2018 albums

I'll give it another try because bar the single it totally passed me by

Absolutely loving the new Go! Team album. It's just pure joy and goodness, and might very well be my 2nd favourite album of theirs behind the debut.

It really is great.

But their previous one was better!

I tend to agree at the moment.

EDIT: I meant I agreed C_r_m btw.  Really, this new Go! Team album is probably my favourite thing from the year so far.

I tried that Alela Diane record and it didn't do much for me, maybe I need to give it another couple of listens though it doesn't seem like the type of album that'd be a grower.

Car Seat Headrest is very, very good.  Only a few tracks stood out for me after 1 or 2 listens but I've had it on repeat over the weekend and it all just clicked into place yesterday.  Not sure if I like better than Teens of Denial yet.  It's weird because this sounds like a more mature album than Teens of Denial yet was wrote before it.  Perhaps it's just the new production.

U.S. Girls I think I'm going to like a lot.  Played it a bit over the weekend and it seems like it could be something I could really get into.

 

Not an album, but, while digging around on Bandcamp, I came across a French female-fronted band called Gloria.  They've got a 60s pop thing going on but are also a bit garage rock and a bit psych.  They had an album out in 2016 called In Excelsis Stereo that I'm listening to as we speak and it's really good.

Anyway, the song I stumbled across is from an EP they'll be releasing in March...




It's fucking excellent, no? 

Nice! Will check that ooot

I'm really loving the Insecure Men record, which, like the Moonlandingz record from last year is ostensibly a Fat White Family record album in disguise, being that it is mostly written by Saul & Lias. This is Saul's baby though and he's taking centre stage on this. It's a really odd sounding record, sort of lounge pop, primitive drum machines and synths with elements of Calypso thrown in.

Pretty much love everything these lot do, but was pleasantly surprised by how strong the album is overall.

New Fat White record due later this year as well.

I am not the biggest fwf fan and this is closer to my alley. Still not fully satisfied by it but entertaining enough

it's fucking fantastic.

US girls - great record

I also have a soft spot for the new Sunflower Bean stuff. If I was a fool and Twentytwo have a kind of later Fleetwood mac thing going on plus Id like to have sex with the blonde singer Julia.

Liking the new Gwenno album a lot (She of the Pipettes). The whole album is in Cornish, electro-pop vibes. The first single was a banga

it's taken a little longer than usual but i've just discovered the first album of the year that i properly love...

haley heyndrickx - i need to start a garden

massive early angel olsen vibes. really good stuff.

some anatolian rock feels too

Really liked that Gwenno tune, Kev. Will check out the album.

Thought the US Girls one was decent, but mostly enjoying The Orielles at the moment. Fey North American indie pop but with a lot more backbone than the likes of Alvvays or Pains.