Crucial Releases: February 6

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This week was a special one, with the new Ratboys immediately hitting all the right chords. Not only do I think it’s got a really good chance to be a top 10 record for the year, it was an immediate purchase on this Bandcamp Friday. (And I got the limited edition signed version!)

Beyond that top notch release, we have some experimental indie rock with Ulrika Spacek, some emo/slowcore/lofi in Dirt Buyer, and two hip hop records for you to check out this week. Enjoy!

Honorable Mentions

This month also had a few good releases worth exploring. Stay tuned for more discoveries.

Expo by Ulrika Spacek

💿 Released: 6 February on Full Time Hobby
🤘 FFO: caroline, Squid, Omni, SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE
🎧 Your first song: “Square Root of None”
💰 Support: Bandcamp

Dirt Buyer III by Dirt Buyer

💿 Released: 6 February on Bayonet Records
🤘 FFO: slowcore, emo folk, indie rock, Current Joys, Surf Curse, Horse Jumper of Love
🎧 Your first song: “Bullshit Fuck”
💰 Support: Bandcamp

The Fall-Off by J. Cole

💿 Released: 6 February on Cole World / Dreamville
🤘 FFO: hip hop
🎧 Your first song: “The Villest”
💰 Support: Official Site

Piss in the Wind by Joji

💿 Released: 6 February on Palace Creek
🤘 FFO: Tyler the Creator, XXXTENTACION, Frank Ocean
🎧 Your first song: “PIXELATED KISSES”
💰 Support: Bandcamp

We've got an album of the year contender in the new Ratboys album, as well as new records from Ulrika Spacek, Joji, Dirt Buyer, and J. Cole.

TLDR: This Week's Featured Albums

Singin' to an Empty Chair by Ratboys

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Honorable Mentions