Can you believe another Thursday is upon us! With that comes new music, and boy do we have some albums for you!
Faye Webster- Underdressed at the Symphony
Label: Secretly Canadian Genre: Indie Pop Rock For Fans Of: Men I trust, Strawberry Guy, Beabadoobe Reviewed by: Colin Lewis
Although Faye Webster has honed and mastered her sound with her first two albums, Underdressed at the Symphony is a step in a different direction. While it still has some songs that are reminiscent of her previous Bedroom Pop style (tracks like Wanna Quit All the Time and Lifetime) she is now getting more into a rock-focused sound. Lego Ring is the highlight of the album with a buzzing distorted guitar and funky bassline. It comes out of left field with a great feature from Lil Yachty. He Loves Me Yeah! feels very much like a 90s rock song with fuzzy guitar riffs paired with Webster's vocals. She went all in on instrumentation in this album with ethereal points, like in But Not Kiss and Underdressed at the Symphony, which were absolutely beautiful. This might be Faye Webster best album yet, and it's exciting to see what comes next for her.
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Sorry we're a bit late on New Music this week . . . I know you missed us, though.
Louisa Stancioff- When We Were Looking
Label: Yep Roc Genre: Folksy Indie / Bedroom Indie For Fans Of: Phoebe Bridgers, Arlo Parks, Big Thief, Waxahatchee Reviewed by: Len Comaratta
Stancioff writes with a cinematic eye, conjuring up richly detailed stagings for her emotionally charged character studies and her guitar/synth-focused arrangements are both immersive and nuanced to match. It’s a dreamy, nostalgic, snapshot-filled album that blurs the lines between indie stoicism and folk sincerity–a lush, cathartic work.
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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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Being a fan of new music is like being on-stage at a red-carpet movie premier where the audience is throwing roses at you.The only difference? New music happens every week.
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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Hey! It's so great seeing you... Has it only been a week? It feels like a lifetime. You and me are like new music and WUVT-- A match made in heaven. See you next week <3
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.
