PRESS PLAY: New Albums out February 6th
The latest from Ratboys, Cory Wong, Silversun Pickups, and more…
Ratboys | photo by Miles Kalchik, courtesy of the artist
Instead of letting the weather forecast of an unreliable rodent get you down, settle in with the first new releases of the month.
Chicago indie combo Ratboys retreated to rural Wisconsin to record Singin’ to an Empty Chair; the result is a healthy dose of organic energy to their already peppy pop. Vulfpeck’s guitar virtuoso Cory Wong is joined by a different collaborator on just about every track song on Lost in the Wonder, from Devon Gilfillian to Taylor Hanson. An injury to singer Brian Aubert’s eardrum momentarily sidelined the recording of Silversun Pickups’ Tenterhooks; the album appropriately reflects feelings of anxiety as well as resilience.
At Home in My Mind is the debut full-length from newcomer Ellur, arriving after six years of well-received singles and EPs in her native England. Mandy, Indiana’s URGH is a refinement of the Manchester crew’s caustic industrial-adjacent new wave style. Prolific raconteur John Craigie’s 10th album, I Swam Here, was recorded in New Orleans with members of local favorites The Deslondes and Lost Bayou Ramblers.
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
Ratboys –
Singin’ to an Empty Chair
CHECK OUT: “Anywhere”
“Penny in the Lake”
Cory Wong –
Lost in the Wonder
CHECK OUT: “Tongue Tied”
“Blame it on the Moon”
Silversun Pickups –
Tenterhooks
CHECHECK OUT: “The Wreckage”
“New Wave”
Ellur –
At Home in My Mind
CHECK OUT: “Missing Kid”
“The Wheel”
Mandy, Indiana –
URGH
CHECK OUT: “Sicko!”
“Cursive”
John Craigie –
I Swam Here
CHECK OUT: “Fire Season”
“Dry Land”
The PRESS PLAY-list
FURTHER LISTENING
About You – The Lighthouse, the Storm, Asher White – Jessica Pratt, Beverly Glenn-Copeland – Laughter in Summer, C.Y.M. & Abby Sage – My Whole World EP, daphne tunes – Volume D, Daphni – Butterfly, Dirt Buyer – Dirt Buyer III, The Grownup Noise – No Straight Line in the Universe, Ian Brennan – The Forgotten Parts, J. Cole – The Fall-Off, Jay Buchanan – Weapons of Beauty, Jontan – The Yellow House, KMFDM – ENEMY, LAPêCHE – Autotelic, Nick Schofield – Blue Hour, Oliver Coates – Pillion, Power Snatch – EP1, Puma Blue – Croak Dream, Puscifer – Normal Isn’t, Railcard – Railcard, Storey Littleton – At a Diner, Sydney Ross Mitchell – Cynthia EP, 2070 – Big Blue, Ulrika Spacek – Expo, Unsane – Occupational Hazard (Reissue), Yes – Tales from Topographic Oceans (Super Deluxe Edition)
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