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"A baker’s dozen of new music curated by WALT 1610 DJ Anna McGuire for your listening pleasure.”
BY Anna McGuire
4.13.2020
4.13.2020
The New Abnormal by The Strokes
After seven years, The Strokes are older and more mature, but well worth a listen. It may be less punchy than their earlier records but with soaring vocals and tight guitar riffs, it still is very much a Strokes album. Although, as my brother, Jack, unhappily pointed out, the song Ode To The Mets "doesn't mention the Mets even once."Favorite Tracks: The Adults Are Talking, Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus, Bad Decisions, Why Are Sunday's So Depressing
Song For Our Daughter by Laura Marling
Laura Marling's seventh album is purposefully simple. And it works. Some of the best tracks are just strings, guitar, and carefully arranged vocal harmonies. It's the perfect soundtrack for a rainy day.Favorite Tracks: Alexandra, Strange Girl, Fortune, For You
Future Past Life by STRFKR
Future Past Life takes STRFKR in a new, more complicated direction. In classic STRFKR fashion, the album is reliant on synths and vocal modulation. But it's also much heavier on acoustic guitar. It's not just the same old electronic STRFKR anymore.Favorite Tracks: Dear Stranger, Second Hand, Budapest, Pink Noise
3 New Singles To Listen to This Week
Don't Panic by Hoops
Hoops' Don't Panic is a refreshing take on a Coldplay song. In fact, if I hadn't learned how to play this song on the piano in 7th grade, I might have never made the connection. With a consistent driving drum beat and muted vocals, the track may be far from the original but is fun to listen to regardless. Check out the English Breakfast record to hear Don't Panic and a version of The Clientele's Reflections After Jane.Too Late by Washed Out
In Washed Out's new single, frontman Ernest Greene's flying vocals lay over an almost 80s like drum beat (think Phil Collins) and synth track. To me, it sounds like the song you hear in a movie as the leads drive some really cool car through the city at night. You can watch the accompanying new music video (which is admittedly not my envisioned idea) for the track here.Rosebush by (Sandy) Alex G
(Sandy) Alex G gets extra jazzy on Rosebush. Tied to a piano riff throughout, the track cuts from vocal samples to strings to a killer sax solo at the tail end. Unfortunately, Rosebush isn't available on streaming platforms quite yet, so you can find it here on YouTube (with an accompanying prose music video) instead.3 New Videos To Watch This Week