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Every Friday, 88Nine music director Erin Wolf and Lilliput Records co-owner Tanner Musgrove tell you about the new albums you can\u2019t miss on a new episode of <\/i>On Vinyl<\/u><\/b><\/a>. Check out their top picks and a list of this week\u2019s other releases, and listen to their full conversation using the player on this page or on the 88Nine airwaves at 1 p.m. every Friday.<\/i><\/p>\n With the recent weather, we\u2019ve gotta ask: Are you feeling a little dark and stormy? If those goth vibes are swirling around more prominently, you can start your dive into this week\u2019s releases with some synth-pop\/rock on the darker, edgier end of the spectrum.<\/p>\n First, we\u2019ve got Toronto\u2019s Metric, who use their 10th studio album to take an anthemic turn at chronicling almost two decades of being a touring band. Then there\u2019s Miss Grit\u2019s newest, which features heavier production than her debut and really leans into a maximalist approach for the trademark layered, looping sound.<\/p>\n Also on the darker and colder end of the spectrum, synth-pop with bits of techno, shoegaze and post-punk goodness are at the center of Jasmine Golestaneh\u2019s project TEMPERS. Finally, temper that storm with a little indie rock \u2018n\u2019 roll from Chicago\u2019s Friko, who will drop by Lilliput Records on April 30<\/u><\/a> and then come back to Milwaukee on Oct. 16 for a Vivarium show<\/u><\/a>. Snag the vinyl so you can memorize every chorus and sing along.<\/p>\n Happy New Music Friday!<\/p>\n Metric, <\/b>Romanticize the Dive<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n For their 10th studio album, the Toronto synth-pop band traveled to New York City to record at Electric Lady Studios, and the songs we\u2019ve heard so far pick up that city\u2019s edgy appeal. Lead single \u201cVictim of Luck\u201d is, at its heart, full of warm fuzzies. It\u2019s about centering your life around being in a band, the bonds you make and not trading that kind of luck for all the fame in the world.<\/p>\n You can see just how strong those connections are when Metric plays alongside Broken Social Scene and Stars at Aragon Ballroom in Chicago on July 24, and pick up Romanticize the Dive<\/i> on plain black or silver vinyl at your local shop. There are also a couple special editions in opaque white or sunflare that come with a signed insert.<\/p>\n Miss Grit, <\/b>Under My Umbrella<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Miss Grit\u2019s sophomore album adopts a more maximalist sound with heavier production, while speaking to their own heartbreak and anxieties. Margaret Sohn shared that the songs started taking shape after an intense touring schedule in which she drove herself around North America totally alone. Upon returning home, there was a yearning to capture that unrestrained energy of playing live. The result is an intense record with chaotic sonics that really speak to Sohn\u2019s musical and production prowess, as well as the state of the world at large.<\/p>\n This one\u2019s available on limited-edition crystal clear vinyl via Mute Records at a record shop near you.<\/p>\n Friko, <\/b>Something Worth Waiting For<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Friko\u2019s debut album Where We’ve Been, Where We Go from Here<\/i> was a fave for us in 2024, so we\u2019ve been anxiously awaiting this release. As expected, the Beatles-esque indie-rock quartet\u2019s sophomore effort proved that their classic sound has true staying power.<\/p>\n Friko played at Lilliput Records for 2024\u2019s Record Store Day and wowed us with their performance, then did it again when they dropped by Radio Milwaukee during Summerfest. It should be more of the same when they bring Something Worth Waiting For<\/i> to Milwaukee for their October show at the Vivarium. Get the album on black vinyl with a six-page zine (and then ask the band to sign it at Lilliput on April 30<\/u><\/a>!).<\/p>\n TEMPERS, <\/b>Delusion<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n New York-based project TEMPERS has a new album full of synth-pop, with bits of techno, shoegaze and post-punk goodness. Jasmine Golestaneh has now released four albums under the moniker, each one is as hauntingly beautiful as the last.<\/p>\n Delusion<\/i> is available on black or rainbow iridescent vinyl at a local record shop near you from Fear of Luxury Records.There\u2019s also a foil-printed boxset limited to 100 copies that comes in an exclusive colorway, as well as a lyric art book, custom patch and signed photo print (only available via Bandcamp<\/u><\/a>).<\/p>\nBest new albums out April 24<\/h3>\n
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