Alexis Marshall "House of Lull House of When (Sargent House)"
From Sargent House Records:
“Alexis Marshall made a playlist of the ten songs that played a role in influencing ‘House of Lull . House of When’ and wrote an accompanying piece for Brooklyn Vegan.
“Daughters vocalist Alexis Marshall releases his debut solo album House of Lull . House of When on Sargent House this week (pre-order). Two songs are out from it now (and a non-album single), and as you can hear on those songs, House has a similarly gothy vibe to Daughters’ great 2018 comeback album You Won’t Get What You Want, but Alexis takes things in a few different directions too. To get a feel for the vibe Alexis was going for on this album, we asked him about the music that inspired it, and he made us a list of 10 songs, from Nick Cave to Scott Walker to Nico to Swans to Suicide and more. Read on for what he had to say…”
A Place to Bury Strangers "Hologram (Dedstrange)"
From Dedstrange:
Hologram is the first release from New York Post-Punk legends A Place To Bury Strangers on their own newly formed label, Dedstrange. Hologram is the follow up to their highly regarded fifth album, Pinned, and is a sonic return to A Place To Bury Strangers’ rawest, most unhinged sound. With songs addressing the decay of connections, friendships lost, and the trials and tribulations of these troubled times, Hologram serves as an abstract mirror to the moment we live in. Written and recorded during the on-going global pandemic and in the midst of the decline of civilization, Hologram is a sonic vaccine to the horrors of modern life.
Bacao Rhythm and Steel Band "Expansions (Big Crown Records)"
From Big Crown Records:
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, the mysterious steel pan outfit hailing from Hamburg, Germany have amassed a cult following around the globe. With a slew of classic 7”s and two critically acclaimed full length albums, they set a high bar for themselves, one they clearly intend on pushing even higher with this new offering. On their third album, aptly titled “Expansions”, BRSB are back with more of the same, but more of the same with them is inherently different. Covering songs that span genres and range from mega hits to album cuts, they make them their own with their unique approach to the traditional steel pans of Trinidad and Tobago.
Moon King "The Audition (Arbutus)"
From Arbutus Records:
‘The Audition’ is the latest release from Canadian artist Daniel Benjamin, to be released July 16, 2021 on Arbutus Records.
“I’ve become fascinated with actors, auditioning, ‘trying to get the part’. Things that might seem silly in a high school drama class, but stay with you. Learning how to perform – whether that’s onstage, online, or at a job”, says Benjamin on the subject matter for the new songs.
On The Audition, Moon King is in a class of his own, offering a look ‘inside the actor’s studio’ with a new set of fun, fanciful and unabashedly lo-fi synthpop, and heightening his skills as a producer in the vein of Patrick Cowley or Patrick Adams.