New and Noteworthy Additions to US Spotify

Titles, unfortunately, have to be fixed by the labels who send us the stuff. I've requested this, but I can't just fix it myself.

Ah, figures.

New Particles, 2016-05-06 has new songs by: Анита Цой, The Howling Void, Rachael Sage, Midnight Eternal, Radiohead, WagakkiBand, Let's Eat Grandma, ELO, Julianna Barwick, Fear of Men, White Lung, Katatonia, So Hideous, Velnias, VÉRITÉ, Oyinda, Gallant, MUNA, Annabel Jones, Kerli, Lacuna Coil, 汪小敏, Veronica Maggio, Maja Gödicke, Alaric, Mitski, Kumikameli, Holy Esque, Rebaelliun, Blood Red Throne, Grave Miasma, Erik Ekholm, Sithu Aye, Chelsea Grin, Keith Urban, Kristy Lee Cook, Real Friends, Against The Current, Muzzy, Mr FijiWiji, Aurix, Scythia, Die/May, Skepta, Maniac, Blacks, IDIOTAPE, sund4ra Karma, Adult Jazz, Crystalyne, One Morning Left, LUH, ANOHNI, Kristin Kontrol, New Pharaohs, Ted Poley, Sunstorm, Sleeping At Last, The Away Days, Astrid S, Danny L Harle, Red Velvet, Kindbergs, The Hypothesis, Glorior Belli, Dead of Night, Candlemass, Kvelertak, Vektor. Especially Vektor.

Glen, any idea what's up with the disappearing notifications feature which let you know about new releases from followed artists? This is pretty much the most critical feature for me, and frankly I'm kind of baffled they would just up and kill it. Please let me know it's coming back better than ever.

I know there are technical issues, but I don't know what the resolution will be.

But if you go to Account, then Notification Settings, you can set those particular notifications to go to Email, instead of or in addition to "Push". This kind of makes more sense, and will make sure you don't miss a new-release notification due to other things piling up.

Weirdly, notifications has been intermittently telling me things in last two weeks, mostly about Prins Thomas records that were already on Spotify, but the odd new thing too.

New Particles, 2016-05-13 has new songs sentimental and unsentimental by Wreck and Reference, Thisquietarmy, Thränenkind, Kvelertak, Kayo Dot, Colleen Green, Speedy Ortiz, Eagulls, CHVRCHES, Tobacco, Jorn, Withem, We Are Magnetic, Dive In, Paperwhite, Allie X, The Staves, Cappa, Hayden Calnin, Delta Goodrem, Ayin Aleph, Tothem, Antonella Lo Coco, Perturbazione, Tides from nebula, Yahir, Bow To Each Other, Torn Hawk, Epic Score, death's dynamic shroud.wmv, The Hotelier, Half Hearted Hero, Holly Miranda, Maren Morris, Brad Paisley, Gorguts, Destruction, Lord Of The Lost, Weaves, See Through Dresses, Dalriada, Navi, Oscar, Migrant Kids, Chelsea Grin, Cezinando, Grand Magus, AMZY, Ted Poley, Sunstorm, LUNKHEAD and Blender.

Maybe this is the week you try to understand something the people who love it assume nobody else knows.

How do I make Spotify stop asking me to connect to Facebook?

Ask @SpotifyCares to fix your account.

Weeks ending 6th and 13th May. Still no Lemonade. No Coloring Book yet either. On the plus side, we've been spared most of A Moon Shaped Pool.

Taking full advantage (or, by default if you prefer), the second most enjoyable album of last week was Jean-Michel Jarre's Electronica 2 - The Heart of Noise. Pretty much everything that didn't work about last year's Electronica 1 is put right here, thanks to a more interesting list of collaborators who, while never straying far from their comfort zone, certainly make Jarre work hard outside of his.

He'll never be fun, though. For smiles, you need Glasgow's Sithu Aye. As his bandcamp page states: "my name is Sithu and I record happy proggressive metal tunes for the discerning listener". Any album entitled "Set Course for Andromeda!!" is going to pique my interest, but this manages to sustain it despite its too long running time (75 mins!). Thanks to glenn for tipping me off to this guy by putting this on his list.

This week, Corinne Bailey Rae was always likely to be top of the heap, cf. posts passim. But the album,The Heart Speaks In Whispers fully earns its place thanks to excellent sequencing: strong statements of intent upfront, a quartet of KING co-writes in the middle to keep you interested, and a final section packed with sheer loveliness. Not enough people are talking about the record on this thread.

The latest from vapourware outfit death's dynamic shroud.wmv Classroom Sextape is less busy than its bandcamp only predecessor I'll Try Living Like This and is reminiscent of The Field in its use of samples. One of these days, someone's going to create wholly original pop songs using these techniques. This'll do until then.

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May has so far mostly been about football-related songs and songs for movie soundtracks. Of the latter, you know about Eurovision-bothering Justin and Angry Bird-bothering Charli XCX already, but don't overlook Red Velvet's super cute effort. Of the latter, Super Furry Animals easily outsmart the Manics by exhuming Bing Bong from the archives and promoting it as a Euro 2016 song.

No one seems to be talking about the new song from Alicia Keys, which is odd as In Common has, um, plenty in common with this board's interests. Reminds me of Dawn Richard a little - who's also had a busy month so far: an EP, a single and a feature spot on this great posse cut by DJ Carisma.

The new Death Grips album is pretty good, but I kinda wish all the songs featured the girl on Giving Bad People Good Ideas.

Solarstone return and is keen to take us back to Y2K. I'm in.

I've not heard the combo of female vocalist + 100% electronica backing for what seems like quite a while now. So the new record from Ella On The Run stands out from the pack. I particularly like Too Much Heaven and there's also an interesting Ace Of Base cover straight after this one on the EP.

Finally, onwards and upwards for L.E.G. - a single edit of Eat Shiitake Mushrooms is now on Spotify; it's OK but I recommend sticking to the long version. More importantly, we have another track from the album in the form of Rapunzel and a full-page OTT review of said album by Simon Reynolds in The Wire, no less. June 17th can't come fast enough.

New Particles, 2016-05-20 has new songs about displacement and reconciliation from Sylvaine, Mesarthim, Kane Ikin, Adult Jazz, Beach Slang, Wolf Parade, Winterhorde, In Mourning, Evil Masquerade, Trick or Treat, Lonewolf, Broods, Yuna, Huntar, Babewatch, Charly Bliss, Sampha, Niki & The Dove, The Temper Trap, Paolo Simoni, Moseek, Gojira, Deadlock, Architects, Jasmine Cain, Q5, Anahí, Dani Martín, Adiam, Kent, King Melodies, Tiger Lou, Highasakite, XXX Rottweiler hundar, Ensími, Erik Ekholm, LOCASH, Whispered, Sympuls-E, Tiny Moving Parts, Real Friends, Short Stories, The Gospel Youth, Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties, Brand New, Anakin, Against The Current, Dawn Of Ashes, Mr FijiWiji, Rachael Sage, Brooke Candy, Leshak, Fatherson, Prides, Merely, Lisa Prank, Field Harmonics, Kate Jackson, AOA, Odonis Odonis, Tegan and Sara, Pastoratet, Sarah Jarosz, Helen Love, Sanzu, Weval, Ghosts of Pandora and Lonely The Brave

The week ending 20th May is all about two albums.

Gemma Ray's The Exodus Suite - the first to put the twang and shimmer of her Harmony Rocket guitar centre stage since her brilliant covers album It's A Shame About…, servicing a collection of beautiful, semi-political torch songs.

Ariana Grande finally gets everything right on Dangerous Woman. You find yourself thinking "YESSSSSSS" on up to half a dozen cuts. Even Lil Wayne and Future manage not to ruin things. Pop album of the year so far?

Honourable mentions go to tracks by T.I. & Marsha Ambrosius, Floating Points, Roisin Murphy and Hypnolove.

Even Lil Wayne and Future manage not to ruin things.

eh?

New Particles, 2016-05-27 has metal, weird quiet noises, beepiness, fuzziness, guitars, more metal, and shamless self-promotion as long as putting my new song at the end of a 4.5hr playlist counts as "shameless". New songs by: Elohim, Sipario Power Metal Act, Katatonia, Chashe, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Cymbals Eat Guitars, NINA, The Amazing, Behexen, Withered, Sektemtum, Eilera, Jorn, Withem, Эпидемия, Masters Of Disguise, Lacuna Coil, Be'lakor, HOLYCHILD, Kristin Kontrol, 兄弟本色, Periphery, Architects, The Browning, Celer, Nick Casciaro, Emis Killa, Yahir, Anahí, Carlos Vives, Russian Circles, Mira Craig, Frankie Ballard, Klara Lewis, Pye Corner Audio, Miracle Of Sound, Clinton Shorter, Dragonette, Biffy Clyro, Turmion Kätilöt, Raaka-Aine, Illdisposed, Fejd, Mistur, Real Friends, Half Hearted Hero, Dinosaur Jr., Tinchy Stryder, Riz MC, K Koke, Ngaiire, Isac Elliot, Tritonal, John O'Callaghan, Death Angel, Suicidal Angels, Ashbringer, Terra , NAO, Adriano Viterbini, Pur:Pur, Handsome Poets, Niki & The Dove, T-cophony, Sløtface, Aedliga.

Turns out the Cymbals Eat Guitars song is pretty good, though was never likely to top their name. Thumbs up too for the Nao, Unknown Mortal Orch., Ngaiire and Tinchy S/Example/Tempa T tracks.

My picks to follow if/when I stop listening to the new Belbury Poly album.

Catching up from last week, New Particles, 2016-06-03> has new songs from Stockholm and various other places by Roxette, Cantique Lépreux, Boisson Divine, The Beths, Marauder, Mondo Cozmo, Mira Luoti, Shura, Master's Hammer, Wayfarer, Tegan and Sara, Jorn, Trick or Treat, Withem, Tarja, Naomi Pilgrim, Betty Who, Last Japan, Q5, Tkacuk, Anahí, Matilda, Vuolla, Immanuel Casto, Giada, Candlemass, Break of Reality, Maren Morris, Elviaje, Tolidos, Only Shadows, Falling Awake, Ladyhawke, Jan Johansen, Cameron Sanderson, Boys of Fall, Liis Lemsalu, Avec Sans, Silent Crowd, NECRONOMIDOL and NateWantsToBattle.

Looks like The Traveling Wilburys just showed up to the Spotify party!!

Anybody know how that happened? Did Orbison's estate finally relent or what?

Here's a great playlist of songs that are disproportionally popular with groups of young females who use Spotify. I'm kind of bummed that Tidal doesn't have stuff like this.

https://open.spotify.com/user/glennpmcdonald/playlist/4ebW6Ob9ZR6eSnTjcqw2Lz

I assume that playlist is for Glenn's own personal use and not for Spotify research purposes.

New Particles, 2016-06-10 has new songs, many of them scary and many of them glorious and some of them both, by: Roxette, CHVRCHES, BRONCHO, School '94, Kylie Minogue, Jute Gyte, Virus, Sabaton, Broods, Shiffley, The Temper Trap, Augustines, Psideralica, Oyinda, HEALTH, The A.M. Experiment, Vatican Shadow, Ersatz, Trampstamp, Brödet, 滅火器, Tobacco, Sumac, Paolo Vallesi, Deadlock, Pariisin Kevät, Bassnectar, Noisia, SHXCXCHCXSH, Derek Piotr, Aerial, The Gotobeds, Revocation, Hammers of Misfortune, Despised Icon, San Holo, Ngaiire, DJ Shadow, Storm The Sky, Sylar, Aly & Fila, Andy Moor, Dorian, Maga, Elviira & Rake, Apnea, Mechanist, Xavier Boscher, Tobuscus and NateWantsToBattle.

As I recall, glenn hates Roxette, so glad to see that Particles doesn't reflect personal taste. Moderately interesting article in Salon about algorithms, which probably doesn't hold up to scrutiny (it strikes me as kind of half-assed and quickly written): http://www.salon.com/2016/06/10/spotify_is_making_you_boring_when_algorithms_shape_music_taste_human_curiosity_loses/.

New Radiohead album is up.

New Particles, 2016-06-17 has new songs by some bands that aren't Radiohead: Astronoid, Ivar Bjørnson, TeraBrite, Blut Aus Nord, Terra Tenebrosa, Inter Arma, Antwood, THE SxPLAY, Reniss, Legendury Beatz, BayouSagaTombo, Portkey, Paws, Stilla, Phantogram, Bright Light Bright Light, Jordan Gable, Bastille, Trick or Treat, Great Master, Palace, Gojira, LANY, MISSIO, Jarryd James, 八三夭, MonoInput, Nails, Finley, Chiara Grispo, Mietta, Raige, Apulanta, Dare, Sleeping At Last, Laura Mvula, Lymbyc Systym, Erik Ekholm, Antti Martikainen, Look Mexico, Landmarks, Schwarzer Engel, We The Kings, Winterhymn, DGM, Hayden Calnin, Racing Glaciers, The Animal In Me, Mahan Moin, Merely, Katohjärta, The Zen Circus, Skeletonwitch, Bosshafte Beats, Haley Bonar, Endless Melancholy, NateWantsToBattle, NECRONOMIDOL, Wayfarer.

So when did Glenn's particle lists start getting really weird and poetic?

Some weeks are like that.

This week is like that, too.

New Particles, 2016-06-24 has new songs by: Close Lobsters, Johnny Foreigner, Mitski, Look Mexico, Great Good Fine Ok, Dive In, Broods, Arkells, White Sea, Hotel Apache, Highlord, Nonpoint, Majesty, Svarttjern, The Flight of Sleipnir, Eilera, ANCIENT MYTH, Shura, Quirke, GENER8ION, Cecile, D3ndron, Earth Ship, Dust Moth, Heavenwood, Chase Rice, Moddi, Sigur Rós, Grumbling Fur, Hieroglyphic Being, Lisa Prank, Skinny Girl Diet, Anakin, Drowners, The Maine, Yellowcard, Puppet, Crywolf, Grimner, Uchuu, Why We Run, Clones of Clones, Sleeping At Last, Ex-Otago, Thegiornalisti, Sinsaenum, Korgonthurus and Gevurah.

Cripes. This is a good time for music.

New Particles, 2016-07-01 has stubbornly hopeful new songs by: Spector, Orpheum, Derya Uluğ, 羅小白, Bad Suns, Equilibrium, Fates Warning, Majesty Of Revival, Teodasia, Deadlock, Periphery, Chelsea Grin, Circle of Contempt, VOLA, While She Sleeps, Myka Relocate, Sink, Agnes Obel, Angel Olsen, Fyfe, Mapei, Stooshe, Young Summer, Little Jinder, Joanna Gruesome, 何潔, Meat Loaf, White Zoo, Arkasia, Maria Villalon, Division Minuscula, Label, Eluvium, Prins Póló, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Erik Ekholm, Imagine Music, Cloud District, Set It Off, Frances, Nadia Gattas, Mas Ysa, John Hancock III, Ghetts, Evelina Olsén, Afromikko, La Habitación Roja, Cosmic Gate, Rafael Frost, Thomas Godoj, Lindsey Stirling, Bosshafte Beats, Amber, Ceca, NateWantsToBattle, Joker, Olatunji, Dræmings and Kostume.

The notes this week are not about the songs, but New Particles, 2016-07-08 has new songs by: Murdryck, serpentwithfeet, Sahg, Saint Clair, Rebel and a Basketcase, Hypersonic, Thy Worshiper, Paola Iezzi, Monolithe, Nocte Obducta, Body Language, Freedom Call, Trick or Treat, Johnny Foreigner, Kacy Hill, Allie X, Shura, Myzica, Cloud, Goblin Cock, The Naked And Famous, The Last Royals, Vinyl Thief, Bad Veins, Rothko, Russian Circles, Slow Meadow, Twilight Force, September Mourning, Linnea Olsson, Bright Light Bright Light, Darkstar, Guy Andrews, Nadia, Nanobii, Ekhymosis, Beglomeg, Nonpoint, Deadlock, Guy-Roger Duvert, Spellcaster, Konx-Om-Pax, James Ferraro, L'âme Immortelle, Ignis Fatuu, Drakwald, Bleak, Ville Valo, Crystalyne, Nina Las Vegas, Brolin, Biffy Clyro, Renate, Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Not Profane, Mira Luoti, Nina Nesbitt, Mauro Scocco, Aeges, Satán, Blender, Odio París, From States Away, Standing Egg, Isac Elliot and Secular Ghost.

Glenn, is there any way of accessing past weeks' Every Noise updates or are they gone forever when Friday arrives?

You mean the Sorting Hat? No, there's no accessible archive of those.

:(

The past, bah. Who needs it?

New Particles, 2016-07-15 has new songs by: MGT, Cazadores, Kitten, Jon Prezant, Pain, Kroon & Lunde, Ghoulgotha, Sianvar, ColdWorld, Caïna, Sabaton, Bright Light Bright Light, Salt Ashes, ERIEL INDIGO, Crystal Castles, Polarheart, Ryli, Kaya Stewart, Tinashe, King Creosote, Envinya, Dust Moth, Preoccupations, Night Flowers, These Hidden Hands, RaeLynn, El Ten Eleven, Benni Hemm Hemm, Erik Ekholm, Jo Blankenburg, Patryk Scelina, Beach Slang, The Weekend Classic, 18th & Addison, Girugamesh, Misaruka, Dave Days, Revocation, Letzte Instanz, Schwarzer Engel, Asenblut, Asylums, SKIES, Storms, Twin Atlantic, Lonely The Brave, Natives, Old, To the Rats and Wolves, Exotype, Phoebe Ray, Still in Search, Laith Al-Deen, Black Violin, Snow Ghosts, Bosshafte Beats, Sponge Cola, NateWantsToBattle and Paola.

People who went on vacation without bringing their computers need the past. Unfortunately.

Your story has touched my heart. Check the bottom of the page.

New Particles strikes again: Sonderlust by Kishi Bashi - all over the freakin' pop shop in all the right ways, and a great story arc to boot

Noura Mint Seymali - Arbina

Is there anywhere that lists all new additions to Spotify as they go up? The New Releases and Release Radar are far from comprehensive.

http://everynoise.com/spotify_new_releases.html

Thanks glenn! I'll have to settle for once-a-week updates it would seem.

ecm

IDK if this is "new" or not but there are a bunch of good Soul Jazz Records comps up now--nowhere close to the full catalogue but enough good stuff that I want to just hole up with my headphones and do nothing for a while.

Particularly enjoying Dancehall and Venezuela 70. Note that not all of them come up under the "artist" name "Soul Jazz Records Presents," you just have to do a search for "soul jazz" and then "see all albums."

Also try this in the search bar:

label:"soul jazz"

Much more than the last time I ran that!

I noticed the History Of Our World: Breakbeat & Jungle mix by DJ DB appeared recently (or has it been on for ages?). Shame it's not some kind of deluxe edition with all tracks also available unmixed but hey.