New album: A new LP of extraordinary experiment and scattershot psychedelic pop kaleidoscopes and lyrical tricks from the eclectic and unpredictably inventive mind of the prolific Kevin Barnes and band from Athens, Georgia
Read moreFavourite albums of 2023 Part 2: Anohni to Blur to Mitski, Ren to Sufjan Stevens
Welcome once again to the annual tradition of Song Bar’s favourite album releases of 2023. This is Part 2, and Part 1 was yesterday. There’s no such thing as a chart rundown or ‘best of’ here, and these come in no particular order …
Read morePalehound: Eye On The Bat
New album: Brooklyn’s El Kempner returns with a new selection of passionate, intelligent, punchy indie-folk with songs about illusions shattering, the before and after, raw nerves and propulsive instrumentation
Read moreNew albums: Porridge Radio, CocoRosie, Ultraísta, Nadia Reid, JFDR, Maria McKee, Yumi Zouma, Honey Cutt, The Wants, The Boomtown Rats
A big, broad week of releases includes a mix of new and old artists, from the passionate female artists Porridge Radio, Nadia Reid and JFDR, the return of Nigel Godrich’s electronica project, to veterans Maria McKee and the Boomtown Rats
Read moreNew albums: Angel Olsen, Wilco, Chromatics, The Sherlocks, Danny Brown, Wives, Penguin Cafe, Vivian Girls, Minor Pieces, Empath
This latest roundup includes a seismic album of emotion turmoil from Angel Olsen, a stripped-back release from Wilco, snappy hip hop from Danny Brown and gritty Brooklyn postpunk from Wives
Read moreNew albums: Ezra Furman, Taylor Swift, Rapsody, Sheer Mag, Jay Som, Miles Davis, Tropical Fuck Storm, Modern Nature, Raphael Saadiq, Rowan Rheingans, Shannon Lay
A return to humorous pop for Taylor Swift, a dirty dozen of postpunk angst by Ezra Furman, and a hip hop album dedicated to black female icons by Rapsody are among the this week’s selection
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