Hey, everyone! We're trying something a little new. On top of weekly new music adds, we'd like to include some in-depth reviews on the website. To start, we thought of nothing better than professor and AM Matt Nowinski's review of the new Fearless Flyers EP, IV!
This EP soars from beginning to end! The Fearless Flyers, a Vulfpeck adjacent band, are a modern reincarnation of legendary instrumental funk groups like Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Meters, and the Muscle Shoals Swampers. The Fearless Flyers' sound is unique, however, as they combine guitar (Cory Wong), bass (Joe Dart), and drums (Nate Smith) but trade out the traditional keyboard (or organ) for baritone electric guitar (Mark Lattieri). Their fourth EP, IV, was recorded live during a residency at NYC's Blue Note Jazz Club in December 2023. . .
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Nathalie Joachim- Ki Moun Ou Ye
Label: New Amsterdam Genre: Orchestral Electronic Reviewed by: Griffin Paddock
What a Gorgeous album. Natalie Joachim is a highly talented vocalist and flutist and uses both to full effect on Ki Moun Ou Ye. Every track is full of life and movement and a sparkling undercurrent of raw texture. Styles range from the more atmospheric orchestral tracks (Tracks 1, 5, and 10) to more electronic (Tracks 2, 6, and 7). Quantifying this stylistically because it pulls from so many different genres, but definitely heavy influence from classical, jazz, electronic and Afro-Caribbean styles. The impressive and full compositions of this album are definitely worth a play!
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IDLES- TANGK
Label: Partisan Genre: Indie / Post Punk / Noise Rock For fans of: Not other Idles albums Reviewed by: Brody Toth
What a disappointment. Idles continues their decline with TANGK, an uninspired pop-rock album. Where'd the loud, angry guitars go? The charged lyrics? It feels like if you gave imagine dragons Brothers and told them to make a Black Keys album. Fits into a fuzzy rock rotation if you need it from the new music box. Otherwise, play Brutalism for something loud or Joy as an act of Resistance for something softer.
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Frog - Grog
Label: Tapewormies Genre: Lo-Fi Indie Rock For fans of: Fleet Foxes, Pinegrove, Field Medic, The Slaps Reviewed by: Lane Robertson
Frog's new album, Grog, rocks if you're into whiny folk rock (in a good way). It starts off with an electronic, Elliot Smith-esque sound, but transitions towards a more folk-sounding rock towards the end. All the best songs have FCCs. Grog is the type of music that you'd listen to on a forest adventure / hike.
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J Mascis - What Do We Do Now?
Label: Subpop Genre: Rock For fans of: Dinosaur, Jr, Kurt Vile Reviewed by: Payton Williams
Although J Mascis' new album is almost Indistinguishable from all of his other solo albums, that's not necessarily a bad thing. There's worse things in the world than sounding like J Mascis, but that doesn't even approach anything resembling new ground. Although littered with cool guitar solos and tasteful songwriting (as usual), What Do We Do Now doesn't leave a lasting impression.
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