PRESS PLAY: 7 New Albums out July 9th!

Not even a short, post-holiday week could stem the tide of new album releases! XPN Artist to Watch Dylan Cartlidge leads the way with his full-length debut, Hope Above Adversity. Packed with energy and genre-hopping prowess, Dylan’s album delivers on the promise of his recent virtual Free at Noon performance. Given his involvement with the Echo in the Canyon film and numerous guest appearances, you might be surprised to learn that Exit Wounds is the first album that Jakob Dylan has made with The Wallflowers in eight years (you shouldn’t be surprised at how strong it is, though). Brisbane trio The Goon Sax make a jump to a new label with their third album, Mirror II, offering an expansive evolution of the band’s sprightly guitar pop. George Lewis Jr.’s self-titled fifth album as Twin Shadow is his most immediate set of tunes yet, with hooky melodies and adventurous production flourishes. Just over a year after the release of The Caretaker, Half Waif returns with the plush and evocative Mythopoetics. Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely, and Butch Hancock reconvene as The Flatlanders for Treasure of Love, the first release from the trio in nearly a decade. Finally, a document of Nigerian guitar combo Les Filles de Illighadad‘s 2019 performance in Brooklyn is released as the spellbinding At Pioneer Works. PRESS PLAY on these new releases (and more) below…

Dylan Cartlidge – Hope Above Adversity
WE LOVE: “Anything Could Happen” “Hang My Head” “Yellow Brick Road”

The Wallflowers – Exit Wounds
WE LOVE: “Roots and Wings” “Maybe Your Heart’s Not in it No More”

The Goon Sax – Mirror II
WE LOVE: “In the Stone” “Psychic”

Twin Shadow – Twin Shadow
WE LOVE: “Johnny & Johnnie” “Get Closer”

Half Waif – Mythopoetics
WE LOVE: “Swimmer” “Sodium & Cigarettes”

The Flatlanders – Treasure of Love
WE LOVE: “She Belongs to Me” “Sittin’ on Top of the World”

Les Filles de Illighadad – At Pioneer Works
WE LOVE: “Irriganan” “Telilit”

EXTENDED PLAYS:
Bryan Away – Canyons to Sawdust, Justin Courtney Pierre – The Price of Salt EP, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul – Summer of Sorcery Live! at the Beacon Theatre, Museum of Love – Life of Mammals, Vince Staples – Vince Staples