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 […]
Songlines Talks To Yorkston/Thorne/Khan
A recent Songlines feature traces the history of the Yorkston/Thorne/Khan collaborative project. “In Edinburgh in 2013,” the site explains, “Delhi-based sarangi player Suhail Yusuf Khan followed his ears to find Scottish folk musician James Yorkston rehearsing a traditional song before a gig. Khan asked if he could join, and the two found themselves so in […]
New Music From The Dream Syndicate
When The Dream Syndicate emerged in the early 1980s, frontman 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 Underground […]
AllMusic Says Deap Lips is “Required Listening”
According to Allmusic, the new collaborative LP from The Flaming Lips and Deap Vally is “required listening for anyone already invested in either band and a wild, enjoyable listen for even the uninitiated.” The self-titled debut from Deap Lips is “a collaboration that stretches outside of its contributors’ expected roles,” the site says, and the […]
Leif Vollebekk Performs For KINK FM
Leif Vollebekk visited KINK 101.9 FM in Portland, OR in January, and the resultant Bloodworks Live Studio session is great for comfort-watching at home if you’re missing the thrill of live music in these quarantined times. The multifaceted Montréalier played songs from his new album New Ways – at radio now – including “Transatlantic Flight,” “Apalachee […]
La Vague Paralléle Praises Pluralone’s To Be One With You
On Josh Kinghoffer’s debut album under the name Pluralone, “he took the liberty of doing an album in his own image: humble, pure, brilliant.” This is how La Vague Paralléle describes To Be One With You, which is at radio now. The site notes that Klinghoffer has been in the news recently because of his […]
Your EDM Gets “Savage” With Bahari
We recently serviced “Savage,” the standout 2018 track from Bahari, along with Elohim‘s single “Group Therapy” and Mehro‘s “Perfume.” The songs were packaged together to promote The Group Therapy Tour, helmed by Elohim, which was set to storm North American this spring. Those plans have been put on hold, but the tracks are still at […]
Pluralone Speaks To American Songwriter
American Songwriter has an interview with Josh Klinghoffer, the former Red Hot Chili Peppers member whose new Pluralone album To Be One with You is at radio now. The magazine describes the band as sounding ” like a mix of Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead, [which] should please rock fans with its elastic vocals and thoughtful, pulsing […]
Gig Goer Compares Nick Leng To The Beatles And Shares His New Video
Gig Goer has the video for Nick Leng‘s “Music To Clean The House To,” a new advance single from his upcoming LP LEMONS. According to the site, “If The Beatles had released Magical Mystery Tour in 2020, ‘Music To Clean The House To’ could easily have had a spot on it. Fortunately for us, Nick […]
Nashville Scene Profiles Elohim
Elohim’s Group Therapy Tour has had a rough couple of weeks, and none of it has been the fault of her or her tourmates Bahari and Mehro. Now, of course, the whole tour has been sidelined due to Covid-19. But before that, the tour’s East Nashville show was canceled when a tornado flattened the venue. At […]
The Sights And Sounds Shares Mehro’s “Perfume” Video
The Sights And Sounds describes Mehro, who has just released his debut single, as “a man with a voice, a dream, and his guitar.” The site continues, “Mehro strikes the perfect balance between the otherworldly and material worlds while revealing his keen musicianship and poetic lyricism… Replete with an atmospheric vibe and soulfully buoyant and […]
New Music From Deap Lips
Deap Lips is a collaborative project between The Flaming Lips and Deap Vally. According to Deap Vally’s Lindsey Troy & Julie Edwards, who’ve been inspired by the Lips since 1999’s The Soft Bulletin, Wayne Coyne started following Deap Vally on Instagram after seeing them on tour with Wolfmother. He would tag them in random posts […]
Forbes Interviews Samantha Sidley
“I wasn’t intentionally trying to be revolutionary,” Samantha Sidley tells Forbes in a recent interview about her barrier-breaking album Interior Person. She continues, “I was just trying to be honest. What’s the point of making art if you can’t be honest? I’m not going to stand up on stage in front of people and lie.” […]
