๐๏ธ The Lowdown; ๐ด ๐๐ข๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐โ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐-๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐-๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐-๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข'๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐โ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐!
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1๏ธโฃ Les Imprimรฉs -ย Rรชverie
Another week, another highly recommended slinky little soul number! Released on Big Crown (who else?), โRรชverieโ is the debut from Morten Martens, aka Les Imprimรฉs, and it has us all kinds of cooing this week. It is an album with a wholly vintage soul sound to it, from the ethereal vocals down to the heritage production.
๐ฃ Shop Reaction: ๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐. ๐ด๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐, ๐ค๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ โ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐คโ๐๐ก ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐? ๐ต๐ข๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ, ๐๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐; ๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ ๐คโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ค ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ขโ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ .
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2๏ธโฃย Khruangbin โ Live At RBC Echo Beach
[๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐] Khruangbin continue to cement themselves as one of THE bands of 2023 with their third live album of the year, this time collaborating with dreampop icons Men I Trust. There is a perfect amalgamation of the effortlessly cool original groove of Khruangbin and the blissful, twee tones of Men I Trust: itโs Khruangbinโs most โindieโ album yet. Simply, the album offers a wholly dreamy, chilled summer listen; the soundtrack to gentle days in the sun or a cool summerโs eve. What a vibe โ if only the sun would stay out long enough to fully appreciate it.
๐ฃ Shop Reaction: ๐พโ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก-๐ ๐-๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ . ๐โ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ข๐ก (๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ก, ๐ก๐๐) ๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก-๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ โ๐๐, ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐.ย
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3๏ธโฃ Public Image Ltd โ End Of World
Okay so PiL at this stage arenโt likely to pull something out the bag that matches anything PiL circa 1980 but, fairโs fair, โEnd Of Worldโ has some cracking stuff on it. โCar Chaseโ is a rolling, bass-heavy nearly-electronica romp. And, PiL will never steer far wrong when they bring out the dub guns, like on โL F C Fโ and โPretty Awfulโ; the albumโs best track and genuinely one of the funnest tracks of 2023 โ itโs like Killing Joke versus Huey Lewis & The News! And, of course, album closer โHawaiiโ is a quite beautiful, tender closer; a goodbye to wife Nora who died earlier this year. John Lydon is 67 now and, whatever we think of his oddness today, this is refreshingly progressive for a chap of that age.
๐ฃ Shop Reaction: ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐, ๐ค๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ (๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐), ๐กโ๐๐ข๐โ ๐ผ ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐คโ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ โ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฆ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ;)
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4๏ธโฃ The Hives โ The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons
[๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฃ๐บ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐] The new Hives album pretty much acts as if the last 11 album-less years didnโt happen, in that they sound exactly like they always have. But if youโre like me then thatโs absolutely fab news. Despite the somewhat morbid album title, this is an album that you can tell was a joy to make and thus is a joy to listen to. The Hives continue to play tunes that sound like they could be ripped from an unreleased Wilko Johnson era Dr Feelgood album and whilst it may be nothing revolutionary, when theyโre this good at what they do, who cares..
๐ฃ Shop Reaction: ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐โ๐ ๐ป๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐โ๐ ๐ป๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ก. ๐๐๐ข๐กโ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐, ๐๐ก โ๐๐ ๐โ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.ย .
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5๏ธโฃย Jungle - Volcanoย
I donโt think any album from the Jungle boys needs us to big it up to sell it โ them babies sell themselves โ but we will do anyway. New album โVolcanoโ is absolutely loaded with funky fresh beats and happy hour rhythms. Tracks like โCandle Flameโ is pure turn of the millennium dancefloor throwback stuff and it is totally sublime! Itโs a record for Summer (if we get one); a record that the band say is โall about the vibe and the flowโ, which is absolutely bang on. Theyโve worked with Inflo โ alleged mastermind behind neo-soul group SAULT โ on this one and the soul-slapped influence is crystal clear.
๐ฃย Shop Reaction: ๐ฝ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ . ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ - ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐โ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐. ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐ฃ๐๐โ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข, ๐๐ก ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐.
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6๏ธโฃ Teenage Wrist - Still Love
This is one from the previous week but, as we had no Lowdown last week, we wanted to make sure it got its shout out! Our favourite album from last week, โStill Loveโ is the third full-length from California band Teenage Wrist. An album that grows with every listen too; its grungy heavy rock riffs as catchy as its emo post-rock vocal. Fans of Nothing, Turnstile, High-Vis, October Drift, Reuben et al should check this one for sure. Genuine contender for my (Lee) top 5 of 2023!
๐ฃย Shop Reaction: ๐ด ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ, ๐ค๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ก ๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ฆโ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ก! ๐๐โ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐บ๐๐ ๐ค๐โ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐!ย
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