Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of March 24, 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:
Phil Elverum’s latest release is a heartbreaking tribute to his late wife, Geneviève Castrée, who died last summer from pancreatic cancer. Beginning with the lines “Death is real / Someone’s there and then they’re not/ And it’s not for singing about / It’s not for making into art”, A Crow Looked At Me sees Elverum grapple with the departure of his spouse and the life he once shared with her. Joining recent peers like Sufjan Stevens (Carrie & Lowell) and Nick Cave (Skeleton Tree), Mount Eerie’s 2017 LP is a marvel to behold, even as its creator writes from a place that none of us ever hope to venture to or endure.
Art Of Anarchy: The Madness
Genre: Alt/Hard Rock // Label: Century Media Records
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bansheebeat: Techo Deluxe
Genre: IDM/Ambient // Label: Independent
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Boss Hog: Brood X
Genre: Alternative Rock // Label: In The Red
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Brother Firetribe: Sunbound
Genre: Rock // Label: Spinefarm
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The Bug vs Earth: Concrete Desert
Genre: Electronic // Label: Ninja Tune
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Creeper: Eternity, In Your Arms
Genre: Gothic/Pop-Punk // Label: Roadrunner
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Cut Up: Wherever They May Rot
Genre: Death Metal // Label: Metal Blade
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Damnations Day: A World Awakens
Genre: Progressive Metal // Label: Sensory
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Davey Suicide: Made From Fire
Genre: Industrial // Label: Trisole
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Drew Holcomb And The Neighbors: Souvenir
Genre: Singer-Songwriter // Label: Magnolia Music
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Eclipse: Momentum
Genre: Metal/Hard Rock // Label: Frontiers
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Gold Star: Big Blue
Genre: Alternative Rock/Indie-Folk // Label: Autumn Tone
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House Of Lords: Saint Of The Lost Souls
Genre: Rock // Label: Frontiers
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James Blunt: The Afterlove
Genre: Pop // Label: Atlantic Records
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The Jesus and Mary Chain: Damage And Joy
Genre: Post-Punk/Noise Rock // Label: Artificial Plastic Records
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Me And That Man: Songs of Love and Death
Genre: Folk/Gothic // Label: Cooking Vinyl Limited
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Mount Eerie: A Crow Looked at Me
Genre: Lo-Fi/Indie-Folk // Label: P.W. Elverum & Sun
Stream A Crow Looked at Me here.
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Memoriam: For The Fallen
Genre: Death Metal // Label: Nuclear Blast
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Night Ranger: Don’t Let Up
Genre: Hard Rock // Label: Frontiers
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Pallbearer: Heartless
Genre: Doom Metal/Psychedelic // Label: Profound Love
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Raekwon: The Wild
Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap // Label: H20 Records/Empire
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Season Of Arrows: Give It To The Mountain
Genre: Stoner Rock // Label: Argonauta
Stream Give It To The Mountain here.
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sleepmakeswaves: Made of Breath Only
Genre: Post-Rock/Progressive // Label: Birds Robe Records
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Slugdge: The Cosmic Cornucopia
Genre: Sludge/Death Metal // Label: Willowtip
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Snakehole: Interludes Of Insanity
Genre: Industrial/Noise-Rock // Label: Wharf Cat Records
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Soulwax: From Deewee
Genre: Electronic // Label: Play It Again Sam
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Spiral Stairs: Doris And The Daggers
Genre: Lo-Fi/Indie-Rock // Label: Nine Mile Records
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Steel Panther: Lower the Bar
Genre: Metal/Hard Rock // Label: Steel Panther Inc.
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Steve Hackett: The Night Siren
Genre: Progressive Rock // Label: InsideOutMusic
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Trey Songz: Tremaine The Album
Genre: R&B/Hip-Hop // Label: Atlantic
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Wolf Eyes: Undertow
Genre: Noise Rock/Experimental // Label: Lower Floor
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You’ll Never Get To Heaven: Images
Genre: Ambient/Dream-Pop // Label: Yellow K Records
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