2016 album recommendations - too soon?

[stavros]

There's a new Nick Cave album out in September, Skeleton Tree.

 

[Indeliblelink]

I'm enjoying the ambient album from Moby that he gave away free earlier this year, "Long Ambients 1. Calm. Sleep" Nothing ground breaking but it does what it says on the tin, 4 hours of very pleasant music for relaxing or dozing off to.

 

[redchris]

I've just discovered Steve Mason (Beta Band, King Biscuit Time) has a new one out. He's always dependable.

ETA: I bought it today and am nearly through my first play of it. Very consistent and well worth investing in if you like either his solo work or the Beta Band.

I've been a fan of Steve Mason since his Beta Band days. His latest album is more laid back than much of his previous stuff and ace. For anyone who's in the area and interested, he's playing the Boiler Room in Guildford on 28th October which should be particularly excellent given that it holds about 200 people and he's always good value live.

 

[billy_bob]

There's a new Nick Cave album out in September, Skeleton Tree.

Whenever I think about this I feel quite sick with the combination of anticipation, and the knowledge that it's likely to be a gruelling listen, given what he's been through recently.

Push the Sky Away was my favourite album since No More Shall We Part, but for several albums now the Bad Seeds really sound like they're reaching some higher plane of musical unison. That studio run-through of Higgs-Boson Blues in 20,000 Days on Earth (which I thought was otherwise fairly tiresome hagiography) was quite spell-binding.

 

[billy_bob]

New Holy Fuck album just out, 'Congrats'. Hope it's as good as this:

 

[rutabowa]

G.L.O.S.S. "Trans Day Of Revenge"
Very short album of trans hardcore punk.
not going to win prizes for originality but it sounds satisfyingly full of rage and 4 real.

 

[Spandex]

Lone has a new album out on the 27th May

I'm listening to this now and it's great. It might be my favourite album of his. It was Pineapple Crush that go me into him in the first place, so it's good to have a whole album in that vein.

 

[Spandex]

Xeno & Oaklander - Topiary

Another great coldwave album. This is probably their most consistent album (it's their 5th, I think). Nothing quite reaches the heights of Sheen off their last album, but since that's probably my favourite track this decade, that was quite a high bar to reach. Gloomy electropop - I seem to be really into that at the moment.

 

[hash tag]

Heavyish and metally, I've just got hold of Magma by Gojira and suspect it will be on autoplay soon, a cracking album.

Gojira's New Album: Magma

Magma (Gojira album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[damnNAFTA]

Restless by Bakradze has been a standout for me so far. Bakradze is Gacha Bakradze's more house/techno focused moniker (for those not aware he has also released music as Gacha that is a little different but also great). Enjoyed his EPs leading up to this greatly, and the LP doesn't disappoint. Worth checking out if you're a fan of deep house and ambient music.
Recent digital release on Spotify:

 

[rutabowa]

Woah. Trim album finally coming out this month, this is incredible

 

[Johnny Vodka]

Enjoying the Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve album on first listen - reminds me a bit of Death In Vegas.

 

[Threshers_Flail]

Woah. Trim album finally coming out this month, this is incredible

The list of producers is impressive, can't wait!

 

[redsquirrel]

Freakwater have a new album out, Scheherazade, first in 11 years. I hadn't realised they will still going thought they'd sort of just disappeared like The Flaming Stars.

 

[rutabowa]

NANCY album out September I heard, I got the teaser 7" last year and it was one of my favorites, this is a total TUNE

 

[rutabowa]

The list of producers is impressive, can't wait!

full stream
Listen To 1800-Dinosaur Presents Trim, With Production From James Blake, Happa, Boothroyd, And More

 

[killer b]

This is really good:



Also this, from one of the guys who's released stuff on my tape label (which is this week's third-best selling album at Norman Records, ahead of Floating Points... I feel like a proud dad)

 

[Mattym]

Some I have recently purchased & liked.
1) Cosmic Machine- The Sequel (A voyage across French cosmic & electronic avantgarde ((70s-80s))
2) Michael Kiwanuka- Love & Hate
3) Touched 3- Compilation of electronic stuff- all proceeds to Macmillan- 15 quid, 417 tracks!!! 808State, Amon Tobin, Arovane, Autechre, B12, Banco de Gaia, Bedouin Ascent, Bibio, Bola, Brothom States & that's just the more well-known artists among the first 50 or so tracks- It's going to take ages to listen to it all.

 

[killer b]

That cosmic machine album is great, I found a promo of it in my local record shop for £3.

 

[Mattym]

That cosmic machine album is great, I found a promo of it in my local record shop for £3.

That's a steal!

 

[mwgdrwg]

Let's hope Frank Ocean finally releases that album.

Out Friday. While I'm on holiday, with no Internet.


but aaaarrrgh!

 

[rutabowa]

new album from Brainbombs, this sound sick so far in all senses of the word.

 

[killer b]

Fuck yes.

 

[rutabowa]

would go see them live.

 

[killer b]

Fuck yes

 

[ska invita]

dont think most of urbans going to like it, but Louie Vega is a god to me...
28 vocal soulful house tunes....
i think its all up on youtube on his channel VegaRecordsNYC

 

[sim667]

New Crystal Castles Album with new singer - Edith Frances

I'm probably the only person excited by this



All proceeds going to Amnesty International

 

[redsquirrel]

There's a new Nick Cave album out in September, Skeleton Tree.

New Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Wedding Present and Divine Comedy released same day too.

 

[braindancer]

Loving the new Pye Corner Audio album - Stasis

 

[braindancer]

Also this, from one of the guys who's released stuff on my tape label (which is this week's third-best selling album at Norman Records, ahead of Floating Points... I feel like a proud dad)

Liking this! Similar vibe to the PCA album I mentioned above..... (based on Track 1!)