Spoon - Girls Can Tell - VINYL LP

The weird world of Wombo is a kaleidoscopic journey of sharp turns and surprising visions, a melting pot of influences with a cheeky cheshire-cat grin that coalesce into a trippy but infinite universe of the band's own, and a portal into their unique vantage point without limitation. Already committed to living outside the traditionally-heralded country sound of the music scene in their hometown of Louisville, Sydney Chadwick (vocals) and Cameron Lowe (guitar) had previously played in punk pop band the Debauchees, and with the addition of Joel Taylor (drums) in 2016 they found a winning combination of more straightforward indie rock combined with Chadwick's pitched up, oscillating vocals and unpredictable shifts in melody that see the band moving forward at an impressive pace. Their 2020 Blossomslookdownuponus LP is a snapshot of Wombo's wide-ranging aspirations that careen across avant pop, post punk and warbly indie interludes with a sky's-the-limit approach to translating the mundanity of regular life into their own high-frequency language.01. Sweet Powder Sugar Sandy02. Sad World03. Ginkobiloba04. Overwhelming05. Blossom Bear06. Rain Dove.07. Chugging08. A Place of My Own09. Black Hole Sun II10. May11. Outro Album Tracks 1. Sweet Powder Sugar Sandy 2. Sad World 3. Ginkobiloba 4. Overwhelming 5. Blossom Bear 6. Rain Dove 7. Chugging 8. A Place of My Own 9. Black Hole Sun II 10. May 11. Outro

Vinyl LP pressing including digital download. 2017 . Hot Thoughts, Spoon's ninth album, is the bravest, most sonically inventive work of their career, though keep in mind, Britt Daniel's already overseen a number of other reincarnations. With all due respect to earlier efforts that have made the quintet both critically acclaimed and a commercial contender, preconceptions about this band are about to be obliterated. That's not to say Hot Thoughts doesn't have a requisite supply of infectious earworms but there's a lyrical bent that's as carnal as it's crafty, and a newfound sense of sonic exploration that results in the genre-smasher Spoon have flirted with in the past but not fully consummated. Produced by Dave Fridmann (Tame Impala, The Flaming Lips, Weezer, MGMT) and back with Matador (third time's the charm) helps position Spoon to mount the highest highs of their already spectacular career. We are overjoyed to be back in the Spoon business and in time for Daniel's spot in the pantheon of rock's genius songwriters was well established a ways back - with the crackling, incandescent, multi-dimensional backdrop conjured on Hot Thoughts, the lines between accessible and experimental become non-factors for once and all. It's pop as high art, delivered with total confidence and focus. Album Tracks 1. Hot Thoughts 2. Whisperi'lllistentohearit 3. Do I Have to Talk You Into It 4. First Caress 5. Pink Up 6. Can I Sit Next to You 7. I Ain't the One 8. Tear It Down 9. Shotgun 10. Us

Extra Stars is Gregory Uhlmann's solo debut on International Anthem. It's a deep and gorgeous expansion of the LA-based multi-instrumentalist producer / composer's rhythmic ambient side, as nascently explored in his much-lauded duo with Meg Duffy, his trio work with Josh Johnson and Sam Wilkes, and in the gentler moments of SML (the improvising trance-jazz unit of which he is a member). A radiant sidereal serenade, the album's fourteen miniature infinities swirl serendipitous synthesis and measured, melody-rich song into a panoramic menagerie of sound. For a record that seldom incorporates percussion instrumentals, the music is distinctly rhythm-forward, while Uhlmann also leans heavily into swaths of pastoral beauty. Extra care was clearly poured into the kind of harmonic depth that's often missing from vibe-only InchambientInch music, making for a delightfully refreshing take on the electronic, processing-heavy quiet sound. Album Tracks 1. Pocket Snail 2. View Above 3. Lucia (Feat. Alabaster Deplume) 4. Like Tea 5. Days 6. Worms Eye 7. Burnt Toast 8. Dottie 9. Bristlecone 10. Voice Exchange 11. View Below 12. Back Scratch 13. Imprint 14. Sugar Water