Monthly Archives: January 2024
Kate Kush– Delay Tactics (self-released)
Burlington and WRUV’s very own Kate Kush brings together electronic break-beats with DIY-house in their new EP Delay Tactics. With samples from fellow musicians and consistently upbeat tracks, this release is sure to not only brighten your day, but introduce you into an entirely new and incredible sphere of music! Highly highly recommend to anyone […]
Pile – Hot Air Balloon (EP)
Label: Exploding in Sound Records Release Date: January 5, 2024 Five songs from Pile exude a cozy feel that favors a comfortable, even gentle-sounding, experience. Opener Scaling Walls is the best track of the bunch. The rhythmic shifts and nimble drum fills lending a rush of energy and power to what might otherwise be ambient […]
Paul Long–The Spectrum of Life
Lyrical/ New Age solo piano pieces.
Robert Gross–Penumbra
Highly varied contemporary works for different instruments, some with electronics. Play!
Broken Branches
Karim Sulayman (tenor voice) and Sean Shibe (guitar) perform pieces from the Eastern Mediterranean and Asia. Nice!
Imagining Worlds
Works by composers born in the middle of the last century, modern, varied pieces for solo violin. Play!
My Microtonal Piano
Sanae Yoshida performs this nice collection of microtonal works, mostly contemporary.
Osnat Netzer–DOT: LINE: SIGH
Saxophonist/composer’s pieces–varied instruments and combinations, abstract and contemporary. Play!
Easley Blackwood–Acoustic Microtonal
Originally written for electronics, reworked here with instruments. Nice!
Cikada Live
Live performance of contemporary composers’ works. Nice! Play!
Conchùr White – Swirling VIolets
Label: Balla Union/PIAS RIYL: Silences, Big Thief, Vashti Bunyan, Midlake, Skullcrusher, Amen Dunes FCC: Clean Check Out: #1, 3, 4
Papooz – RESONATE
Label: Half Awake RIYL: Video Age, Paul Cherry, Metronomy, L’Impératrice, La Femme, Marci FCC: Clean Check Out: #1, 4, 5, 11
The Staves – “All Now” [Single]
Label: Nonesuch RIYL: Sharon Van Etten, Joseph, First Aid Kit, Neko Case, Lucius, Fleet Foxes FCC: Clean
Pylon Reenactment Society – “Fix It” [Single]
Label: Strolling Bones RIYL: R.E.M., Sonic Youth, The B-52’s, Love Tractor, Television FCC: Clean
False Tracks – Hymn For Terror
Label: Strange Mono RIYL: Wire, The Dream Syndicate, Gang Of Four, Public Image Ltd, Osees FCC: Clean Check Out: #1, 3, 4
Katy Kirby – Blue Raspberry
Label: Anti- RIYL: Waxahatchee, Skullcrusher, Sharon Van Etten, Lucy Dacus, Squirrel Flower, Big Thief FCC: #5Check Out: #3, 4, 6, 7, 11 From Promoter: “On her second album ‘Blue Raspberry’ – out today – the New York-based songwriter Katy Kirby dives headlong into the artifice of intimacy: the glitter smeared across eyelid creases, the smiles […]
Cheekface – It’s Sorted
Label: Self Released RIYL: Pavement, Jeff Rosenstock, The Front Bottoms, Slaughter Beach Dog, Lou Reed, Cake, Talking Heads FCC: #6 Check Out: #1, 2, 5, 8, 10 From Promoter: “Yes, Cheekface is still extremely adept at writing a catchy hook, and they happen early and often on this album. And yes, they stand on the […]
Mol Sullivan – Goose
Label: Self Released RIYL: Aldous Harding, Helena Deland, Jess Williamson, Lucy Dacus FCC: #1, 2 From Promoter: “Mol Sullivan referred to her debut album, GOOSE, as a “long exposure photograph,” representing snippets of her songwriting styles throughout the past fifteen years, along with capturing the radical change she has experienced as a person through the […]
Large Brush Collection – Off Center
Label: Companion Plant RIYL: Florist, Big Thief, Wye Oak FCC: Clean Check Out: #3, 4, 5, 10 From Promoter: “Large Brush Collection is a four piece folk band from Austin, Texas led by songwriter and bassist Nora Predey. Off Center is the band’s fully realized debut release. Flutist Gabriela Torres, guitarist Dan Magorrian, and drummer […]
Matt Pond PA & Alexa Rose – Call and Response [EP]
Label: 131 RIYL: Kevin Morby, Buck Meek FCC: Clean
Glitterfox – “La Da Da” [Single]
Label: Kill Rock Stars RIYL: WORTH, Adeyemo, Laryssa Birdseye FCC: Clean
BODIKHUU – ASCENSION
Track Pics: 1,8 Label: 1853581 Records DK2 RIYL: Dust, The Lemons, Mndsgn Description: Bodikhuu is a Mongolian producer whose work is full of hip-hop beats and funk. Some of the tracks feel like slow electronic beats while others are lofi reminiscent. This is an experimental album, definitely odd at times but it flows really from […]
FUTURE ISLANDS – PEOPLE WHO AREN’T THERE ANYMORE
FCC: None! Track picks: 1, 2, 7 Label: 4AD Genre: synth-pop, rock, psychedelic RIYL: LCD Soundsystem, The War on Drugs, Real Estate, Neon Trees, Alvvays Description: Strong, catchy, and fun is the best way to describe this album. This album has all the singles released in 2023 that are just as powerful as when they […]
HIATUS KAIYOTE – EVERYTHING’S BEAUTIFUL [SINGLE]
FCC: No Label: Brainfeeder Genre: R&B/Soul RIYL: D’angelo, Khruangbin, Jill Scott Description: This beautiful single is about the little things in life—like taking a walk with your headphones. The vocalist’s voice is gorgeous and strong and the bass line ties it all together. Funky and fun, this is the kind of song that will have […]
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