Music of 2020

[DownInFlames]

Mark Lanegan has a new record with a different sound.



Speaking of different the Mael brothers have a new one too.

[direwolf]

The new Jason Isbell record is brilliant. If you're a fan of kick-ass guitar solos, the 4th track "Overseas" is pure heaven.

[devo22]

new The Pretty Reckless song:



and a new Lacey Sturm song. Most screaming she's done since her Flyleaf days I guess

[DownInFlames]

New Jeff Rosenstock album dropped. Here's the whole damn thing:



Idles have a new song too. Oh joy!

[devo22]

Aleah Stanbridge's solo album, which she recorded shortly before she died of cancer in 2016, will be released in July. Looking forward to this, I love the Trees of Eternity album as well as the cameos she did on a number of metal records (with Swallow the Sun and Amorphis, for example).

[troutman]

I saw today that Brian May recently had a heart attack, and he is ok now.


Brian May says he was 'very near death' after a heart attack


https://news.yahoo.com/brian-may-say...110009634.html

[N-E-B]

The Lawrence Arms announced their first new album in 7 years today.

[troutman]

The 30 Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)

https://www.spin.com/featured/the-30...ySkAK_PCsW68ho


Our 25 favorite albums: 1st quarter 2020

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/our-25...f-2020-so-far/



Starting my 2020 list - I will have gaps with the COVID-19 - let me know what great stuff I missed:

Local:
Devonian Gardens – Old Star
Die Scum Inc. – Flight Of The Infinite
Hours - Singles
Iron Tusk – Iron Tusk III: Dream Eaters
Less Miserable – Insufficient Funds
Morons – Today’s Special
Petey Cruiser - Hilltop
Pope Joan – Happy And Relaxed
Port Juvee – Motion Control
Teal Amour – Good Morning, I Love You
Time Off – S/T
Young Neighbours - Famous

Canada:
Be Afraid – Remember Fun
Cartoon Lizard – Bless You, Thank You
Destroyer – Have We Met
Oblomov – Steady Drip Of A Broken Spout
Real Sickies - Quarantined
Red Mass – Hopeless Noise
Roy – Peace Love And Outer Space
Spectres – Nostalgia
Suitesixteen – Mine Would Be The Sun
Wares - Survival

Other:
Black Lips – Sing In A World That’s Falling Apart
Buttertones – Jazz Hound
Chicano Batman – Invisible People
Cornershop – England Is A Garden
Cowboys – Room Of Clons
Deerhoof – Future Teenage Cave Artists
Drakulas – Terminal Amusements
Drive-By Truckers – The Unraveling
Green/Blue – S/T
Heart Bones – Hot Dish
Malkmus, Stephen – Traditional Techniques
Melkbelly - Pith
Pearl Jam – Gigaton
Rookie – S/T
Six Organs Of Admittance – Companion Rises
Then Comes Silence – Machine
Thundercat – It Is What It Is
Worriers – You Or Someone You Know
Yammerer – Reality Escape Resort

[IrishSpring2013]

Frances Quinlan of Hop Along new solo album is beautiful

[direwolf]

A lot of Americana/alt-country stuff on my list so far this year. That genre is absolutely thriving these days.

Jason Isbell- Reunions
Sarah Harmer- Are You Gone
Drive-By Truckers- The Unraveling
Joel Plaskett- 44
Pearl Jam- Gigaton
Fiona Apple- Fetch the Bolt Cutters
American Aquarium- Lamentations
Lucinda Williams- Good Souls, Better Angels
Steve Earle & the Dukes- Ghosts of West Virginia
Cowboy Junkies- Ghosts

[Izzle]

Originally Posted by direwolf

A lot of Americana/alt-country stuff on my list so far this year. That genre is absolutely thriving these days.

Jason Isbell- Reunions
Sarah Harmer- Are You Gone
Drive-By Truckers- The Unraveling
Joel Plaskett- 44
Pearl Jam- Gigaton
Fiona Apple- Fetch the Bolt Cutters
American Aquarium- Lamentations
Lucinda Williams- Good Souls, Better Angels
Steve Earle & the Dukes- Ghosts of West Virginia
Cowboy Junkies- Ghosts

Have you given Waxahatchee's Saint Cloud a listen? You might dig it too.

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[direwolf]

Originally Posted by Izzle

Have you given Waxahatchee's Saint Cloud a listen? You might dig it too.

Checking it out now. Good stuff so far! Thanks for the recommendation.

[troutman]

“Live Performance Producers Are Giving Up on 2020,” New York Times says

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/live-p...Nfvc5750_I9mbg

Speaking to a variety of people working in the field, all concluded that 2020 is likely off the table for major live events.

[troutman]

https://driftrecords.com/products/bo...5ehpsWrt0HbKyc

“American Crisis” is the third song in a walloping first half of an album that spits plainspoken fire at the people who fomented this crisis. “This is the catchiest batch of protest songs I’ve ever written in one sitting,” he says.

[direwolf]

Holy crap, that was fast. Bob's most recent album "Sunshine Rock" only just came out last year. Can't wait to hear the new one.

No doubt one of the positives we're seeing from being on lockdown is that it's given artists plenty of spare time to write and record new material. Combine that with the crazy political landscape and the amount of unrest we're currently experiencing, and I anticipate we're gonna hear lots of amazing new music over the next year or so.

[aaronck]

Run the Jewels new album RTJ4 dropping early because

NSFW!

"#### it, why wait? The world is infested with bull#### so here's something raw to listen to while you deal with it all."

On Spotify and Apple Music, and also available for free because not everyone can afford music, buy it if you want to though. I hope these guys are still going to open for Rage next year, especially now that I have tickets!

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by troutman

https://driftrecords.com/products/bo...5ehpsWrt0HbKyc

Great interview with Bob on Minnesota Public Radio this morning:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/...atch_permalink

[troutman]

Originally Posted by direwolf

Great interview with Bob on Minnesota Public Radio this morning:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/...atch_permalink

[troutman]

[troutman]

Music producer Rupert Hine dies aged 72

https://wicklownews.net/2020/06/musi...-dies-aged-72/


Albums produced by Rupert Hine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catego...by_Rupert_Hine