{"id":94163,"date":"2023-07-28T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=94163"},"modified":"2023-07-28T13:42:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T12:42:37","slug":"newmusicfriday-july-28th-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/newmusicfriday-july-28th-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"#NewMusicFriday (July 28th 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"

An eventful July ends with a handful of noteworthy releases for this week’s #NewMusicFriday.<\/p>\n

Leading the charge is the return of\u00a0Mutoid Man<\/strong><\/a>, delivering\u00a0‘Mutants’<\/em> after six years away. Elsewhere UK genre-fluid trio\u00a0Yonaka<\/strong><\/a> share\u00a0‘Welcome To My House’<\/em>,\u00a0Post Malone<\/strong> shows his acoustic side on\u00a0‘Austin’<\/em> and\u00a0Jim Lockey And The Solemn Sun<\/strong> bring a streamlined indie-rock sound as they return with\u00a0‘Colour’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

There is also a fair share of metal releases to get stuck into.\u00a0KoRn<\/strong><\/a> give 2007\u00a0‘Untitled’<\/em> the deluxe treatment to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Thy Art Is Murder<\/strong><\/a> are also in a celebratory mood as they drop a live outing for a ‘Decade of Hate’<\/em>. While\u00a0Sevendust<\/strong> and From Ashes to New\u00a0<\/strong>both drop new records containing plenty of explosive hard rock. Furthermore, deathcore fans are sure to love Signs of the Swarm<\/strong>‘s ‘Amongst the Low & Empty’.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Mutoid<\/p>\n

Mutoid Man – Mutants<\/h2>\n

From the moment you hit play on opening track. ‘Call of the Void’<\/em>, it’s clear\u00a0Mutoid Man<\/strong> haven’t missed a step since their last recorded output in 2017.\u00a0‘Mutants’<\/em> sees Cave In founder Stephen Brodsky (guitar\/vocals) and Converge drummer Ben Koller being joined by High On Fire bassist Jeff Matz to create a frenzied, riff-filled record. It thrives on (and embraces) elements of metal, prog, punk, and sludge with a high standard of technical prowess and sharp songwriting throughout.<\/p>\n

‘Frozen Hearts’<\/em> fiercely rumbles as Koller’s frantic drum work and Matz’s bass take control.\u00a0‘Broken Glass Ceiling’<\/em> arrives with a swagger partly due to Brodsky’s versatile guitar and his lyrical earworm charm shines through. While ‘Siren Song’<\/em> is dominated by a stoner rock groove that is irresistible, before\u00a0‘Graveyard Digger’<\/em> serves up a rapid metallic speed train.<\/p>\n

With every chugging guitar, chaotic drum fill, or downtrodden bass line,\u00a0Mutoid Man<\/strong>‘s experience shines through, even on later cuts such as ‘Siphon’<\/em> and the unabashed heavy metal blast of\u00a0‘Demons’<\/em>. Although Brodsky’s otherworldly shredding occasionally tires, when combined with Koller and Matz’s energetic rhythms, it makes\u00a0‘Mutants’<\/em> a thrill ride of an album.<\/p>\n

What is out on #NewMusicFriday?<\/h2>\n

Mutoid Man – Mutants
\nYonaka – Welcome To My House
\nFrom Ashes To New – Blackout
\nKoRn – Untitled (Deluxe Edition)
\nPost Malone – Austin
\nJim Lockey And The Solemn Sun – Colours
\nThy Art Is Murder – Decade Of Hate (Live in Melbourne 2023)
\nSevendust – Truth Killer
\nDiesel Boy – Gets Old
\nSigns of the Swarm – Amongst The Low & Empty
\nNot a Toy – PRBLMS
\nArch Echo – Final Pitch
\nJukebox Monkey – Smiles Becoming Teeth
\nLokust – Infidel
\nRAZE – Pyrography
\nWilliam The Conquerer – Excuse Me While I Vanish
\nBlood Runs Cold – Blood Runs Cold<\/p>\n

If you think I’ve missed something or have a new album\/EP\/song to tell us about, tell us about it here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n