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Goat's latest album is titled ... Goat
New album: The mysterious masked Swedish collective return with their third LP in as many years with a heady new dose of primal prog, funk, folk and psychedelic rock sitrred in a pot of guitar pedals, flutes, drums and ritualistic-style vocals
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Favourite LPs of 2023, Part 2.
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 …
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Goat: Medicine
New album: Another wonderfully indulgent dosage of meaty psychedelic folk rock from the mysterious, masked Swedish collective from Norrbotten County, with nods to Black Sabbath and other forbears, and certain fungal mitochondria
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Elemental: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs’ Land of Sleeper
New album: Newcastle-upon-Tyne’s heavy rock heroes roll on with their fourth album, another blast furnace of rich, all-engulfing sound, existential philosophy, psychedelia and the thunderous presence of early Black Sabbath
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Goat are back, giving birth to their latest LP, Oh Death
New album: The masked and mysterious Swedish collective return with their fourth studio LP, (not counting 2021’s Headsoup compilation) with a gloriously unholy fusion of psychedelic, prog and heavy rock, African and Indian influences centred around life’s ultimate end-meaning
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Goat’s for glory
New album: This welcome first LP helping of primal psych rock from the Swedish band since 2016’s Requium is a stirring, hallucinogenic cauldron compilation of rarities, standalone singles, B-sides, and digital edits and two brand new tracks
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Yves Tumor: mysterious, inventive androgyny
An opulent selection of funk and electronica innovation comes from Yves Tumor and Thundercat, along with Korean artist Yaeji and Berlin’s Minor Science, plus massive metal of Pigs x 7 and beautiful indie and pop by Anna Burch and Ren Harvieu
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Sleaford Mods whip it up with Policy Cream and more songs from their new album
A mammoth selection of new releases across many genres includes the Notts duo Sleaford Mods, Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin, rapper LIttle Simz, and exquisite settings by The Unthanks
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Elvis Costello returns with old Attractions pals, and including songs written with Burt Bacharach
Elvis Costello triumphantly turns back the clock, John Grant at his bitchy, heartfelt best, and a heap of various laid-back and wonderfully eclectic, oddball records come with likes of Connan Mockasin, Kurt Vile, Jerry Paper and more
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Villagers’ Conor O’Brien
A beauty from Villagers, an modern update attempt by Nile Rodgers, blistering metal by Pigs x 7, Brexit lament by Amber Arcades, plus The Joy Formidable, Mudhoney and Max Cooper make up this week’s selection
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