The musical releases of the week

The month of February is here and with it the weekend. And like every eight days we bring you the compilation with the best musical releases of the week to update your playlist.

Pet Shop Boys and Camera Obscura They’re back with new songs and album announcements; came a very cool Talking Heads cover by ParamorAnd; The Warning, Wet Baes and El David Aguilar They added spice to the Spanish music scene…

Let’s countdown, and as you go down, we’ll leave you the playlist of the week’s best releases for you to listen to.

Here are the best releases of the week

Stone Gossard’s Painted Shield have shared the song “Transector” to announce their new album

The bad: There remains uncertainty as to whether Pearl Jam plans to release a new album after this Giganton from 2020. The good news: Some of its members continue to make music in other projects.

The guitarist Stone Gossard returns to his old habits with his band Painted Shield, who have their third album on the horizon, scheduled for release on July 26th. And to warm up the engines, They brought us a pretty good song called “Transector”.

It’s a rock track with electronic influences that grabs your attention because halfway through gets a synth-based setting which gives it a slight 80s touch. Listen to it here.

Camera Obscura return with a new album after over 10 years

This will be one of the most raffled prizes of the year and it’s no wonder if we take that into account Camera Obscura released its latest album in 2013. Yes, in that sense they have been absent for a decade, and in that time they have confronted each other the loss of keyboardist Carey Lander.

The Scottish band has reunited after this moment of absence and will officially release a new album entitled Look east, look west next May 3rd. And to get a little taste of the material, they brought us the song “Big Love” which we leave you with its official video below.

Badbadnotgood join the releases of the week with “Take What’s Given”.

Talk about memory, Badbadnotgood’s latest album was released in 2021. And it’s not like the band has disappeared, as they’ve collaborated on everything from an EP with Turnstile to some cool stuff with 1999’s Write The Future.

Is there a new album from the jazz combo known for their hip-hop collaborations? It’s still early to say, but there are reasons to believe so. We say this for the release of his new song “Take What’s Given”.

For this soulful song that lifts your spirits, The Canadian band collaborated with Reggiean up-and-coming artist from Houston who we also recommend because he brings some very good material.

Billy Joel is back with new music!

It’s been more than 20 years since Billy Joel’s last album. And if we talk about singles, the singer-songwriter had released his last single in 2007.. Yes, it took a long time without new music… until now.

The legendary singer broke the break with “Turn The Lights Back On”, a piano ballad (as it couldn’t be otherwise) full of the emotions he is known for. Do you think he is preparing a new album? And above all: Can we already say that 2024 is the year of returns?

Wet Baes pave the way for their next album with the song “Colores Nuevos”.

We also have firsts at the national level. Wet Baes, who recently shared the song “Quemalo,” Now he releases the song “Colores Nuevos” which is full of bedroom pop energy with psychedelic influences. to give it atmosphere.

The Mexican producer will release a new album via Altafonte next June. So stay tuned because things will definitely get easier in the coming months.

Paramore gives us a great Talking Heads cover

It is a fact that Talking Heads doesn’t like the idea of ​​getting together to play (not even because there were those who wanted to convince them). The only thing we had was a meeting to promote the restored version of the documentary Stop making sense last year, from A24. It was cool, we won’t deny it.

And while it’s a mere illusion to see them in concert together, there’s something good about the whole thing surrounding the film’s re-release: an upcoming tribute album to the band that will bear the title Everyone gets involved: A tribute to “Stop Making Sense” by Talking Heads.

There is no release date for the album yet, but we already know who the guest artists are: Badbadnotgood, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, The National, The Linda Lindas, Girl in Red, Chicano Batman, He Killed a Motor Cop and Paramoreamong others.

The first preview of the album featured Hayley Williams and Co. covering “Burning Down The House,” which they really liked. It’s a shame they couldn’t come to Vive Latino 2024 in the end.

Pet Shop Boys will bring a new album and have already released a new song

It took four years for this to happen Pet Shop Boys They are encouraged to release a new album. Now they will bring us Despite it, which is supposed to come into our lives on April 26th. And in case you missed it, the band has already given us a taste… or rather, several.

To promote the material, the duo chose the following: Lead single for “Loneliness”, a track in which they bring out the synth-pop essence we know them as and complement it with some techno rhythms. Not only that, they also gave away some B-sides of the single for us to share with “Party In The Blitz” and Extended Mix from “Through You”.

These two complementary songs are a pleasant surprise as the band shows us a facet closer to indietronica. We have a feeling a big slice is coming, because additionally James Ford, which comes from his collaborations with Depeche Mode, Blur, Arctic Monkeys and The Last Dinner Party, produced the material. And since we’re talking about it…

The Last Dinner Party finally releases their debut album

In just over two years The last dinner party It became the new bet of British rock. The band, led by Abigail Morris, began performing in London pubs and established themselves as an act that stood out not only for their music but also for their presence on stage. A very difficult project musically, scenically and conceptually.

A notable detail is the band He began to become famous in the independent scenes without ever releasing a song in the studio.. It was her performances, captured through the lens of filmographer Lou Smith, that brought her to the attention of British record companies. And soon Island Records was doing everything it could to sign her.

After a 2021 in which they debuted in pubs, a 2022 in which they opened a concert for the Rolling Stones, and a 2023 in which they began releasing singles, His debut album will finally be released at the beginning of 2024 Prelude to Ecstasy, which is an absolute gem. It has already arrived on the platforms for you to listen to. Here our review.

Bombay Bicycle Club release “Willow” as part of upcoming EP

The Bombay Bicycle Club only released its album in 2023 My big day and as they passed they announced his return to Mexico to play at the BB Auditorium in CDMX in May (all dates here). But the band is full of creativity to continue releasing music.

The group’s musical releases of the week include “Willow”, where they once again collaborate with their old friend Lucy Rose. And wait, there’s an EP coming called fantasies on February 23rd. The role is good, hmm…

David Aguilar and Jorge Drexler reunite for “Tuyo”

It became romantic, er… Playing with the composition of the word “your”, whose etymological root comes from “you” and “I”, David Aguilar let himself be driven by his well-known way of composing about love.

And to give it a special touch, has recruited Jorge Drexler himself for this small role, which many will devote themselves to. Aguilar’s album is also coming out, so this is a good time to listen to the song and see what’s coming with this next installment, which will be released sometime in 2024.

The Warning will be performing at several Mexican festivals…but first they’re releasing “Sick”

Have you ever felt like you can’t live life to the fullest, with a certain desperation not to live it? So, That’s what The Warning’s new song called “Sick” is about..

The band is at an important point in their career, having achieved international recognition in the rock scene. This little song comes just before two big shows this year, one in Live Latino and the other in Tecate Pa’l Norte. Pure powerful riffs and energy.

Pond charges up with psychedelic energy on “Neon River.”

It’s only been three years since the release of Pond’s latest album… and it’s time for them to return. For this week’s music releases: The Australian combo has updated our lists with “Neon River.”which is really crazy.

After the first minute you would expect a fairly mellow acoustic mood. But as soon as everything progresses, There is a psychedelic energy discharge that is also reminiscent of the glam rock of the 70s.. And the video helps to completely reinforce that mood. Will there be a new album? We will see how it goes on…