New Music Weekly's Karl Blakesley and Check This Out's Kiley Larsen join 5-9 editor, Andrew Belt, to run the rule over five albums released in July 2023; namely, The Ballad of Darren by Blur, Henge by Gus Dapperton, Living Like There's No Tomorrow, But Killing Yourself in the Process by Laurence Guy, I Inside the Old Year Dying by PJ Harvey and EVERGREEN by PVRIS.
Running order:
Our month in music
The Ballad of Darren
Henge
Living Like There's No Tomorrow, But Killing Yourself in the Process
I Inside the Old Year Dying
EVERGREEN
The Verdict
With songs played from each of the albums, as well as detailed discussions on each release before choosing a winner, the podcast offers a deep dive on the five records chosen.
Listen to the podcast below:
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