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Standing in stark contrast to last week’s release list, which included Danger Mouse and Sparklehorses’ (Dangerhorse) Dark Night Of The Soul, M.I.A.’s MAYA, and Sting’s Symphonicities to name but a few, this week seems a little… sparse. Still, here are the highlights for this twentieth day of July, without further equivocation:
Sleigh Bells - Treats
This week’s album-I-totally-thought-was-out-already goes to Sleigh Bell’s Treats, because JUDAS PRIEST have I heard a lot about the record. Near as I can tell, every music publication and skinny jean wearing hipster on the planet already knows that this is the album of the century, so I won’t express any opinion beyond to say that what I’ve heard, I like.
The High Confessions - Turn Lead Into Gold With High Confessions
The High Confessions are a collaboration between Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley and Ministry/Revolting Cocks principal Chris Connelly. You can stream the entirety of Turn Lead Into Gold With High Confessions over on Stereogum now, which I would advise you do before spending your hard earned dollars, American, on it. Opening track “Mistaken For Cops” has an undeniably old school charm to it, but the sprawling ten minute epics that follow seem more weird than they are good.
Lower Dens - Twin Hand Movement
Lower Den’s Twin Hand Movement has me genuinely excited A) because they are Baltimore based and B) because it means I’ll get to weird people out by dropping the phrase “A Dog’s Dick” into conversation for a legitimate reason. Oh, and the album seems like it’s gonna be pretty killer as well.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST
Rick Ross - Teflon Don
Rick Ross wrote “Hustlin.” For that reason alone, you should definitely probably give this a try somewhere out in the wilds of the internet. Like here, for example.
