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| What To Get: August Edition
Pretty self-explanatory, list of upcoming albums with August release dates I'm excited for. Feel free to chip in with anything on your own lists I may be missing. | | 1 |  | Manchester Orchestra
A Black Mile to the Surface
Technically not an August release, but I pre-ordered the vinyl and will be surprised if it gets here before next month. Each and every single thus far has been stellar, so pretty hyped, but purposefully holding off on any streams or whatnot until I've got it in my hands. | | 2 |  | Cloakroom
Time Well
Been a minute since we heard from these folks, and a little more far-ranging, weird sludgy-ish whatever-you'd-call-this is always welcome. | | 3 |  | Turnover
Good Nature
Magnolia was a solid debut, and I absolutely loved Peripheral Vision; the band seems to be taking a page from Title Fight's book, if not necessarily in exact trajectory, but in that every album's going to have a different overall aesthetic. Sounds like dream-pop this go-round, which, let's have at it. | | 4 |  | Steven Wilson
To the Bone
Chalk it up to nostalgia for first getting into Porcupine Tree back in my formative middle school years, but I'm still a sucker for Wilson's poppy brand of prog. This whole ABBA-indebted thing may well be a bridge too far, but at least it seems a little less self-serious as is too often his wont. | | 5 |  | Queens of the Stone Age
Villains
Speaking of fun sounds, "Like You Used to Do" sounds bouncier than QotSA's been in years, which is a good look (although nothing against the fantastic return-to-form Like Clockwork, which was ponderous in the best possible interpretation of the term). Also seeing them at the Anthem in October, so pretty pumped for that, as well. | | 6 |  | Motograter
Desolation
Honestly, this one may come down more to morbid curiosity than anything else, but Motograter (despite only having one proper album back in their--and nu-metal as a whole's--heyday) has been an undersung casualty of a genre that's suddenly seeing some sort of decade-plus-on critical reassessment. Granted, the restrospects are mostly negative, but there are always some hidden gems, and I'd be lying if I claimed that I have dug up "Down" and "No Name" after an appropriate amount of drinks... | | 7 |  | Iron And Wine
Beast Epic
On almost the absolute flip-side, curious to see what Sam Beam and co. are gonna drop on us this time around. Gone for good, I'm sad but sure, are the days of my personal favorite iteration of his whispery folk just on the cusp of an expanded sonic palette, but hey, even a sprawling, self-indulgent release from these guys is worth a few spins. | | 8 |  | Frankie Rose
Cage Tropicale
Honestly pretty surprised at how little attention she gets on this site, definitely a great blend of garage-y and dreamy pop, perfect for fans of the likes of Dum Dum Girls (or, naturally, Rose's other, similarly-named act Vivian Girls). | | 9 |  | Hammock
Mysterium
Hammock is a cult unto itself at this point. Odds are, this will be ethereal, gorgeous, and tear-jerking without even so much as a couplet of lyrics. And the songs I've heard so far have been nothing short of that. | | 10 |  | Rosetta
A Dead-Ender's Reunion
Another not-technically-August release (and this isn't even the album proper, since I don't think they've formally released the art or tracklist yet [but I could be/hope I'm wrong, so please let me know if you've seen something I haven't]), but they claim it's dropping September 1st, so, y'know, close enough. But also, not close enough! (Not really) fun fact: I almost saw these guys in Baltimore a few months back, but a car crashed into the front of the venue earlier that day, so the show was understandably cancelled. Here's hoping they come back behind this album. | | 11 |  | Leprous
Malina
Shameful omission #1. | | 12 |  | Less Art
Strangled Light
Shameful omission #2. | |
BookoftheFallen
07.27.17 | Leprous! | thecheatisnotdead
07.27.17 | Well, hot damn! Really dig those guys, but didn't even know they had a new one coming, so that's awesome. Added. | Calc
07.28.17 | the contortionist- clairvoyant
doesn't release in august but you know, close enough!! | thecheatisnotdead
07.28.17 | Those are our words! | thecheatisnotdead
07.28.17 | Also, Less Art. Didn't even know they existed until seeing the news post, and think their physical album drops in August. | Papa Universe
07.28.17 | This month outta be good |
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