Alan Sparhawk’s first solo album following the dying of his spouse, Mimi Parker, who was additionally his longtime companion within the band Low, is a stark digital experiment referred to as White Roses, My God.
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Alan Sparhawk’s first solo album following the dying of his spouse, Mimi Parker, who was additionally his longtime companion within the band Low, is a stark digital experiment referred to as White Roses, My God.
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As NPR Music’s Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers focus on on this week’s episode, there is a thread of loss working via among the most notable, thrilling albums out on September 27.
From the self-titled, posthumous album by the Scottish digital producer SOPHIE to the tough, grief-stricken synth sounds created by Alan Sparhawk on White Roses, My God, his first solo album following the dying of his spouse Mimi Parker, who was additionally his musical companion for many years within the nice band Low, tributes to family members misplaced and voices from the past abound.
Plus: The star-studded debut album from Toronto poet and songwriter Mustafa, an adventurous bluegrass album (emphasis on grass) by roots champ Billy Strings, reliably adventurous R&B from Bilal and one other posthumous launch, the ultimate launch from the beloved digital act Broadcast.
Featured albums:
• SOPHIE, SOPHIE
• Mustafa, Dunya
• Alan Sparhawk, White Roses, My God
• Billy Strings, Freeway Prayers
• Bilal, Regulate Brightness
• Broadcast, Distant Name: Collected Demos 2000 – 2006 (out Sept. 28)
Different notable albums out Sept. 27:
• Girl Gaga, Harlequin
• Tommy Richman, Coyote
• Mickey Guyton, Home on Hearth
• Naima Bock, Beneath A Huge Darkish Land
• JD McPherson, Nite Owls
• Rahim Redcar, Hopecore
• Kate Bollinger, Songs From a Thousand Frames of Thoughts
• Luke Bryan, Thoughts of a Nation Boy
• Pale Waves, Smitten
• Efterklang, Issues We Have In Frequent
• Hint Mountains, Into the Burning Blue
• Serj Tankian, Foundations EP
• Hayden Thorpe, Ness
• Xiu Xiu, “13” Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips”
• Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin, symbiont
• Christian Lee Hutson, Paradise Pop. 10
