New Music From Braids
Montréal-based indie trio Braids long-awaiting Shadow Offering has arrived via Secret City Records. Formed in 2007, the three piece band – Raphaelle Standell-Preston (lead vocals, guitar, keys), Taylor Bonner Smith (bass, guitar, percussion), and Austin Tufts (drums) – weaves organic and electronic elements together amidst a lyrical landscape that is intimate and emotionally immersive. Co-produced with Chris Walla […]
Lido Pimienta and Leif Vollebekk Are Longlisted For The Polaris Prize
The 2020 Polaris Prize Long List is out, and both Lido Pimienta and Leif Vollebekk are on it! Each year, the Polaris Prize honors, celebrates and rewards creativity and diversity in Canadian recorded music. It’s aim is to identify “the Canadian album of the year based on artistic merit without regard to genre, sales history […]
Classic Pop Enjoys The New Dream Syndicate Record
“Though they’re beloved Paisley Underground contemporaries of REM,” writes Classic Pop, “The Dream Syndicate’s third album since their 2012 reformation sounds nothing like the Athens quartet. On opener ‘The Regulator,’ an almost entirely spontaneous 20-minute jam offering wild saxophone interjections from Marcus Tenney alongside sitar drones via The Long Ryders’ Stephen McCarthy, even Steve Wynn’s […]
London Indoors Recommends Deap Lips
London Indoors recently reviewed Deap Lips, the self-titled LP from the new collaborative union of The Flaming Lips and Deap Vally. The site notes how the record “forces two very different musical styles together,” and says ‘it’s appealing to hear Lips with less fragile vocal” than what fans might be expecting. Check out the full review […]
A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed Gives A Glowing Review To Thurlowood
Though the album has new relevance in the midst of a global pandemic, writes A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed, Thurlowood's Discontinue Normal Program is "not horrific or something." Rather, the site writes, the album is full of "light as air" sounds that belie its serious subject matter. According to A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed, "'Survivalist' […]
Mxdwn Shares Inara George’s New Bundle
Mxdwn has shared the new three-song bundle from Inara George, which is called The Youth Of Angst. The collection was produced by Wendy Wang, who has previously played with George in her band The Bird and The Bee. “Wendy started playing with The Bird and The Bee when we released our second album,” George explains. “I […]
MEAWW Says Dive Index Is “Transcendental”
MEAWW writes that Dive Index‘s “transcendental” new LP Waving At Airplanes “is both deeply engaging and perfectly soothing.” The album, the site writes, joins “a discography of minimalist electronic music that features a wide range of vocalists and straddles the balance between being deeply engaging and perfectly soothing… [but] while [Dive Index mastermind Will] Thomas‘ previous […]
Sunny War Checks In With 88.5fm KCSN
Sunny War recently checked in with The 88.5fm KCSN, a station in Southern California. In a Zoom interview on the station's website, War tells DJ Mookie that she's doing something she never thought she'd do before – play frisbee at the park – in order to cope with Covid isolation. War doesn't play music during the […]
New Music From Figg
Moments can never be forced — they just happen. But one of the best things about moments is that, when given enough time, they tend to circle around again. Figg, the Seattle-based duo of Robin Peringer (Modest Mouse, 764-HERO, Band Of Horses) and Gilden Tunador, began playing music together in the band Carissa’s Wierd and […]
NME Features Leif Vollebekk’s Rest
NME has shared Leif Vollebekk’s new two-song package Rest, which includes an acoustic version of the title track (originally on 2017’s Twin Solitude) along with an unreleased number. According to the magazine, “Vollebekk was inspired to release these tracks ‘in a time of social distancing’ after finding himself with more time to pause, reflect, connect and […]
KCRW Gives Song Of The Day Nod To Inara George
According to KCRW, “The Bird and The Bee’s Inara George and producer Wendy Wang have sporadically snuck away during the last few years to work on a handful of songs. “Brother” speaks to their familial bond and is the first song we hear from” collaborative bundle, which was just released and is at radio now. […]
La Vague Paralléle Interviews Pluralone’s Josh Klinghoffer
The name Pluralone, says Josh Kinghoffer in a recent interview with La Vague Paralléle, means “to be complete, often together. Oneness, together. Pluralone.” However, he also admits, “I also love watching people be unsure and say Plur-alone. I can’t tell if it’s a good name or totally infantile. Might be both. Plurality.” Yes, Klinghoffer – […]
Dive Index Talks With VENTS And Shares An Interactive Video
VENTS Mag recently spoke with Will Thomas of Dive Index, whose Waving At Airplanes is at radio now. Dive Index recently released an experimental, interactive video for the song “Wish I Had a Pulse” featuring Natalie Walker (interact with it here – we recommend opening it in the Chrome browser). In the interview, Thomas explains the […]
Lido Pimienta, Still #1 At NACC World and NACC Latin, Is On PASTE’s Radar
“Mixing electro-pop, industrial and reggaeton music with cumbia rhythms, Miss Colombia is a fearless album about identity, resistance and pain.” This is according to PASTE, which previewed the album and honored its creator, Lido Pimienta, as one of 30 Canadian Artists to know in 2020. See the full list here. Miss Colombia is still #1 […]
Uncut Praises The Experimental Nature Of The Dream Syndicate’s New LP
UNCUT writes that The Universe Inside, the new LP from The Dream Syndicate, “makes for a compelling new chapter in their long history.” According to the magazine, the songs on the new LP “contract and distend fluidly, as though you’re listening to a lava lamp… In all the commotion, [Steve] Wynn’s voice is often reduced […]
Wonderland Chats With Nick Leng
Wonderland writes that Nick Leng‘s debut LP LEMONS is “packed to the rafters with more lyrical prowess and textured production” and tells listeners to “expect everything from shuddering warped synths to twinkling balladic choruses.” The site has a long interview with the South African-born, Los Angeles-based artist, whose album is at radio now. According to […]
New Music From Leif Vollebekk
Last November, Montréal’s Leif Vollebekk released his critically-acclaimed fourth studio album, New Ways. The album, a sonic documentation of everything that Leif felt; tenderness and violence, sex, and rebirth, has accumulated more than 11 million streams. Now, Vollebekk shares Rest, a two song set available now across all streaming services. In a time of social distancing, life has brought […]
DIY Mag Shares Braids’ New Video
DIY Mag has the stunning video for “Just Let Me,” from the upcoming Shadow Offering LP by Braids. The video was directed by the trio’s singler, Raphaelle Standell-Preston,who told DIY, “I am grateful to have been able to explore this very question with two incredible dancers and dear friends Stephen John Quinlan, Justin De Luna, and choreographer […]
Backseat Mafia Premiers Dive Index’s “Waving At Airplanes”
Backseat Mafia has the premiere of “Waving At Airplanes,” from the new Dive Index album of the same name. The site writes that “the track, featuring Natalie Walker of trip-hop collective Daughter Darling, is this beautifully hazy slice of glitchy electronic soul, her smooth vocal draping over scattered beats and stuttering synths. Added in some […]
Los Angeleno Hosts Live Sets With Alex Lilly, Samantha Sidley, Soft Sailors, And More
Los Angeleno has been hosting a weekly music series during the coronavirus lockdown, showcasing local musicians in Los Angeles by giving them the opportunity to produce short musical performance videos. The series has featured quite a few talented guests, including A man A plan A canal artists. Alex Lilly, Samantha Sidley, and Soft Sailors have all […]
