Here we are again with the albums you have to listen to this weekend. The new albums on Spotify this week. It’s a small list, because there haven’t been many releases in the first place. Right before Christmas. Pretty weird. Anyway, enjoy.

Boris – New Album

Most of you probably know Boris. The doom/sludge metal band Boris, that is. Not the Dutch (former) Idols-star. Boris have released somewhere over 15 releases to this day, ranging from metal till ambient. But nobody, NOBODY, expected this: an album full of accessible yet experimental J-pop. J-pop as in Japanese pop? Indeed. A lot of people will hate this. But we support independent culture and breaking boundaries. And that is exactly what Boris have done. And you can’t deny ‘Flare‘ is extremely catchy. Or that ‘Luna‘ isn’t a great and well-executed track.
Oh, btw, we LOVE the artwork, but did they have to make underwear out of it?
For fans of: 65daysofstatic, Destine, 浜崎あゆみ, 嵐, or maybe 倖田來未, or perhaps いきものがかり.

Listen to Boris – New Album on Spotify

Ólafur Arnalds – Living Room Songs

Ever since his wonderful last release ‘…And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness‘, we have followed the contemporary composer Ólafur Arnalds. His latest offering is ‘Living Room Songs‘. Some people are stating that there isn’t much renewal in the post-modern/neo-classical scene. In that case you can skip this one, because Ólafur Arnalds isn’t crossing any lines either. But that doesn’t mean that these soft piano pieces are bad. Not at all, actually. They’re beautifully haunting and perfect for the oncoming winter.
For fans of: Library Tapes, Sylvain Chauveau, Nils Frahm, Sleepingdog

Listen to Ólafur Arnalds – Living Room Songs on Spotify

Marionette – Nerve

And from neo-classical music to some melodic metalcore-esque death-metal. It’s nothing In Flames haven’t done yet, but if you’re in the mood, Marionette‘s ‘Nerve’ does its duty. Pummeling drums, heavy production on the guitars and on top of that some clear almost Trance-y synthesizers. It doesn’t always have to be something new or darker-than-dark music right?
For fans of: In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Bleeding Through, Soilwork

Listen to Marionette – Nerve on Spotify

White Denim – Last Day Of Summer

White Denim secretly released their album ‘Last Day Of Summer’ on err.. the last day of summer on their website for a pay-what-you-want price. So fans of the band probably knew already about this release. This week, it has made its way to Spotify. The album came together while they were working on their fourth album ‘D‘. Some songs they just released for fun. And thát is what makes this album so cool. You can hear the fun they had while making it. An album to bring the summer for one more day back to the winter.
For fans of: Alamo Race Track, early-Kings Of Leon, Best Coast

Listen to White Denim – Last Day Of Summer on Spotify