But not for the reasons you might think (bro-country, lack-of-diversity country or simply not-your-type-of country) — but because “I can’t play that song anymore/ everything reminds me of you.”(CBC Music)
The Dirty Nil – Minimum R&B (Dine Alone/Fat Wreck Chords)
The Dirty Nil released their debut album Higher Power last year, and now they’re following it with a compilation called Minimum R&B. The comp comprises their 2014 Smite EP, early 7″s, and a previously unreleased song called “Caroline.” The comp comes out this Friday (4/28) via Dine Alone and Fat Wreck Chords, and we’re premiering a stream of the whole thing below.(Brooklyn Vegan)
The Wardens – Sleeping Buffalo (Independent)
Wilsen – I Go Missing In My Sleep (Secret City)
The trio is composed of (sort-of) namesake Tamsin Wilson — a U.K.-born, Canadian-raised singer-songwriter — along with bandmates Drew Arndt on bass and Johnny Simon Jr. on guitar. Wilson, who now lives in Brooklyn, wrote most of the songs for this album in the quiet of her apartment at night while the city was asleep.(CBC Music) +FirstPlay
And for those that would like to see all of the YouTube videos here is a handy playlist.
Hello
Greetings and salutations! Lots of good music this week
Good morning!
Hi Ho, virtual neighbourinos
Does anyone plan on buying one of tommorrow’s releases?
I’m going to pick up the new Fast Romantics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBqRKsjd6m4
Greg MacPherson sounds interesting. Not sure about the others. maybe Fast Romantics.
I tend to stick to eMusic for most of my stuff, so if it’s not there, then it’s a lot more effort for me to get it*
*not really, but that’s what I tell myself
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/mcdonalds-new-uniforms-social-media-1.4088170
Hi all. Thanks for the new releases and I especially like the link to the youtube playlist of the vids.
I have no immediate plans of buying any of them yet. If they were to tour through here I would probably pick up a CD. Otherwise I wait to see how I feel about the album before I purchase it.
Fast Romantics and The Dirty Nil interest me the most. I just listened to Greg MacPherson the other day and the album is quite good.
I should be adding the Spotify playlists that I can find some time tomorrow
good afternoon folks.
I am excited to hear/see Elliot Brood this weekend. Frustrated that I can’t listen to the new album on Spotify however. Just a single jingle there.
Enjoy Elliot Brood, Morgana!
I’m concert-going this weekend too, the New Pornographers are in town tomorrow!
I was just listening to a black box session last night by Kinley, also of Hey Rosetta. It was out last year but I missed it somehow. The video release of Blackbird has brought it into the press again and I am glad it came under my radar this time.
Listening to the black box session here from the Fast Romantics reminded me to mention it.
Quite like the lyrics of American Love.
@Janet we don’t get the New Pornogrophers until Oct 1 but I have my ticket already. We have a small venue in our town. Quite surprised they are coming here given our wee location but thrilled. You have a blast this weekend!
@Morgana, thanks for the nudge, I have added the EB album to the calendar
@garfielduk Hi! What calendar? Your personal calendar right … your coming!!
this one https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=l16mhg6p8v3bb69o13js8brjf8%40group.calendar.google.com
I wish I could join you but I don’t have the money
Colter Wall will have an album out on May 12 as well. Busy day for new releases that day.
@darbar bumped my comment!
@garfielduk ah, that lovely calendar!
a lack on money can certainly cramp a persons style.
I am going to go outside and grow some food now. Spending less on food will allow me to spend more on shows:)
Haha! Sorry morgana.
Enjoy the food growing!
I think NP are here Oct 5. I saw them last year at the Jazz Festival – no wait, that was 2 years ago. huh…
really considering heading to Brandon to see Richard Thompson
It’s the same weekend as Gateway, which has some okay bands, but Tom Cochrane as a headliner doesn’t do much for me.
and I’ll probably not have Richard Thompson this close ever again…
@DBS, added, thank you
g’night folks
@Morgana, how much of that chocolate is left?
Night Garf!