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2025 New Music Thread (1 Viewer)

The Rooks - Right About Now

Oh yeah!

Glaswegian Indie Rockers with a Post Punk, Power Pop banger that reminds me of The Plimsouls.


 
I love concept albums but they're a rare species these days. Car Seat Headrest's The Scholars and The Waterboys' Love, Death and Dennis Hopper are both new ones that are worth at least a couple of listens. I respect their ambition in world of 3-4 minute songs.

The Dennis Hopper album is more accessible because songwriter Mike Scott is working with existing IP. You can listen casually and nod your head knowingly when he does shout outs to Sal Mineo and Frank Booth. I think the album succeed better on its concept than the music. There's a number of spoken word and experimental pieces that further the concept but don't work as well as songs. When reflecting back on the album, I remember the references to Hopper's career more than any of the melodies.

Car Seat Headrest has kind of the opposite problem. The songs are some of the best and certainly most ambitious and complex of Will Toledo's career; he's come a long way from his early home recordings. There's a epic trilogy of songs on the album's second half that clock in at 11, 11 and 19 minutes that may not work in their entirety but have some excellent segments. I haven't been able yet to tie the songs in with the concept which deals with a bunch of college students. I probably have to listen again while reading the lyrics like in the olden days.
 
billy woods ft. Despot and El-P - "Corinthians"

Brand spanking new for 2025. We'll never get a proper album from Despot but he seems willing to guest on woods's albums every three years and it's a welcome thing. This is off of the album GOLLIWOG

 
A few hits on RR today




And for some reason, the Disclosure song on the playlist Spotify generates specifically for me, is grayed out and I can't listen to it. (And no, it's not the child-proof bad language setting.)
Idiots.
 
Velvet Trip - The Bends

Delightful retro 80's vibe and video from Austrailia, like if Nile Rodgers had produced Duran Duran.


 
Because stranger things kid making decent music isn't something I'd have guessed at.

Didn't want to use bingo card.
I think it’s a pretty good song - and I’m sure him being involved in Stranger Things could be just as big as a detriment to people taking his music seriously as it was a help to get him there in the first place.
 
Revivalry - Kick Off

"Untethered (UK) teens Revivalry release KICK OFF to launch debut EP"

Youngest band ever to play Kendal Calling Festival and I don't think any of them are older now than 17, but these kids can rock. 🎸


 
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The Cavs - Headshot 🔫

🎶Hit 'em with a head shot cos you might miss the next one🎶

Manchester UK Indie Rock band with a melodic guitar driven rocker.


 
Pippa Blundell - Crave

Glasgow, Scotland folk singer drawing influence from the storytelling lineage of folk music.

She reminds me of Joan Baez and Buffy Sainte-Marie, however my initial reaction upon hearing this was that her vocals were a little over-the-top for my tastes but I kept listening to this tune and was glad I did.


 
Wuinguin, Funny Factures - Triangle

Wuinguin is a Tokyo based singer/songwritter/producer.

I am really at a loss as to how to classify this...Trip Hop? Shoegaze? DreamPop?

I ran across this a few weeks ago on Spotify and it put it aside but came back to it today and thought "This really is pretty good"


 
Beverly - Every Breath You Take

Cover of The Police hit, but doesn't come across as if the singer is a creepy stalker - maybe because it is uptempo, danceable and that the vocalist is female.

Beverly, is a Filipina pop singer based in Japan.

Found it on Spotify's "J-Pop streaming Weekly New Releases" and was almost afraid to listen to it but glad I did.


 
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Shoeing up as new Stereolab on my RR.

I never know if it a rerelease, or previously unreleased.. but her voice sounds different/older, and I'd heard they were making new music... I like it regardless!

 
Cool! Seeing Malkmus solo next week.

Edit: Reading the comments, had no idea Harness Your Hopes went viral on Tik Tok and is now the most played Pavement tune on Spotify. Cool tune, but not sure that's in the top 30 for me. Social media is weird.
 
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Frank On Tap - Mary & Me

New Zealand Indie Rockers. Haunting tune driven by hypnotic bassline and guitar interplay.

"Mary & Me is a raw and honest portrayal of the battle against addiction, cleverly wrapped in an upbeat, feel-good sonic package."


 
Because stranger things kid making decent music isn't something I'd have guessed at.

Didn't want to use bingo card.
I think it’s a pretty good song - and I’m sure him being involved in Stranger Things could be just as big as a detriment to people taking his music seriously as it was a help to get him there in the first place.
Stranger Things has a pretty big young fanbase that I don't think will take his role in that as any sort of negative to his music career at all. The current generation doesn't have the same concepts of authencity and sell out and corporatism as existed in the 90s. And it kind of goes without saying, this target audience for any new band/artist is young folks. The few songs from the album released so far are quite good, I am interested.
 
I'm really digging Arcade Fires new tune.


I hadn’t had an Arcade Fire album on heavy rotation since Reflektor but have been enjoying this one.

I decided to check out opinions online. Wow! Pretty terrible apparently. Even the Arcade Fire subreddit hates it. :shrug:
I don't love the album as a whole. But I like a couple tunes quite a bit. Caveat- im not a fanboy to begin with, but I really like a bunch of their tunes.
 
I'm really digging Arcade Fires new tune.


I hadn’t had an Arcade Fire album on heavy rotation since Reflektor but have been enjoying this one.

I decided to check out opinions online. Wow! Pretty terrible apparently. Even the Arcade Fire subreddit hates it. :shrug:
They feel very of a time to me. There first 3 albums are classics IMO but it's hard to separate them from the time they were released (Bush, War in Iraq, Recession, etc).
 

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