April can be so cruel in Canada. The weather can change so much over twelve hours that you can start the day in shirtsleeves and end it wearing a parka–or vice versa. And if there’s any bad weather over the next couple of days anywhere in the country. I’ve just swapped out my snow tires, so any ugly climate incidents will be my fault. Here’s what New Music Friday has for us this week.
Singles
1. Ewan Currie. Crazy Streets (Right On Records)
Ewan, he of The Sheepdogs, is almost record with his second solo album, Strange Vacation, which will be here in time for the May long weekend. Ewan has relocated to Halifax where he found the bustle of the city a little challenging and chaotic. That will apparently come out with this record.
2. Franz Ferdinand, Hooked (Frontside)
Yet another not-really-s0-new single from The Human Fear album, which appeared back in January. It was officially serviced to radio stations for the first time on January 6, but it’s been sent out again to capitalize on the success of the last couple of singles.
3. Kula Shaker, Charge of the Light Brigade (Strangefolk Records)
This is a preview of the band’s still-untitled eighth album. Introducing a record with a song about Celtic myths and spiritual vampires told via psych-rock? Bring it on. This sets up a reunion tour that will see the group in North America with Ocean Colour Scene.
4. Scott Stapp, Deadman’s Trigger (Napalm Records)
The Creed frontman seems to have achieved whatever level of public forgiveness he’s needed for his past musical and personal sins. The Creed reunion is also shaping up to be one of the bigger retro tours of the summer, having sold over a million tickets already.
Albums
1. Tunde Adebimpe, Thee Black Boltz (Sub Pop)
The co-founder of NYC indie legends, TV on the Radio, feels the need to release a mostly self-produced solo album. For a taste, here’s the fourth single which comes with a video directed by Adebimpe himself. The glammed-up puppet is and interesting artistic choice.
2. Fontaines DC, Romance (Deluxe) (XL)
Fontaines DC–one of the best bands to come out of Ireland in years–have re-released their Romance album with three new tracks. One, It’s Amazing to be Young, was a non-album singl that has acquired some serious momentum. Another track, Starburster/In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song), is a medley with the latter half being a song written by director David Lynch.
3. Hawkwind, There is No Space for Us (Atomhenge/Cherry Red)
That Hawkwind? The space-rock band formed in 1969 that once included Lemmy as part of the lineup? Yep. And they’re still going. This is their 37th album of spacey psych–and it might be their best in a while.
4. The Melvins, Thunderball (Easy Eye Sound/Concord)
Speaking of bands who have been around forever, Buzz Osborne and The Melvins (est. 1983)–whose roadcrew once included a very young Kurt Cobain–continue to crank out their sludgey, grungey signature sound–with some James Bond and ancient Egypt occasionally added in for good measure. To be clear, this album–their 28th, I think–is officially being released under the name “Melvins 1983” (the third such record) to commemorate the year of their founding.
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