Stereogum Shares “The Shearing’s Not For You” By Yorkston/Thorne/Khan
“’The Shearing’s Not For You,” writes Stereogum, “is a traditional Scottish folk song about an expectant mother being abandoned by her child’s father, sung by Yorkston with textured melancholy. The trio has found a gorgeous common ground between those musical histories; this tune feels of a piece with its predecessor, rich and nimble and eerie […]
Sunny War Joins Newport Folk Festival Lineup
Sunny War has been chosen to participate in this year’s Newport Folk Festival, a tremendous honor for the guitar virtuoso whose gorgeous voice and confessional lyricism have propelled her to the forefront of the contemporary folk world. The first-ever Newport Folk Festival took place in 1959, and the annual event has been seminal to development […]
Burt Bacharach Tells Forbes About How Great Melody Federer Is
Burt Bacharach, the legendary songwriter who has shown no sign of wanting to retire from a career that has already spanned more than 50 years, recently teamed up with Melody Federer for new single “Bridges.” It’s got a classic-sound that recalls Bacharach’s 1970s work with Dionne Warwick, yet it’s fresh and undeniably of the 21st century. […]
Rolling Stone Says You Should Know Lido Pimienta
Rolling Stone says the new single from Lido Pimienta is a song you need to know. “Eso Que Tu Haces,” the mag writes, is about “the universal need to assert one’s humanity, whether from a lover, a relative, or a community; or from an entire country, and its entertainment industry at large.” The article continues, […]
Elohim, Bahari, and Mehro Go For Adds
Since Elohim‘s first single “Xanax” debuted in 2015, she’s gathered fans around the world on the strength of songs that deal with themes of mental illness. Her self-reflective 2018 debut album included songs like “Panic Attacks,” and The FADER wrote after her Coachella performance that year that “it’s partly due to Elohim’s unfailing openness about […]
God Is In The TV Recommends Braids, Whose Advance Single “Young Buck” Goes For Adds This Week
God Is In The TV recommends “Young Buck,” an advance single from Braids‘ upcoming album that the site describes as “an upbeat and effervescent ode to impossible love that’s both impossibly catchy and a resplendent floor filling slice of electro pop.” According to GIITTV, the new track is good for fans of “Carly Rae Jepson, […]
Ones To Watch Shares Nick Leng’s Chester Watson Collaboration – “Plastic Moon”
“The musical mind of Nick Leng resides in a different dimension than most,” writes Ones To Watch. “Though still an earthly inhabitant,” the site continues, “the classically-trained pianist-turned producer, songwriter, artist, hears the properties of sound differently than most. A quick listen through the young creative’s discography and his flair for manifesting otherworldly sonic textures […]
Curve Interviews Samantha Sidley
Curve Magazine has a feature on Samantha Sidley, and it includes the story of how she first came to meet her wife and musical collaborator Barbara Gruska. “I saw her and was completely blown away,” Sidley told Curve about first seeing Gruska’s band. “I thought, I understand that person. I can take care of them.” It […]
Treble Highlights Yorkston/Thorne/Khan; Navarasa: Nine Emotions Reaches The Top 10 At NACC World
“The imaginative beauty behind these nine songs is inarguable,” writes Treble about the new album from YorkstonThorne/Khan. “So much of the album is so gorgeously sung and performed that it takes a closer listen to pick up on the more intense emotions,” the site says. Read more here. Navarasa: Nine Emotions is at radio now […]
New Music From Elohim, Bahari, and Mehro
Since Elohim‘s first single “Xanax” debuted in 2015, she’s gathered fans around the world on the strength of songs that deal with themes of mental illness. Her self-reflective 2018 debut album included songs like “Panic Attacks,” and The FADER wrote after her Coachella performance that year that “it’s partly due to Elohim’s unfailing openness about […]
Wonderland Premieres Nick Leng’s “Lonely Shade Of Blue”
Wonderland Magazine recently premiered “Lonely Shade Of Blue,” one of four advance tracks from the South African-born, LA-based artist’s upcoming LP. The site praises Nick Leng’s “impressive vocals” and “twinkling piano arrangement,” contending that “Leng’s intimate lyricism and melodious vocals make for a personal but catchy track.” Hear it here. The full LEMONS LP comes […]
Braids Announce Tour
We’re thrilled with the initial response at radio for new single “Young Buck” from Braids. Thanks to all of the stations that have already spun the track. Here are snippets of press the song had received. “The best Braids song make the most desires feel grand, feel valid, give them weight, and “Young Buck” certainly […]
Rolling Stone Shares New Combo Chimbita Video
Rolling Stone recently shared the new video from Combo Chimbita, for their riveting Ahomale track “Revelación (Candela).” “Fronted by vocalist Carolina Oliveros,” Rolling Stone writes, “the Brooklyn-based band specialize in their own blend of tropical psychedelia, accented by surfy guitar licks and Afro-Caribbean percussions. Producer Daniel Schlett (the War on Drugs, Modest Mouse) ramps up […]
New Music From Nick Leng
“Plastic Moon” is the newest single from Nick Leng’s debut LP, LEMONS, set for release via SOTA Recordings on April 24. The full-length follows two EPs, Tunnels and Planes and Drivers, which have racked up millions of streams online and found widespread support from the likes of Consequence of Sound, Vogue, and Christian Dior. LEMONS […]
Leif Vollebekk Plays Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW
Leif Vollebekk stopped by the KCRW studios for a Morning Becomes Eclectic session that aired last week. “When we first heard Leif Vollebekk’s latest album New Ways,” the station writes, “we immediately fell in love with it. It offers a sense of warmth and familiarity at first listen, with the universal theme of love (both […]
NME Hails The “Groundbreaking” New Yorkston/Thorne/Khan LP
“In the past, Yorkston/Thorne/Kahn’s only failing was that their different styles could act like oil and water, never quite blending into a satisfying whole,” writes NME, “but Navarasa creates a marriage that feels full and complete.” The magazine has a review of the LP, which was just released via Domino Recordings. According to NME, “The […]
Secret Meeting Details New Innocence Mission LP
Secret Meeting contends that the new album from The Innocence Mission “is steeped in the kind of moving and profound creations that have endeared them to long term fans.” The review continues, describing individual songs on the record. “The entrancing ‘Movie’ flickers,” writes Secret Meeting, “emitting shades of Serge Gainsbourg or Lee Hazelwood. ‘St Francis and The […]
CoS Shares Braids’ Video For “Young Buck”
Consequence Of Sound has the video for “Young Buck,” the new single from Braids that is going for radio airplay in advance of the band’s upcoming LP Shadow Offering. The video, according to CoS, “treats the whole affair with a light touch. There are choreographed dances, imaginative sequences, suggestive writhing, and at times it feels […]
Mount Eerie And Julie Doiron Play At The Tiny Desk
NPR has just shared a Tiny Desk Concert featuring Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron, whose collaborative 2019 LP Lost Wisdom pt. 2 is at radio now. “Lost Wisdom Pt. 2,” writes Lars Gotrich in a description accompanying the performance online, “is more than a continuation of a beloved collaboration; the sparsely decorated, deeply felt album […]
Stereogum Shares A Wistful Innocence Mission Song
Stereogum recently premiered “The Brothers Williams Said,” from The innocence Mission‘s excellent LP See You Tomorrow. The song, writes Stereogum, “is a powerfully wistful piano ballad tastefully decked out with horns and strings. Against this backdrop, Karen Peris spins a story about the pain of being ignored and the glory of being truly seen. Press […]
