Good list, this one, I reckon. Among some really nice arrivals from old favourites: a new Voice Of The Seven Thunders remix EP; a stripped-back one from Hiss Golden Messenger; Etienne Jaumet’s Zombie Zombie project ramping up the Carpenter vibes; The Reigning Sound’s Greg Cartwright and Raconteur/Greenhorne Patrick Keeler in The Parting Gifts; and, maybe best of all, the debut album by Hans Chew, who you might know from his piano-playing on various Jack Rose and Helix jams. A lot more about that one, especially, soon. Oh, and check out this if you have a couple of minutes: linear, menacing Texan psych that I must admit I’ve never come across before. 1 Cloud Nothings – Turning On (Wichita) 2 Gold Panda – Lucky Shiner (Notown) 3 Dean McPhee – Brown Bear (Blast First Petite) 4 Hans Chew – Tennessee & Other Stories (Three Lobed) 5 Elton John & Leon Russell – The Union (Mercury) 6 John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up (Sony) 7 D Charles Speer & The Helix – Distillation (Three Lobed) 8 Scritti Politti – Songs To Remember (Rough Trade) 9 My Bloody Valentine – Feed Me With Your Kiss (Creation) 10 The Phycle – Yesterday’s Obsession (Youtube) 11 Flower Travellin’ Band – Satori (Phoenix) 12 The Fresh & Onlys – Play It Strange (In The Red) 13 The Parting Gifts – Strychnine Dandelion (In The Red) 14 Animal Collective – Oddsac (Plexi) 15 Lo Borges – Lo Borges (Water) 16 John Lennon – Walls & Bridges (Apple) 17 Sufjan Stevens – All Delighted People EP (Bandcamp) 18 Various Artists – Te Roots Of Chicha 2: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru (Crammed Discs) 19 Voice Of The Seven Thunders/Andrew Liles – The Blue Comet Mixes (Tchantinler) 20 Zombie Zombie – Plays John Carpenter (Versatile) 21 Warpaint – The Fool (Rough Trade) 22 Hiss Golden Messenger – Bad Debt (Blackmaps) 23 Wooden Wand – Death Seat (Young God)
Good list, this one, I reckon. Among some really nice arrivals from old favourites: a new Voice Of The Seven Thunders remix EP; a stripped-back one from Hiss Golden Messenger; Etienne Jaumet’s Zombie Zombie project ramping up the Carpenter vibes; The Reigning Sound’s Greg Cartwright and Raconteur/Greenhorne Patrick Keeler in The Parting Gifts; and, maybe best of all, the debut album by Hans Chew, who you might know from his piano-playing on various Jack Rose and Helix jams. A lot more about that one, especially, soon.
Oh, and check out this if you have a couple of minutes: linear, menacing Texan psych that I must admit I’ve never come across before.
1 Cloud Nothings – Turning On (Wichita)
2 Gold Panda – Lucky Shiner (Notown)
3 Dean McPhee – Brown Bear (Blast First Petite)
4 Hans Chew – Tennessee & Other Stories (Three Lobed)
5 Elton John & Leon Russell – The Union (Mercury)
6 John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up (Sony)
7 D Charles Speer & The Helix – Distillation (Three Lobed)
8 Scritti Politti – Songs To Remember (Rough Trade)
9 My Bloody Valentine – Feed Me With Your Kiss (Creation)
10 The Phycle – Yesterday’s Obsession (Youtube)
11 Flower Travellin’ Band – Satori (Phoenix)
12 The Fresh & Onlys – Play It Strange (In The Red)
13 The Parting Gifts – Strychnine Dandelion (In The Red)
14 Animal Collective – Oddsac (Plexi)
15 Lo Borges – Lo Borges (Water)
16 John Lennon – Walls & Bridges (Apple)
17 Sufjan Stevens – All Delighted People EP (Bandcamp)
18 Various Artists – Te Roots Of Chicha 2: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru (Crammed Discs)
19 Voice Of The Seven Thunders/Andrew Liles – The Blue Comet Mixes (Tchantinler)
20 Zombie Zombie – Plays John Carpenter (Versatile)
21 Warpaint – The Fool (Rough Trade)
22 Hiss Golden Messenger – Bad Debt (Blackmaps)
23 Wooden Wand – Death Seat (Young God)
