Check out the latest in new music for Friday, February 3rd, 2017. We’ve got new music from Big Sean, Syd tha Kyd, The Menzingers and more!
February is off to a great start as far as new music goes. We’ve got comebacks, we’ve got top sellers, and we’ve got solo debuts.
Big Sean – I Decided
Big Sean’s last album, Dark Sky Paradise, reached the top of the charts in 2015. Now he’s back with I Decided. The first single, “Bounce Back,” was released back in October followed by “Moves” in December as an instant download for pre-orders. Guest appearances on I Decided include Migos, Eminem, Twenty88, Flint Chozen Choir, and more. Over the weekend, the rapper hosted a listening party for friends and family in his hometown of Detroit. Thanks to some help from Jay Z and Rick Rubin, Big Sean may have another hit on his hands.
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Light ft. Jeremih
3. Bounce Back
4. No Favors ft. Eminem
5. Jump Out the Window
6. Moves
7. Same Time Pt. 1 ft. Twenty88
8. Owe Me
9. Halfway Off the Balcony
10. Voices in My Head/Stick to the Plan
11. Sunday Morning Jetpack ft. The Dream
12. Inspire Me
13. Sacrifices ft. Migos
14. Bigger Than Me ft. Flint Chozen Choir and Starrah
Big Wreck – Grace Street
Big Wreck, the rock band founded by Canadian artist Ian Thornley, will release their fifth studio album, Grace Street. It’s been less than three years since the band received a nomination for “Rock Album of the Year” for their last album, Ghosts, and just seven years since the band reunited. Rather than wait until the album’s release date before beginning a tour, the band has already hit the road. On January 25th, they performed the first of many shows in Canada where they’ve had much success. They’ll end up in the States starting with a stop in Detroit on February 26th plus a few others before winding up their final dates in Canada.
Tracklist:
1. “It Comes As No Surprise”
2. “One Good Piece Of Me”
3. “Tomorrow Down”
4. “You Don’t Even Know”
5. “Useless”
6. “A Speedy Recovery”
7. “Motionless”
8. “Digging In”
9. “The Receiving End”
10. “Floodgates”
11. “The Arborist”
12. “Skybunk Marché”
13. “All My Fears On You”
Elbow – Little Fictions
Joining us from across the Atlantic is the English alt rock band, Elbow, with their latest album, Little Fictions. Elbow announced the release of the album back in December, accompanied by the release of the first single, “Magnificent (She Says).” It’s the band’s seventh studio album, and they’re launching a one-month tour across the UK beginning on February 26th. Psst! You Sherlock fans will want to check out the video for “Gentle Storm” posted above. You just might see a familiar face.
Tracklist:
1. Magnificent (She Says)
2. Gentle Storm
3. Trust the Sun
4. All Disco
5. Head for Supplies
6. Firebrand & Angel
7. K2
8. Montparnasse
9. Little Fictions
10. Kindling
Lower Than Atlantis – Safe in Sound
Lower Than Atlantis, an English post hardcore band, announced the release of their newest album, Safe in Sound, for February 3rd. The album’s first single, “Work for It,” aired for the first time on BBC Radio 1 the night after each band member posted about the track on their individual Instagram accounts. They have also released two more singles, “Had Enough” and “Dumb,” the latter of which features a 360° video. Lower Than Atlantis will be touring in the UK and Europe with Young Guns, Hands Like Houses, and Roam.
Tracklist:
1. “Had Enough”
2. “Dumb”
3. “Long Time Coming”
4. “Boomerang”
5. “Work for It”
6. “Could Be Worse”
7. “I Would”
8. “Money”
9. “I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”
10. “A Night to Forget”
Surfer Blood – Snowdonia
Florida-based indie rockers Surfer Blood are releasing their fourth studio album, Snowdonia. It’s the band’s first album since their guitarist, Thomas Fekete, died of cancer in 2016. Back in November, they offered up the first single, “Six Flags in F or G” which is available for listening on Soundcloud. https://soundcloud.com/joyful-noise-recordings/surfer-blood-six-flags-in-f-or-g
Tracklist:
1. Matter of Time
2. Frozen
3. Dino Jay
4. Six Flags in F or G
5. Snowdonia
6. Instant Doppelgängers
7. Taking Care of Eddy
8. Carrier Pigeon
Syd – Fin
Syd, also known as Syd tha Kyd of Odd Future and lead vocalist of The Internet, will release her debut studio solo album, Fin. Syd has been recording since the age of 14 when she set up her own music studio at home. Now, at age 24, she’s heading out on her own after working with her big brother, Travis “Taco” Bennett, also of Odd Future and the neo-soul band known as The Internet. Although Syd left Odd Future back in 2016, she’s still working with The Internet and will be going on tour with the rest of the group from mid-February to mid-March. So far, Syd has released two singles from her album, “All About Me” and “Body.”
The Menzingers – After the Party
The Menzingers, a Pennsylvania-based pop punk band, have made quite a name for themselves in the punk scene, especially after signing with Epitaph Records in 2011. So far, four singles from the album are already available. The title track is among those released, along with “Lookers,” “Bad Catholics”, and “Thick as Thieves” which was just released on Monday. According to vocalist and guitarist Greg Barnett, “After the Party” was inspired by Vladimir Nabokov who once said “I don’t think in language, I think in images.” Barnett says he wanted to “use imagery as unexciting as the sludge in the bottom of a coffee cup to tell a bigger story,” adding that the song “captured the excitement of falling in love that language often misses.”
Tracklist:
1. Tellin’ Lies
2. Thick as Thieves
3. Lookers
4. Midwestern States
5. Charlie’s Army
6. House on Fire
7. Black Mass
8. Boy Blue
9. Bad Catholics
10. Your Wild Years
11. The Bars
12. After the Party
13. Livin’ Ain’t Easy
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And there you have it, new music to kick off the month of February. Check back next week to see what else you can add to your playlists.