2021 albums

Genesis Owusu has released a pretty great debut, genre hopping as fuck but always in the right side of it. Impressive production and consistency. A sunnier Yves Tumour or like my favourite bits of things I'm usually mid about (Young Fathers, Slowthai or Prince).

New Black Midi out 28th May:

I’m really enjoying this hip young band called Yard Act!

I know JP has bigged them up before, but he was two years late to Shame, so I’m not feeling any shame at being late to this particular party!

But srsly guys Fixer Upper is such a brilliant tune.

I like what i've heard of Yard Act.

The For Those I Love record released today is seriously good. Production wise it's easiest to compare to early Streets stuff (spoken word, bedroom electronic beats and hooks). Turn the Page is referenced in the 2nd to last track too, which on first listen might be the stand out track.

Lyrically it's a different beast though. All about his dead best mate. But it never feels too heavy. Powerful stuff.

And the Pharaoh Sanders/Floating Points/TCOTU Symphony Orchestra project is a thing of beauty

i must admit i was disappointed on first listen. i was expecting something a bit more out there though with a more electronic/free jazz hybrid kinda feel. now i know its a more minamalist modern classical piece i'll hopefully approach it in a different frame of mind next time out. will definitely spend more time with it

Has anybody heard the new Neil Young live acoustic thingy?
Undecided whether to get it or not, it looks like a carbon copy of Live at Massey Hall (which I like, but I don't think I need to buy it again).

Yeah, I loved it but it is just a slightly less good version of Massey Hall. That was good enough for me though as Massey Hall is probably my favourite ever NY release, 5 stars all day long.

I'd not listened to Neil much in the past couple of years but Young Hurricane has started the obsession off again.

I gotta say I am finding Way Down... quite splendid

I am getting excited for the new Iceage album - I heard a few songs they have released so far and they are gooooooooooood.

I don't think they've made a bad album yet.

I'm a fan of them as well.

New Bobby Gillespie and Jenny Beth single floored me. What a stunning track, beautiful sounds.

www.treblezine.com/primal-screams-bobby-gillespie-and-savages-jehnny-beth-announce-collaborative-album/

Pumped for this album, I’m a sucker for collaborations in this style, Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin singing Crawfish > the world.

i thought that bobby and jehnny song was proper cheesey at first but i keep coming back to it


biggest day of the year today, dry cleaning and ryley walker. probably my two most hyped albums of the year. neither disappoint.

Loving the new Dry Cleaning.

Wasn't sure after the first drunken listen but it's really starting to seep in now.

The second half of the record took me a good few listens to really get into. Loving it now, though I prefer the first couple of eps to it

Yeah those EP's are immense. Still think Magic of Meghan, Dog Proposal, Viking Hair & Sit Down Meal as superior songs to anything on the album.

I will check them out, thank you!

Don't do it rolls! I tried to have a listen and it sounded bunk.

Stick to what you know my god. Get The Lemonheads going and put some honey in your tea.