Rip-Speed Breakbeats and a Booty Tooch
Romantically dystopian IDM, solo piano tailored to a dreamy mood, and more
Hello and welcome to the latest installment of Five Albums, the weekly feature for paid Hearing Things subscribers in which we recommend you the new records from across genres that you need to hear. As music journalists, the question we get most often from friends is how to stay on top of what’s new and cool. This is our attempt to provide a practical answer.
It’s edging towards summer in the tri-state area and the newfound sunlight got us all twisted up. Girl, I accidentally got a suntan this weekend. On my face! Come on. Are all Northern Hemispherians feeling this weird seasonal combo of excitement and longing and agita and anticipatory restlessness at the same time? Just us? Please advise.
At any rate, this might explain the dreamy thread running through several of our Five Albums picks this week, like we’re trying to regulate our moods: we’ve got multiple loving piano sketches (not by André 3000, but respect), a slate of romantically dystopian breakbeats, an ethereal weirdo-pop album, and more great music befitting this transitional moment. Lock in!
