{"id":3437,"date":"2024-08-23T17:30:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T16:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hundredrecords.com\/blog\/?p=3437"},"modified":"2024-08-23T18:28:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T17:28:38","slug":"new-releases-30aug2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hundredrecords.com\/blog\/new-releases-30aug2024\/","title":{"rendered":"New releases for 30 August 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first of this week\u2019s smashers comes from Wunderhorse<\/strong>, who \u201cwant it to feel like you\u2019re right there in the room with us.<\/em>\u201d And in 10 songs and 40 minutes, they capture the raw power and energy that has set them apart as one of the most formidable live acts of recent years. With rugged hooks, unfiltered noise and fierce melodic sensitivity, Midas<\/em><\/strong> rips up the script of traditional second albums and establishes the band as an addictive and rousing generational talent. The singles \u2018Purple\u2019 and \u2018Leader of the Pack\u2019 from their debut album, 2022\u2019s Cub<\/em>, dominated radio airwaves at the time. Landmark performances filling Glastonbury\u2019s Woodsies Tent (fka The John Peel Stage) and selling out London\u2019s Kentish Town Forum months in advance followed tours with Pixies and Fontaines D.C and stadium appearances with Sam Fender, signalling the band\u2019s arrival as one of the most prominent and exciting new guitar acts in the UK.<\/p>\n

By turns devotional, empowering and nurturing, Ritual<\/em><\/strong> is a 41-minute electronic symphony built by Jon Hopkins<\/strong> from cavernous subs, hypnotic drumming and transcendent melodic interplay. Tense, immersive and ultimately triumphant, it is a culmination of themes explored throughout his 22-year career, and acts as the kinetic counterpart to his 2021 album Music for Psychedelic Therapy<\/em>. A single piece unfolding over eight chapters, Ritual<\/em> is personified by depth and contrast. Taking ceremony, spiritual liberation and the hero\u2019s journey as inspiration, it taps into an ancient and primal energy.<\/p>\n

Fathers & Sons<\/em><\/strong> is the new full-length album from country music superstar Luke Combs<\/strong>. It is a collection of 12 poignant tracks, recorded entirely live and featuring Luke\u2019s most personal songwriting to date, on which he reflects on his own experiences of being a father to his two sons and the unique bond between parents and their children.<\/p>\n

Make It Right<\/em><\/strong>, the brand-new solo album from The Dream Syndicate\u2019s Steve Wynn<\/strong>, is released in tandem with his memoir. It is a dialogue between memoirist and musician, and finds Wynn more vulnerable and reflective than has previously been heard. Make It Right<\/em> features notable contributions from Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Vicki Peterson (The Bangles), Chris Schlarb (Psychic Temple), Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh), Linda Pitmon (The Baseball Project) among a cast of dozens.<\/p>\n

Amelia<\/em><\/strong> is the first new album from 2024 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Laurie Anderson<\/strong> since 2018\u2019s Landfall<\/em>. The record comprises 22 tracks about renowned female aviator Amelia Earhart\u2019s tragic last flight. Earhart was a passionate pioneer of early aviation, achieving fame in 1932 as the first woman to cross the Atlantic. Five years later, she embarked on a flight around the world. Before she completed the voyage her plane disappeared without a trace; it has never been found. \u201cThe words used in Amelia are inspired by her pilot diaries, the telegrams she wrote to her husband, and my idea of what a woman flying around the world might think about,<\/em>\u201d Anderson says. On the album, she is joined by the Czech orchestra Filharmonie Brno, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, plus Anohni, Gabriel Cabezas, Rob Moose, Ryan Kelly, Martha Mooke, Marc Ribot, Tony Scherr, Nadia Sirota and Kenny Wolleson.<\/p>\n

Our release of the week comes from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds<\/strong>, who dance between convention and experimentation on Wild God<\/em><\/strong>, taking left turns and detours that heighten the rich imagery and emotion in Cave\u2019s soul-stirring narratives. This is the sound of a group emboldened by reconnection and taking flight. There are moments on the album that touch fondly on the Bad Seeds\u2019 past but they are fleeting, and serve only to imbue the relentless and restless forward motion of the band. \u201cI hope the album has the effect on listeners that it\u2019s had on me,<\/em>\u201d Cave says. \u201cIt bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It\u2019s a complicated record, but it\u2019s also deeply and joyously infectious. There is never a masterplan when we make a record. The records rather reflect back the emotional state of the writers and musicians who played them. Listening to this, I don\u2019t know, it seems we\u2019re happy.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Nick<\/a>\"Wunderhorse<\/a>\"Jon<\/a>\"Luke<\/a>\"Steve<\/a>\"Laurie<\/a><\/div>\n

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