What with my new business starting and my wedding coming up, I've been a tad bit busy, so my writing will not be up to snuff for the next month or so. Apologies, but I'll still keep the music coming!
And please, if you haven't checked out SZA's album, it's a must. This is the best female R&B (if that's the genre it falls into) album I've heard in a long time. Just can't stop listening to it.
A bunch of new bands to digest this week, including Cende, The Jungle Giants, Palace, and Japanese Breakfast.
Conde's debut album is really enjoyable yet I can't place exactly who or what they sound like. It's a little upbeat, a little punk-y, but no song from 2017 album is better than "What I Want," which actually reminds me a bit of Deerhunter with their amazing transition at 2:50 from the sweet vocals into an ass kicking of rock. Cool song!
"Quiet Ferocity" is a contender for one of my favorite songs of the year. It's certainly got some LCD Soundsystem in it (and the rest of the album sounds a bit Glass Animals a bit Foster the People - who by the way, just released their third album which I need to give more time and listens and will report back!), a bit of The Maccabees, but I love the rhythms, electronics, and this dude's falsetto.
Vince Staples continues to carry rap in cool and unique directions with his new, critically acclaimed album. "Big Fish" is certainly the catchiest song (or maybe "BagBak") so that had to be included, but this is an album to really dissect, which "745" is a testament to with its trance-like bass line and starstruck piano.
Pretty damn disappointed in Cousin Stizz's new album, but "Doubted Me" caught me on my first listen.
I definitely need to listen to Palace more - this is the only song I've heard by them - because they have a really cool chill rhythmic sound, and I LOVE the lead singer's voice.
I wasn't big on Japanese Breakfast's first album despite the love she got on the interwebs, but her second album is a great album front to back. If you like these tracks, give it a try!
Onwards and upwards.