Album of the Week – 09/05/25

New sounds this week from the likes of I’m With Her (Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins) (Wild and Clear and Blue), Preoccupations (Ill at Ease) and Nils Frahm (Night). We’re slightly disappointed by the new album from Arcade Fire (Pink Elephant), but maybe it’s a grower?

Our album of the week comes from Thom and Mark! They’ve been talking about this one for a while, and it didn’t disappoint. You can hear a sample of it below… If anyone made it to the IFI last night, please let us know your thoughts on the screening event mentioned below!

Album of the Week – Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke – Tall Tales

“Pioneering electronic musician and producer Mark Pritchard and The Smile / Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke have shared “The Spirit”, the final single from their highly anticipated collaborative album Tall Tales, out today via Warp Records. It also lands the same day as a special global cinema event, in which fans will be able to hear the album alongside its accompanying feature film a day ahead of release – dates may vary for certain locations (more info and tickets are available from Tall-Tales.info).”

Albums of Note:

— Arcade Fire – Pink Elephant

— I’m With Her (Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins) – Wild and Clear and Blue

— M83 – A Necessary Escape (Original Soundtrack)

— Preoccupations – Ill at Ease

— Rilo Kiley – That’s How We Choose To Remember It

— Nils Frahm – Night

Released on May 9th:

— 98° – Full Circle

— Adult Mom – Natural Causes

— Alex Orange Drink – Victory Lap (#23)

— Alien Boy – You Wanna Fade?

— Alien Chicks – Forbidden Fruit EP

— The Amazons – 21st Century Fiction

— Arcade Fire – Pink Elephant

— Arlo McKinley – Live at the Burl

— Behemoth – The Shit Ov God

— Bibi Club – Feu de garde (les braises)

— billy woods – GOLLIWOG

— Blake Shelton – Recreational Use Only

— Blossoms – Honeymoon Deluxe

— Brandon – Before You Go

— Brandon Woody – For The Love Of It All

— Butthole Surfers – Live at the Leather Fly

— Candlemass – Black Star EP

— Chapterhouse – White House Demos EP

— Counting Crows – Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!

— Cuco – Ridin’

— Dan Wilson – good night, los angeles

— Deradoorian – Ready For Heaven

— Dope Lemon – Golden Wolf

— Eric Clapton – Unplugged: Enhanced Edition

— Ghost Bath – Rose Thorn Necklace

— The Head and the Heart – Aperture

— Hippie Death Cult – Live at the Star Theater

— I’m With Her (Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins) – Wild and Clear and Blue

— INXS – Listen Like Thieves (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

— Jack Van Cleaf – JVC

— Joe Goddard (of Hot Chip) – Kinetic EP

— Kaleo – Mixed Emotions

— Kali Uchis – Sincerely,

— Kara-Lis Coverdale – From Where You Came

— The Kooks – Never/Know

— Kurt Deimer – And So It Begins…

— Lamb – An Extension of Now: Unreleased Recordings 1968-1969

— Laibach – Alamut

— Leftover Salmon – Let’s Party About It

— Little Feat – Strike the Band

— M83 – A Necessary Escape (Original Soundtrack)

— Maia Friedman – Goodbye Long Winter Shadow

— Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke – Tall Tales

— Marren Morris – D R E A M S I C L E

— mclusky – the world is still here and so are we

— Nellie McKay – Gee Whiz: The Get Away From Me Demos

— Nils Frahm – Night

— No Windows – The Great Traitor EP

— Peach Pit – Magpie (Expansion Pack)

— Peter Murphy – Silver Shade

— Pierce the Veil – The Jaws Of Live (Deluxe Edition)

— PinkPantheress – Fancy That!

— Preoccupations – Ill at Ease

— Provoker – Mausoleum

— QUINQUIS – eor

— Rilo Kiley – That’s How We Chose To Remember It

— Ringdown (Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee Parpan) – Lady on the Bike

— Skinny Lister – Songs From the Yonder

— Sleep Token – Even In Arcadia

— Spacey Jane – If That Makes Sense

— TETRACH – The Ugly Side of Me

— TVOD – Party Time

— With Patience – Triptych

— The Wonder Years – Burst & Decay Vol. III

— uh – pleroma EP

— Various Artists –  Look At All The Love We Found: A Tribute to Sublime

— Xmal Deutschland – Gift: The 4AD Years