Still digging through some stuff from last year that I missed. And just can’t miss to put up everything from Ritual Howls here. Still goth.
Ritual Howls – Their Body
Jamie Lenman – Devolver
Having a cover like this makes me wonder if this is something interesting, surely theatrical, probably unexpected. The guy is said to be a chameleon but I don’t like all aspects of that making this album inconsistent. Some tracks are blowing my mind (Personal is a new favourite), some are not what I would expect but still great (Body Popping is like that), and there are some that I don’t dig (and no point in listing such). I especially love the ones that have the undeniable mark of Trent Reznor and not because I want to hear him echo everywhere but because Lenman takes some stuff with him and makes it his own and it is really awesome what comes out (hear in Mississippi). All in all this shit is runner-up for my Top 10 in 2017. Again something that I didn’t see coming.
IDLES – Brutalism
Mostly punk. Then punk rock and post-punk. It is raw and dragging with force and wit.
Protomartyr – Relatives in Descent
First, band name. Second, post-punk alternative rock. Bit strange, bit otherworldly. Favourite track: Half Sister.
Reuben - In Nothing We Trust
Post-hardcore metal thing but with an alt-rock low-fi tone.
Death From Above 1979 – Outrage! Is Now
Prophets of Rage – Prophets of Rage
It’s great that they kept “Rage” in the band name so we can always refer to all the projects as simply “Rage”. True spiritual successor to RatM.
Foo Fighters – Concrete and Gold
Interesting new turns, some brave choices, and more powerful sound. Now Foo Fighters is not just playing arena rock like business as usual but add some extra flavours.
Queens of the Stone Age – Villains
QotSA is still right there.
And Spotify autoplay continues with: Pixies – Where Is My Mind.
And then I continue with: The Cranberries – Zombie.
Dead Heavens – Whatever Witch You Are
Low-fi rock from the band rehearsing in your garage.