JAGA JAZZIST presents One Armed Bandit
(Ninja Tune)
*Going for Top 200 Adds*
This is the 6th album from 9-piece Norwegian band Jaga Jazzist. Taking influence from the afro-beat stylings of Fela Kuti and funneled through Jaga’s own Wagner-Esque fanfares and arpeggios, this Wagner/Kuti sound became a kind of theme of the album.
FIELD MUSIC presents Field Music (Measure)
(Memphis Industries)
*Going for Top 200*
Following a three year hiatus Sunderland’s Field Music return with a new album of artful English pop – a gloriously rich LP that entwines the brother’s renewed love of the rock music cannon with a rediscovery of some of pop’s overlooked adventurers.
TITLE TRACKS presents It Was Easy
(Ernest Jenning Record Co.)
*Going for Top 200*
After years spent in the D.C. post-hardcore scene and one part of Q And Not U, John Davis decided it was time to do things his own way. It Was Easy is the debut full-length from Title Tracks, John’s first solo effort entirely arranged and recorded by the man himself.
MY ROBOT FRIEND presents Soft-Core
(Double Feature)
*Going for Top 200*
Comparable to Her Space Holiday and Hot Chip, My Robot Friend’s music is soft and intricately composed with incredibly catchy rhythms, blending pop aesthetics with minimalist electronic stylings.
ERNEST GONZALEZ presents Been Meaning To Tell You
(FoF Music)
*Going for Top 200 & RPM*
Friends of Friends Music ventures deeper into the beautifully textured world of Ernest Gonzales with his new LP Been Meaning to Tell You where psychedelic riffs and acoustic guitars alike haunt the album’s 13 tracks. Check out BeenMeaningToTellYou.com to find out more about this unique project which includes a book of original art.
