New album: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Wild Year (PIAS)
Singing with the heavens
God knows everything, said the sister. He never lets anyone out of his sight, neither day nor night.
(Eden von Horvath, A child of our age)
God put his finger in my nerves and imperceptibly, without any hassle, messed up. And when he pulled out his finger, fibers and threads of my nerves remained on it.
(Knut Hamsun, Smooth)
New album: Fontaines DC – Romance (XL)
New challenges for new generations
The Irish band of the newer generation Fontaines DC decided these days to invest their Dublin post-punk spleen in the pop music of millions
New Album: Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft (Darkroom/Interscope)
Billy Idolish is the greatest, isn't she?
The album flows in front of us like an impressive filigree construction that has no equal, but very quickly it appears as a desolate Ice Castle where a lonely princess lives. There seems to be no more life or excitement in that castle, but only distant memories of them
Album Nonetheless – Pet Shop Boys
Never in second class
Nonetheless is, let's also mention that, the fifteenth album for Pet Shop Boys, a very good and completely mature and self-conscious work, and as such it has every right to bear the epithet of a release with a clear and convincing reason for its existence, and it can also be said that it is a dignified work of deserving (for deserving)
New Album: Richard Thompson – Ship to Shore (New West)
While the wise old man sings
Ship to Shore is a brilliant classical album for these unclassical times. His theme is the transience of everything human. Underscoring this eternal motif, sound Ship to Shore is based on trust in the timeless power of traditional poetic and instrumental solutions
New Album: Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
Summary of a great legacy
The grunge icons from Seattle stay true to their roots on the new album, and the vibrant energy, strong and raw sound of the songs are an ode to the creative spirit that has kept them at the top of the global rock scene for decades. After a career spanning 34 years, it seems that the most important thing still lies behind all those fierce riffs and modern production. And that is that Pearl is a jam group that still cares
New album: Kim Gordon - "The Collective" (Matador)
Kim Gordon at a sonic milestone
As you expose yourself to this risqué music, which offers absolutely no explanation of where it's going, nor asks you for any permission to play with your unaccustomed ears, you'll experience a lot more ornamentation as well as a hard core of the basic "indie rock" sound.
New album: Peter Gabriel – i/o
Grand Master's Pledge
Ethereal, deep and multi-layered, Peter Gabriel's new album reveals the artist's most subtle feelings and provides a sophisticated, almost spiritual view of the interconnectedness of all aspects of life, the complexity of social circumstances and the inexorable passage of time.
New albums: The Kills – God Games (dominoes)
A minimalist approach to rock and roll
New album: Pet Shop Boys, anthology Smash
It's better with a brain
This is just one of the many choices, because there is enough basis for various sets of favorites, and let's not forget that PSB openly mocked the concept of "greatest hits" quite early in their career.
New albums: Joanna Sternberg – I've Got Me (Fat Possum)
Why is it so hard to be kind to yourself?
