3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Harry Styles, Porridge Radio, and mxmtoon
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This week we’re highlighting new music from Harry Styles, Porridge Radio, and mxmtoon.
Harry Styles – Harry’s House
The English singer/songwriter is back with his third solo album, Harry’s House. The house in question isn’t necessarily a physical place but a state of mind. “Imagine it’s a day in my house, a day in my mind,” he said. “What do I go through? I’m playing fun music. I’m playing sad music. I have doubts. I’m feeling stuff.” Much of the album’s songs were recorded with a handful of close friends and collaborators. ON the album, Styles explores an upbeat and intimate form of pop music that bumps up against a more electronic sound.
Standout Songs: Late Night Talking, As It Was, Daylight, Matilda, Cinema, Keep Driving, Boyfriends
8.3
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Porridge Radio – Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky
Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky is the third full-length album from the Brighton quartet. Backed by the singles ‘Back to the Radio,’ ‘The Rip,’ and ‘End of Last Year,’ the band floats through the 12-track project with ease furthering their unique blend of indie/post-punk/sadcore/lofi sensibilities. Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky sees the band pushing to new heights as their sound and lyricism becomes more refined and developed than in previous incarnations.
Standout Songs: Back to the Radio, Trying, Rotten, Jealousy, The Rip, Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky
8.0
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mxmtoon – rising
Maia, known around the world primarily as mxmtoon (pronounced “M X M toon”), has released her sophomore album, rising. The album comes on the heels of the release of two EPs in 2020—Dusk and Dawn. Preceded by four singles (‘Mona Lisa,’ ‘Sad Disco,’ ‘Victim of Nostalgia,’ and ‘Coming of Age,’ Rising is a bright and inviting album that conjures up a fresh new vision of mxmtoon’s version of bedroom pop.
Standout Songs: mona lisa, sad disco, dance (end of the world)
7.8
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