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CD Reviews:
New Music: Billy Gibbons, Crowded House, B.I., Liz Phair, more...
By Gary Graff
ggraff@medianewsgroup.com, @GraffonMusic on Twitte
Posted: Friday, June 4, 2021 |
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Checking out this week's new music releases...
Top Titles
B.I., "Waterfall" (131/Dreamus): The former iKON member releases his first solo album, co-writing all 12 tracks and joined by fellow K-pop star Lee Hi and rapper Tablo.
Crowded House, "Dreamers Are Waiting" (BMG): The New Zealand group's first new album in 11 years features a fresh lineup fortified by frontman Neil Finn's two sons.
Billy Gibbons, "Hardware" (Concord): The guitarist steps out of ZZ Top for a third time, recording in the Joshua Tree desert with Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses, The Cult).
Rostam, "Changephobia" (Maatsor Projects/Secretly Distribution): The second solo album from Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij taps deeper into his jazz influences.
Various Artists, "The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill & Gang of Four" (Gill Music): Gill actually got the ball rolling on this tribute set-- featuring contributions by admirers such as Tom Morello and Serj Tankian, Flea and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gary Numan, Helmet, IDLES and others -- prior to his death in February of 2020.
Long Time Comin': Liz Phair's "Soberish" (Chrysalis) is the alt.rock heroine's first new album in 11 years.
Blast From the Past: The Alarm looks back on "History Repeating 1981-2021" (Twenty First Century), a 40-song anthology that includes a fresh recording of the title track.
Local Hero: Gary Spaniola, artist, producer and onetime member of the band Bitter Sweet Alley has released a new album "In Wonderland," via his web site GarySpaniola.com. Proceeds from sales of the 10-song set benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
New & Noteworthy:
Atreyu, "Baptize" (Spinefarm)
Mark Collie, "Book of My Blues" (BFD/Adium Nashville/The Orchard)
Raheem DeVaughn and Apollo Brown, "Lovesick" (Mello Music Group)
Paul Gilbert, "Werewolves of Poland" (Players Club/Mascot)
James, "All the Colours of You" (Virgin);
Gary Louris, "Jump For Joy" (Sham/Thirty Tigers)
"Van Dyke Parks Orchestrates Veronica Valerio" (BMG)
Rise Against, "Nowhere Generation" (Loma Vista)
Kim Simmonds, "Out of the Blue" (Panache)
Skids, "Songs From a Haunted Ballroom" (Cleopatra)
Quinn Sullivan, "Wide Awake" (Provogue/Mascot)
Wolf Alice, "Blue Weekend" (Dirty Hit/RCA)
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Gary Graff
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