The Gig Digs Mary Halvorson’s New Track
The Gig Substack has the video for Mary Halvorson‘s “Carved From,” which will be on her new album About Ghosts that is coming from Nonesuch Records on June 13. The track, according to the site, is “enough to indicate both a glowing continuity and the exhilaration of a leap into fresh terrain… Halvorson lays into her improvisation with a familiar meld of […]
See Captain’s Audio Project Through The Prism
Prism Reviews likes Waiting For The Moon, the album at radio now from Captain’s Audio Project. “It’s a treat of an album,” the site writes, “from a songwriter long in his game, with a perfect Americana voice and a type of poetry that is accessible, but as deep as the Grand Canyon.” Read the full review right here. The album […]
Beats Per Minute Highlights “Feeding Time” by Occurrence
Beats Per Minute says Occurrence “traverses a roughed-up electro-pop landscape on new single ‘Feeding Time,’ with Johnny Hager’s voice swooping in and carrying us along in its embrace. Synths gleam like diamonds held up to the sun, and a guest appearance by guitarist Damian Baldet cements the pop density of the track. The beat seems to call out to all midnight […]
New Music From Melvins
Formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington, the Melvins are one of modern music’s most influential bands. Founded by Buzz Osborne (vocals/guitar) with drummer Dale Crover joining a year later, the Melvins pioneered a genre-defying fusion of punk rock and heavy music. Over their four-decade career, they’ve released more than 30 original albums, countless live records, and numerous singles and […]
Post-punk.com Compares Science In Nature To Some Heavy Hitters
Post-punk.com has “Edge Of A Line,” a new single from Science In Nature’s album Time Spent that’s going for radio adds next week. The site says the song is “a twitchy tangle of big-but-nimble guitars, an expertly minimal groove, and tangled harmonies,” comparing the sound to Gang Of Four, Violent Femmes, Peter Ivers, and Talking Heads. Read […]
Clout Cites Dubinski’s “Bite And Charm”
“Downtown Operation” by Dubinski is, according to Clout, a “track packed full of fun sonic quirks and the bite and charm that we have come to expect from the outfit. From the synthy charm of the instrumental to a real rousing, anthemic feel throughout the track, ‘Downtown Operation’ tackles themes like inequality and injustice in a fashion that […]
New Music From Science In Nature
Science in Nature is the practice of aligning patterns with naturally occurring phenomena. Working largely without sonic or lyrical distortion and within the deliberate borders of a traditional three-piece rock band, they exist somewhere inside the awkwardness of a new dance and the subconscious familiarity of muscle memory. The band is from LA. Joel Petersen (ex-The Faint, Broken […]
Foamboy Drops “Edibles” With Austin Town Hall
Austin Town Hall says “edibles,” from foamboy‘s new EP lime, knife, time, hand, is “the perfect track to get your body bouncing and your smile creeping up the side of your face. You’ll probably even laugh a little at the lyrical content, as the narrator shares their experience with edibles gone wrong. All of the story gets set […]
Jazzwise Shares Mary Halvorson’s New Single
Jazzwise has the new Mary Halvorson single, “Carved From,” as well as some info about Halvorson’s career. “One of New York City’s most in-demand guitarists, over the past decade,” the site writes, “Halvorson has worked with such diverse musicians as Tim Berne, Anthony Braxton, Taylor Ho Bynum, John Dieterich, Trevor Dunn, Bill Frisell, Ingrid Laubrock, Jason Moran, Joe […]
HubPages Praises Springhouse’s From Now To OK
According to HubPages, Springhouse‘s newly-reissued LP From Now To OK is “a cohesive record that highlights their love of intricate melodies and detailed craftsmanship.” The site calls the album “a tuneful” trip and goes track-by-track with disc one, which features a remastered version of the original LP, specifically citing the song “Snapshot” as being “good for college radio.” Read […]
CoS Details The Upcoming New LP From (the) Melvins
According to Consequence of Sound, the new Melvins single “Victory Of The Pyramids” is “a minor epic.” The site recently shared the song, which will appear on the band’s upcoming Thunderball LP, out this Friday April 18. As CoS notes, “It marks the third full-length album under the Melvins 1983 moniker, featuring Buzz Osborne alongside original Melvins drummer Mike Dillard. Electronic […]
Americana Highways Reviews Captain’s Audio Project
Americana Highways has a review of Waiting For The Moon by Captain’s Audio Project, “a new album that’s an incredibly timeless sounding creation. It’s easygoing and will make you feel you’re being treated to a Friday night back country campfire gig – a perennial favorite way to listen to music, enveloped in darkness with stars all around as backdrop… James […]
The Tonearm Touts Afterimage’s Legacy
The Tonearm notes that “The Los Angeles Times once dubbed Afterimage ‘LA”s Joy Division,’ and listening to tracks like ‘Satellite of Love,’ it does make some sense. The bands share a hypnotic, chilly exterior and a fiery core. But Afterimage was no mere copycat – they brought their own West Coast flavor to the post-punk template.” The […]
New Music From foamboy
foamboy is a Portland-based pop duo comprised of producer Wil Bakula and vocalist Katy Ohsiek, who worked together for many years in other projects before releasing their debut My Sober Daydream in 2021, followed by 2024’s Eating Me Alive. The group has earned recognition from KCRW, Consequence of Sound, and Week in Pop. Foamboy has graced some of Portland’s favorite stages, including Mississippi Studios, Holocene, and Doug Fir Lounge. Listeners can expect […]
King Buzzo Talks To Dallas Observer
“We’re a weird band,” Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne recently told the Dallas Observer. “It’s not really commercial at all. I would stand us next to any band on a musical level. As far as our ability to play music, there’s nobody out there that I say rivaled us. I think there are some that might be as […]
Pow Takes On Sun Atoms
Pow Magazine says Sun Atoms’ live show is “an unforgettable performance.” The site caught the band recently in San Francisco and reports that “they were completely locked-in on their performance. Their passion for their music was deeply evident throughout their set. Lead singer Jsun Atoms really commanded the room while performing; the audience was fully zeroed-in on the stage through […]
Karen Peris Discusses the innocence mission’s Best Work With The Line Of Best Fit
“Midwinter Swimmers,” writes The Line of Best Fit. “is one of [the innocence mission’s] most spectacularly beautiful, deserving of mention in the same breath as the classic Befriended (2003) and reminiscent, too, of the earlier Small Planes (2001). Arriving almost five years on from their last album See You Tomorrow, which found them judiciously indulging in a slightly grander sound, Midwinter Swimmers finds […]
New Music From Mary Halvorson
Nonesuch Records will release About Ghosts by Brooklyn-based guitarist, composer, and MacArthur fellow Mary Halvorson on June 13, 2025. The album features eight new compositions by Halvorson, performed with her sextet Amaryllis, the improvisatory band that also was featured on her critically praised albums Amaryllis, Belladonna, and Cloudward. Amaryllis comprises Halvorson, Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), Jacob Garchik (trombone), and Adam O’Farrill (trumpet). Saxophonists Immanuel Wilkins and Brian Settles join the ensemble […]
RIFF Catches A Melvins Show
Melvins are currently on tour with Napalm Death, and RIFF Magazine caught their show in San Francisco. At the show, the band “took the stage with a two-drummer lineup that included Coady Willis of High on Fire and Big Business. Willis locked in with drummer Dale Crover as the two pummeled with the precision of a German wristwatch and the power of a sledge hammer. The duo […]
Springhouse Is Reviewed By New Releases Now
New Releases Now says “From Now to OK is Springhouse at their most introspective, drawing on folk rock and acoustic sensibilities while still bearing the unmistakable melodic textures that made them a standout act in the shoegaze movement. The album is a journey through delicate guitar work, evocative songwriting, and a distinct late-‘60s Britfolk influence, paying homage to artists […]
