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Current obsession: World News, ‘In Purgatory’

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I’ve been describing this album as “120 Minutes circa 1987″, as I can’t help but compare it to some of the best jangle pop and college radio rock I listened to back then. I’ve been playing this one constantly in the office and I keep wanting to come back to it.

This London band has been around since 2020, but only came to my attention last year with the teaser single “Don’t Want to Know” which sounds so much like the stuff I’d hear on WMDK and WAMH back in the day like The Dream Syndicate, Love Tractor or REM.

Their debut album In Purgatory just dropped on the 16th of this month, and I highly recommend it. There are so many great tracks here that fit perfectly on indie radio, and I’d even say that this is a contender for my favorite album of the year.

What I’ve Been Listening To Lately

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Whoop! It’s been a few weeks since I last updated! I’ve been busy with Real Life stuff so the blogs have been taking a back seat while I readjust. I’m probably going to continue with once a week from here on in until further notice.

In the meantime, it’s also been quite some time since I shared what I’ve been listening to! So here you go!

Joseph, Closer to Happy, released 30 January.

Kula Shaker, Wormslayer, released 30 January.

Silversun Pickups, Tenterhooks, released 6 February.

U2, Days of Ash EP, released 18 February.

Paul Draper, Mansun Retold, released 20 February.

Nothing, A Short History of Decay, released 27 February.

Gorillaz, The Mountain, released 27 February.

Squeeze, Trixies, released 6 March.

Art School Girlfriend, Lean In, released 13 March.

The Orielles, Only You Left, released 13 March.

The Leaf Library, After the Rain, Strange Seeds, released 20 March.

Ladytron, Parachutes, released 20 March.

The Dandy Warhols, Pin Ups, released 20 March.

New Year, New Music

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It’s been a couple of weeks into the new year, so I’m sure you’re curious as to what my first downloads of 2026 are. So here we go!

Kula Shaker, Lucky Number EP, releases 2 January. They’ve always had that similarity to Oasis but with more mysticism and less drunken swagger, and this one definitely feels like that. I’ve always loved this band since their K album back in 1996, so I’m looking forward to what the new album (curiously entitled Wormslayer…?) sounds like.

DIIV, Boiled Alive, released 5 January. The sludgy-shoegaze band drops a live album/concert film featuring several songs from their 2024 record Frog in Boiling Water, and they sound surprisingly tight and heavy.

SAULT, Chapter 1, released 9 January. I will always check out whatever this enigmatic band releases, because I never know if it’s going to be jazz, gospel, soul, orchestral, alt rock, or something in between. And they are just so flipping amazing at whatever they do.

Dry Cleaning, Secret Love, released 9 January. These 4AD oddballs talk-sing their way through such weird yet catchy tunes that I can’t help but sit back and take it all in, wondering where it will lead.

The Cribs, Selling a Vibe, released 9 January. This band might be known more in the States for having had Johnny Marr as a full member for a few years and kind of riding on the coattails of The Strokes, but they’ve always been a fun listen.