Gold Soundz: September 27, 2024

This week's suggested new music, curated by omg!nyc

September comes to an end and the final quarter of the year is upon us and while this week might not be as packed as others this month, we’re once again still treated to some hidden gems. After tragically losing his musical and life partner Mimi Parker, Alan Sparhawk has come back with his debut solo album that mixes the powerful slowcore vibes from his former project Low with remarkably distorted vocals that give us something entirely new, but just as essential as anything we’ve heard from him in the past.

We lost Sophie in a tragic accident a few years ago and now her family has come together to collect her final works and compiled them for a studio album that highlights the brilliant career that was taken away too soon and shares what could have been from the singular artist’s brief, yet impactful career.

Today is the theatrical release for Joker: Folie à Deux, the latest film to star Lady Gaga and with it comes a rather sudden and surprising release to accompany the movie. While not billed as the new album from Gaga, it’s a major moment in the pop star’s career and will surely make a statement to match the film.

Heartland rock act Trace Mountains have already given us a healthy dose of solid singles leading up to the new record and Into the Burning Blue is sure to be a great moment in the band’s career that helps paint the picture of driving guitar music set against serene melodies and triumphant rhythms.

It’s been sixteen years since the last album from goth icons The Cure, but that’s all set to change with their new studio album and the lead single, “Alone,” is a brilliant showing of their slow, synth and string indebted ballads that crystalize over breathtaking melodies and plodding rhythms. A most welcome return from an already legendary band that proves that the wait can surely be worth it.

Noise rockers Chat Pile are gearing up to drop their sophomore album and “Funny Man” is yet another track that supports yet another promising release from the intense and driving quartet that brings punishing sounds forward in the mix and stands to represent whatever turmoil the listener is experiencing and gives them a mode for release.

We’re only a week away from the new album from Wild Pink and the title track from the record only builds the anticipation for their moving and incendiary trajectory that highlights their strengths as one of rock’s most underrated acts.

Disco-pop phenomenon Kylie Minogue made a renaissance comeback with “Padam Padam,” an unexpected smash hit and now she’s back for round 2. Her new single “Lights Camera Action” is the kick-off to her next chapter and continues her streak of sparkling dance music set to light the floor on fire.

Earlier this year, Real Estate released their latest record of streamlined indie rock. Now, after naming the album Daniel, the band has dropped a cover of the infamous Elton John track of the same name and they’ve given it their classic chilled-out vibe to make it sound like one of their own.

Albums:

ALAN SPARHAWK | White Roses, My God
SOPHIE | SOPHIE
LADY GAGA | Harlequin
XIU XIU | 13″ Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto With Bison Horn Grips
TRACE MOUNTAINS | Into The Burning Blue
CHRISTIAN LEE HUTSON | Paradise Pop. 10
KAMAIYAH | Before We Party [EP]
Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pick Wick Records 1964-1965

Songs:

THE CURE | “Alone”
CHAT PILE | “Funny Man”
SPRINTS | “Feast”
CANDY | “Football”
WILD PINK | “Dulling the Horns”
KYLIE MINOGUE | “Lights Camera Action”
STEVIE NICKS | “The Lighthouse”
KATIE GAVIN | “Inconsolable”
LEON BRIDGES | “That’s What I Love”
R. MISSING | “Love Club International”
TWO SHELL | “Everybody Worldwide”
REAL ESTATE | “Daniel” [Elton John cover]

If you’re a Spotify user, you can listen to these songs (and more from 2024) here!