Atlanta Album Previews: Nomen Novum, Slushco
Over the weekend, I got a preview of each of the upcoming albums from two of Atlanta’s best studio artists, Nomen Novum and Slushco. Both of these bands have already released an impressive album at the very beginning of the year, so with their respective second studio albums of 2009, these bands are pretty much ruling the Atlanta music scene so far this year:
Nomen Novum:
Photo by Leigh Cooper
Last night at the show at 529, I picked up an advance tape cassette version of Nomen Novum‘s newest, Paradises. It is the missing link between their guitar driven November (my favourite album to come out of Atlanta this year up to this point) and their electronic, loop heavy live shows, and it showcases the various strengths of this extremely talented duo. The album, which is actually their third of 2009 counting their live EP Room For Rent (Still available for free), will be available on vinyl soon. You can preview some tracks from it on their myspace:
Paradises Track List:
The Color Of Water
Strength In Weakness
The Garden / Paradises II
Paradises
(Your Heat Is Like A) Lovewave
Mah-Mah-Lade
Miracles Come True
Paradises III
Not content with dropping only three of the best records to come out of the city this year, Nomen Novum have plenty more releases slated:
Nomen Novum upcoming releases for 2009:
Paradises – LP
ATL – lathe cut 7″ picturedisc
free digital EP no.2
Nomen Novum / Tree Creature collaboration recorded @ Eyedrum
Split 7″ with Scenic World (Scotch Tapes)
Slushco:
Slushco‘s first release this year, The Silver Surface Demos, was an unearthing of older material, so I had been wondering what direction Brian Slusher would go in after one of my favourite records from last year, When I met the Boss of Nova. His newest installment is entitled Sometime Tonight, and it is a bit of departure from his previous work. Here is what Slusher had to say about it via myspace:
“It was originally called The Softer Side of Synchronicity but the feeling changed midway through. Now it’s a 5 song EP…It’s a bit biographical and I use the word “I” a lot. They were songs that I’ve never known what to do with but needed to get it out and move on. It’s a very unSlushco vibe but it feels more like me than anything in a way.”
After a couple of listens, I really like it. It is very dynamic for a such a short release. I’ll have more on this as soon as it drops officially in about a month.
Sometime Tonight Track List:
Somewhere On A Bridge
Chandelier
#1 Fan Of your Car
You Are Truly Lovely
Golden
- Posted by Davy Minor on May 24, 2009 at 6:34 pm
