It's getting hard to keep up with all the great fall releases. If you thought last week was jam-packed, just check out what's in store this week!
Kurt Vile's highly-anticipated sixth solo album is out. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls it, "another first-rate outing of expansive, folk-tinged psych-rock, with a consistently strong set of mostly dark, open-ended songs combining Vile’s expressive guitar work along with some occasional banjo, piano and other instrumentation with his laconic drawl and smart, self-aware lyrics that leaven deep melancholy with flashes of wry humor." Scottish trio Chvrches share "another powerful, impeccably crafted set of anthemic electro-pop with bright, shimmering synths and propulsive rhythms accompanying Lauren Mayberry’s crystalline vocals and emotive lyrics."
Big Grams, a collaboration of Outkast's Big Boi and Phantogram, release their self-titled debut EP, featuring guest appearances from Run The Jewels and Skrillex. Swedish band Dungen share "an impressive set of expansive psych-rock, with a warm, beautifully detailed sound combining a variety of instrumentation including fuzzy guitars, piano, organ, horns, woodwinds, vibes, harp and more with delicate vocals and twisty melodies." Electropop veterans New Order return with a new album (read an in-depth review on the KEXP Blog here), and supergroup The Dead Weather unleash their third full-length, "another visceral set of bluesy hard-rock with searing guitar riffs, muscular rhythms and wailing vocals."
(Various) – “Something Going On”
from Artifact: The Dawn of Creation Records 83-85 on Cherry Red
Big Grams – “Lights On”
from Big Grams on Epic
Bikini Kill – “Ocean Song”
from Revolution Girl Style Now on Bikini Kill Records
Black Breath – “Slaves Beyond Death”
from Slaves Beyond Death on Southern Lord Records
Chvrches – “Leave A Trace”
from Every Open Eye on Glassnote Entertainment Group
The Dead Weather – “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)”
from Dodge and Burn on Third Man Records
The Dears – “I Used To Pray For The Heavens To Fall”
from Times Infinity, Vol. 1 on Dangerbird Records
Disclosure – “Jaded”
from Caracal on PMR/Island
Doe Paoro – “Growth/Decay”
from After on Anti-
Don Henley – “Take A Picture Of This”
from Cass County on Capitol / Virgin EMI
Dungen – “Åkt Dit”
from Allas Sak on Mexican Summer/Smalltown Supersound
Expert Alterations – “The Past And You”
from You Can't Always Be Liked on Kanine Records
Fetty Wap – “My Way”
from Fetty Wap on Atlantic / Warner
Futurebirds – “Hotel Parties”
from Hotel Parties on Easy Sound Recording Company
Girl Band – “Pears for Lunch”
from Holding Hands with Jamie on Rough Trade
Graveyard – “The Apple And The Tree”
from Innocence & Decadence on Nuclear Blast
Herb Alpert – “Night Ride”
from Come Fly with Me on Herb Alpert Presents / WEA
Infected Mushroom – “Yamakas In Space”
from Converting Vegetarians, Vol. 2 on Dim Mak
Introverted Dancefloor – “Happiness Is Such A Mess”
from Introverted Dancefloor on Carpark Records
JR JR – “Gone”
from JR JR on Warner Bros.
Kaskade – “We Don't Stop”
from Automatic on Warner Bros.
Kurt Vile – “Pretty Pimpin”
from B'lieve I'm Goin Down... on Matador
Laetitia Sadier – “Dry Fruit”
from Dry Fruit on Drag City
Los Lobos – “Made To Break Your Heart”
from Gates of Gold on Savoy Jazz
Maia Vidal – “Islands Of You And Me”
from You're the Waves on Crammed Discs
Michael Chapman – “Jack”
from Fish on Tompkins Square
New Order – “Restless”
from Music Complete on Mute
Patty Griffin – “Rider Of Days”
from Servant of Love on PGM Recordings
Peaches – “Close Up ft. Kim Gordon”
from Rub on I U She/INgrooves
Pwr Bttm – “Ugly Cherries”
from Ugly Cherries on Father / Daughter
Ricked Wicky – “Poor Substitute”
from Swimmer to a Liquid Armchair on Father / Daughter
Saintseneca – “Sleeper Hold”
from Bad Ideas on Anti / Epitaph
Silversun Pickups – “Nightlight”
from Better Nature on New Machine
Suburban Lawns – “Janitor”
from Suburban Lawns reissue on Futurismo
Tobias Jesso Jr. – “True Love”
from "True Love" b/w "Without You (Alternate Version)" 7" on True Panther
Lots of great local releases this week, including the sophomore full-length from Seattle supergroup Childbirth, featuring members of Chastity Belt, TacocaT and Pony Time. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls it, "a strong set of snarky garage-punk with primal, grungy guitar lines and pounding rhythm…
It's hard to pick just a few highlights this week, as there's tons of great new albums in shops now. Seattle-based project Hibou (led by Peter Michel) releases their debut self-titled full-length on beloved local label Barsuk Records. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls the long-awaited album, "an …
