Vecka 14-15 Mycket gitarrer och rock denna gång

Om någon tyckt att det varit väldigt lugn musik och för lite gitarrer, så blir det ändring på detta denna omgång. När jag plockar ut kandidater till en ny lista, så har dessa ibland en förmåga att bilda ett tema. Detta är en sådan omgång. Kanske ni kan drömma er tillbaka till någon sen fest på 70-talet (om ni är så pass gamla, förstås, annars får ni låtsas) hos några kompisar, där ni lyssnar på häftig rockmusik på någon kassettbandspelare eller på vinyl. Många av låtarna nedan skulle nog funka då, gärna på hög volym.  Om det blir för mycket rock, så skölj ner med nr 11 Underworld eller nr 3 Radical Face.

OBS! Detta är sista omgången före delfinal 1.

1. Bob Mould (US) the man who rocks so hard the ceilings can’t hold him, will continue his “third act resurgence” with a brand new album, Patch The Sky. The LP’s lead single,  “Voices in My Head” is built on a warm and welcoming guitar strain, a bright line that highlights Mould’s slightly sad vocals. Consequence of Sound

2. White Denim (US) are gearing up to drop their seventh studio effort, Stiff, later this month. Now, the garage rockers have unboxed another preview with “Had 2 Know (Personal)”, a slice of progressive rock complete with blitzing riffs. Consequence of Sound

3. Radical Face (US) is a musical act whose main member is Ben Cooper.  He commenced an enormous artistic endeavour a decade ago, plotting a trilogy of deeply autobiographical albums. The soft delivery allows an understated intensity to rip through 'Secrets (Cellar Door)', one that  with a huge riff driving it, and it’s the rare 2016 song that has me reaching for Bachman-Turner Overdrive comparisons. Stereogum

4. The Besnard Lakes (CAN)  are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Formed in 2003 by the husband and wife team of Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas, Two of the band's five albums have been nominated for the Polaris Music Prize. De var med på Poplistan så sent som I December 2015 med In The Forest från en EP. Denna låt är från ett nytt album Wikipedia.

5. Jeff Healey (US) Heal My Soul is the first album of new material in fifteen years from the late great Jeff Healey. Heal My Soul was compiled with the participation and full approval of the Jeff Healey Estate to coincide with what would have been Healey’s 50th birthday on March 25th, 2016.  Jeff Healey is remembered as one of the most outstanding guitarists and performers of the past 30 years. With it’s superb song selection, fiery guitar work and very modern production, this album sounds like Jeff made it yesterday.bluesrockreview.com

6. The Thermals (US) Oregon indie-punk trio The Thermals are in full swing on promo for their upcoming seventh album, We Disappear. Today, the band returns with an even shorter, more blistering offering: the breakup fallout anthem “Thinking Of You” (via Nerdist). Layers of ’70s punk, shoegaze, drums, and an infectious melody. Stereogum

7. Black Mountain (CAN) from Vancouver will release a new album in April, their first since 2010’sWilderness Heart. The new LP is titled IV  This is the single “Florian Saucer Attack,” which is a Siouxsie Sioux-indepted, gothic take on psych rock. The video chronicles a day in the life of an alien. Stereogum

8. Underworld (UK) are a British electronic group formed in 1980 in Cardiff^[1] and the principal name under which musicians Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together. Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future is the ninth studio album. Wiki

9. The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid (US) To Die  is an emo band formed The band was formed in 2009.^[The band introduces a latent capacity for scorched-earth black metal, juddering with double-kick drums and speed-picked riffing before a razor-sharp string crescendo. It's like a Godspeed You! Black Emperor epic stripped for essentials.  Wikipedia/Pitchfork

10. Iggy Pop (US)  Nya albumet producerat av Josh Homme. OBS! För första gången är Iggy Pop etta på albumlistan i USA.TOTALLY impressive, and one of the best album closers I’ve heard in a long time. ‘Wild animals never wonder why, they just do’ is the sentiment of the track, and with it Iggy effectively resigns from life, packs his suitcase and fucks off to south America to see out the rest of his days in peace. NME

Ni får två veckor på er att lyssna på dessa tio låtar. Ni ska lämna era poäng senast söndag 17 april. Här är länken till Spotify.

Mycket 70-talsretro med White Denim