Sunday, April 29, 2018

April Picks


WOW! April Kicked Ass! a lot of cool new records this month. Here are my favorites...








Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/fluid3sally/playlist/5gEWdZIogSr2WSq6MU3gDf?si=Tm_tKk2GRBOO7jkYiIQ1xQ


YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWm4729w0mtdJrbwaB-kuMXskbJaC7QVl









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Amorettes - Born To Break
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcpSXLENi0g


Diamante - Volume 1 (SR)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvXkYUxKVrE


Kobra and the Lotus - Prevail II
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHgY367b_ng


War On Women - Capture The Flag
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47m2JTb6J1o


Digital Criminals - Hell Yeah (SR)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GiDVtnPGYo


Dig Exotic - Act Two (SR)
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pep4FZ83Pzo


Glass Mansions - Ritual (SR)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMnFvmioKEM


Lee Aaron - Diamond Baby Blues
live video (ok sound quality) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKHBebBSDfU


Hazen - This House (SR)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFt1Wp2eDJY


Ledger - Ledger (SR)
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcpAfOZlMnk


Eva Plays Dead - The Fix (SR)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsuKonDsBro


Danger Twins - Just Got Real
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eFzXA0z0Wg


Sofi Tukker - Treehouse
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDndE432GpU


Bryde - Like An Island
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU3x--5o50k


Princess Nokia - A Girl Cried Red (SR)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Cjow9lO2U


Bombpops - Dear Beer (SR)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6RJXV1BR-U


Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFK6k-pvXmI


Weekend Recovery - Get What You Came For
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8REtVtI6WnA





SR = short record < 25 minutes (aka EP)
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Close, but nope
these records didn't quite make the mark for me personally, but may be of interest to some readers:

  • Melvins
  • PinioL
  • Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics
  • Speedy Ortiz
  • A Place to Bury Strangers
  • Nyssa
  • Priest
  • He Is We
  • Gin Wigmore
  • Kimbra
  • Bishop Briggs
  • Gang of Four
  • You Want Fox
  • Speedy Ortiz
  • Lowell
  • Whyzdom
  • Bush Tetras
  • Confidence Man
  • Paloma Faith
  • Mettle
  • Dead!
  • En Vogue
  • Florence Black
  • The Veronicas
  • Juliana Hatfield
  • Metalwings
  • Ann-Marie
  • The Aces
  • Issa
  • Kali Uchis
  • Hop Along
  • The Aces
  • Gender Roles
  • A Perfect Circle
  • Zola Jesus
  • Goat Girl
  • Nerina Pallot
  • Breaking Benjamin
  • 2DCAT
  • Kamelot
  • The Damned
  • Pinata Protest
  • En Attendant Ana
  • Tesseract
  • Hinds



















Sunday, April 1, 2018

March Picks

March was another busy month, with 5 new-music Fridays, there were a lot of good records to choose from. Here are my favorites.















Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/fluid3sally/playlist/6kf5mCHli34JFbjK5dkakD?si=1jasbLm0R0S3SjQPY8tgsA


YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWm4729w0mteR0pb48Xbe3LAm_fBgk-oX







Dorothy - 28 Days In The Valley
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1O4FGK0WT8


Die So Fluid - One Bullet From Paradise
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU4rdJMrfJs


Kim Wilde - Here Come the Aliens
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlwW9Vr6Rm8


Oceans of Slumber - The Banished Heart
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eTq2WiAbBI


Drones - Exiled
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDKI8ckqQ08


Suicidal Tendencies - Get Your Fight On
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvzDewdrcv4


Judas Priest - Firepower
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUzcxJNZKC4


Press Club - Late Teens
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcfGC1ADj9g


Yamantaka / Sonic Titan - Dirt
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ859_mKDKI


The Last Gang - Keep Them Counting
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5nZJ0rkQKs


Black Moth - Anatomical Venus
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLgk1hednsg


Rolo Tomassi - Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0XU6V-bghA


The Gathering - Home
legendary Dutch band formerly fronted by Anneke van Giersbergen, I couldn't find a recent video


Company of Thieves - Better Together (EP) (February release)
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCWq1-tvkZQ


Echoheart - The Way We Were Made (EP)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv_X7TjCHo4


Woodes - Golden Hour (February release)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aixmbcdiOo


Band-Maid - World Domination (February release)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmxEuQXTHUU


Dear Rouge - Phases
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulIr6bA9akk


Knee High Fox - Jawbreaker



Singles
  • Lizzo
  • The Kut
  • Meadowlark
  • Skating Polly
  • First to Eleven
  • The Bompops
  • Chvrches
  • Pussy Rio
  • Bones (UK)
  • The Amorettes
  • Halocene












close, but nope
Records that may be of interest to some readers, that didn't quite make the cut for me personally...

  • Bettye LaVette
  • Lingua Nada
  • Altered Sky
  • Alice Bag
  • Ministry
  • the motels
  • TurboWolf
  • Swing Republic
  • Hot Snakes
  • the Decemberists
  • Seun Kuti
  • Lucy Dacus
  • Screech Bats
  • Tax the Heat
  • Camp Cope
  • Remo Drive
  • David Byrne
  • Nathaniel Rateliff
  • Kate Nash
  • Sju Svara Ar
  • Dead Meadow
  • Jack White
  • the Breeders
  • Borealis
  • Czarface and Doom
  • Of Montreal
  • Stone Temple Pilots
  • Don Mclean
  • Me'Shell Ndegeocello
  • Moby
  • Eliott Sharp
  • John Cage
  • Bill Frisell
  • Mount Eerie



another month down, looking forward to April. piece out.