Twostepcub's New Albums Roundup 3/5/23...
It's time for my weekly new albums roundup, where I take a look at the
big albums on this week's American and British albums charts, along with
my choices of the new records I think you should check out. To catch up
on this week's singles round, you can click here.
This week Pink rockets into the top ten on the Billboard 200 chart, with two other releases making the sales top ten as well.
Billboard 200 debut: #2
Billboard Current Albums Sales debut: #1
Official British Albums Chart debut: #1
Choice cut: "Trustfall"
The monochromatically mononymed singer is back aimed squarely on the pop radio market. I featured her stellar song celebrating her late father in "When I Get There", and that opening track and this one are a great one-two punch to start this set.
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Billboard 200 debut: #19
Current Albums Sales debut: #13
Choice cut: "Buy Dirt"
Nashville's best beard in the business is back with his second full-length album. It's not as gripping as his first for me, but it's got its charms, including this simple parable that probably would've been better without Luke Bryan on it.
Billboard 200 debut: #58
Current Albums Sales debut: #5
Choice cut: "You Need To Calm Down"
A true sign on Swift's command on the American psyche is this fan website-only vinyl release of an 8-song live concert that would've anchored her COVID-cancelled tour behind Lover to reach the top-five on the sales chart, selling out all 13000 copies. This take on the hit from the set shows her at her most funnest.
Current Albums Sales debut: #9
Choice cut: "Me On Your Mind"
You gotta hand it to the evangelical market out there that singers like this consistently are able to place on the sales charts, since the fundies still will shell out the bucks for a CD. Admittedly this is not meant for an audience like myself, but it's done professionally well for what it is. The thing is that it exposes the movement uses Jesus Christ as a brand and nothing about what his teaching were about.
Current Albums Sales debut: #11
Choice cut: "The Dirt I'm Buried In"
At the TOTALLY other end of the spectrum this week is the ninth album from the Swedish melodic death metal outfit, which includes this almost indie-rock inflected single that is a winner. Honorable mention to album closer "Violence No Matter What" with Lzzy Hale, which has the line "How hard can it be after almost a century that no one gets to be a fucking fascist!".
Current Albums Sales debut: #24
British Albums Chart debut: #2
Choice cut: "Love Will Get You There"
The sophomore effort from the Irish band will take you back to the earlier part of the century in the time of the Arctic Monkeys before they went orchestral.
Current Albums Sales debut: #78
Choice cut: "Mourning Dove"
Those missing the glory days of female-led aggro-indie-rock of the Breeders and Liz Phair should give this New Brunswick, New Jersey trio a shot. Marissa Paternoster is a force of nature that shows through on this tight set.
British Albums Sales debut: #3
Choice cut: "Wake Up (Sleepwalker)"
If you like your metal with more melody than just an electric guitar crunch, this Welsh band should fit the bill. The three songs with this one above in the middle form a formidable diverse set of moods to rock out to.
British Albums Sales debut: #6
Choice cut: "Dirty Rat" with the Sleaford Mods
The pairing of the veteran electronia duo and the common-man punksters (think cockney Dropkick Murphys) is ingenious, and its fortified by an equally stunning opening track "Ringa" and bursts of pent-up energy throughout.
And for my picks that didn't make the charts...
Choice cut: "Diamond Wave"
This immaculately-produced collection of folk originals from the Canadian singer/songwriter is a great Sunday afternoon listen.
Choice cut: "Sunset"
Singer/songwriter/producer gifts us with an eclectic assortment of musical soundscapes that are so sonically striking that it needs a couple listens to absorb but its worth the effort.
Choice cut: "What Maks Makems"
This delicate collaboration between Rachel Unthank of the folk group the Unthanks and Paul Smith of the indie-rock band Maximo Park is a sweet madrigal-style piece great for weekend morning breakfasts.
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