While it’s easier than ever these days to find and get music, it seems like every day it becomes more and more difficult to just get the things you actually want to hear.
With tons of albums getting released each month, sometimes it’s hard to keep track of the releases you definitely want to get your hands on and you find yourself just giving up.
In the interest of promoting great music, we’ve decided to give our readers a forecast of the best and most promising releases coming out this month.
Sarah Blasko – Eternal Return
Label: EMI
Release Date: 6th November
Pre order: www.sarahblasko.com
Sarah Blasko unashamedly describes her latest full-length Eternal Return as being a “love-album” more in-tune with her fun, playful side, evident on lead-single of ‘I’d Be Lost’ that’s categorized as a coalition between Donna Summer and the Talking Heads. “The last couple of records I wrote on my own in a room with a piano, and I started doing that again and I got really depressed. This time I just wanted to dance around in a lounge room.”
You Am I – Porridge & Hotsauce
Label: Inertia
Release Date: 6th November
Pre order: www.youami.limitedrun.com
On the cusp of releasing their eagerly-awaited tenth studio album, Sydney’s You Am I dropped the first taste of what would be their newest full-length Porridge & Hotsauce in the form of ‘Good Advices’ which Tim Rogers says was inspired by reflecting on their previous work. “Good Advices’ is about throwing away the script and clinging to your imagination as the only guide.” Ten studio-albums in and You Am I show absolutely no signs of slowing down.
Grimes – Art Angels
Label: 4AD/Remote Control
Release Date: 6th November
Pre order: iTunes
Canada’s Claire Boucher aka Grimes has made leaps and bounds since the release of her breakout third-album Visions in 2012. The release of Art Angels sees Boucher opening up more avenues for collaboration with the likes of Aristophanes and Janelle Monae as well as implementing more live instrumentation than she has before on record.
Birds Of Tokyo – Playlist
Label: EMI
Release Date: 6th November
Pre order: www.birdsoftokyo.com
Forming well over a decade ago, and with four studio-albums under their belt amongst a sea of extended-plays and other singles, it was only a matter of time before Perth’s Birds Of Tokyo released a completely justified best-of album. Playlist compiles together their most well-known tracks that have dominated radio stations worldwide as well as their latest hit single of ‘I’d Go With You Anywhere’. Perfect for fans looking for a good entry-point into the band’s expansive catalogue.
Oneohtrix Point Never – Garden Of Delete
Label: Inertia
Release Date: 13th November
Pre order: iTunes
Since the release of 2013s highly-acclaimed R Plus Seven, Daniel Lopatin, under the alias of Oneohtrix Point Never, has been hard at work on his forthcoming eighth studio-album entitled Garden Of Delete. “I originally intended on this project painting some troubled pictures of pop music, but as it emerged I realised it turned into a self-portrait” describes Lopatin, as he brings more harsh, in-your-face electronica across twelve-tracks on Garden Of Delete.
Jaala – Hard Hold
Label: Wondercore Island
Release Date: 20th November
Pre order: www.wondercoreisland.com
Eclectic pop star Cosima Jaala has been making waves recently, with the release of her upcoming album Hard Hold, as well as her cutesy, infectious single of the same name gaining steady traction. The Melbourne four-piece are commended for their lively stage presence as well as being named “Festival Standout” by the UK’s financial times during their opinion at BigSound earlier this year.
Danzig – Skeletons
Label: Nuclear Blast
Release Date: 27th November
Perhaps best known for his work with the Misfits as well as his own eponymous band, Glenn Danzig’s latest release takes a look at some of his roots, as well as his strongest musical influences. Skeletons is ten-tracks of cover songs, the artwork for which being a cheeky nod to David Bowie’s famous cover album Pin Ups, in which Danzig offers his own interpretations of the likes of Black Sabbath, ZZ Top, Aerosmith and even Elvis Presley.
