My Favorite Things of the Week

I'm trying something new here. Rather than just a album that was announced during the week that I'm excited about, I will start posting a few things that I've liked from the week. This will include new album announcements, songs, covers, and videos!

Angel Olsen announced her fourth album, All Mirrors, a few weeks back. I'm incredibly excited for it and, yes, I have preordered it (possibly twice, I'm not sure if my first order went through). She already released one amazing track from the new album, but released a second this week, "Lark."

Sleater-Kinney released The Center Won't Hold, their incredible, St. Vincent-produced ninth album, earlier this month. They released a new video for one of the album's tracks this week, "Can I Go On." The video starts out innocent-looking enough, with a pair of older ladies about to enjoy some tea together. Things quickly devolve, however, into a knock-down drag-out bout, complete with stripping and mud.

Lucy Dacus has been releasing one-off singles every few months this year. She's released four so far and her latest is a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark." The cover is dedicated to both Springsteen and Dacus' father.

Finally, in album announcement news, FKA twigs announced her sophomore album, Magdalene!

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The album follows her incredible LP1 and will feature Future and production from Jack Antonoff, who seems to be becoming one of the biggest names in pop production today (he also produced new albums from Lana Del Rey, Kevin Abstract, and Taylor Swift). She previously released one song from the album, "cellophane," and released "holy terrain" along with the album's announcement. The album will be released on October 25.

Check of my Upcoming Releases page for more new albums!

Also announced this week:

Anyway Gang - Anyway Gang (November 29)
Bishop Nehru - My Disregarded Thoughts (November 8)
Bombay Bicycle Club - Everything Else Has Gone Wrong (January 17)
Bonnie “Prince” Billy - I Made a Place (November 15)
Cigarettes After Sex - Cry (October 25)
Cold War Kids - New Age Norms 1 (November 1)
Danny Brown - uknowhatimsayin¿ (October 4)
David Bowie - David Bowie: Conversation Piece (November 15)
Editors - Black Gold (October 25)
Foxes in Fiction - Trillium Killer (October 18)
Freddie Mercury - Never Boring (October 11)
Jacques Greene - Dawn Chorus (October 18)
Jeff Goldblum - I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This (November 1)
Kanye West - Jesus Is King (September 27)
Kele Okereke - 2042 (November 8)
La Neve - The Vital Cord (October 14)
N.E.R.D. - In Search Of Box Set Reissue (October 25)
Prince - 1999 Remastered (November 29)
R.E.M. - Monster 25th Anniversary Reissue (November 1)
The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed 50th Anniversary Edition (November 1)
Sudan Archives - Athena (November 1)
Swans - Leaving Meaning (October 25)
Tindersticks - No Treasure But Hope (November 15)
Water from Your Eyes - Somebody Else’s Song (October 25)
Weezer - Van Weezer (May 15)
The Who - WHO (November 22)
Wild Nothing - Live from Brooklyn Steel (September 27)

Upcoming Album of the Week (Ending September 7, 2019)

In an effort to get the rights to Peppa Pig, Hasbro recently purchased eOne. In the purchase, they now own a variety of record imprints, including Death Row Records. Not all artists on the impacted records are happy. Dan Boeckner, whose Operators is on Last Gang Records, voiced his opinion on Twitter, noting the acquisition was unlikely to benefit the imprints' artists.

Maybe frustration with the arrangement will drive some creative output from the artists. If that happens, check it out on my Upcoming Releases page!

Recently, Sturgill Simpson announced his fourth album, Sound & Fury.

genius.com

Kentucky native Simpson made a big impression with his sophomore album, 2014's Metamodern Sounds in Country Music. That album, and the one that followed, 2016's A Sailor's Guide to Earth, made it onto multiple year-end lists.

The new album was announced back in July, but did not get a release date until a couple of weeks ago. The album is a bit of a stylistic departure for Simpson, one that he describes at "leazy, steamy rock’n’roll." The album will also be accompanied by an animé series on Netflix, soundtracked by the album and to be released on the same day.

Sound & Fury will be released on September and will include the single "Sing Along."

Also announced recently:

Alcest - Spiritual Instinct (October 25)
Anna Wise - As If It Were Forever (October 18)
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication Vinyl Reissue (October 4)
Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique Vinyl Reissue (October 4)
Beastie Boys - Root Down Vinyl Reissue (October 4)
Beastie Boys - To the 5 Boroughs Vinyl Reissue (October 4)
Blue Hawaii - Open Reduction Internal Fixation (October 11)
Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits (November 22)
Corridor - Junior (October 18)
Fenella - Fehérlófia (November 1)
Floating Points - Crush (October 18)
Four Tet - Anna Painting (out now)
Guerilla Toss - What Would the Odd Do? (November 15)
Itasca - Spring (November 1)
Jim James, Teddy Abrams, & Louisville Orchestra - The Order of Nature (October 18)
Judy Soundtrack (September 27)
Kim Gordon - No Home Record (October 13)
Lindstrøm - On a Clear Day I Can See Forever (October 11)
Louise Burns - Portraits (November 8)
Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On Live Reissue (October 18)
Moor Mother - Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes (November 8)
The National - Live from New York’s Beacon Theater (out now)
Post Malone - Hollywood’s Bleeding (out now)
Prince Rama - Rage in Peace (out now)
The Roots - Things Fall Apart Reissue (September 27)
Screaming Females - Singles Too (October 18)
Sturgill Simpson - Sound & Fury (September 27)
Third Coast Percussion & Devonté Hynes - Fields (October 11)
Thom Yorke - “Daily Battles” 7” (October 4)
Xylouris White - The Sisypheans (November 8)
Zonal - Wrecked (September 20)