Albums of the month
Summer is always a difficulty time to release an album. There are festivals to attend, holidays to take, sunny days to skive off for and playlists to make. Long playing releases can get lost in the maelstrom. So, here is a selection of recent albums worth your ear time. Have a recommendation? Leave a comment below.
- Tame Impala – Currents
- Julio Bashmore – Knockin’ Boots
- The Chemical Brothers – Born In The Echoes
- Lianne La Havas – Blood
- Mac Demarco – Another One
- Four Tet – Morning/Evening
- LA Priest – Inji
- Vince Staples – Summertime ’06
- Thundercat – The Beyond / Where Giants Roam
- Breifne Holohan – Eastern Passages
- Gwenno – Y Dydd Olaf
- Seven Davis Jr. – Universes
- Golden Rules – Golden Ticket
- Evvol – Eternalism
- Mick Jenkins – Wave[s]
- HEALTH – Death Magic
- FKA Twigs – M3LL155x
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