Album of the Week – 26/07/24

This week we have a new live album from Bill Callahan. We were a little underwhelmed by it and you can read our review here.

There is also an epic-sounding album from Humanist called ‘On the Edge of a Lost and Lonely World’. It’s definitely worth checking out and you can do so below.

For our album of the week, we went for Crack Cloud, who are a “Canadian musical and multimedia collective currently based in Calgary, Alberta, formed by drummer and frontman Zach Choy”. This is their 3rd album and it’s called Red Mile. The Guardian said the lyrics were written “with such wit, bite and the kind of perfectly scanning rhyme”. We tend to agree…

Album of the Week – Red Mile by Crack Cloud

Crack Cloud – 29 September-Whelans, Dublin

“[Pain Olympics] illuminates the joy, camaraderie, and compassion that can exist in even the most unforgiving, isolating circumstances.” —PitchforkJagjaguwarare thrilled to announce the arrival of Canadian art punks Crack Cloud. Today, the band announce their new album, Red Mile, out July 26th, and share its captivating lead single/video, “Blue Kite.” Additionally, the band have announced North American, UK, and European tour dates. After self-releasing their expansive and genreless first two EPs and two albums, the band —now composed of Zach Choy, Aleem Khan, Bryce Cloghesy, Will Choy, Emma Acs, Eve Adams, and Nathaniel Philips—have re-emerged as a lean, focused rock outfit, and are joined by creative director Aidan Pontarini. Red Mileis their most mature and vital work yet.”

Albums of Note:

— Bill Callahan – Resuscitate!

— Blur – Live at Wembley Stadium

— Humanist – On The Edge Of A Lost And Lonely World

July 26th:

— Alex Izenberg –  Alex Izenberg & The Exiles

— Already Dead – Something Like A War

— American Aquarium – The Fear of Standing Still

— Bad Brains – I Against I (Reissue)

— Beastie Boys – Ill Communication (30th Anniversary Edition)

— Beasto Blanco – KINETICA

— Bill Callahan – Resuscitate!

— Blur – Live at Wembley Stadium

— Cults – To the Ghosts

— Dream Evil – Metal Gods

— Elsy Wameyo – Saint Sinner

— Empire of the Sun – Ask That God

— Fairport Convention – It All Came Round Again: Onstage and On Air 1982-1998

— Falling in Reverse – Popular Monster

— Fancy Gap – Fancy Gap

— Ferry Townes – Side Effects of Happiness

— Ghost – Rite Here Rite Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

— Gordo – Diamante

— The Hanseroth Twins – Vera

— Ice Spice – Y2K!

— Ill Niño – IllMortals Vol 2 EP

— JakoJako – Segmente EP

— Jimetta Rose & The Voices of Creation – Things Are Getting Better

— Joshua Bassett – The Golden Years

— Kaonashi – A Second Chance at Forever: The Brilliant Lises from Casey Diamond EP

— Kississippi – damned if i do it for you EP

— Leah Mason – Hexed

— Lime Cordiale – Enough of the Sweet Talk

— Little Mystery – Little Mystery

— MAITA – want

— Marc Maron – From Bleak to Dark (Vinyl Reissue)

— MESSIAH! – the villain wins!

— Moor Mother – The Great Bailout Deluxe

— Morrissey – Beethoven Was Deaf (2024 Remaster)

— Mr. Big – Ten

— Mustard – Faith of a Mustard

— Nathan Bowels Trio – Are Possible

— Painted Shield (feat. Stone Gossard, Brittany Davis, Matt Chamberlain, and Jeff Fielder) – Painted Shield 3

— Pete Townshend – Live In Concert 1985-2001

— The Police – Synchronicity (40th Anniversary Box Set)

— Porter Robinson – SMILE! 😀

— Powerwolf – Wake Up the Wicked

— Rakim – G.O.D.’s Network (Reb7rth)

— The Red Clay Strays – Made By These Moments

— Respire – Hiraeth

— Sacri Monti – Retrieval

— Semi-Famous – Destroy Ourselves

— Shonali – One Machine At a Time

— Sinai Vessel – I SING

— Sleaford Mods – Divide and Exit (Vinyl Reissue)

— State Faults – Children of the Moon

— Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) (Reissue)

— Thom Yorke – Confidenza (Music For the Film) (Physical Release)

— Various Artists – Punk Me Up – A Tribute to The Rolling Stones

— Wand – Vertigo

— WaqWaq Kingdom – Mind Onsen EP

— YARN – Born, Blessed, Grateful, & Alive

— Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Foreigner (Reissue)

— Zeshan B – O Say, Can You See?