This week’s Five Albums post is the Pitchfork edition, featuring bands who just played the Chicago fest this past weekend.
Chicago’s most beloved band surprised us last Thursday with a new album and then surprised the crowd at Pitchfork the next night by playing all of Star Wars, which sounded great.
I’m hooked on this debut from the PJ Harvey-loving band from Spain.
Bully, a group of Nashville rockers, also just released a debut. Despite the shiny production, this is a nice, gritty album.
I mentioned this solo album from Jamie Smith of The xx in a summer music post. It reminds me of some of the best songs that came out of the ’90s electronic music boom.
I also highlighted this debut album some months ago. It’s menacing and awesome — one of the best albums I’ve heard this year.
All the Young Punks 