Album Recommendations: 2024 Edition

[stavros]

The new album from Adam Wiltzie, the surviving member of Stars of the Lid, is a droney, neo-classical delight:

 

[belboid]

the new Einstürzende Neubauten, Rampen (apm: alien pop music), is about as compromising as you might expect. Yummy.

 

[May Kasahara]

Fans of 80s-inflected pop might want to check out Fabiana Palladino's album. Om first listen I'm not sure I like anything on here as much as the (excellent) lead single, but could be a grower.

 

[rutabowa]

New album coming out next month from Kim Gordon, of all people - still making challenging noise at 70:

This new Kim Gordon record is really amazing... it really shouldn't work her making a trap record but somehow they manage to make it really vital and interesting rather than desperate.

 

[hitmouse]

The Staves' new album is out. I have been saving it up to listen to on a long journey back from an intense work engagement, and it's making me very happy

Oh, this is quite nice. I'd just been attempting to listen to Guttersnipes, so this is a good relaxing change for my ears.

 

[May Kasahara]

New Jane Weaver out in April!

This is out now and it's absolutely gorgeous.

 

[Indeliblelink]

A new live album from Craven Faults - Thwaite Watermill

 

[braindancer]

This is out now and it's absolutely gorgeous.

Saving this for a long journey I have coming up...

 

[braindancer]

New Pye Corner Audio is sounding sweet...

Was a big fan of his early stuff but not been so keen on more recent albums.

This new one is much more my cup of tea again. Evocative electronica with a good dose of dancefloor chug....

 

[belboid]

ooh, there's a new Ex-Easter Island Head album finally out on May 17. The initial track sounds great

 

[marty21]

The Staves' new album is out. I have been saving it up to listen to on a long journey back from an intense work engagement, and it's making me very happy

Jolly good, heard the single last week , will listen to this, loved their last album.

 

[braindancer]

ooh, there's a new Ex-Easter Island Head album finally out on May 17. The initial track sounds great

Touring too - got tickets for Brighton in June.

 

[stavros]

A hour and a half of very nice and very relaxed ambient from Mick Chillage:

 

[Indeliblelink]

This album of Scottish avant-folk / electroacoustic / drone is rather good.
Harry Gorski-Brown - Durt Dronemaker After Dreamboats

 

[belboid]

Just listened to the new Messthetics album - it's fucking great.

Previously a trio - Brendan Canty and Joe Lally - the rhythm section from Fugazi, with Anthony Pirog shredding on guitar but for the new album they've added a sax player and although the previous stuff was a bit jazz they've hit the jazz vibes way harder this time.

Check this banger:

I shouldn’t laugh, but…

I was playing this earlier and mrsb complained about the bloody noise. So I said I could swap it for the new Einsturzende Neubaten album. And she agreed.

 

[belboid]

Touring too - got tickets for Brighton in June.

Lucky bugger. They’re another one only up north whilst I’m in Skye.

 

[braindancer]

I shouldn’t laugh, but…

I was playing this earlier and mrsb complained about the bloody noise. So I said I could swap it for the new Einsturzende Neubaten album. And she agreed.

Last time I was playing it my partner asked what it was and said it sounded great - this is almost unheard of - normally it's 'Matt, for fuck sake turn it down'

 

[MBV]

Cindy Lee album:

 

[hitmouse]

Can't say I've been paying that much attention to Sheer Mag over the last few years, but they've got a new album out:

 

[braindancer]

Big day for sludge today with new albums from High on Fire AND Melvins out. Looking forward to getting my riff on later

 

[marshall]

Big day for us Swifties too

 

[braindancer]

Big day for sludge today with new albums from High on Fire AND Melvins out. Looking forward to getting my riff on later

Can't say I'm that taken with Melvins... always devastating live but this new album, as per most recent albums didn't really sink it's teeth in me. Fair play to them though and I know they wouldn't give a shit about my opinion and rightly so!

High on Fire's album though is amazing though..... and there's an ex-Melvin on drums. Massive riffs and Matt Pike's awesome snarly vocals make for sludgy stoner rock heaven...

 

[plurker]

I'm enjoiyng DogUnit at the mo; kind of rocky electronic droney scape stuff - long pieces with no discernible break; a bit like the Necks but less jazzy. (I'd never make a music hack!!)

DOG UNIT

DOG UNIT sound like electronic music played by a rock band, or post-rock you can dance to. Purveyors of entrancing drone, tactile texture, slow-mo polyrhythm, and skewiff riff. Band photo by Xenia Owens

thisisdogunit.bandcamp.com

 

[MBV]

A band called Seafood had an album called When do we start fighting. Good name.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

This new Lucy Rose album seems fairly pleasant.

 

[ddraig]

RSD today, anyone arsed?
Want would like a few bits but not loads

 

[belboid]

I'll try and get the Television live album for myself, as well as the English Teacher for a mate. Couple of other things (SFA & French Psych) that I would quite like, but can't justify.

 

[ddraig]

Hoping for SFA and the Das koolies just remix

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

This new Kim Gordon record is really amazing... it really shouldn't work her making a trap record but somehow they manage to make it really vital and interesting rather than desperate.

I found / find it quite interesting / innovative and I really like her voice (and a lot of the lyrical hooks/flow) . . . but I find myself not actually 'enjoying' it.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Can't say I've been paying that much attention to Sheer Mag over the last few years, but they've got a new album out:

Sounds boring to start off, but turns into a really great song. I really like her voice and vocal melodies, but the rest of the band seem more and more to be losing their oomph. Might just be the wrong production (for me). I only care, because it's so close to being something amazing, but just flops about like a wet fish.
I enjoyed the first three EPs and even the more disco feel of the first LP (though I have not listened to that much - I should revisit it).