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When you wake up and start going through all the new music that’s being released today - sometimes it’s easy to pick your favorites. But today - forget about it.
Today is a banner day for new music. I couldn’t pick one single and one album. So, here’s what I’m digging this week.
Singles of the Week:
“That’s Where I Am” by Maggie Rogers
The anticipation around new music from Rogers has been huge. Well I’m here to say that the first single off her upcoming album Surrender does not disappoint. The pop sensibilities we heard on her debut Heard It In A Past Life are still here, but she’s incorporating a bit more guitar rock sound and heavy drums. It reminds me a bit of early Lorde. She sings of a new love and as the relationship builds in the lyrics, so does the music in the song. Excited to hear more from Rogers and the directions she’s heading.
“Actin’ Up” by Miranda Lambert
A playful, bluesy song with the swagger we expect from Lambert. The resurgence of Lambert over the past few years has not gone unnoticed. She won Best Country Album at the Grammys in 2021 and takes no prisoners with her in-your-face lyrics. Lambert was already a favorite in our house (listen to Mama’s Broken Heart) and this song will surely be blasting in our kitchen.
“Don’t Bother Me” by The Suffers
This funky ditty is off their upcoming album It Starts With Love and it’s sure to get you moving your feet this weekend. Influences for this one range from Miami Sound Machine to the Buena Vista Social Club. I hope you see where this ones going - straight into rotation at my house. It’s a song that embraces being left alone so you can enjoy your life the way you want to do so.
Albums of the Week:
Chloe and the Next 20th Century by Father John Misty
I love the chameleon known as Father John Misty. His latest draws back to days of lush orchestras and classic film scores. If “Chinatown” were an album, it would be this one. It reminds me of what Michael Penn has been doing lately with film scoring and in his own solo work. He’s a story teller with so much to sing about. Whether he’s cradling his dying cat on “Goodbye Mr. Blue” or falling for a comedian, Misty has composed 11 movies scores that all fit together so beautifully. His wit and wry charming lyrics will take me two to three times to continue to decipher and pick-apart. His voice as always is gorgeous, reminding me of the great Harry Nilsson.
Check out my favorite track, “(Everything But) Her Love”.
Wet Leg by Wet Leg
After months of hype and talk show performances, the full-length release from the great Wet Leg is here. And it’s pretty great! Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers arrived fully formed with the kind of infernally catchy indie rock you’ve loved for years. They don’t take themselves seriously at all - their lyrics sometimes can be about how embarrassing it is to actually be in a band. With hat tips to Pavement, The Breeders and many others, Wet Leg have taken the reigns on noisy, guitar alternative rock. The lead single that’s everywhere, “Chaise Lounge” is spectacular and “I Don’t Want To Go Out” is a 20-something slacker anthem that brings together discouragement and a pandemic we’re still living through.
Check out my favorite track, “Loving You”.
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