Music, Music and more Music
I attended a midnight listening party to get my hands on this highly anticipated album the moment it released. Phoebe has done it again but this time weaving grief and new love into her most powerful and expansive album yet. It does not disappoint. And I got a cool black light to go along the glow in the dark vinyl.
Had to get the pink vinyl. This physical record production on this is incredible and matches the high caliber of a release from the band. The vinyl has a beautiful die-cut design with an extensive booklet. Their 24th album finds them sifting through decades of memory with incredibly catchy songs. CANDLEBOX!!
It has been awhile since I have enjoyed a Broken Social Scene record. Maybe it took working with David Newfield again (it has been almost 20 years.) It is still quintesntial BSS with the trademark orchestra of instruments & sounds. The album is a moving plea to stay human and connected within a collapsing digital world. It is triumphant and by golly it’s my favorite album of the year so far.
And with Metric out with a new one and touring with Stars, maybe we will get a new one from Torquil and Amy.
The fifth record by Aldous Harding leans heavy into the eerie and strange. The whole album feels like a dream as songs ebb in and out with very unique instrumentations. With lyrics that are at times cryptic or brutally honest, the album left a meditative and lingering impression. Easily one of the most exciting new albums I’ve heard all year.
Had to wait very patiently to get my hands on By Storm‘s vinyl as the initial pressing of 1000 sold out very quick. I’ve been anticipating this album for quite some time after Stepa J. Grogg’s death and how it would be reflected into the music. They have taken their experimentation into more reflective territory with incredible production. It is dense and unexpectedly cathartic.
Underscores‘ third album U has everything. Hyper glitch pop, dubstep drops, future bass hooks, and jazz-tinged melodies. No skips and then it ends. Wish it was longer.
The beginning of 2026 has blessed us with a beautiful rich album by Mitski. Her eighth album, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, wraps orchestral arrangements around a haunting narrative of a reclusive woman who’s an outcast to the world but free inside her own crumbling home. It’s intimate, moody and sometimes devastating. Viola approved.