Gigi's Recovery by The Murder Capital
Post-punk's really having a sec, isn't it? Honestly— about as good as a lot of 80s classics. Had it been released 40 years ago, I bet it would be a bit more coveted. As is, it'll inevitably end up being lost a couple years down the road, but I hope people bite while it's still warm. There's some legit great bits here. With any luck this revival wave continues— Squid's sophomore release's around the corner I think.
Thank you for this rec, Hayden — I'd never heard of these guys, though I suppose I should have. They do have a bit of that Birthday Party/Bauhaus thing going, don't they? But they also remind me a little (especially the vocals) of the more recent post-rock-vocal band I Like Trains, who are a huge favorite of mine despite putting out some of the most depressing records of the entire 21st Century.
I once considered starting a tribute band called "I Like I Like Trains," since astonishingly no one seems to have done that yet, but I was worried the tribute band might start building its own audience and... well, you probably know where I'm going with this.
Yeah, that Mozart Estate LP is good. Relative Poverty is already a classic ('A tenner a day!'). Love how the cheese counterbalances (or illustrates?) the gruffy, angry, humourously desperate lyrics.
Yes, Jad Fair still makes records, in that inimitable style. The lo-fi, diverse but sometimes thready, material, ranging from garage punk to synthpop, comes often in sonic contrast with the incredibly innocent, or should I say naive, lyrics of this concept album revolving around the idea of perfect love. You ould believe it's all sincere and very childish (the ghost of Daniel Johnston often seems to hover over the record) if the music wasn't sometimes very moody or worried.
had not yet been referenced on anybody's '23 list. Surely the ten tracks in this very short release makes it eligible still? Anyway, I've added it, and it's really good.
Also I was surprised to see that this ... had not yet been referenced on anybody's '23 list.
Probably because it's not on Discogs or Bandcamp yet. It's on Spotify, so that should be enough, but I guess folks here are sticklers in that respect. 😎
Paste just dropped a new list of upcoming 2023 album releases. Looks like there'll be new stuff from Frankie Rose, M83, and Depeche Mode during the next 2-3 weeks, along with U2's new "reinterpretations" album — i.e., re-recorded versions of old stuff — Songs of Surrender. (Capitalism's surrender terms are always unconditional, apparently.)
Also, the new album by The National, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, is due out on April 28, so it looks like they're just going to release small pairings of pages from the highly-influential Mary Shelley novel in album form over the course of several months, or more likely years or even decades at that rate. That'll be disappointing for their fans, and might even lead some of them to simply download the public domain version of the novel itself (or even the free dramatic-reading audiobook!) instead. To me, these kinds of artistic-commercial decisions make little or no sense, but The National is still signed to 4AD so I guess they can pretty much do whatever they want.
Sooooo... some interesting stuff is definitely on the way, but as for bands I'm personally interested in as an 80's-90's nostalgia freak, still no word on new albums by The Cure, My Bloody Valentine, or the Drop Nineteens. Oh well... I guess I'll just go back to bed, then.
Saw these guys live recently, they were incredible. I thought this was a 2022 album, but apparently it's been released on the 9th of January. Avant-garde metal with cellos and saxophones sounds interesting, but the execution is even better than the idea itself. Cannot recommend this enough, even if metal isn't your thing.
Saw these guys live recently, they were incredible. I thought this was a 2022 album, but apparently it's been released on the 9th of January. Avant-garde metal with cellos and saxophones sounds interesting, but the execution is even better than the idea itself. Cannot recommend this enough, even if metal isn't your thing.
Saw these guys live recently, they were incredible. I thought this was a 2022 album, but apparently it's been released on the 9th of January. Avant-garde metal with cellos and saxophones sounds interesting, but the execution is even better than the idea itself. Cannot recommend this enough, even if metal isn't your thing.
Great rec, really dig this. Reminds me of Neptunian Maximalism (and your description was spot on in that regard).
Haven't seen much chatter about King Gizz's 8.5-hr live album (consisting of 3 nights at Red Rocks, all with completely different set lists) released recently:
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Live At Red Rocks '22 by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
It's a culmination of everything great about KGLW. 8.5 hours went by way quicker than I was expecting. Wish the production and mixing were a little tighter but I suppose that's what "official bootleg" means. If you don't think you could listen to the whole thing, I recommend night 2, set 1: tracks 28 (The Dripping Tap) through 39 (The Bitter Boogie). The band all seem to be having an amazing time at these shows, and that comes across clearly both in their between-song interjections and in their music. _________________ 51 Washington, D.C. albums!
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