Sputnikmusic News Wk 09.15.2017

Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 15, 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: Foo Fighters: “Concrete And Gold”

Genre: Rock/Grunge // Label: RCA Records

Background:

Foo Fighters are one of the few traditional 90’s rock/grunge bands whose relevance and longevity has extended all the way into 2017.  That alone speaks volumes about the quality of their product, as they’ve remained the best and most consistent mainstream rock band around for well over two decades.  Never groundbreaking yet almost always impressive, Dave Grohl and company return with their ninth LP – and for those who have taken a long vacation from Foo Fighters, this may mark a good point to start listening again.  Easily their most enthralling and adventurous record in years, it is more Wasting Light than it is Sonic Highways, and there’s an exquisite balance between their trademark rock roots and a more sonically explorative curiosity.  There’s a long list of reasons why these guys sit atop the throne of contemporary rock n’ roll, but Concrete and Gold is more than just another bullet-point; it’s a highlight.

Listen to “The Sky Is A Neighborhood” below:

 

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– Full List of Releases: September 15, 2017 –

Angus & Julia Stone: Snow
Genre: Folk/Blues/Shoegaze // Label: Nettwerk Records

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Annie Hart: Impossible Accomplice
Genre: Indie-Pop // Label: Instant Records

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Arcane Roots: Melancholia Hymns
Genre: Post-Hardcore/Progressive Rock // Label: Easy Life

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Ariel Pink: Dedicated To Bobby Jameson
Genre: Psychedelic/Indie-Pop // Label: Mexican Summer

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Belphegor: Totenritual
Genre: Black/Death Metal // Label: Nuclear Blast

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Caligula’s Horse: In Contact
Genre: Progressive Rock/Metal // Label: InsideOutMusic

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The Contortionist: Clairvoyant
Genre: Death Metal // Label: Season of Mist

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Deer Tick: Deer Tick Vol. 1
Genre: Folk/Alternative Rock // Label: PTKF

Stream Deer Tick Vol. 1 here.

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Deer Tick: Deer Tick Vol. 2
Genre: Folk/Alternative Rock // Label: PTFK

Stream Deer Tick Vol. 2 here.

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Emily Haines: Choir Of The Mind
Genre: Alternative Rock // Label: Last Gang

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Foo Fighters: Concrete And Gold
Genre: Rock/Grunge // Label: RCA Records

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Gary Numan: Savage (Songs From A Broken World)
Genre: Gothic/Electronic/Post-Punk // Label: BMG Rights Management

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Hundred Waters: Communicating
Genre: Indie-Pop/Indie-Rock // Label: OWSLA

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Kiran Leonard: Derevaun Seraun
Genre: Indie-Rock/Pop, Experimental // Label: Moshi Moshi Records

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Lee Ranaldo: Electric Trim
Genre: Alternative Rock // Label: MUTE

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The Lone Bellow: Walk Into A Storm
Genre: Folk // Label: Masterworks

Stream Walk Into A Storm here.

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Michael McDonald: Wide Open
Genre:  Rock // Label: BMG

Stream Wide Open here.

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Myrkur: Mareridt
Genre: Black Metal/Ambient/Folk // Label: Relapse

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Nothing More: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Genre: Progressive Hard Rock // Label: Better Noise

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Prophets Of Rage: Prophets Of Rage
Genre: Metal/Hip-Hop/Rock // Label: Fantasy

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Ringo Starr: Give More Love
Genre: Pop/Rock // Label: Roccabella

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Seaway: Vacation
Genre: Pop-Punk/Emo // Label: Pure Noise

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Sløtface: Try Not To Freak Out
Genre: Indie-Rock/Punk // Label: Nettwerk

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Son Little: New Magic
Genre: Folk/Blues/Soul // Label: Anti/Epitaph

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Wyclef Jean: Carnival III: The Rise And Fall Of A Refugee
Genre: Hip-Hop // Label: Legacy Recordings

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