It’s been five years since Leeds rock band Drahla issued their debut album, Useless Coordinates. Their sophomore effort, Angeltape, is slightly more frenzied, layering sharp saxophone blurts on top of deadpan vocals and hard-edged, post-punk guitars. While writing the album, the quartet mined memories of grief and trauma, searching for catharsis. Drahla shared a string of singles ahead of Angeltape’s release: “Lip Sync,” “Under the Glass,” “Grief in Phantasia,” “Second Rhythm,” and “Default Parody.”
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Grace Cummings: Ramona [ATO]
Ramona is the third full-length from Australian singer-songwriter Grace Cummings, following her 2019 debut, Refuge Cove, and 2022’s Storm Queen. The new 11-track LP was cut in producer Jonathan Wilson’s Topanga Canyon studio. To achieve Ramona’s lush, orchestral sound, Wilson and Cummings enlisted harpist Mary Lattimore, as well as arranger and multi-instrumentalist Drew Erickson, who has played with Weyes Blood, Mitski, and Lana Del Rey. Cummings recorded guitar and piano while Wilson contributed guitar, drums, banjo, and organ.
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Bnny: One Million Love Songs [Fire Talk]
