Other Notable Releases - 5th October

Here is a look at some of the other albums that came out this week. Two of them aren't on Spotify so there's not much I can tell you about them but I thought I'd mention their existence anyway!

Air - 'Love 2'
French electronica duo Air return with their sixth studio album. Released on Virgin Records this is the first Air album that they have produced themselves from their own Atlas Studio. I enjoy the occasional bit of electronic dance/pop and Air have certainly been one of the masters of the art over the years. They have been in the game for a long time now though and it seems like they are beginning to run out of ideas. They have made some attempts to reinvent their sound and bring themselves up to date but there is little here to really excite or engage.
Air – Love 2

Cerys Matthews - 'Don't Look Down'
Everyone recognises the distinctively Welsh voice of ex-Catatonia front-woman Cerys Matthews. This week sees the release of her third full length solo album in two versions, one in english and the other in welsh. Unfortunately neither are on spotify so I can't tell you what it is like or give you the chance to find out for yourselves yet!

Idelwild - 'Post Electric Blues'
I guess I would say I'm an Idlewild fan. I've always enjoyed their music and have been to see them live. They've gone off my radar however in the past couple of years and so I totally missed the arrival of this album. This, the sixth studio album, was originally self-released to 3,000 fans back in June. This week sees the official traditional release of the album on Cooking Vinyl and produced by Idlewild regular Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers, Nine Black Alps). Again this album is not yet on spotify although I hope it gets put up soon as I'm interested to hear how they sound these days!

The Raveonettes - 'In and Out of Control'
This is the fourth studio album from the Danish rock duo and sees a change in direction since their previous album. 'Lust, Lust, Lust' was a raw and noisy album self-produced and very rough round the edges. This album sees them returning to working with a producer (Thomas Troelsen(Aqua, Junior Senior)) and gives a more professional sound all round. There is a much poppier sound to the record but they still manage to maintain that raw power that gives them a bit of an edge. This is a really good pop album, the production is excellent, the musical performance is great and the songs are fun to listen to.
The Raveonettes – In And Out Of Control