In No Particular Order: 13 Must-Hear Albums From The Past 2 Weeks (June 18, 2021)

Doing things a little differently this week!

Since last week’s In No Particular Order didn’t happen, this week is a blend of the last two weeks with even more recommendations. Featuring over 10 of the last two week’s best new album releases, there is so much to love in the new INPO. Let us know what was your favourite!

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Francis Lung – Miracle

June 18

Memphis Industries

Indie rock/Singer-songwriter

Miracle marks the first full-length release from Francis Lung since his critically acclaimed 2019 debut, A Dream Is U. Emerging with a more focused and deeply personal perspective on the record, it is a cohesive and generous offering of vulnerability. “I don’t want to be defined by my anxiety, my depression or any history of substance abuse,” Francis says, “but I do want to reach out to other people who have had similar experiences, especially if it’s in a way that helps them feel a little better. To me, this music is celebrating healing as much as it focuses on the darker sides of the human psyche.”

Moonshine Collective – SMS For Location: Vol. 4

June 18

FORESEEN Entertainment

Experimental/Electronica/Afrobeat

“From deep underground in Montreal to under the Congo sun, the Moonshine party is back with its Afro-futuristic, bass-heavy, electro-funk sound. As respected curators of Pan-African music from across the diasporas, Moonshine’s latest SMS for Location album fuses levity and acumen, inventive electronic production with traditional instrumentation, all the while intensifying a collaboration between artists from around the world. SMS for Location, Vol. 4 crosses genres and continents to follow the producers, DJs and MCs from Montreal’s legendary Moonshine parties to underground UK clubs, Parisian Afro-beat soirées to Kinshasa’s booming electronic scene”.

Nick Ferrio – Television of Roses

June 18

Independent

Indie singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter Nick Ferrio unveils his decade-long commitment of solo creations with Television of Roses, a collection of tactile memories, conversations and wisdoms, packaging a document for his son and the state of mind that fatherhood introduced. “Being a parent has made my focus more intense. Thinking of life through the metaphor of a camera, the aperture has been adjusted and what is important is now much more clear. Music and family are the subject and everything else is just noise in the background.”

Good Morning TV – Small Talk

June 18

Géographie Recs

Indie rock/Dream pop

French indie quartet Good Morning TV took to the quiet landscape of the south of France to record their debut album Small Talk. Focusing on the textured details of dream pop and the melodic advantages of indie pop rock, the new collection flips through style and substance effortlessly while highlighting the group as a note-worthy emerging act.

LOONY – soft thing EP

June 24

AWAL

Soul/R&B

Boasting one of the best voices in the Canadian music scene, Scarborough’s LOONY has released another stellar collection with soft thing EP. Letting more of her personality shine through this time around, soft thing dives into the phases of love and romance, building an engaging and sultry rapport with listeners and admirers through her vocal presence and charming songwriting.

Jayli Wolf – Wild Whisper EP

June 18

Independent

Alternative pop

Across 6 genre-fused tracks, alt-pop artist Jayli Wolf details her experience leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses religion she was raised in; discovering her truth; issues concerning mental health, sexual abuse, and high-control groups; and concludes by looking forward through self-love, acceptance, and the celebration of life.

Half Moon Run – Inwards & Onwards EP

June 18

Crystal Math

Indie folk/Folktronica

Juno Award winning indie act Half Moon Run recalibrate on their new EP Inwards & Onwards, stepping confidently into the next chapter by reworking old ideas and compiling their iconic sound into an anthem of resilience. “If you can’t relocate the body, perhaps it is time to relocate the mind. After our fourth member, Isaac Symonds, left the group and the pandemic took hold, there was no place to go but inwards & onwards“.

I M U R – My Molecules

June 25

Independent

Alternative R&B/Pop

My Molecules is the narrative journey of I M U R lead vocalist, Jenny Lea, as she reflects on struggles with addiction, difficult past loves and coping with a near-death experience that almost derailed her music journey. Exploring themes of infatuation, lust and codependence, the album maps out the many ways people can lose themselves in their sense of self. Each song takes a bite out of those experiences, presenting a moment in the evolution of relationships, substance use and healing through genre-bending anthems.

Check out the interview with I M U R here.

Free Throw – Piecing It Together

June 25

Triple Crown Records

Alternative/Emo punk

For Free Throw, their fourth full-length album Piecing It Together documents their growth as individuals grappling with the hard truths, that with age, become harder to ignore or cover up with an endless string of late nights out drinking with friends. Throughout the album’s twelve tracks, Piecing It Together finds Free Throw abandoning childhood notions of success and happiness through a thorough exploration of personal fulfillment. It’s about reaching the heights that once felt impossible and everything that comes after. How no matter what we do or where we go, we must continue to wake up and find the strength to keep on keeping on despite everything we tell ourselves about ourselves.

Hiatus Kaiyote – Mood Valiant

June 25

Brainfeeder Records / Ninja Tune

Alternative

Melbourne four-piece Haitus Kaiyote navigate the concept of genre with a free will and an unapologetic sense of confidence on their new album Mood Valiant. A colourful collection of soul, funk, jazz, hip-hop, R&B, rock, and more, the latest record is an exciting collection, brought on my a resilient few years dating back to 2018. During a brief swing through the U.S., Hiatus’s frontwoman Naomi Saafield was diagnosed with breast cancer and rushed back to Australia and into the hospital, where she underwent a life-saving mastectomy. As Nai recovered, the band turned back to their work with altered perspectives, doubling down on the new paradigm following a 2019 trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Janette King – What We Lost

June 25

Hot Tramp

Indie R&B

Montreal-based R&B artist Janette King makes a strong statement, both sonically and lyrically on her debut album What We Lost. As the title suggests, the record deals with change, and loss, and what it means to accept and process the unpredictability of life’s true weight. Despite it being a debut by definition, the record boasts a powerful and somehow familiar presence that exceeds its brief existence.

Modest Mouse – The Golden Casket

June 25

Epic Records

Alternative

Breaking the silence for the first time in six years, veteran alternative act Modest Mouse return with their seventh studio album The Golden Casket. Diving into more psychedelic and experimental territory, the new collection is an interesting expansion of the band’s sound that shows both their iconic status in the genre and their ability to stay relevant years later.

BERWYN – TAPE 2 / FOMALHAUT

June 18

Sony

Hip-hop/Singer-Songwriter

TAPE 2 / FOMALHAUT comes 8 months after the release of Trinidad-born, Romford, UK- based rapper/songwriter BERWYN’S acclaimed debut mixtape DEMOTAPE / VEGA, a period in which he has been anything but idle: in addition to fitting in a series of live shows in the short break between lockdowns, he’s spent his time writing, recording, and collaborating. The result is a body of work that further details his origin story – his spontaneous and immediate lyrics detail a long look over his shoulder at the harder times that have led up to this point, as well as an eye on the exciting prospects the future may hold.