The second week of July brings another light selection of new releases. Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should know), with audio & video for your listening and viewing pleasure. Click here to check out releases that dropped over the past few months.
Bad Cop, Light On EP (Jeffery Drag Records)
David Berkeley, The Fire in My Head (Straw Man)
Beck, “I Won’t Be Long” 12" (Self-Release)
Actual release date July 8; the "I Won't Be Long" single includes the original mix plus a 14-minute extended B-side version.
The Bullitts, They Die By Dawn & Other Short Stories (Kilburn Lane Music)
Butcher Babies, Goliath (Century Media Records)
The Candles, La Candelaria (The End Records)
Ciara, Ciara (Epic)
Congo Natty, Jungle Revolution (Big Dada)
Daughn Gibson, Me Moan (Sub Pop)
Demon Queen, Exorcise Tape (Rad Cult)
The new album from Pittsburgh-based Tobacco (Black Moth Super Rainbow) and Tucson's Zackey Force Funk, which mixes the fuzzy psychotropic experimental sounds of BMSR with ZFF's neon-hued soulful funky flavor. Exorcise Tape is likened to a psychedelic strip club: "sleazy, filthy, and violently funky. The liquor is cold, the entertainment gets low, the Pioneer speakers are broken, and the light is dim but somehow blinding." Zackey Force Funk sings in eerie falsettos and lower-register murmurs, and various rap artist lend their talents to the mix. Take a listen to "Rude Boy" featuring N8NOFACE after the jump…
This article appears in Jul 4-10, 2013.