"This is by far the biggest release week of the year so far. Amanda and I highlight 12 new releases below, and Bill tackles another five in Indie Basement, including Cardinals, Luke Temple & The Cascading Moms, The Paranoid Style, the Wall of Voodoo 1983 demos collection, and the expanded reissue of Velocity Girl's ¡Simpatico!. And in addition to these reviews, Dave and I talked a lot about all this new music on today's episode of BV Weekly."
"How do Converge do it? I should probably start this review with something a little less hyperbolic, but Love Is Not Enough is the kind of album that makes you throw restraint out the window. Converge have been a band for over 35 years, they've had the same lineup for nearly 27 years, and on their new album Love Is Not Enough they sound as hungry as they did in their early days. This isn't even "aging gracefully"; it's defying the concept of aging altogether."
Seventeen standout records are highlighted this week, including twelve newly selected releases and five additional picks featured in Indie Basement such as Cardinals, Luke Temple & The Cascading Moms, The Paranoid Style, Wall of Voodoo 1983 demos, and an expanded Velocity Girl ¡Simpatico! reissue. A long list of honorable mentions spans artists from Mumford & Sons to Chet Faker and soundtracks like Steph Curry's GOAT. The Converge album Love Is Not Enough captures renewed ferocity after 35 years, with the band sounding as hungry as in its early days and refusing to settle into conventional aging or slower post-metal elder-statesman territory.
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