Friday Album Streams: Echo Ladies, Swansea Sound, Sharp Pins + More
It’s Friday, and while you gaze towards the weekend, maybe you need some musical recommendations to get your day started. I’ll try not to wax philosophically on these, as we’ve covered singles and what not heading into the album releases…so without further ado.
Swansea Sound – Twentieth Century (Skep Wax Records)
Members of Pooh Sticks, Heavenly return with another great collection of pop rock with a subtle political bent.
Echo Ladies – Lilies (Rama Lama Records)
Dark, noisy and beautiful. One of my favorite releases this year I wish more people could put their ears upon.
Friday Boys – Depressed Gang (Self-Released)
Good old fashioned punk rock from here in Austin. Now with more hooks! Friday’s jams from Friday Boys.
Kath Bloom – Finally (Chapter Music)
Chapter Music celebrate the 1990s recordings of Kath Bloom with the first ever vinyl release of Finally.
Sharp Pins – Turtle Rock (Tall Texan Records)
Another “first ever” release for the solo-project of Kai Slater of current Lifeguard fame, courtesy of Tall Texan Records.
DAIISTAR – Good Time (Fuzz Club)
New up-and-coming Austin act drops their debut LP. Sweetness amidst walls of noise.
It was a pretty busy week around these parts, though on a personal level, the next two weeks are going to be a bit of a shit show. So, it was good to settle into that ride with some great new jams. New music from Colored Lights and Lola Tried got me super excited, so we’re kicking off last week’s jams right there. B. Gray shot some great photos of Love and Rockets, which you can scroll back into and find, thus their inclusion. RayRay ran a review of the latest from Elder Jack Ward, so you can get your soul fix in. I probably played it safe and close to home with new songs from Snooper, Swansea Sound and Film School, among a bunch of others. Unfortunately, the new Lewsberg tunes are streaming yet, so those aren’t here, but go back and listen, please!
It’s been a hot minute since we’ve run our weekly recap, but last week we covered a ton of ground, so why not give you a chance to see what all we were digging on our end? It was good to see Trouble in Mind with a couple of new releases we’re likely to enjoy from Martin Frawley and Connections. We also got to meet new supergroup from Melbourne, Equal Parts and their debut single. Plus, we even got to dip our toes in the Austin waters, with a new Daily Worker tune and a live recording from Balmorhea. Browse below, see what you’re into…likely all of it?
A year ago to this very day, we here at ATH, in conjunction with Skep Wax and other friends, helped 
The perks of running your own site, and your own label, is you can write about what you want and celebrate when you want. So, here we are at ATH, home of