Other new releases you'll want to pick up today come from young Danish band Iceage, who on their second album "inject their bleak, aggressive post-punk with an even bigger dose of raucous hardcore punk on fierce, uncompromising songs with lots of breakneck tempos, noisy guitar riffs, pummeling drums and raw, declamatory vocals" from LA brother duo inc., whose un-Googleable name is forgiven for their "intoxicating, seductive" debut featuring "lush, smoky, cinematic beats and emotive, falsetto vocals, distinctly enhanced by nuanced, expressive guitar work" from Seattle producer Jeff McIlwain, a.k.a. 20-year-old Australian producer Harley Streten, whose self-titled debut has been in rotation on KEXP since its Future Classics release last year and is "an eclectic, consistently high-quality set of melodic, bass-heavy grooves ranging from soulful and moody electro-pop and house to hip hop, dubstep and more experimental bass-music sounds that still deliver plenty of memorable song hooks." The warmer clime is a better fit for the sunny sounds of his fifth album, "a bright, colorful affair that filters ’80s-inspired funk through more modern electronic production, with a bold blend of loud, squelchy synths and monster bass accompanying Lidell’s Wonderesque vocals." Brooklyn group Beach Fossils go for more bang on their second release, produced by The Men’s Ben Greenberg, who adds "a punchier, more detailed sound for their jangly dream-pop, combining shimmering, surf-influenced guitars, driving rhythms, hazy vocals and melancholy lyrics." And NYC label Mom + Pop give a well deserved U.S. While Nick's found plenty of inspiration in the past from America's southern lands, British musician Jamie Lidell is living there now. ![]() As our Music Director, Don Yates, says, it's "a masterful set of brooding, minimalist rock comprised of mostly slow-burning songs with rumbling guitars, mournful keyboards, eerie violin loops, stately rhythms and dark, evocative lyrics." So not so much the heavy rock of his Grinderman project, but if you're a fan if his ballads (and the man knows how to write them), then you might think this his best work since The Boatman's Call. ![]() First thing on your shopping list: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' latest, Push The Sky Away. It's a big week for new releases, so let's get right into it.
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