Hey Colossus – Four Bibles. Interesting band, with every album sounding like a genuine progression from the last, tracking a path from amorphous free rock to the chiselled, modernist post-punk on offer here. Some great songs on first listen, sure to be a grower… https://heycolossus.bandcamp.com/album/four-bibles
Oliver Cherer – I Feel Nothing Most Days. In no way as wrist-slitting as its title implies, this has that bass & drum machine post-Factory sound from the early 80s, but is far from a blunt instrument of bleakness, with lots of melodic warmth among the grey: https://soundcloud.com/second-language/a1-weight-of-the-water
The Proper Ornaments – 6 Lenins. A similar, if more obviously VU-influenced vibe to the above, with a dash of Home Counties shoegaze thrown in. Again, an album you’d expect to get an approving review in NME circa 1983: https://theproperornaments.bandcamp.com/album/six-lenins
Rustin Man – Drift Code. Gets better with every listen.
Hedvig Mollestad Trio – Smells Funny / Evil In Oslo. Ditto.
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