Manic Street Preachers, Face to Face, & Ida
The week in new music & Dig Me Out podcast
New Reviews
Descendents - 9th & Walnut
Descendents classic lineup of vocalist Milo Aukerman, bassist Tony Lombardo, guitarist Frank Navetta, and drummer Bill Stevenson began work on the record in 2002 but had not finished the album by the time of Navetta’s death in 2008. In 2020, Stevenson sent the 2002 recordings to Aukerman, who recorded his vocals at home before sending them back to Stevenson for mixing.
Immersion - Nanocluster, Vol. 1
Colin Newman of Wire and Malka Spigel of Minimal Compact are joined by Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab, Scanner, Ulrich Schnauss, and Tarwater on their sixth collaborative album, Nanocluster Vol. 1.
New Releases
Manic Street Preachers - The Ultra Vivid Lament
Fourteenth studio album from the band.
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Sneaker Pimps - Squaring The Circle
First new album from the "6 Underground" group since 2002's Bloodsport.
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The Stranglers - Dark Matters
Their first studio album since 2012 and the first since their keyboard player Dave Greenfield died last year (a victim of COVID-19).
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Low - Hey What
The third consecutive album produced by BJ Burton, first without bassist Steve Garrington since 2011.
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Face To Face - No Way out but Through
Follows the band’s 2020 covers album Standards and Practices, Vol II, 2019’s Live in a Dive, and 2018’s Hold Fast: Acoustic Sessions.
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Saint Etienne - I've Been Trying To Tell You
The new LP will be accompanied by a short film crafted alongside fashion photographer and filmmaker Alasdair McLellan.
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Matt Sorum - Double Talkin' Jive: True Rock 'n' Roll Stories from the Drummer of Guns N' Roses, The Cult, and Velvet Revolver
Legendary drummer Matt Sorum takes music lovers behind the scenes of a remarkable life in rock, a career that includes The Cult, Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, Motörhead, the Hollywood Vampires, and more.
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New 90s Podcast
Ida - Will You Find Me
Layered vocal harmonies, sparse arrangements, and subtle genre-mixing entrance the listener on Ida's 2000 album Will You Find Me
While 90s rock is known for the volume-pushing bands from Seattle, Boston, Chicago, and other parts around the world, a loose movement of quiet and introspective artists rallied (quietly) around sparse arrangements, hushed vocals, and an appreciation for traditional to 60s folk. Ida covers most of that ground and more on their fourth album, 2000's Will You Find Me. Thanks to a wide range of guest musicians and a major label budget, the band incorporates electric piano, Moog, Wurlitzer, viola, and a host of other instruments to fill out the nooks and crannies of their deliberate sound. When at their best, the foursome uses the three vocals to perfection, crafting haunting and beautiful soundscapes. But on the flip-side, some of the less fussed-over tracks sound bare in comparison, or tracks meander when they should be more concise. Special guests: Steve Muczynski - DMO Union, Vadim Taver - Guitarist, Poison The Well And A Life Once Lost
Coming Soon
Wellwater Conspiracy - Brotherhood of Electric: Operational Directives
Thanks to a pick by James S, soon we'll be checking out the 1999 album Brotherhood of Electric: Operational Directives by Wellwater Conspiracy. Make sure to give a listen, leave a comment, and vote in the poll. Is it a worthy album, a better EP, or just a decent single?
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