From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V16 #2602 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Sunday, August 18 2019 Volume 16 : Number 2602 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: New & not-so-new releases [Jason Gordon ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 11:58:41 -0400 From: Jason Gordon Subject: Re: New & not-so-new releases In terms of newer releases, Ibve been listening to a lot of Kathryn Joseph, My Brightest Diamond, Stealing Sheep, Letbs Eat Grandma, and Big Thief. I finally got around to getting Spotify (i know Ibm years behind the times) and am also starting to root through a bunch of albums Ibve been meaning to check out. On Thursday, August 15, 2019, Tim Jones-Yelvington wrote: > Thanks for the recommendations! --I didnt know that *any* of these existed > except for Ingrid's, which is pleasant but a little too cleanly produced > and 2019-ish for my taste, even with the 80s synths. My favorite synth pop > ones this year have been from Tamaryn, Lydia Ainsworth, and Patience. I > also really loved Sir Babygirl's album back in the winter, in terms of > stuff with a pop bent. > > But my biggest favorites of 2019 so far have beenb > ~Jesca Hoop's (maybe my favorite I've ever heard from her) > ~Rhiannon Giddens' (darker and more intense in tone than her other work, > and an interesting project exploring threads that connect European and > afro-diasporic traditions), > ~Kelsey Lu's (so so spectacular), > ~Courtney Swain's, > ~Jessica Pratt's (Im not usually into stuff with this limited a dynamic > range--she basically has one very quiet volume that she sings at, but she > uses some really haunting open tunings and such that give this my favorite > kind of retro-sad vibe), > ~Lucy Rose's (actually kind of a similar type of haunting as the Pratt), > and > ~Emily Bezar's (always so thrilled to have her back). > > I've also enjoyed the ear candy nostalgia factor of Heather Nova and the > Cranberries (rest in power dolores) both delivering albums produced to > sound so much like their work that soundtracked my middle and high school > days. > > Not actually from 2019 (save for one song), I've been getting into Kate > Miller-Heidke due to a friend's obsessionb he has been into her for a long > time and was rooting for her hard during Eurovision, where she represented > Australia. She is operatically trained and has too flexible and distinctive > a vocal talent to sound precisely like anyone else, but I will say that the > sound of her work fits well for me on a playlist with other sort-of > buoyant, pop-of-center singer songwriters like Heather Nova, Natalie > Imbruglia, Nerina Pallot, etc. > > Since we only have a few months left of the DECADE, I've also been thinking > about what songs and albums have truly stuck with me the most across the > 2010's, and will probably share these before the year is done. > > ~Tim > > On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 11:33 PM Sherlyn Koo > wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Haven't seen much traffic here lately, so I thought I'd post some of the > > stuff I've been listening to lately. > > > > > > Mansionair, "Shadowboxer" > > Perfect, moody electro-pop with hooks that just won't get out of my > > brain. Love it. > > > > Nina Nesbitt, "The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change" > > A random find from Spotify's New Releases list. It's a mixed bag of > > styles, fun and pretty poppy in places but surprisingly introspective in > > others. > > > > Sara Bareilles, "Amidst the Chaos" > > It's a little more low-key and acoustic than I was expecting and maybe > > nothing too groundbreaking. I love Sara though, so it makes me happy, > > and "Fire" and "Armor" are pretty darn catchy. Some very nice songs here > > although it did take a few listens to be able to differentiate them. I > > do wish she'd let that amazing voice rip a bit more sometimes though > > (check out her cover of Sia's "Chandelier" on YouTube, wow). > > > > Ingrid Michaelson, "Stranger Songs" > > An entire album of 80s throwback pop/rock inspired by "Stranger Things". > > I was a bit cautious at first, as I'm not familiar with the show and > > Ingrid's sound seems to get more and more produced with each new album. > > But the songs are lots of fun and she still sounds great. I like it a > > lot. > > > > Thea Gilmore, "Small World Turning" > > A pretty typical Gilmore-esque mix of outrage, folk and uplifting songs. > > Trending more acoustic than her last releases, but material-wise not too > > different. Highly enjoyable though - Thea's voice sounds better than > > ever and the songwriting is as strong as always. > > > > Meg&Dia, "Happysad" > > Surprise new album from this sister-led band from Utah. I've only > > listened a couple of times so far but it's much more poppy than their > > previous stuff I think. Enjoying it so far. > > > > Susan Werner, "Nola" > > A short but sweet New Orleans-themed album. Highly enjoyable. Is there > > anything this woman can't do? Also highly recommended is last year's "An > > American in Havana" EP. > > > > SONiA disappear fear, "By My Silence" > > Another multi-lingual release (English and Hebrew) by one of my > > favourites. Includes "A Song for Nudem Durak", in support of singer > > Nudem Durak who is imprisoned in Turkey for singing in Kurdish. > > Highlights include the title track, "Who I Am" (previously seen on Blood > > Bones & Baltimore) and "Ahavnu". > > > > > > What's everyone else listening to? > > > > -sherlyn > > -- > > Sherlyn Koo - sherlyn@pixelopolis.com - Sydney, Australia ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V16 #2602 ****************************