The return of sonic vibrations… how exciting… or not…
Continuing the trend of less commentary, we’ve got a long list of today’s releases filtered down to the stuff worth paying attention to, split into some groups to help you navigate and figure out where to spend your time.
Without further ado…
🏆 Too Early Release of the Week
My “too early to really say” favorite album of the week
💽 GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo
I hate to list the obvious here… I really do try to hone in and shed light on something that’s a bit less known. And I tried. I was hoping Alien Health or Clear Pond Road or Eat the Worm would stand out above the rest, but ultimately those fell into THE NORMIES for me. So here we are featuring Olivia Rodrigo’s second effort, GUTS, as our Release of the Week.
🦣 / BIG GUNS /
Releases with a high level of confidence
💽 Apple Music Live: Dominic Fike by Dominic Fike
💽 Alien Health by Holm
💽 Suburban Legend by Durry
💽 A Song For Leon (A Tribute to Leon Russell) - Various
🦐 THE NORMIES //
Other full length releases
💽 Eat the Worm by Jonathan Wilson
💽 Bird Machine by Sparklehorse
💽 When the Band Breaks Up Again by Walter Etc.
💽 Careful! by Deeper
💽 Clear Pond Road by Kristin Hersh
💽 Credo by Zeus
🧗 // TAKING CHANCES
The “out there” (for me) releases
💽 PUNK TACTICS by Joey Valence & Brae
💽 The King by Anjimile
💽 How Do you Sleep At Night? by Teezo Touchdown
👽 JAZZY // INSTRUMENTALS
The stuff with less (or no) words
💽 Protect Your Light by Irreversible Entanglement
💽 Come With Fierce Grace by Alabaster Deplume
💽 Music for KIDS by Folk Implosion
💽 Playing Robots Into Heaven by James Blake
💽 End of the Day by Courtney Barnett and Stella Mozgawa
🥨 / SNACKS /
EPs, singles, and other bits and bobs.
🎵 Part-Timer by Proper.
🎶 Boy Scout by JAWNY
🎶 Industry Kids by CARR
🎶 Only by Sampha
🎶 The Place That Makes Me Happy by the moss
🎶 Sweet & Sour America by Demob Happy
🎶 Not Afraid To Die by Grayscale
I have a new issue of nonsense. covering September and October just about ready to drop to, so be on the lookout.
As always, stay sane,
— humdrum