New album releases: SOPHIE, Ezra Collective, Hayden Thorpe, Gemma Hayes & more
Here’s a rundown of new releases on DSPs and physical releases in record shops this week.
Nialler9 keeps a rolling list of Irish album releases here.
Releases Index
New Albums
SOPHIE – SOPHIE
The posthumous album from the groundbreaking electronic producer features close friends of the late producer, including Kim Petras, Doss, Hannah Diamond, Bibi Bourelly and more.
Rahim Redcar – HOPECORE
The artist Formerly known as Christine And The Queens’ new album was entirely written, produced, and mixed by Rahim following the 20-track epic opera PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE (2023) and Redcar les adorables étoiles (2022).
“Hopecore was made with tears, blood, and mostly an unwavering faith in the raw, pure expression of the soul. Music took here its full prophetic vastness, got wilder, and called for an absolute quest where no one else came in to tamper with intentions. A call of the flesh, a prayer for justice and freedom. Main vision achieved during mixing : a healing, metatronic purple grid”
Hayden Thorpe – Ness
Former Wild Beasts frontman returns with another solo record. The songs take their redacted cues freom the pages of best-selling author Robert Macfarlane’s book of the same name.
Ness is inspired by Suffolk’s Orford Ness, the former Ministry of Defence weapons development site during both World Wars and the Cold War. Acquired by the National Trust in 1993 and left to re-wild, it to this day remains a place of paradox, mystery and constant evolution. Thorpe’s Ness is an ode to Orford Ness, the physical place and the book it inspired, both featuring the words of Robert Macfarlane and the artwork of Stanley Donwood.
Merce Lemon – Watch Me Drive Them Dogs Wild
Pittsburgh-based indie country rock artist, as recommended by Andrea on the podcast.
Efterklang – Things We Have In Common
Danish trio whose music approaches the lush and joyous, finds them “exploring themes of human connection, the relationship between humans and nature and collective spirituality and belonging.”
Gemma Hayes – Blind Faith
Sixth album from the Tipperary singer-songwriter dives into themes of “longing, empowerment, freedom and repression.”
Ezra Collective – Dance, No One’s Watching
Mercury Prize-winning jazz band’s new album features Moonchild Sanelly, Yazmin Lacey, Olivia Dean and more.
Alan Sparkhawk – White Roses, My God
Low musician releases his debut album in the wake of the passing of his music and life partner Mimi Parker. Much more electronic and treated vocal work than Low. Plays Dublin November 2nd.
Mustafa – Dunya
Sudanese/Canadian artist’s tender folk songcraft is on full display on his debut full length on JagJaguar. The title translates from Arabic to “the world in all its flaws,” and cover sreligious devotion to childhood trauma, gang violence to romantic intimacy.
Leif Vollebekk – Revelation
Canadian indie folk singer-songwriter’s latest also plays Dublin’s Button Factory on October 16th.
This is the “evening version” of Peace of Mind,” says Leif. “This version isn’t even on the record. It just wanted to be its own thing. It wanted drums off the top. It wanted to have jangly guitars and 80s synthesizers. I suppose I wanted it to remind me of the bliss I feel when a great song come on the radio on a late-night drive.”
fabric presents Rødhåd
Rødhåd’s new techno mix features 28 tracks from mostly new artists in the genre.
Tommy Richman – COYOTE
‘Million Dollar Baby’ singer releases a debut album of falsetto funk R&B jams.
Broadcast – Distant Call Collected Demos 2000 2006
Distant Call is a collection of early demos that were worked into finished productions appearing on Haha Sound, Tender Buttons and The Future Crayon.
The Fully Automatic Model – Flow States
Derry A/V producer Jonny Delaney’s new album leans on dub, electro, breaks and electronica.
Dar Disku – Dark Disku
Bahrain-via-London duo who came with eclectic DJ shine a light on SWANA region (South West Asia and North Africa) and electronic sounds ton their first full-length project on Soundway Records. Features Indian-American singer Asha Puthli.
Naima Bock – Below a Massive Dark Land
Uk indie folk and rock singer-songwriter’s second album on Sub Pop.
Sad Night Dynamite – Welcome The Night
British duo’s new album features Aby Coulibaly, Berwyn, Yung Kayo, “connecting the unlikely dots between pitch-black pop bangers, hip-hop, and the psychedelic.”
Lips2Ears – Playing Field EP
A five-track EP alt-rap project conceived by videographer and DJ Cian Bolger of music video channel Lips2Ears whicvh features Curtisy, Rory Sweeney, IB Rebel, Ahmed, With Love, Beano, Lil Skag and more.
A live show happens Saturday at Workman’s Cellar.
Also released today
- Ben Böhmer – Bloom
- Bilal – Adjust Brightness
- Christian Lee Hutson – Paradise Pop. 10
- Eli & Fur – Dreamscapes
- Hania Rani – Nostalgia – Live
- Holly Macve – Wonderland
- Jerry Paper – Inbetweezer
- Kate Bollinger – Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind
- Kylie Minogue – Lights Camera Action
- Lady Gaga – Harlequin
- Maxïmo Park – Stream Of Life
- Nina Nesbitt – Mountain Music
- Pale Waves – Smitten
- Serj Tankian – Foundations
- The Coronas – Thoughts & Observations
- Tropical Fuck Storm – Tropical Fuck Storm’s Inflatable Graveyard
- TSHA – Sad Girl
- WILLOW – ceremonial contrafact (empathogen deluxe)
- Xiu Xiu – 13″ Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto With Bison Horn Grips
