Lido Pimienta, Recently Interviewed By Ad Hoc, Hits #1 At NACC World
Lido Pimienta topped the NACC World Chart this week and shot to #7 on the Top 200! We're so excited for her! Thanks to all of the stations who have gotten behind Miss Colombia over the past few weeks! On Miss Colombia, Ad Hoc writes, Pimienta "ascend[s] to new heights by being unapologetically herself." The […]
Steve Wynn Talks Isolation – And Much More – With The All Scene Eye
"Being shut in with my guitar, my books, and my records–I can do that for a long time," says The Dream Syndicate's Steven Wynn in a recent interview with All Scene Eye. "I work well with isolation, but when it’s thrust upon you like this, all of a sudden you realize, 'Oh, man, human contact […]
Rolling Stone Hails The “Organic, Delightfully Earnest” Lido Pimienta
On Lido Pimienta‘s highly-anticipated new LP Miss Colombia, writes Rolling Stone, “the Toronto-based singer-songwriter contrasts her somber emotions with resonant steel drums, fluttering woodwinds and electro-infused rhythms drawing from reggaeton, cumbia and porro, a Colombian folk genre from the Caribbean coast… The organic, delightfully earnest tracks blend Miss Colombia‘s avant-Latin sonic palette with revered cross-generational traditions, […]
The Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn Reminisces About His Time As A College Radio DJ
UC Davis alum and Dream Syndicate singer/guitarist Steve Wynn recently did an interview for UC Davis Magazine, giving his alma mater some insight into his life during the shelter-in-place order and taking readers on a tour of his career. It’s an interesting piece not only because it explores the band’s new album but because it features […]
Sunny War Talks Punk Guitar With In The Bend
The South Bend Tribune interviewed Sunny War last year, explaining to readers that the LA-based songwriter is “one of the finest current exponents of” folk-punk. But her playing doesn’t fit into the simplistic stereotype that many have of punkers as purveyors of “big power chords.” In the interview, War goes back in time to explore her […]
Snack Mag Digs In To Deap Lips
On Deap Lips, members of Deap Vally and The Flaming Lips came together for a strange collaboration. According to Snack Mag, “Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards bring their Californian rock bombast together with Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd‘s Oklahoma dream grooves to create something that could’ve gone horrendously wrong, but instead provides something genuinely different […]
New Music From Braids
Montréal-based indie trio Braids will release their new album Shadow Offering on June 19 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 […]
Lido Pimienta, Among NPR’s Favorites of April, Has A Strong Week At Radio
Congratulations to Lido Pimienta, whose new album Miss Colombia made it on NPR Music‘s roundup of its favorite albums from April 2020. “The album examines violence and heartbreak,” writes Stefanie Fernández, “venerating Indigenous and Afro-Colombian land and art, both overshadowed by national identity.” Get the entire list here. Pimienta also had a great week at radio, […]
The Aquarian Interviews The Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn
The Dream Syndicate didn’t plan to release their newest collection, the largely-improvised LP The Universe Inside, during a global pandemic. However, bandleader Steve Wynn can connect the album’s content to current events. “You are your own universe,” he recently told The Aquarian in a far-reaching interview. “You create your own landscape. It’s no longer what […]
Skope Magazine Applauds The “Widescale, Intricately-crafted” Music of Nick Leng
Skope Magazine describes Nick Leng‘s “Music To Clean The House To” as “a widescale, intricately crafted indie track which touches upon a variety of genres without nailing its mast to any.” According to the site, which premiered the song back in March, “the track captures what is wonderful about Nick Leng. An artist in every […]
Backseat Mafia Shares Dive Index’s “Near Enough,” Featuring Merz
Backseat Mafia has shared “Near Enough,” a single from Dive Index’s upcoming Waving At Airplanes LP. “The track features acclaimed multi-instumentalist Merz on vocals,” Backseat Mafia informs readers, “and he lays down this rather lovely emotive line under which Thomas lays this stripped back beat and glittering electronics, smothering them in this ambient synth line […]
IMR Hails The “Creatively Adventurous” Sincere Gifts
Independent Music Reviews calls “Ghost Of America” from Sincere Gifts a “creatively adventurous track that is definitely timely. The melody is infectious, and I appreciate the fun bouncing throughout the lyric. The best part of this track is just listening to the great decline in the US that the lyrics itemize as the song progresses. […]
Lido Pimienta, #3 at NACC World, Talks To The CBC And Shares A Lyric Video With Stereogum
Lido Pimienta recently invited The CBC into her home, showing the venerable Canadian broadcaster the studio corner where she’s been crafting vividly colorful paintings during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We ordered 100 blank vinyl jackets that I’ve been painting for a limited edition series of Miss Colombia LPs,” she told the CBC, and “I’ve also been […]
Atwood Magazine Explores The Textural Soundscapes Of Nick Leng
According to Atwood Magazine, “LEMONS, the much-awaited debut album [from Nick Leng], is an album with layer upon layer of soundscapes, all of varying styles that coalesce into a phenomenal body of songs.” The site has a detailed review of the album, as well as an interview with the South Africa-born, Los Angeles-based musician, who […]
Sincere Gifts Go On A “First Date” With The Vinyl District
The members of Sincere Gifts recently went on a “first date” with The Vinyl District, telling the blog about their experiences with vinyl as a medium. Interestingly, singer BenBen admits, “I have never owned a proper stereo, and I have never even once in my entire life actually placed a vinyl disc onto a player and […]
Newsweek Recommends The Universe Inside
Newsweek recommends The Universe Inside, the new album from The Dream Syndicate, which the magazine calls a “packed jam fest.” According to Newsweek, one song on the album – “The Longing” – feels “eerily prescient during the coronavirus pandemic.” “It’s weird how much of this record feels like ‘right now,’” the band’s Steve Wynn told […]
Deap Lips Post A Puzzle
Are you looking for a nice way to pass the time while stuck inside? How about a puzzle? Last month, The Flaming Lips posted this Deap Lips-themed digital jigsaw puzzle for fans. Click here to put together all the pieces to form the cover of the Lips’ new collaborative album with Deap Vally, Deap Lips. […]
New Music From Sunny War
Originally from Nashville, Sunny War spent her formative years in Los Angeles’ punk scene, hopping trains from a tender age and living homeless on the streets. Her last two albums, With The Sun and Shell Of A Girl, were recorded at Venice’s Hen House Studios and move freely between musical genres, anchored by her self-taught finger-style guitar […]
AllMusic Digs The “Bold, Challenging, and Dreamlike” New Dream Syndicate LP
“Some bands reunite because they want to rehash past glories or re-create a sound that had earned them an audience in the past. The Dream Syndicate clearly have a different agenda.” This is how Allmusic opens its overwhelmingly positive review of the band’s new LP The Universe Inside. “The group’s first two post-reunion albums were […]
Fourculture Shares The Video For Sincere Gifts’ “Ghost Of America”
Fourculture writes that “Ghost Of America,” the debut single from Sincere Gifts, is “a very light-hearted, upbeat blend of indie/alt with very dark contrasting lyrics. The band describes it as a “Leave-it-to-Beaver-esque” kind of vibe. A little bit Vampire Weekend, a little bit Wand – Sincere Gifts is certainly a unique and fun hodgepodge of […]
