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New albums from Frenchy and the Punk, Steam Powered Giraffe, and Abney Park were just a few of last year’s musical highlights in the steampunk world. We have a roundup.
Professor Elemental celebrated Valentine’s Day with the release of The Love Album, in which the chap hop maestro waxes poetic on matters of the heart. Once again, he’s assisted by longtime collaborator Tom Caruana.
Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq., the “uke-toting, tweed-clad troubadour” from Bedford, U.K., is out with his fourth album, Carry On While The World Burns. As with his previous releases, the album delivers catchy, old-timey tunes with humorous takes on culture, politics, and the challenges of everyday life.
Lee Presson and the Nails have retired from live performances, but Presson is still bringing the swing band together for music videos. His latest is “Friend Like Me,” a cover of a song from the 1992 Disney movie Aladdin.
Her latest collection of cover songs is “extra sultry and vibey,” she writes, “including many of the tunes previously released in the EPs Music to Snuggle Your Old Lady To and Music to Pine For Your Old Lady To.”
Neovenator, a band of self-described “steampunk oddballs” from the U.K., have been performing since 2021. Now they’re out with their first full-length album, Songs from the End of the Pier.
In his latest adventure, the chap hop artist goes in search of Geoffrey, his terrible yet beloved orangutan butler. The album continues a storyline from his 2021 album Nemesis. It’s available now on Bandcamp.