Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of April 7, 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.
–Featured Release: Father John Misty: “Pure Comedy”–
Genre: Indie-Folk/Americana // Label: Sub Pop Records
Background:
Few artists have enjoyed as much hype and general chatter surrounding a new release as Father John Misty in 2017. On the heels of 2015’s hit album I Love You, Honeybear, this week we will observe an even darker and more theatrical side of Josh Tillman. Embracing the piano and his penchant for sarcasm-riddled balladry, Pure Comedy offers a very different, often bitter view on mankind. Certain to be divisive (seeming the only way he knows), we’re not sure quite what to expect from this 74-minute behemoth of an album. All we know is that it is going to be talked about. A lot.
Listen to the title track, “Pure Comedy”, below:
– Full List of Releases: April 7, 2017 –
Arca: Arca
Genre: Electronic // Label: XL Recordings
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Andrew Combs: Canyons Of My Mind
Genre: Singer-Songwriter/Country // Label: New West Records
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Blaenavon: That’s Your Lot
Genre: Indie-Rock/Pop // Label: Atlantic Recording Corporation
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The Chainsmokers: Memories…Do Not Open
Genre: Pop // Label: Disruptor/Columbia
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Clark: Death Peak
Genre: IDM/Electronic // Label: Warp Records
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Cold War Kids: LA Divine
Genre: Indie-Rock // Label: Capitol Records
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Dead By April: Worlds Collide
Genre: Metalcore // Label: Spinefarm
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Deep Purple: Infinite
Genre: Hard Rock // Label: Edel
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Deez Nuts: Binge & Purgatory
Genre: Hardcore/Punk // Label: Century Media
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Diet Cig: Swear I’m Good At This
Genre: Pop-Punk/Emo // Label: Frenchkiss Records
Stream Swear I’m Good At This here.
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Ecstatic Vision: Raw Rock Fury
Genre: Psychedelic/Progressive Rock // Label: Relapse Records
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Falling In Reverse: Coming Home
Genre: Post Hardcore // Label: Epitaph
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Father John Misty: Pure Comedy
Genre: Indie-Folk/Americana // Label: Sub Pop Records
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The Flatliners: Inviting Light
Genre: Rock // Label: Rise Records
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Fuoco Fatuo: Backwater
Genre: Doom/Death Metal // Label: Profound Lore
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Future Islands: The Far Field
Genre: Electronic Indie Pop // Label: 4AD
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Guided by Voices: August By Cake
Genre: Lo-Fi/Indie-Rock // Label: GBV Inc.
Stream August By Cake here.
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Harlott: Extinction
Genre: Thrash Metal // Label: Metal Blade
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K.Flay: Every Where Is Some Where
Genre: Indie/Electronic // Label: Interscope
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Karen Elson: Double Roses
Genre: Singer-Songwriter/Folk // Label: H.O.T. Records
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Krokus: Big Rocks
Genre: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock // Label: Century Media
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Leeroy Stagger: Love Versus
Genre: Singer-Songwriter/Folk // Label: High Romance Music Ltd
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The Maine: Lovely, Little, Lonely
Genre: Pop-Rock/Punk // Label: 8123
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Michelle Branch: Hopeless Romantic
Genre: Pop // Label: Verve Label Group
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The New Pornographers: Whiteout Conditions
Genre: Indie-Rock // Label: Concord Music Group
Stream Whiteout Conditions here.
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The Obsessed: Sacred
Genre: Doom/Heavy Metal // Label: Relapse Records
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Royal Thunder: Wick
Genre: Stoner Rock // Label: Spinefarm
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Sam Gellaitry: Escapism III
Genre: Electronic // Label: XL Recordings
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San Fermin: Belong
Genre: Indie-Pop/Classical // Label: Downtown/Interscope
Stream Belong here.
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Sinheresy: Domino
Genre: Goth Metal // Label: Scarlet
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The Smith Street Band: More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me
Genre: Folk Punk // Label: SideOneDummy Records
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Timber Timbre: Sincerely, Future Pollution
Genre: Lo-Fi/Gothic Folk // Label: City Slang
Stream Sincerely, Future Pollution here.
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Trial: Motherless
Genre: Hardcore // Label: Metal Blade
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Ulver: The Assassination of Julius Caesar
Genre: Black Metal // Label: House of Mythology
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Valborg: Endstrand
Genre: Death Metal/Progressive // Label: Prophecy
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Vancouver Sleep Clinic: Revival
Genre: Indie-Folk // Label: Sony Music Entertainment
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The Wooden Sky: Swimming In Strange Waters
Genre: Indie-Rock/Folk // Label: Nevado Music Inc.
Stream Swimming In Strange Waters here.
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Wear Your Wounds: Wear Your Wounds
Genre: Post-Rock // Label: Deathwish Inc.
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