PRESS PLAY: New Albums out April 3rd
The latest from Arlo Parks, Bruce Hornsby, Thundercat and more…
Arlo Parks | photo by Sully Sullman, courtesy of the artist
This ain’t no foolin’ around, it’s the first batch of new albums for April!
Mercury Prize winner Arlo Parks explores the dark side of the city at night on her trip-hop-inspired third album, Ambiguous Desire. With songs co-written by Bob Weir and Robert Hunter, Bruce Hornsby honors his history as a Grateful Dead associate while forging ahead on Indigo Park. On Distracted, bass virtuoso Thundercat expands his sonic palette, as well as his impressive roster of collaborators, including Tame Impala and the late Mac Miller. Riding high on an influx of attention to their microtonal grooves, Montreal duo Angine de Poitrine show off locked-in chops on Vol. II.
Prolific country crooner Charley Crockett delivers Age of the Ram, the final installment in a thematic trilogy of albums following the misadventures of a fictional gunslinger. An accomplished guitarist in the worlds of experimental folk and jazz, Wendy Eisenberg leans into melody (without sacrificing exploration) on her self-titled LP. On his first official solo release, Joe Pernice teams up with Aimee Mann and Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake to give Sunny, I Was Wrong a rootsy warmth. Multi-instrumentalist John Andrews spends most of his time supporting other artists (Woods, Quilt, Cut Worms); on his own as John Andrews & the Yawns, he offers catchy homespun pop on STREETSWEEPER.
Listen for spotlights on new records like these (and more) every week on the XPN Morning Show and Indie Rock Hit Parade.
PRESS PLAY on these new releases
Arlo Parks –
Ambiguous Desire
CHECK OUT: “2SIDED”
“Heaven”
Bruce Hornsby –
Indigo Park
CHECK OUT: “Indigo Park”
“Ecstatic”
Thundercat –
Distracted
CHECK OUT: “I Did This to Myself”
“I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time”
Angine de Poitrine –
Vol.II
CHECK OUT: “Mata Zyklek”
“Fabienk”
Charley Crockett –
Age of the Ram
CHECK OUT: “Kentucky Too Long”
“Fastest Gun Alive”
Wendy Eisenberg –
Wendy Eisenberg
CHECK OUT: “Meaning Business”
“Old Myth Dying”
Joe Pernice –
Sunny, I Was Wrong
CHECK OUT: “I’d Rather Look Away”
“Deep into the Dawn”
John Andrews & the Yawns –
STREETSWEEPER
CHECK OUT: “Something to Be Said”
“Goodbye Dirty Snow”
The PRESS PLAY-list
FURTHER LISTENING
A Place to Bury Strangers – Rare and Deadly 2015-2025, Anthony Pena – 4, Asher Brinson – Midnight Hurricane, Beatrice Deer – Inuit Legend, Billy Fuller – Fragments, Cindy – Another Country, Commitment – Fear Of, Common People – Games EP, David Aaron Greenberg – Trap Poems, deary – Birding, Elizabeth & the Catapult – Responsible Friend, Gabriel Kahane x Roomful of Teeth – Elevator Songs, Grade 2 – Talk About It, Hiding Places – The Secret to Good Living, How to See Know and Fall – Ecologies, Joseph Arthur – You’re Not a Ghost Anymore: Faith, Katie Alice Greer – Perfect Woman Sound Machine, Vol. 1, Kronos Quartet – Glorious Mahalia, Lantlôs – Nowhere in Between Forever, Makthaverskan – Glass and Bones, Poison Ruin – Hymns from the Hills, PS Goner – there’s an atm inside, Robber Robber – Two Wheels Move the Soul, The Shits – Diet of Worms, Spaceport – Cut the Lake, Sunn O))) – Sunn O))), TAURO – Act I, Thrillhouse – Smile, Zachary Baker – Dark Horse
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