Morning. Depending on your particular predilections, Happy Record Store Day and/or Happy 4-20, man. I guess it could be both (let’s face it, it’s probably both). I’m sitting both out for now as I get ready for a family outing, but in the meantime there’s this new Alcest everyone is crowing about, not to mention the utter obscene amount of good music that just came out from the likes of Couch Slut, DVNE, and High on Fire, to mention a few of the bands I just received physical copies of (not through the site, but through plain old supporting the artist). Oh, and Julie Christmas is coming back with new madness, so prepare your souls!
Our crackerjack team of 9C writers have their own penchants and partialities to share, including sonic riches from Fractal Generator, Hippotraktor and Celeste; a pair of live in the studio cuts from Marriages and Now, Now; more killer cuts from recent releases by the likes of Hekseblad, Atræ Bilis, and Ingested and a lot more. All that and we’re closing out with the return of the mighty Whores. No doubt that one is going to make a few of our EOY lists (me and Josh, at least).
Get listening. Stay safe. See you next week.
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– Chris