Fifty-third and Third Digs Deap Lips
Fifty-third and Third recently reviewed the self-titled debut from Deap Lips, calling it “a most arresting record for the midnight hours.” According to the site, the supergroup’s “mesmeric” singer – Deap Vally’s Lindsey Troy – is “magical and arresting. She takes the many otherworldly Flaming Lips lullabies to a spellbinding level. Check outstanding musings ‘Sh*t […]
Pulse Connects Witnesses Yorkston/Thorne/Khan
Ken Hunt of Pulse Connects witnessed a live performance from Yorkston/Thorne/Khan last month, right before the world was shut down to live performances. According to Hunt, “It was an evening during which they sprung gorgeous musical surprises which took them well off the new album promotional path. They improvised instrumentally around themes. Their three-way interplay, […]
Leif Vollebekk Goes Live With JPR
Leif Vollebekk, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose gorgeous New Ways is at radio now, recently stopped by Jefferson Public Radio for an intimate solo performance. The artist is fascinated with the sonic qualities of music, and he spoke to JPR about how he sought to find the perfect sound for the new record. He also sang […]
Buzzbands Debuts Soft Sailors’ “Dug For Days” Video
Buzzbands has the new video from Soft Sailors, for the new single “Dug For Days.” According to the site, the band adds to bandleader Geoff Geis‘ reputation for “making disaffected and often eccentric indie-rock played as if his life’s mission is to shake you out of your overpriced sneakers. Or at least nudge you away […]
New Music From The Dream Syndicate
When The Dream Syndicate emerged in the early 1980s, front man Steve Wynn declared, “We’re playing music we want to hear because nobody else is doing it.” He added, “I’ll compromise on what I eat or where I sleep, but I won’t compromise on what music I play.” Both were true, and although their template of Velvet […]
NPR Recommends Deap Lips For Sheltering At Home
NPR’s All Things Considered is down with Deap Lips, the collaborative group that features members of The Flaming Lips along with Deap Vally. “This Deap Lips debut is beautiful and chaotic,” Meredith Ochs writes. “a psychedelic dream with jagged edges. Its ethereal sounds are punctuated with expressive expletives that are not safe for work. But if […]
Beatroute Puts Lido Pimienta On The Cover
Beatroute has a cover feature on Lido Pimienta, whose LP Miss Colombia is on the verge of release. “Over the course of her career, Pimienta has proven her ability to adapt,” the magazine writes. “She’s gone from a rudimentary DIY sound to a cleaner, more refined setup, complete with a professional home studio that she […]
Sunny War Is Among “The Best Soul On Bandcamp”
Bandcamp has featured Sunny War in an article entitled “Best Soul on Bandcamp: March 2020.” Last month War released a special EP on the platform, and it is a direct response to the global pandemic. Writes Bandcamp, here, “The EP unflinchingly addresses the darker side of the crisis: What will become of people who are […]
New Music From Thurlowood
Weaving together influences like ANOHNI, Radiohead, MGMT and Mitski, Thurlowood’s Discontinue Normal Program may be the first synth pop record, or at least the catchiest, about the history of nuclear Armageddon. The album, which aims to serve as a warning about leaving existential threats unchecked and passing them to our children, is the first solo […]
FLOOD Shares Bona Bones’ Video For Nick Leng’s “Plastic Moon”
FLOOD Magazine has the video for "Plastic Moon," a Nick Leng collaboration with Chester Watkins that's set to appear on Leng's upcoming LP LEMONS. "Watson’s delivery on 'Plastic Moon,'" FLOOD contends, "matches the woozy production and distorted vocals of Leng, sounding like the rapper formerly known as milo, quickly making his way through wordy bars […]
Samantha Sidley Covers Judy Garland
Popmatters has a new Samatha Sidley recording of a familiar classic – Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg‘s “Somewhere Over The Rainbow,” as sung by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz – that is sure to make audiences feel comfortable and warm as they shelter in place. According to the site, Sidley’s “stately voice stately voice renders […]
Deap Lips Cover Steppenwolf and Rolling Stone Reports
Rolling Stone has the video for “The Pusher,” a Steppenwolf cover that appears on the new album from Deap Lips. The band is a collaborative effort by members of The Flaming Lips and Deap Vally; in Rolling Stone, Wayne Coyne explains how that came to be. “I was in Raleigh visiting with the creator of […]
Folk Radio Shares “The Shearing’s Not For You” From Yorkston/Thorne/Khan
Before the January release of their new album Navarasa: Nine Emotions, Folk Radio posted a single from Yorkston/Thorne/Khan called “The Shearing’s Not For You.” The album tracks the different rasas, or moods, in the traditional Indian philosophy of aesthetics, and this song reflects the rasa of Bibhatsya — disgust. According to Folk Radio, it’s “a […]
New Music From Soft Sailors
Driving, heavy, and mysterious, “Dug For Days” is the debut of Soft Sailors as a living, breathing band. The project’s previous releases have either been solo creations by the band’s multi-instrumentalist leader Geoff Geis (Pizza!, Big Whup, So Many Wizards), or they’ve been built in the studio by Geis and his longtime collaborator Tyler Sabbag. […]
The Dream Syndicate Shares A Video With The Prelude Press
The Prelude Press has the video for “The Longing,” one of the advance tracks from The Dream Syndicate‘s upcoming LP The Universe Inside. According to the band’s Steve Wynn, the song “felt so mournful and lost and adrift and confused, much like longing itself. You think you know where it’s at? The longing is stronger […]
Thank Folk For That Gives Deap Lips A Five-Star Review
The Flaming Lips and Deap Vally have joined forces to make Deap Lips, and Thank Folk For That is “now fully, and immediately, invested in this relationship.” According to the site, the “sound is truly unique. There is a Flaming Lips flavour to it, the slightly more left-field sound that you’ve come to expect from […]
Telerama Debuts Solo Video With Devendra Banhart
Last week, Telerama debuted a beautifully-shot video of a private, socially-distanced performance by Devendra Banhart. Go here to enjoy stunning renditions of “October 12” and “Carolina.” two songs taken from his 2019 LP Ma. According to Telerama, they are “two pieces full of feeling that flow like honey.” We agree! The full LP album is […]
Riff Mag Approves Of Deap Lips
Riff Magazine likes the debut album from Deap Lips and writes that “the album’s music splits its personality between strummed acoustic guitars and psychedelic synthesizers, usually at the same time… The album tempers Deap Vally’s foul-mouthed passion with The Flaming Lips’ experience and sonic sorcery. The resulting album somehow manages to sound both brash and mannered.” […]
Glide Goes Deep With Pluralone
Josh Klinghoffer (also known as Pluralone) recently sat for an in-depth interview with Glide Magazine, which calls his new album “a mesmerizing mix of hypnotic moods, tones and vibrations… Through ten songs, he shows off his experiments with instruments and the mixtures they concocted together, how his lyrics intermingled into the atmosphere of dayglow keyboards and […]
Notion Praises Nick Leng’s “Lonely Shade Of Blue”
In December, Notion premiered Nick Leng‘s “Lonely Shade Of Blue” with a healthy dose of praise. “‘Lonely Shade Of Blue’ tackles an experience that most of us having grievingly forced ourselves through – an act that requires strength in your tenderness towards yourself, and the one who still holds such a major part in your life […]
