Seems like Nick Cave has had enough of being quiet. The standout track of CARNAGE, his new LP with long-time collaborator Warren Ellis, has to be “White Elephant”. Halfway through the menacing sounding song, the whole thing turns into a full fledged gospel hymn and we’re left wondering whether Jason Pierce is pulling the strings behind the scenes. It was then we knew it would be fairly easy to pick our album of the week.
+ new tracks by John Paul Keith, Colleen, Altın Gün, Femi Anikulapo-Kuti, Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, et al, Stereolab, Virginia Wing, Giant Swan, FIRE, Pauline Anna Strom, Mogwai, The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries, Cloud Nothings, A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Fog Lake, Indigo Sparke, Castilho Castilho, Real Estate, Sara Watkins, Becca Mancari, Plankton Wat, and Field Division
Bolachas Now Playing, 08/2021 (#269): http://bit.ly/bolachasnowplaying
John Paul Keith – How Can You Walk Away
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Old Time
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – White Elephant
Colleen – Gazing at Taurus – Santa Eulalia
Altin Gün – Kara Toprak
Femi Kuti – Na Bigmanism Spoil Government
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Hall of Death
Stereolab – Retrograde Mirror Form
Virginia Wing – St. Francis Fountain
Giant Swan – DYFLGOT
Fire! – Defeat (Only Further Apart)
Pauline Anna Strom – The Pulsation
Mogwai – Ritchie Sacramento
The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries – The Know It All
Cloud Nothings – Sound of Alarm
A Winged Victory for the Sullen – The Celestial City
Fog Lake – Jitterbug
Indigo Sparke – Colourblind
Castilho – Numbers
Real Estate – Half a Human
Sara Watkins – Blue Shadows on the Trail (feat. Nickel Creek)
Becca Mancari – Annie
Plankton Wat – Modern Ruins
Field Division – Manifest