Happy ... er ... new year, it's the 2023 album recommendations thread!

[Part 2]

New MC Yallah in April.

 

[May Kasahara]

I'm looking forward to McKinley Dixon's new album, whenever that appears:



And new boygenius in March:

 

[Part 2]

First track from the new one from The Shits...also April

 

[braindancer]

First track from the new one from The Shits...also April

The Shits were great at Supernormal - just saw on Facebook that Rocket signed them there and then

 

[Buddy Bradley]

I thought I'd posted about this when it came out, but now I can't find it anywhere, so here it is - Honey by Samia is a bit kind of Phoebe Bridgers style indie-pop, and for bonus cool points she's Kathy "Hocus Pocus" Najimy's daughter:

 

[pbsmooth]

new Terrence Parker sounding nice

 

[billy_bob]

Another one where I can't make up my mind how I feel about it: Nicole Dollanganger - 'Married in Mount Airy'



Her voice will definitely split the crowd.

 

[braindancer]

Very nice Boards of Canada impersonation here....

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Just noticed that Screaming Females sneaked their new album out last week - doesn't show up on Metacritic for some reason though. On first listen it's as riff-filled and awesome as their last one - I don't know how Marissa Paternoster manages to play such complex guitar lines while singing at the same time:

 

[belboid]

New Death Valley Girls out tomorrow. Sounds pretty good

 

[hitmouse]

Just noticed that Screaming Females sneaked their new album out last week - doesn't show up on Metacritic for some reason though. On first listen it's as riff-filled and awesome as their last one - I don't know how Marissa Paternoster manages to play such complex guitar lines while singing at the same time:

Are you listening to the Damian Abraham interview as well, or is that a coincidence?

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Are you listening to the Damian Abraham interview as well, or is that a coincidence?

No idea who that is, sorry.

 

[Part 2]

No idea who that is, sorry.

Singer with Fucked Up...aka Pink Eyes

 

[hitmouse]

No idea who that is, sorry.

What Part 2 said, but he also does a podcast where he interviews people (mostly but not exclusively musicians) in great detail about their connections to punk music, and the new episode is with Marissa Paternoster:

Worth a listen if you want to hear a long interview about her music taste?

 

[braindancer]

I saw The Necks play once and it was ace - but I don't think I've ever listened to any of their albums. Their new one is great though so I'll be dipping into their enormous back-catalogue. Long improv pieces featuring piano, bass and drums - properly immersive stuff - very very tasty!

 

[stavros]

John Frusciante, yes, the guitarist in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has just released two album of quite dark drone. Both have Autechre-like unpronounceable titles.

 

[braindancer]

John Frusciante, yes, the guitarist in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has just released two album of quite dark drone. Both have Autechre-like unpronounceable titles.

Didn't he also release some drum and bass stuff - or am I thinking of another chilli pepper?

 

[pbsmooth]

He's released electronic stuff before certainly.

 

[Indeliblelink]

Some ambient techno from Erika Sherman [one half of Ectomorph] out of Detroit.
Erika - Anevite Void

 

[billy_bob]

Very pleased to find out there's a new Tim Hecker album on the way in April. Only one track up on Bandcamp so far but it's a dark, pulsing beauty.



I'm also very much looking forward to the 'mantric horns (including exquisite modal sax by Colin Stetson)' promised in the description

 

[braindancer]

Very pleased to find out there's a new Tim Hecker album on the way in April. Only one track up on Bandcamp so far but it's a dark, pulsing beauty.



I'm also very much looking forward to the 'mantric horns (including exquisite modal sax by Colin Stetson)' promised in the description

Ooooh

 

[braindancer]

Ooooh

Just saw he's playing in London in April but it's £28.... haven't seen him play in a long while but that's too pricey for me....

 

[stavros]

Didn't he also release some drum and bass stuff - or am I thinking of another chilli pepper?

I think so. I'd never much liked the RHCPs, but this sounded interesting so I gave it a shot. Not quite Stars of the Lid quality drone, but good nonetheless.

 

[braindancer]

Killer b put me on to Precipitation's spangly ambient house.... he's just released a jungle tape and it's very nice...

 

[Part 2]

Great opener from new Gum Takes Tooth out in April.

 

[Part 2]

And first tracks from the new Liturgy sound awesome.

 

[Part 2]

Seems like ages since Craven Faults released something new but it's coming in May.

 

[billy_bob]

Ooh, nice one. Craven Faults' last album has become bob_jr and my go-to soundtrack when we play chess. There's something exquisitely chessy about it - perfectly orderly but geometrically complex and beautiful.

(For anyone interested, he's 14 and consistently beats me about 75% of the time, as he has done since the 4th game we played after I'd taught him the game when he was 9 )

 

[Buddy Bradley]

New slowthai album out today, it's all gone a bit electronic to the extent that it sounds like he's backed by NIN:

 

[braindancer]

Ooh, nice one. Craven Faults' last album has become bob_jr and my go-to soundtrack when we play chess. There's something exquisitely chessy about it - perfectly orderly but geometrically complex and beautiful.

(For anyone interested, he's 14 and consistently beats me about 75% of the time, as he has done since the 4th game we played after I'd taught him the game when he was 9 )

I was just looking on Craven Faults bandcamp the other day thinking it must be time for a new release.....

Look forward to that! And I'll stick him on now I think.