{"id":2987,"date":"2022-10-28T17:30:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T16:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hundredrecords.com\/blog\/?p=2987"},"modified":"2022-10-28T18:05:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T17:05:51","slug":"new-releases-4nov2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hundredrecords.com\/blog\/new-releases-4nov2022\/","title":{"rendered":"New releases for 4 November 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our tasty treats for this week start with Where I\u2019m Meant To Be<\/em><\/strong>, a thumping celebration of life and an affirming elevation in Ezra Collective<\/strong>\u2019s winding hybrid sound and refined collective character. The songs marry cool confidence with bright energy. Full of call-and-response conversations between their ensemble parts, a natural product of years improvising together on stage, the album \u2013 which also features Sampa The Great, Kojey Radical, Emile Sand\u00e9, Steve McQueen and Nao \u2013 will light up sweaty dance floors and soundtrack dinner parties in equal measure.<\/p>\n

The Blues Don\u2019t Lie<\/em><\/strong>, the amazing new album from Buddy Guy<\/strong>, is the legend\u2019s 34th studio album, following 2018\u2019s Grammy-winning The Blues Is Alive And Well<\/em>. Produced by songwriter and drummer Tom Hambridge, The Blues Don\u2019t Lie<\/em> features guests including Mavis Staples, Elvis Costello, James Taylor, Jason Isbell and more. The album will be released exactly 65 years to the day that Buddy Guy arrived in Chicago on a train from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with just the clothes on his back and his guitar. His life would never be the same, and he was born again in the blues. The Blues Don\u2019t Lie<\/em> tells the story of his lifelong journey. Reflecting on this body of work, Buddy says \u201cI promised them all \u2013 B.B., Muddy, Sonny Boy \u2013 as long as I\u2019m alive I\u2019m going to keep the blues alive.<\/em>\u201d He has indeed proven that again, and proclaims, \u201cI can\u2019t wait for the world to hear my new album \u2019cause the blues don\u2019t lie.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the triumphant, epic \u2026Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm Warnings<\/em> album, released in early 2021, The Besnard Lakes release an accompanying EP \u2013 The Besnard Lakes Are The Prayers For The Death Of Fame<\/em><\/strong>. The majority of the music found on the EP was recorded in some form at the same time as their 2021 double album, but these pieces have since been either re-recorded, edited, extrapolated or straight-up psyched out.<\/p>\n

Ultra Truth<\/em><\/strong> finds Daniel Avery<\/strong> in a very different place to where he\u2019s been before. His previous albums have all focused on the idea of music being an escape or a distraction from the world, but that\u2019s not the case this time. Ultra Truth<\/em> is about looking directly into the fire, not running away from it. There\u2019s a way through but it involves keeping the important people in your life close to you and navigating the darkness together. This is an intentionally heavy and dense album, the edges frayed by flames.<\/p>\n

The title Sonder<\/em><\/strong>, a word with the sense \u2018the realisation that each random passer-by is living a life as vivid and complex as your own\u2019, instantly resonated with Dermot Kennedy<\/strong> and transformed into the perfect way to encapsulate the feeling in a record. Speaking on the thinking behind the title, Dermot explained: \u201cThe meaning behind \u2018Sonder\u2019 has resonated with me so much for years. I exist in an industry where we\u2019re encouraged to constantly only think about ourselves and I find that exhausting and uninspiring. I want to learn about you. Let us share all of our triumphs, all of our troubles. Let this music belong to all of us, to find our own stories and our own solace within it.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Our release of the week is the eagerly anticipated Palomino<\/em><\/strong> from Swedish duo First Aid Kit<\/strong>, which comes four and a half years after the release of Ruins<\/em>. Discussing the album, the duo (sisters Johanna and Klara S\u00f6derberg) said: \u201cThis is the first record we\u2019ve recorded in Sweden since we made our debut album, The Big Black And The Blue, 12 years ago. We worked with Swedish producer Daniel Bengtson at his lovely studio Studio Rymden in Stockholm. It was such a fun experience. We really let the recording take time, we didn\u2019t want to rush it. It\u2019s probably our most pop-sounding record yet.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

\"First<\/a>\"Ezra<\/a>\"Buddy<\/a>\"The<\/a>\"Daniel<\/a>\"Dermot<\/a><\/div>\n

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