Trunkspace Interviews Tanbark’s Chloe Nelson
“I am really proud of the vulnerability that you can hear in the album,” Tanbark’s Chole Nelson recently told Trunkspace in an interview about her duo’s just-released second LP. “We tried to reference a mellow Laurel Canyon-esque musical landscape, but ground it in personally meaningful songs.” She delves into those personal meanings in the interview, which […]
Combo Chimbita, #1 At NACC Latin, Speaks To Premier Guitar
Combo Chimbita‘s Ahomale hit #1 on the NACC Latin chart last week. Thanks to all of the stations that charted the record! It’s also aiming for chart numbers at Radio 200 and NACC World, and is a fantastic listen for fans of intensely cosmic psychedelia en cualquier idioma. Be sure to include them on your […]
No Depression Showers Love On Tanbark’s New LP
No Depression has a beautiful feature on Tanbark, whose self-titled sophomore album has been hailed as “timeless” by yet another publication! The seminal alt.country magazine opines that the LP “reflects a sense of rootedness”” and “further cements them in the folk tradition thanks in large part to their evolving and maturing songwriting and storytelling dexterity.” The […]
The Silver Snails Come Stateside
The Silver Snails come stateside this month with shows in the Pacific Northwest. The Italy-based independent project incorporates a stunning array of musical influences to create a kaleidoscopic, multi-lingual and progressive fusion of pop, folk, rock, electronica, opera, and world music. They’re coming to the states to record the follow up to The Seven Melodies, which […]
Big Shot Debuts Lost In Stars’ “Feel The Glow” Vid
Big Shot Magazine has the premiere of the new video from Lost In Stars, for the song “Feel The Glow” featuring The Spirit. The song is from LiS’ recent release Fábula, which Big Shot writes is “brimming with a fine selection of kinetic tracks.” The site also has LiS’ Dylan Willoughby’s explanation of the visuals he […]
Red Line Roots Shares Tanbark’s “Timeless” New Single
Red Line Roots has a glowing recommendation of “Heart-Shaped Locket,” a track from the new self-titled second album by Tanbark. “Some songs just make me smile,” writes the reviewers, “and the moment Chloe Nelson’s voice utters the first words of this tune, the corners of my mouth begin to creep upwards across my face. I […]
LA Record Premieres A “Gently Psychedelic” Golden Daze Track
“Drift,” one of the songs on the new Simpatico LP from Golden Daze, “splits the difference between a Velvet Underground ballad and something sentimental by a paisley underground band like Rain Parade.” This is according to LA Record, which offered a premiere of the song on the eve of the album’s release. “As the title […]
Glide Champions Particle Kid
Glide Magazine has put its weight behind Particle Kid, a kaleidoscopic musical project that explores the mythology of the self “with verve, minimalism, and simplicity.” Founded by Micah Nelson, the son of the legendary WIllie Nelson, the project has just released a new single to help build the groundwork for a new full LP. According to […]
Newsounds Supports Combo Chimbita
Newsounds has some tracks from Combo Chimbita, whose sound the site describes as “an alchemical experiment of drawing on ancestral mythologies, metal strangeness, and deep groove.” Check out the full feature here. Combo Chimbita is going for another solid week after cracking the Top 40 at NACC and the Top 10 at NACC World last […]
KCRW Features Fruit Bats As Today’s Top Tune
Fruit Bats‘ “Gold Past Life” was “Today’s Top Tune” on KCRW this past Friday. “Fruit Bats got back in the van to move on both literally and metaphorically on the catchy ‘Gold Past Life,’” the station’s website says. “Turning songs into salves, Eric D. Johnson found his way by creating a soothing pop-induced balm.” Hear […]
Lost In Stars Curates Spotify Playlists
Lost In Stars’ Dylan Willoughby has been busy on Spotify, curating playlists that pay tribute to his influences and incorporate his own music and collaborators. It started a few weeks ago with his Best Bauhaus Covers list, and now he’s also put together a Best Bee Gees Covers playlist as well as one highlighting the work […]
New Music From Particle Kid
Particle Kid – the Los Angeles based, analog-focused project of Micah Nelson – comes from a lineage of musical and cultural pioneers. Having grown up touring with his father Willie Nelson and his brother Lukas Nelson, he has always been surrounded with authentic creative spirits. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “a musical polymath who combines an […]
Tanbark, Going For NACC Debuts, Shares New Single Via Folk Radio
UK Site Folk Radio has premiered the new single from Tanbark, “Heart-Shaped Locket.” Writes the site, “It was the beautiful strummed opening of this track and Chloe Nelson’s vocals that hooked me right in. They have that timeless sound, one which sounds both vintage and original.” We feel the same way, which is why we’re […]
According To NPR, Combo Chimbita Has Made The Best Latin Alternative Songs of 2019
Has Combo Chimbita made the best Latin Alternative song of 2019 so far? Yes – obviously they have. We got an advance copy of their new album Ahomale a few months ago, we’ve been listening to it on repeat, and frankly it’s hard for us to figure out which of its ten tracks deserve that title. Clearly […]
Afropunk Says Sunny War “Transcends” On New Single
“Sunny War’s music,” writes Afropunk, “is the ultimate soundtrack to healing. The delicately finger picked guitar cuts against the trauma and pain in the lyrics as if she’s trying to manifest a state of mental and emotional stability through melody alone.” The site has the premiere of War’s video for “Shell,” which is currently at […]
AllMusic Gives Golden Daze Four Stars
AllMusic has given a four-star rating to the new offering from Golden Daze, Simpatico. Comparing the LP to its self-titled predecessor, the site calls it “a gently mesmerizing follow-up whose increased production values help to frame their songs in a more sophisticated, if still hazy light… the shoegazing feel of their debut is replaced on Simpatico […]
Beth Gibbons Performs Somberly With The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Beth Gibbons has earned much critical acclaim for her vocals for Henryk Górecki‘s Third Symphony, which she performed in 2014 with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Krzysztof Penderecki. The recording of the performance was recently released by Domino and has been getting a lot of quality spins at radio. Listeners who’ve enjoyed […]
Atwood Magazine Premieres Tanbark’s Gorgeous New Video
Tanbark harnesses “a wealth of folk influence and acoustic wonder,” writes Atwood Magazine, which recently premiered the duo’s video for “Promise To Send.” The song, which leads the New York-based band’s new self-titled second LP, is “propelled by elegant piano work reminiscent of Joni Mitchell and Carole King and offers a charming, mellow, and heartwarming […]
KCSN 88.5 FM Makes Sunny War A Music Director Pick
KCSN 88.5 FM in Los Angeles made Sunny War a “Music Director Pick” with her song “Shell,” the advance single from her upcoming LP Shell Of A Girl. The station’s site explains that the new record “finds the songstress and virtuosic guitarist looking back on the rocky roads of her past with a surprising amount of […]
Combo Chimbita Makes A “Unique Sonic Soup,” Writes Boise Weekly
Combo Chimbita is currently on tour, and Boise Weekly has previewed their Thursday night show in the Idaho town. “The band,” writes the weekly, “merges Colombian cumbia with Afro-Carribean swagger, swirling in dashes of funk, punk and soul to create a unique sonic soup. Dipping in is irresistible, even for listeners who can’t understand frontwoman Carolina […]
