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Artist Record Label
1 TORO Y MOI Outer Peace Carpark
2 LONE “Abraxas” [Single] Ancient Astronauts
3 KAYTRANADA Nothin Like U/Chances [EP] RCA
4 TOURIST Everyday Monday
5 GEORGE CLANTON Slide 100% Electronica
6 DORIAN CONCEPT The Nature Of Imitation Brainfeeder
7 KEDR LIVANSKIY Your Need 2MR
8 CHANNEL TRES Black Moses [EP] Godmode
9 LAURENCE GUY Making Music Is Bad For Your Self Esteeem [EP] Studio Barnhus
10 HOUSE OF FEELINGS New Lows Joyful Noise
Artist Record Label
1 CEREMONY In The Spirit World Now Relapse
2 OH ROSE While My Father Sleeps Park The Van
3 BODYWASH Comforter Luminelle
4 CHK CHK CHK (!!!) Wallop Warp
5 ROYAL CANOE Waver Paper Bag
6 (SANDY) ALEX G House Of Sugar Domino
7 ROYAL TRUX Pink Stuff [EP] Fat Possum
8 GRINGO STAR Controlled Burn Baby Robot
9 OH SEES Face Stabber Castle Face
10 HARMALEIGHS, THE She Won’t Make Sense Nettwerk
11 METZ Covers [EP] Sub Pop
12 FLORIST Emily Alone Double Double Whammy
13 JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD Magick Songs Dine Alone
14 CRUMB Jinx Self-Released
15 BLACK BELT EAGLE SCOUT At The Party With My Brown Friends Saddle Creek
16 ADA LEA What We Say In Private Saddle Creek
17 FRENCH VANILLA How Am I Not Myself? Danger Collective
18 CHRISTELLE BOFALE Swim Team [EP] Father/Daughter
19 PART TIME Spell #6 Burger
20 STRANGE RANGER Remembering The Rockets Tiny Engines
21 TEEN BODY Dreamo Broken Circles
22 SLOW PULP Big Day [EP] Self-Released
23 MARIKA HACKMAN Any Human Friend Sub Pop
24 MOLLY BURCH First Flower Captured Tracks
25 PHANTASTIC FERNITURE Phantastic Ferniture Polyvinyl
26 INFINITY CRUSH Virtual Heaven Joy Void
27 LOMELDA M For Empathy DDW
28 MISS JUNE Bad Luck Party Frenchkiss
29 JULIA SHAPIRO Perfect Version Hardly Art
30 FRANKIE COSMOS Close It Quietly Sub Pop
Artist Record Label
1 BROCKHAMPTON Ginger Question Everything/RCA
2 DON TOLIVER “No Idea” [Single] Cactus Jack/Atlantic
3 TIERRA WHACK “Clones” [Single] Self-Released
4 RICO NASTY “Sandy” [Single] Self-Released
5 SK, THE NOVELIST Baggage Self-Released
6 FLYING LOTUS Flamagra Warp
7 TYLER THE CREATOR Igor Columbia
8 KIDS SEE GHOSTS Kids See Ghosts GOOD, Def Jam
9 NONAME Room 25 Self-Released
10 BUDDY Harlan & Alondra Star Trak Entertainment, I Am Other, RCA, Interscope
BEST TRACKS: Real’s Not Real, This Thing
FCC violations: Plastic Boogie, The Cruel Millennial,
Feeling ants in your pants? Feeling like if you don’t get up and dance immediately that you’ll burst into a million colorful pieces of confetti? Not to worry, there are plenty of boogies to be had throughout this album.
This 7-member ensemble from Melbourne, Australia shows no fear of exploring different genres. Their first two albums 12 Bar Bruise and Eyes Like the Sky were energetic blends of surf and garage rock. Over the next six years, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizards continued to expand their sound, releasing several albums that included psychedelic rock, soul, folk, jazz, and heavy mental themes. King Gizzard has something for everybody.
Fishing for Fishies, released in April of 2019, is King Gizzard’s 14th album, and is a bizarre culmination of unique talents and creativity. Fishing for Fishes was a highly anticipated album. After all, if the band could release 5 stunning albums in one year, who knew what would happen when they took a whole year off? Well, the result was a true gem that sounds a little like blues rock in the age of robot. The drums are crisp and tight. The vocals are heavily filtered and electronic. The guitar is fluid and upbeat yet maintains a beautifully forlorn bluegrass feel.
Several quirky messages are sprinkled into this album such as ‘don’t kill fish’ in the title track Fishing for Fishies and ‘we all have a false sense of reality because of corrupt media’ in the sixth track Real’s Not Real.
Though I think King Gizzard’s earlier surf and garage rock phase was their best era, I can tell the boys had tons of fun making this album.
Similar sounding artists are Aphrodite’s Child and Mahivishnu Orchestra. If you love Doctor Who or are empathetic to fish, then I recommend giving this album a spin.
-Safia Rizwan
It’s time to talk local. It’s time to talk classics. It’s time to talk local classics. Basically, it’s time to talk Pie Face Girls, Raleigh legends. The trio has pumped out newer tracks and continues to absolutely crush the game, but this is a retro review after all, so we’re gonna get as retro as we can with these local celebrities. 2014.
The geniuses of PFG gifted us with First in early 2014. Hard to believe this album is almost 6 years old, and even harder to believe that these lovely folks have stuck around oak city for all that time! We’ve been riding this rollercoaster of jams ever since this initial release, and although the group just keeps getting better, their debut is nothing to stick your nose up at.
First screams Pie Face Girls. It’s just so them. The cover is essentially looking at you and asking you what you’re staring at. It’s not anything other than what Pie Face Girls really is. We get the message without any frill. If you check out this album online, you’ll also see that it contains four songs, none of which are child friendly per se. Three out of the four titles could not be spoken in full on air and I’m pretty sure all of them violate FCC regulations – but what a perfect illustration of PFG this is. They rock and they know it. Each of these sweet tunes has the essentials: Klay, Dani, and Tiffany rocking our worlds with earth shattering beats and perfectly yelled vocals telling us what we need to hear. The shortest track, F*** You I’m Pretty…? Sheesh what a tune. First of all, gold star for that title. We love to see it. Second of all, hello perfectly performed grungy drum moments. Hi scary bass riffs that prepare me for battle. NICE TO MEET ALL OF YOU. This song makes you wanna jump up and down in ugly pants and fight to destroy oppressors. Same goes for the whole album, honestly. This energy is what Pie Face Girls does best. They kill it every time and this first album is no exception. LONG LIVE PFG!!!
xoxo
your trusty music librarian
The Local Beat: Goddamn Wolves
Dj Beowvlf sits down with Goddamn Wolves as they play songs off their latest album, talk about their music journey and more! tune in for a great edition of The Local Beat.
Anthony Fantanto was asked to leave Pinecrest Elementary School after starting a live stream and loudly shouting that the performance was derivative of the the nearby Westwood Middle School ’s recital.
-Andrew Evans
Artist Record Label
1 ORTHODOX “I Can Show You God” [Single] Unbeaten
2 ENTRAILS “The Pyre” [Single] Metal Blade
3 KNOCKED LOOSE A Different Shade Of Blue Pure Noise
4 CREEPING DEATH “Ripping Through Flesh” [Single] Entertainment One
5 SIGNS OF THE SWARM “Crown of Nails” [Single] Unique Leader
6 AWAKE FOR DAYS “Break Your Chains” [Single] Self-Released
7 AS I LAY DYING “Blinded” [Single] Nuclear Blast
8 AMON AMARTH Berserker Metalblade
9 ASCENDING FROM ASHES Glory Darkscale Media
10 RITUALIZER “Speed Of Sound” [Single] Self-Released
Um hello, if the Secret Place is an actual place then it’s a place I wanna be! This Zephyr Bones album is only two years old, but it definitely has that classic indie sound that can be hard to come by these days. This is a great album that will absolutely stand the test of time for several reasons; perhaps I shall make a list:
If you’re looking for some indie rock to set a relaxing mood that isn’t lacking in genuine talent, this is the album for you.
xoxo
your trusty music librarian
Streaming: I know a lot of people love to hate streaming services, but they’d be lying if they didn’t agree that platforms like Apple Music, Spotify and Tidal are convenient, accessible and technologically up to date. These platforms allow for instant sharing of music and with smartphone capabilities, you can really take music everywhere you go.
Festivals for everything: Like streaming, people love to hate music festivals, but I think that’s just because they haven’t been to one. I was definitely a jealous 14 year old, Tumblr surfing girl who dreamt about going to something like Coachella. Nowadays, a lot of music festivals are popping up in a large, grassy field near you and with big artists too. Just this year, the first annual Dreamville Fest was put on in Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park.
Rap groups, artist collectives: Rap groups and general collectives of artists are such a spectacle in themselves showcasing different talents, styles and sometimes genres under one umbrella. The perfect example is Odd Future of course, a group of wild teens from California who represented the confusion, chaos and fun of being in the spotlight of the music industry. Artist collectives are fun to watch, to listen to and they always make the coolest merch. The hysteria that falls over everyone when a new group bursts on the scene is always an interesting thing to experience—the most recent being Brockhampton or Earthgang.
Diverse and inclusive artists: I love seeing more and more color and diverse backgrounds of the artists that I discover and personally listen to. Their differences, struggles and personal tastes really shine through in their music. The first example that comes to mind is Jai Paul, an electronic artist whose Indian descent shows well in his work. Lil Nas X has recently come out as gay, Sam Smith has come out as non-binary and these instances show how much more comfortable artists feel about revealing their true selves to the world. However, the music industry still has a long, long way to go in terms of gender and race diversity, but I think it’s headed in the right direction.
Hip-Hop is taking over: Move over Bruce Springsteen, hello Kendrick Lamar. I’m a hip-hop fan, so it’s pleasing to see rap achieve such a big step up in the music world, though it had great influence for decades now. According to Nielsen Music’s 2017 report, R&B/Hip-Hop are the most consumed genres of music in the US. With trap beats and rapped lyrics infiltrating genres like country, rock and pop, this statistic comes as no surprise.
-cellar door xx