New Music From Alex Lilly
Love In Three Colors, a new three-song bundle by Alex Lilly, comes out July 31st via 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 […]
Off The Tracks Recommends Deantoni Parks
New Zealand blog Off The Tracks writes that SILVER CORD, by Deantoni Parks, “is an addictive, startling, comforting, creepy, mesmerising listening experience.” Comparing the diverse drummer/producer to everyone from Dr. Dre to Aphex Twin to Boards of Canada and DJ Shadow, the site recommends the “twitch-filled, glitch-inciting dark visions of robust one-man techno” presented on […]
Sunny War Makes NPR’s Heavy Rotation
NPR Music recently reached out to member stations for a “Heavy Rotation” feature on their favorite songs so far from 2020. Sunny War made the list as a recommendation from Kim Ruehl of Folk Alley, who picked a track from War’s pandemic-themed release Can I Sit With You? “She Just Don’t Care” has proven timely with […]
MXDWN Applauds The “Fascinating” Sound Of Pluralone
Pluralone‘s Josh Klinghoffer used to be in Red Hot Chili Peppers, until he was replaced late last year when classic lineup member John Frusciante came back into the fold. Yet, writes MXDWN, “As a hearty mix of melodious vibrations and moods, [Pluralone’s new LP] To Be One With You is everything missing from the Chili […]
Braids Delve Into Their Guitar Parts For Guitar.com
Guitarists – really, musicians of all stripes – will want to check out this new Guitar.com feature on Braids, whose LP Shadow Offering is going for NACC debuts this week. The article provides a unique glimpse into the making of the album, as the Canadian trio’s members explain how they came up with the coolest […]
Figg, Now On The NACC Top 200, Shares “Jack Is The Pulpit” Via Popmatters
Popmatters recently shared “Jack Is The Pulpit,” which is among the singles on Figg‘s self-titled debut LP. The site writes that the song “exemplifies Figg’s Anglophile tendencies and their ability to synthesize said influences with ease and to emerge with a sound that is as fresh today as it would have been a decade ago.” […]
Atwood Premieres Dive Index’s “Window To Window,” Featuring Natalie Walker
This March, Atwood Magazine premiered the single “Window To Window” from Dive Index‘s new LP Waving At Airplanes. The song features Natalie Walker on vocals, and Atwood describes the song as “hauntingly beautiful” while contending that it’s “perhaps Dive Index’s most grounded offering off [Waving At Airplanes].” The site also has a quote from Walker, […]
New Music From Deantoni Parks (aka TECHNOSELF)
Deantoni Parks – who often goes by the moniker TECHNOSELF – is an American new wave/avant-garde/experimental drummer, songwriter, film director, actor and record producer. He’s the founder, producer and drummer of the New York band KUDU, and as one-half of the writing duo We Are Dark Angels with producer and keyboardist Nicci Kasper, scored Paul Schrader‘s film Dog Eat Dog. […]
Pitchfork Gives Braids A 7.2 Score As Shadow Offering Hits #2 On The NACC Adds Chart
Pitchfork recently issued a 7.2 to Shadow Offering, the newest offering from Montréal-based trio Braids. The record, which comes five years after the band’s last album, Deep In The Iris, “is the start of a new chapter, one robust enough to hold the intense emotions in their lyrics… Shadow Offering evokes excess and mania with […]
Brooklyn Vegan Premieres Figg’s “Black Tar Of Camden Yards”
As Brooklyn Vegan explains, “Figg is the duo of Seattle indie rock vets Robin Peringer (a former member Carissa’s Wierd, Band of Horses, Modest Mouse, 764-HERO, and other bands) and Gilden Tunador (who collaborated with Carissa’s Wierd back in the day), and when live shows start happening again, their live band also includes other former […]
Flaunt Premieres Nick Leng’s “Waste My Time” Clip
“Waste My Time,” the new video from Nick Leng, was filmed in the house where the South African-born, Los Angeles-based artist recorded his new LP LEMONS. According to Flaunt, which recently premiered the clip, “The video, direction by Avery Wheless, shows Leng navigating his favorite corners of his house, gingerly showing odd bits and bobs […]
Songlines Considers Lido Pimienta’s LP As One Of The Best New Albums
Songlines recently featured Lido Pimienta‘s Miss Colombia on its July 2020 list of “best new albums from around the world.” Writes the site, “Pimienta calls her third album ‘a cynical love letter’ to her home country and the Colombian people. Based in Toronto, she sings about Colombia’s deep social and political troubles, pointing her finger […]
Soft Sailors Play For Instagram Live
This past week, Soft Sailors performed a set that streamed on Instagram via CBD Is Better. The band maintained social distance for the performance, with singer/guitarist Geoff Geis separated by glass from his (married, cohabitating) bandmates, drummer Andrew Parker and bassist Jenna Parker. The band used wireless microphones and MIDI to record the concert, which […]
New Music From L.A. Witch
L.A. Witch’s self-titled debut unfurled like hazy memories of late-night revelries in the city center creeping back in on a hungover Sunday morning. Guitarist/vocalist Sade Sanchez purred and crooned over jangling guitar chords, painting pictures of urban exploits, old American haunts, and private escapades with a master’s austerity. Bassist Irita Pai and drummer Ellie English […]
Stereogum Picks Braids For Album Of The Week
The new album from Braids was featured by Stereogum as last week’s Album Of The Week. “[Shadow Offering] feels like the culmination of what Braids have been building towards over the last 10 years,” the site said. “It’s glimmering and assured, an album that’s constantly refining and one-upping itself. The Canadian band’s songs have always […]
Thank Folk For That Enjoys Leif Vollebekk’s Contemplative New Set
Thank Folk For That recently shared the new collection from Leif Vollebekk, the two-song Rest. “In a time of social distancing,” the site wrote, “life has brought about a forced pause from normal life. It’s encouraged some of us, including Leif himself, to reflect more, connect more, rest more. This release compliments that quiet introspection.” […]
Latino USA Asks Lido Pimienta About the Making Of Miss Colombia
NPR’s Latino USA has a “How I Made It” feature on the new LP from Lido Pimienta, Miss Colombia, an album on which “she tackles issues of misogyny and anti-blackness in Latin America and beyond.” In the interview, Pimienta “talks about her love for traditional Colombian music, the story of her new album “Miss Colombia”, […]
Popmatters Highlights Inara George
Popmatters recently highlighted Inara George’s The Youth Of Angst, placing the three-song bundle amongst the canon of “threes” in Rock n’ Roll. The new collection “captures the anxiety,” writes Popmatters, “of someone who knows where her life is headed and maybe doesn’t want to go there.” Check out the feature, which includes George’s insights on […]
The Vinyl District Recommends Dive Index
The Vinyl District has picked up on Dive Index‘s Waving At Airplanes. In its review, the site writes that “a few spins made it apparent that [Will] Thomas is a strong songwriter, with [Natalie] Walker singing six of the album’s tracks and Merz handling five. After a couple more plays, I was slightly favoring the […]
FLOOD Features Fig
“Robin Peringer and Gilden Tunador were members of early-aughts slowcore favs Carissa’s Wierd… before setting off on their own to record their self-titled debut under the new moniker Figg,” writes FLOOD in its premiere of the new video from the band, “Black Tar Of Camden Yards.” According to FLOOD, “Though Peringer’s resume also includes work […]
