Album of the Week – 11/10/24

After the excitement of last week, this week is a lot quieter in terms of new releases. Still, we have albums from Field Music (Limits of Language) and Current Joys (East My Love).

Our album of the week comes from Tucker Zimmerman and his new album Dance of Love! It’s produced by ‘Big Thief’ with some help from the band (Adrianne Lenker (vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, shaker, honky horn, percussion) and Buck Meek (guitar, bass, vocals)) among others…

Album of the Week – Tucker Zimmerman – Dance Of Love

Across Tucker Zimmerman’s over 50-year career, the Belgium-based/US-born octogenarian folk singer-songwriter has maintained a level of obscurity, earning a reputation as one of American folk music’s most underrated talents. Over the years, Zimmerman has received praise from contemporaries such as 4AD label mate and collaborator, Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker (who notes, “Tucker Zimmerman is one of the greatest songwriters of all time”) and Angel Olsen, as well as some of the greats, from Tony Visconti to David Bowie (who called Zimmerman “too qualified for folk”).

2024 finds Tucker Zimmerman finally resurfacing with Dance Of Love, his 11th studio album and 4AD debut, on which Big Thief (and collaborators Mat Davidson and Zach Burba) served as his backing band. With the outcome of their efforts, listeners will find a multi-genre’d, heartfelt tracklisting of boot-stomping melodies and transportive meditations from a songwriter who’s had a full and exciting life decorated with meaningful friendships, hard but valuable lessons, worldly experience, and ultimately, lots of love

Albums of Note:

— Field Music – Limits of Language

Current Joys – East My Love

October 11th:

— 7xvethegenius – Death Of Deuce

— AD INFINITUM – Abyss

— Anti Up (Chris Lake and Chris Lorenzo) – What Is Life

— Ariella – CryBaby

— Belaganas – Rock Bottom EP

— Ben Frost – Aurora (Vinyl Reissue)

— The Blessed Madonna – Godspeed

— BigXThaPlug – Take Care

— Blue Mar – Oliveira

— Cassius – Cassius – Best Of 1996-2019

— Charli XCX – Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat

— Chat Pile – Cool World

— Chesterfield Kings – We’re Still the Same

— congratulations – Slap EP

— The Crown – Crown of Thorns

— Current Joys – East My Love

— Dawes – Oh Brother

— Ded Hyatt – Glossy

— Delta Sleep – Blue Garden

— DoFlame – BENT

— Dua Saleh – I Should Call Them

— Duran Duran – Danse Macabre De Luxe

— Envy – Eunoia

— Famous – Party Album

— Field Music – Limits of Language

— glaive – May It Never Falter

— GloRilla – Glorious

— Gut Health – Stiletto

— Hak Baker – Nostalgia Death EP Act II

— Harmony – Gossip

— House of Lords – Full Tilt Overdrive

— Immanuel Wilkins – Blues Blood

— Jadea Kelly – Weather Girl

— Jamison Field Murphy – It Has to End

— Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken

— Jenny Scheinman – All Species Parade

— John Lennon – Mind Games – The Meditation Mixes

— Justin Moore – This Is My Dirt

— La Femme – Rock Machine

— The Linda Lindas – No Obligation

— lolitslea – Nothing Lasts Forever!

— meija – There’s Always Something

— Myles Kennedy – The Art of Letting Go

— Nate Mercereau – Excellent Traveler

— The Offspring – SUPERCHARGED

— Okean Elzy – Lighthouse

— Oranssi Pazuzu – Muuntautuja

— Paige Kennedy – Babylotion EP

— Paul White – Peace in Chaos

— Popstar Benny – Oasis

— Rich the Kid – Rich Forever 5

— Rod Wave – Last Lap

— Ronnie Baker Brooks – Blues In My DNA

— RÜFÜS DU SOL –  Inhale / Exhale

— Ryuichi Sakamoto – Coda (Reissue)

— Sam Wilkes – iiyo iiyo iiyo

— Samara Joy – Portrait

— Seven Hours After Violet (feat. System of a Down’s Shavo Odadjian) – Seven Hours After Violet

— Smooth Brain – I Wonder What I’ve Missed

— Sondre Lerche – Two Way Monologue (20th Anniversary Edition)

— Sophie Thatcher – Pivot & Scrape

— StrateJacket – Bad Start

— STÖNER – Hittin’ The Bitchin’ Switch

— SWMRS – Becker

— Tank and the Bangas – The Heart, The Mind, The Soul

— Tori Kelly – TORI. (+ a lil more)

— Touché Amoré – Spiral in a Straight Line

— Viena Vienna – Wonderland EP

— Warm Human – Hamartia