Beat In My Bones Goes Nuts For L.A. Witch
“There’s a handful of good things to have happened so far this year,” writes Beat In My Bones, “and one of them is the fact that we’re going to get a new record by L.A. Witch.” The site is hugely enthusiastic for the band, writing that “they just have this effortlessly slick sound that makes […]
New Music From Chris Hunt
Chris Hunt is an Atlanta-based filmmaker and musician whose work often explores the intersection of the existential and aesthetic via liminal scenarios and textured sonic landscapes. As a founding member of the now defunct Atlanta band Cloudeater, Hunt established a curious and fervent pursuit of sonic exploration and intensity. As a solo artist, 2016 saw […]
Glide Mag Recommends The Wide-Ranging Bananagun
“Taking inspiration from such wide-ranging influences as afro-funk, retro soul, exotica jazz, folk, rock and garage punk,” writes Glide Magazine, “The True Story of Bananagum keeps listeners guessing from moment to moment as the rich sounds blend into delicious tropical cocktails with serious bite.” The site praises the Australian quintet’s debut LP, calling the band […]
Rolling Stone Highlights Inara George’s Road Angel Project And Her Song With Dave Grohl
Rolling Stone recently shared the Road Angel Project version of “Sex In Cars,” by Inara George featuring Foo Fighter frontman Dave Grohl. “Having been such a massive fan of Inara for years, it’s always such an incredible honor to work with her, whether on Foo Fighters music or for The Bird and The Bee,” Grohl states in […]
Paste And All Music Love The Microphones In 2020
Paste Magazine takes readers on a tour of The Microphones In 2020 in a new feature on the “expansive” new 2-LP set from The Microphones. Though it takes up three vinyl sides, “The Microphones In 2020” is “an engrossing one-track album… [Phil Elverum] draws us in with expertly rich, layered lyricism and immersive production. In exploring the […]
At The Barrier Calls Braids’s New LP “The Music Of Mutual Therary”
At The Barrier has a review of Shadow Offering, the “equally challenging and comforting” new LP from Braids. Braids, the reviewer writes, are perfect for the times because “Braids are the music of mutual (if sometimes confrontational) therapy. They tell their deeply intimate tales of lost love and anxiety, and we, in return, bask gratefully […]
Post Trash Explores Bananagun
Post-Trash has explored The True Story Of Bananagun and concluded that “their sound belongs to no one place or genre or era: Bananagun have cast their net in search of joyous influences far and wide… to listen to Bananagun is to travel the world under an invigorating blend of inspiration. They are the youth basking […]
Backseat Mafia Shares “The Songs That Changed Our Lives” By David Newton And Thee Mighty Angels
“The former Mighty Lemon Drops man (and briefly a Blue Aeroplane) David Newton has released a new single, ‘The Songs That Changed Our Lives,’ which features old friend and Art Brut front man Eddie Argos,” writes Backseat Mafia. “With a foot firmly placed in those 80s indie pop days, with Argos’s delivery reminiscent of said Blue […]
New Music From Inara George featuring Dave Grohl
Inara George has teamed with Dave Grohl for a duet version of the track “Sex In Cars” from George’s latest release “The Youth of Angst.” It’s the first in a series of planned Road Angel Project singles, which will see all proceeds donated via a partnership with Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. The COVID-19 Relief Fund at Sweet […]
Pitchfork Awards Best New Music Honors To Microphones in 2020
Phil Elverum has resurrected his Microphones moniker and just released his epic new album/song Microphones in 2020. The album is already receiving rave reviews and was just given Best New Music by Pitchfork. Read their review of the release here, and go here to watch the mesmerizing 44:44 minute video.
Buzzbands Shares “Gen-Z” By L.A. Witch
Buzzbands recently shared “Gen-Z” by L.A. Witch, writing that the second advance single from Play With Fire “sounds ominous and soaked in reverb, as if the song were coming from the far end of a dark tunnel, beyond which lies a conflagration of three-alarm guitars. The goth-rock trio’s frontwoman, Sade Sanchez, sounds every bit the sage elder.” Read more here. The […]
New Music From The Microphones
“When Phil Elverum performed as the Microphones last summer for the first time in 16 years, the choice of band name was significant, especially coming directly after a resurgence of public interest in Mount Eerie. Reviving the Microphones as a recording project is even more meaningful, given the reverence many of us feel for the […]
American Songwriter Shares Alex Lilly’s “Aquamarine”
American Songwriter recently hosted the premiere of “Aquamarine,” the first song Alex Lilly wrote for her new bundle Love In Three Colors. Lilly told the site that the track is about “unadulterated joy. That vivid color return from a long period of drabness and sadness. It feels equal parts Sesame Street and the song you […]
Samantha Sidley Chats With Forbes
Samantha Sidley spoke to Forbes recently about her musical philosophy. “I wasn’t intentionally trying to be revolutionary,” she tells the magazine about “I Like Girls,” the queer anthem that leads off her jazzy LP Interior Person. “I was just trying to be honest. What’s the point of making art if you can’t be honest? I’m […]
New Music From Polyhedron
Polyhedren was born as a quarantine project from composer/producer Dren Mcdonald, who is known for crafting diverse soundtracks to video games such as Counterstrike Global Offensive, Gunman Taco Truck, Gathering Sky, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Cooking Dash, recordings such as The String Arcade, and the classic meme generator, Instagram’s SuperZoom “Dramatic” music stinger! Polyhedren is […]
Loud And Quiet Gives 9/10 To Bananagun
Loud And Quiet appreciates the dulcet stylings of Bananagun, comparing the Melbourne-based psychedelic five piece to a daydream. And, in the words of the site, “everyone loves a daydream, and right now a trip through the jungle with a jovial pup sounds like heaven.” The site gives the band’s new LP The True Story Of […]
Particle Kid Tells Starry Mag About All Sorts Of Stuff
In a recent interview with Starry Magazine, Micah Nelson explains why he shys away from describing Particle Kid‘s sound. “We try so hard to use verbal language to define the universe,” he says, “when that only serves to further separate us from the universe. If I felt words were the best way to express something, […]
Get In Her Ears Shares L.A. Witch, Who Are In “Top Form” On “Gen-z”
Get In Her Ears tells readers about the “hazy feeling that comes with listening to the music of Californian trio L.A. Witch. Their grungy vocals and psychedelic guitars have a way of transporting you to the Californian desert with the taste of last night’s whiskey on your breath.” The site has the band’s new single […]
Sunny War Plays For Prairie Public
Sunny War recently appeared on The Great American Folk Show, from Prairie Public Broadcasting, which bills itself as "a little place on the radio where we commune with you to share stories, sing songs, and talk to some good people with great voices." War appears on the fourth episode of the show, as well as […]
New Music From Alex Lilly
Love In Three Colors is the new three-song bundle by Alex Lilly from Inara George’s Release Me Records imprint. Lilly – who, in addition to her solo career, is a touring musician with the likes of Beck, Lorde, and Ry Cooder – describes the new songs as “a trilogy chronicling a relationship’s disintegration, aftermath, and the sunny side of being […]
