Friday April 30th…the end of another month. And this week, we actually have 30 new releases for you to look over. Hopefully something in this bunch will float your boat. My boat is rocking with a couple killer releases and then my boat feels a little country too with another. My choices are in Blue. Let me know which ones you are dying to hear and which ones I might have missed as I am sure there are some despite the large number here. Thanks for stopping by each week and for all the support. I hope you all have a great and rocking weekend!!
Royal Bloods – Typhoons – (Warner Bros): This album was supposed to come out last year and I have been waiting a long while for it to finally arrive. Their last album, the 2017 “How Did We Get So Dark?”, was smashing. If you like rock with a little blues, a little garage rock sound and just plain hard, then this is for you!!
Gojira – Fortitudes – (Roadrunner Records): If Royal Blood isn’t heavy enough for you then Gojira might more up your alley. This French metal band has the goods and delivers all the time. The last album was back in 2016 and was called “Magma” and it was a lava filled volcano of rock. This should be just as good or better…yes, expectations are high!!
Ashley Monroe – Rosegold – (Mountainrose Sparrow / Thirty Tigers): I’m usually feeling rock & roll, but sometimes I feel a little bit country as well. And Ashley Monroe is one I tend to go when I’m in the mood. She has such a great voice and looking foward to some more magic from her.
And the rest of these seem pretty promising as well…maybe if I find time, I will throw some of these on…
The Dropkick Murphys – Turn Up That Dial – (Born & Bred Records)
Julia Michaels – Not in Chronological Order – (Republic Records / UMG)
Marianne Faithfull – She Walks in Beauty – (Panta REI / BMG Rights)
MercyMe – inhale (exhale) – (MercyMe)
Electric Boys – Upside Down – (Mighty Music / SPV)
Pink Floyd – Live at Knebworth 1990 – (Legacy)
Gary Moore – How Blue Can You Get – (Mascot Label Group)
Faithful (Various Artists) – Faithful: Go and Speak – (Integrity Music)
Guided by Voices – Earth Man Blues – (Guided by Voices): Aaron…this one’s for you!!
Girl in Red – If I Could Make It Go Quiet – (World in Red / AWAL)
Thomas Rhett – Country Again: Side A – (Big Machine Label Group)
Ronnie Milsap – A Better Word for Love – (Black River Entertainment)
Tetrach – Unstable – (Napalm Records)
J. Period – J. Period Presents…Story to Tell (Chapter One) – (Truelements / RBC Records)
Dawn Richard – Second Line – (Merge Records)
Ouija Macc – Dirtbag – (Chapter 17 Records)
Warish – Next to Pay – (Ridingeasy Records)
Stick Figure – Fire & Stone – (Ruffwood Records)
Kris Angelis – The Skies We Look To – (Self-Released)
Manchester Orchestra – The Million Masks of God – (Loma Vista Recordings)
Roisin Murphy – Crooked Machine – (Mickey Murphy’s Daughter / Loaded Records / BMG)
Marilyn McCoo & Billy David Jr. – Blackbird: Lennon-McCartney Icons – (Encore Endeavor / BMG)
Julia Stone – Sixty Summers – (Julia Stone / BMG Rights)
Amy Sharks – Cry Forever – (Wonderlick Recording / Sony)
Birdy – Young Hearts – (Warner Records)
Michael Nesmith – Different Drum: The Lost RCA Victor Recordings – (Real Gone Music)
L7 – Wargasm: Slash Years 1992-1997 – (Hne)
Wow! That release list is longer than Taylor Momsen’s neck.
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Every week now, I have at least 30 new releases on the Friday posts. Heck, I am adding around 30-40 new ones to the New Release page every I have every week as well so makes sense. There is an abundance of releases coming and doesn’t seem to be slowing down.
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Making up for lost money… I mean time!
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Right on both accounts.
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Love Gary! Didn’t know about L7 comp. Thanks for the tip. Maybe will check out Electric Boys too.
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You bet! Glad I could help.
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Great stuff as always John.
I will check out R.B-Floyd-Moore.
As always thanks for the heads up
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You are always welcome!! The Blood one is fantastic.
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Gojira will get a listen and Electric Boys
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Listening to Gojira now, great stuff!!
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Pssst! It’s Royal Blood no S.
Nothing for me…I have all the Floyd I need at this point I believe. I have one Royal Blood but I don’t know if I need more. Probably not.
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The Royal Blood is a good one. I will get it one day, but priorities…as there are others I want more. And yes, how much Floyd do we need.
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GBV! GBV! GBV! That one truly is for me, thanks! GOJIRA!! \m/ \m/ My pre-order is already on the way, I think.
I’m intrigued by the Knebworth Floyd. I’m happy to see Gary Moore and Dropkick Murphys still going. The Marianne Faitful made me think ‘pretentious’ but who knows. That L7 cover reminds me of Nashville Pussy’s cover.
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That L7 Cover is something. I stuck it down at the bottom as I didn’t want to offend anyone right out of the gate. I just finished listening to Gojira and although I’m not that familiar with them, I did enjoy it. Now enjoy that one and the GBV
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Don’t worry about offending folks – I just added A.C. to the Grail List for Holen LOL. I haven’t heard the whole Gojira yet, waiting for the CD to arrive (maybe today!). Then I will crank that sucker. Still need to order the GBV, but I’m on it today!
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Yeah, I hate even say that band name A.C….ugh.
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Yeah I know. They went for shock value and achieved it.
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Damn. Just got a notice from Amazon that my pre-order Gojira is delayed. Damn.
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That sucks.
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Read on!
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And here we are in the same day, received another notice from Amazon that the CD has now shipped. What a rollercoaster ride!
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Ok. Much better. I don’t know if they know what they are doing sometimes.
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Honestly I wonder if it’s automated. Like, someone hadn’t opened the box of Gojira CDs yet, so the system didn’t know it was there, so it panicked and sent out the delay message. Then someone opened the box, scanned it in or whatever, then the system sent out the all clear message. I mean, it was a matter of hours. They get a lot of stuff in a day, I imagine. I’d say it’s likely just programmed that way.
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We were talking about this the other day…no wonder we missed music in the old days…even now it’s hard to keep up with releases… That is a bundle of releases.
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Very (very) interested in the Michael Nesmith release.
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I figured somebody would be.
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