There are a bunch of great records to kick-off the month of August. Nas recently announced a new one with a bunch of great guests, Ty Segall dropped a surprise new album on Tuesday and METZ followed it up the next day with a surprise live album from a streaming set they played in October 2020.
Liars have also released a new one with some intriguing lead singles that hint at more greatness from the often underrated band. Damon & Naomi are also back with a new one that is exclusive to Bandcamp and physical CD releases only! Today is also another Bandcamp Friday, so if you’re looking to purchase any new music, check to see if the band/artist has a Bandcamp account and buy from them directly.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra shared their second new song of the summer, but still no word on a new album. Meanwhile, Deafheaven shared the final single from their upcoming record which is out later this month. It’s probably the least metal song they’ve released to date, but worth it for any shoegaze or post-rock fans.
New York City announced that starting September 13, all venues will require proof of vaccine or a negative PCR test to attend concerts and some artists, like Japanese Breakfast, are making this a rule for their shows outside of NYC as well. I hope this makes our return to live music as safe as possible (so far both concerts I’ve attended in 2021 were for vaccinated folks only and they were great experiences). There are also some venues who are even just making their venues for vaccinated folks only and not accepting negative tests for entrance. Personally, as you should know by now, I’m a huge fan of this plan and hope more venues go above the state’s requirements and move towards a vaccination-only policy.
Please, get vaccinated!
Albums:
Nas | King’s Disease II
Ty Segall | Harmonizer
Liars | The Apple Drop
RZA | RZA vs Bobby Digital
Tinashe | 333
Pink Siifu | GUMBO!
Damon & Naomi With Kurihara | A Sky Record
METZ | Live at the Opera House
George Harrison | All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary/Super Deluxe)
Songs:
Unknown Mortal Orchestra | “That Life”
Deafheaven | “In Blur”
Big Red Machine | “Mimi” (ft Ilsey)
Nation of Language | “This Fractured Mind”
Tierra Whack | “Walk that Beat”
The Weeknd | “Take My Breath”
Rico Nasty | “Buss”
Weezer | “Enter Sandman” [Metallica cover]
black midi | “Cruising”
GLOK | “Closing”
Container | “Rippler”
If you’re a Spotify user, you can listen to these songs (and more from 2021) here!