New Music Friday (belated)

I've been exhausted since we came back into town on Tuesday night, and I'll post more about it later but for now I'll say that everyone is healthy and happy and went home on Monday. It was so hard to leave them, but I was ready to be in my own house and my own bed again by the time we got here.

I'm not going to post any videos this week because by golly we got a big number of brand new album drops between last week and this week so I figured I'd just go through them all because the flights gave me a lot of listening time.

First up. Harry's House by Harry Styles. It's good. It's somewhere between rock and pop, it's incredibly joyful and very horny. I very much recommend it.

If you like that but you're not a Harry fan, but like a joyful rock style, might I (re)introduce you to Hanson and their new album, Red Green Blue. Listen, if you want something a little less horny but love the style of Harry's album, this is definitely for you. I listened to these two albums back to back and they pair really well together. Like, yes, THAT Hanson. It's good.

Now, if you ARE in a mood for more horny music like Harry's House, but maybe you want a louder more pop-punk vibe, please go listen to Panther island by The Unlikely Candidates. I love this band, their lead singer has a very Patrick Stump or Brendon Urie sound and their music is a full on bop. I love them.

If you want a true pop album with a breakout artist of Moroccan-Canadian origin, check out Faouzia's new album, CITIZENS> I've been following her for a while and I love the culture and joy she introduces into her music and her voice is AMAZING.

If you haven't been living under a rock, you probably know that Florence + the Machine's new album, Dance Fever came out last week. If you haven't listened to it yet, I highly recommend. It's pure Florence vibes, if you didn't like her before, this probably won't change your mind. But I think it's really good.

One of my most unhinged favorites is a rock band called Church of the Cosmic Skull, which I have posted about before in the lead up to this new album. But There Is No Time is very good, I love it a lot. It's just as weird and good as their previous albums and worth the listen if you're into new rock that sounds like retro/70s rock, check them out.

Red Balloon by Tank of the Bangas. Listen, if you've been following my music posts for any length of time, you KNOW how much I'm in love with this band. They're SO good. It's rap, soul, spoken-word and it's so very good. I just can't tell you how much I love them, there aren't words enough.

OMG I almost forgot, this absolute surprise album drop from Emma Ruth Rundle, EG2: Dowsing Voice on Bandcamp. If you were a fan of Delerium or Lisa Gerrard in the late 90s/early aughts, check out Emma's music. If you don't those references, she's kind of this ethereal goddess voice and her music feels like it belongs on a Pure Moods album. This is the music to cast spells to.

Another on Bandcamp is the new BEKA EP Your Skin. BEKA has this sweet pop/soulful voice and definitely not enough people know about her voice. If you're a Taylor Swift fan, check out BEKA. Her lyrical style is very similar. (Some of her stuff also reminds me a little of Caroline Polachek.)

Last but not least, Two Feet's new album Shape & Form is exactly what I expect from him. Two Feet is an electronic/alt rock band and I feel like this album is just as good if not better than previous albums. The previous two albums got me through a lot of long days at my previous job while I was working from home.

There are some singles that are worth a listen too like this ABSOLUTE pop-punk banger from Loveless, Middle of the Night, and this new Matt Maeson song, Blood Runs Red which is a rock song I don't even really know how to classify properly, except that it's good.

Okay, I think that's all for this week, which is more than plenty. If you check any of these albums out or are super into something new, let me know!