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May could be the perfect time to find out what albums have conquered my playlist so far. Of course at this point, my choices are written down in no specific order and might change throughout the year. 

Young Prisms - In Between

John Talabot - fin

Beach House - Bloom

World’s End Girlfriend - Starry Starry Night

Patrick Watson - Adventures In Your Own Backyard

Julia Holter - Ekstasis

Kwes. - Meantime (EP)

Lotus Plaza - Spooky Action At A Distance

Lower Dens - Nootropics

White Poppy - I Had A Dream

Shigeto - Lineage

Gravenhurst - The Ghost In Daylight

Electricity In Our Homes - Dear Shareholder

Mirrorring - Foreign Body

Finally! Gravenhurst has just released a new album: “The Ghost in Daylight”.

Gravenhurst or talented artist Nick Talbot generally takes his time to create music. In fact, his last album was released in 2007. At the beginning of the adventure about 10 years ago, Gravenhurst was a one-man project with a guitar and a voice but gradually expanded into a real band experience. And the result is still convincing because Gravenhurst evolved with time to create new soundscapes and melodies. The “slowcore” influence of Red House Painters or Codeine can be found in his music without lacking real personality and continues to create his own path despite these musical landmarks. Mostly associated with the combo guitar-voice-drums, the first single “The Prize” also contains violin lines and other musical newness. So, if like me, you wish to hear the rest of the album, Warp records leads you to bleep’s page where you can buy the vinyl for a reasonable price.

Young Prisms just released a new album called “In Between” on March 27, 2012.

Young Prisms was created in 2009 in San Francisco. This west coast influence might explain the surf pop inspiration that their music reflects. But, not only does the band play this style but also adds a shoegaze vibe to the whole, a specific characteristic of the west coast as well (in Seattle in particular). These two aspects can be found in Young Prisms’ fresh & new album. Moreover, the psychedelic imagery conquers to the creation of a musical and visual unity. Kanine Records has signed the band and a few weeks ago, a video was made for the single Floating in Blue”.

Young Prisms

April, 13 was the date of the release of a new album by Japanese artist World’s End Girlfriend called “Starry Starry Night”. It is in fact the soundtrack of a Taiwanese movie of the same name. A dreamy world where people can escape to seems to be the motto of the artist and the film. A reference to Van Gogh’s Starry Night and the rest is for your ears and eyes to appreciate (just below).

Buy the album on Virgin Babylon

Mirrorring (with two “r” to create a real mirror effect) is the collaboration between two very talented artists Liz Harris - better known as Grouper - and Jesy Fortino or Tiny Vipers. Their album was released on March 19, 2012 on Kranky Records.

The result of this union is Foreign Body: a promising album to say the least. Their music evokes Grouper’s album Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill and everything that is linked to the music of Liz Harris in general that is to say: smooth melodies associated with enchanting voices superposed to create an atmospheric whole. Moreover, Mirrorring also recalls its music alter ego Tiny Vipers because of the voice of Jesy Fortino which is particularly recognizable (the amazing song “Mine”) and the guitar which also completes their sound.

What will their collaboration become in the future is a mystery, they might produce another album together but what is sure is that the listener will be completely blown away by this musical experience. So far, this is my favorite album in 2012.