Friday’s indie release wave lines up with Kevin Morby, Rostam, The Field and more

14 May also functioned as the final preview day before a substantial 15 May indie and alternative release wave. Pitchfork’s release guide lists several key records arriving the next day, including Kevin Morby’s Little Wide Open, Rostam’s American Stories, The Field’s Now You Exist, Dua Saleh’s Of Earth & Wires, ETA IVtet’s Happy Today, Smerz’s Easy EP, Spencer Krug’s Same Fangs and Touch Girl Apple Blossom’s Graceful.

That makes 14 May useful as a release-week setup day rather than a pure release day. For indie readers, the range is wide. Kevin Morby represents the singer-songwriter and indie-folk lane. Rostam brings a producer-songwriter voice with deep ties to the modern indie-pop universe. The Field adds minimalist electronic weight. Dua Saleh sits in a genre-fluid alternative space.

ETA IVtet connects to the more jazz-informed International Anthem world. Spencer Krug carries the art-rock and Wolf Parade/Sunset Rubdown lineage. Touch Girl Apple Blossom brings K Records and Perennial Records into the frame with a more underground guitar-pop context. A preview item like this helps readers know where to look next, especially after a relatively quieter Thursday. Source: https://pitchfork.com/news/new-album-releases/