From the jazz experimentation on Alabaster DePlume’s Gold to the Duster’s fantastic surprise release, here is all of the new noise you may have missed from this week.

PUP – THE UNRAVELLING OF PUPTHEBAND (Little Dipper/Rise)

THE UNRAVELLING OF PUPTHEBAND is undoubtedly the band’s most experimental effort to date. Riding in hot off the release of one of the group’s best record’s Morbid Stuff, which brought the anthemic pop punk howlers the band has long championed to their most refined and directed yet, this record is much more brooding.

Many of the tracks on here could easily belong on a Neutral Milk Hotel album with their ballad-esque approach. That’s not to say the heavy hitting punk tracks have entirely disappeared, but they are placed more sparsely across the record. PUP really find the balance of soft and heavy on this record.

THE UNRAVELLING OF PUPTHEBAND is out on Little Dipper and Rise Records.

Find out more about PUP here.

Alabaster DePlume – Gold (International Anthem)

In the quick rise of London’s jazz scene in recent years, Alabaster DePlume has subtly built a reputation for some of the boldest experimentations in the genre. Gold, his latest effort, is no exception. It’s a record that blurs the line between ambient music and jazz in a hardly noticeable way.

The sheer uniqueness of this record cannot go understated. At times, it plays like something by Aphex Twin but created almost entirely with acoustic instruments. Taking inspiration with everything from dub to electronic music, Gold is truly a transcendent listen.

Gold is out on International Anthem.

Find out more about Alabaster DePlume here.

Duster – Together (Numero Group)

Legendary San Jose space rock legends have returned with their unexpectedly released, and highly anticipated fourth record. While most people will be familiar with the band through their cult classic 1998 record Stratosphere their recent self-titled comeback record was a shockingly bold statement for a band putting out their first record in nearly twenty years.

Together really continues in that trend. This isn’t the record you might expect from the group, but it is a record you’ve always wanted to hear from Duster. Together feels like the culmination of years of refinement on a sound that has mystified listeners for years.

Together is out on Numero Group.

Find out more about Duster here.

Papercuts – Past Life Regression (Slumberland Records)

Papercuts appear to have mastered crafting bubbly pop songs on Past Life Regression. The mix of jangly guitars, distorted drums, and warbly synthesizers among many other intricately placed instrumentation make this one of the most enjoyable listens of the year.

There’s an overarching melancholic sweetness to this album. The record takes a lot and borrows from its influences, namely The Velvet Underground, but it expands and finds its own place which is what innovation is all about!

Past Life Regression is out on Slumberland Records.

Find out more about Papercuts here.