November 2018 Recap

#ALBUMS

ANDERSON .PAAK / ART BRUT / CUPCAKKE / ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER / THE 1975

#SONGS

CHROMATICS / DONMONIQUE  / HANNAH DIAMOND / KAREN O X DANGER MOUSE / KAYTRANADA / LOS UNIDADES X PHARRELL X JOZZY / MARIE DAVIDSON / MUSEUM OF LOVE / SADE / SHAY LIA / SWERVEDRIVER / THESE NEW PURITANS

#VIDEOS

ARIANA GRANDE / BEACH HOUSE / CARLY RAE JEPSEN / CHAI / CHERRY GLAZERR / CHRIS CORNELL / J MASCIS / MITSKI / NEKO CASE / NILÜFER YANYA / RUSTIN MAN / SHARON VAN ETTEN / TOY / TRAVIS SCOTT / YAEJI





A rough guide to the best new albums, songs, and videos you may have missed out on during November 2018:

#ALBUMS

ALBUM OF THE MONTH: The 1975 A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships (Dirty Hit/Polydor)

Includes: "Give Yourself A Try", "Love It If We Made It", "TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME", "Sincerity Is Scary", "It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)"

Anderson .Paak Oxnard (Aftermath)

Includes: "Tints" f. Kendrick Lamar, "Who R U?"

Art Brut Wham! Bang Pow! Let's Rock Out! (Alcopop!)

Includes: "Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!", "Hospital!"

cupcakKe Eden (self-released)

Includes: "Quiz", "Blackjack"

Oneohtrix Point Never Love In The Time Of Lexapro EP (Warp)

Includes: "Last Known Image Of A Song (Ryuichi Sakamoto Rework)", "Love In The Time Of Lexapro"

#SONGS

Chromatics "House Of Dolls" (Italians Do It Better)


DonMonique "Tha Ball" (self-released)


Hannah Diamond "True" (PC Music)


Karen O x Danger Mouse "Lux Prima" (Lux Prima/BMG)


KAYTRANADA x Shay Lia (self-released)


Los Unidades x Pharrell x Jozzy "E-Lo" (Parlophone)


Marie Davidson "La Ecstase" (Ninja Tune)


Museum Of Love "Marching Orders" (MoLove)


Sade "The Big Unknown" (Sony UK)


Shay Lia "The Cycle" (self-released)


Swervedriver "Drone Lover" (Dangerbird)


These New Puritans "Into The Fire" (Infectious/BMG)




#VIDEOS

Ariana Grande "thank u, next"
Director: Hannah Lux Davis

Beach House "Pay No Mind"
Director: Michael Hirsch

Carly Rae Jepsen "Party For One"
Director: Bardia Zeinali

Chai "Great Job"

Cherry Glazerr "Daddi"
Director: Danny Cole

Chris Cornell "When Bad Does Good"
Director: Kevin Kerslake

J Mascis "Elastic Days"
Director: Shane Wahlund x Michael Anderson

Mitski "Washing Machine Heart"
Director: Zia Anger

Neko Case "Last Lion Of Albion"
Director: Laura Plansker

Nilüfer Yanya "Heavyweight Champion Of The Year"
Director: Molly Daniel

Rustin Man "Vanishing Heart"
Director: Edwin Burdis

Sharon Van Etten "Jupiter 4"
Director: Katherine Dieckmann

TOY "You Make Me Forget Myself"
Director: Daisy Dickinson

Travis Scott "Yosemite"
Director: Nabil

Yaeji "One More"
Director: Alex Gvojic

October 2018 Recap

#ALBUMS

ART D'ECCO / KURT VILE / NAO / NENEH CHERRY / ROBYN

#SONGS

CASS MCCOMBS / COURTNEY BARNETT / FRIENDLY FIRES / JESSIE WARE / MAXWELL / MOONFACE / MR. TWIN SISTER / SAMPHA / SWERVEDRIVER / TROYE SIVAN X JÓNSI

#VIDEOS

THE 1975 / ANDERSON .PAAK X KENDRICK LAMAR / BLOOD ORANGE X A$AP ROCKY X PROJECT PAT / CHARLI XCX X TROYE SIVAN / DEERHUNTER / EMPRESS OF / HELENA DELAND / JAMILA WOODS / JAY ROCK X KENDRICK LAMAR / KALI UCHIS / KAMASI WASHINGTON / MICK JENKINS / RHYE / RIZ MC / SHARON VAN ETTEN / THE SMASHING PUMPKINS / ST. VINCENT / THEOPHILUS LONDON X TAME IMPALA / TORO Y MOI / TRAVIS SCOTT X DRAKE

A rough guide to the best new album, songs, and videos you may have missed out on during October 2018:

#ALBUMS

ALBUM OF THE MONTH: Art D'Ecco Trespasser (Paper Bag)

Includes: "Nobody's Home", "Never Tell", "Who Is It Now?", "Mary"

Kurt Vile Bottle It In (Matador)

Includes: "Loading Zones", "Bassackwards", "One Trick Ponies"

Nao Saturn (Little Tokyo/Sony UK/RCA)

Includes: "Another Lifetime", "Make It Out Alive" f. SiR, "Drive And Disconnect", "Curiosity"

Neneh Cherry Broken Politics (Smalltown Supersound)

Includes: "Kong", "Shot Gun Shack"

Robyn Honey (Konichiwa/Interscope)

Includes: "Missing U", "Honey", "Ever Again"

#SONGS

Cass McCombs "Sleeping Volcanoes" (Anti-)

Courtney Barnett "Small Talk" (Marathon/Mom+Pop)

Friendly Fires "Heaven Let Me In" (Polydor)

Jessie Ware "Overtime" (PMR/Virgin EMI)

Maxwell "Shame" (Columbia)

Moonface "Walk The Circle In The Other Direction" (Jagjaguwar)

Mr. Twin Sister "Tops And Bottoms" (Twin Group)

Sampha "Treasure" (Amazon)

Swervedriver "Mary Winter" (Dangerbird)

Troye Sivan x Jónsi "Revelation" (Back Lot)

#VIDEOS

The 1975 "Love It If We Made It"

Director: Adam Powell

Anderson .Paak x Kendrick Lamar "Tints"

Director: Colin Tilley

Blood Orange x A$AP Rocky x Project Pat "Chewing Gum"

Director: Devonté Hynes

Charli XCX x Troye Sivan "1999"

Directors: Ryan Staake x Charli XCX

Deerhunter "Death In Midsummer"

Director: Alan Smithee

Empress Of "I Don't Even Smoke Weed"

Director: Empress Of

Helena Deland "Claudion"

Director: Bronwyn Ford

Jamila Woods "Giovanni"

Directors: Vincent Martell x Jamila Woods

Jay Rock x Kendrick Lamar "Wow Freestyle"

Director: Jack Begert

Kali Uchis "Just A Stranger"

Director: BRTHR

Kamasi Washington "Hub-Tones"

Director: Jenn Nkiru

Mick Jenkins "Understood"

Director: Nick Walker

Rhye "Waste (RY X Remix)"

Director: Geneviève Medow Jenkins

Riz MC "Mogambo"

Director: Bassam Tariq

Sharon Van Etten "Comeback Kid"

Director: Jonathan William Turner

The Smashing Pumpkins "Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)"

Director: Billy Corgan

St. Vincent "Savior (Piano Version)"

Director: Bobcat Goldthwait

Theophilus London x Tame Impala "Only You"

Director: Frankie Latina

Toro Y Moi "Freelance"

Director: Harry Israelson

Travis Scott x Drake "Sicko Mode"

Director: Dave Meyers x Travis Scott

September 2018 Recap

#ALBUMS

APHEX TWIN / CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS / LOW / NONAME / SUEDE

#SONGS

THE 1975 / ADRIANNE LENKER / BADBADNOTGOOD X LITTLE DRAGON / CHARLY BLISS / THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS / GALLANT X SUFJAN STEVENS X REBECCA SUGAR / HEALTH X SOCCER MOMMY / KELE OKEREKE / MARIANNE FAITHFULL X NICK CAVE / MATTHEW DEAR X TEGAN AND SARA / PETITE NOIR X DANNY BROWN X NUKUBI NUKUBI / ROBYN / THE SMASHING PUMPKINS / WEEZER / WESTERMAN / YAEJI / YELLOW DAYS

#VIDEOS

ARCADE FIRE / CAT POWER / CHILDISH GAMBINO / GORILLAZ / JEFF TWEEDY / LANA DEL REY / LCD SOUNDSYSTEM / PRINCE / THOM YORKE / WEEZER / YOUNG GALAXY





The first of October means it's time to take a look back at the best new albums, songs, and videos to have graced us during the month of September. Dig in.

#ALBUMS

ALBUM OF THE MONTH: Suede The Blue Hour (Warner UK)

Standouts: "Life Is Golden", "Flytipping", "The Invisibles", "Don't Be Afraid If Nobody Loves You"

Aphex Twin Collapse EP (Warp)

Standouts: "T69 Collapse"

Christine and the Queens Chris (Because)

Standouts: "Doesn't Matter", "5 Dollars"

Low Double Negative (Sub Pop)

Standouts: "Disarray", "Quorum", "Dancing And Blood", "Fly"

Noname Room 25 (self-released)

Standouts: "Ace" f. Smino x Saba

#SONGS

The 1975 "Sincerity Is Scary" (Dirty Hit/Polydor)


Adrianne Lenker "symbol" (Saddle Creek)


BADBADNOTGOOD x Little Dragon "Tried" (self-released)


Charly Bliss "Heaven" (Barsuk)


Gallant x Sufjan Stevens x Rebecca Sugar "TOOGOODTOBETRUE" (Mind Of A Genius/Warner)


HEALTH x Soccer Mommy "MASS GRAVE" (Loma Vista)


Kele Okereke "Not The Drugs Talking" (Leave To Remain)


Marianne Faithfull x Nick Cave "The Gypsy Faerie Queen" (Panta Rei)


Matthew Dear x Tegan And Sara "Horses" (Ghostly International)


Petite Noir x Danny Brown x Nukubi Nukubi "Beach" (Roya)


Robyn "Honey" (Konichiwa/Interscope)


The Smashing Pumpkins "Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)" (Napalm Records Handels GmbH)


Weezer "California Snow" (Crush/Atlantic)


Westerman "Albatross" (Blue Flowers)


Yaeji "One More" (self-released)


Yellow Days "How Can I Love You?" (Sony UK)




#VIDEOS

Arcade Fire "Peter Pan"
Director: Storm Saultner

Cat Power "Stay"
Director: Greg Hunt

Childish Gambino "Feels Like Summer"
Directors: Donald Glover, Ivan Dixon, and Greg Sharp

Gorillaz "Tranz"
Directors: Jamie Hewlett and Nicos Livesey

Jeff Tweedy "Some Birds"
Director: Seth Henrikson

Lana Del Rey "Venice Bitch"

LCD Soundsystem "oh baby"
Director: Rian Johnson

Prince "Mary Don't You Weep"
Director: Salomon Ligthelm

Thom Yorke "Suspirium"
Director: RUFFMERCY

Weezer "Africa"
Directors: Brendan Walter and Jade Ehlers

Young Galaxy "Future"
Director: Hotel Sport

August 2018 Recap

#ALBUMS

ARIANA GRANDE / BIG RED MACHINE / BLOOD ORANGE / MITSKI / TROYE SIVAN

#SONGS

ART BRUT / BOYGENIUS / CAT POWER X LANA DEL REY / DISCLOSURE / LINDSTRØM / LOW / NENEH CHERRY / NICKI MINAJ X FOXY BROWN / SOFT CELL / TRAVIS SCOTT X DRAKE

#VIDEOS

THE 1975 / APHEX TWIN / THE BREEDERS / CARDI B X KEHLANI / COURTNEY BARNETT / DEVON WELSH / DRAKE / D.R.A.M. / EMPRESS OF / HOP ALONG / ICEAGE / INTERPOL / JAKE SHEARS / JANET JACKSON X DADDY YANKEE / KING KRULE / KURT VILE / MURA MASA X NAO / NEKO CASE X MARK LANEGAN / NENEH CHERRY / NICKI MINAJ / ROBYN / ROSES GABOR X SAMPHA / SUEDE / TRAVIS SCOTT





With apologies for the slight delay (Wet Thud enjoys a long weekend occasionally, too), it's once again that time of month where we recap our favourite new albums, songs, and videos to drop since we last recapped. Dig in and maybe find some new favourites.

#ALBUMS

ALBUM OF THE MONTH: Mitski Be The Cowboy (Dead Oceans)

Standouts: "Geyser", "Nobody", "Two Slow Dancers"

Ariana Grande Sweetener (Republic)

Standouts: "No Tears Left To Cry", "God Is A Woman", "Blazed" f. Pharrell Williams

Big Red Machine Big Red Machine (self-released)

Standouts: "Lyla", "Hymnostic", "Forest Green", "Gratitude", "I Won't Run From It"

Blood Orange Negro Swan (Domino)

Standouts: "Charcoal Baby", "Jewelry", "Saint", "Nappy Wonder"

Troye Sivan Bloom (EMI Australia)

Standouts: "My My My!", "The Good Side", "Bloom", "Dance To This" f. Ariana Grande, "Animal"

#SONGS

Art Brut "Wham! Bam! Pow! Let's Rock Out!" (Alcopop!)


boygenius "Me & My Dog" (Matador)


Cat Power x Lana Del Rey "Woman" (Domino)


Disclosure "Moonlight" (Island/PMR/Method)


Lindstrøm "Blinded By The LEDs" (Feedelity)


Low "Disarray" (Sub Pop)


Neneh Cherry "Shot Gun Shack" (Smalltown Supersound/AWAL)


Nicki Minaj x Foxy Brown "Coco Chanel" (Young Money/Cash Money)


Soft Cell "Northern Lights" (Mercury)


Travis Scott x Drake "Sicko Mode" (Epic/Cactus Jack)




#VIDEOS

The 1975 "TooTimeTooTimeTooTime"
Director: Matthew Healy

Aphex Twin "T69 Collapse"
Director: Weirdcore
***CAUTION: CONTAINS STROBING***

The Breeders "Nervous Mary"
Director: The Breeders

Cardi B x Kehlani "Ring"
Director: Mike Ho

Courtney Barnett "Charity"
Director: Ashley Connor

Devon Welsh "By The Daylight"
Director: Christopher Honeywell

Drake "In My Feelings"
Director: Karena Evans

D.R.A.M. "Best Hugs"
Director: Sam Hibbard

Empress Of "When I'm With Him"
Director: Empress Of

Hop Along "Somewhere A Judge"
Director: Derrick Belcham

Iceage "Under The Sun"
Director: Azuma Makoto

Interpol "If You Really Love Nothing"
Director: Hala Matar

Jake Shears "Big Bushy Mustache"
Director: Mac Boucher

Janet Jackson x Daddy Yankee "Made For Now"
Director: Dave Meyers

King Krule "Biscuit Town"
Director: cc Wade

Kurt Vile "Loading Zones"
Director: Drew Saracco

Mura Masa x NAO "Complicated"
Director: Yoni Lappin

Neko Case x Mark Lanegan "Curse Of The I-5 Corridor"
Director: Xan Aranda

Neneh Cherry "Kong"
Director: Jenn Nkiru

Nicki Minaj "Ganja Burn"
Directors: Mert Alas x Marcus Piggott

Robyn "Missing U"
Director: Danilo Parra

Roses Gabor x Sampha "Illusions"
Director: Sophie Jones

Suede "Life Is Golden"
Director: Mike Christie

Travis Scott "Stop Trying To Be God"
Director: Dave Meyers