Last month, I was really happy that I managed to keep this shorter than usual. Then February came along and kicked me in the nuts, nice and slow, with some really great records. Like, actually a lot.
The Entrepreneurs – Noise & Romance
February 1 // Tambourhinoceros
Astronoid – Astronoid
February 1 // Blood Music
Dave Harrington Group – Pure Imagination, No Country
February 1 // Yeggs Records
Boy Harsher – Careful
February 1 // Nude Club
Emily King – Scenery
February 1 // ATO Records
Neuronaut – State Of Not Enough
February 1 // Duplicate Records
Yugen Blakrok – Anima Mysterium
February 1 // I.O.T. Records
Labirinto – Divino Afflante Spiritu
February 8 // Pelagic Records
Hajk – Drama
February 8 // Jansen Records
Lex Audrey – No Intention Of Changing The World
February 8 // Las Vegas Records
Health – Vol.4 :: Slaves Of Fear
February 8 // Loma Vista Recordings
Downfall Of Gaia – Ethic Of Radical Finitude
February 8 // Metal Blade Records
Aberdeen – Downpour
February 8 // Unsigned
Anton Eger -Æ
February 8 // Edition Records
Jessica Pratt – Quiet Signs
February 8 // City Slang/Mexican Summer
Mercury Rev – Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited
February 8 // Bella Union
Dawn Fades – Dawn Fades
February 8 // Metal Assault Records
Be Forest – Knocturne
February 8 // We Were Never Being Boring Collective
Mark de Clive-Low – Heritage
February 8 // Mashibeats/Ropeadope
baby heights town ball – ally
February 10 // Unsigned
Interesting mash-up of electronic, jazz, and math rock.
Ben Rosett – Ultraviolet
February 14 // Unsigned
Copeland – Blushing
February 14 // Tooth & Nail Records
Warm gaze and catchy alternative rock go hand in hand.
Herod – Sombre Dessein
February 15 // Pelagic Records
Chain Wallet – No Ritual
February 15 // Jansen Records
House Of Waters – Rising
February 15 // GroundUp
Sordide – Hier déjà mort
February 15 // Avantgarde Music
Methyl Ethel – Triage
February 15 // 4AD
Lisa Papineau – Oh Dead On Oh Love
February 15 // Team Player
Golden Daze – Simpatico
February 15 // Autumn Tone
Sick Sad World – Imago Clipeata
February 15 // Atypeek Music
Ot To, Not To – It Loved To Happen
February 15 // Unsigned
I never heard anything like this, but I needed this in my life.
Yoste – Try To Be Okay
February 15 // Unsigned
A really beautiful little gem, reminds me a bit of the beloved Shift by Henry Green.
Bens Shemie – A Skeleton
February 15 // Hands In The Dark
Theon Cross – Fyah
February 15 // Unsigned
Fulusu – The Voice Between Us
February 16 // Unsigned
Ah, Japanese math rock, my old friend. Glad you’re back. And in such a good shape.
The Wind In The Trees – A gift of brick from the sky
February 19 // Unsigned
Underground births the best mathcore.
Hejira – Thread Of Gold
February 22 // Lima Loma Records
King Apathy – Wounds
February 22 // Lifeforce Records
Bellrope – You Must Relax
February 22 // Exile On Mainstream
Chris Potter – Circuits
February 22 // Edition Records
More jazz? I got you covered. Chris Potter is primarily known for his work with Snarky Puppy, but he is capable of doing great stuff on his own as well.
Professor Tip Top – Hybrid Hymns
February 22 // Fossbakk Hansen Productions AS
Teeth Of The Sea – Wraith
February 22 // Rocket Recordings
Nionde Plågan – Reflektion
February 22 // Moment of Collapse Records/Zegema Beach Records
Benny Sings – City Pop
February 22 // Stones Throw/Rough Trade
The Chemical Mind – Beneath The Shadow It Casts
February 22 // Unsigned
Julian Lage – Love Hurts
February 22 // Mack Avenue Records
No words needed. Julian fucking Lage.
Emilie Kahn – Outro
February 22 // Secret City Records
Just wonderful tunes.
Dominique Fils-Aimé – Stay Tuned!
February 22 // Ensoul Records
Spellling – Mazy Fly
February 22 // Sacred Bones Records
Bellows – The Rose Gardener
February 22 // Topshelf Records
Desperate Journalist – In Search Of The Miraculous
February 22 // Fierce Panda Records
SOL Development – The SOL Of Black Folk
February 22 // Unsigned
Black Matter Device – Hostile Architecture
February 22 // Unsigned
Different, but fascinating. Filthy.
Snail’s House – Scenery
February 23 // Unsigned
JojoBeam – Albeam
February 23 // Unsigned
This is what math rock is all about. Forward-thinking and full of creativity.
Tik Tu – Ulitakis
February 25 // Shpytal Records
Regarding Ambiguity – Flayed
February 26 // Dasein Records
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