I've been such a TMIS slacker this year. Sorry friends! I've been too busy to even keep track of what Keith was posting until this week. Phew! Glad he's keeping us in good taste. As for me, I'm not, historically, a huge St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) fan but this track has got under my skin in a really good way. Maybe it's thanks to Jack Antonoff producing this album, and probably also her recent work with David Byrne and Chemical Bros. Anyhoo, loving this Most Important song and hmmmm, she's got two nights at the awesome ACL Live venue here in Austin next week...
RIYL: Phantogram, Angel Olsen, Jay Som, Chairlift
Black Foxxes - Sæla
Exeter's Black Foxxes are cool. Their 2016 release, I'm Not Well, showcases fiery alt-rock that spans quite a bit of creative ground and stylistic influences. I hear everything from Pacific NW grunge to Scottish glam on there. It's a great listen. They've got a new album, Reiði coming out soon, and the first track, "Sæla", is terrific, evoking a bit more prog and polish than anything on I'm Not Well, a direction that works well. Hope they come by Austin sometime soon.
RIYL: Lonely The Brave, Black Map, Far, Placebo, Buffalo Tom, Sweetwater
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The Wombats - Turn
The Wombats are back with their latest, another bombastic, fun and at times hilarious album, Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life. "Turn" is today's Most Important and probably the easiest-to-love track amongst a bunch of easy-to-love tracks.
RIYL: The Kooks, Editors, Courteeners, Maximo Park, The Pigeon Detectives
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The Decemberists - Severed
The Decemberists seem to get more and more 80's new wave every time I hear them. Their new song, "Severed", is a great example of what I'm talking about. Now, I don't follow them all that closely, so I might be wrong there, but in my not-at-all-expert opinion, it's a cool move they're making.
RIYL: The Mountian Goats, The New Pornographers, Wolf Parade, Bright Eyes, Roxy Music
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Young Fathers - In My View
Young Fathers are back with a terrific new single, "In My View", which builds and sort of remixes the sound they had going on White Men Are Black Men Too, it reminds me a bit of "Shame" from that album, but more polished and more sophisticated, maybe. Anyway, I'm digging it and looking forward to more from them.
RIYL: TV on The Radio, Wax Taylor, Mount Kimbie, Arca