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Yaral Sa Doom to begin levitating. Multi-instrumentalist Arouna Kane and producer Karl Jonas Winqvist ground their collaborative effort in the playing of Kaneâs Senegalese countrymen and contributions from Winqvistâs fellow Swedes, but in their production, the duo massage guitar, hand drums, sax, and flute until each is pliable, soft, and almost putty-like, molding the instrumentation to tissue-thin synths and richly reverbed vocals. Everything is so light, so wispy, it sometimes seems like a decent windâor just a little mild cynicismâmight blow the whole thing away. Instead,
Yaral Sa Doom holds its ground, its extreme sweetness balanced by Winqvist and Kaneâs exploratory ethos.
New Music Reviews (3/15) KEXP
Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what s coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from
Marinah,
Heroínas (Nacional)
This impressive fourth solo album from the former frontwoman for the Catalon band Ojos De Brujo is a seamless blend of traditional folk elements with hip hop and electronic beats and textures. DY
Arab Strap –
As Days Get Dark (Rock Action)
This Scottish duo’s seventh album (and first in 16 years) is a strong set of bleak post-punk with atmospheric guitars, occasional synths, violin and sax, hypnotic drum-machine beats, spoken/sung vocals and sordid, unflinchingly honest lyrics revolving around addiction, sex, aging and death. DY
Mere Women with their highly anticipated fourth LP
Romantic Notions.
Big Skies in 2017
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Romantic Notions captures the overwhelming intensity of obsessive love and control while sharing often-uncomfortable truths relating to women’s lived experiences; a ubiquitous theme throughout the Mere Women catalogue.
The looming Mere Women album was written and rehearsed in a riverside cottage in Sydney and later recorded with Tim G Carr at One Flight Up studios in March, on the cusp of lockdown. The foreboding threat of lockdown left a peculiar feeling throughout the recording process, filling the air with a tremendous sense of uncertainty and giving the overall process an unusual edge.
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