Family Stereo, the alias of singer-songwriter Blake Watt, has shared “DLR,” the propulsive third single from debut album “The Thread,” out 31st July via Bella Union. Led by lush piano, lap steel and xylophone, it wraps an upbeat melody around reflective lyrics about growing up, and arrives with a video in which Watt is kidnapped and taken on a personal odyssey.
Jules Reidy announces “Clerestory,” out September 25 via Thrill Jockey. The follow-up to “Ghost/Spirit” pairs two contrasting sides: “Shadow Symmetric,” a string quartet realised with the celebrated JACK Quartet, and “Clerestory Windows,” which refracts the same material through a solo lens. A harmonic world built from a tone and its shadow.
Jim James returns with Wowed Out, his first solo album in eight years, due 28th August via ATO Records. Built from a lost archive of film-scoring compositions made in the early 2010s with Brian Reitzell, the album channels soulful psychedelia and folk-leaning warmth. Lead single “Come Again” is out now with an official video — a meditation on finding joy in a world wired for constant noise.
Camille Camille’s “Enchanted Sea” begins with open wounds and ends with six minutes of humming — and the journey between those two points is one of the most quietly assured folk albums you’ll hear this year. Belgian singer-songwriter Camille Willemart has the remarkable ability to always remain in arm’s reach, never beyond you, aiding an intimate and personal listening experience.
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