Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of January 27, 2017.  Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.  As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.

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–Featured Release: Cloud Nothings: “Life Without Sound”–

Genre: Lo-Fi Indie-Rock // Label: Carpark Records

Background:

On Life Without Sound, Cloud Nothings drop their 4th LP with a slight shift in dynamics.  Their scrappy lo-fi brand of punk appears to now be incorporating a melodic indie-rock aesthetic, and the results are often breathtaking.  It won’t win over each and every diehard fan, but Life Without Sound still represents an important step outside of the band’s comfort zone that should help them earn more recognition while continuing to expand upon their sonic arsenal.  Don’t miss out on Hype Machine’s stream of the new record, while those of you looking for a quick sample can listen to ‘Modern Act’ below.

Listen to Cloud Nothings’ uncharacteristically melodic “Modern Act”:

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– Full List of Releases: January 27, 2017 –

Allison Crutchfield: Tourist in This Town
Genre: Pop Punk // Label: Merge

Stream Tourist in This Town here.

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Ariel Pink and Weyes Blood: Myths 002
Genre: Indie Rock // Label: Mexican Summer

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Cate Le Bon: Rock Pool EP
Genre: Folk/Psychedelic // Label: Drag City

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Bell Biv DeVoe: Three Stripes =
Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B // Label: eOne/Entertainment One Music

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Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound
Genre: Lo-Fi Indie-Rock // Label: Carpark Records

Stream Life Without Sound here.

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Delicate Steve: This Is Steve
Genre: Alternative Rock // Label: Anti-

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Fancey: Love Mirage
Genre: Indie-Pop // Label: Independent

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Fred Thomas: Changer
Genre: Alt-Rock/Folk Punk // Label: Polyvinyl

Stream Changer here.

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Greywind: Afterthoughts
Genre: Punk-Rock // Label: Spinefarm Records

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Japandroids: Near To The Wild Heart Of Life
Genre: Indie/Noise Rock // Label: Japandroids Recording Inc

Stream Near To The Wild Heart Of Life here.

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Julie Byrne: Not Even Happiness
Genre: Folk/Pschedelic // Label: Ba Da Bing!

Stream Not Even Happiness here.

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Kehlani: SweetSexySavage
Genre: Soul/R&B // Label: Artist Partner Group

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Kreator: Gods Of Violence
Genre: Thrash Metal // Label: Nuclear Blast

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Lauren Alaina: Road Less Traveled
Genre: Country // Label: 19 Recordings, Inc

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Mark Eitzel: Hey Mr Ferryman
Genre: Indie-Folk/Americana // Label: Merge

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Matthew Dear: DJ-Kicks
Genre: Electronic/Techno // Label: !K7

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Max Richter: Three Worlds: Music From Woolf Works
Genre: Classical/Ambient // Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Migos: C U L T U R E
Genre: Hip Hop // Label: 300/Quality Control

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P.O.S: Chill, dummy
Genre: Hip-Hop/Punk // Label: Doomtree Records

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Priests: Nothing Feels Natural
Genre: Noise Rock/Punk // Label: Sister Polygon

Stream Nothing Feels Natural here.

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Sloppy Heads: Useless Smile
Genre: Indie/Pop // Label: Shrimper

Stream Useless Smile here.

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Tift Merritt: Stitch Of The World
Genre: Country/Singer-Songwriter // Label: Yep Roc Records

Stream Stitch Of The World here.

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Train: a girl a bottle a boat
Genre: Pop // Label: Sunken Forest, LLC

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Ty Segall: Ty Segall
Genre: Indie-Rock/Psychedelic // Label: Drag City

Stream Ty Segall here.

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Xandria: Theater of Dimensions
Genre: Gothic Metal // Label: Napalm Records Handels GmbH

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