New sounds: 27/8/24

Du Blonde - TV Star
From upcoming fourth album Sniff More Gritty, the former/sometime Beth Jeans Houghton, who does everything except drums on it, does the radio-ready grunge-pop thing with a lot... what? Yeah, Sniff More Gritty, that's what it says here. Anyway, there's more subtlety and genuine cutting angst alike than most in outlining "the story of who somebody was before and after fame".



Hayden Thorpe - He
You know, him from Wild Beasts. Yes, he still sings like that. His third solo record Ness, out September 27th, is inspired by Orford Ness, a ten mile long shingle spit on the coast of Suffolk that used to belong to the Ministry of Defence for top secret military testing, and is essentially adapted from Robert Macfarlane's book on the same. The jittery backing wouldn't sound out of place on his old band's work while the choral backing and non-standard instrumentation - sackbut! - takes it in a more pastoral direction.



Tindersticks - Always A Stranger
Speaking of unique and recognisable voices brings us to Stuart Staples' bruised saloon croon and one of those elusive but evidently tender late night jazzy considerations where they thrive. Soft Tissue is released on September 13th.



Trust Fund - Leaving The Party Early
Ah, so Ellis Jones has decided to stop fannying around with one-off singles and re-embrace the album format. Has It Been A While? is out on November 1st and opens with acoustic soul-baring folk with strings of an almost unavoidably Nick Drake ilk.

New sounds in brief: 21/8/24

If you'll excuse us again, we're between festivals with all the transitoriness and weariness that implies, so this and for the next couple of weeks we're reverting to the express service of sticking up a load of tracks and hope you'll investigate further. OK? OK.


Caroline Says - Faded And Golden




Dana Gavanski - Ought To Feel


Dancer - Priority Girl


Field Music - The Limits Of Language (new album on 11th October)


Fightmilk - No Souvenirs (new album on 15th November)

Fika Recordings · Fightmilk - No Souvenirs

Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something - Alien


mo dotti - lucky boy


Nilufer Yanya - Mutations


Silverbacks - Something I Know