This Week's Releases

2 April 2015 | 8:26 am | Staff Writer

New music from Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Young Fathers, Skipping Girl Vinegar and more

Godspeed You! Black EmperorAsunder, Sweet & Other Distress (Constellation/Inertia)

The Canadian post-rock band release their fifth album since 1997 and “it’s to the band’s great strength that they can channel this sonic palette into something outside of a typically oppressive landscape and into something hopeful”, according to The Music’s Andrew McDonald.

Skipping Girl VinegarThe Great Wave (Independent)

“The energy is there to grab your attention straight away and never lets go”, observed The Music’s Pete Laurie of The Great Wave. “So many songs in this record sound like they’d be perfect for a movie montage, when the main character has learned their lesson and jauntily rights a lifetime of wrongs in a few minutes of screen time.” Stream it here!

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Young FathersWhite Men Are Black Men Too (Big Dada/Inertia) 

The Scottish experimental hip hop group recorded this LP in a Berlin basement straight after winning the 2014 Mercury Prize for their first album Dead. “Their fierce independence (childish moping to some) bought them creative freedom and a soace in which to exercise that, and this album is the result”, said The Music’s Matt MacMaster.

The Mountain GoatsBeat The Champ (Merge/Remote Control)

“The Mountain Goats have managed to turn their blend of punk and indie-infused folk, intricate storytelling and knack for turning a lyrical phrase into a wide-ranging collection of sweeping epics, introverted and intimate reflections, and everything between”, said The Music’s Pete Laurie. This is the Californian band’s 15 studio album since 1994.

and the rest of the releases…

Agnostic FrontThe American Dream Died (Nuclear Blast)
All Time LowFuture Hearts (Hopeless Records)
Aphex TwinMARCHROMT30a Edit 2b 96 (Warp)
Billie HolidayThe Centennial Collection (Sony)
Brian WilsonNo Pier Pressure (Capitol)
Chadwick StokesThe Horse Comanche (Thirty Tigers)
DrengeUndertow (Infectious Music)
East India YouthCulture Of Volume (XL)
EavesWhat Green Feels Like (Heavenly Recordings)
Grateful DeadThe Best Of Grateful Dead (Warner)
Hoodie AllenPeople Keep Talking (Atlantic)
Joe PugWindfall (Independent)
Lord HuronStrange Trails ([PIAS] Australia)
Mini MansionsThe Great Pretenders (Capitol)
MorgothUngod (Century Media)
Naked BodiesPiranha (Independent)
ShlohmoDark Red (True Panther Sounds)
Sufjan StevensCarrie & Lowell (Asthmatic Kitty)
The GraveltonesDon’t Wait Down (Masterstroke Records)
The SpecialsIn The Studio (2-Tone)
The SpecialsMore Specials (2-Tone)
The SpecialsThe Specials (2-Tone)
Van HalenTokyo Dome Live In Concert (Warner)