diSKOAver weekly last updated: 5/03/2023
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diSKOAver weekly last updated: 5/03/2023 ✅
[Album Stream] Dead Sons - 'The Hollers & The Hymns'
Every now and again I get a real bit of excitement for some new music that gets me a little warm in the loins. Over the new year period, that happened while I was on holiday in New York with the SKoA family. The band that got me all hot under the collar was Dead Sons, a band humbling from Sheffield who I've mentioned previously via their track "Hangman". Next week they'll release their debut album The Hollers & The Hymns via Bereyt Records next Monday, February 18. Today Artrocker has got a hold of that album, the album that soundtracked 10 days in Brooklyn for me, strolling the streets, drinking far too much and eating myself silly.
It's dirty, heavy, fuzzy beast of an album from start to finish with hints of Queens of the Stone Age and just desert rock vibes in general. I feel people will make a comparison to Arctic Monkeys which is fair enough. They come from the same city. They all started making music at a similar time back when members of Dead Sons were in Milburn so that's bound to happen, but damn this is a great debut album. I've had it playing regularly for over a month and I hope you guys will give it some love too. If you like what you hear, the band will be on tour in March hitting up numerous venues including my old hometown of Chesterfield. Dates after the jump and the glorious album is below too. Bathe in its glory and pick up a copy from Monday.
[Listen] The Postal Service - "A Tattered Line of String"
The Postal Service will soon dish out a 10th anniversary reissue of their lone release Give Up, and included on that release will be two brand new tracks from the recently reunited duo. Ahead of the release, Ben Gibbard and Dntel are streaming one of those songs, "A Tattered Line of String", which features guest vocals from Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley.
The song fits well into the pair's limited repertoire, with a strong, synthesized foundation supporting Gibbard's affected vocal presence. Stream "A Tattered Line of String" below, and check out the full tracklisting for the Give Up reissue after the jump.