Rumored guests include Lorde, Nao, and of course, Sam Smith. – Tom Mantzouranisĭisclosure’s 2013 breakthrough album, Settle, was a crescendo of so much great work, spearheaded by breakaway hit “Latch.” We’ve heard bits and pieces of what their new album might be, but there’s a big shadow to escape with their debut’s success. I’ve never been so excited to hear someone sing about their mid-life crisis.
Throughout all the starts-and-stops and false hopes on its followup, it looks like this thing is actually coming out in 2015. And because they’ve always been up front with fans about their lack of punctuality. So how did a tiny indie band from New Jersey get away with waiting 12 years to follow up their breakthrough album? Because The Meadowlands, The Wrens’ 2003 sophomore album, is a generational masterpiece. In this short-attention-span society, unless they’ve reached a certain status, artists typically can’t afford to go, say, three years between releases and expect audiences to be waiting with open arms.
What We Can’t Wait For In The Year’s Second Half It’s just a remarkable thing, and proof that there’s still life to be found in genres we sometimes consider stale. It doesn’t hurt that it closes with “I Went To The Store One Day,” possibly the best love song I’ve ever heard. It’s a folk album if you reduce it to its core, but has depths that go miles beyond its peers in that space. And it overwhelms me every time I hear it. It was my favorite album of the year then, and even though I’ve had brief flirting obsessions with other records, I keep returning to I Love You, Honeybear. It’s an album of juxtapositions: arrangements equally sparse and ornate, lyrics equally cynical and sincere, emotions equally intimate and withdrawn. I was first blessed enough to hear this album in January, a couple weeks before its release date.
With the holiday weekend upon us, the Uproxx Music staff looks back at the sounds (and sights) we loved most in the first half of 2015, and the musical developments we’re most looking forward to before the ball drops and the calendar turns to 2016.įather John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear It feels like we say that every year, but we’ve already had some of the game’s biggest names (Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Sufjan Stevens) drop albums worthy of their reputation, up-and-coming critical darlings (Father John Misty, Jamie xx, Elder) take the next step, and out-of-nowhere newbies (Leon Bridges, Tobias Jesso Jr.) make waves.
It’s been a really good year for music so far.
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