Sputnikmusic News Wk 06.09.2017

Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of June 9, 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.

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–Featured Release: Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dressner, Nico Muhly, and James McAlister – “Planetarium”–

Genre: Indie/Electronic/Experimental // Label: 4AD

Background:

In 2013, Sufjan Stevens joined up with Nico Muhly, James McAlister, and The National’s Bryce Dressner to create a composition thematically centered around our solar system (I guess he is too big for states now).  To date only performed in a live setting (the piece was debuted at Brooklyn Academy of Music over a multi-night span), it is finally being released as an official recording on June 9 via 4AD.  It’s pretty much the most hipster thing ever.

Listen to the project’s single “Mercury”:

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– Full List of Releases: June 2, 2017 –

 

Agent Blå: Agent Blue
Genre: Indie/Lo-fi // Label: Kanine Records

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Anathema: The Optimist
Genre: Progressive Rock/Doom Metal // Label: kscope

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Barrabus: Barrabus
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal // Label: Undergroove

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The Birthday Massacre: Under Your Spell
Genre: Gothic/Industrial/Alt-Rock // Label: Metropolis Records

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Cigarettes After Sex: Cigarettes After Sex
Genre: Dream-Pop/Shoegaze // Label: PTKF

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Foscor: Les Irreals Visions
Genre: Black Metal // Label: Season of Mist

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Glen Campbell: Adiós
Genre: Country // Label: UME Direct

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Gov’t Mule: Revolution Come… Revolution Go
Genre: Jam Rock/Blues // Label: Fantasy Records

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Katy Perry: Witness
Genre: Pop // Label: Capitol Records

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Kirin J Callinan: Bravado
Genre: Alt-Rock // Label: Caroline International

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Lady Antebellum: Heart Break
Genre: Pop/Country // Label: Capitol Records Nashville

Stream Heart Break here.

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Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie: Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie
Genre: Rock // Label: Atlantic Records

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Maim: Ornaments Of Severity
Genre: Death Metal // Label: Soulseller

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Mr Jukes: God First
Genre: R&B/Soul // Label: Island UK

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Necrot: Blood Offerings
Genre: Death Metal // Label: Tankcrimes

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Nickelback: Feed The Machine
Genre: Rock/Pop/Grunge // Label: BMG Rights Management

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Petyr: Petyr
Genre: Psychedelic/Hard Rock // Label: Outer Battery Records

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Phoenix: Ti Amo
Genre: Indie-Pop/Alt-Rock // Label: Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC

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Progenie Terrestre Pura: oltreLuna
Genre: Psychedelic/Black Metal/Electronic // Label: Avantgarde Music

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Rancid: Trouble Maker
Genre: Punk/Ska/Pop-Punk // Label: Epitaph

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Rise Against: Wolves
Genre: Punk/Hardcore/Alternative Rock // Label: Virgin Records (US1A)

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The Secret Sisters: You Don’t Own Me Anymore
Genre: Country/Folk // Label: New West Records

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Slow Dancer: In A Mood
Genre: Alternative Rock // Label: ATO Records

Stream In A Mood here.

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Space Witch: Arcanum
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal // Label: Hevisike Records

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Stahlmann: Bastard
Genre: Metal/Industrial // Label: AFM Records

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Suffocation: …Of The Dark Light
Genre: Death Metal // Label: Nuclear Blast

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Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dressner, Nico Muhly, and James McAlister: Planetarium
Genre: Indie/Electronic/Experimental // Label: 4AD

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SZA: CTRL
Genre: R&B // Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA Records

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Twelve Noon: Saints And Sinners
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal // Label: Eclipse Records

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Vokonis: The Sunken Djinn
Genre: Doom Metal/Stoner Rock // Label: Ripple Music

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Volumes: Different Animals
Genre: Metalcore/Progressive Metal // Label: Fearless Records

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Walpyrgus: Walpyrgus Nights
Genre: Heavy Metal // Label: Vast Music Lachrymose

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White Skull: Will Of The Strong
Genre: Power Metal // Label: Dragonheart

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