2014 is off to a great start for new music! Highlights include the long-awaited sophomore release from LA band Warpaint. KEXP Music Director, Don Yates, declares it a "more subtle and minimalist take on the band’s brooding dream-pop, featuring a dark, atmospheric sound with swirling guitars and keyboards, prominent bass lines, hypnotic rhythms and ethereal harmonies." Other highlights include the latest from local artist Damien Jurado (read an in-depth review here on the KEXP Blog), the latest from Scottish ambient rockers Mogwai, and a surprising new release from Bill Callahan, featuring dub versions of the songs from 2013's Dream River.
Tom Brosseau - Cradle Your Device from Grass Punks on Crossbill Records
Bill Callahan - Expanding Dubfrom Have Fun With God on Drag City Records
Jeremy Jay - Covered in Ivy from Abandoned Apartments on K Records
The Hidden Cameras - Year of the Spawnfrom Age on Evil Evil
Damien Jurado - Silver Timothyfrom Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son on Secretly Canadian
Mode Moderne - She, Untamed from Occult Delight on Light Organ
Mogwai - Remurderedfrom Rave Tapes on Sub Pop
Doug Paisley - Strong Feelings from Strong Feelings on No Quarter Records
Reverend Horton Heat - Spooky Bootsfrom REV on Victory Records
Elizabeth & the Catapult - Like It Never Happenedfrom Like It Never Happened on Scratchback Records
Thee Oh Sees - Comafrom Singles Collection 1 & 2 on Castleface
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Austerity Bluesfrom Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything on Constellation Records
Step Brothers - More Winsfrom Lord Steppington on Rhymesayers
Warpaint - Biggyfrom Warpaint on Rough Trade
Wild Cub - Thunder Clatter from Youth on Mom+Pop Records
The first month of 2014 is closing out with another strong batch of releases, including the third album from L.A. band Dum Dum Girls, which KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls, "a darker, more ‘80s-influenced take on the band’s psych-tinged pop-rock, featuring a more spacious, atmospheric sound pro…
As the days get shorter, so do our lists of new releases, but don't give up on 2013 just yet. You may need to revise your own Top Ten list of 2013 after you consider some of the new releases hitting record store shelves today. A definite contender: Purgatory/Paradise by Throwing Muses, their first …
