On the program: Ty Segall, She and Him, Jack White, Joey Bada$$, Bastien Keb, Nina Nastasia, TRAAMS, Ben Harper, Jitwam, Arthur King, Sam Prekop & John McEntire…
Featured this week:
Ty Segall – Hello, Hi
Already last year, Ty Segall proved to us with harmonizer that he was not only very comfortable with the Fuzz guitar but that he also knew how to try his hand at other things such as electronics. This time again, he moves away from the psychedelic garage rock sound that has made him successful in the past, notably with Manipulator (2014) to offer us very quiet pop folk songs, ballads with 70’s Californian influences. Ty Segall in “Laurel Canyon” mode, who would have thought that one day this would be possible? Definitely this boy has not finished surprising and delighting us! (Drag Citi) – to listen
She and Him – Melt Away A Tribute to Brian Wilson
The perfect summer disc, light and without a future. This is the duo’s new album. She and Him composed, let us remember, of Zoe Deschanel and Mr. Wardwhich offers us here 14 covers of titles from the repertoire of Brian Wilson whether with the beach boys or alone. Nothing too stunning as is often the case with these two, but as it’s a summer record, we won’t be choosy and we’ll let ourselves be gently rocked by these cushy covers which will have their little effect on time it takes. (Fantasy records) – listen
Jack White – Entering Heaven Alive
Not only Jack White signed a few months ago one of the most exciting albums of the year 2022 with Fear of the Dawn, but he allowed himself the luxury of releasing a second album during the same year. While the previous one was very marked by overdrive and electric guitars, this one offers mostly acoustic pieces, between guitar and piano, with Pop folk tones that will again recall Led Zeppelin but also the Beatles. Another good job from our ex-White Stripes more inspired than ever. (Third Man Records) – listen
Joey Bada$$ – 2000
2000the third studio album by Joey Bada$$ is somewhat disappointing given the aura of the musician and the expectation aroused after long years of absence on an LP format. A Joey Bada$$ easy to listen to, of course, but with zero risk. An extremely well-produced disc, full of very cool jazz sounds but a little too mainstream, in which we get bored at times, and which are probably missing strong titles as there could be on ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$. (Columbia) – listen
Bastien Keb – Organ Recital
If you want to listen to an album that is off the beaten track, that cannot be tied to any particular style, then Organ Recital will largely do the trick. The Killing of Eugene Peeps, his previous album released in 2020, already laid the foundations for a hybrid and strange music with a very heterogeneous assembly of sounds. This time again, Bastien Keb have fun blurring the tracks with his lo-fi songs in which he plays guitar, trumpet, bass, drums, piano, flute and other instruments with also vocal harmonies in layers. (Gearbox Records) – listen
The selection of the week in detail:
Indie-Pop, Dream pop, Electro-pop, French Pop, Chanson, Folk…
Nina Nastasia – Riderless Horse
She and Him – Melt Away A_Tribute to Brian Wilson
John Moreland – Birds in the Ceiling
Dawes – Misadventures of Doomscroller
The Sadies – Colder Streams
Cuco – Fantasy Gateway
Rock, Punk, Blues, Garage, Country, Post-rock…
Ty Segall – Hello, Hi
TRAAMS – Personal Best
Jack White – Entering Heaven Alive
Ben Harper – Bloodline Maintenance
Eggy – With Gusto
MOEBIUS – SoloWorks. Collection 7
Jazz, World, Funk, Soul, Groove…
Bastien Keb – Organ Recital
Carlos Nino & Friends – Extra Presence
We Want Sounds Various – Pierre Barouh and the Saravah Sound
Monster Rally – Botanica Dream
jitwam – Third
Rap, Hip-hop, R’n’b…
Joey Bada$$ – 2000
The Koreatown Oddity – ISTHISFORREAL?
The Maghreban – Login
Knowledge The Pirate & Big Ghost Ltd – Wolves Don’t Eat With Shepherds
RZA Presents: Bobby Digital and The Pit of Snakes
Ambient, modern classical, electronica, minimal, experimental…
Arthur King – Changing Landscapes (Mina Las Pintadas)
Tomotsugu Nakamura – Nothing Left Behind
Marc Codsi – The Silence Between The New World And The Aftermath
Reruntuh – Water Will Find Me
Channelers – Time, Space, and Thought
Lorenzo Montana – Aural
Mind over MIDI – Offgrid
Velt – allotrope
Sam Prekop & John McEntire – Sons Of
Gylden – Island Friend
Joseph Shabason – Stanleyville OST
The Hardy Tree – Common Grounds