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Weekly Releases 5.8.2020

By Sowing Tuesday May 5, 2020

Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of May 8, 2020. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: May 8, 2020 –

Cosmic World Mother

…and Oceans: Cosmic World Mother
Genre: Black Metal/Industrial
Label: Season of Mist

Brant Bjork

Brant Bjork: Brant Bjork
Genre: Blues/Stoner Rock
Label: Heavy Psych Sounds

American Love Story [Explicit]

Butch Walker: American Love Story
Genre: Pop Rock/Folk
Label: Ruby Red Recordings

What Wands Won't Break

Daedelus: What Wands Won’t Break
Genre: Hip-Hop/Electronic
Label: Dome of Doom

Fake Names [Explicit]

Fake Names: Fake Names
Genre: Punk/Rock
Label: Epitaph

Leaves of Yesteryear

Green Carnation: Leaves of Yesteryear
Genre: Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Season of Mist

Petals For Armor

Hayley Williams: Petals for Armor
Genre: Pop/Alternative Rock
Label: Atlantic

Warnings

I Break Horses: Warnings
Genre: Indie/Dream Pop
Label: Bella Union

It Was Good Until It Wasn't [Explicit]

Kehlani: It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
Genre: Soul/R&B
Label: TSNMI/Atlantic

Straight Songs Of Sorrow [Explicit]

Mark Lanegan: Straight Songs Of Sorrow
Genre: Indie-Rock/Americana
Label: Heavenly Recordings

Naglfar: Cerecloth
Genre: Black/Melodic Death Metal
Label: Century Media

Premonitions

Sojourner: Premonitions
Genre: Black Metal/Folk
Label: Napalm

The Reckoning Dawn

Winterfylleth: The Reckoning Dawn
Genre: Black Metal/Folk/Ambient
Label: Spinefarm

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Weekly Releases 5.1.2020

By Sowing Wednesday April 29, 2020

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of May 1, 2020. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: May 1, 2020 –

All Fell Silent, Everything Went Quiet

An Autumn For Crippled Children: All Fell Silent, Everything Went Quiet
Genre: Black Metal/Post-Rock/Shoegaze
Label: Prosthetic

HiRUDiN

Austra: HiRUDiN
Genre: Indie-Pop/Electronic
Label: Domino Recording Co.

GLUE [Explicit]

Boston Manor: Glue
Genre: Pop-Punk/Emo/Post-Hardcore
Label: Pure Noise

Making a Door Less Open [Explicit]

Car Seat Headrest: Making A Door Less Open
Genre: Indie-Rock/Lo-Fi
Label: Matador

What's New, Tomboy?

Damien Jurado: What’s New, Tomboy?
Genre: Indie-Rock/Folk/Psychedelic
Label: Mama Bird Recording Co.

Do You Wonder About Me? [Explicit]

Diet Cig: Do You Wonder About Me?
Genre: Indie-Rock/Pop-Punk
Label: Frenchkiss

Ghostpoet: I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
Genre: Hip-Hop/Downtempo
Label: Play It Again Sam

V [Explicit]

Havok: V
Genre: Thrash/Heavy Metal
Label: Century Media

Outland

Ital Tek: Outland
Genre: Dubstep/Electronic/Techno
Label: Planet Mu

good to know [Explicit]

JoJo: Good to Know
Genre: Pop/R&B
Label: Warner Records

Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between

Man Man: Dream Hunting In The Valley Of The In-Between
Genre: Indie-Rock/Experimental
Label: Sub Pop

Pure X

Pure X: Pure X
Genre: Lo-Fi/Dream-Pop
Label: Fire Talk

Shadow of Life

Umbra Vitae: Shadow Of Life
Genre: Death Metal/Metalcore
Label: Deathwish Inc.

Solitude in Madness [Explicit]

Vader: Solitude in Madness
Genre: Death/Thrash Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast

Black Metal

Witchcraft: Black Metal
Genre: Doom Metal/Stoner Rock
Label: Nuclear Bast

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Weekly Releases 4.24.2020

By Sowing Tuesday April 21, 2020

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of April 24, 2020. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: April 24, 2020 –

Covered in Colours

Anubis Gate: Covered in Colours
Genre: Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Nightmare

Angel Miners & The Lightning Riders

AWOLNATION: Angel Miners & The Lightning Riders
Genre: Electronic/Indie-Pop
Label: Better Noise Music

Birds of Tokyo - Human Design - Reviews - Album of The Year

Birds of Tokyo: Human Design
Genre: Alternative Rock
Label: Birds of Tokyo Pty Ltd

Dear Life

Brendan Benson: Dear Life
Genre: Indie-Pop
Label: Third Man

Forever Black

Cirith Ungol: Forever Black
Genre: Doom/Heavy/Power Metal
Label: Metal Blade

Afterburner [Explicit]

Dance Gavin Dance: Afterburner
Genre: Post-Hardcore/Progressive Rock/Math Rock
Label: Rise

Danzig: Danzig Sings Elvis
Genre: Doom Metal/Gothic
Label: Cleopatra

Omens

Elder: Omens
Genre: Stoner Rock/Progressive Rock/Psychedelic
Label: Armageddon

Habits

Elephant Tree: Habits
Genre: Doom Metal
Label: Holy Roar

City Burials [Explicit]

Katatonia: City Burials
Genre: Doom/Progressive Metal
Label: Peaceville

Good Souls Better Angels [Explicit]

Lucinda Williams: Good Souls Better Angels
Genre: Country/Americana/Folk
Label: Highway 20

For Their Love

Other Lives: For Their Love
Genre: Folk/Indie-Rock
Label: ATO

Looking for a Feeling

Pam Tillis: Looking For A Feeling
Genre: Country
Label: Stellar Cat

What The Dead Men Say

Trivium: What The Dead Men Say
Genre: Metalcore/Thrash
Label:Roadrunner

Stare Into Death And Be Still

Ulcerate: Stare Into Death And Be Still
Genre: Death/Progressive/Post Metal
Label: Debemur Morti Productions

Heartwork [Explicit]

The Used: Heartwork
Genre: Post-Hardcore/Emo
Label: Big Noise Music Group

Weapons of Tomorrow

Warbringer: Weapons of Tomorrow
Genre: Thrash Metal/Punk
Label: Napalm

Survival

Wares: Survival
Genre: Alternative/Indie-Rock
Label: Mint

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Weekly Releases 4.17.2020

By Sowing Monday April 13, 2020

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of April 17, 2020. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: April 17, 2020 –

Phylogenesis

Abysmal Dawn: Phylogenesis
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Season of Mist

Verminous [Explicit]

The Black Dahlia Murder: Verminous
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Label: Metal Blade

A Muse In Her Feelings [Clean]

dvsn: A Muse In Her Feelings
Genre: R&B
Label: OVO Sound

Nothing is True & Everything is Possible [Explicit]

Enter Shikari: Nothing is True & Everything
Genre: Post-Hardcore/Electronic
Label: So Recordings

Earth [Explicit]

EOB: Earth
Genre: Alternative Rock
Label: Capitol

Chaos. Order. Renewal.

Etherius: Chaos. Order. Renewal.
Genre: Metalcore
Label: Etherius

Fiona Apple: Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Genre: Indie-Pop/Jazz
Label: Epic

Kindred

Hexvessel: Kindred
Genre: Folk/Psychedelic
Label: Svart

Knuckleball Express

The Howling Hex: Knuckleball Express
Genre: Indie-Rock/Alternative Rock
Label: Fat Possum

Miss Colombia

Lido Pimienta: Miss Colombia
Genre: Indie/Alt Rock
Label: Anti/Epitaph

Mestarin kynsi

Oranssi Pazuzu: Mestarin Kynsi
Genre: Black Metal/Psychedelic/Progressive Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast

SAWAYAMA [Explicit]

Rina Sawayama: Sawayama
Genre: Pop/R&B
Label: Dirty Hit

The Fun Ones [Explicit]

RJD2: The Fun Ones
Genre: Hip-Hop/Trip-Hop/Electronic
Label: RJ’s Electrical Connections

Hermitage

Ron Sexsmith: HERMITAGE
Genre: Folk/Pop
Label: Cooking Vinyl Limited

The Don Of Diamond Dreams [Explicit]

Shabazz Palaces: The Don of Diamond Dreams
Genre: Hip-Hop/Experimental/Electronic
Label: Sub Pop

The Smith Street Band: Don’t Waste Your Anger
Genre: Folk/Punk
Label: Pool House Records

Hurry up and Wait [Explicit]

Soul Asylum: Hurry Up and Wait
Genre: Alt-Rock/Punk
Label: Blue Elan Records LLC

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Weekly Releases 4.10.2020

By Sowing Sunday April 5, 2020

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of April 10, 2020. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: April 10, 2020 –

In Another Life

Active Child: In Another Life
Genre: Electronic/R&B
Label: Masterworks

Loop of Yesterdays

Azusa: Loop of Yesterdays
Genre: Progressive/Thrash Metal
Label: Solid State

The Universe Inside

The Dream Syndicate: The Universe Inside
Genre: Psychedelic/Alt-Rock/Post-Punk
Label: Anti/Epitaph

The Loves Of Your Life

Hamilton Leithauser: The Loves Of Your Life
Genre: Indie Pop
Label: Glassnote

Shapeshifting

Joe Satriani: Shapeshifting
Genre: Hard Rock/Jazz Fusion
Label: Legacy Recoridngs

Song For Our Daughter

Laura Marling: Song For Our Daughter
Genre: Indie Folk
Label: Chrysalis Records

Laurel Halo: Possessed
Genre: Ambient/Techno/Experimental
Label: The Vinyl Factory

Local H: Lifers
Genre: Grunge/Alt-Rock
Label: Antifragile Music

The Way It Feels

Maddie & Tae: The Way It Feels
Genre: Pop/Country
Label: Mercury Nashville

Forever

Midwife: Forever
Genre: Ambient/Shoegaze/Indie-Rock
Label: The Flenser

Human. :II: Nature.

Nightwish: Hvman. :II: Natvre.
Genre: Power Metal/Classical/Gothic
Label: Nuclear Blast

Trust the River [Explicit]

Sparta: Trust The River
Genre: Post-Hardcore/Alt-Rock
Label: Dine Alone Music Inc.

Lamental EP

Squarepusher: Lamental
Genre: IDM/Drum and Bass/Jazz
Label: Warp

The New Abnormal

The Strokes: The New Abnormal
Genre: Indie-Rock/Post-Punk/Alt-Rock
Label: RCA

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Weekly Releases 4.3.2020

By Sowing Monday March 30, 2020

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of April 3, 2020. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: April 3, 2020 –

Chapter I: Monarchy

Ad Infinitum: Chapter I – Monarchy
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Label: Napalm

Wake Up, Sunshine [Explicit]

All Time Low: Wake Up Sunshine
Genre: Pop Punk
Label: Fueled by Ramen

If You're Dreaming

Anna Burch: If You’re Dreaming
Genre: Folk/Indie-Rock
Label: Polyvinyl

Guardians

August Burns Red: Guardians
Genre: Metalcore/Progressive Metal
Label: Fearless

JUICE

Born Ruffians: JUICE
Genre: Indie-Rock/Post-Punk
Label: Yep Roc

Ellis: Born Again
Genre: Indie-Folk/Pop
Label: Fat Possum

Emancipator: Mountain of Memory
Genre: Trip-Hop/Electronic/Downtempo
Label: Loci

I'm Your Empress Of [Explicit]

Empress Of: I’m Your Empress Of
Genre: R&B/Electronic
Label: Terrible Records

Faþir

Forndom: Faþir
Genre: Folk/Ambient/Drone
Label: Nordvis

Ever-Roving Eye

James Elkington: Ever-Roving Eye
Genre: Folk
Label: Paradise of Bachelors

Migration Stories

M. Ward: Migration Stories
Genre: Indie/Folk
Label: Anti/Epitaph

Best Wishes

MAITA: Best Wishes
Genre: Indie-Folk
Label: Kill Rock Stars

Enter The Mirror

Maserati: Enter the Mirror
Genre: Post-Rock/Psychedelic
Label: Temporary Residence Ltd.

Weekly Releases 3.27.2020

By Sowing Monday March 23, 2020

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of March 27, 2020. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: March 27, 2020 –

CALM [Explicit]

5 Seconds of Summer: Calm
Genre: Pop-Rock
Label: Interscope

Unmask Whoever

Activity: Unmask Whoever
Genre: Electronic
Label: Western Vinyl

Are You in Love?

Basia Bulat: Are You In Love?
Genre: Indie-Pop/Folk
Label: Secret City Records

Diamonds

The Birthday Massacre: Diamonds
Genre: Alternative Rock/Industrial/Gothic
Label: Metropolis

Local Honey

Brian Fallon: Local Honey
Genre: Folk/Rock
Label: Lesser Known

Candlemass: The Pendulum
Genre: Doom/Heavy Metal
Label: Napalm

Cavetown: Sleepyhead
Genre: Indie-Pop/Rock
Label: Sire

Forever Just Beyond

Clem Snide: Forever Just Beyond
Genre: Indie-Pop/Folk
Label: Ramseur

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Coriky: Coriky
Genre: Alt/Indie Rock
Label: Dischord

Illusion Of Time

Daniel Avery and Alessandro Cortini: Illusion Of Time
Genre: Electronic
Label: MUTE

Void Moments

FACS: Void Moments
Genre: Post Punk
Label: Trouble In Mind

The Caretaker

Half Waif: The Caretaker
Genre: Indie-Pop/Experimental
Label: Anti

Red Sun Through Smoke

Ian William Craig: Red Sun Through Smoke
Genre: Ambient/Drone/Electronic
Label: Fat Cat

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Weekly Releases 3.20.2020

By Sowing Monday March 16, 2020

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of March 20, 2020. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: March 20, 2020 –

VELVET [Explicit]

Adam Lambert: Velvet
Genre: Pop
Label: More is More, LLC

The Night Chancers [Explicit]

Baxter Dury: The Night Chancers
Genre: Alternative Rock
Label: Heavenly Recordings

Mixing Colours

Roger and Brian Eno: Mixing Colours
Genre: Ambient/Electronic
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Scramblers

Container: Scramblers
Genre: Techno/Minimal/Industrial
Label: Alter

The Beauty of Survival

Foreign Fields: The Beauty of Survival
Genre: Folk/Indie-Rock/Ambient
Label: Caroline International (P&D)

Gordon Lightfoot: SOLO
Genre: Folk
Label: WM Canada

Heaven Shall Burn: Of Truth & Sacrifice
Genre: Metalcore/Melodic Death Metal
Label: Century Media Records

Atomic

Helen Money: Atomic
Genre: Progressive Rock/Doom Metal/Post Metal
Label: Thrill Jockey

Volume II

Hyborian: Volume II
Genre: Doom Metal/Stoner Rock
Label: Season of Mist

kelsea

Kelsea Ballerini: Kelsea
Genre: Pop-Country
Label: Black River Entertainment

Through Water

Låpsley: Through Water
Genre: Indie-Pop/Ambient/Electronic
Label: XL Recordings

Visions

Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty: Visions
Genre: Jazz
Label: Mr Bongo

Uneasy Laughter

Moaning: Uneasy Laughter
Genre: Post-Punk/Shoegaze/Indie-Rock
Label: Sub Pop Records

Morrissey: I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
Genre: Alternative Rock/Indie-Rock/Post Punk
Label: BMG

Folkesange

Myrkur: Folkesange
Genre: Black Metal/Folk/Ambient
Label: Relapse

Oasis Nocturno [Explicit]

TOKiMONSTA: Oasis Nocturno
Genre: Hip Hop/Electronic
Label: TOKiMONSTA Music

After Hours [Explicit]

The Weeknd: After Hours
Genre: Pop/R&B
Label: Republic Records

nightsongs

Yael Naïm: nightsongs
Genre: Folk
Label: Tôt Ou Tard

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Weekly Releases 3.13.2020

By Sowing Thursday March 12, 2020

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of March 13, 2020. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: March 13, 2020 –

Death in Venice Beach

The Bombpops: Death in Venice Beach
Genre: Punk/Pop Punk
Label: Fat Wreck Chords

Citizens Of Boomtown

The Boomtown Rats: Citizens Of Boomtown
Genre: Post-Punk/Punk
Label: BMG

Thulêan Mysteries

Burzum: Thulêan Mysteries
Genre: Black Metal/Ambient
Label: Byelobog Productions

Supernova [Explicit]

Caitlyn Smith: Supernova
Genre: Singer-Songwriter/Country
Label: Monument

Sad Happy

Circa Waves: Sad Happy
Genre: Indie-Rock/Pop
Label: Prolifica

CocoRosie: Put The Shine On
Genre: Indie-Rock/Hip-Hop/Indie-Folk
Label: Marathon Artists

Code Orange: Underneath
Genre: Hardcore/Metalcore/Sludge
Label: Roadrunner

Deap Lips [Explicit]

Deap Lips: Deap Lips
Genre: Indie/Alternative Rock
Label: Cooking Vinyl Limited

You Know I'm Not Going Anywhere [Explicit]

The Districts: You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere
Genre: Indie-Rock/Americana/Folk Punk
Label: Fat Possum

Kiss My Super Bowl Ring [Explicit]

The Garden: Kiss My Super Bowl Ring
Genre: Post-Punk/Electronic/Experimental
Label: Epitaph

Healer

Grouplove: Healer
Genre: Indie-Pop/Rock
Label: Canvasback

Birthmarks

Hilary Woods: Birthmarks
Genre: Classical/Ambient/Dream Pop
Label: Sacred Bones

The Common Task

Horse Lords: The Common Task
Genre: Math Rock/Jazz/Experimental
Label: Northern Spy
…

Weekly Releases 3.06.2020

By Sowing Monday March 2, 2020

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of March 6, 2020. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: March 6, 2020 –

Allen/Olzon: Worlds Apart
Genre: Metal
Label: Frontiers Music Srl

Hunted

Anna Calvi: Hunted
Genre: Indie-Rock/Pop
Label: Domino Recording Co.

Carnivore [Explicit]

Body Count: Carnivore
Genre: Hardcore/Thrash Metal
Label: Century Media

Superstar

Caroline Rose: Superstar
Genre: Indie-Pop/Rock
Label: New West

Cornershop: England Is A Garden
Genre: Indie-Rock/Brit-Pop
Label: Ample Play

Crematory: Unbroken
Genre: Death Metal/Industrial/Gothic
Label: Napalm

Starmaker

Honey Harper: Starmaker
Genre: Indie-Pop/Folk
Label: ATO

you'll be fine [Explicit]

Hot Mulligan: You’ll Be Fine
Genre: Emo/Pop-Punk
Label: No Sleep

Dixie Blur

Jonathan Wilson: Dixie Blur
Genre: Folk/Psychedelic
Label: BMG

Silver Landings

Mandy Moore: Silver Landings
Genre: Pop/Indie-Folk
Label: Verve Forecast

Mark Kozelek with Ben Boye and Jim White: 2
Genre: Jazz/Rock
Label: Caldo Verde

The Ghost of Orion

My Dying Bride: The Ghost of Orion
Genre: Doom/Gothic/Death Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast

Nadia Reid: Out of My Province
Genre: Folk/Indie-Folk
Label: Spacebomb

Conference of Trees

Pantha du Prince: Conference Of Trees
Genre: Electronic/Techno/House
Label: Modern Recordings

Ceremony

Phantogram: Ceremony
Genre: Electronic/Trip-Hop/Dream Pop
Label: Republic

Unfold the God Man

Psychonaut: Unfold The God Man
Genre: Doom/Post Metal
Label: Pelagic

Via Media

ROCH: Via Media
Genre: Indie-Pop/Experimental
Label: ROCH

A Beautiful Place To Drown [Explicit]

Silverstein: A Beautiful Place To Drown
Genre: Post-Hardcore/Emo/Pop-Punk
Label: UNFD

Traditional Techniques

Stephen Malkmus: Traditional Techniques
Genre: Indie-Rock/Lo-Fi/Electronic
Label: Matador

Sorry You Couldn't Make It

Swamp Dogg: Sorry You Couldn’t Make It
Genre: Soul/R&B/Funk
Label: Joyful Noise

5 Years Behind [Explicit]

THICK: 5 Years Behind
Genre: Indie-Pop/Punk/Indie-Rock
Label: Epitaph

Heavy Light

U.S. Girls: Heavy Eyes
Genre: Indie-Pop/Psychedelic
Label: 4AD

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Weekly Releases 2.28.2020

By Sowing Monday February 24, 2020

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of February 28, 2020. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: February 28, 2020 –

Fearmonger

Beneath The Massacre: Fearmonger
Genre: Death Metal/Progressive Metal/Hardcore
Label: Century Media

Suddenly

Caribou: Suddenly
Genre: Electronic/Psychedelic/Experimental
Label: Merge

Mother

Cold Beat: Mother
Genre: Post Punk/Pop Punk
Label: DFA

Daniel Davies: Signals
Genre: Alternative/Indie-Rock
Label: Sacred Bones

Five Finger Death Punch: F8
Genre: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Label: Better Noise Music

Brain Pain [Explicit]

Four Year Strong: Brain Pain
Genre: Pop-Punk/Hardcore
Label: Pure Noise

Calypso

Gigi Masin: Calypso
Genre: Ambient
Label: Apollo

Safe Sins

Gladie: Safe Sins
Genre: Indie-Rock
Label: Lame-O

Taxi Dancers

Gord Sinclair: Taxi Dancers
Genre: Rock
Label: Pheromone Recordings / Fontana North

Ginormous

Grimm Grimm: Ginormous
Genre: Rock
Label: magniph

Errol [Explicit]

Haleek Maul: Errol
Genre: Hip-Hop
Label: Lex

The Weight Of Hope

Hayley Ross: The Weight of Hope
Genre: Indie-Rock/Singer-Songwriter
Label: Barracuda Recordings

Ryder

HOLY: Ryder
Genre: Indie-Rock/Hardcore
Label: PNKSLM Recordings

The Vanishing

Insect Ark: The Vanishing
Genre:…

Weekly Releases 2.21.2020

By Sowing Monday February 17, 2020

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of February 21, 2020. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: February 21, 2020 –

Myopia

Agnes Obel: Myopia
Genre: Folk/Classical/New Age
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Cape God

Allie X: Cape God
Genre: Indie-Pop/Electronic
Label: Twin Music Inc

Everyone Loves You... Once You Leave Them [Explicit]

The Amity Affliction: Everyone Loves You… Once you leave them
Genre: Metalcore/Post-Hardcore
Label: Pure Noise

Best Coast: Always Tomorrow
Genre: Indie-Pop/Indie-Rock
Label: Concord

Demons & Wizards: III
Genre: Power/Heavy Metal
Label: Century Media

Milkteeth

Douglas Dare: Milkteeth
Genre: Indie-Pop/Electronic
Label: Erased Tapes

Random Desire

Greg Dulli: Random Desire
Genre: Alternative Rock
Label: BMG

Miss Anthropocene [Explicit]

Grimes: Miss_Anthrop0cene
Genre: Electronic/Indie-Pop
Label: 4AD

Surrender Your Poppy Field

Guided by Voices: Surrender Your Poppy Field
Genre: Lo-Fi/Indie-Rock
Label: GBV Inc

HUMANIST

Humanist: Humanist
Genre: Alternative/Indie Rock
Label: Ignition

Man Alive!

King Krule: Man Alive!
Genre: Indie-Rock/Post-Punk/Trip-Hop
Label: True Panther Sounds

Spook The Herd

Lanterns on the Lake: Spook The Herd
Genre: Indie-Pop/Dream-Pop/Post Rock
Label: Bella Union

Names of North End Women

Lee Ranaldo and Raül Refree: Names Of North End Women
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Sput Giveaway: See Converge and Pig Destroyer in Philly!

By robertsona Thursday February 13, 2020

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Jacob Bannon of Converge performs at Roadburn 2018. Photograph by Wikipedia user Grywnn (Heiner Bach)

Alright, y’all, it’s time for one of Sputnikmusic’s patented giveaway contests. Let’s get down to brass tacks immediately.

THE PRIZE: Two tickets to the second day–April 4th–of the Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Festival at the Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These are $35 each face value and $98.50 total if you purchase them online. Yeehaw. Who will be performing, you ask? Well, Converge is doing Jane Doe in its entirety. And Pig Destroyer is doing Prowler in the Yard. And then there’s fuckin’, uh, Satan, and Necrot, and Night Demon, and Haunt, and Un. Pretty sure that’s all. Please note a few things: this concert is absolutely 21+ no exceptions, so don’t enter this contest if you are under that age maybe. I dunno, can’t really stop you I guess. Secondly, these are not the “Metal and Beer” tickets that cost $85 each face value. If you’re a beer drinker you’ll have to stick with Stella Artois or whatever in this case: no unlimited half pours of Nightmare Brewing Company’s critically acclaimed SCAPHISM beer for you! Oh, and also obviously it’s on you to, like, get to Philly. Sorry everyone, when we’re flush (one day…) we’ll be able to fund the whole experience.

THE CONTEST: The year is 2021. The 20th anniversary joint (that’s right you’re getting them as a package) vinyl reissue of both Jane Doe and Prowler in the Yard is fast approaching, and Relapse Records or Epitaph or…

Weekly Releases 2.14.2020

By Sowing Monday February 10, 2020

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of February 14, 2020. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: February 14, 2020 –

Fallen

Archon Angel: Fallen
Genre: Progressive/Power/Heavy Metal
Label: Frontiers Records S.R.L.

Stray

BAMBARA: Stray
Genre: Post-Punk/Noise Rock
Label: Wharf Cat

Honeymoon

Beach Bunny: Honeymoon
Genre: Indie-Pop/Emo
Label: Mom+Pop

Blaze Of Perdition: The Harrowing of Hearts
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Metal Blade

Brkn Love: Brkn Love
Genre: Rock
Label: Spinefarm

What's Tonight To Eternity

Cindy Lee: What’s Tonight To Eternity
Genre: Pop/Lo-Fi/Post-Punk
Label: W.25th

no future [Explicit]

EDEN: no future
Genre: Electronic/Indie-Pop
Label: MCMXCV LTD.

1692

Frayle: 1692
Genre: Doom Metal/Stoner Rock
Label: Aqualamb/Lay Bare

New Empire, Vol. 1 [Explicit]

Hollywood Undead: New Empire, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip-Hop/Nu-Metal/Rock
Label: BMG

Weather

Huey Lewis & the News: Weather
Genre: Rock/Blues
Label: BMG

Telemark

Ihsahn: Telemark
Genre: Progressive Metal/Black Metal/Experimental
Label: Spinefarm

Changes

Justin Bieber: Changes
Genre: Pop/R&B
Label: RBMG/Def Jam

London Apocalypticon - Live at the Roundhouse

Kreator: London Apocalypticon – Live at the Roundhouse
Genre: Thrash/Death Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast

Weekly Releases 2.07.2020

By Sowing Tuesday February 4, 2020

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of February 7, 2020. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.