Found Sounds: July 2024

What's in Boulder's headphones?

By Boulder Weekly Staff - July 31, 2024
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Vinyl buyer Patrick Selvage stocks the shelves at Paradise Found on Oct. 20. Credit: Jezy J. Gray

As we pause for a quick beat between RockyGrass and Folks Fest during another miraculous summer festival season, your fellow music freaks are back with the latest roundup of the bestselling new vinyl releases from Paradise Found Records and Music (1646 Pearl St.) From bluegrass phenom Billy Strings to soft-rock dreamer Clairo, this is what July sounded like in the People’s Republic of Boulder.

1. Johnny Blue SkiesPassage Du Desir
2. Glass AnimalsI Love You So Fucking Much
3. Billy StringsLive Vol. 1
4. Tipper Forward Escape
5. Clairo Charm
6. PhishEvolve
7. Dr. DogDr. Dog
8. Cigarettes After Sex Xs
9. Remi WolfBig Ideas
10. Various Artists – I Saw the TV Glow OST

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STAFF PICK: When I shared Box for Buddy, Box for Star by This Is Lorelai with Colorado Sun arts reporter Parker Yamasaki during our recent time together at the National Critics Institute, she said: “This makes me feel like I’m in high school, in a good way.” The first solo album from Nate Amos — one half of the Brooklyn art-pop duo Water from Your Eyes — is a playful and poignant collection that skips from earworm electro-pop to cozy indie-folk with breezy abandon. It also happens to be one of the best albums of the year. Jezy J. Gray, arts and culture editor

 

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