Out Today: Dirty Projectors, Prince Rama, and More
Every Tuesday is album release day (as well as video games, movies, etc.), but on a day so far from the weekend, it's a good feeling to wake up to some brand, spankin' new music.
Teen Daze - Inner Mansions (Lefse)Riding on the "chill wave," Teen Daze is one of those bands whose name actually represents its output, to an extent. Think Baths, but more Canadian and wave-ier, and you'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect. It's what the band does to reach those expectations that really makes them stand out from the rest of their contemporaries.
Dirty Projectors - About to Die EP (Domino)Remember when Dirty Projectors played the most ridiculous Pygmalion set ever? Even if you didn't think that was the case, there's no denying that David Longstreth and the rest of the crew have a knack for taking pop, flipping it over, tearing its insides out, and presenting it in some of the gnarliest (but still accessible) musical packaging popular music has to offer today. On this short follow up to the Summer's Swing Lo, Magellan, Dirty Projectors dole out three tracks in addition to Swing Lo's "About to Die."
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B. Fleischmann - I'm Not Ready for the Grave Yet (Morr Music)
Germany's Morr Music label always has something interesting to bring to the table, usually along the lines of twee-folk-electronic-calmness. Among mum, Radical Face, Seabear, and a much larger roster, B. Fleischmann takes his keen sense of rhythm and artful, glitchy electronics and goes nuts, but somehow with a reserved and modest demeanor.Stream it here.
Prince Rama - Top Ten Hits of the End of the World (Paw Tracks)Prince Rama releasing something else on Animal Collective imprint Paw Tracks clicks in the best possible way. The sisterly duo's world-inspired hyper-psychedelic pop continues on its fourth release, with one of the most tongue-in-cheek album covers of the year. Even the primary concept behind the reocrd stretches the boundaries of concept albums: ten ghosts from imagined bands, which all died during apocalypse, contributing one song each to a "compilation album." You've got the context, but it's impossible to understand without hearing the album all the way through.