Only two more weeks of new releases worth mentioning before Christmas, including this one. This is one of those rare weeks where there is nothing I am really interested in and that is probably a good thing because I need to catch up on everything I have picked up over the last couple months. Wait a minute…there is now one that only announced yesterday so might be one I am interested in. Take a look through the list and see if there is anything for you. Let me know what you want to hear and what I may have missed. Hopefully something will get those ears burning! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!!
Taylor Swift – Evermore – (Taylor Swift): SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE!!! Taylor announced only yesterday that she was dropping a new album today!!! That is two albums in 4 months!! Someone has been busy!!! I might check this out as the last Folklore was quite interesting and a nice departure from her normal music.
Foster the People – In the Darkest of Nights, Let the Birds Sing E.P. – (Foster the People)
The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You – (Modular Recordings)
Deftones – White Pony (20th Anniversary Edition) – (Reprise Records)
Daniel Tompkins – Ruins – (KScope / Snapper)
Less Than Jake – Silver Linings – (Pure Noise Records)
The Kills – Little Bastards – (Domino Recording Co)
Belle & Sebastian – What to Look for in Summer – (Matador)
Deeds of Flesh – Nucleus – (Unique Leader)
Vangelis – Juno to Jupiter – (Decca)
Peter Tork – Stranger Things Have Happened – (7a Records)
And here are a couple I know some friends will like…
Guided by Voices – Styles We Paid For – (GBV Inc.)
The Wildhearts – Thirty Year Itch – (Round Records) – Digital release was last week, but now you can get the CD/LP on Amazon.
2 Loud 2 Old Music 
Taylor Swift video is out now – sounds nice. It’s a pretty surprising time for a major act to release something – most of the year-end lists are already out.
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She is no longer going with the norm and she doesn’t have to as she is Taylor Swift, Biaaaatch!! ha!!
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2012’s Red has a pretty interesting back story – some of those songs hit a pretty interest synthesis of stadium rock and country, like the title track and State of Grace. But the record company made her put on Max Martin tracks like We Are Never Getting Back Together.
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She doesn’t have that problem now as no one tells her what to do.
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Daniel Tompkins for me.
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Glad there was something for you.
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Lots of great new releases by artists and bands I’m familiar with, but not with a lot of their music. I like the songs you included by The Avalanches, Deftones, Daniel Tompkins and Belle and Sebastian. I’m surprised to see a release of Peter Tork’s music.
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That Peter Tork one shocked me, so had to include it. I love the Monkees!!
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Ugh, why does Taylor Swift need a new album this year or ever?!?! Folklore was so boring and depressing! Sorry Swift fans!
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Funny, my daughter actually loved it because it was so different than her pop stuff.
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She should’ve just continued down that pop/country route she had going on. That’s just me though! Your daughter likes her, so that’s cool! I have my own reasons for not liking Swift anymore.
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Sounds like that could be a post right there. Why I hate Taylor!!!
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Dude, I almost posted an album review of Folklore discussing why I hate the album so much, but I deleted it because I thought it’d be better to be more positive on my blog! But also knowing how defensive her fans can be, I didn’t want to risk it. Btw, her fans also play a role into why I can’t stand her.
The funny thing is, the second post I ever posted on my blog talked about how I started to like Taylor’s recent stuff. I deleted it though because I realized I hated it still haha!
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Ha! That is funny. Her fans are a little nuts for sure.
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FINALLY SOMEONE AGREES WITH ME!!! Maybe not all of them, but her fans are crazy and not normal!
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I’m with this guy…
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Me too!! I’ll have to hear the Taylor one because my kids will be playing it.
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Well said sir!!!
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Good for Taylor – I like that sort of pandemic productivity!
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I mean if she can’t tour why not release new albums. She is one of the few artist out there that can go Gold in one night with an album so why not put out a bunch of albums to make money.
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and by the sounds of it, the quality keeps up with the quantity too!
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It seems so. She might be the smartest in the business right now.
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Peter Tork…wow I have got to check that out. That is out of the blue.
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Completely.
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That Taylor Swift album is very very good. I’m looking forward to hearing Belle And Sebastian and Less Than Jake. You know how I feel about the Wildhearts record
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Yes I do and that was why it was on there.
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It’s only Guided By Voices’ 32nd studio album…
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And you have them all, right?
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Only the middle 20 🤪
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Slacker!! 🙂
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