New Music Friday: September 27th, 2024

New day, new tunes, new playlist.

Happy new music Friday! And welcome to anyone who has subscribed in the past week or two!

This week I was able to sit down and put in some pre-Work… work… and get my new music playlist ready without it having to be folded into an album review post as well.

Here’s some stray thoughts as I organize my listening day:

• I’m a pro-third-wave-ska-revival guy, so all three singles from Kill Lincoln’s new record have been really hitting the spot. Usually I save the “pick of the week” for something I’ve already heard but I’m just so darn excited for a fun, energetic ska-punk record to end the sunnier weather with that it’s this week’s pick.

• Sløtface put out an album that landed on my year-end list back in 2017, but their albums since then have never hit the same mark for me. That said, I still like their work and will definitely be prioritizing their latest today.

• Similarly to the above point, Happy Accidents put out a record I really enjoyed in 2016 called “You Might Be Right”, but their subsequent albums didn’t stick in my mind so much. But I’m always interested to hear what they are up to.

• Being Dead’s last album has a cover that makes me believe I certainly listened to it, because it is very familiar, but I can’t remember my thoughts on it. Their latest sounds good enough to prioritize this morning. Dark indie rock post punk kind of vibe.

• Origami Angel have a huge following, and I’ve liked their records in the past but I’m not sure they’ve ever solidified as one of the best of the modern emo genre. I usually like their work though, so in continuing today’s established theme of “I know ‘em, like ‘em, might as well try their new one” that is exactly what I will do.

• Trace Mountains are a good example of something that has been on my mind lately, and that is the indie rock band that seems to get slightly less interesting with every release. I’m not saying that they’ve ever dipped into outright bad territory, but I loved “A Partner to Lean On” but circa-“HOUSE OF CONFUSION” I started to lose my interest a little? Have felt similarly about a number of bands - Wednesday, Spirit of the Beehive, Horse Jumper of Love, etc.

  • I hate talking about this because it makes me sound like a “Well, I liked them better when they were less popular” but I swear that is not the case and if anything I’m excited that these bands’ popularity has been nothing but a steady upward trend. But their albums just haven’t grabbed me in recent years and I can’t put my finger on why.

  • That said, I hope this new one bucks the trend, because when Trace Mountains hits, they knock it out of the park imo.

• Some new-to-me stuff that sounds intriguing (discovered either via Rosy Overdrive’s reviews or just digging in the new releases) include:

  • Best Bets (Power Pop, Indie Rock), fantasy of a broken heart (Neo-Psychedelia), Puddled (hazy Indie Rock), The Bad Ups (Power Pop Punk), Chain Cult (Punk, Post-Punk), Equal Idiots (Indie Rock, Alt Rock), Feeling Figures (Indie Rock), Ripped to Shreds (Death Metal)

What are you excited to listen to? What am I missing from my list? Let me know!

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Legend:

• ⛏️ pick of the week.

• 🔝 albums I’m placing at the top of my stack today.

• 🌱 albums I’m intrigued by and want to take a closer listen to soon.

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1. ⛏️ I'm Fine (I Lied) by Kill Lincoln off No Normal (Bad Time Records)

2. 🔝 I Used To Be A Real Piece Of Shit by Sløtface off Film Buff (PROPELLER RECORDINGS)

3. 🔝 Infinite Possibilities by Happy Accidents off Edit Undo (Alcopop!)

4. 🔝 Van Goes by Being Dead off EELS (Bayonet Records)

5. 🔝 Monster by Best Bets off The Hollow Husk of Feeling (Meritorio Records)

6. 🔝 AFV by fantasy of a broken heart off Feats of Engineering (Dots Per Inch Music)

7. 🌱 Between by Puddled off Puddled (Crafted Sounds)

8. 🔝 Better Than You by The Bad Ups off Life of Sin (Jump Start Records)

9. 🌱 What We Leave Behind by Chain Cult off Harm Reduction (La Vida Es Un Mus Discos)

10. 🌱 I Am The Light by Equal Idiots off Equal Idiots ([PIAS] Recordings Belgium)

11. 🌱 Fruit Wine by Origami Angel off Feeling Not Found (Counter Intuitive Records)

12. 🌱 Swimming by Feeling Figures off Everything Around You (Perennial / K Records)

13. 🌱 Force Fed by Ripped to Shreds off Sanshi (Relapse Records)

14. 🔝 In A Dream by Trace Mountains off Into the Burning Blue (Lame-O Records)

15. 🌱 Relentless Force by Vicious Blade off Relentless Force (Redefining Darkness Records)

16. College Jeopardy by Upstairs off Be Seeing You (Obscure Pharaoh)

17. Committed by A Deer A Horse off Texas Math (Rookie Records)

18. R&D by Dom Sensitive off Leather Trim (Dinosaur City Records)

19. Take My Brains Out by John Davis off JINX (LOST IN OHIO)

20. Crow by Merce Lemon off Watch Me Drive Them Dogs Wild (Darling Recordings)

21. Love What You've Done With The Place by PremRock & Willie Green off Through Lines (Independent)

22. Magic Mind by Styrofoam Winos off Real Time (Styrofoam Winos)

23. Creep by Show Me the Body off CORPUS II (CORPUS)

24. Bedouin by Fur Trader off Whose Dream Is This (Against All Odds Records)

25. Adah by Desperate Journalist off No Hero (Fierce Panda Records)

26. Disassociating (Cigarette Dress) by The Collect Pond off Lightbreaker (Candlepin Records)

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That’s it, that’s all. Be excellent to one other.

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