In this section, we show the most notable albums released each week. Here are the albums that will be released on April 5, 2024:
vampire weekend, God alone was above us
Vampire Weekend is back with… God alone was above us, their first album in five years. the Father of the bride The follow-up was co-produced with Ariel Rechtshaid and recorded in New York, Los Angeles, London and Tokyo. Includes previously released singles “Capricorn”, “Gen X Cops”, “Classical” and “Mary Boone”. “With every album we have to push in two directions at once,” Ezra Koenig said. New York times. “Sometimes that means we have to be weirder and more eccentric. Maybe with this record, it's about pushing towards real maturity, in terms of worldview and attitudes, but also pushing back towards fun. There's a youthful pastime alongside some of the more… Our most ambitious twists ever. Read our review of God alone was above us.
Phosphorous, reveal
Matthew Hook is back with his first Phosphorous album in five years. detector. His debut on Verve/Decca Records, the follow-up to 2018's This is life It was previewed by the single “Impossible House” and the title track. Jack Lawrence of the Raconteurs, Jim White of the Dirty Three, and Hook's partner, singer-songwriter and pianist Joe Shornikoff, contributed to the LP, which Hook recorded at his studio in Nashville. Schornikow wrote an original song for the record, “The World Is Ending”, the first Phosphorus song written by someone other than Hawke.
Black keys, Ohio players
The Black Keys have released a new album titled Ohio players. It marks the band's first LP since 2022's EP The dance of leakage It boasts guest appearances from Noel Gallagher and Beck. “We've never worked harder to make a record,” Dan Auerbach said in the press materials. “It didn't take us long to put together an album. We took our time and did it right.” Patrick Carney added: “What we wanted to achieve with this record was to make something fun. Something that most bands don't do 20 years into their career, which is a fun, approachable record that's also great.”
mount quimby, Violent sunset
Mount Kimbie released their first album in nearly seven years, Violent sunsetfollow-up in 2017 Love doesn't survive. Available now via Warp, the 9-song project includes the advanced tracks “Fishbrain,” “Dumb Guitar,” and “Shipwreck,” as well as two King Krule collaborations, “Empty and Silent” and “Boxing.” It was written in Yucca Valley, California and completed in London. Mount Kimbie are now a four-piece, with Andrea Balency-Béarn and Marc Pell joining the duo of Kai Campos and Dom Maker.
Fixed angles, Dream talk
Tessa Murray and Greg Hughes release their sixth studio album, Steel Corners. Dream talk. Follow up until 2021 The last exit It was recorded across three studios in southern France, East Sussex, and Woodstock, New York. “I tapped into something new and the way it came out was completely hypnotic, like a transitional state between wakefulness and sleep,” Murray explained in a statement. The duo shared songs “The Dream” and “Secret World” ahead of the record's release.
Drahla, Fishing bar
Leeds-based rock band Drahla followed up with their debut in 2019 Useless coordinates with Fishing bar, now via captured paths. Vocalist and guitarist Lucille Brown, bassist Ewan Parr, bassist Rob Riggs, and drummer Mike Ainsley recorded the new album with Matthew Penn and Jamie Lockhart in 2023. “There was uncertainty and anxiety in not knowing how to bring to life what we had, what we had”. “We just weren't there in the same way,” Brown said. “I feel like that's evident in the music. The constant changes, conflicting ideas and structures, and the overall energy and drive of the songs. I think there's also a sense of reconnection, encouragement and freedom as well. There is an excitement that comes from finding something together again. The singles “Sadness in Fantasia”, “Virtual Parody” and “Second Beat” preceded the LP.
Fabiana Palladino, Fabiana Palladino
Fabiana Palladino's self-titled debut album is out now via Paul Institute and XL Recordings. The 10-track collection features contributions from Jay Paul, Rob Moss, drummer Steve Ferrone, and Palladino's father and brother, guitarists Pino and Rocco Palladino. “The main theme of the album is loneliness,” Palladino explained. “Whether it's a song where I'm looking to connect with someone else, or trying to embrace loneliness, it tends to come back to me, who I am when I'm alone, and what I feel when I really look inward. I would say it's a pretty introspective record overall. Mostly The songs are about trying to dig deep into yourself, exploring your true feelings and how they relate to and impact your relationships with others.
brown, A million love songs
Bnny has revealed A million love songscontinuing in 2021 EverythingVia Firetalk. Bandleader Jessica Viscius produced the LP, which was recorded at Drop of Sun Studios in Asheville with Alex Farrar. “I wanted to make songs that were exciting to play — songs that would make me feel happy,” Vicious said in a press release. “This album is about love after loss, growing older, and trying to make fun of a broken heart.” A series of singles, including “Something Blue”, “Changes”, “Crazy, Baby” and “Good Stuff”, arrived ahead of the release.
Khroongbin, To the room
Khruangbin released a new album To the room, which is Spanish for “to the room” via Dead Oceans. Marking their first proper LP since 2020 MordecaiThe record was promoted with the singles “May Ninth”, “A Love International” and “Pon Pón”. According to a press release, the album represents a “comeback exercise” for the trio of guitarist Laura Lee, drummer Donald Johnson, Jr., and bassist Mark Speer, who recorded the LP without any outside collaborators alongside engineer Steve Christensen.
Libertines, All is quiet in East Park
The Libertines are back with their first new album in over eight years. All is quiet in East Parktracking Songs for distressed youth, was recorded with producer Dmitry Tykovoi, and all four band members share songwriting credit on each song. “Our first recording was born out of panic and disbelief that we were actually allowed to be in the studio; the second was born out of all-out conflict and misery. The third was born out of complexity. This felt like we were all in the same place, at the same speed, and we were really connecting “.
Dana Javanski, Late slap
Dana Gavansky has released her new LP, Late slap, Via Full Time Hobby. “The album brings together seemingly disparate aspects of my personality that I have sometimes tried to repress,” Gavanski said of the album's follow-up. when is he coming, which was produced by Mike Lindsay of Tunng. “With this album, I let them into the room, and celebrate them for all their weirdness — a weirdness that I think we all, on some level, share.” She added: “I knew Mike could help me find the vocal range I was looking for; He has an amazing attention to vocal detail and we have worked well together on previous recordings.
Lily West, If I were a real man, I would be able to break the neck of a suffering bird
If I were a real man, I would be able to break the neck of a suffering bird It is the first project that Lala Lala's Lillie West has released under her own name. The LP was written and recorded during her stay at the LungA Land program in Seyðisfjörður, Iceland, where she participated in activities such as “making knives, backpacking in a blizzard, learning about Icelandic herbs, geology, and history, and having a lemongrass-themed dinner.” Party and sleep out.” West explained: “I never thought about making a music album, nor was that my intention while taking these field recordings. So the process felt very natural, organic, almost private. I hope the music will be able to evoke the rhythm, impact and connection I felt with the landscape of Seyðisfjörður, as well as my constant attempt to connect with the divine.
Other albums released today:
Conan Gray, I found heaven; Lizzie McAlpine, Older; Jane Weaver, Love is in constant sight; Vision, She paved the way to hell with good intentions; KVB, Trembling; Grace Cummings, Ramona; Gustav, Pt package. 2; Bob Phelan, Humble like the sun; Sinkin, We belong; Richie, Triple numbers; Adam Wiltz, Eleven regiments for sodium pentothal; the past, the past; Joseph Shapson, Nicholas Krjovic, and M. Sage, Shapson, Krjovic, Sage; Caleb Landry Jones, Hi Gary, Hi Dawn; Max Band, Max Band on Ice; Katie Pruitt, Mantras; vessel, Wrapped in cellophane; Feeder, black red; Marcus King, Mood Swings; Beatenberg, The Great Fire of Beatenberg; Le mon, I wish you more than luck; rush, Every heartbeat; handcuffed, All I got; Motel breakfast, I promise I'm having fun; Olin Janusz, Please leave quietly; Annie Claude Deschenes, Table manners; fiscal year, fiscal year; guests, I wish I was special; Coral Morphology and Nick Lyon, Coral City forecasts.
