Thursday 30 May 2019

Q#125 - April to May 2019



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Q's Compilations
Vol #125 – April to May 2019

Greetings, summer is about to hit its stride, I had a nice holiday in Greece and this is a hastily put together set of notes.

01) Ex Hex - Rainbow Shiner: Power trio Ex Hex returned this year with their second album, It’s Real, five years after their fantastic debut Rips. They haven’t strayed from the tried and tested formula that make them so good, with all the classic rock riffs and guitar solos you could wish for.

02) Mattiel - Keep the Change: Atlanta, Georgia’s Mattiel are set to release second record, Satis Factory on the 14th of June and this is one of the catchiest singles I’ve heard in some time (a self-titled debut was released by Burger Records in 2017).

03) Mal Blum - I Don't Want To: Speaking of catchy, Mal Blum has come up with a near-perfect dose of 90s-tinged pop-rock with this one. New album Pity Boy will be released in July.

04) Halfsour - Blurred Camera: Even more 90s alt-rock influences on this track from Massachusetts trio Halfsour. Sticky was released in March via Fire Talk Records.

05) JJUUJJUU – Camo: This act from LA is about as psych are you can get. I remember buying their debut EP on vinyl about five years ago and getting hooked, but the debut full length, Zionic Mud takes things up a notch, with plenty of grooves and guitars that sound like they need a fire truck to put them out.

06) Nots - Woman Alone: I remember seeing Nots at Death By Audio’s penultimate night and I’ve enjoyed everything they’ve done since. The band’s third album, imaginatively titled 3, came out in May on Goner Records.

07) Mikal Cronin – Undertow: It has been four years since Mikal Cronin’s last album, but he just put out a new 7” record and is touring later in the year, he also has a new email list/fanclub you can sign up for. While there hasn’t been any news of a new full length album yet, this track in particular is something to savour.

08) Night Shop - The One I Love: Emily recommended Night Shop to me and his record, In the Break is a fantastic folk/indie/rock mix. It’s possible you may remember Justin Sullivan as the drummer in The Babies, and subsequent Kevin Morby solo albums. It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone to learn that you can buy this on Woodsist.

09) Kishi Bashi - Summer of 42: Kishi Bashi’s latest album, Omoiyari, is out on the 31st of May via Joyful Noise Recordings and I’m looking forward to seeing him for the first time in June. The playing and arrangement on this tune in particular are pretty inspiring.

10) Anna Altman – Catcher: While going through gig listings I noticed that Anna Altman is opening for Halfsour in an upcoming show, so I gave their debut album, 2018’s Freghtliner a listen and really dug it. This song is a little slow-core-y which I’m always on the lookout for.

11) Horse Jumper of Love - Airport Security: Speaking of slowcore… Boston trio Horse Jumper of Love are about to release their second album, So Divine in June, and the couple of tracks released so far might go some way to satisfying my pining for Red House Painters.

12) Meat Puppets – Warranty: The big news in the land of Meat Puppets is that original drummer Derrick Bostrom is back in the band for the first time in about 24 years, and they just released a new record to boot, Dusty Notes is a fairly low-key, country-psych record, and that reflected their mood when I saw them live recently too. Meat Puppets just do whatever the hell they like, which makes them one of the most reliable and satisfying bands around.

13) Chromatics - Time Rider: It’s so good to have Chromatics back, the band recently played their first shows in five years and while this new single doesn’t tread any new ground, that’s just fine with me.

14) Grapetooth – Violent: This track from Chicago duo Grapetooth got under my skin after a few listens and I didn’t realise that one half of the band is Clay Frankel of Twin Peaks.

15) Pile - Bruxist Grin: I was surprised when it dawned on me that I hadn’t seen Pile live before this month, since I’ve been a fan for years and they’ve played so many shows in New York. Alas, I fixed that, and the band have just released another excellent record, Green and Gray, once again on Exploding in Sound.

16) Sinmara - Mephitic Haze: I saw Sinmara at Saint Vitus recently and was so impressed by them that I assumed they were the headliners and almost left the venue early. Hailing from  Reykjavik, Iceland, the band released their second album back in March.

17) Blessed – Caribou: Vancouver’s Blessed are a little hard to describe, with punchy post-punk tracks mixed in with slow psychedelic tunes and plenty of other styles in between, this appears on their album Salt that was released in April.

Probably my briefest set of notes, but I’m not sure anyone reads these anyway!

As always, Peace and Love - Q


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