Great day for new albums, and I've got others to get to yet.
Leprous are obviously great. I've given this a few listens today but was mainly distracted looking after my son at the time, so unable to fully appreciate it. I didn't LOVE any of the singles this album cycle, unlike my obsession with Below. I'm looking forward to properly sinking my teeth in.
Jinjer, I can't really call myself a fan. I've got that album that has Pisces on, but it doesn't do a great deal for me. I know I also checked the EP they released a few years ago, but not the following album. I was really pleasantly surprised with this latest album. I'm not sure if Tatiyana's (is that her name?) vocals have gotten even better, but they were certainly a huge highlight. I'm gonna get around to more listens and also the 2019 album.
The Bronx, well I've been aware of this band for at least 15 and I've seem them at various festivals (including their mariachi band), but this is the first time I've listened to a whole album. It was really good fun, rock and roll. I'll definitely revisit and also go back to some of their older albums. I know that of all my friends who are into punk/metal, not a single one was a big enough fan of this band to drag me to a show or lend me a CD. It's surprising actually, I can't think of another band at this level, that have been on my radar for so long, yet not checked out. Never too late I guess.
Lastly is Ex Deo. I have one other album by them, that my brother gave to me like 10 years ago. This album is OK but nothing particularly special so far.