New Bob Dylan, Melkbelly, and more

There's a lot of music out there. To help you get rid of all the noise, weekly A.V. The club it gathers A-sides, the latest five releases we think are well worth your time. You can listen to these and more our Spotify playlist, and if you like what you hear, we encourage you to buy featured music directly from the links provided below.

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Bob Dylan, "The Most Dirty July"

(Columbia, March 26)

Bob Dylan has not released the original material album for nearly eight years, but his single book "Murder Most Foul" provides the length of the EP in 2012 Tornado LP – has one song for 17 minutes, maybe too long. His record of the Kennedy assassination of 1963 sets it apart TornadoThe title track as the oldest kaleidoscopic wave in history. The difference here is that Dylan has first-hand experience, viewing it as revenge kills his entire life. Despite its ugly title, "Murder" is a tale of gentle music, elegiac piano and strings under an unresolved song from the master of a very good rasp. His litany of pop culture minds (from the Beatles to him Night on Elm Street

) reach the beautiful verse of the fifth, where he transformed 20th century history into a popular series of play requests, by preparing us for misery into an uncertain world abroad. (Jesse Hassenger)

Melkbelly, FAITH

(Wax Nine / Carpark Records, April 3)

Remember the first time you heard “Cannonball” by The Breeders, when Kim Deal smiled at the smiles and Josephine Wiggs & # 39; s anticipated betting teasing genre? Expect to re-share that feeling when you hear it FAITH. On their second album, Chicago pop band Melkbelly manages to develop and quiet at the same time, a tactic that allows you to raise the volume even when you already feel the rhythms returning to your bones. The four pieces melt the progression of the traditional chord instead of completely avoiding it and the chorus tempos as entertainment seekers disrupting the electronic foundations. The effect is unexpected and hot when touched, such as the seven-minute "Kissing Under Some Bats." From the blossoming "LCR" brand to the hit adaptation of "Take the H20," Melkbelly carries a strong sense of rebellion, as if they were looking in the integrated sardonic mirror image of The Breeders & # 39; s and the coy song. At least FAITH warns you about the “THC” that you can ride. (Nina Corcoran)

Chicano Batman, "The Pink Elephant"

(ATO Records, May 1)

The tropicalia-funk-soul fusion of Chicano Batman is getting redirected from Shawn Everett and producer Leon Michels on the upcoming album Invisible People. You can hear the influence of Everett, who has worked with Alabama Shakes and Kacey Musgraves, on the airy comments and lyrics of "Color My Life." As for "Elephant Pink," the second in Invisible People

, live bass from Eduardo Arenas & # 39; bass, calling for a staccato blast from Gabriel Villa's traps. Lead singer Bardo Martinez showcases slinky, Anthony Kiedis-like energy in a live session video recorded at Hollywood's Barefoot Studios. When "Color My Life" offers a catchy vibe, "Pink Elephant" is the kind of track that crosses over when your team is dead. Both are the rays of the sunshine, but – again, once we've rounded our cars through the windows down again, which is accompanied by music suitable for a summer trip. (Danette Chavez)

Empty Land, Empty Land

(Get Better Records, March 27)

Joseph D & # 39; Agostino has been very quiet since the inception of his magnificent (and rarely peaceful) band the Cymbals dined on Guitars a few years back. But for fans of the emotional gathering of that band, the indie rock-drawn frequency will not be disappointed with D & # 39; Agostino & # 39; s full-lengths like Empty Country. Not a great departure of any kind: The guitarist (and in this case, everything else) still delivers his carefully thought out lyrics of despair that always sound ready to break through but never do. Tracks like "Emerald" or the good work of "Chance", very similar to acting, can be a fun jam-indie-rock or a fun short story. That has never been harder than before Empty Land

We are very close, "SWIM," which is NebraskaSpringsteen-era fashion – recounts the myth of "the collapsed tank / second planet that struck / could have been made by the time I arrived in Ossining." If that sounds anachronistic by 2020, fear not: It's combined with the right energy to make you believe it completely. (Josh Modell)

NNAMDÏ, BRAT

(Sooper Records, April 3)

With BRAT, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, a Chicago painter known as NNAMDÏ, channels not only the subtlety of today's world scene, but also the joy of excitement, the emergence of kaleidoscopic sound and drag. "Every day I feel a change in myself," he sings in "Everyone I Love," displaying its many amazing themes: the flow of hip-hop, guitar riffs, the powerful storm of classical piano. "Perfect in My Mind," meanwhile, discovers that Ogbonnaya delves into complex stats with guitar, a tool he launched in 2017 CITY. Including these various tracks is the outpouring of personality – Ogbonnaya is captivating in the playful "Gimme Gimme", sensitive to "OK," and slightly angry at "Semantics," which ends with a climax that wraps you in to give you goosebumps. BRAT, a great work from a talented young artist, is an emotional journey as a harmonious one. (Randall Colburn)