New Music Friday is singles-heavy this week, but there are some albums that need your attention.
Singles
1. Art d’Ecco, Disappear Here (Paper Bag)
I’ve been a fan of BC-based Art for the last few years, so I was pleased to see this new single. But I wasn’t expecting this. He’s swapped electronics for something distorted, guitar-driven, and filled with desperation. This is really good. The new album will be called Scheele’s Green. Watch for it October 23.
2. Nickelback, Make Me Love You (Virgin Music Group/Universal)
Earlier this week, we heard that Nickelback had its first number one song at radio in than a decade with the song Rattle the Cage from the upcoming album, Everything Under the Sun, which will be here on October 30. American Nickelback fans ain’t boycotting a thing. This is the album’s four advance single.
3. NOBRO, Girls Like Us (Independent)
Montreal’s NOBRO is one of my favourite new bands from the last few years. They’re a five-piece, all women (except for one bro on drums) and have been responsible for some extremely fierce Canadian garage rock, winning a JUNO along the way. This song arose out of an argument in a bar with some patronizing dude who probably slunk away after having a new one torn for him.
4. Queens of the Stone Age, Where the Goth Girls At? (Matador)
Here’s another single from the upcoming album Perfecth. Josh Homme recalls growing up in Palm Desert, California, pining over the goth girls who worked the makeup counters at JCPenney as they gave makeovers to older ladies. In a press release, Josh said “That’s when I knew the only place I want to be is where the goth girls at. Teenage love, ain’t it grand?”
5. U2, Silencio (Island/Universal)
It was 50 years ago, on September 25, 1976, that a bunch of kids from Mount Temple High School on the north side of Dublin met in the kitchen at Larry Mullen Jr.’s place. Four of those kids were Larry, Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton. Carnaval de Luz (an album that features a guest appearance by–wait for it–Dolly Parton) will be here November 13. At 155 seconds, Silencio is their shortest-ever single and is tied for third as the shortest U2 song ever.
6. Wendy’s, The Songs to Listen to in a Wendy’s Lot EP (Independent)
Wait. You mean like Wendy’s the place with the square burger patties? Yep. Whoever is running the marketing department sounds like an elder millennial who grew up on My Chemical Romance, Dashboard Confessional, and Fugazi. The six-song EP features singers from Memphis May Fire, Anberlin, Burlington, Ontario’s Silverstein, blessthefall, State Champs, and Holy Wars. Titles include She Said She Didn’t Want Fries, I Miss the Sunroom (me, too, dude), and The Best Combo Meal on the Worst Night of My Life.
Albums
1. Blondshell, Violins (Partisan)
After a months-long lead-up with some very good advance singles, L.A.’s Sabrina “Blondshell” Teitelbaum has released her third album. Fun fact: Her maternal grandfatheris Randall Smith, known as the billionaire pioneer of vulture capitalism, which kinda figures into the theme of this single about the complexities of growing up.
2. Godflesh, Decay (Relapse)
If you’re looking for something aggressive, then may I recommend the new album from this English industrial metal group? Godflesh has been a thing since that genre was still in its infancy back in the 1980s and are now up to ten albums. If you want to annoy the Taylor Swift fan in your life, put this one on. Oh, and the band has said this will be there final album.
3. M83, I Wrote You a Letter (Other Suns)
Now that Godflesh has cleansed our palate, let’s travel to Antibes in the south of France for the new one from M83. Their tenth album features their trademark smooth electronics. Dream pop for all–but just wait for the screams.
4. Soft Cell, Danceteria (Republic of Music)
Yes, the Tainted Love people, although with the death of keyboardist Dave Ball, we’re down to just Marc Almond now, although his contributions can be heard through this record. Although the band has been around since 1978, this is just the sixth album. And there will be no more. After this tribute to the dance scene of NYC in the 1980s, Soft Cell will dissolve forever
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