PRESS PLAY: New Albums out August 4th
Dive headfirst into a new month filled with new music.
It’s no mirage: a batch of sun-bathed new albums emerges like a summertime oasis. Philadelphia’s Florry deliver their strongest album to date, The Holey Bible; a charming flip on classic country motifs. As a member of Au Revoir Simone, Annie Hart made ethereal, Lynchian electronica; her third solo LP, The Weight of a Wave, ups the BPM for a effervescent listen. The Front Bottoms‘ seventh album, You Are Who You Hang Out With, continues the New Jersey duo’s streak of incisive lyricism and energetic arrangements.
From their beginnings as a Sarah Records-influenced guitar trio to their later foray into dancefloor pop, Girl Ray find a lively middle ground on their third full-length, Prestige. Nevada-based Current Joys is the creative vehicle for the omnivorous Nick Rattigan; LOVE + POP is a collaborator-filled love letter to late emo rapper Lil Peep. Recorded in 2018, Sunset 666 is a career-spanning document of The Jesus and Mary Chain as the Scottish noise pioneers opened for Nine Inch Nails over several nights at the Hollywood Palladium.
PRESS PLAY on these new releases below. Listen for spotlights on new records like these (and more) every Friday on the XPN Morning Show and Indie Rock Hit Parade.
Florry – The Holey Bible
CHECK OUT: “Drunk and High” “Take My Heart”
Annie Hart – The Weight of a Wave
CHECK OUT: “Stop Staring at You” “What Makes Me Me”
The Front Bottoms – You Are Who You Hang Out With
CHECK OUT: “Punching Bag” “Emotional”
Girl Ray – Prestige
CHECK OUT: “Everybody’s Saying That” “Hold Tight”
Current Joys – LOVE + POP
CHECK OUT: “LOVE + POP” “My Shadow Life”
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Sunset 666
CHECK OUT: “Sometimes Always (feat. Isobel Campbell)” “Half Way to Crazy”
FURTHER LISTENING:
Atmosphere – Sad Clown Bad Dub 2 (Reissue), BAMBII – Infinity Club EP, Bob Marley & The Wailers – Africa Unite, Chris Farren – Doom Singer, Computerwife – Computerwife, Depeche Mode – Sounds of the Universe | The 12″ Singles, High on Fire – The Art of Self Defense (Reissue), Holy Wave – Five of Cups, Jah Wobble – A Brief History of Now, M.A.G.S – Destroyer, Miles Kane – One Man Band, Spinners – The Complete Atlantic Singles: The Thom Bell Productions 1972-1979, Vince Gill and Paul Franklin – Sweet Memories: The Music of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys, Vinyl Williams – Aeterna
