April has been a good month for music. I’ve found plenty to listen to on freezing walks to the train station in the morning, and significantly warmer journeys home. I’ve bought a few records, spent hours listening to Spotify, and yet this list only really scratches the surface of the music that’s been released over the last month. It’s still a long list though, and probably about as much new music as I can reasonably listen to (as opposed to hear) in a month when I’m working every day and doing all the other things I do.

May will be a different kind of month as I’ll be at home more; with a two week break from work and a couple of long weekends. I’m not sure if that will change how I listen to music (or what I listen to), but I know I am very much looking forward to it.

I’m not sure what my favourite record from this list is, although I do have a soft spot for Direction of Travel by She Makes War. I’ve had this record a while, but it was properly released this month and I really hope a lot more people get to hear it. I’m also growing increasingly fond of The Magnetic North’s - Prospect of Skelmersdale which manages to make the town of Skelmersdale sound both beautiful and appealing (somehow).

My list for April is:

Black Mountain - IV
She Makes War - Direction of Travel
Yeasayer - Amen and Goodnight
The Magnetic North - Prospect of Skelmersdale
Mogwai - Atomic
Frightened Rabbit - Painting of a Panic Attack
Kevin Morby - Singing Saw
PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project
Rufus Wainwright - Take all my Loves
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes - Person A
Tinpan Orange - Love is a Dog
Face+Heel - Our Prince’s Quarry
Brian Eno - The Ship Guided by Voices - Please be Honest