A rock legend reconnects to his roots, an indie-rock powerhouse flexes new muscles and some Aussie oddballs keep it weird in today’s tsunami of additions your fall music calendar.
Let’s start with the biggest name on the list: Alice Cooper, whose new EP Breadcrumbs — coming Sept. 13 — will be a “tribute to the garage rock heroes from his hometown Detroit.” Fittingly, the set list includes covers of MC5’s Sister Anne, Suzi Quatro’s Your Mamma Won’t Like Me and Mitch Ryder’s Devil With a Blue Dress, while the cast features MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer, Grand Funk Railroad frontman Mark Farner, Detroit Wheels drummer Johnny “Bee” Badanjek and Gories/Dirtbombs leader Mick Collins.
Sounds like a winner. And it’s not alone. Veteran singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan — whose extensive resume includes Screaming Trees, QOTSA, Twilight Singers and more — delivers his latest dark-hearted solo album Somebody’s Knocking on Oct. 18. Check out the first single Letter Never Sent — which embraces a New Wave sound at odds with his usual grim approach — below.
One more release of note: Australian weirdos Tropical Fuck Storm, whose A Laughing Death in Meatspace was one of the best albums of 2018 (read my review HERE). I expect no less from their sophomore set Braindrops, which drops Aug. 23. Get a taste of what you’re in for below, while you peruse the rest of today’s entries. And as always, be sure to head over to the Upcoming Releases page for the entire fall lineup, which also includes new major-label offerings from Big Wreck and Melanie Martinez.
July 26
Big Country | The Seer Vinyl
High on Fire | Bat Salad EP
Soft Cell | Say Hello Wave Goodbye
August 2
Kayla Diamond | Dirty Laundry EP
Tori Kudo & Kayo Makino | Ein Traum Für Dich
Heitor Pereria | Playmobil Soundtrack
Thalo | Cherry EP
August 9
Byron the Aquarius | Astral Travelling
August 23
Dead Feathers | All is Lost
Firefriend | Avalanche
Tropical Fuck Storm | Braindrops
August 30
Big Wreck | …but for the sun
Gender Roles | Prang
September 6
Leela Gilday | North Star Calling
Infinity Forms of Yellow Remember | Infinity Forms of Yellow Remember
Suzuki Junzo & Snakes Don’t Belong In Alaska | The Ascended Master Teachings
Knave | Isabella Says
Melanie Martinez | K-12
Ready | This Summer
September 13
Basic Rhythm | 2 Da Core
Alice Cooper | Breadcrumbs EP
Free Range | King of Snake
Paper Beat Scissors | Parallel Line
Jesse Terry & Alex Wong | Kivalina EP
September 20
Monolord | No Comfort
September 27
65daysofstatic | replicr
October 4
DIIV | Deceiver
October 11
Allah-Las | Lahs
Emptyset | Blossoms
October 18
Mark Lanegan Band | Somebody’s Knocking
October 25
The Kompressor Experiment | 2001
November 15
Striking Matches | Noon
