https://play.spotify.com/user/haaris_ahmed/playlist/2Q6QQ6UsXh91SRTOg3yT9G
Not On Spotify:
7. ENDON "Final Acting Out"
11. Elena Setién "Window Two (For Sigurd And Albert)
13. Phonetic Hero "Mechanist Prince" Wargroove OST
30. Lip "Rag Doll"
Welcome to another week of new music discovery, and I KNOW you all are thirsty for this past Sunday's New Noize drop as last week was the Super Bowl. Looking back at the big game I should have just done my show but what are you going to do?
This week was marked with some heavy hitters and some extra buzz was floating around since we had the Grammy's. Did I watch it yet? No, I was working New Noize but I will be viewing this madness later this week, no spoilers (not really as I am tethered to twitter) .
One of my favorite bands to emerge out of the Japanese scene in the past 5 years is Chai. If you haven't heard of these 4 ladies no worries as they will be on everybody's radar in 2019. They did a Japanese only EP (which by the way makes no sense since you would think Spotify would have it, hopefully, the band discovers SoundCloud soon) They had a full record drop in 2017 called PINK and that's where I fell in love.
***SIDE TANGENT - If you are a Japanese band I think you have to have at least 1 PINK record, reference BORIS PINK, that album rips so hard***
Their new single is called Fashionista and its the best.
Staying in Japan for a second no small charcoal grills here just the pure sounds of EDON. Although I have never been to one of their live events judging by this crescendo of sounds the shows are probably a spectacle to behold.
The beloved Butcherettes are BACK with bi/Mental. Why Theresa Suarez is not headlining Coachella at this point is lost on me. This band should be much bigger as one can hear from this colossal album. The constantly evolving sound of Le Butcherettes is something to behold, they have a signature sound that translates throughout all of their work and whereas the last record they released was a build up of all that they learned, bi/mental is flipping that sideways showing a different angle of their rock style.
Big surprise this week for me was the new Panda Bear record, I mean did anyone else see this one coming? I personally prefer Panda Bear over Animal Collective as Panda Bear is a bit more droney and faster paced BUT on their new record, Buoys, takes a slower step with a focus on looping sounds rather than droning it out. IDK how I feel about it but a couple more spins will correct that.
OH and in video game news WARGOOVE is out and is getting rave reviews. The gameplay, story, graphics and yes even the music are racking up accolades. In fact I was able to secure the OST to Wargroove and dropped a juicy jam in my mix, unfortunately, this music is not on Spotify yet. Today Spotify release a nice chunk of video game music all from Capcom and hopefully, someone over there realizes how valuable video game music is and starts curating. Also if anyone from Spotify is reading this I can do just that, hit me up! No, for reals though I really want to do this so please reach out.
And I will reach out next week for another New Noize. Sorry about the Tuesday lateness.
