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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Black Curse - "Burning in Celestial Poison"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Black Curse - "Burning in Celestial Poison"

Black Curse’s second album, Burning in Celestial Poison, is 45 minutes of excruciating malevolence. Four years after their debut, the band returns with four curses, recited with impenetrable shrieking and swirling guitars hollering from the depths of Hell.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: The Submissives - "Live At Value Sound Studios"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: The Submissives - "Live At Value Sound Studios"

The Live at Value Sound Studios album by The Submissives is an honest, versatile, chamber of preternatural affairs. Full of satirical, distorted sounds, the band are reminiscent of 60s kink-style, psychedelic-fueled rock and riot-y Mommy Long Legs qualities.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Kim Deal - "Nobody Loves You More"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Kim Deal - "Nobody Loves You More"

Nobody Loves You More is undoubtedly Kim Deal’s most sincere album. Its warm and sunny tone has been widely noted – there is a pink flamingo on the LP’s sleeve like it’s a Christopher Cross album – and explained as a reflection of her unanticipated time in Florida.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Porridge Radio - "Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Porridge Radio - "Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me"

Clouds in the Sky… is one of those records that feels destined to wriggle into the bones of anyone who comes across it—a heartbreak album that can stand in for literally any kind of messy grieving, whether universal or personal, amorphous or hyper-specific.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Bananagun - "Why is the Colour of the Sky?"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Bananagun - "Why is the Colour of the Sky?"

Melbourne collective Bananagun came out of nowhere with their debut album, an intriguing combination of sunshine pop and afrobeat rhythms. Four years on, the band are back with Why is the Colour of the Sky?, a set of ten songs that audibly push the band into new musical territory.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Thank - "I Have A Physical Body That Can Be Harmed"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Thank - "I Have A Physical Body That Can Be Harmed"

I Have A Physical Body That Can Be Harmed is an expansion of their sound, both more patient and frantic, uglier and funnier, unnerving but plastered with a permanent smirk. Where so many others choose to play it safe, Thank come unglued.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Anna McClellan - "Electric Bouquet"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Anna McClellan - "Electric Bouquet"

Electric Bouquet, Anna McClellan’s fourth album, came from a period of transition, a time spent adapting to new places, new relationships, new careers. It’s time spent ungrounded, watching the chips fall where they may, while settling into herself with a gentle focus.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Wendy Eisenberg - "Viewfinder"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Wendy Eisenberg - "Viewfinder"

Viewfinder is an album built on contrasts - the differences between what’s seen and what is, demonstrated through eclectic and often bewildering improvisations. There’s so much virtuosity on display, but it’s all in service of creating a sound with a constantly shifting restlessness.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Feeling Figures - "Everything Around You"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Feeling Figures - "Everything Around You"

The eleven track LP is a tight, fully distilled "representation of their boundless, idiosyncratic approach to guitar-based music," and one that benefited from being sat on a touch longer. Even that feels like it doesn't fully get at what makes Everything Around You so interesting.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: MEMORIALS - "Memorial Waterslides"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: MEMORIALS - "Memorial Waterslides"

Memorial Waterslides arrives in immaculate shape, a complex art pop record that slinks, grooves, sputters and squawks, and yet still glows with a humble charm. The brightest pop moments of the record leave sunspots in our mind, as MEMORIALS craft essential and inescapable songs.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Tropical Fuck Storm - "Inflatable Graveyard"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Tropical Fuck Storm - "Inflatable Graveyard"

Live releases usually get second billing when compared to studio recordings, but every now and then, a live album captures the elusive energy of a great live show, making it a fan favorite. Tropical Fuck Storm's new live album, Inflatable Graveyard, is one such album.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Pearl & The Oysters - "Planet Pearl"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Pearl & The Oysters - "Planet Pearl"

LA-based duo Pearl & The Oysters have set their sights for intergalactic territory to see if signs of retro-tinged synth pop can also be found in other planetary systems. Their findings prove quite fruitful, as heard on their brand new record, Planet Pearl.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Mabe Fratti - "Sentir que no sabes"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Mabe Fratti - "Sentir que no sabes"

Mabe Fratti is chasing something. It seems to be made of sound but it persistently evades clarity. Each record she makes shimmers with her curiosity. Sentir Que No Sabes is one of her most direct, but it is no less invested in experimenting and rerouting the conduits of her music.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Parsnip - "Behold"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Parsnip - "Behold"

Pop music that’s unafraid to be messy, frayed around the edges, and even a tinge dissonant scratches a very particular kind of itch. On Behold, Melbourne’s Parsnip fits this bill quite satisfyingly, never relying on the gritty texture of lo-fi production or the posturing of a scuzzy garage revival band.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Fake Fruit - "Mucho Mistrust"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Fake Fruit - "Mucho Mistrust"

They set the bar high with their 2021 self-titled debut and, to nobody’s surprise, they’ve cleared that bar. The new record sounds like a more organic whole from a band who has grown together, feeding each other’s strengths and challenging themselves to be more.  

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Pom Poko - "Champion"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Pom Poko - "Champion"

Champion is a record you'll want to listen to over and over. It’s packed with infectious sing-songy vocals, jagged instrumentals, and warm vibes. Ragnhild Fangel Jamtveit has described it as the album where Pom Poko has matured. New life experiences, such as parenthood, shape Champion into the magical experience that it is.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Lilacs & Champagne - "Fantasy World"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Lilacs & Champagne - "Fantasy World"

The music in question is, well, difficult to describe in typical genre buzzwords, though many have tried. Neither “psychedelic” nor “trip-hop” do much of any justice to the twosome’s defiant sound. Then again, “sound collage” doesn’t help much either because even that movement tends to focus more on the process than the end-product.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: J.R.C.G. - "Grim Iconic​.​.​.​(​Sadistic Mantra)"

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: J.R.C.G. - "Grim Iconic​.​.​.​(​Sadistic Mantra)"

Beyond the warped layers, the atmospheric fog, and the pulsating abrasions, the core of Grim Iconic…(Sadistic Mantra) seems to reside in a place of spiritual unity, an embrace of the communal efforts that provide a sense of home to Justin R. Cruz Gallego.