In another week or two, things will start to blow up when it comes to fourth quarter releases. Think of this New Music Friday as the calm before the storm.
Singles
1. Cage the Elephant, Dying in Reverse (Big Loud Rock)
CtE has gone slight psychy with this new single that (I assume) will eventually show up on a new album. Before that, though, this song is destined for a video game (EA SPORTS FC™ 27), which set for release on September 25. Lyrically, the song is about frontman Matt Shultz recovery from years spent in a dark space. The band is also going to perform at halftime for the NFL game in Munich on November 15.
2. Jesus Jones, Bad Zoo Rescue (Jesus Jones Recordings)
After ending a year-long hiatus a while back, Mike Edwards has reactivated Jesus Jones for both touring and recording. A new album entitled Twilight will be here on September 21, and this is the third advance single. And if you’re counting. this will be the first JJ album in eight years. Want to revisit 1990? Here you.
3. Slipknot, Arsenal (Atlantic)
Well, this is a surprise. Slipknot had been pretty cagey when it came to talking about new material, especially since the kerfuffle that say drummer Sid Wilson unsummarily dismissed. This is the first single (with a video directed by The Clown) in three years. Dance, Maggots, Dance!
4. Spiritbox, Mourning (Pale Chord/Rise Records)
Canada’s Spiritbox surprised fans this week with a new single, which is the first new music since their sophomore album. There’s definitely some evolution going on here. I wonder where things are headed?
5. The War on Drugs, Who’s That (Secretly Canadian)
Here’s another band that’s been AWAL. The is the first TWoD single in three years. The story is that this track was written by bandleader Adam Granduciel in about ten minutes “somewhere between first coffee and school drop off.” Hey, you can’t control when the songwriting muse hits.
Albums
1. Bloc Party, Anatomy of a Deep Romance (cOnTAGIOUS LTD / Virgin Music Group)
Let’s go back to the middle aughts when a new crop of British indie bands were on the rise. Bloc Party was definitely part of that cohort. This album, their seventh, is meant to be listened as laid out with no skipping. It’s a chronological account of the rise and fall of a relationship that needs to be consumed in order for maximum effect.
2. Brian Fallon & The Painkillers, Not Bad for New Jersey (Heart of Texas Records / Smith Music)
You may know Brian from his time with The Gaslight Anthem, the Springsteen-esque band from New Jersey. This is his fifth solo album features a long list of guest appearances, including Brandon Flowers of The Killers and Phil Collen of Def Leppard. That’ll show you the kind of respect he has amongst his peers.
3. The Proclaimers, You May Offend (Cooking Vinyl)
You mean the “500 Miles” twins? Yes. In fact, this is their 13th album.
The Tubs, Hard Life (Merge)
Finally, the third album from this Welsh band. They’re from Cardiff and grew up on the American college rock of the early 1980s (think REM and the like) as well as British folk rock. Fun fact: The group is part of a collective called Gob Nation, which is a bunch of different bands that swap members whenever the need arises.
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