{"id":2780,"date":"2022-02-11T17:30:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T17:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hundredrecords.com\/blog\/?p=2780"},"modified":"2022-05-10T13:32:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T12:32:11","slug":"new-releases-18feb2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hundredrecords.com\/blog\/new-releases-18feb2022\/","title":{"rendered":"New releases for 18 February 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our six Valentines to you start with Nightroamer<\/em><\/strong>, the third album from Sarah Shook & The Disarmers<\/strong>, a North Carolina band who merge raw country with punk grit and pop sensibilities. They make straightforward, undiluted songs about shared hardships and unlikely victories that can bring even the most polarised people together: \u201cWe are not responsible for other people\u2019s behavior and sometimes we have more say in our own lives than we believe. The moment we realize this we start awkwardly constructing this cerebral bridge that\u2019s somewhat clunky and weird but its finally taking us in the direction we want to go. The songs on Nightroamer are beautiful, agonizing, magnetic, mischievous, indomitable pieces of the clunky and weird brain bridge to personal autonomy.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

An extension of Khruangbin & Leon Bridges<\/strong>\u2019 chart-topping four-song Texas Sun<\/em> journey, Texas Moon<\/em><\/strong> is an introspective stroll through the dark. \u201cWithout joy, there can be no real perspective on sorrow,<\/em>\u201d says Khruangbin. \u201cWithout sunlight, all this rain keeps things from growing. How can you have the sun without the moon?<\/em>\u201d Crediting their mutual home state for inspiration, Texas Moon<\/em> pensively examines the musical perception of Texas, while paying homage to the marriage of country and R&B that\u2019s become synonymous with the lone star state.<\/p>\n

Now on album number seven, Metronomy<\/strong> has continued where many of their 2000s \u2018cool\u2019 band peers have dropped off along the way. Small World<\/em><\/strong> is a return to simple pleasures, nature, and embracing more pared-down, songwriterly sonics \u2013 some moments wouldn\u2019t sound amiss on a Wilco release \u2013 all while asking broader existential questions, which feels at least somewhat rooted in the period of time during which it was made \u2013 2020. For all that bandleader Joseph Mount seems to think he has made a comparatively sombre record, much of Small World<\/em> still pulses with the zesty, tongue-in-cheek joie de vivre<\/em> you\u2019d expect of a Metronomy record.<\/p>\n

Throughout their nearly 25 years together, Stone Foundation<\/strong> have been known for their collaborative spirit and inclusive approach, and Outside Looking In<\/em><\/strong> is true to that legacy. Recorded, as always, at Paul Weller\u2019s Black Barn Studio and featuring a few vocal and instrumental contributions from the man himself, the album also features a knockout guest lead vocal from legendary disco diva Melba Moore on \u2018Now That You Want Me Back\u2019, plus slots from Sulene Fleming, Laville, Sheree Dubois and Graziella Affinita. While Stone Foundation always bring a fresh new approach to each record, and a point of contrast to what came before, some things just do not need to be altered.<\/p>\n

Our release of the week is Everything Was Forever<\/em><\/strong>, the first new album in five years from Sea Power<\/strong> (formerly British Sea Power). Their bold, galvanising and idiosyncratic music has won them some remarkable admirers, including Lou Reed, David Bowie and London\u2019s National Maritime Museum. Indeed, the Sea Power fanbase now includes Doctor Who, Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes. Peter Capaldi is a confirmed fan: \u201cA band of stark originality,<\/em>\u201d he wrote in his foreword for the reissue of the band\u2019s 2003 debut album, The Decline Of British Sea Power<\/em>. \u201cSea Power\u2019s songs bring you the bite of the wind, the fury of the sea, and music that is simply exhilarating.<\/em>\u201d Daniel Radcliffe has talked in detail about his plan to get a tattoo featuring the 2002 T-shirt slogan \u2018Bravery Already Exists\u2019. Benedict Cumberbatch is also an admirer.<\/p>\n

\"Sea<\/a>\"Sarah<\/a>\"Khruangbin<\/a>\"Metronomy<\/a>\"Stone<\/a><\/div>\n

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