Gold Flake Paint Praises Gothic Tropic’s Fast or Feast
Gold Flake Paint raves about Gothic Tropic in a review of their new album, Fast or Feast. The album’s lyrics are inspired by frontwoman Cecilia Della Peruti‘s own struggles and experiences with relationships and adolescence but, according to the site, she seems to find the silver lining in any bleak situation — “every breakthrough and small victory becomes […]
Overcoats Share “Leave The Light On” Video
Overcoats have a new video, which was directed by Charlotte Hornsby and Jesse Ruuttila and filmed at New York’s Rockaway Beach. The video is for “Leave The Light On,” a track from the duo’s stunning debut album Young. According to The AU Review, “Exuding excitement and charm, there have been many moments on the album […]
BUST Hires Tacocat’s Emily Nokes
BUST Magazine, which has been a “fierce, funny, and pro-female” force in media for the past two-and-a-half decades, has a new music editor: Emily Nokes, who is also the singer of Tacocat! In an article introducing her to readers, BUST wrote, “She’s smart, she’s feminist, has impeccable taste, and she gives no f*cks about expressing […]
Kronos Quartet Goes For Adds
For more than 40 years, San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet—David Harrington and John Sherba (violins), Hank Dutt (viola), and Sunny Yang (cello)—has combined a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually re-imagine the string quartet experience. In the process, Kronos has become one of the world’s most celebrated and influential ensembles. The group has performed thousands […]
Soundblab Goes Crazy Over Gothic Tropic
According to Soundblab, Gothic Tropic‘s new album is “killer.” The site contends that Fast Or Feast “checks all the boxes. Vocals. Songwriting. Solos. And it sounds so good from a production standpoint. I mean, this stuff is original, but also honed and polished—star-making machinery.” Comparing bandleader Cecilia Della Peruti’s guitar playing to Pat Metheny and […]
107.7 The End Profiles My Goodness
“Things are different now,” wrote 107.7 The End last year in a detailed feature on Seattle’s My Goodness. The band started as the project of singer/guitarist Joel Schneider before developing into a true collaboration between Schneider and drummer/keyboardist Andy Lum. Now, they’ve blossomed into a four-piece and replaced much of their original blues-rock sound with […]
For Folk’s Sake Recommends Overcoats’ Young
Overcoats’ Young is “a complete album, not just a collection of songs they happened to be working on at the time.” This is according to For Folk’s Sake, which published a review of the album last month. “There’s a satisfying comfort in the way the duo steers melodies and tones,” the site writes, also lauding […]
Simon Doom Needs To Be Heard, Writes The Alternative Press
Back in May, The Alternative Press included Simon Doom‘s MGMT-produced single “I Feel Unloved’ – which has a bizarre music video directed by VICE’s Nick Gazin and starring Doom along with fellow musician Anni Rossi – on a list of songs “you need to hear.” The song, which opens Doom’s new Babyman LP, is a stunningly […]
New Music From Kronos Quartet – Digital Servicing Only
For more than 40 years, San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet—David Harrington and John Sherba (violins), Hank Dutt (viola), and Sunny Yang (cello)—has combined a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually re-imagine the string quartet experience. In the process, Kronos has become one of the world’s most celebrated and influential ensembles. The group has performed thousands […]
Sam Amidon Has Gotten Under The Radar “All Whirled Up”
On The Following Mountain, seasoned folk experimentalist Sam Amidon veers away from the traditional compositions he’s often recorded and towards original music. According to Under The Radar, “The Following Mountain rewards us with the marriage of the two Sam Amidons—the inflection of those old-soul melodies meet the nuances of his [previous band] Popcorn Behavior. He’s […]
Overcoats Share Their Story with SF Examiner
Overcoats met at Wesleyan University, an experience the duo detailed in a recent interview with the San Francisco Examiner. “I remember finding all the locations on campus that had a good echo and then singing various songs in there,” band member Hana Elion told the paper, while JJ Mitchell added, “It took four years of creating […]
Stereogum Premieres Holy Oak’s Isabelle
According to Stereogum, Holy Oak‘s song “Isabelle” is a “sweeping acoustic number… [The song is] striking and heartbreaking, and the depths of that statement lingers long after the song has finished.” The site premiered the song in advance of Second Son, the new Holy Oak LP that is currently spinning at radio. “I almost left this […]
As You Are Comes to Amazon
As You Are, the directorial debut of Miles Joris-Peyrafitte that stars Charlie Heaton and Amandla Stenberg, is now streaming via Amazon Prime Now. We recently serviced the film’s soundtrack, which includes haunting instrumentals by Joris-Peyrafitte and Patrick Higgins as well as a the gorgeous and folky “Appalachian Moon” by Kevin Reilly. Now, you can see the whole film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, As You […]
Anna Of The North Goes For Adds
Rising Oslo-based duo Anna of the North presents two new dreamy synth pop singles off their forthcoming debut album due this fall. Anna of the North has found an international audience and viral success internationally with an epic, swooning, and ethereal sound that, according to the FADER, “brings out Scandi-pop’s sensitive side.” The project got […]
Grimy Goods Explores Gothic Tropic’s Fast Or Feast
Grimy Goods has a nice write-up on Gothic Tropic‘s Cecilia Della Peruti, who the site describes as “very much a rock star.” The feature delves into Peruti’s new LP, a record that represents “a step toward maturity” that “is riddled with insecurities and doubt, but never feels less than a celebration of life.” It also […]
Brother Brother Brother Goes Deep With Simon Doom
Simon Doom leader Simon O’Connor recently sat for a lengthy interview with the Brother Brother Brother podcast, regaling the show’s loquacious host not only with tales of his own musical upbringing but with delightful musings on the nature of music itself and the transmission of artistic ideas. It’s a thoughtful and entertaining conversation, and it will […]
My Goodness Plays For Band In Seattle
My Goodness recently filmed a live set at Victory Studios in Seattle for Band In Seattle, a weekly TV show covering up-and-coming acts from around the Emerald City. Interspersed between and within hot live versions of tracks from the band’s new Scavengers LP, the 22-minute long episode includes short interviews with members of the band […]
Verge Campus Interviews Coast Modern
“Coast Modern quite literally tries to aim for their namesake, ‘modern,’ in the sense that they are pushing the boundaries of their alternative pop peers and hoping to create a genre where they lead the way all the way,” writes Verge Campus in their recent interview of Coast Modern’s Coleman Trapp. Trapp discusses their upcoming debut album, influences, and […]
New Music From Anna Of The North – Digital Servicing Only
Two new singles from rising dream-synth-pop Oslo-based duo Anna of the North, off their forthcoming debut album due this fall. Anna of the North has found an international audience and viral success with an epic, swooning, and ethereal sound that, according to the FADER, “brings out Scandi-pop’s sensitive side.” The project got its start when singer Anna […]
Aquarium Drunkard Features Sam Amidon
“Throughout The Following Mountain,” writes Aquarium Drunkard in its recent feature on the new Sam Amidon LP, “it sounds as if [Amidon] is trying to talk to god by uniting his voice and instrument into a single timbre, fused into a melodic line.” It’s an interesting take in an article that insightfully dives into the […]
