Revered rock institution Titus Andronicus have announced the long-awaited release of their seventh studio album, The Will to Live, out via Merge Records on Friday, September 30. Pre-orders are available now. Produced by Titus Andronicus singer-songwriter Patrick Stickles and award-winning Canadian producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, The Whole Nine Yards) at the latter’s hotel2tango recording studio in Montreal, The Will …
Photo credit: Jack McKain Artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist French Kiwi Juice (FKJ) shares today the official music video for “Different Masks for Different Days” from his recently released second studio album V I N C E N T. The visuals, directed by Greg Barnes and starring choreographer and model Mès Lesne, follow the journey of a man dancing through the illuminated …
Photo by Ramon Frias MuMu – “Wrapped Up” – Live SessionYouTube MuMu – “The Bitch In Me”Stream / YouTube With the recent, abhorrent overturning of Roe v. Wade at the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, NYC singer-songwriter MuMu felt a responsibility to share her single, “Wrapped Up,” a song that retells real stories of three women who faced …
Just wanted to let you know that Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (CYHSY) will be at Mississippi Studios in Portland on Friday, July 22. CYSHY, the moniker of Alec Ounsworth, is the stuff of a 21st-century indie music legend, who has only gotten better since his landmark self-titled debut in 2005. “The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth” is a classic at …
Today, songwriter/producer Tatum Gale shares “Poison Darty,” a brand new single off his forthcoming debut album, Pretty Green (due May 2023). How do you find yourself again after getting lost in the sauce? “Poison Darty” by indietronica maven Tatum Gale finds getting back to solid ground after a maudlin bacchanal isn’t so simple. A nocturnal spirit and spindly synth …
Poking fun at the sometimes pretentiousness of the California music scene, guitarist and vocalist Jake Nuffer spawns his latest solo project NUFFER. Throwing his technical training in classic jazz guitar out the window, NUFFER takes a stab at the pleasing melodies and exaggerated experimentation of his own brand of indie-rock with today’s release of “Big Brain.” …
This music is best described as the lovechild of grunge and shoegaze left to fend for itself in the alleys, coffeehouses, homeless camps, graffiti removal crews and bike lanes of East Portland. https://linktr.ee/deafhound
“My new album is brimming with themes: Code switching- how you change yourself slightly depending on who you’re with and what is happening. The concept of a chameleon- how the animal changes colors based on what environment they’re in. In this case, I am the chameleon, and my behaviors, feelings, actions, etc. are all changing …
Cory Singer pulls at our heartstrings in his moving new single “Chance of a Lifetime (The Proposal).” This beautifully crafted love ballad is full of raw emotion and passion as Singer serenades his love by promising a loving life together. The richness and theatricality of Cory’s voice shine through as he uses his wide vocal …
Emo indie-pop singer-songwriter and recovering lo-fi addict from Athens, Georgia, Elijah’s songs bridge the sensitive and emotively evocative conversational songwriter fare of the now and the hook-laden guitar pop music of the past. Elijah’s years in Athens have built a reputation for him as an artist as an energetic live show performer with thought-provoking lyrics. …
Today Franklin Gothic (the solo project of musical artist Jay DiBartolo) is sharing his colorful new video/single, “Slow Down Bang Bang.” Franklin Gothic’s debut record, Into the Light, is out August 19th via Very Jazzed and Pleasure Tapes. Pre-order the LP HERE. The record was made in collaboration with producer Erik Blood (who has worked with Shabazz Palaces, Pickwick, …
July 18, 2022: Today, Dan Wilson announced a new EP Dancing On The Moon with a cover of Perfume Genius’ “On The Floor.” The six song EP is his first collection of solo material since his 2017 album Re-Covered and follows his band Semisonic’s first release of new music in nearly 20 years You’re Not …
(All photos by Holly Homan) I didn’t plan to write a review when I went to the Ballard Seafood Fest to see Seattle’s Thunderpussy play a free show. I’ve wanted to see them for some time but never managed to do so. This time I made the effort and they blew me away so much …
From Bill Monroe’s “Walking In Jerusalem,” adapted from the Golden Gate Quartet, to Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver’s epic reworking of the Soul Stirrer’s “Jesus Gave Me Water,” bluegrass artists have drawn on the rich vein of African-American gospel singing. Now, The Gina Furtado Project serve up their own take on this tradition with “I Just Telephone Upstairs,” the group’s newest single for Mountain Home Music Company. Pared down …
Acclaimed Nordic indie folk duo Tuomo & Markus have shared “The Highest Mountain,” the latest highlight from their exhilarating and evocative new album, Game Changing, which arrives on Friday, October 14. The track is accompanied by a beautifully intimate in-studio video — hear the track HERE, and watch the video HERE. Produced by Tuomo & Markus – a.k.a. Finnish soul/jazz singer/pianist Tuomo Prättälä and …
Critically acclaimed K-Pop superstars ITZY return with the release of their 5th mini album, CHECKMATE, out today via all digital and streaming platforms; it is the group’s first release with Republic Records. The seven-track album includes an English and Korean version of their latest single “SNEAKERS,” as well as five new tracks: RACER, WHAT I WANT, Free …
With Artificial Countrysides, singer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Rieger and his Elf Power bandmates — drummer Peter Alvanos and guitarist Dave Wrathgabar, with contributions from keyboard player Laura Carter — have created some of the band’s most expansive musical terrain yet. Along with a blend of fuzz-tone electric and layered acoustic guitars, Moog keyboards and lively …
Today, Melisha streamed her Live Session number four, directly from her studio at Brewhouse in Gothenburg, Sweden. The songs are called “Letter to myself,” “They say” and “Better now.” For more info go here.
Danger Mouse & Black Thought – Because feat. Joey Bada$$, Russ, and Dylan Cartlidge (Official Video)
“I don’t vacation, dog. I guilt trip…”
Pusho, a new voice in urban music, releases “1st Pick,” his debut album as a solo artist. The album was released simultaneously with an audiovisual devoted to the album’s opening track, also known as “1st Pick,” which was shot in the musician’s native Puerto Rico. The album, released by Casablanca Records and GLAD Empire, features the work of …
There is a special energy created when a rapper and stellar producer have an undeniable synergy. Sydney/Eora based Young Franco and US based rapper Pell are becoming an international duo that perfectly tap into and reflect the power of collaboration, now releasing their 4th collaborative effort “Like That” alongside fellow Perth raised, Berlin producer Jafunk. Listen HERE. Sonically, Young Franco and Jafunk combine to create a …
Conceived by Mabel as the world went into lockdown – and completed as life IRL picks up pace – ‘About Last Night…’ is a vivid and hyperreal journey from the anticipated beginnings to the messy end of the best night out that never was. Each track transports the minutiae– getting ready to go out; feeling …
R&B songwriter and vocalist MODLEE returns with infectious new single “SOUL URGE”, the title track from her newly released album. With roots in Quebec and Jamaica, and having often travelled between Quebec and the United States, MODLEE has been greatly influenced by jazz, soul, R&B, gospel and reggae, all of which are captured within her …
Having recently announced Wilder Maker’s upcoming album Male Models out July 29th via Western Vinyl, today we release the new single “Against Numbers” ft. Katie Von Schleicher. This Brooklyn band features a dynamic roster of musicians, including Gabriel Birnbaum, accompanied by Nick Jost and Sean Mullins. Band members play regularly with Debo Band, Mutual Benefit, Baroness, Kevin Garrett, Johanna Samuels, and Hannah Cohen. Male Models features guest lead vocalists: Adam Duritz (Counting Crows), Katie Von …
Raven Shelley is a singer-songwriter based in Manchester, UK. She writes ethereal and poetic alt//indie-folk songs inspired by her love of literature, poetry and visual mediums. She has a broad range of influences, from Bob Dylan to Ani DiFranco, Schiele to Nicolas Roeg. She grew up in a rural part of the south of France, …
Today, NYC-based duo mmeadows — made up of current Dirty Projectors member Kristin Slipp and Beyoncé and Lorde collaborator Cole Kamen-Green — return with their new single + video “Light Moves Around You.” Matching the song’s themes of impermanence, the video uses machine learning to slow and expand the original footage to create distorted and dreamlike new imagery.
New York, NY (July 13, 2022) – Pantha du Prince has announced the release of his new album Garden Gaia. Garden Gaia is the latest chapter in a project that has been ten years in the making, which presents the artist, Hendrik Weber aka Pantha du Prince, as a close observer and mindful listener. It adds a new, forward-looking perspective …
For a few years now, Kramies has been circling the world of dreamy indie pop, releasing a handful of EPs and racking up recent high-profile collaborations with Jason Lytle of Grandaddy and Tyler Ramsey of Band of Horses. This year, he is set to share his new self-titled LP, and he has teased the record with a pair of new singles, “Days Of” (featuring …
Today, art rock band Goon released “Emily Says,” the final single from their stunning album Hour Of Green Evening, out this Friday (July 15) – more via NYLON. Featuring keys from Spoon’s Alex Fischel, frontman Kenny Becker wrote it about his wife Emily Elkin, a brilliant cellist who currently plays in Angel Olsen’s band and has played with Troye Sivan, Thee Oh Sees, Mikal …