April has been a good month for music. I’ve found plenty to listen to on freezing walks to the train station in the morning, and significantly warmer journeys home. I’ve bought a few records, spent hours listening to Spotify, and yet this list only really scratches the surface of the music that’s been released over the last month. It’s still a long list though, and probably about as much new music as I can reasonably listen to (as opposed to hear) in a month when I’m working every day and doing all the other things I do.
May will be a different kind of month as I’ll be at home more; with a two week break from work and a couple of long weekends. I’m not sure if that will change how I listen to music (or what I listen to), but I know I am very much looking forward to it.
I’m not sure what my favourite record from this list is, although I do have a soft spot for Direction of Travel by She Makes War. I’ve had this record a while, but it was properly released this month and I really hope a lot more people get to hear it. I’m also growing increasingly fond of The Magnetic North’s – Prospect of Skelmersdale which manages to make the town of Skelmersdale sound both beautiful and appealing (somehow).
My list for April is:
Black Mountain – IV
She Makes War – Direction of Travel
Yeasayer – Amen and Goodnight
The Magnetic North – Prospect of Skelmersdale
Mogwai – Atomic
Frightened Rabbit – Painting of a Panic Attack
Kevin Morby – Singing Saw
PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project
Rufus Wainwright – Take all my Loves
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes – Person A
Tinpan Orange – Love is a Dog
Face+Heel – Our Prince’s Quarry
Brian Eno – The Ship Guided by Voices – Please be Honest