Album Recommendations: 2024 Edition

[SpookyFrank]

I'll start you off with 'Big Sigh' by Marika Hackman, which is due out on 12th January.

 

[hitmouse]

The Chisel have got an album out in Feb:

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Okay, not a new album (in fact, it’s the 30th anniversary!) but I’m still making this my first album buy of 2024. A lost classic.

 

[The39thStep]

View attachment 406161Okay, not a new album (in fact, it’s the 30th anniversary!) but I’m still making this my first album buy of 2024. A lost classic.

I remember this .
Sort of like Michael Head meets The House of Love imitating The Byrds

 

[Smokeandsteam]

I remember this .
Sort of like Michael Head meets The House of Love imitating The Byrds

They do sound like Felt/The Byrds but it’s done so well. It’s flawless

 

[The39thStep]

They do sound like Felt/The Byrds but it’s done so well. It’s flawless

I listened to it as I was pottering around this morning, it's very very good.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

I listened to it as I was pottering around this morning, it's very very good.

Glad you enjoyed it. I’ve been holding off listening to it until the new version with the extras. But, ‘Here it Comes’ and ‘Freeze Out’ are, for me, just perfect songs.

A bit like The Chameleons (who we’ve discussed before) East Village seem to me to be forerunners and influencers of a particular genre who’ve been completely undervalued and overlooked in the retrospective narrative in favour of often inferior bands

 

[Buddy Bradley]

I'll start you off with 'Big Sigh' by Marika Hackman, which is due out on 12th January.

Her recent singles are all a bit too laid back and breathy for my taste - I loved Any Human Friend, especially the one - I want more of that kind of thing.

 

[Indeliblelink]

And we're off.
Skee Mask releases his third batch of previously unreleased tracks.
Skee Mask - C

 

[braindancer]

The one track up from the new Donato Dizzy album is sounding lush. If the rest of the album, out on the 19th, stands up it will be a treat....

 

[braindancer]

Rekab has a new album out. I think it may have come out very late 2023 but hey, I'm putting it here.

It's lovely warm squelchy spacey deep acid electro/techno - his stuff is always top notch and this is no different... so cosy

 

[MBV]

Came across an Belgium artist called Rari recently who does pleasant electronica.

 

[pesh]

Another album from the very end of 2023.
definitely pleasant electronica. love it.

 

[inva]

Rosali has a new album Bite Down out in March

Her previous album was fantastic so it should be good

 

[May Kasahara]

Kali Uchis has a new one coming out soon

 

[May Kasahara]

Very excited to hear the rest of Tatyana's album, because these two tracks are great: no-fucking-about banging electro pop.

 

[The39thStep]

New High Llamas album coming out in March

 

[The39thStep]

and a new Laetitia Sadier end of February

 

[Buddy Bradley]

New one that I saw on RYM and decided to check out - Shoelace & A Knot by yungatita, quite pleasant indie rock:

 

[braindancer]

Ben Frost has a new album out 1st March. Sounds like it might be pretty scorching....

https://boomkat.com/

 

[May Kasahara]

New Jane Weaver out in April!

 

[Smokeandsteam]

New shoegaze (next month) from the brilliant Whitelands…also supporting Slowdive next month.

 

[stavros]

Letter to Self by angry punks SPRINTS. Think Amyl and the Sniffers or Cable Ties:

 

[rutabowa]

CHEMTRAILS new record "the joy of sects" is out in 3 days.... catchy queer pop punk, probably a bit more pop than I would usually go for but they are v good live

 

[braindancer]

The one track up from the new Donato Dizzy album is sounding lush. If the rest of the album, out on the 19th, stands up it will be a treat....

This is out today and is really great. I'm not feeling well today and it's soothing me up nicely - drones, emotive synth melodies and softly pulsing kick-drums - right up my alley

 

[belboid]

new sweater-kinney out today

 

[braindancer]

Came across this on Bandcamp and it's really great - I'm on my 3rd day in bed with the dratted Covid and I've had this on repeat while I lie about reading.



It's really lovely. Nice droney synths, a few bits of organ, ambling guitar, shuffling drums - very very nice

 

[braindancer]

Do you like American Football? The band rather than the sport? If you do then listen to this. Melancholic emo/indie rock. Ok - it's not super original but it's done so nicely... I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff. There's a touch of Songs:Ohio to it at times maybe, though also some shouty pay-offs... all in all it's rather lovely....

 

[SpookyFrank]

First proper record from English Teacher out April 12th. First song they've put out from it is a belter.

 

[hitmouse]

CHEMTRAILS new record "the joy of sects" is out in 3 days.... catchy queer pop punk, probably a bit more pop than I would usually go for but they are v good live

Ooh, been meaning to listen to that, and it is actually out now, cheers for the reminder.