PRESS PLAY: New Albums out August 30th

As the end of summer draws near, keep the dream alive with this week’s batch of new albums. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds present an eruption of joyous faith and fury in the form of their 18^th studio album, Wild God. Philly-rooted songwriter Mondo Cozmo continues his chameleon-like journey through the realms of rock and soul on It’s PRINCIPLE!. Rising UK singer Paris Paloma makes good on the promise of her breakthrough hit “labour” with Cacaphony, her anthem-packed debut. Minneapolis brother-fronted combo The Cactus Blossoms rock a little harder (and croon a little sweeter) on their fifth LP, Every Time I Think About You.

With Philly production legend Will Yip at the helm, Oceanator’s Everything is Love and Death is the defiant and triumphant third album from New York songwriter Elise Okusami. Though he’s kept plenty busy with The Baseball Project and the reunited Dream Syndicate, Make it Right is the first new solo album from LA lifer Steve Wynn in over 15 years. Trailblazing performance artist Laurie Anderson also offers her first solo album in nearly a decade and a half; Amelia is an imaginative account of the pioneering aviator’s final flight. Based in London with members hailing from Australia, Uruguay, and Sweden, instrumental quartet Los Bitchos throw a party to which the whole globe is invited on Talkie Talkie.

Listen for spotlights on new records like these (and more) every week on the XPN Morning Show and Indie Rock Hit Parade.

PRESS PLAY on these new releases

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Wild God
CHECK OUT: “Wild God” “Frogs”

Mondo Cozmo – It’s PRINCIPLE!
CHECK OUT: “Angels” “Wild Horses”

Paris Paloma – Cacophony
CHECK OUT: “labour” “as good a reason”

The Cactus Blossoms – Every Time I Think About You
CHECK OUT: “There She Goes” “Something’s Got a Hold on Me”

Oceanator – Everything is Love and Death
CHECK OUT: “Get Out” “Drift Away”

Steve Wynn – Make it Right
CHECK OUT: “Make it Right” “Make Good on My Promises”

Laurie Anderson – Amelia
CHECK OUT: “India and on Down to Australia (feat. ANOHNI)” “Road to Mandalay”

Los Bitchos – Talkie Talkie
CHECK OUT: “La Bomba” “Don’t Change”

FURTHER LISTENING

A$AP Rocky – Don’t Be Dumb, AWOLNATION – The Phantom Five, Becca Stevens – Maple to Paper, Cal in Red – Low Low, Charlie Peacock – Every Kind of Uh-Oh, Chelsea Wolfe – UNDONE EP, Chick Corea – Trilogy, Coco & Clair Clair – Girl, Cold Gawd – I’ll Drown on This Earth, Danielia Cotton – Charley Pride: A Tribute to Black Country Music EP, David Kushner – The Dichotomy, Duster – In Dreams, Easy Sleeper – A Sacred Way of Living, Enumclaw – Home in Another Life, George Winston – Eastern Montana, Jana Mila – Chameleon, John Legend – My Favorite Dream, Jon Hopkins – Ritual, Jónsi – First Light, Lia Kohl – Normal Sounds, Mint Field – Aprender a Ser: Extended, Oasis – Definitely Maybe (30^th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), Ohr – Afterglow, Ray Benson – Swingin’ and Skankin’, Robert Glasper – Code Derivation, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters – More Fun with Rockin’ Dopsie & the Zydeco Twisters, Shemekia Copeland – Blame it on Eve, Sima Cunningham – High Roller, Steep Canyon Rangers – Live at Greenfield Lake, Tab Benoit – I Hear Thunder, Tank & the Bangas – The Heart, The Mind, The Soul, Ty Segall – Love Rudiments, Tycho – Infinite Health, U2 – ZOO TV: Live in Dublin 1993 EP, Valley – Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden, Why Bonnie – Wish on the Bone, Wunderhorse – Midas, Yannis & the Yaw – Lagos Paris London EP, Various Artists – Synthesizing the Silk Roads: Uzbek Disco, Tajik Folktronica, Uyghur Rock & Crimean Tatar Jazz from 1980s Soviet Central Asia