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:

• Dead Sara - watch=>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amc9UAAy-NM
• For The Fire -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkEgQGWu_fE
• Far From Alaska
• Rews
• Silent Rival
• The Suffers
• Alice In Chains
• Against The Current
• Letters From The Fire
• Hot Pink Hangover
• Phantogram
• The Joy Formidable
• Nine Inch Nails
• Pale Waves
• Otep
• Epica
• I:Scintilla
• June Divided
• The New Respects
• The Hot Damns
• We Are The Catalyst
• Jessie J
• Liv Sin
• Mc Lyte

new videos:

• Roses Unread: https://youtu.be/scP-Bgnu_jA
• Renee Phoenix Renee Phoenix (Fit For Rivals) had a new EP back in March. See also "Pink Fly". Here's the new video: https://youtu.be/-rV9YCEthyA

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