Album Of The Day: New Mexico by Anchor & Braille

Album Art of Anchor & Braille's New Mexico album - An illustration of a rocky terrain with mountains in the background and a large amount of blue sky with the occasional cloud throughout. In the foreground, a wooden puppet is pictured from the chest up and it has a skull face and a black cowboy hat. Above the puppet, it says in small yellow letters the band's name, then on the next line in even smaller 'Presents', then in large yellow letters, the album title, 'New Mexico'.

Released today, this is the fifth album by Anchor & Braille, the solo pop/rock alias of Stephen Christian. He's most well known as the lead singer of alternative rock band Anberlin, and after Anberlin broke up about.a decade ago, Stephen moved to New Mexico. This album is his love letter to the state of New Mexico, with an intro/outro that sounds a bit like a western film and a wide variety of musical styles. Previous Anchor & Braille albums have had a different style on each album, and this one has moments of electronic pop like some previous albums, but it also has hard, driving rock that wouldn't be out of place on an Anberlin album for a few songs as well. It's a musical whirlwind through the rugged terrain of the southwest, and I'm enjoying it on my first listen. Stephen Christian has had a number of different projects and it seems like he's always writing something musically, so I'm not surprised he keeps recording and releasing new music. I, for one, will keep listening to whatever he releases.

Release Year: 2025
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