It’s another abridged edition of Gold Soundz this week as I’m still catching up from Primavera Sound 2022 and traveling in Spain, but there’s still some great new stuff worth checking out this week.
Bartees Strange comes rocking back with his new album Farm to Table which once again finds the innovative performer switching between blazing indie rock and a steady flow of raps. Perfume Genius is also back with a new one and with no leading singles, this one will be a total surprise.
Hercules & Love Affair have a new album this week as well that keeps their hard disco grooves roaring and fun energy to the dance floor. The indie slowcore act Horse Jumper of Love return this week as well with their new record that’s featured some great singles and should be a nice slow burner of an album.
The Beths shared a surging, high-energy new track this week called “Silence is Golden” and as part of the announcement for their follow-up to 2020’s Jump Rope Gazers. Enumclaw, the nostalgic indie rock band from Tacoma, Washington announced their full-length debut will be out this fall and shared the great, scuzzy new song “Jimmy Neutron” which will appear on the record.
black midi shared another bruising track from their upcoming record, “Eat Men Eat.” It follows the frantic energy we’ve come to expect from the post-punkers and seems to set them up for another great album. Fellow English post-punks Dry Cleaning announced their sophomore album this week and shared the track “Don’t Press Me” which is a quick, but compelling song that continues their languid sound and monotone vocals.
Drugdealer shared the light and breezy single “Madison” which sounds like a classic, sunny A.M. radio pop hit and perfect for long summer days. On the flipside, industrial punks Preoccupations announced their long-awaited new album and the lead single is a goth-pop track full of icy synths and chugging rhythms.
Albums:
Bartees Strange | Farm to Table
Perfume Genius | Ugly Season
Hercules & Love Affair | In Amber
Spencer Krug | Twenty Twenty Twenty Twenty One
Horse Jumper Of Love | Natural Part
Joey Bada$$ | 2000
Alanis Morissette | The Storm Before The Calm
Songs:
The Beths | “Silence is Golden”
Enumclaw | “Jimmy Neutron”
black midi | “Eat Men Eat”
Drugdealer | “Madison”
Dry Cleaning | “Don’t Press Me”
Preoccupations | “Riccochet”
If you’re a Spotify user, you can listen to these songs (and more from 2022) here!