2019 First Quarter Recap

Photo: Channel Tres, Rebel, Toronto, CANADA, March 14, 2019.

...And just like that, we're back. With genuine apologies for our unannounced absence over the past three months, Wet Thud returns with a recap of our favourite albums, songs, and videos that dropped during the first quarter of 2019.

Below, you'll find our favourite ten albums, fifteen songs, and fifteen videos released throughout January, February, and March, including contributions from the following artists:

ALEX LAHEY / ANOHNI / ARIANA GRANDE / BECK / BETTER OBLIVION COMMUNITY CENTER / BILLIE EILISH / CARLY RAE JEPSEN / CHANNEL TRES / CHARLY BLISS / CHROMATICS / CLEO SOL / DEERHUNTER / THE DRUMS / EMPRESS OF / FLUME / FOALS / GESAFFELSTEIN / GIRLPOOL / HATCHIE / INTERPOL / JAMES BLAKE / JENNY LEWIS / JESSIE WARE / JIM-E STACK / JPEGMAFIA / KH / KINDNESS / LAMBCHOP / LANA DEL REY / LEE FIELDS AND THE EXPRESSIONS / LITTLE SIMZ / LIZZO / THE LONELY ISLAND / MORMOR / NAKHANE / NILÜFER YANYA / PERFUME GENIUS / PHARRELL WILLIAMS / PRINCE INNOCENCE / PUP / ROBYN / SASAMI / SHARON VAN ETTEN / SOLANGE / TAME IMPALA / THEOPHILUS LONDON / VAMPIRE WEEKEND / WEYES BLOOD

Dig in.




ALBUMS

James Blake Assume Form (Polydor)

Includes: "Barefoot In The Park" f. ROSALÍA, "Mile High" f. Metro Boomin x Travis Scott, "Where's The Catch?" f. André 3000

Deerhunter Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? (4AD)

Includes: "Death In Midsummer," "Element," "Greenpoint Gothic," "Plains"

Girlpool What Chaos Is Imaginary (Anti-)

Includes: "Lucy's," "Pretty," "Hire," "Where You Sink"

Ariana Grande thank u, next (Republic)

Includes: "thank u, next," "imagine," "7 rings," "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored"

Lambchop This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You) (Merge)

Includes: "The December-ish You," "Everything For You," "Crosswords, or What This Says About You"

Jenny Lewis On The Line (Warner)

Includes: "Red Bull & Hennessy," "Heads Gonna Roll," "Wasted Youth"

SASAMI SASAMI (Domino)

Includes: "Not The Time," "Callous," "Jealousy," "Free" f. Devendra Banhart

Solange When I Get Home (Columbia)

Includes: "Almeda," "Binz," "Stay Flo," "Dreams"

Sharon Van Etten Remind Me Tomorrow (Jagjaguwar)

Includes: "Comeback Kid," "Jupiter 4," "No One's Easy To Love," "Seventeen," "You Shadow"

Nilüfer Yanya Miss Universe (ATO)

Includes: "Heavyweight Champion Of The Year," "In Your Head," "Tears," "Safety Net"

SONGS

Beck x Robyn x The Lonely Island "Super Cool" (WaterTower)

Channel Tres "Brilliant Nigga" (GODMODE)

Lana Del Rey "hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but i have it" (Polydor UK)

The Drums "Body Chemistry," "626 Bedford Avenue" (Anti)

Billie Eilish "When I Was Older" (Darkroom/Interscope)

Flume x JPEGMAFIA "How To Build A Relationship" (Future Classic)

Gesaffelstein x Pharrell Williams "Blast Off" (Columbia)

Interpol "Fine Mess" (Matador)

KH "Only Human" (Text)

Kindness "Cry Everything" (Female Energy)

Theophilus London x Tame Impala "Whiplash" (my bebey/independently popular)

Perfume Genius x Empress Of x Jim-E Stack "When I'm With Him" (Terrible)

Prince Innocence "Noches" (self-released)

Tame Impala "Patience" (Modular)

Jessie Ware "Adore You" (PMR/Virgin EMI)

VIDEOS

Better Oblivion Community Center "Dylan Thomas" (Dead Oceans)

Director: Michelle Zauner

Charly Bliss "Capacity" (Barsuk)

Director: Michelle Zauner

Chromatics "Time Rider" (Italians Do It Better)

Directors: Chromatics

Lee Fields & The Expressions "It Rains Love" (Big Crown)

Director: Lee Fields

Foals "Exits" (Warner UK)

Director: Albert Moya

Hatchie "Without A Blush" (Double Double Whammy)

Director: Joe Agius

Carly Rae Jepsen "Now That I Found You" (604)

Directors: Carlos Lopez Estrada x Nelson de Castro

Alex Lahey "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself" (Dead Oceans)

Director: Callum Preston

Little Simz x Cleo Sol "Selfish" (AGE 101)

Director: Jeremy Ngatho Cole

Lizzo "Juice" (Nice Life/Atlantic)

Director: Quinn Wilson

MorMor "Outside" (Don't Guess)

Director: Duncan Loudon

Nakhane x ANOHNI "New Brighton" (Kimhab Trading)

Director: Iggy LDN

PUP "Kids" (Little Dipper)

Director: Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux

Vampire Weekend "Harmony Hall" (Spring Snow)

Director: Emmett Malloy

Weyes Blood "Everyday" (Sub Pop)

Director: Natalie Mering

December 2018 Recap

ARIANA GRANDE / BLOOD ORANGE / CARDI B / CASS MCCOMBS / CAT POWER / CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG / FLOHIO X CLAMS CASINO X CADENZA / DEERHUNTER / FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS / HOLLY HERNDON X JLIN X SPAWN / JOEY PURP X CHANCE THE RAPPER / KAYTRANADA X SHAY LIA / LAMBCHOP / M.I.A. / MERCURY REV X HOPE SANDOVAL / MORMOR / NEON INDIAN / NONAME / PAUL MCCARTNEY / ROBYN / ROSALÍA / SLEEPER / TEYANA TAYLOR X GHOSTFACE KILLAH X METHOD MAN X RAEKWON / TORO Y MOI / TWIN SHADOW / THE 1975

The month of December isn't entirely Christmas albums and redundant compilations trying to cash in on the holiday buying craze. Close, but not entirely. No, in between the umpteenth Morrissey hits collection and this year's batch of seasonal cover versions, there's occasionally a few fresh releases to be found too.

Below, find Wet Thud's picks for the best new album, songs and videos to drop during December 2018.




ALBUM OF THE MONTH:
Charlotte Gainsbourg Take 2 EP (Because)

Includes: "Such A Remarkable Day", "Runaway"

SONGS

Ariana Grande "imagine" (Republic)

Cass McCombs "Estrella" (Anti)

Cat Power "What The World Needs Now" (Domino)

Deerhunter "Element" (4AD)

Flight Of The Conchords "Father And Son" (Sub Pop)

Flohio x Clams Casino x Cadenza "Pounce" (self-released)

Holly Herndon x Jlin x Spawn "Godmother" (4AD)

KAYTRANADA x Shay Lia "CHANCES" (self-released)

Lambchop "The December-ish You" (Merge)

Mercury Rev x Hope Sandoval "Big Boss Man" (Partisan)

MorMor "Pass The Hours" (Don't Guess)

Neon Indian "Heaven's Basement (Theme From 86'd)" (Mom+Pop)

Sleeper "Look At You Now" (Gorsky)

Toro y Moi "Ordinary Pleasure" (Carpark)

Twin Shadow "Broken Horses" (Santo Domingo edit) (Cheree Cheree)

VIDEOS

Blood Orange "Dagenham Dream"

Director: Jack Greer

Cardi B "Money"

Director: Jora Frantzis

Joey Purp x Chance The Rapper "Aw Shit!"

Director: Jason M. Peterson

M.I.A. "Reload"

Directors: Justine Frischmann x M.I.A.

Noname "Blaxploitation"

Director: Alex Lill

Paul McCartney "Who Cares"

Directors: Brantley Gutierrez x Ryan Heffington

Robyn "Honey"

Director: Max Vitali

Rosalía "BAGDAD (Cap.7: Liturgia)"

Director: Helmi

Teyana Taylor x Ghostface Killah x Method Man x Raekwon "Gonna Love Me" (remix)

Director: Teyana Taylor

The 1975 "It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)"

Director: Warren Fu

Wet Thud Weekly 20 - Vol. 008

For the week of February 25-March 2, 2012:

20. UNKLE ft. Mark Lanegan "Another Night Out" (Surrender All)

Director: Toby Dye

Available on the album Where Did The Night Fall

19. Lower Dens "Brains" (Ribbon)

Director: Tristan Patterson

From the forthcoming album Nootropics

18. YACHT "Shangri-La" (DFA)

Director: Brandon Vedder

Available on the album Shangri-La

17. Young Prisms "Floating In Blue" (Kanine)

From the forthcoming album In Between

16. Saint Etienne "Tonight" (Heavenly)

Director: Paul Kelly

From the forthcoming album Words And Music By Saint Etienne

15. Jay-Z & Kanye West "Niggas In Paris" (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)

Director: Kanye West

Available on the album Watch The Throne

14. Lo-Fi-Fnk "Kissing Taste" (Sony/Columbia)

Director: Magnus Härdner

Available on the album Last Summer

13. Yamantaka//Sonic Titan "Hoshi Neko" (Psychic Handshake)

Directors: Ruby Kato Attwood & Emily Pelstring

Available on the album Yamantaka//Sonic Titan

12. Karin Park "Fryngies" (State Of The Eye)

Director: Tore Frandsen

From the forthcoming album High Wire Poetry

11. Cults "You Know What I Mean" (In The Name Of)

Director: Isaiah Seret

Available on the album Cults

10. Silkken Laumann "On The Mend" (Independent)

Director: Tyler Reekie

Available for download here

9. Unknown Mortal Orchestra "Strangers Are Strange" (Fat Possum)

Director: Sam Kristofski

Available on the album Unknown Mortal Orchestra

8. Beirut "Vagabond" (Pompeii)

Director: Sunset Television

Available on the album The Rip Tide

7. Rhye "Open" (Innovative Leisure)

Director: Jennifer Nies

Available on the Open EP

6. Islands "Hallways" (Anti)

Directors: Lex Halaby & Toben Seymour

Available on the album A Sleep & A Forgetting

5. Lambchop "Gone Tomorrow" (Merge)

Director: Zack Spiger

Available on the album Mr. M

4. St. Vincent "Cheerleader" (4AD)

Director: Hiro Murai

Available on the album Strange Mercy

3. Marijuana Deathsquads "Crazy Master" (Totally Gross National Product)

Director: Isaac Gale

Available on the album Crazy Master

2. The Shins "Simple Song" (Aural Apothecary/Columbia)

Director: DANIELS

From the forthcoming album Point Of Morrow

1. OK Go "Needing/Getting" (Paracadute)

Directors: Brian L. Perkins & Damian Kulash Jr.

Available on the album Of The Blue Color Of The Sky

Wet Thud Weekly 20 - Vol. 007

For the week of February 18-24, 2012

20. YACHT "Shangri-La" (DFA)

Director: Brandon Vedder

Available on the album Shangri-La

19. Yamantaka//Sonic Titan "Hoshi Neko" (Psychic Handshake)

Directors: Ruby Kato Attwood & Emily Pelstring

Available on the album Yamantaka//Sonic Titan

18. Karin Park "Fryngies" (State Of The Eye)

Director: Tore Frandsen

From the forthcoming album High Wire Poetry

17. The War On Drugs "Brothers" (Secretly Canadian)

Director: Brewer

Available on the album Slave Ambient

16. Eugene McGuinness "Shotgun" (Domino)

Director: ThirtyTwo

From a forthcoming presently untitled album

15. The Rapture "In The Grace Of Your Love" (DFA)

Director: Melissa Jones

Available on the album In The Grace Of Your Love

14. Laura Marling "All My Rage" (Ribbon)

Directors: Fred & Nick

Available on the album A Creature I Don't Know

13. Silkken Laumann "On The Mend"

Director: Tyler Reekie

Available for download here

12. M.I.A. "Bad Girls" (N.E.E.T.)

Director: Romain Gavras

From a forthcoming presently untitled album

11. Kindness "Gee Up" (Female Energy/Polydor)

Director: Adam Bainbridge

From the forthcoming album World, You Need A Change Of Mind

10. Tanlines "Brothers" (True Panther)

Director: Weird Days

From the forthcoming album Mixed Emotions

09. Cults "You Know What I Mean" (In The Name Of)

Director: Isaiah Seret

Available on the album Cults

08. Rhye "Open" (Innovative Leisure)

Director: Jennifer Nies

Available on the Open EP

07. Lambchop "Gone Tomorrow" (Merge)

Director: Zack Spiger

Available on the album Mr. M

06. UNKLE ft. Mark Lanegan "Another Night Out" (Surrender All)

Director: Toby Dye

Available on the album Where Did The Night Fall

05. Jay-Z & Kanye West "Niggas In Paris" (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)

Director: Kanye West

Available on the album Watch The Throne

04. Shearwater "Breaking The Yearlings" (Sub Pop)

Director: Branan Edgens

Available on the album Animal Joy

03. Die Antwoord "I Fink U Freeky" (Zef)

Director: Roger Ballen & Ninja

Available on the album Ten$ion

02. OK Go "Needing/Getting" (Paracadute)

Directors: Brian L. Perkins & Damian Kulash Jr.

Available on the album Of The Blue Color Of The Sky

01. St. Vincent "Cheerleader" (4AD)

Director: Hiro Murai

Available on the album Strange Mercy