Here's to the new year.
A$AP Rocky - Long Live A$AP
Long Live A$AP, the long awaited, frequently delayed debut album from Harlem's self-proclaimed prettiest MC, is out January 15. On the eponymous first single, not much has changed from his mixtape Live Love A$AP; he still boasts of pulling himself up by his own Jordans, drinking drank and the hard life. But the rhymes are stronger, the hooks hit harder and the beat - produced by Jim Jonson and Rico Love - lays down a mean landscape on which A$AP pronounces himself King.
Christopher Owens - Lysandre
After releasing two albums and an EP with Girls, the gentle giant of the San Francisco scene, Christopher Owens has left to make it on his own. And as one of the most honest and intimate songwriters working today, he should do just fine. On Lysandre, out January 15th, Owens tackles his experiences from the first Girls' tour on a promising conceptual debut.
Local Natives - Hummingbird
Back in October, I had the pleasure of seeing Local Natives perform their new material for the first time. Three part harmonies, arrangements that would make Phil Spector quiver in his cell, a refined songwriting style (i.e. drum breakdown no longer necessary in every song) the energy of their first show in ten months, that mustache - it all came together to form my favorite show of the year. Hummingbird, their followup to oh nine's Gorilla Manor, debuts January 29th.
Iceage - You're Nothing
In 2011, a quartet of Danish teenagers called Iceage released New Brigade, a visceral attack of an album combining the intelligence of post punk with the speed and aggression of hardcore. With You're Nothing (February 19) we can only hope the band combine the controlled violence of their first effort with the tightness forged from two years of touring.
The Knife - Shaking the Habitual
It's about time. Shaking the Habitual (April 9) is the first album we've seen from the Swedish duo since the Bush era Silent Shout.
A$AP Rocky - Long Live A$AP
Long Live A$AP, the long awaited, frequently delayed debut album from Harlem's self-proclaimed prettiest MC, is out January 15. On the eponymous first single, not much has changed from his mixtape Live Love A$AP; he still boasts of pulling himself up by his own Jordans, drinking drank and the hard life. But the rhymes are stronger, the hooks hit harder and the beat - produced by Jim Jonson and Rico Love - lays down a mean landscape on which A$AP pronounces himself King.
Christopher Owens - Lysandre
After releasing two albums and an EP with Girls, the gentle giant of the San Francisco scene, Christopher Owens has left to make it on his own. And as one of the most honest and intimate songwriters working today, he should do just fine. On Lysandre, out January 15th, Owens tackles his experiences from the first Girls' tour on a promising conceptual debut.
Local Natives - Hummingbird
Back in October, I had the pleasure of seeing Local Natives perform their new material for the first time. Three part harmonies, arrangements that would make Phil Spector quiver in his cell, a refined songwriting style (i.e. drum breakdown no longer necessary in every song) the energy of their first show in ten months, that mustache - it all came together to form my favorite show of the year. Hummingbird, their followup to oh nine's Gorilla Manor, debuts January 29th.
Iceage - You're Nothing
In 2011, a quartet of Danish teenagers called Iceage released New Brigade, a visceral attack of an album combining the intelligence of post punk with the speed and aggression of hardcore. With You're Nothing (February 19) we can only hope the band combine the controlled violence of their first effort with the tightness forged from two years of touring.
The Knife - Shaking the Habitual
It's about time. Shaking the Habitual (April 9) is the first album we've seen from the Swedish duo since the Bush era Silent Shout.
Phoenix must be added! Their new vid is making the wait even harder:)
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