This Week's Releases

11 May 2017 | 4:06 pm | Staff Writer

Clowns, Girlpool, The Pinheads, DREAMCAR, Sampa The Great and more

Clowns Lucid Again (Poison City Records)

Clowns have delivered their trademark "short, fast, rampant sound" once again, this time with "a psychedelic bent" that "opens the door that little bit wider to newcomers". Songs like 15 Minutes Of Infamy and punchy single Dropped My Brain sock us in the guts, while Stevie Williams' "gentle croon [acts] as a guide through twangy guitars". We gave it four-and-a-half stars and Album of The Week.

Girlpool Powerplant (Anti)

With added drums, Girlpool have created a set of songs that enhance "the slow burn of their climactic songs which takes the album to a whole new level". Many of the songs are "rich, dynamic and builds in texture", contrasting with the girls' "sweet, vulnerable voices singing in harmony". Undoubtedly "their best release yet", we gave it four stars.

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The Pinheads The Pinheads (Farmer & The Owl)

Their self-titled is a "rough mixture of punk rock mash - in the best possible way", with references of Iggy Pop or early B-52s thrown into the mix too. Later in songs like Gimme Back, we hear tones of "Aussie indie - part Custard, part You Am I, part early Mick and the boys". We gave it four stars.

and the rest of the releases…

Amber Mark 3.33am (PMR/EMI)
Bonnie 'Prince Billy Best Troubador (Spunk)
Borneo Alert! (Habit Music Company)
Darcee Fox Islands (Independent)
Dead Letter Circus The Endless Mile (Ten To Two/Sony)
Dean Lewis Same Kind Of Different (Universal)
Don Bryant Don't Give Up On Love (Fat Possum/Inertia)
DREAMCAR Dreamcar (Columbia/Sony)
Far Away StablesBetween Rage And Serenity (Independent)
Harry Styles Harry Styles (Columbia/Sony)
Hazel EnglishJust Give In/Never Going Home (Pod/Inertia)
Kobra & The Lotus Prevail I (Napalm Records)
LA Takedown II (Domino/EMI)
Old Sault Mostly Worried (Independent)
Paramore After Laughter (Atlantic/Warner)
Paul Weller A Kind Revolution (Parlophone/Warner)
Sampa The GreatHERoes Act 2 (Red Bull Sound Select)
Seether Poison The Parish (Canine Riot Records/Caroline)
The Romeo KnightsThe Romeo Knights (Independent)
Ulcest Ulcest (Season Of Mist)
Various Artists The Bob's Burgers Music Album (Sub Pop/Inertia)
Various Artists — Ed Rec 100 (Ed Banger/Warner)
Vinyl Theatre Origami (Fueled By Ramen/Warner)
Voyager — Ghost Mile (Independent)
Will Stratton Rosewood Almanac (Bella Union)
Zac Brown Band Welcome Home (Atlantic/Warner)