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Diamante Eléctrico • Diamante Eléctrico
Mercado Negro • released 2017-10-20
Rock latino, full-on-boogie, or as they say in their native Colombia, “bugi.”
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Sturgill Simpson • Sound + Fury
Simpson made a name for himself with introspective Americana, but this injects a confusing high-energy EDM element, with mixed results. I imagine die-hard ZZ Top fans felt the same way about “Eliminator”.
Mclusky • the world is still here and so are we
A return, and the word to use is "unabated." Their pummeling approach may seem to lack nuance, but it's not about how the punches are landing, it's about the pauses in between that make this measured approach to aggression particularly satisfying.
Pale Blue Eyes • New Place
The guitar and bass strings are vibrating cosmically, the drums eat up the miles, an ethereal chorus swirls about. It's not a new formula, but it's done very well, and if you need to drive for sixty miles without noticing the time go by, here you go.
OK GO • And the Adjacent Possible
There is a spectacular video for one of the songs on here, and there will be more, and by now the band's reputation rests on these videos, but I suggest you give this a listen to hear exactly how OK GO have mastered the art of symphonic power pop.