Jordan Ellison

4 weeks ago | readdork.com | Jordan Ellison |Neive McCarthy

Label: Sub Pop Released:ย 18th April 2025Tunde Adebimpe’s ‘Thee Black Boltz’ is a joyful revelation. The TV On The Radio frontman’s solo debut channels personal turbulence into a kaleidoscopic celebration, feeling like stepping into an alternate dimension where funk, soul, and experimental art-rock collide with the gleaming possibilities of retro-futurism. From the glitch-laden spoken-word that opens the title-track, it’s clear we’re in for something special.

1 month ago | readdork.com | Jordan Ellison |Jack Press

Label: Hideous Mink Records / SO RecordingsReleased: 4th April 2025Y’s self-titled debut EP is delightfully unhinged; it shouldn’t work but absolutely does. Like a fever dream scored by a jazz band having an existential crisis, ‘Y’ careens through four tracks of gloriously weird experimentation that gradually reveals method within its madness.

1 month ago | readdork.com | Jordan Ellison |Jack Press

Label: Headstack RecordsReleased: 20th March 2025The term ‘country baroque’ might sound like a contradiction, but on ‘Till the Morning’, Brian D’Addario makes it feel as natural as breathing. The elder Lemon Twigs brother has crafted a debut solo album that walks the tightrope between ornate chamber pop arrangements and earthy American folk with remarkable poise.

2 months ago | readdork.com | Jordan Ellison |Steven Loftin

Label: Gravity / CapitolReleased: 7th March 2025On their debut album, Divorce craft a richly textured journey through the backroads of British indie, where twangy guitars meet synthesizer swells and chamber pop arrangements bloom unexpectedly from alt-country seeds. ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’ is both carefully constructed and marvellously spontaneous; a trip planned with obsessive detail that still manages to find adventure at every turn.

2 months ago | readdork.com | Jordan Ellison |Steven Loftin

Label: GlassnoteReleased: 7th March 2025It’s surprisingly rare that an artist sounds like they’re having the time of their life while pushing themselves to new creative heights. Hamilton Leithauser’s ‘This Side of the Island’ radiates this rare combination of joy and artistic ambition, delivering a collection that feels both accomplished and delightfully unrestrained. The former Walkmen frontman has always possessed a distinctive voice, but here he wields it with newfound freedom and playfulness.