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 […]
Rolling Stone Touts Deap Lips
Rolling Stone has featured “Home Thru Hell,” the opening track on the upcoming Deap Lips LP. The venerable magazine tells readers that the collaborative group, which features members of Deap Vally and The Flaming Lips, “embarks on a psychedelic odyssey on their new song, ‘Home Thru Hell,’ [which] opens with revving car engines and a […]
Billboard Shares “Bridges” By Melody Federer And Burt Bacharach
Billboard notes that, “over the course of six decades of songwriting, Burt Bacharach has teamed with an impressive cadre of collaborators, most notably Hal David but also ex-wife Carole Bayer Sager and Elvis Costello, among others.” Now he’s working with Melody Federer, who sang with him as a special guest during a 2019 concert at […]
New Music From Lido Pimienta
Lido Pimienta is a Colombian-born, Toronto-based interdisciplinary musician and global beats trailblazer who has been praised by NPR Music, Pitchfork, Fader, Noisey, Remezcla, Stereogum, Rolling Stone and featured on the cover of Toronto’s NOW Magazine. She has been a speaker at Red Bull Music Academy, creates visual art and is working on a graphic novel, […]
Stereogum Shares “Young Buck” And Announces New Braids LP
Out this April via Secret City Records, Braids’ upcoming Shadow Offering LP was produced by Death Cab For Cutie‘s Chris Walla. Pushing the band out of their comfort zone, Walla worked to both break and unified the band’s dynamic, unearthing individual creative energy. Now available is the advance single “Young Buck.” According to singer Raphaelle Standell-Preston, “We […]
Vetiver Returns To The USA
Vetiver is currently with Devendra Banhart in Europe, touring to support last year's excellent Up On High LP. But stateside fans oughtn't worry – Andy Cabic and company won't stay away forever. In fact, the band returns to California for a Leap Day show later this month, and they've got a slew of dates in […]
Loud And Quiet Says The New Innocence Mission LP Is “Teaming With Tragic Awe And Wonder”
Loud And Quiet has a review of the new album from The Innocence Mission, entitled See You Tomorrow. “Stretching as far back as 1989,” the site explains, “The Innocence Mission’s expansive back catalogue has forever pondered the passing of time and how we and those around us interact with inevitable change and progression. Their twelfth […]
