Sneak Peaks: New Album Releases 9-22-17 – 9-28-17
Amadou & Mariam – La Confusion
Anvil – Pounding the Pavement
Archspire – Relentless Mutation
Black Country Communion – BCCIV
Camila Cabello – The Hurting. The Healing. The Loving.
Chelsea Wolfe – Hiss Spun
Circa Survive – The Amulet
Cristobal & The Sea – Exitoca
Cut Copy – Haiku From Zero
Danielle Bradbery – Hello Summer
Enter Shikari – The Spark
Fairuz- Bebalee
Fergie – Double Dutchess
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Luciferian Towers
Haley Reinhart – What’s That Sound?
Hiss Golden Messenger – Hallelujah Anyhow
Jabu – Sleep Heavy
Jordan Rakei – Wallflower
Kauan – Kaiho
Kevin Gates – By Any Means 2
Laraaji – Bring On The Sun
Lights – Skin&Earth
Linda Perhacs – I’m a Harmony
Luna – A Sentimental Education
Macklemore – GEMINI
Matt Cameron – Cavedweller
Mastodon – Cold Dark Place
METZ – Strange Peace
Monarch – Never Forever
Moses Sumney – Aromanticism
Omni – Multi-Task
Phoebe Bridgers – Stranger in the Alps
Rapsody – Laila’s Wisdom
Satyricon – Deep Calleth Upon Deep
The Atlas Moth – Coma Noir
The Blow – Brand New Abyss
The Clientele – Music for the Age of Miracles
The Killers – Wonderful Wonderful
The Horrors – V
Tricky – ununiform
UFOmammut – 8
Wand – Plum
Wolves in the Throne Room – Thrice Woven
Comment: the least anticipated is easy, Macklemore has exact one good song to his name, “Thrift Shop,” and this aint that, Fergie shoulda stayed with Black Eyed Peas. The most anticipated: Tricky is past his prime, The Horrors are past their prime, Kevin Fates is a terrific gangsta rapper but he won’t shut up, Anvil? Cut Copy? The Killers? I think not. Any other week it would be punk rockers Metz, but a new album from Fairuz -Lebanon’s gift to world, and all other, music (try “El Bint El Shabelaya”). Her first in three years, the 81 year old giant, is an absolute must hear. She performed in Vegas in 1999 and how I wish I went.
