Albums of the week: News from Jakob Dylan, Enny, Charlotte Day Wilson – culture


Enny – “Under Twenty Five” (Famm)

The young London musician Enny about quit her job to make music. “Under Twenty Five” (Famm) is their debut EP and in fact, with its 90s vibes and contemporary production, it sounds like it has always existed and Enny only got the tracks from the collective subconscious of South London poured into shape. In the single “Same Old” she protests against gentrification, literally “Fuck You and Your Gentrification”, the bass clearly agrees with her, while the gods of R’n’B relax and rock along. Enny also has drink tips: “One glass of malibu with mango juice”, and if you’re not tipsy, you can also find her hit single from last year here: “Peng Black Girls” is about solidarity and diversity. “Little vibe, little bass, little kick, little snare, little lies, big truths / Do you, they don’t care” she raps. Does she mean the gods of R’n’B or the gentrifiers? Juliane Liebert

Mieke Miami – “Montecarlo Magic” (Fun in the Church / H’Art)

Speaking of which, are we going to be gentrified by aliens soon? And what is their taste in music? Now that Obama and the Pentagon have quasi confirmed the existence of UFOs, Spacerock and the like are heard with completely different ears. And you ask yourself: what knows Mieke Miamiwhat we don’t know? Because their new album, “Montecarlo Magic” (Fun in the Church / H’Art), is clearly only intended for people in the second instance. And first of all for much more intelligent forms of life with a love for soft music. Already in the first song, “Californio”, she conjures them up Lidaju Sisters up (if you don’t know the Lidaju Sisters – listen to “Come On Home” immediately), a flute lures like Eric Burdon’s “Spill the Wine”, the ghosts of Ariel Pink and John Maus break away from their pro-Trump demo and are put back on track from Miami. A little psychic TV, a little Riot Grrrl, space sounds in between. The ever-present bass and Miami’s slightly hoarse voice hold everything together. Strings get involved. “Cry Baby Cry” is an anti-lullaby. In Miami, a toddler asked to cry more, because the mother didn’t deserve it any other way. Very nice. Give it to her. Finally the album gallops away with the last track “Way Out West” to the beat of a hobbling pony. Morricone on his back. And the night begins. Juliane Liebert

Charlotte Day Wilson – “Alpha”

We dedicate the night Charlotte Day Wilson. The Canadian songwriter is known from the wonderfully sluggish “Work”, a hymn about the side of love that is often neglected in songs: the damn emotional work that every relationship needs to survive. Wilson’s new album “Alpha” begins with a single, repeatedly played, somber piano note and a chorus. Her warm, dark voice begins to create a cinematic dense atmosphere, but then, unfortunately, unfortunately … how should you put it: There are a lot of a cappella choirs, and from the dumdidums at the third minute you inevitably have to join The princes think. And once you’ve thought about it, the thought won’t go away. You have the rest of the album, a crossover band between Taylor Swift and the Prince, in your mind. Which doesn’t have to be bad. Nothing against the princes. But the princes also sang “Kissing forbidden”, and Charlotte Day Wilson has definitely made smooch music that should weave you into it with depth, epic, which is haptically and boldly produced, but with rain samples and definitely without irony. That doesn’t get along. The R’n’B gods cannot have wanted Charlotte Day Wilson and the Princes to exist in the same universe. This is how wormholes arise. Almost sure. So if you want to enjoy “Alpha”, you should definitely not think about the princes while listening to it. No. Not. Juliane Liebert

Wallflowers – “Exit Wunds” (New West Records / PIAS-Rough Trade)

Names: Always a darned topic in this pop circus. Jakob Dylan, for example, is, the last name suggests, of course the son of the father. In terms of PR, that was certainly not just wrong – it can’t be really easy artistically either. Before he released the two fantastic folk albums “Seeing Things” and “Women + Country” under his birth name, he was already with them Wallflowers successful. Now he is releasing the first album with them in almost ten years. So to speak. In fact, he kept the band name – but not the musicians. Laconic reason: “It’s pretty hard to get a good band name, so if you have one, keep it.” Anyway, the music is fantastic. Quiet folk rock. Very confident songwriting. Not a new tone. But nobody stops where they don’t belong either. Jakob Biazza

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