{"id":3249,"date":"2023-11-10T17:30:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T17:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hundredrecords.com\/blog\/?p=3249"},"modified":"2023-11-08T17:37:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T17:37:57","slug":"more-new-releases-17nov2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hundredrecords.com\/blog\/more-new-releases-17nov2023\/","title":{"rendered":"More new releases for 17 November 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve got some more peaches due for release on 17th November, and the first is Songs of Silence<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 incredibly, Vince Clarke<\/strong>\u2019s first ever solo album. As its title suggests, Songs of Silence<\/em> is a lyric-less instrumental album, and is hugely evocative for that. Unlike anything you\u2019ve previously heard from Clarke as an artisan of dynamic electropop in Erasure, Depeche Mode and Yazoo, Songs of Silence<\/em> has about it a more sober ambient electronic beauty. Its unique characteristics put it in a category of its own. For the creation of the record Vince set himself two rules: first, that the sounds he himself generated for the album would come solely from Eurorack (a modular synthesizer format introduced in the mid-90s); second, that each track would be based around one note, maintaining a single key throughout.<\/p>\n

Global icon and recent Rock\u2019n\u2019Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dolly Parton<\/strong> has joined forces with some of rock music\u2019s most legendary artists along with today\u2019s biggest stars for her first-ever rock album, Rockstar<\/em><\/strong>. The ever-evolving Parton teamed up with an all-star roster of musicians for the 30-song collection, which includes 9 original tracks and 21 covers of classic rock anthems.<\/p>\n

Following on from the release of their highly praised 2020 LP Darkness Brings Wonders Home<\/em>, which was applauded by the likes of Mojo, Clash Magazine, Q and many more, alt-folk duo Smoke Fairies<\/strong> return once again with their sixth studio album, Carried in Sound<\/em><\/strong>. A sense of inner strength dominates the new record. In keeping with the times that bore it, Carried in Sound<\/em> isn\u2019t afraid to discuss darkness \u2013 but everywhere there is a longing for light. \u201cAlthough the album has themes of sadness on there, it\u2019s looking at those things from a place of strength,<\/em>\u201d says Jessica.<\/p>\n

Acclaimed American singer-songwriter-poet Jewel<\/strong> has enjoyed career longevity rare among her generation of artists. Since achieving international stardom 25 years ago, she has emerged as a charismatic live performer and a respected songwriter with 13 studio albums and four Grammy nominations to date. The 25th anniversary deluxe edition of Jewel\u2019s second album, Spirit<\/em><\/strong>, includes the singles \u2018Hands\u2019, \u2018Down So Long\u2019 and \u2018Jupiter\u2019. The 2-CD set features eight previously unreleased demos and out-takes, rare live performances, and a collection of singles.<\/p>\n

The Polyphonic Spree<\/strong> harness the flames of rebirth on their 2023 full-length offering, Salvage Enterprise<\/em><\/strong>. Led by multi-instrumentalist visionary Tim DeLaughter, the group embark on their next season. They\u2019re reverent of their history, yet they\u2019re also ready for an even brighter tomorrow. \u201cAcross all of the music I\u2019ve done, lyrically there\u2019s a sense of desperation and a moment of convincing myself I\u2019m going to make it through regardless of how the music dresses up,<\/em>\u201d notes Tim. \u201cOn this one, I struggled with the amount of vulnerability I was experiencing and was willing to share both musically and lyrically, but ultimately decided to let it play out. Now that it\u2019s done, I\u2019m happy with the dance between the two. It\u2019s a \u2018rising-from-the ashes\u2019 record.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Our release of the week is Laugh Track<\/em><\/strong>, the surprise companion to The National<\/strong>\u2019s April release First Two Pages of Frankenstein<\/em>. This is the band\u2019s most freewheeling, all-hands-on-deck album in years. If Frankenstein<\/em> represented a rebuilding of trust between group members after more than 20 years together, the vibrant, exploratory Laugh Track<\/em> is both the product of that faith and a new statement of intent. Revelling in the licence to radically upend its creative process, The National honed most of this material in live performances on tour, and captured those invigorated versions in impromptu sessions at producer Tucker Martine\u2019s Portland studio. Two nights later in Vancouver, the nearly eight-minute album closer \u2018Smoke Detector\u2019 was recorded during soundcheck, completing a body of work bristling with spontaneity and vintage rock energy that makes a perfect complement to the songs found on its more introspective predecessor.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>\"Vince<\/a>\"Dolly<\/a>\"Smoke<\/a>\"Jewel<\/a>\"The<\/a><\/div>\n

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