Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation beat the not-too-stiff competition this week, while Game of Thrones pulled off yet anther of its trademark shockers by not producing a complete disaster of a pop album.
Spotify playlist at the bottom.
Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation – Sacred Dreams
A psychadelic trip through the realms of electro-pop and lazy, hazy country blues desertscapes.
Rating: 7.5/10 – Read full review
Various Artists – For The Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones)
A collection of pop tunes based on the smash TV series. Provides an absolute shocker by not being a complete disaster.
Rating: 7/10 – Read full review
Otoboke Beaver – Itekoma Hits
Spiky Japanese girl-punk. It’s sometimes tricky to follow the thread of the tracks but satisfyingly aggressive at times.
Rating: 6.5/10
The Cranberries – In The End
Emotional farewell from the band that carries many of the sounds that made them famous, but with a more mature and sombre edge.
Rating: 6.5/10
Mammoth Penguins – There’s No Fight We Can’t Both Win
Catchy indie-pop from this Cambridgeshire tiro, but the hooks and vocals fail to set the band apart from their many contemporaries.
Rating: 6.5/10
Marissa Nadler & Stephen Brodsky – Droneflower
Initally promising sparse and atmospheric folk-rock, but the album fails to kick on as hoped.
Rating: 6/10
Catfish & The Bottlemen – The Balance
Radio-friendly indie rock, not unpleasant to listen to, but hardly inspiring.
Rating: 6/10
Guided By Voices – Warp and Woof
24 songs in 37 minutes on this soft alt-rock album with the occasional hint of Bowie and country.
Rating: 6/10
Bear’s Den – So that you might hear me
Bland indie-folk, heard it a thousand times before.
Rating: 5/10
Here’s a playlist of all of the above if you want to listen to this week’s selected new releases.
The Album Review 