As we head towards December, there are fewer releases this week but here we collate those that warrant a listen.
OCS Live at Permanent Records
Brigid Dawson and John Peter Dwyer, the duo known together as OCS, got together at JPD’s house in Los Angeles and started transcribing a nice list of songs. “Some new, some very old that I’ve never played live ever and put together a holiday set list which we performed two nights in a row at Permanent Records Roadhouse in Los Angeles”
The Futureheads Decent Days & Nights: The Singles
Nineteen tracks that showcase the band’s signature blend of angular guitars, intricate vocal harmonies and energy.
The Innocence Mission Midwinter Swimmers
A record boasting both an expansive, cinematic quality and the strange, lo-fi beauty of a newly discovered vintage folk album.
The Unthanks The Unthanks in Winter
Their double album is a dream-like winter fantasia, embracing both the dark and the light in the most ritualistic of seasons.
Jæd I Loved The Gauntlet And There Was No Other Way
The album draws inspiration from a diverse range of artists, including Yves Tumor, Kate Bush, Death Grips and Fiona Apple, bringing to mind the works of Nadine Shah, Life Without Buildings, and Anna Calvi.
Thee Headshrinkers Head Cheese
Masked UK proto-punk garage oddballs with more than an echo of The Fall about them.
Inca Babies Ghost Mechanic Nine
Manchester band formed in the 80s who continue their exploration of goth, punk and death-rock jazz-blues.
Aisha Badru The Sun Still Rises
Nigerian-American artist who balances being a singer-songwriter and being recognized in the wellness space.
Ben Lukas Boysen Alta Ripa
It sees Boysen circling back to his passion for pure computer music. He invites the listener on a journey of self-discovery; describing the music as “something the 15-year-old in me would have liked to hear but only the grown-up version of myself can write.”
The Discarded The Green Door
A father-and-sons garage rock trio with a raw, high-energy sound. This punk-fuelled powerhouse will appeal to fans of the Ramones, Rocket from the Crypt, Supersuckers, and Motörhead.
Emmma Secondary Character EP
Although EMMMA is a new artist, she already has a wealth of experience to her name as the guitarist and keyboard player in Sasha Alex Sloan’s live band.
Aerolinea All We Need
A duo consisting of Atlanta’s Eric Weissinger, who is one-half of dreampop duo I Am A Rocketship, and Argentinian solo artist Victoria Real, who honed her musical skills under the tutelage of King Crimson legend Robert Fripp.
Total Tommy Bruises
The Sydney/Eora-based indie-rock artist captures youthful exuberance and freedom throughout her music in a collection of scuzzy, bedroom rock anthems.
Gregor Treshor False Gods
An ever-changing, kaleidoscopic trip through soundscapes and a vivid excursion among inspirations and influences from his accomplished career.
Mark Barrott Everything Changes, Nothing Ends
His eleventh album under various guises but also a completely new experiment for him in its choral and orchestral grandeur.
Norman McLaren Rythmetic: The Compositions of Norman McLaren
Pioneering animator who the founder of the animation studio at the National Film Board of Canada is remembered in first ever release of soundtrack works, self-composed from the 1940’s to 1970’s and forecasting the following half-century of electronic music.
Fire Action Until the Heat Dies
Finnish act with eleven traditional yet diverse metal songs, from the grooving opener ‘Storm Of Memories’ to the anthemic finale ‘Midnight Avenue’.
Pete International Airport Sea of Eyes EP
The band revolves around Peter G. Holmström of The Dandy Warhols and Sun Atoms, whose sonic vision takes us on a psychedelic journey into the dark heart of electronic rock.
MJ Nebreda Corazon Vol 1 EP
A release that intertwines emotional vulnerability with powerful Latin-inspired rhythms.
Hardwicke Circus Cumbria Pizza
A journey into their love of rock ’n’ roll, Motown & outright 21st century pop.
Juanita Stein The Weightless Hour
Fourth solo album from Howling Bells frontwoman. In removing most instrumental additions beyond the guitar (there are no drums on the LP)’, Stein made a subconscious choice to make the project entirely her own.
Starmonger Occultation
Space rock, doom, desert, classic rock, the seven tracks illustrate a limitless imagination where strange shamanic hallucinations rub shoulders with an interplanetary class struggle. In the cinematic, mythological vein associated with heavy psych,
Howling Rain Lost At Sea: Rarities, Outtakes And Other Tales From The Deep
Grand archival statement of psychedelic space rock band led by Ethan Miller (Comets On Fire, Heron Oblivion)
Bara & Isa (ii)
Working with a rich sound palette of organ pipes, electric organ, voice notes, field recordings, vocals, harp, chimes, tuning forks, singing bowls, bells and flute, the duo slow-cooked and composed these songs between 2021 and 2024.
Greg Kock Blues
With a self-explanatory title, it features a collection of live recordings that capture the spontaneity of his guitar playing, with many tracks drawn from live performances and minimal studio overdubs.
Tulipomania Absolution
Duo alternately categorized as cult synth punks, glam-leaning, post-punk, art-rock and muscular chamber pop with an album prompted by author Jeff VanderMeer to contribute music as part of the publication of his latest novel.
