Tidal Interviews Julietta
Julietta was recently interviewed by the folks at Tidal, who say her new LP Smooth Sailing “traverses themes of self-discovery and preservation amongst accessible, yet experimental leaning production.” The site asks Julietta about the making of the album and her musical background, as well as how she was able to make the record sound cohesive. Read all about it right here. […]
Sunny War Goes For Adds
Los Angeles-based street singer, guitarist, and roots music revolutionary Sunny War has always been an outsider with the drive to define her place in the world through music and songwriting. She started life in Nashville, learning the blues from a local guitarist, and became a punk upon moving to Los Angeles in her teens. But though she […]
Tobias The Owl Plays “1729” For Sofar Sounds
Tobias The Owl regularly tours throughout the Pacific Northwest, and last year he stopped by Portland, Oregon for a Sofar Sounds performance. One of the songs he played, “1729,” has since been featured on his new LP A Safe Harbor For Wayward Echoes. See his intimate backyard rendition right here. Get A Safe Harbor For Wayward […]
Winter Premieres New Video Via Grimy Goods
Winter has released a new video from Ethereality, for the song “You Don’t Know Me.” According to the video’s director Molly Adams, “We wanted to carry the song’s message while paying homage to the teen house parties in the movies we grew up loving. The video itself is about feeling lost in the crowd at […]
New Music From Michigan Rattlers
Lifelong friends and Deep North natives, Michigan Rattlers play heavy-hearted Americana folk-rock with an aching dose of Midwestern nice. Graham Young (guitar) and Adam Reed (upright bass) began writing music and performing together in their Northern Michigan high school, and eventually reunited in Los Angeles after a few years apart. Their self-titled debut EP attracted […]
She Shreds Explores Sunny War’s Music and History
“It seems that wherever Sunny War focuses her musical talents,” She Shreds writes, “she reveals the good that can come from being true to oneself.” The site explores the Nashville-born, LA-based artist’s development as a guitarist and songwriter, including candid statements from War about growing up as a street kid and finding sobriety. Check out […]
Buzzbands Talks To Kan Wakan About His Well-Received New LP
Buzzbands has an in-depth interview with Gueorgui Linev, the composer who unloaded the new Kan Wakan LP Phantasmagoria Vol. 1 last month. Fans may remember that the album was originally slated for a triple-LP release last year, and Linev explains to Buzzbands why it wasn’t put out that way. Describing the music on the album, Linev […]
Bandsintown Shares Mainland’s “Hometown” Video
Bandsintown has the premiere of “Hometown,” the new video from Mainland’s most recent EP Villians. The site’s an appropriate place for the premiere, considering the video’s subject matter. “Starting off in SF and making their way through cities like Phoenix, Houston, Kansas City, and Cleveland, the guys got to play their new music in venues […]
Kan Wakan Goes For Adds
Kan Wakan takes the formulas of Bristol-era cinematic electronica, jazz, and celestial soul and dissects them, slowly evolving unique hybrids that are rooted in communal clarity. The project features Bulgarian-born multi-instrumentalist Gueorgui Linev along with a rotating cast of talented vocal collaborators. As a highly-regarded producer with Thundercat and Moses Sumney credits to his name, […]
World Cafe Premieres Sunny War’s “If It Wasn’t Broken”
WXPN’s World Cafe has thrown its weight behind Sunny War, writing that she’s “a fantastic guitar player… Citing influences as diverse as Robert Johnson, Elmore James, Tracy Chapman, Joan Armatrading and Black Flag, the songs on War’s forthcoming album, With The Sun, evoke a wondrous, breathless beauty and are filled with hypnotic, acoustic calm. Her songs […]
Eclectic Arts Believes In Tobias The Owl
Eclectic Arts has a review of the new Tobias The Owl album, A Safe Harbor For Wayward Echoes. According to the site. “Tobias The Owl is on the verge of something here… [due to his] ability to connect with the listener and invite them to think, to ponder, what was being presented by this artist. […]
Sunny War, On Tour Now, Is Re-Broadcast On World Cafe
Today, World Cafe is re-broadcasting Sunny War‘s appearance from earlier in the year. World Cafe can be heard on over 200 radio stations nationwide. The complete list is available here. You can check your local station’s Program Schedule for the World Cafe broadcast time. To listen live online, fans can hear the WXPN Philadelphia stream at 2pm ET at XPN.org by choosing WXPN […]
Wickedd Childd Likens listening To Julietta To Floating On A Cloud
Wickedd Childd has a stream of Julietta’s song “Smooth Sailing,” the title track of her new album. The site writes, “Though ‘Smooth Sailing’ may appear as tranquil, Julietta’s heartfelt words are candid and real. The track is an ode to self-motivation and finding your inner strength, even when encountering challenges. Julietta’s empowering lyrics are backed by […]
Naked Giants – Called “A Classic Rock/Punk Mish-Mash That Actually Works” By The 570 – Tour Again With Carseat Head Rest
The 570 has some good stuff to say about Sluff, the first full-length from Naked Giants. “The songs break wide open,” the site’s review contends, “with a nervous energy and copious amounts of volume. There’s a sense of fun permeating a number of cuts and a hidden sophistication lurking just beneath the surface — a classic rock/punk mish-mash that […]
Extra Interviews The Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn
Extra recently caught up with Steve Wynn, the leader of the classic and now-reunited college rock band The Dream Syndicate, before a show at LA’s famed Troubadour. Fans of the band’s new LP How Did I Find Myself Here? will be stoked to tune into the video interview, which takes place in the venue’s gorgeous […]
Tunefind Shares The Steamy “Lovers” From Anna Of The North
Tunefind recently interviewed the music supervision team behind To All The Boys I've Loved Before, the new romantic comedy hit on Netflix that's been earning critical raves for its excellent use of synced music. One great sync comes from Anna Of The North, whose song "Lovers" can be heard underneath a sweet hot tub makeout […]
MIEN Will Play Toronto This Month
MIEN – the dark psych supergroup comprised of Alex Maas, John Mark Lapham, Rishi Dhir, and Tom Furse – continues to have an impact at radio after the release of their debut album earlier this year. The band hasn’t played many live shows, but they’ll be performing their second North American concert later this month in […]
Tobias The Owl Plays “Let Go” For Rain City Collective
Rain City Collective recently captured a captivating solo performance by Elijah Dhavvan of Tobias The Owl‘s stunning song “Let Go.” The video’s description doesn’t say where the song was shot, but it’s in a train track-adjacent outdoor setting that lends added poignancy to the proceedings. Check it out here! The studio version of “Let Go” […]
ETOnline Shares Anna Of The North’s “Lovers”
“Lovers,” from Anna Of The North, is getting lots of attention after being featured in the new Netflix hit To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. ETOnline shared the song in its list of “best songs from the rom-com’s biggest moments,” here, noting that it soundtracks a “fateful” event in the film’s plot. “Lovers” is the title […]
The Joy Of Violent Movement Says Julietta is “Bouyant”
The Joy Of Violent Movement stands behind Julietta‘s track “Smooth Sailing,” which serves as the title track of her new LP. The song, writes the site, “is a buoyant and summery pop confection centered around a breezy synth-led production, an infectious hook and Julietta’s self-assured cooing; but underneath that is a song that has a […]
