In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on October 11, 2024:
Chat Pile, Cool World
Chat Pile are back with their second full-length, Cool World, via The Flenser. The follow-up to 2022’s God’s Country was mixed by Uniform’s Ben Greenberg, marking the first time the Oklahoma City band has worked with an outside mixer. “Cool World covers similar themes to our last album, except now exploded from a micro to macro scale, with thoughts specifically about disasters abroad, at home, and how they affect one another,” vocalist Raygun Busch said in a statement. “If I had to describe the album in one sentence, it’s hard not to borrow from Voltaire, so I won’t resist – Cool World is about the price at which we eat sugar in America.” Read our review of Cool World.
Touché Amoré, Spiral in a Straight Line
Touché Amoré have returned with Spiral in a Straight Line, their first album since 2020’s Lament, via their new label home, Rise Records. The 11-track effort features collaborations with Julien Baker and Lou Barlow, and it was preceded by the singles ‘Hal Ashby’ and ‘Nobody’s’. “This record took almost an entire year to write, which is the longest a record has ever taken us,” vocalist Jeremy Bolm told New Noise Magazine. “Not because we weren’t inspired, because we actually found ourselves more productive than we’ve ever been. We just had a lot of start and stops because of touring. A lot of us were also going through very big life changes, especially leading up to the record. I think that caused a lot of tension, but not tension in a way of inner conflict because we got along so well and really clicked in a way that represents the amount of time we’ve been a band.”
Tucker Zimmerman, Dance of Love
Belgium-based, California-born singer-songwriter Tucker Zimmerman has released his eleventh studio album and debut for 4AD, Dance of Love. The record was produced by Big Thief, who also serve as his backing band alongside collaborators Mat Davidson and Zach Burba. In a statement, Zimmerman said: “After years of writing and filling a box with over 500 song sheets, I had finally found my path, my originality, my voice. It had become clear to me that songs of only one kind were worth spending time on: those which had a positive message and a peaceful vibration […] Just poetry. Little hums that perhaps might lift us all above our daily worries and fears, little hums that try to make the world a better place to live in.”
Holly Macve, Wonderland
Holly Macve has released her latest album, Wonderland, via her own label, Loving Memory. The record features the Lana Del Rey collaboration ‘Suburban House’, which appeared on the February EP Time Is Forever, as well as the singles ‘San Fran Honey’ and the title track. “I went through a lot during that process of writing Wonderland, a lot of big life changes,” Macve said in our Artist Spotlight interview. “Living situations, coming out of the pandemic, going through a big breakup. Spending a lot of time in LA, and then spending a lot of time on my own as well after not doing that for years. There was a lot reflecting that happened and a lot of time that I had to get to know myself – who I am on my own without being in a relationship, what I want in life, what my dreams and aspirations are as an individual person. I think it’s very much getting to know myself again after maybe going through a period of time where I didn’t.”
ELUCID, REVELATOR
ELUCID has dropped a new record, REVELATOR, via Fat Possum. It’s billed as the New York rapper’s third studio album, following 2022’s I Told Bessie and 2016’s Save Yourself. It features two songs with his Armand Hammer bandmate billy woods, including the previously unveiled ‘INSTANT TRANSFER’, as well as guest appearances by Creature and Skech185 and additional contributions from August Fanon, Child Actor, the Lasso, and DJ Haram. “I wanted to get as freaky as I could at this moment,” ELUCID remarked. “I wanted people to hear things, maybe for the first time, or in a way they haven’t for a long while.”
Molina, When You Wake Up
Danish-Chilean artist Molina has unveiled her debut album, When You Wake Up, via Escho. It features the previously released singles ‘I Am Your House’, ‘Neverland’, ‘Scorpio’, and ‘Organs’, a collaboration with fellow Copenhagen singer-songwriter ML Buch “It’s a record where I focused on the accidental and immediate,” Molina said of the LP, allowing these qualities to “become the center of the songs.”
Caroline Says, The Lucky One
Out now via Western Vinyl, The Lucky One is the first Caroline Says album in six years. The Lucky One. The No Fool Like an Old Fool follow-up was previewed by the singles ‘Faded and Golden’, ‘Roses’, and ‘Dust’. During the process of writing the record, Caroline Sallee moved from Texas back to Alabama, and then to Brooklyn. According to a press release, the songs explore “the yearning for sincerity in relationships and daily life,” as well as “themes of childhood, youthful innocence, the complexities of grief, and the sting of unmet expectations.”
Jamison Field Murphy, It Has to End
Tomato Flower’s Jamison Field Murphy has put out a new solo album, It Has to End, through Ramp Local. The singer-songwriter cites Syd Barrett, Chris Weisman, and the Olivia Tremor Control as some of the influences behind the LP, which blends pop, ambient, and noise music. According to press materials, “It Has To End is an insular creation that is still deeply social. All the songs are about people: friends, family, partners. Layers of memory morph into each other in the songs just as tape recordings from different time periods interweave.”
The Linda Lindas, No Obligation
The Linda Lindas have followed up their 2022 debut Growing Up with a new LP, No Obligation, out now via Epitaph. With multiple members of the LA punk band still in school, the album was written and recorded during spring breaks, winter breaks, and long weekends. It includes the previously shared songs ‘All In My Head’, ‘Yo Me Estreso’ featuring “Weird Al” Yankovic, and the title track.
Dua Saleh, I Should Call Them
I Should Call Them, the debut full-length by Sudanese-American artist (and Sex Education actor) Dua Saleh, has arrived via Ghostly International. Following a string of EPs dating back to 2018, the album features appearances by serpentwithfeet, Gallant, Sid Sriram, and Ambré. “now, im leaning into my raw emotions more than ever, allowing myself to dance to the rhythm of the universe,” Saleh wrote on Instagram. “i was beckoned by a force of nature to do this & almost feels like a quest, an oddessy-like experience. the songs on this album are an experimental itineration – they’re sonically complex and blend genres that float freely in my mind. at the heart of it all, it’s a collection of songs that portray the spiritual power, resilience, joy of love, & pain of heartbreak found b/n two lovers.
BABii, DareDeviil2000
BABii has unleashed her third album, DareDeviil2000, via Boxset Recordings. The follow-up to 2021’s MiiRROR was preceded by the tracks ‘J0YR1D3’, ‘Scarface’, and ‘Sweet Tooth’. “DareDevil 2000 is my reflection on Hell and the villains it engulfs,” BABii explained in a press release. “As I’ve journeyed through this realm, creating this record and embodying these characters, I’ve found myself exploring how villains often emerge from environments akin to a personal hell, where the harsh realities of their existence fractures their moral compass as a means to survive. Rather than a final destination, Hell becomes their genesis, shaped by the harsh realities they exist in. Having grown up in fragments of this hell and broken free, I am lucky enough to intimately understand the intricate relationships with these villains who once played roles as my protectors, mentors, muses in my life, many of them who I still hold very close to my heart. This record is my tribute to the demonized, a celebration of survival – and my sympathy for the devil.”
Ariella, CryBaby
Ariella has released her debut album, CryBaby, via Lauren Records. The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter cites Lomelda, Pinegrove, Slow Pulp, James Taylor, Jesus and Mary Chain, and Brian Eno as some of the influences behind her music, and the LP draws from experiences such as heartbreak, evolving friendships, and the loss of her father. Ariella previewed the record with the songs ‘Call Me Your Angel’, ‘Now’, ‘Blindsided’, and ‘Ready’.
Other albums out today:
GloRilla, Glorious; Goat, Goat; Harmony, Gossip; The Offspring, SUPERCHARGED; The Blessed Madonna, Godspeed; Field Music, Limits of Language; Dawes, Oh Brother; Current Joys, East My Love; La Femme, Rock Machine; Sam Wilkes, iiyo iiyo iiyo; Jelly Roll, Beautifully Broken; Leila Abdul-Rauf, Calls From a Seething Edge; RÜFÜS DU SOL, Inhale / Exhale; Nate Mercereau, Excellent Traveler; JW Francis, SUNSHINE; Rod Wave, LAST LAP; Boycalledcrow, eyetrees.