Vinyl Rewind Recommends Scenic’s Incident At Cima
Vinyl Rewind TV has a very well-lit look into the new vinyl reissue of Scenic‘s Incident at Cima that is out now, and at radio, from Independent Project Records. The instrumental album, featuring Bruce Licher‘s dusky noir evocations of California’s Mojave Desert, is available in a gorgeous package printed on IPR’s signature letterpress. According to Vinyl Rewind it’s “ghostly surf music” that […]
Melvins’ Buzz Osborne Tells Loudwire About Tarantula Heart
“I don’t know what people want. I don’t know what radio wants. I have no idea. And I don’t. I’m not even going to pretend to try.” That’s Buzz Osborne in interview with Loudwire, talking about what gets the “green light” for his iconic band Melvins. Osborne says new album Tarantula Heart – at radio now from Ipecac Recordings – is “like a completely new […]
It’s Psychedelic Baby Interviews Dan West About His “Bold” and “Visceral” New Album
It’s Psychedelic Baby is effusive about Dan West’s new LP, writing that Hedonistic Pillow “envelops you in a whirlwind of indulgence, wielding both subtlety and force like a velvet-clad hammer. This sonic adventure glows with neon hues and explores the shadowy corners of life’s untamed pleasures, exposing both grit and glamour in equal measure. West’s voice glides over sinuous […]
Bobby Bazini, On Tour Next Month, Shares “Green Morning” With Canadian Beats
Bobby Bazini is currently at radio with his EP Stone of June, the follow-up to last year’s acclaimed Pearl. Canadian Beats recently featured “Green Morning,” one of the standout tracks from the record, explaining that it was inspired by the classic children’s book Goodnight Moon. Read more about that connection here. Bazini has the following upcoming dates this July: 7/15 […]
Azalia Snail Hangs On
Join a quartet of intrepid youngsters as they journey through the woods in the new video for Azalia Snail’s “Still Hanging On.” The video, described by Snail as “a tale of hope and uplift,” was directed by Francis Stokes, and the song appears on Snail’s new LP Powerlover. See the clip here. The album is at radio now from Cloud […]
Indie Spirits Recommends Gregory Ackerman’s Engaging Sound
According to Indie Spirits, Gregory Ackerman “offers a warm and engaging soundscape that resonates deeply with listeners” on “Brand New Life.” The site continues, “The song’s concise duration, slightly over two minutes, leaves listeners eager for more, reflecting Ackerman’s skill in crafting music that captivates and endears. His voice, both direct and tender, perfectly complements the sophisticated blend […]
Azalia Snail Speaks With The Living Archive Of Underground Music
Azalia Snail is currently at radio with Powerlover, her 15th album, which is out via Cloud Recordings. We dug back a bit to find a 2013 interview Snail did with The Living Archive of Underground Music. The piece examines some of the techical and personal aspects of her early days making DIY home cassette recording. Check that out, along with […]
Kurated Praises Leif Vollebekk’s Songwriting Precision
Kurated Music writes, “Montreal’s Leif Vollebekk has an easy and precise way with a song. The multi-instrumentalist’s lyrics are erudite – he graduated in philosophy from the University of Ottawa – and his playing intricate. He sings clearly with insight. And he skilfully envelops these qualities in a relaxed, energized warmth. “Moondog,” the first song released from his […]
Treble Hails foamboy’s New LP As One Of The Best You Might Have Missed
Treble is worried that you might have missed foamboy‘s Eating Me Alive, which was released earlier this year, so the site has included it on its list of “14 Great Albums You Might Have Missed From Winter/Spring 2024.” See that list here. “Sublime, undeniable indie pop,” the site writes. “The insertion of themselves and their freakouts is what makes foamboy […]
Will Phoenix Checks Out David J’s Attic
Blogger Will Phoenix, writing about David J‘s new collection Tracks From The Attic, says, “Overall, this triple album offers an introspective introduction to the artist. It features intimate initial efforts, distinctive demos, shelved songs, blemished but brilliant bits, and hidden hits. Recorded alone with little if any production, it provides evidence of David J’s tuneful talents and what […]
New Music From Bobby Bazini
After more than a decade long career highlighted by nominations, awards, platinum selling albums, tens of millions of streams, and sold-out concerts, in the fall of 2023 Bobby Bazini released Pearl, a self-released album that received widespread praise at home in Canada and far beyond. Initially, fifteen songs were composed and recorded with producer Connor Seidel […]
The Strange Brew Talks To Dan West About Hedonistic Pillow And More
The Strange Brew recently interviewed Dan West, whose album d’Animal Hedonistic Pillow is at radio now from Wayside Records. The far-reaching interview goes back to West’s early days in the Paisley Underground scene and highlights multiple tracks on the new album. West says, “My sound evolved with whatever new techniques I learned at the time, coupled with what I […]
David J Counts To Five
A recent episode of The Five Count features David J, the Bauhaus and Love & Rockets founder whose 3disc set Tracks From The Attic has just been released with deluxe packaging (including special artifacts) from Independent Project Records. Over the course of the interview, David J discusses “the influence Bauhaus had on Goth music and culture, how the group The Bubblemen came to be, and his new […]
Parapop Enjoys Gregory Ackerman’s “Unique Warmth”
Parapop recently featured Gregory Ackerman‘s “Brand New Life,” the title track from his new EP at radio now from Polymoon. “With its distinctive indie folk-pop sweep, it invites us to dive into simple happiness,” the site writes, in translation. Parapop continues, “The lyrics immediately describe a moment full of light, when everything feels so perfect and new. There’s […]
Léonie Gray Meets With The Suburban’s Mike Cohen
The Suburban‘s Mike Cohen interviewed Léonie Gray on the day that her new album, self ish, was released. Cohen In The City gets the inside scoop on Gray’s life as a musician, which she says began around age 14. On new album self ish, Gray tells Cohen, she’s still learning about herself but in different ways than she was learning about herself when […]
Buzz Osborne Talks To The Grammys
The Grammy Awards website writes glowingly of the new Melvins album, Tarantula Heart, saying it’s “rife with off-kilter, pummeling tracks like ‘Working the Ditch,’ ‘She’s Got Weird Arms’ and ‘Smiler.’ Therein, Buzz Osborne shows he can still throw a wrench in the works when things threaten to become predictable, and come up with profoundly idiosyncratic and ineffably satisfying art.” […]
Treble Includes Cloudward On Its Mid-Year List
Mary Halvorson‘s Cloudward was included on Treblezine‘s list of best albums of 2024 so far. “Curiously melodic yet often alien in its mode of communication,” Jeff Terich writes, the album sometimes feels like a new survey of the lunar landscapes of Sun Ra’s most prolific periods, or a somewhat less intense descendent of Eric Dolphy’s Out to Lunch!—to which Patricia Brennan’s vibraphone plays a […]
New Music From Dan West (aka d’Animal)
Whether shredding his Fender Six, mastering knobs on the board, or conducting big band orchestras, Dan West has long been blazing bold trails on the musical landscape. The LA-based musician sings and plays piano, bass, guitar, drums, cello, upright bass, flute, and clarinet; he also composes for orchestra and big band and does music programming. Over his […]
Unxined Praises Gregory Ackerman’s New “Enchanting Collection”
Unxined writes that “Gregory Ackerman takes everyone on a heartfelt journey through the intricacies of love and the shimmering prospects of the future in his latest EP, Brand New Life. Drawing from the rich tapestry of indie, folk, and singer-songwriter genres, Ackerman crafts an enchanting collection of tracks that evoke that warm, tingling feeling of comfort and […]
Mary Halvorson Makes Stereogum’s Mid-Year Album List
“One moment, ” Stereogum writes, “a giant ensemble is whipping up blustery chaos. The next, a pair of clean guitars are skittering around like a pair of mice racing toward a piece of cheese. Later, a walking bassline and bashed-out cymbal surge ahead into eerie melodic percussion, only to be interrupted by an outburst of […]
