{"id":2570,"date":"2021-05-07T17:30:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T16:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hundredrecords.com\/blog\/?p=2570"},"modified":"2021-05-07T17:29:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T16:29:50","slug":"new-releases-14may2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hundredrecords.com\/blog\/new-releases-14may2021\/","title":{"rendered":"New releases for 14 May 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

We open this week\u2019s selection of tasty treats with a brand-new album from Paul Weller<\/strong>. We may be cursed to be in the midst a global pandemic, buffeted by all of its stresses and pain. But everyone knows that art provides succour, that music is the most reliable balm. And for many there is further significant comfort to be drawn from the knowledge that Paul is in the midst of an unbelievably prolific purple patch and will not let us down when we need him most. Fat Pop (Volume 1)<\/em><\/strong> is Paul\u2019s 16th solo album since his self-titled debut in 1992, released just under twelve months after June 2020\u2019s magnificent, chart-topping On Sunset<\/em>. It\u2019s not hyperbole to state that this new album is an absolute scorcher, and among his most compelling.<\/p>\n

The Black Keys<\/strong> release their tenth studio album, Delta Kream<\/em><\/strong>. The record celebrates the band\u2019s roots, featuring eleven Mississippi hill country blues standards that they have loved since they were teenagers, before they were a band, including songs by R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough, among others. Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney recorded Delta Kream<\/em> at Auerbach\u2019s Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville; they were joined by musicians Kenny Brown and Eric Deaton, long-time members of the bands of various blues legends. The album takes its name from William Eggleston\u2019s iconic Mississippi photograph that is on its cover. Auerbach says of the album: \u201cWe made this record to honor the Mississippi hill country blues tradition that influenced us starting out. These songs are still as important to us today as they were the first day Pat and I started playing together and picked up our instruments. It was a very inspiring session with Pat and me along with Kenny Brown and Eric Deaton in a circle, playing these songs. It felt so natural.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

With Afrique Victime<\/em><\/strong>, the prodigious Tuareg guitarist and songwriter Mdou Moctar<\/strong> rips a new hole in the sky \u2013 boldly reforging contemporary Saharan music and \u2018rock music\u2019 by melding guitar pyrotechnics, full-blast noise and field recordings with poetic meditations on love, religion, women\u2019s rights, inequality, and Western Africa\u2019s exploitation at the hands of colonial powers. Listeners to the album are beneficiaries of the staggeringly powerful do-it-yourself musical ethic of Mdou Moctar \u2013 the man and the band \u2013 who\u2019ve worked so hard to bring the spirits of families and communities in Niger to the West. Afrique Victime<\/em> sounds and feels like a Tuareg hand reaching down from the sky, and we are very lucky for this chance to get lifted.<\/p>\n

Copycat Killer<\/em><\/strong> is a 12″ featuring 4 exclusive new versions of songs from Phoebe Bridgers<\/strong>\u2019 wildly acclaimed Punisher<\/em> album. Collaborating with arranger Rob Moose (Sufjan Stevens, The National, Bon Iver, Vampire Weekend, Jay-Z), these are brand-new orchestral arrangements of the songs \u2018Kyoto\u2019, \u2018Savior Complex\u2019, \u2018Chinese Satellite\u2019 and \u2018Punisher\u2019, all given a luscious revamp that is sure to delight any fans of Phoebe\u2019s album and serve as perfect gateway for new listeners into what makes her one of the most special artists of 2020 and beyond.<\/p>\n

In his tenth year with Acid Jazz, the ever-prolific Matt Berry<\/strong> has crafted a psych masterpiece, once again proving that his artistic ambition, and progression, knows no bounds. Blue Elephant<\/em><\/strong> follows the acclaimed Top 30 album Phantom Birds<\/em>, and is arguably his best album to date. Recorded during the summer of 2020, the new album is testament to Matt\u2019s exceptional musicianship, production skills and songwriting prowess. Every instrument on the album \u2013 with the exception of drums, supplied by Craig Blundell \u2013 is played by Matt, including guitars, bass, a variety of keyboards and synthesizers (piano, Wurlitzer, mellotron, Moog, Hammond, Vox and Farfisa organs). This music soundtracks an album that explores themes surrounding today\u2019s close scrutiny in all its bewildering, objectifying and unnerving experiences. Very much a conceptual and, therefore, continuous long-player, the infectious grooves come to the fore on standout tracks \u2018Summer Sun\u2019, heavy-psych instrumental \u2018Invisible\u2019, the three-part \u2018Blues Inside Me\u2019, which encompasses a psych journey through a late \u201960s and early glam filter mixed with the propulsive \u2018Like Stone\u2019.<\/p>\n

Our release of the week comes from Sons Of Kemet<\/strong>, who return in 2021 with their new album, Black To The Future<\/em><\/strong>, the follow-up to 2018\u2019s Mercury Prize-nominated breakout release Your Queen Is A Reptile<\/em>. This is their fourth record, and their second on Impulse! Compared with Your Queen Is A Reptile<\/em>, this album has featured vocalists and more of an emphasis on fuller compositions and arrangements. Guest artists include Kojey Radical, Moor Mother, Angel Bat Dawid, Joshua Idehen, D Double E, and is one not to be missed!<\/p>\n

\"Sons<\/a>\"Paul<\/a>\"The<\/a>\"Mdou<\/a>\"Phoebe<\/a>\"Matt<\/a><\/div>\n

Click on an image to order your copy. Look out for our special low pre-sale prices<\/strong> in red \u2013 order early so you don\u2019t miss them!<\/p>\n

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