Album of the Week – 04/04/25

The band that sounds nothing like the original Black Country, New Road, have released a new album called Forever Howlong. It’s recorder heavy, as you would expect!

A collection of different projects collide with David Longstreth / Dirty Projectors / s t a r g a z e all performing “Songs of the Earth”. You can sample its delights below.

For our album of the week, we’ve gone for Will Johnson and his new gem (get it), Diamond City.

Album of the Week – Will Johnson – Diamond City

Diamond City is Will Johnson’s 9th solo album. The Centro-matic frontman and current member of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit is a jack of all trades: painter, novelist, songwriter, drummer. “Floodway Fall” taps into timeless melody with a ghostly refrain of “be my baby, be my little baby.” Will has toured for the past two years as part of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, including an 8-night stand at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Newport Folk Festival, and Bonnaroo Festival. Follow-up to 2023’s critically-acclaimed No Ordinary
Crown.

Bandcamp’s Best Country Music on Bandcamp: “Will Johnson is an understated legend of the American indie folk rock scene, not only for his own bands (Centro-matic, South San Gabriel) but also for his collaborative nature and his ability to fit into ensembles such as Monsters of Folk, New Multitudes and, currently, Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit. He is, as they say, “Your favourite musician’s favourite musician.”

Albums of Note:

— Babe Rainbow – Slipper imp and shakaerator

— Black Country, New Road – Forever Howlong

— Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady) – Always Been

— David Longstreth / Dirty Projectors / s t a r g a z e – Songs of the Earth

— L.A. WITCH – DOGGOD

— Homeboy Sandman & yeyts Corn Hole Legend EP

— Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Death Hilarious

— The Waterboys – Life, Death And Dennis Hopper

— Will Johnson – Diamond City

— Yann Tiersen – Rathlin from a Distance | The Liquid Hour

April 4th:

— ALO – Frames

— Anika – Abyss

— Annie Stokes – Ghostwriter

— Ant (of Atmosphere) – Collection of Sounds: Volume 4

— Babe Rainbow – Slipper imp and shakaerator

— Bleed From Within – Zenith

— Black Country, New Road – Forever Howlong

— Bnny – One Million and Three Love Songs

— BTS – Lullaby Renditions of BTS

— Buffet Lunch – Perfect Hit!

— Cameron Knowler – CRK

— Coffin Prick – Loose Enchantment

— Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady) – Always Been

— Daniel Kleederman – Another Life

— Dirty Projectors and s t a r g a z e – Songs of the Earth

— DJ Koze – Music Can Hear Us

— Djo – The Crux

— duendita – a strong desire to survive

— Elton John and Brandi Carlile – Who Believes In Angels?

— Florist – Jellywish

— foamboy – lime, knife, time, hand EP

— Fugue State – In the Lurch

— Glare – Sunset Funeral

— Grace VanderWaal – CHILDSTAR

— Hataałii – I’ll Be Around

— Heaven – Dream Aloud

— Hiromi – OUT THERE

— Homeboy Sandman & yeyts Corn Hole Legend EP

— Hyldon and Adrian Younge –  HYLDON JID023

— Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals – A City Drowned in God’s Black Tears

— Jessy J – Terranova

— Jordan Raeki – The Loop (Deluxe Edition)

— L.A. Guns – Leopard Skin

— L.A. WITCH – DOGGOD

— Lawrence Hart – Come In Out of the Rain

— Lily Seabird – Trash Mountain

— Linying – Swim, Swim

— Lo-Pan – Get Well Soon

— Luna Kills – Deathmatch

— Malcom Todd – Malcolm Todd

— Maz – NPC EP

— Mekons – Horror

— Melanie Fiona – Say Yes EP

— Meshuggah – Immutable (The Indelible Edition)

— Miki Berenyi Trio – Tripla

— Mizmor & Hell – Alluvion

— Momma – Welcome to the My Blue Sky

— The Nightingales – The Awful Truth

— The Null Club – The Null Club EP

— Rotting Christ – 35 Years of Evil Existence – Live in Lycabettus

— Panchiko – Ginkgo

— Penelope Trappes – A Requiem

— Perennial – Perennial ‘65 EP

— Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Death Hilarious

— Psymon Spine – Heady Remix Collector

— Riki Lindhome – No Worries if Not

— Roomer – Leaving It All To Chance

— Sarah Mary Chadwick – Take Me To a Bar / What Am I, Gatsby?

— Scowl – Are We All Angels

— Shoreline Mafia – Back in Bidness

— Simona – Astuta

— Sister Ray – Believer

— Sleigh Bells – Bunky Becky Birthday Boy

— Smoking Popes – Lovely Stuff

— Soul Coughing – Live 2024

— Σtella – Adagio

— SYML – Nobody Lives Here

— Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman (Vinyl Reissue)

— Various Artists – NYContinuity Vol.1: New New York Does Old New York

— The Waterboys – Life, Death And Dennis Hopper

— Wet – Two Lives

— Will Johnson – Diamond City

— Yann Tiersen – Rathlin from a Distance | The Liquid Hour

— young friend – motorcycle sound effects