In this week’s new records round up, we bring you teasers for four recently announced albums and EPs.
Balaam And The Angel – Forces of Evil
Balaam And The Angel will release new EP Forces of Evil on October 25 through Darklands Recordings.
It is the band’s first new music in 30 years and marks the 40th anniversary of the release of their first EP.
Guitarist Jim Morris said: “The process of creating this collection of songs has been incredibly unique and has prompted us to revisit somepreviously overlooked ideas. The track ‘Forces Of Evil’ had itsorigins way back in the start of our musical journey. It was a song that we had set aside because the lyrics seemed too naïve and simplistic however fast forward four decades and we have a set of lyrics and sentiment that could not be more current and universally appropriate.”
Tracklist:
Dancing Senseless
Forces Of Evil
Feel The Silence
Afterlife
Lottery Winners – Koko
Lottery Winners will release new album Koko on February 21 through Modern Sky.
It follows the band’s 2023 number one album ART (Anxiety Replacement Therapy).
“Getting a No. 1 record was an amazing feeling of euphoria, but the comedown was almost immediate,” admits singer, songwriter, and guitarist Thom Rylance.
“I had an existential crisis, thinking: ‘Is this the best thing we’re ever going to do? How do we follow this up?’ It was an exciting time, but a real anxiety crept in.”
Tracklist:
Superpower
You Again (feat. Reverend and the Makers)
Panic Attack
UFO
Ragdoll (feat. Chad Kroeger)
Struggling
Turn Around
Monaco
Three Wishes
Dirt and Gold (feat. Frank Turner)
The Ceiling (feat. Shed Seven)
Keep On Keeping On
Ben Quad – Ephemera
Ben Quad will release their new record Ephemera on October 25 on Pure Noise Records.
Tracklist:
I Did Not Create the Rules
You’ll Get Nothing and Like It
Your Face as an Effigy
Exit Wounds
Ephemera
Paleface Swiss – Cursed
Paleface Swiss will release new album Cursed in January 3, 2025.
Marc ‘Zelli’ Sellweger said: “This time we wanted to keep it simple and follow the lead of the big guys, taking the necessary time for it. However, it was still an exhausting process. I’m overjoyed with the result and can’t wait to unleash our first concept album upon the world.”
Tracklist:
Un Pobre Niño Murió
Hatred
…and with hope you’ll be damned
Don’t You Ever Stop
Enough
Youth Decay
My Blood On Your Hands
Love Burns
River of Sorrows
