bullion

the westerman album has grown on me so much. i had to get over how similar to arthur russell the use of his voice is in places, but it's definitely its own thing. i agree with the peter gabriel comparison upthread more than the mark hollis comparison, the synths are kept synthetic despite the kind of rarified spiritual tone achieved on 'blue comanche.'

unaccompanied version is pretty stunning

https://westermanmusic.bandcamp.com/track/your-hero-is-not-dead-unaccompanied

ILX friendly Morning After mix from Westerman

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000s0sj

Produced by Bullion and on the same label as Westerman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4An0WO6X34I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSNCNrOro7o

new Laura Groves single is excellent but she doesn't have her own thread so this one will have to do

(because they've worked together and shared session musicians, not because I picked a thread at random)

bit more goth than her usual sound, i like it

New track released last week (co-produced with Big Thief’s James Krivchenia) so hopefully a new album is on the horizon soon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14fS0794DF0

westerman

i made a thread for westerman seeing as bullion isn't even involved with this

As mentioned elsewhere, Bullion's produced the new Ben Howard album and it's really good.

Moka mentioned Arthur Russell but also some Westerman vibes on tracks like this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGm9L7clwII

psyched about this news: https://www.stereogum.com/2248947/bullion-announces-new-album-feat-carly-rae-jepsen-panda-bear-charlotte-adigery/music/ | https://www.instagram.com/p/C2fITDduulH/

love bullion but was let down by the single

yeah single is underwhelming, he can do better

not sure I love the song as a standalone, but the way their voices combine in the verses is totally pressing my prefab sprout buttons (even though the chorus sounds more like deacon blue)

the album's out to press and on first listen, it's a huge disappointment
formess, and without the sonic inventiveness that made me so enjoy his work as recently as with Ben Howard

*formless

Oh noes :( I was excited for this one having loved his work in the past years.

ummm... i'm not sure i'm ready for a GAPDY revival yet?

World_Train is quite nice. Most of the collabs on here though are extremely muted. It's all very much apiece. Like a sepia-tinted version of Hot Chip, which isn't to say that's a bad thing, rather it makes me think of a long train journey through Europe with the scenery whizzing past faster than I can quite focus on

album is just a nice vibe the whole way through, it's solid even if it's nothing special

both otm, “world train” and “40 waves” are the ones that rise above background pleasantness for me (“40 waves” is perhaps the most “long train journey through europe” song on the album haha)