Flagland - Love Hard - VINYL LP

In April 2023, Anglo American duo Baba Ali return with their second album Laugh Like A Bomb, set for via Memphis Industries. With the news, the pair have shared lead single 'Burn Me Out', a documentation of their creative ethos and the societal urge to overindulge to the point of exhaustion. Having previously collaborated with Al Doyle (LCD Soundsystem/Hot Chip) on their debut album, this time the duo absconded to Doyle's studio in his own touring absence and took to production duties themselves. Laugh Like A Bomb was recorded in just three weeks before being mixed by Sheffield producer Ross Orton (Working Men's Club / Arctic Monkeys / MIA). InchI think a lot of the process of writing this album came from pushing ourselves to our limits to get to the essential idea, and discarding anything that felt superfluous or unnecessary.Inch explains Baba. InchThere was a lot of writing, re-writing, deleting, re-recording and then just repeating that process again. A lot of times the best idea would come out of that final push when you're too exhausted to even think and you rely on feeling.InchReturning following the of their debut 'Memory Device' in 2020 and 18 months of touring across Europe and the US with the likes of Yard Act and Chk Chk Chk, Baba Ali have created an incendiary follow up with one foot firmly placed on the dance floor, the other in a state of constant frenzy. Laugh Like A Bomb showcases anxious synths and scratchy guitars that collide with concrete drum hits, pulsing bass and Baba's snarly vocals in 40 minute collection that explores feelings of unease, abandon and desire as well explorations into the more sinister.1. Hold My Head2. Burn Me Out3. Gold Rush!4. I'm Bored5. Anesthesia, Beverly Hill6. Laugh Like A Bomb7. Make U Feel8. A Circle9. Lip Service10. Bankrupt Funk11. Yves Klein Blue Album Tracks 1. Hold My Head 2. Burn Me Out 3. Gold Rush

Parker Woodland's debut all but nails the state of the world in 2025. The World's On Fire (but we still fall in love) puts it nicely, while songs like InchLast Song On EarthInch and InchReckoningInch paint a more dire picture. Justice is a key component to this power rock trio. Melody and Erin Walter's emphatic tale telling makes this one of the most dynamic releases to come out of Texas in some time. Album Tracks 1. Just in Case 2. Makeup 3. Ladder at Your Window 4. Last Song on Earth 5. Stranger 6. Jets 7. First One to Fall Asleep Wins 8. The Reckoning 9. The World's on Fire (And We Still Fall in Love)- 2024 10. Benediction

I just wanted to be honest about everything, from my musical influences to my story,Inch muses Neal Francis. After years of dishonest living-consumed by drugs, alcohol, and addiction-such sincerity is jarring from the 30-year-old Chicago-based musician. Liberated from a self-destructive past and born anew in sobriety, Francis has captured an inspired collection of songs steeped in New Orleans rhythms, Chicago blues, and early 70s rock n' roll. There is a deep connection between Francis's childhood-his obsession with boogie woogie piano, his father's gift of a dusty Dr. John LP-and the songs he's created. The result is an astonishing collection of material without parallel in the contemporary funk and soul scene. The influences are unmistakable the vocal stylings of Allen Toussaint and Leon Russell; the second line rhythms of The Meters and Dr. John; the barroom rock 'n' roll of The Rolling Stones; the gospel soul of Billy Preston; the roots music of The Band. Francis pays tribute to the masters but has his own story to tell InchIt's the life I've lived so far. Album Tracks 1. This Time 2. She's a Winner 3. How Have I Lived 4. These Are the Days 5. Changes, PTS. 1 & 2 6. Lauren 7. Can't Live Without Your Love 8. Put It in His Hands