Spent yesterday writing a bunch of album reviews, and discovered as a consequence the interesting connection between Florida sponge-divers and Aegean bagpipe music. Try and guess which album below the story is connected with (it’s not PJ Harvey or Brian Eno).
Anyhow, strong new additions: Mary Lattimore, The Limiñanas, Marissa Nadler and, just this minute, Ryley Walker. Let me know, as ever, what you think…
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1 Pantha Du Prince – The Triad (Rough Trade)
2 Mary Lattimore – At The Dam (Ghostly International)
3 The Limiñanas – Malamore (Because)
4 Tim Hecker – Love Streams (4AD)
5 Clear Light – Clear Light (Big Beat)
6 Bitchin Bajas & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Epic Jammers And Fortunate Little Ditties (Drag City)
7 Jan St Werner – Felder (Thrill Jockey)
8 Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Ears (Western Vinyl)
9 Let’s Eat Grandma – Deep Six Textbook (Transgressive)
10 PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project (Island)
11 Gimmer Nicolson – Christopher Idylls (Light In The Attic)
12 Prins Thomas – Principe Del Norte (Smalltown Supersound)
13 Lush – Blind Spot (Edamame)
14 Marissa Nadler – Strangers (Bella Union)
15 Iggy Pop/Tarwater/Alva Noto – Leaves Of Grass (Morr Music/ https://anost.net/en/Products/Iggy-Pop-Tarwater-Alva-Noto-Leaves-Of-Grass/)
16 Brian Eno – The Ship (Warp)
17 The Dead Tongues – Montana (Self-Released)
https://soundcloud.com/winsome-management/graveyard-fields-by-the-dead-tongues
18 Dreamboat – Dreamboat (MIE Music)
19 Coypu – Floating (MIE Music)
20 King – We Are King (King Creative)
21 Woods – City Sun Eater In The River Of Light (Woodsist)
22 Various Artists – Why The Mountains Are Black: Primeval Greek Village Music 1907-1960 (Third Man)
23 Ryley Walker & Charles Rumback – Dhoodan (Dead Oceans)