Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of March 17, 2017. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
Background:
Four years after Delta Machine, the fathers of electronic post-punk – Depeche Mode – have returned with their most politically charged record to date. It’s angry, bleak, and powerful. Most of all, it is aware of the times we live in and feels like a representation of this troubled era – at times even literally calling for revolution. The album drops tomorrow, but those who haven’t heard a glimpse of what Spirit has to offer should do themselves the favor of listening to “Where’s The Revolution” below:
Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis Cocker: Room 29
Genre: Classical Crossover // Label: Gentle Threat Ltd
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Conor Oberst: Salutations
Genre: Folk/Indie-Rock // Label: Nonesuch Records
Stream Salutations here.
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The Cousins: Rattlesnake Love
Genre: Alt/Indie // Label: Celery Music
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Depeche Mode: Spirit
Genre: Post-Punk/Electronic // Label: Venusnote Ltd
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Dodecahedron: Kwintessens
Genre: Black Metal // Label: Season of Mist
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Fit For an Autopsy: The Great Collapse
Genre: Metalcore/Death Metal // Label: Entertainment One U.S.
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Iron Magazine: Queen Of Hell
Genre: Rock // Label: Ektro
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KXM: Scatterbrain
Genre: Hard Rock // Label: Rat Pak Records
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Milky Chance: Blossom
Genre: Indie-Pop/Alt-Rock // Label: Lichtdicht Records
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Mothership: High Strangeness
Genre: Stoner Rock // Label: Ripple Music
Stream High Strangeness here.
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Obituary: Obituary
Genre: Death Metal // Label: Relapse Records
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Pulled Apart by Horses: The Haze
Genre: Post Hardcore/Alt-Rock // Label: Caroline International
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The Raven Age: Darkness Will Rise
Genre: Metalcore/Heavy Metal // Label: BMG Rights Management
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Real Estate: In Mind
Genre: Indie-Rock/Dream-Pop // Label: Domino Recording Co.
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Replacire: Do Not Deviate
Genre: Death Metal/Progressive // Label: Season of Mist
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Rick Ross: Rather You Than Me
Genre: Hip-Hop // Label: Epic Records
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Righteous Vendetta: Cursed
Genre: Metalcore // Label: The Century Family
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Spoon: Hot Thoughts
Genre: Indie-Rock // Label: Matador
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Woe: Hope Attrition
Genre: Black/Thrash Metal // Label: Vendetta
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Without Waves: Lunar
Genre: Experimental Metal/Hardcore // Label: Prosthetic Records
Stream Lunar here.
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