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It’s a beautiful Friday morning and hey, we’ve got new music to check out. So here we go…
- The Killers – The veteran American band from Las Vegas returns with an anthem-like album with some interesting guests (K.D. Lang and Weyes Blood). Check out the track “Caution”
- Duckwrth – The second album from the California-based rapper is a danceable, joyful release. Check out the track “Money Dance”
- Nas – The veteran rapper drops his 13th album shows you don’t have to be young and new to have a fresh sound. Check out the track “27 Summers”
- Cold War Kids – The album, the second of three in their recent music trilogy, keeps their pop sense in the foreground while picking up a danceable nature. Check out the track “Who’s Gonna Love Me Now”
- The Mavericks – Exploring their Cuban and Mexican roots, it’s the first Spanish-language album from this amazing band. Check out the track “Sombra Nada Mas”
- Old 97s - The boys are back with 12 great tracks off of their 12th album (of course titled Twelfth). Check out the track "Belmont Hotel"
- Nubya Garcia – The 28-year old saxophonist from London is taking her hometown’s jazz scene by storm – next up – America. Check out the track “Stand With Each Other”
- Bright Eyes – Conor Oberst and his band are back with another batch of sensitive tunes. Check out the track “Pan and Broom”
- Lecrae – The Christian hip-hop artist is back with his 9th release – one that reflects on societal issues and his faith. Check out the track “Set Me Free”
- L.A. Witch – A garage rock trio out of, yes, Los Angeles, remind me of bands like The Cramps. Check out the track “I Wanna Lose”
- Alex the Astronaut – A stunning debut that mixes folk and electronic pop seamlessly. Check out the track “Lost”
- Chuck Prophet – The roots-rocker delivers another batch of crooning romantic songs that plays well on a road trip. Check out the track “High as Johnny Thunders”
- Erasure – The synth-pop masters continue churning out catchy music. Check out the track “Hey Now (Think I Got a Feeling)”
- The Lemon Twigs – The 70s are always alive with the Twigs where every song belongs on a 45 record. Check out the track “The One”
Today’s featured artist is the band Bully – which is actually the solo project of Nashville guitarist and singer Alicia Bognanno.
Touching on her diagnosis with bipolar II disorder, Bongnanno’s lyrics are truthful and raw coupled with a tremendous fuzz of guitars and thrashing of drums. There is a great confidence and swagger she brings to each song.
You hear the influences from Veruca Salt, L7, Hole and many others who paved the way. I hope that the 29-year old Bognanno continues putting out great music because frankly, we need truthful, loud music.
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