Daniel Romano – Modern Pressure (Independent)
Called Modern Pressure, the new LP — Romano’s seventh solo album — was recorded in Finnsäs, Sweden, with longtime engineer Kenneth Meehan. A press release compares it to the work of Lee Hazlewood, Leonard Cohen, Serge Gainsbourg, Randy Newman and Bob Dylan. It also promises the album presents “observational scrutiny beneath the overcast atmosphere of 2016 and vigorously tackles the present-day heaviness we contain in the jotting bones of our guilty expressions.”(Exclaim!)
Do Make Say Think – Stubborn Persistent Illusions (Constellation Records)
Earlier this year, Do Make Say Think revealed plans for their first new album since 2009’s Other Truths. Now, that wait is over and you can hear Stubborn Persistent Illusions right now.(Exclaim!)
Land Of Talk – Life After Youth (Dine Alone/Saddle Creek)
Lord knows, much has happened in the years since Land Of Talk released its most recent album, 2010’s Cloak And Cipher. But for bandleader Elizabeth Powell, that time has represented an accumulation of hardships and obstacles — her father’s stroke, a hard-drive crash that wiped out a bunch of her music, the usual industry woes and lineup changes — that have both slowed her down and sparked her drive for renewal. The title of Land Of Talk’s new album, Life After Youth, wraps that whole bittersweet journey into three ambivalent words that connote a seemingly contradictory, but entirely appropriate, bundle of weariness and willingness to embrace a new day.(NPR)
She Devils – She Devils (Secretly Canadian)
Continuing where they left off with their EP, She-Devils’ new material is sourced from an “amusement park of sounds,” inspired by such icons as Iggy Pop, Madonna, as well as “the romantic longing of ‘60s yé-yé.” A visual component is built into their music, too, as the two-piece of Kyle Jukka and Audrey Ann Boucher takes a page from the art of Andy Warhol and Quentin Tarantino.(Consequence of Sound)
Good morning!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQOOgQtLI4M
Hello hello! Awfully sad news about Chris Cornell.
Yeah. The wiki says police are investigating it as a possible suicide. Which changes nothing.
Some guy on FB spoke of his having hanged himself. No source though, so take it with a grain of salt.
I have seen that mentioned…
I heard that Detroit police said it might be a suicide, but hadn’t heard the details.
French joke. From France kind of French, and the language also.
https://i.imgur.com/jk8lhmn.jpg
janet, I read the same thing on the wiki, I think (“web memory”).
Hello from sunny Manchester
Hi garf. How long was the train ride?
It was around 2hrs20 with a 12 minute change over at York
Just like driving to London.
Ontario.
That would be a bit longer and wetter for me
I am off for a bit of a wander, if I don’t see you later i’ll try to get on here tomorrow
Hello! I am back at work trying to catch up. It was a great week in Vancouver despite all the rain.
How’s things?
Hello Darbar! Glad to hear you had a good, if rainy, time in Vancouver!
It was so great! U2 show in the stadium, The Smugglers show at the Commodore, and then Flaming Lips at the soft seater Queen Elizabeth Theatre made a diverse musical trip. Add in all the R3 meet ups and the tourist attractions and it makes for a memorable trip.
Polaris Prize juror voting begins next Wednesday and ends June 7. The longlist will be the result of that voting. I am still not sure what my 5 votes will be! I have 15 or so to narrow it down from still.