Did you remember to pick up these two gems?
In between the many big releases the past few weeks including new albums from Keane, Copeland, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals and The Cure, you just might have missed two of the gems that didn’t get the kind of hype the former did. Luckily I caught them and I’m here to share them with you. Hit the jump to read about the recommendations.
Album art for Manchester Orchestra - Let My Pride Be What
As if two brand new songs weren’t enough, the EP has a third highlight; a fantastic acoustic version of Wolves At Night where Andy Hull shines at his absolute brightest. In my opinion it even trumps the original version, though the comparison isn’t really fair as they sound like to completely different songs with only the lyrics in common. Additionally the EP also includes live recordings of Badges and Badges and Sleeper 1972. If you’re in the US, you can see where you can get a hold of the release here.
Album art for Tom Gabel - Heart Burns
The second release I would like to recommend just came out last week, and it is a solo-effort by Against Me!’s frontman Tom Gabel. Despite the immense success he experienced with Against Me! and New Wave last year this new record has gotten surprisingly little attention from the general press so far, but even though I have just listened to it a couple of times I can safely recommend it to those who like his previous work. The message is obviously more politically motivated and the sound is a little different, but the end result is just as compelling as you’d expect. I’ll be back later this week with a proper review of this album, but in the meantime you should check it out yourself and see if you don’t like it!
Know any other releases we and everyone else might have missed recently? Feel free to share them with all of us by posting a comment below.
