This week's latest and greatest…
The Killers - Wonderful Wonderful (Island/Universal)
"Sonically, the album features a lot of rich, warm synth textures enhancing songs like the heavy, emotional Some Kind Of Love, the fast-paced drive of Run For Cover, and catchily repetitive Out Of My Mind. Funk infused The Man is the feel-good album highlight - it's retro and upbeat, though Flower's confidence does (no doubt purposefully) border on arrogance. In contrast, sombre closer Have All The Songs Been Written? is a bit of a deep, poetic, ballad.
"It's personal, authentic, and reveals a maturity they haven't shown before." - Madelyn Tait. Album Of The Week, four stars.
Cub Sport - BATS (Independent)
Only 18 months after the release of This Is Our Vice, the Brisbane quartet seem to have a firm grip on their own destiny, a notion cemented after Nelson took on the production and recording reins on BATS from his own home. It all makes for a stirring start with R&B and soul influences shining through on Good Guys Go and lead single O Lord. The latter is a near gospel song, Nelson reflecting on the monumental impact his relationship with bandmate Sam Netterfield has had since becoming public knowledge, and is a clear standout in the outfit's catalogue.
"While soft-spoken lyrics and catchy grooves are prominent, the album's focus begins to wane."- Lewis Isaacs. Three stars.
And the rest of the releases…
Amadou & Mariam - La Confusion (Because Music/Warner)
British India - Forgetting The Future (Liberation)
Circa Survive - The Amulet (Hopeless Records/Unified)
Corey Theatre - Ngathuk Ngalina (Independent)
Counterparts - You're Not You Anymore (Pure Noise/Sony)
Cradle Of Filth - Cryptoriana: The Seductiveness Of Decay (Nuclear Blast)
Cristobal & The Sea - Exitoca City (Slang/Inertia)
Cut Copy - Haiku From Zero (Astralwerks/EMI)
Fanny Lumsden - Real Class Act (Red Dirt Records)
Fergie - Double Dutchess (Dutchess Music/BMG)
Food Court - Good Luck (Dine Alone)
Jaws Of Love - Tasha Sits Close To The Piano (K-Rizzla Records/Inertia)
Jordan Rakei - Wallflower (Ninja Tune/Inertia)
King Parrot - Ugly Produce (EVP)
Lights - Skin & Earth (Warner)
Luke Elliot - Dressed For The Occasion (Jullian Records)
Macklemore - Gemini (Bendo/ADA)
Mercury Sky - Infra (Independent)
Metz - Strange Peace (Sub Pop/Inertia)
Moses Sumney - Aromanticism (Jagjaguwar/Inertia)
Noah Gundersen - White Noise (Cooking Vinyl)
Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger In The Alps (Dead Oceans/Inertia)
Satyricon - Deep Calleth Upon Deep (Napalm Records)
Sleeping With Sirens - Gossip (Warner)
Sons Of Texas - Forged By Fortitude (Razor & Tie/Cooking Vinyl)
The Bronx - V (White Drugs/Cooking Vinyl)
The Horrors - V (Wolftone/Caroline)
The Killers - Wonderful Wonderful (Island/Universal)
The Lemon Twigs - Brothers Of Destruction (4AD/Remote Control)
The Movielife - Cities In Search Of A Heart (Rise Records/ADA)
Tricky - ununiform (False Idols/Balance Music)
Van Morrison - Roll With The Punches (Caroline)
Wesley Fuller - Inner City Dream (1965 Recordings)
