Our favorite band of the week turned out to be my favorite band of last year, despite the fact that I only just discovered them — The Breaks Inc. and their amazing album Hotel Earth. Also, belatedly, a couple of tracks from the Chillhop Winter Essentials disc and new music from Mogwai. Not to mention a bunch of oldies designed to remark on the current scene without offending anyone’s sensibilities too much.
But about Breaks Inc., if you’re into that brand of pop I think of as post-indie, which is to say, 21st century indie rock, AND you have a less then jaunty view of the planet’s future, then their new album Hotel Earth might be for you. Check out our review here…
The Mogwai track “God Gets You Back” is surprisingly laidback for the lads who used to live for shimming waves of feedback. If anything, this one is more like the 80s although no particular genre comes to mind. It does rock, it is mostly instrumental — in short, it is Mogwai. You will like.
XOXO Xopher has a whole new EP out (full disclosure — he is a co-host of the Bubble Wrap show.) We played “Oh No” and “Royalty Loyalty” in honor of the Inauguration next week.
And thems the breaks, read on for more…
January 15, 2025
Wishful Blinking
Space Ghost – What Day Is It?
King Crimson – The Sheltering Sky
The Meters – Out In The Country
Emapea – First Snow
Axe Riverboy – Carry On
The Airborne Toxic Event – Does This Mean You’re Moving On
XOXO Xopher – Urgency
The Directions – Soup Line
Parliament – One of Those Funky Thangs
The Breaks Inc. – 2055
The Breaks Inc. – Something To Find
Mogwai – God Gets You Back
Sade – Smooth Operator 12″
The Meters – Liar
XOXO Xopher – Royalty Loyalty
Prince – When We’re Dancing Close and Slow
Prince – Pink Cashmere
George Clinton – We Do This
Mt. Joy – Silver Lining
Matty Dubbs – I’m Coming Home
Hanz, Shahly – Cold Vein
XOXO Xopher – Oh No
EU with Sugar Bear – Um Bop Bop (radio edit)
Atarashi Gakko – Nainainai
Incorporated Thang Band – Still Tigh
Photo Credit: W.carter, CC BY-SA 4.0