New Music Report – Jan 31, 2020
The new music report will be quick this week cause there are only two albums I’m really interested in and I’m still stuck on the first one.
Lorna Shore – These guys just put out the heaviest album of the year today. I really don’t think that’s an exaggeration. You should absolutely check it out if you’re into heavy music, it’s wild. I was worried they were coming on too strong with the singles and the rest of the album would be a bit boring or at least wouldn’t stack up to the 5 singles they released. But of course, I was wrong, the entire album is just filthy and the production and synth/choir parts make the entire album sound HUGE. Also, I’m aware of the controversy surrounding CJ but Lorna Shore made the right decision and acted quickly and absolutely deserves all the support they get right now. (blackened deathcore)
Bodysnatcher – This is a hell of a week for really, really, really heavy music. I honestly haven’t had a chance to listen to this as closely as the new Lorna Shore, but this is a beatdown of an album as well. This seems to be a deathcore-focused week, but this album has a lot of hardcore/beatdown elements that I’m really digging. It’s a lot dirty and less grand sounding than Lorna Shore, but the extra grit really adds to the whole sound. (deathcore/hardcore)
And two more quick notes: Squarepusher also put out a great album, and Om Unit dropped and EP that I’m sure is phenomenal and I’ll be checking out shortly.