Another new Patten album just out last Friday, his third this year, called Aegis (following Glow and GLO)))). He brings back the beats for this album while still keeping a more distinctive sound palette so it ends up sounding like a fusion of his stylistic traits. Here it is on Bandcamp:
With the year stalled out, Constellation has started a new series called Corona Borealis wherein one artist a week releases a new long-form piece of music specially curated by the label and artist, between 9 and 30 minutes long, each accompanied by experimental film/video. There will be 16 pieces total, releasing every Thursday in October and November, and then again in January and February, and with a PWYC price for the first two days. Here's the schedule:
Fall 2020 Markus Floats • 01 October Efrim Manuel Menuck • 08 October Jessica Moss • 15 October Jason Sharp • 22 October T. Gowdy • 29 October Fly Pan Am • 05 November JOYFULTALK • 12 November Joni Void + N NAO • 19 November
Winter 2021 T. Griffin • 15 January Eric Chenaux • 22 January Deadbeat & Martin Bakero • 29 January Automatisme • 05 February Light Conductor • 12 February Off World • 19 February Sam Shalabi • 26 February Jerusalem In My Heart • 04 March
Chris_H_2 wrote:It sounds like an extension of Kveikur.
Definitely. I've been waiting a while for a follow-up to Kveikur, and while this isn't quite that, it does scratch the itch pretty well. It's going to sit high on my end of the year list, I think.
VinylGuy wrote:I listened once to the new Bully album but it didnt grabbed me. I prefer the other stuff...the band is just Alice right?
Oh and one that disappear completely is Hayley Williams´s Petals For Armor
It's Alicia, not Alice. I've been listening to Bully since 2015. Saw them live when "Feels Like" was still new, awesome show. I think I still like that first album the most though.
The third release in Constellation's "Corona Borealis" series is a piece by Jessica Moss, titled "Opened Ending." It is a piece that draws melodic inspiration from Moss's Jewish heritage and in her mind it is mourning music, connected to a sense of loss and renewal that she finds in all Jewish music. Here's the video made in collaboration with her longtime associate, the filmmaker Jem Cohen:
Albums that I care about deeply in no certain order: Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters Perfume Genius - Set My Heart On Fire Immedietaly Fleet Foxes - Shore
Albums that are enjoyable in no certain order: The Microphones - Microphones in 2020 Charli XCX - How I'm Feeling Now Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher Laura Marling - Song for Our Daughter Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension Pearl Jam - Gigaton
What I'm looking forward to and could be in my "care about deeply" category based on two singles: Adrianne Lenker - Songs
I like the new Beabadoobee album. It's much poppier than her other stuff but that's OK, the whole retro-90s/Sarah Records aesthetic was running a bit thin. "Horen Sarrison" is really lovely
Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
Re: Albums of 2020
Mon October 19, 2020 4:31 pm
The new Annie album is fun. It’s called Dark Hearts. Very moody 80s synth-meets-Scandinavian pop. Like Carly Rae’s Emotion, but trade the bubblegum for black eyeliner.
Jorge wrote:I like the new Beabadoobee album. It's much poppier than her other stuff but that's OK, the whole retro-90s/Sarah Records aesthetic was running a bit thin. "Horen Sarrison" is really lovely
I was super in love with all of the singles but then the album as a whole is a bit muddy and disspointing compared to them I found. The production of the 1975s guy ends up being a little too much which is weird because I feel like it makes the songs really shine individually. Still really good and god "Sorry" is such a stellar song.