FEATURE:
No April Fools
IN THIS PHOTO: Fontaines D.C./PHOTO CREDIT: Richard Dumas
The Best Albums to Own Next Month
__________
WE have seen a lot of great albums come out...
IN THIS PHOTO: Aldous Harding
this month but I feel April is going to be another hot one. There are a couple of weeks left but I wanted to look at some of the records you will want to own! It is always hard to get to grips with all the great music coming out but there are some definite standouts from the April-due records. If you have some spare pennies and are looking for what to own next month, I have collected together the essential releases. The days are getting warmer and longer so it is a great time to invest in music. That might sound strange but we are happier when the weather is finer and I feel this season is conducive to a lot of musical passion and fresh investigation – less fatigued than we are in the winter time. As I say, it is challenging deciphering the best from the average but here, in this assortment, are the albums you need to get involved with...
IN THIS PHOTO: SOAK
IN April.
ALBUM COVERS/PHOTOS: Spotify/Getty Images
____________
Circa Waves – What’s It Like Over There?
Release Date: 5th April, 2019
Label: Prolifica Inc.
Standout Tracks: What’s It Like Over There?/Movies/Passport
Pre-Order Link: https://circawaves.com/#home
Key Selection: Times Won’t Change Me
PRIESTS – The Seduction of Kansas
Release Date: 5th April, 2019
Label: Sister Polygon Records
Standout Tracks: Jesus Son/I’m Clean/Control Freak
Pre-Order Link: https://priests.bandcamp.com/album/the-seduction-of-kansas
Key Selection: The Seduction of Kansas
Anderson .Paak – Ventura
Release Date: 12th April, 2019
Label: Aftermath Entertainment
Standout Tracks: Make It Better/Winners Circle/Jet Black
Pre-Order Link: https://buy.andersonpaak.com/collections/music/products/ventura-2xlp-webstore-exclusive
Key Selection: King James
Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel
Release Date: 12th April, 2019
Label: Partisan Records
Standout Tracks: Too Real/The Lotts/Boys in the Better Land
Pre-Order Link: https://www.normanrecords.com/records/174852-fontaines-d-c-dogrel
Key Selection: Big
The Chemical Brothers – No Geography
Release Date: 12th April, 2019
Label: Virgin EMI Records
Standout Tracks: No Geography/Got to Keep On/Gravity Drops
Pre-Order Link: https://www.thechemicalbrothers.com/
Key Selection: Free Yourself
Cage the Elephant – Social Cues
Release Date: 19th April, 2019
Label: RCA Records
Standout Tracks: Black Madonna/Ready to Let Go/The War Is Over
Pre-Order Link: https://www.cagetheelephant.com/2019/01/31/social-cues/
Key Selection: House of Glass
Fat White Family – Serfs Up!
Release Date: 19th April, 2019
Label: Domino Recording Company
Standout Tracks: I Believe in Something Better/Fringe Runner/When I Leave
Pre-Order Link: https://fatwhitefamily.bandcamp.com/album/serfs-up
Key Selection: Feet
Jade Bird – Jade Bird
(NOT ACTUAL ALBUM COVER)
Release Date: 19th April, 2019
Label: Glassnote Records
Standout Tracks: I Get No Joy/My Motto/Uh Huh
Pre-Order Link: https://www.banquetrecords.com/jade-bird/jade-bird/GLS-0242-02
Key Selection: Lottery
Lizzo – Cuz I Love You
(NOT ACTUAL ALBUM COVER)
Release Date: 19th April, 2019
Labels: Nice Life/Atlantic
Pre-Order Link: https://store.warnermusic.com/cuz-i-love-you-digital-album-1.html
Key Selection: Cuz I Love You
Aldous Harding – Designer
Release Date: 26th April, 2019
Label: 4AD
Standout Tracks: Fixing Picture/Treasure/Heaven Is Empty
Pre-Order Link: https://www.normanrecords.com/records/175059-aldous-harding-designer
Key Selection: The Barrel
Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres – Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres
Release Date: 26th April, 2019
Label: Strap Originals
Standout Tracks: All at Sea/Someone Else to Be/A Fool There Was
Pre-Order Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peter-Doherty-Puta-Madres/dp/B07N47DRWJ
Key Selection: Who’s Been Having You Over
SOAK – Grim Town
Release Date: 26th April, 2019
Label: Rough Trade Records
Standout Tracks: Everybody Loves You/Crying Your Eyes Out/Scrapyard
Pre-Order Link: https://store.roughtraderecords.com/products/soak-grim-town
Key Selection: Knock Me Off My Feet