Monday, May 28, 2018

May Picks


2018 has been on a roll of rock for the last couple months, May kept the beat going, with several outstanding full-length new releases, several short plays (EP), and a flood of exciting new singles. Check out the playlists below.











































Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/fluid3sally/playlist/3B6S2O4nsLIGlBHAzHsD0R?si=T76F0KKcSqiyv4Gtds1eEA

YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWm4729w0mteGJjVO1unjxsOu-xxQxdrs







The Kut - Valley of Thorns
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5RxiauMXhg


69 Chambers - Machine
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhiW7-0yI7o


Kevlar - Aftermath (EP)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSum07VSiNE


Chvrches - Love Is Dead
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1YqueG2gtQ


Thunderpussy - Thunderpussy
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKCHS1u4ZBk


Skating Polly - The Make It All Show
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eERQLJMUhnQ


The Material - Gray States (EP)
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfIp6sziWdI


Magic Wands - Abrakadabra
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qOlws99knw


Dream State - Recovery (EP)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwkUq3cXe8o


Belly - Dove
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH14dKCsLxM


Glim Spanky - All Of Us (EP)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7NmSBEezAw


Dobet Gnahore - Miziki
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEXbdJ9A6jM


Follow the Cipher - Follow the Cipher
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1e4nRzHoaE


Kitten Forever - Semi-Permanent
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C2GaqsAB7I


Fifth Dawn - Duality
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIb8RN0xPtk


Parliament - Medicaid Fraud Dogg
that's right! P-as-in-Pfunk Parliament has a new record





Singles:







new videos:




Riot GRRRL corner
In addition to many of the above, those who follow this blog for the riot grrrl threads may also be interested in:

  • Peach Kelli Pop
  • THICK


close, but nope
good efforts that didn't quite make the cut for me personally:

  • Raven Black
  • Middle Class Fashion
  • Welshly Arms
  • Dear Nora
  • Kari Kimmel
  • Brownout
  • The Word Alive
  • Hoobastank
  • Umphrey's McGee
  • Collide
  • Taken By Trees
  • Eternal Summers
  • Jonathan Davis
  • AwolNation
  • Courtship
  • Parquet Courts
  • TT
  • Scary Pockets
  • artificial pleasure
  • Flor
  • Kandle
  • Colour Me Wednesday
  • Wand
  • Deliverance
  • Shinedown
  • Jess Williamson
  • Junglepussy
  • Courtney Barnett
  • Remember Sports
  • Sevendust
  • Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
  • Reef
  • Lords of Black
  • Kylie Minogue
  • Oshun
  • Matthew Sweet
  • The Temptations
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • Self Help
  • Eleanor Friedberger
  • Bad Wolves
  • Trey Anastasio