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Re: Good New Releases to check out
« Reply #250 on: September 27, 2013, 10:31:56 AM »

Where did you get it? Not on iTunes yet, not on Spotify... I definitely want to grab this one.
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Re: Good New Releases to check out
« Reply #251 on: September 27, 2013, 10:42:17 AM »

Released today, in Australia.  :)p6
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Re: Good New Releases to check out
« Reply #252 on: September 28, 2013, 10:07:34 PM »

Absolutely superb in every way.  A certain album-of-the-year contender.  The best singer-songwriter-type record in years.



Was wondering how this got onto my buy list...I ended up on a YouTube tangent.
Thank you for this!!
So much sadness, so beautiful.  I'm hooked.
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Re: Good New Releases to check out
« Reply #253 on: September 30, 2013, 11:57:39 AM »

Lorde - Pure Heroine





Loved her EP and have eagerly awaited this release. Measured expectations have been exceeded here. The album oozes confidence.

Got it!   headbang  :)p1

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Re: Good New Releases to check out
« Reply #254 on: October 03, 2013, 03:55:03 PM »

Lorde - Pure Heroine

Loved her EP and have eagerly awaited this release. Measured expectations have been exceeded here. The album oozes confidence.

Took my first listen this morning on Google Music All Access. That's a pretty darn good 37 minutes or so. Ordered the CD after the first listen. I'm surprised that the entire thing is listenable. I had no urge to skip a single track.
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Re: Good New Releases to check out
« Reply #255 on: October 04, 2013, 11:00:44 PM »

Future Islands - On the Water




Listen, you will thank me later.



My favorite of the album


If you like, The National. Shins, Killers, you will dig this too.
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Re: Good New Releases to check out
« Reply #256 on: October 30, 2013, 10:29:31 AM »

CHVRCHES - The Bones of What You Believe



Unabashed indie synth pop. Sounds like Tegan and Sara soaring after M83.

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Re: Good New Releases to check out
« Reply #257 on: October 30, 2013, 04:57:58 PM »

I've been digging the new Chvrches full-length.

In case anyone is interested, here's my master list of new releases I've enjoyed this year:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/626954/the-diary-entries-of-a-little-girl-who-is-now-30-part-2/18555#post_9816974

The star ratings are basically just saying how much I've been listening to them.

Some recent highlights:

Chelsea Wolfe - Pain Is Beauty
Chvrches - Bones of What Your Believe
Cults - Static
Danny Brown - Old
Darkside - Psychic
Deepchord - 20 Electrostatic Soundfields
The Field - Cupid's Head
Forest Swords - Engravings
Four Tet - Beautiful Rewind
Frankie Rose - Herein Wild
Glasser - Interiors
King Krule - 6 Feet Beneath The Moon
Minks - Tides End
Washed Out - Paracosm
The Weekend - Kiss Land
Zola Jesus & Mivos Quartet - Versions
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Re: Good New Releases to check out
« Reply #258 on: October 30, 2013, 09:44:48 PM »


Nirvana - In Utero: 20th Anniversary Edition - Super Deluxe Edition



I hope I can still call this one a new release since it’s been out since late September.  It has so much material, it’s taken me a while to consume it all.

I learned two things listening to this album.  One, I really am a Nirvana fan.  In many ways this follow up album was not what we all expected, or wanted. Now I find I still connect with it.  There’s not much they did that I don’t like.  Two, I’m old. I was out of college when this one came out… that couldn’t be 20 years ago, right?

First things first.  This ‘aint no shitty “Nevermind” Bob Ludwig mix.  Nope!  I think they got this one right.

The original album is there in it’s entirety, including the Scott Litt mixes of Heart Shaped Box and All Apologies.  What’s cool is that the Steve Albini mixes from the ’93 release are also there, so you can compare them.  So cool for us mear mortals to hear what all the fuss was about at the time.  You can really hear the difference in All Apologies.  Fun for the non-professionals like myself to be able to go back and forth and see how a different master can make a big difference.

There are some B-sides (some new, some previously released) that are probably interesting to a big fan, but are otherwise pretty crappy.

Next up, an entirely new remaster by Albini.  Again, it’s fun to compare the new stuff to the 20 year old versions.  I’m not sure how much is new technology, and how much is Albini having more time to get it right, but overall I prefer the new mix.

Last up, and what makes the Super Deluxe Edition worth the extra dough for me, is the Live and Loud set from the MTV New Year’s Eve special in 1993.  This is about as strong as the band got playing live.  I’ve been listening to this a lot lately.

Ok, this isn’t a cheap set, but if you’re even a casual Nirvana fan it’s well worth it. 

Loosing Lou Reed recently had me feeling a little reflective while I listened to this. What would Curt and the band have been capable of if he stuck around?  I guess it wasn’t meant to be. 
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Re: Good New Releases to check out
« Reply #259 on: October 31, 2013, 05:50:10 AM »

I've been on a Nirvana binge of late as well. It's now laced with nostalgia but the music still resonates. Love the Scott Litt mix of Penny Royal Tea!


Yep. The Live & Loud set is awesome.
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