triple j Weekly Additions – w/c August 3

FEATURE ALBUM

The Rubens – Hoops
[Ivy League/Mushroom]

The Menangle quintet has embarked on an evolution of sorts with sophomore LP Hoops. Recorded with a focus on how the tracks would sound live, frontman Sam Marginhas carved out a new sense of gutteral urgency in his voice. And with the record’s chiselled hooks and pointed accessibility, Hoops has the makings to out-reach, out-play and out-deliver the band’s Gold-certified self-titled 2012 debut.

ADDS

Art Of Sleeping – Bleeding Out
[Dew Process]

Big Scary – Organism
[Pieater/Inertia]

Disclosure – Omen {Ft. Sam Smith}
[PMR/Universal]

Ezra Furman – Lousy Connection
[Bella Union/PIAS]

Foals – Mountain At My Gates
[Warner]

Meg Mac – Never Be
[littleBIGMAN/Inertia]

Nero – Two Minds
[EMI]

Vance Joy – Fire And The Flood
[Liberation/Mushroom]

SPOTS

Flyying Colours – Running Late [Island/Universal]
Golden Rules – Auntie Pearl's House [Warner]
Little Simz – Lane Switch [Independent]
Northeast Party House – Perfect Lines [Stop Start]