New Music Friday: Kim Gordon, Elucid, Alexis Taylor, and More
A curated list of significant new album releases this week, featuring Kim Gordon, Elucid, Alexis Taylor, Anjimile, and more.
With an overwhelming amount of new music dropping every week, it's tough to know where to start. Here's a rundown of some significant new releases hitting streaming services right now.
Kim Gordon: Play Me [Matador]
Kim Gordon - Play Me
Kim Gordon is not holding back on Play Me, an album that takes aim at AI, tech billionaires, and the excesses of modern capitalism. Expanding on the themes of 2024's "Bye Bye," Play Me unleashes a full-scale assault on capitalist plunder and technofascism.
The album builds on the rage-rap explorations she and producer Justin Raisen delved into on 2024's The Collective, but with a distinct alt-rock edge reminiscent of No Home Record. Dave Grohl makes a guest appearance on drums for "Busy Bee." Gordon hinted in a recent interview with Pitchfork's Mano Sundaresan that the album packs a serious low-end punch.
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Elucid and Sebb Bash: I Guess U Had to Be There [Backwoodz Studioz]
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Elucid and Sebb Bash
Elucid teams up with producer Sebb Bash for I Guess U Had to Be There, an album that plunges listeners into a specific, yet undefined, moment in time. Following up on 2024's Revelator, Elucid navigates themes of work burnout and environmental degradation over futuristic beats and tape grime.
Guest features from billy woods, Shabaka Hutchings, Estee Nack, and Breeze Brewin add layers to this immersive experience.
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Alexis Taylor: Paris in the Spring [Night Time Stories]
Alexis Taylor - Paris in the Spring
Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor ventures out on his own with Paris In The Spring, a collaboration-heavy, dreamy collection of left-field synth pop. Contributions from The Avalanches, Étienne de Crécy, Paradis’ Pierre Rousseau, Ewan Pearson, Pale Blue’s Elizabeth White, and Scritti Politti’s Green Gartside elevate the project.
Taylor describes the record as an exploration of “freedom—from constraints, from preconceptions, and from genre.”
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Anjimile: You’re Free to Go [4AD]
Anjimile - You're Free to Go
Anjimile's You’re Free to Go sees the artist sounding more comfortable and at ease than ever before. While comparisons to Sufjan Stevens persist, Anjimile carves out his own space, exploring themes of gender, faith, and friendship.
Through whispered falsettos and warm acoustics, Anjimile delivers a powerful message of self-discovery and acceptance.
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Ora Cogan: Hard Hearted Woman [Sacred Bones]
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Ora Cogan - Hard Hearted Woman
Ora Cogan finds a new home at Sacred Bones for her ninth album, Hard Hearted Woman. Her otherworldly folk music, blending gothic and galactic elements, creates a spare and intimate atmosphere.
Assembled from the noise and folk scenes of Victoria, British Columbia, Cogan's ensemble delivers appointment listening for fans of Grouper and late-night drives.
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Cut Worms: Transmitter [Jagjaguwar]
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Cut Worms - Transmitter
Max Clarke, the mind behind Cut Worms, collaborated with Jeff Tweedy at Wilco’s Loft Studio for Transmitter. The result is a nuanced blend of power pop and alt-rock, showcasing Clarke's troubadour-style performance.
Tracks like “Windows on the World” evoke smoky bars in Kingston, NY, and Asheville, NC, while “Dream” highlights Clarke's dexterity across instruments.
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Laurel Halo: Midnight Zone (Original Soundtrack to the Film by Julian Charrière) [Awe]
Laurel Halo - Midnight Zone
Laurel Halo's soundtrack for Julian Charrière’s film, Midnight Zone, stands alone as an ambient epic. The album, filled with monstrous reverberations and spangly refraction, plunges into the unknown with bewildered curiosity.
The tension rises and falls through drones and aquatic echoes, creating a subliminal experience.
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Noémi Büchi: Exuvie [-OUS]
Noémi Büchi - Exuvie
Noémi Büchi's Exuvie is influenced by molting insects, Baroque counterpoint, and the art of Francis Bacon. Büchi delivers a magically disjointed suite of electronic meditations, stilted vocals, and post-modern glitch classical.
Her childhood taste for improvisation shines through in this unique and compelling album.
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James Blake: Trying Times [Republic]
James Blake - Trying Times
James Blake's self-released album, Trying Times, reflects a period of significant change and activity in the artist's life. Channeling restless energy into alternative R&B and midtempo dance, the album highlights Blake's definitive sound.
With smart selection, stylish delivery, and incisive songwriting, Blake enters a new phase of his career.
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Correction: A previous version of this roundup misspelled Sebb Bash. It has since been updated.
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