Is it you, or is it them?: This week at South
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A strong week, with The Reds, Pinks And Purples returning with Acknowledge Kindness, which leans into lush dreamscapes and bittersweet melancholy, Donaldson looking back with intent, chiming guitars and raw, high-fidelity vocals carrying it through. Mildred’s Fenceline arrives as something quietly special, a true four-way collaboration where songs are gently wrestled into shape, warm, organic, and deeply lived-in. Think loose, poetic indie, “Pavement went Americana,” full of languid rhythms, long days, and small details that linger.
Snocaps see Allison and Katie Crutchfield reconnect, knocking out a 13-track indie-rock record built with close collaborators; loose, instinctive, and rooted in that long-standing creative connection between the two.. The Equatics’ Doin’ It!!!!, originally released in the early 1970s, is remarkable not just for its sound but its origin, a group of teenagers, around seventeen at the time, delivering something far beyond their years. Less a funk curio than a deeply soulful, melancholic statement, full of world-weary ballads that sit comfortably alongside the great independent soul records of the era. Gap Mangione’s Diana In The Autumn Wind finally lands on vinyl, a true holy grail. Rich, orchestral funky-jazz, long coveted by collectors and sampled by everyone from Dilla to Kendrick, but just as compelling on its own terms. And Foo Fighters return with Your Favorite Toy, their 12th album and one of their hardest rocking yet, ten sharp, high-impact tracks that push their sound forward while still hitting that immediate, repeatable rush.
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A strange, brilliant pivot, The Black Album finds The Damned stretching far beyond their punk beginnings into something darker, more theatrical and unpredictable. There’s still bite, but it’s paired with psychedelia, goth atmosphere and moments of real ambition, none more so than the side-long “Curtain Call,” a sprawling, hypnotic centrepiece that feels miles away from anything they’d done before. Messy, bold and endlessly replayable, it’s where The Damned became something much more interesting. Pick up a first pressing here.
