Welcome to another New Music Friday. With our move coming up next weekend, we are scaling back for a couple of weeks. We decided to post just our Monday Mashup and New Music Friday Get it or Forget it articles, so you won’t miss us too much. Here are five albums that dropped today.
Artist Name: Meg Williams
Album Name: Take me as I am: The Muscle Shoals Sessions
Label: Nola Blue Records
Genre: Blues Rock
Track Listing: 1. Come on Over to Me; 2. Tell Everybody; 3. Shame; 4. Little bit of the Devil; 5. Played by the Blues; 6. Sometimes I Need you, Too; 7. Take me as I Am; 8. What About Me?; 9. Can’t Keep Waiting on You; 10. I Feel a Heartache Coming; 11. Make a Move; 12. Take a Chance on my Love
Publicist: Blind Raccoon
Review: We reviewed her previous release back in January 2018, and fell in love with her sound, which has only gotten better since then. It also earned her an LA Music Critic Award nomination for Best Blues Artist. In addition, her skills on the guitar are second to none as she teaches her male counterparts how to play blues guitar, while her songwriting skills are head and shoulders above most of her peers. Whether she’s rocking the blues or bringing you the traditional style, you will be enthralled from the first note to the last. You can’t lose with this album, which is awesome from beginning to end, and which we bet you’ll be putting on repeat.
Recommendation: Drop everything and go Get this one!
Artist Name: Nate Currin
Album Name: Ashes & Earth
Label: Archaic Cannon Records
Genre: Americana
Track Listing: 1. Ramblin’ Man; 2. Heart on the Run; 3. Guilt and Grief; 4. Wander til I Die; 5. When I was Younger; 6. Ashes & Earth; 7. Desert Skies; 8. Oklahoma; 9. Flowers on her Grave; 10. 1979
Publicist: Self-promoted
Review: Nate Currin has always been an incredible voice in the indie music singer-songwriter community, but he has outdone himself on his latest release. This one is raw and honest, and cuts to the bone. These are songs from someone who has lived, and is unafraid to share that reality. There is not a weak song on the album, whether it’s the heartbreaking truth of “Ramblin’ Man” or “Heart on the Run,” or the rock n’ roll goodness of “Wander til I Die,” Currin is truly the voice of this decade. His goodness needs to be on display for all to hear. We also love the vocal harmonies on “Ramblin’ Man,” “Desert Skies” and “Flowers on her Grave.”
Recommendation: This one is a no-brainer. Run out and Get it!
Artist Name: L-space
Album Name: Music for Megastructures
Label: Last Night From Glasgow
Genre: Electronic instrumental
Track Listing: 1. [Transport] Approaching an Arcology; 2. [Transport] The Slow Descent of a Cruise Ship Into Port; 3. [Transport] Morning Traffic Overhead; 4. [Transport] Lots of Colorful Lights at all Times of Day and Night; 5. [Transport] Approaching a Megastructure; 6. [Work] A Small man Waits While the Rain Sizzles on the Tarp; 7. [Work] A Sleepy Robot Watches Over a Rarely-Used Car Park; 8. [Work] The Captains of Industry and Their Interests Outside of Work; 9. [Work] An Aspiring Actor Works as a Barrista Under Hallogen Lights; 10. [Work] Free Body Augmentations – No Questions Asked or Answered; 11. [Health] Lives are Getting Longer; 12. [Health] Biology is so 21st Century; 13. [Health] Browsing the Latest Pharmaceuticals at the Hospital Drive Through; 14. [Health] Stopping for Neon Ice Cream; 15. [Health] Getting Sick and Being Cured; 16. [Life] A Brief Moment of Triumph After a Period of Alienation; 17. [Life] Gambling in Virtual Reality with Real Life Consequences; 18. [Life] A Sense of Unease Descends Upon the Bar; 19. [Life] Sitting in a Crowded Basement Watching Automations Approximate Music; 20. [Life] Waking up Bathed in the Light of Things you Can’t Afford
Publicist: Self-promoted
Review: This one is definitely not what we expected. The music is other-worldly and perfect for use in movies and television. These tracks would also work well for mixing house music. They hit you from all sides and the song titles are so very pretentious. Our advice is to ignore them and just listen to this album from start to finish and let the waves of musical energy wash over your body and mind, relaxing and refreshing them. This one needs multiple listens.
Recommendation: Truly worth of being in your collection.
Artist Name: Steven Blane
Album Name: I Walk Alone
Label: Self-released
Genre: Hot AC/AAA/Jazz
Track Listing: 1, Look Who’s Crying Now; 2. Bottoms Up; 3. Incredible; 4. I Walk Alone; 5. Don’t Know You; 6. My Baby’s Coming Home; 7. Brooklyn Bridge; 8. Dressed in Blue; 9. Walk by Me; 10. Please; 11. Sacred Chain
Publicist: EMPKT PR
Review: If you’ve always been impressed by the sound of Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley, then you will simply love the latest offering from Steven Blane. He pulls out all the stops in this retro tribute to the sound of Orbison and Presley, featuring simple accompaniment and Blane’s hearty tenor sound. In particular, the title track is an homage to Orbison’s “Pretty Woman.” Blane also does some of his signature jazz sound on “Incredible” and his Americana sound on “Brooklyn Bridge.”
Recommendation: This one would make a fine addition to your collection.
Artist Name: Heart Attack Man
Album Name: Fake Blood
Label: You Did This/Triple Crown Records
Genre: Indie Rock
Track Listing: 1, Fake Blood; 2. Blood Blister; 3. Low Hanging Fruit; 4. Out for Blood; 5. Rats in a Bucket; 6. Moths in a Lampshade; 7. Cut my Losses; 8. Crisis Actor; 9. Asking for It; 10. Sugar Coated; 11. The Choking Game
Publicist: Earshot Media
Review: This hit this one hard with an edgy indie rock sound, well-crafted lyrics and excellent instrumentation that truly complements the overall sound. This is a band that is different enough to stand out from its indie peers, and deserves industry attention, both from radio stations and music supervisors. The title track sets the tone for the album, and it never lets up.
Recommendation: Give these lads a chance. We think they’ll win you over.
