Haim | photo by Lea Garn, courtesy of the artist
PRESS PLAY: New Albums out June 20th
Fresh off the grill, this week’s new albums are cooked to perfection. With former Vampire Weekend member Rostam returning as co-producer, Haim embrace their spontaneous side on their fourth LP, I Quit. Philly combo Mo Lowda & the Humble’s Tailing the Ghost is a dynamic collection of anthems that sets the stage for a breakout year. Guided by the cosmos, Kentucky songwriter S.G. Goodman reflects on the death of a close friend and reunites with her longtime guitarist on Planting by the Signs.
For Raspberry Moon, his latest as Hotline TNT, Will Anderson broke his usual method of solo recording to collaborate with the touring musicians who’ve become part of the band’s story. Meg Remy’s ever-morphing U.S. Girls are locked in on Scratch It, delivering glamorous grooves and mind-expanding orchestrations. Perfectly titled to match its weightless sound, Cloud Drifter is the guest-packed fourth album by L’Eclair, the Swiss instrumental collective led by brothers Stefan and Yavor Lilov.
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
Haim – I Quit
CHECK OUT: “Relationships”
“Down to Be Wrong”
Mo Lowda & the Humble –
Tailing the Ghost
CHECK OUT: “Canary” “The Painter”
S.G. Goodman –
Planting by the Signs
CHECK OUT: “Fire Sign”
“Satellite”
Hotline TNT –
Raspberry Moon
CHECK OUT: “Julia’s War”
“Break Right”
U.S. Girls –
Scratch It
CHECK OUT: “Like James Said”
“Bookends”
L’Eclair –
Cloud Drifter
CHECK OUT: “REPLICA M001 (feat. Pink Siifu)”
“ RUN (feat. Gelli Haha)”
The PRESS PLAY-list
FURTHER LISTENING
Alex Amen – The Zorthian Tapes EP, Anthony Green – So Long, Avalon, Chad Kouri – Mixed, GoGo Penguin – Necessary Fictions, The Feelies – Rewind, James McMurtry – The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy, Liam Finn – Hyperverse, Little Mazarn – Mustang Island, Lukas Nelson – American Romance, Mason Jennings – Magnifier, Matmos – Metallic Life Review, Matthew Shipp – The Cosmic Piano, Minais B – And I Know I Can Feel Bad When I Get in a Bad Mood, Ric Wilson – America Runs on Disco EP, Tan Cologne – Unknown Beyond, Tee Templeton – Diner of Doubt, Tropical Fuck Storm – Fairyland Codex, Tyler Bradley Walker – The Sun the Moon the Earth and Me, Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Curse EP, The Vegabonds – Young & Unafraid, Yaya Bey – Do it Afraid