Here are the 17 albums you should listen to in August
From Julia Jacklin and Stella Donnelly to Calvin Harris and Eminem and even Blondie, here's what coming
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Bottom left: Stella Donnelly, Top left: Julia Jacklin, Middle: Calvin Harris, Right: Debbie Harry of Blondie Photo: Duncan Wright
Across the country it’s too hot to really enjoy any time outside, making August the perfect time to hunker down and listen to some new albums. Tenderness comes in full force, with offerings from songbirds Julia Jacklin and Stella Donnelly, as well as The Mountain Goats and Why Bonnie. For those looking for something with a bit of edge, raucousness comes in the form of albums from Osees, Boris, and a reissue from Bad Brains.
Speaking of reissues, there are several good ones arriving in August, including a massive and glorious box set from Blondie, which chronicles the punk legends’ rise from 1974-82. Other reissues coming down the pipe include an offering from Elvis Costello and one from Jenny Lewis which brings us back to her roots.
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Why Bonnie lies over the ocean
These lists always come across as someone pretending to be what they imagine cool might be, just like the end-of-year “best” lists for music and movies on AV Club. There are a couple of bangers and then just a run of crap that you want people to think you’re into.
Test test, is my comment in the greys?Edit, I guess its just Kotaku where I am in the greys again. I hate his kinja crap
No one needs to listen to Calvin Harris.
with all due respect, “Dance Wiv Me” (though it’s a Dizzee Rascal track, it features Harris) is one of my favorite singles from the 2000s.
Every month is a good month to listen to The SPR3’s cassette only album “Rhythm & Booze” available ONLY from http://www.TheSPR3.com !
The only music anyone “should” listen to is whatever music speaks to them personally.These are some nice suggestions though.
Juliet Letters is excellent and Ive been screaming as much into the uncaring void for (gulp) 30 years now. Sigh.
Man, all these bands are just ripping off Judas Priest.
No slight against Osees prolificacy, but King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have almost as many LPs / EPs (43 vs. Osees 47), and Osees has a seven-year head start on KG&tLW.
a new compilation is a welcome relief for fans eager to revel in Em’s most memorable hitsEhhh… is it, though? Or did “Here are the 16 albums you should listen to in August” seem too short a slideshow? I just can’t see anyone getting hyped over a Greatest Hits Vol. 2 album, with or without a BAYC ad included.
Some other highlights:Crack Cloud – Tough Baby (August 1, although it could be September 16. Their own Bandcamp page has conflicting info)The Paranoid Style – For Executive Meeting (August 12)Ezra Furman – All of Us Flames (August 26)
Great call on The Paranoid Style. One of my favorite modern/current bands.
Even if it were Eminem and Snoop Dogg’s best work to date, if it’s endorsing NFT’s, fuck ‘em.