CRAZY's 2019 purchases

[CRAZY-HORSE]

this year im going to do things a bit different

this time I will list all the releases in alphabetical order then post them the same way as opposed chronological release order like last year. (well, most were gift cards or gifts and not purchased with my money directly)

I will also pre list the albums in Alphabetical order (see below) instead of leaving them a surprise until I post them.
some of them I had forgotten i'd bought so they will be a surprise when I play them.
others will be a surprise to you guys (pleasant and WTF moments guaranteed!)

trivia:
16 of the 37 (40%) are by female artists which is a bigger percentage than I can recall purchasing in previous years.
12 of the 37 (33%) I cannot recall so these will be a surprise to me when listening.
04 of the 37 (11%) are by artists named Lewis (Christian and surnames)
05 of the 37 (13%) are debut albums
19 of the artists are American
07 of the artists are from the UK
07 of the artists are Australian
03 of the artists are Canadian
01 artist is from Iceland

THIS THREAD ISNT EXCLUSIVELY FOR ME TO COMMENT/POST SO FEEL FREE TO ADD WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE IT

so there it goes
on with the list...

the purchases of 2019:

1....CAPALDI, Lewis  "divinely uninspired to a hellish extent" 2.4

2....CAVE, Nick & The Bad Seeds "ghosteen" 2.6

3....CERNY Brothers  "looking for the good land" 2.1

4....CHARLI XCX  "charli" 1.9

5....DEL REY, Lana "Norman Fuckin' Rockwell!" 2.3

6....EILISH, Billie "when we fall asleep. where do we go?" 2.4

7....ELO, Jeff Lynne's  "from out of nowhere" 1.8

8....FRATELLI, Jon  "bright night flowers" 2.6

9....GALLAGHER, Liam "why me?, why not" 2.4

10..HOOP, Jesca  "stonechild" 1.5

11..KAISER CHIEFS  "duck" 2.5

12..LAMBERT, Miranda "wildcard" 2.4

13..LEISURE SOCIETY arrivals and departures" 2.0

14..LEWIS, Aaron  "state im in" 2.4

15..LEWIS, Dean  "a place we knew" 2.1

16..LEWIS, Jenny  "on the line" 2.0

17..LIZZO  "cuz I love you" 2.0

18..LUMINEERS, The  "III" 2.1

19..MICHAELSON, Ingrid  "stranger songs" 1.9

20..MONTAIGNE  "complex" 2.5

21..NOE, Ian "between the country" 2.6

22..OF MONSTERS & MEN  "fever dream" 1.7

23..OLSEN, Angel "all mirrors" 2.5

24..PECK, Orville  "pony" 1.8

25..P!NK  "hurts 2B human" 2.4

26..SANDRIDGE, Bec "try + save me" 2.5

27..SIMPSON, Sturgill  "sound and fury" 2.4

28..SPRINGSTEEN, Bruce "western stars" 1.8

29..STRUMBELLAS, The  "rattlesnake" 1.9

30..SWIFT, Taylor "lover" 2.2

31..TONES & I  "the kids are coming-ep" 2.3

32..TUTTLE, Molly, when youre ready" 2.6

33..VANNELLI, Gino "wilderness road" 2.3

34..WAGONS  "songs from the aftermath" 2.5

35..WEYES BLOOD "titanic rising" 2.5

36..YOLA  "walk through fire" 2.6

37..YOUNG, Neil & Crazy Horse "Colorado" 1.7

[CRAZY-HORSE]

LEWIS CAPALDI "divinely uninspired to a hellish extent"

release date: 17th May

debut album

estimated worldwide sales: 500,000

charts: #1 UK, #10 AU, #8 CAN, #21 US

singles:

"bruises"...…...……………….#6 UK, #76 AU,  #69 CAN  (linked below)
"grace"...……...……………….#9 UK  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F3WnXgJdq8   live
"someone you loved"...…...#1 UK, #4 AU, #1 CAN, #1 US   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwOaqwIyKas   live
"hold me while you wait"...#4 UK   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ5GzGYgWJw   audio
"before you go"...……...……#2 UK, #24 AU   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpljgJPFWl8   audio

Scotsman
23 years young
nephew of 10th Dr Who Peter Capaldi
piano based acoustic ballads for the most part
acoustic guitar based on the rest
strong deep vocals, but not as deep as George Ezra
very good solid melodic passionate collection of songs about relationships
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

favourite:  





tracks:

1....grace ***
2....bruises ***
3....hold me while you wait **
4....someone you loved ***
5....maybe **
6....forever **
7....one **
8....don't get me wrong **
9....Hollywood ***
10..lost on you **
11..fade ***
12..headspace **

3s - 5
2s - 7
1s - 0

rating: 2.4  or  8/10

[CRAZY-HORSE]

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS "ghosteen"

release date: 4th October

17th studio album

estimated Worldwide sales: less than 100,000

charts:  #2 AU,  #4 UK,  #93 CAN,  #108 US

singles: no singles released.

first album by Cave since one of his sons died in a tragic accident in the UK two or three years ago
and this one is a double set, his first double since his brilliant "Abbattoir Blues/lyre of Orpheus" twenty five years earlier.
album is full of songs about death, loss..no different from most of his other works really, LOL.
but this time its personal  which gives the songs a deeper, darker, moodier, dour, more sombre feel
than anything he has ever released.
lyrically,it is an absolute masterpiece, probably the greatest set of lyrics he has ever written, and he's written a lot
of classy lyrics over the decades.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

spoken word track, the imagery in the lyrics is simply sublime IMO





tracks:

1....spinning song ***
2....bright horses ***
3....waiting for you ***
4....night raid **
5....sun forest **
6....galleon ship ***
7....ghosteen speaks ***
8....leviathan ***
9....ghosteen **
10..fireflies ***
11..Hollywood **

3s - 7
2s - 4
1s - 0

rating: 2.6

[CRAZY-HORSE]

CERNY BROTHERS "looking for the good land"

release date: 31st May

third studio album

no sales info

no chart info

no singles released

from Texas but Ohio born
album is what i'd term 'heartland rock'
hearing Gaslight Anthem, Springsteen, Mellencamp all over the first half
more "Americana" sounding on the second half
songs have a social conscience feel like the above mentioned artists.
the brothers cover all bases claiming they "were born into a Liberal family
but grew up in Conservative Texas so we see and hear all sides of it".
I LIKE THIS ALBUM





tracks:

1....I wanna love you ***
2....days of thunder **
3....ghost **
4....American whore ***
5....where im going ***
6....night on the town **
7....drinking gold **
8....laugh at the devil *
9....Tennessee *
10..moon above the desert **
11..Denver **
12..million miles **

3s - 3
2s - 7
1s - 2

rating:  2.1

[Ruby]

This will keep you out of trouble for a while CH! Nice thread. 
Glad to see you're keeping the industry afloat!! 

[CRAZY-HORSE]

CHARLI XCX "charli"

release date: 13th September

third studio album

no sales figures

charts:  #14 UK, #7 AU, #42 US, #50 CAN

singles:

"1999"...…...………...……..#13 UK,  #18 AU    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-v1b9waHWY  video
"blame it on your love"....#69 UK     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXsEpa1XjqI   video
"gone"...………...……….…..#58 UK    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chSZCtLrgz8   video
"white Mercedes"...………..no chart action    (linked below)

UK singer
pop, dance, r+b, hip hop artist
that said the hip hop bits aren't her, theyre featured rap dudes
some catchy songs on here
theyre catchy on the ears
the cover is catchy on the eyes 
some tracks feature way too much auto-tune
but overall, a change of pace/sound to what i'd normally listen to
I LIKE THIS ALBUM





tracks:

1....next level Charli *
2....gone ***
3....cross you out *
4....1999 **
5....click **
6....warm *
7....thoughts **
8....blame it on your love ***
9....white Mercedes ***
10..silver cross **
11..i don't wanna know **
12..official **
13..shake it **
14..February 2017 *
15..2099 *

3s - 3
2s - 8
1s - 4

rating: 1.9

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This will keep you out of trouble for a while CH! Nice thread. 
Glad to see you're keeping the industry afloat!! 

LOL
im hoping to post two of these albums a day
one when I wake up prior to going to work and one when I get home from work
am on a mission to get it done and dusted prior to Christmas so fingers crossed.

[CRAZY-HORSE]

LANA DEL REY "Norman fuckin' Rockwell!"

release date: 30th September

sixth studio album

sales: 180,000 worldwide

charts:  #3 US, #4 AU, #3 CAN, #1 UK

singles:

"mariners apartment couples"...#79 UK, #93 AU  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uFv9Ts7Sdw  video
"Venice bitch"...……………………..no chart action    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg3DxELVPj4  video
"hope is a dangerous thing"...….#99 UK  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x90zbRCppJ8  video
"doin' time"......…...………………..#42 UK, #59 US, #60 CAN  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qolmz4FlnZ0  video
"the greatest"...……...……...…….no chart action  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in7uI2Sq3zE  audio
"Norman fuckin' Rockwell!"...……#44 UK  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00sr2B-if-A  audio

from Lala-Land
has hints of jazz and blues on some tracks but they are fleeting moments
sticks to her usual sound throughout
a couple of upbeat tracks (by her standards anyway)
as is typical with her albums, consistent with a few duds
but overall pleasant enough for my liking
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

favourite:





tracks:

1....Norman fuckin' Rockwell **
2....mariners apartment complex ***
3....Venice bitch ***
4....fuck it, I love you ***
5....doin' time **
6....love song **
7....cinnamon girl **
8....how to disappear **
9....California ***
10..the next best American record *
11..the greatest ***
12..bartender **
13..happiness is a butterfly *
14..hope is a dangerous thing... ***

3s - 6
2s - 6
1s - 2

rating:  2.3

[CRAZY-HORSE]

BILLIE EILISH "when we all fall asleep, where do we go?"

release date: 29th March

debut album

sales: 3,000,000 worldwide

charts: #1 US, #1 AU, #1 CAN, #1 UK

singles:

"you should see me in a crown".....#41 US, #16 AU, #27 CAN,  #60 UK   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah0Ys50CqO8  video
"when the party's over"......…………#29 US,   #7 AU, #14 CAN,  #21 UK   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbMwTqkKSps  video
"bury a friend"...…………………………#14 US,   #3 AU, #10 CAN,   #6 UK    (linked below)
"wish you were gay"...…………………#31 US,   #5 AU, #12 CAN, #16 UK   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw8Lp46ov5w  video
"bad guy"...……...…………............……#1 US    #1 AU,  #1 CAN,   #2 UK   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyDfgMOUjCI  video
"all the good girls go to hell"...…..…#46 US    #8 AU, #19 CAN, #77 UK   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PZsSWwc9xA  video

from Lala-Land
just turned seventeen when this was released making her the first person born in the '00's to have a #1 hit
and album.
same sort of sound as Lorde, Montainge, Bishop Briggs, tones & I and Maisie Peters to name a few.
Bowie was right in his assumption that Lorde was the future of rock as so many female artists
have taken her sound and redesigned it for their selves.
great catchy songs on here but very dark
superb weird-ass videos to accompany the songs also which add to the whole experience
I LOVE THIS ALBUM:

favourite:





tracks:

……!!!!!! (intro)
1....bad guy ***
2....xanny **
3....you should see me in a crown ***
4....all the good girls go to hell ***
5....wish you were gay **
6....when the party's over **
7....8 **
8....my strange addiction **
9....bury a friend ***
10..Llomilo **
11..listen before I go **
12..i love you **
13..goodbye **

3s - 4
2s - 9
1s - 0
 
rating:  2.4

[CRAZY-HORSE]

JEFF LYNNE'S ELO  "from out of nowhere"

release date: November 1st

14th studio album

no sales figures available

chart: #1 UK, #12 AU, #47 US, #64 UK

no single releases.

UK rock band
continue their tried and true orchestrated rock sound they've been successful with since the early 1970s.
same melodic, almost Beatle-esque melodies they do so well
album sounds a bit flat in places, lacking the oomph of earlier releases
the album does however do their back catalogue justice
its not a classic ELO album but it has all the elements to make it thoroughly enjoyable to listen to.
on par with their previous release "alone in the universe" and like that album Lynne seems to be
looking back on previous achievements and glory days with all the cheesy fondness youd expect
from a guy now in his 70s.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM





tracks:

1....from out of nowhere **
2....help yourself **
3....all my love *
4....down came the rain **
5....losing you **
6....one more time **
7....sci-fi woman *
8....goin' out on me **
9....time of our life **
10..songbird **

3s - 0
2s - 8
1s - 2

rating: 1.8

[CRAZY-HORSE]

JON FRATELLI "bright night flowers"

release date:  15th February

2nd solo album, 8th of career

no sales figures

no chart info

single:

"bright night flowers"...…......……………...no chart action   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1vnhnqGXQQ  video
"dreams don't remember your name".....no chart action   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIfCnpQt8V0   audio

Scotsman
the experts call this Americana
not sure about that tag but there are tinges of country/folk on a few tracks throughout this one.
lovely melodic songs
unusual vocal tone, but in a good way
sounds like Lloyd Cole, probably others but im lost for it.
a classy collection of songs you can either sit down with indepth listening pleasure
or simply play as background music, works both ways for me
well and truly up there for best album of the year for me.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

favourite track could most definately pass for Americana





tracks:

1....serenade in vain *
2....bright night flowers ***
3....after a while ***
4....Evangeline ***
5....rolling by **
6....crazy lovers song ***
7....dreams don't remember your name **
8....in from the cold ***
9....somewhere ***

3s - 6
2s - 2
1s - 1

rating:  2.6