3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Wet Leg, MF Tomlinson, and Paul McDonald
There’s so much good music out in the ether that sometimes it’s difficult to parse through all of it. Every week The Daily Music Report will do the hard work for you and highlight the best releases available on streaming services.
This week we’re highlighting new music from Wet Leg, MF Tomlinson, and Paul McDonald.
Wet Leg – moisturizer
The Isle of Wight indie darlings return with moisturizer, a confident sophomore effort that finds Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers trading their previous romantic cynicism for genuine explorations of love and intimacy. Recorded in a makeshift studio in a kid’s playroom in Suffolk, the 12-track album ventures into more emotionally vulnerable territory with standout tracks like ‘CPR’ capturing new infatuation and ‘davina mccall’ celebrating long-term partnership. There’s a new assurance in their delivery that suggests Wet Leg has fully grown into their unexpected success, proving their Grammy-winning debut was no fluke.
Standout Songs: ‘CPR,’ ‘catch these fists,’ ‘davina mccill,’ and ‘pokemon.’
7.9
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MF Tomlinson – Die To Wake Up From A Dream
London-based Australian songwriter MF Tomlinson concludes his ambitious trilogy with Die To Wake Up From A Dream. This meticulously crafted psychoacoustic odyssey confronts our collective darkness while emerging into nuanced hope. Self-produced in his Poplar studio and recorded one instrument at a time, the album seamlessly weaves folk, shoegaze, art rock, and orchestral elements across nine expansive tracks.
Standout Songs: ‘Blink And You’ll Miss It,’ ‘A Dream,’ ‘Die To Wake Up From A Dream,’ ‘Dream of You,’ and ‘A Meadow (Part II).’
7.5
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Paul McDonald – So Long To The Darkside
After an eight-year hiatus that saw multiple scrapped albums and creative burnout, Nashville singer-songwriter Paul McDonald emerges from his artistic wilderness with So Long To The Dark Side, a raw and redemptive collection that captures the sound he’d been chasing for years. Recorded live to tape with his new band The Mourning Doves following a grassroots resurgence through dive bar performances and a beloved East Nashville residency, the album trades perfectionism for authenticity, and it’s all the better for it.
Standout Songs: ‘Dark Side,’ ‘Unwind,’ and ‘Higher Power.’
7.2
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