Some weeks are bigger than others, and for no discernable reason, and the possibility of surprise drops notwithstanding, next Friday will be an anemic set of songs.
Abracadabra, Abracadabra
Alex Aiono, The Gospel at 23
André Bratten, Silvester
Cinder Well, No Summer
Courtney Marie Andrews, Old Flowers – the singles have been not what we would have hoped for, still as Americana folk goes she is always worth checking out
Cub Sport, Like Nirvana
The Danberrys, Shine
DOV, It Feels Alright EP
Ellen Siberian Tiger, Cinderblock Cindy
George Clanton & Nick Hexum, George Clanton & Nick Hexum
Glassio, For the Very Last Time
The Gooms, Laugh.
Gregory Uhlmann, Neighborhood Watch
Howling, Colure
Immaterial Possession, Immaterial Possession
Jaguar Sun, This Empty Town
Jess Cornelius, Distance
Jesse Dayton, Gulf Coast Sessions EP
Jessy Lanza, All The Time
Jon Hassell, Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two)
Katie Dey, mydata
Lakes, This World of Ours, It Came Apart EP
Liza Anne, Bad Vacation
Lori McKenna, The Balladeer – one of the best folkies of the 2010s, and always welcome. Here Lori wrote seven of her confessionals alone -MOST ANTICIPATED OF THE WEEK
Lupe Fiasco & Kaelin Ellis, House EP – the hard yet experimental rapper is back and he brings a great producer with him
Make Them Suffer, How To Survive A Funeral
Maverick Sabre, You Know How It Feels EP
Misterwives, Superbloom – the super catchy feel good popsters latest
The Naked and Famous, Recover – New Zealand’s electronic duo are a little dour but worthies nevertheless
Neck Deep, All Distortions Are Intentional
Nelson Kempf, Family Dollar
Neon Trees, I Can Feel You Forgetting Me – the question on the tip of your tongue is do they have another “Animal” or “Everybody Talks” ? The answer is while the indie band are always fun, no, they don’t
Patricia Lalor, Do It Again EP
Primal Fear, Metal Commando – not to be just too difficult but if you wanna listen to heavy metal, listen to heavy metal. Listen to these guys.
Ronan Keating, Twenty Twenty
Safehold, Boyish
Samuel Proffitt, Shades EP
Skullcrusher, Skullcrusher EP
Snowgoose, The Making of You
Wotjek, Atmosphere
Zoë Nutt, How Does It Feel