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#392: Woods, “Perennial”
Tag: mikal cronin
YĪN YĪN’s debut album is another gem coming from the same vibrant Dutch scene that brought us the great Altin Gün. But instead of looking at Turkish folk and psychedelia for influence, the lads from Maastricht infuse South East Asian textures in their Moroder-inspired disco – with a nod to the Ghanaian institution that is Kiki Gyan’s “24 Hours in a Disco” in their single “Dis kô dis kô”. Plus: new tracks by 10 000 Russos, Heavy Lungs, Ancient Shapes, Battles, PAUS, Maria Reis, Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek, Hop Along’s Frances Quinlan, Sarah Pagé, Destroyer, Mikal Cronin, Why?, Common Holly, Simone White, Andy Shauf, Frazey Ford, Courtney Barnett, Youbet, Lankum, Leonard Cohen, and Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster.
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#204: Wilco, “Ode to Joy”
Wilco’s eleventh full length is probably their most inspired since insert the name of your favorite Wilco record here. After two less remarkable albums and a small hiatus, they’re back with an album that may sound quieter because we’re really supposed to focus on Jeff Tweedy’s superior songwriting and Glenn Kotche’s exquisite drumming style, the stars of this show. It’s a pleasure to be living in the same timeline as Wilco.
Plus: new tracks by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Angel Olsen, Johanna Warren, Lightning Dust, Big Thief, Kacy & Clayton, Marinho, Carla dal Forno, Kelsey Waldon, Colter Wall, The Avett Brothers, Craig Finn, Mikal Cronin, The Growlers, Altın Gün, Chromatics, Land of kush, The Messthetics, and Penguin Cafe.
Hiss Golden Messenger’s eleventh record in eleven years, “Terms of Surrender”, is our album of the week. Another gem, as usual from one of our favourite songwriters of the 2010s. Plus: new tracks by Andrew Combs, Longriver, Vetiver, Wilco, Jonathan Wilson, Kacy & Clayton, Caitlin Jemma, Leonard Cohen, Simon Joyner, Itasca, Brittany Howard, Leslie Stevens, Anna Ash, Soccer Mommy, Karl Blau, Jim Lauderdale, Jason James, Giant Sand, LIFE, Mikal Cronin, The New Pornographers, Nico LaOnda, YĪN YĪN, and Les Big Byrd.
“Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins”, Chuck Prophet’s 14th solo record, is our album of the week.
Bolachas Now Playing, 05/2017 (#89):
Jens Lekman – Evening Prayer
Allison Crutchfield – Dean’s Room
Amber Arcades – It Changes
Chuck Prophet – Rider or the Train
Chuck Prophet – Jesus Was a Social Drinker
Half Japanese – Hear the Lions Roar
The Sadies – Another Season Again
All Them Witches – Alabaster
Mind Over Mirrors – To the Edges
The Rural Alberta Advantage – Beacon Hill
Tall Tall Trees – Freedays
Mikal Cronin – Blue Eyed Girl
Tim Cohen – Sunshine
Michael Chapman – A Spanish Incident (Ramón and Durango)
Nadine Khouri – Surface of the Sea
Phoebe Bridgers – Smoke Signals
Aldous Harding – Horizon
Ainsley Farrell – Lady Long Hair
Johnny Flynn – Raising the Dead