The Answer Is In The Beat Handles Dren McDonald’s Oceanic
The Answer Is In The Beat recently provided readers with a tour of Dren McDonald’s album Oceanic, at radio now via Appearing Records. The site writes, “‘The Kids,’ which drifts out to 12 minutes, is easily the most aquatic-sounding track, resembling an underwater equivalent of Daniel Lanois’ spacious Americana. ‘Physeter Coda’ has light kosmische arpeggios, while ‘Oceanlight Meditation Vis’ is the darker, […]
New Music From War Strings
Die By Light, War Strings’ fourth album coming October 17th, is a collection of pop excursions skewed by Andrew Stogel’s reserved delivery and eerie arrangements. It’s an unsettled picture of searching for intimacy. Uncertainty, captured through polar opposite entries; elated and despairing, wavering then devoted. Fast fluttery tempos, angelic string lines and a dreary sheen help to blur […]
Daskal Presents “Alex” Video
Daskal has released a video for “Alex,” a version of which appears on his new album Obsidian (Selected Dance Scores). The clip for the entrancing, piano-led waltz is here. The LP is at radio now. Raw Tapes writes, “Beneath his melody lurks something darker, as synthesizers sound off with a foreboding collective quiver. ‘Alex’ is a musical beginning, the […]
The Vinyl District Calls Afterimage “Necessary” For Post-Punkers
Afterimage’s Faces To Hide, writes The Vinyl District, is a “very necessary acquisition for connoisseurs of post-punk… they blend elements of cold wave and yes, deathrock.” The site has a big breakdown of the new “surprisingly consistent… deep dive immersion into a bygone era,” which has just been released on Independent Project Records. Read the review here, and get Faces To […]
Laurie Anderson Walks New Sounds Through Amelia
New Sounds writes that, on Laurie Anderson‘s Amelia Earhart-inspired new LP Amelia, “Anderson imagines the noise in the cockpit, the heat of no ventilation, the likely mirages that Earhart saw as she grew more and more tired.” The site has a long audio feature on Anderson and the new set, and invites those who are interested to “listen […]
Post Punk Monk Dives Into Afterimage’s Faces To Hide
Post Punk Monk has a full breakdown of Faces To Hide, Afterimage‘s new release at radio now from Independent Project Records. The release, according to the Monk, is “action-packed” and encompasses quite a few different styles and musical ideas. Post Punk Monk compares the band’s sound to Idiot-era Iggy Pop, as well as post punk bands including Joy Division […]
CanvasRebel Features Binnie Klein, aka In These Trees
CanvasRebel recently featured an interview with WPKN DJ and author Binnie Klein, who also releases music under the moniker In These Trees. Klein shares, “I find that I’ve come to songwriting somewhat late in life, and it’s been absolutely thrilling. I’ve been collaborating as a lyricist with Australian singer/songwriter Tartie, and we recently (2024) released our debut CD, The Quiver under our recording name In […]
New Music From Leif Vollebekk
Leif Vollebekk is an acclaimed singer-songwriter originally from Ottawa who now resides in Montréal. The artist has sold-out headlining tours across North America, Europe and Australia. His first Secret City Records release, Twin Solitude, was a breakthrough album, landing a spot on the Polaris Music Prize 2017 shortlist; a Juno nomination; and gathering over 60 million streams. His follow-up, New Ways, […]
Spotlight On Casts A Spotlight On Afterimage
Spotlight On writes that the output of LA’s Afterimage is “a reminder that there were bands crafting dark, urgent, and experimental sounds that could rival anything coming out of Manchester or New York.” The band’s brief output, including live tracks and demos, has been collected by Independent Project Records and released as Faces To Hide, which is now at radio. Spotlight […]
In These Trees Goes On Woody Radio
Binnie Klein – also known as In These Trees – was recently a guest on Mike Lidskin on Woody Radio. The two chatted about The Quiver, the new collaborative LP from In These Trees and Tartie, which came about as the result of a radio connection between Klein – who hosts the show A Miniature World on Bridgeport, Connecticut’s WPKN – and Australian musician Tartie. Klein’s […]
New Music From Greg Lisher (Camper Van Beethoven, Monks Of Doom)
Independent Project Records and Greg Lisher (Camper Van Beethoven, Monks of Doom) have announced a twelve-track instrumental electronic album, Underwater Detection Method, due on October 25, 2024. The first singles from the album are “All Things Japanese” and “Finding the Future.” Underwater Detection Method is a thing of firsts. While Lisher is a familiar face to fans of made-in-California […]
Afterimage’s Faces To Hide Is A Bandcamp Essential Release
Afterimage’s Faces To Hide, according to Bandcamp, chronicles “a short, searing body of work that captures the grimmer, bleaker side of the City of Angels. The songs on Faces to Hide slide in perfectly alongside the early days of Factory Records—sparse instrumentation consisting mainly of short, stabby guitars, bone-dry drums, and the magnificent, baleful croon of frontman Alec Tension.” The album, at radio […]
Brooklyn Vegan Shares The New Innocence Mission Video
Brooklyn Vegan has the video for “This Thread Is A Green Street,” the new single from the innocence mission. The song will be featured on the band’s new album, Midwinter Swimmers, coming in November. “The video for ‘This Thread Is A Green Street’ was animated by the band’s Karen Peris, who used those ideas of sewing, stitching together backgrounds […]
New Music From Daskal
On Obsidian (Selected Dance Scores), Raw Tapes artist Daskal has compiled his best work into one gorgeous, meditative ambient masterpiece – giving new life to compositions originally written to score performances by the Los Angeles Dance Project, Royal Danish Ballet, Batsheva Dance Company, and more. “As an album, the music tells a new story,” A story of my own inner world,” […]
Spill Covers The “Almost Mythical” Afterimage
Spill Magazine has coverage of Afterimage‘s Faces To Hide and writes, “Throughout rock history, there are a number of bands that existed for a very short time but have an almost mythical reputation. Afterimage is one such band… Faces To Hide serves as a time capsule of a city that no longer exists. Los Angeles is, of course, still there but […]
RNZ Hails The “Buoyant” New LP From Laurie Anderson
RNZ likes the new album from the legendary Laurie Anderson. “Amelia Earhart‘s story is obviously one with a tragic ending, and when the album reaches that moment, Anderson and ANOHNI invest it with plenty of drama,” the site writes. “But Amelia is, no pun intended, a buoyant listen, and more celebratory than sad. It’s also proof that Laurie Anderson remains an artist […]
Shatter The Standards Recommends Masok’s New LP
Shatter The Standards recommends the new LP from Masok, Challenge Accepted, that’s currently at radio via Raw Tapes. “As you listen, you can’t help but move your body to the rhythm. The quartet has always refused to be pigeonholed into a specific genre, and with Challenge Accepted, they’ve created a unique blend of sounds that will keep you dancing. You […]
Atwood Calls The New Leif Vollebekk Single “Sweet Bliss”
Atwood Magazine calls “Peace of Mind (Evening),” the new single from Leif Vollebekk, “sweet bliss channeled into soul-stirring sound… a dreamy reverie basking in the glow of intimate connection; of the kind of nirvana, tranquility, and serenity that comes mostly in bits and spurts, fleeting glimpses and passing glances.” Another version of the song will appear on Vollebekk’s forthcoming […]
New Music From Afterimage
Independent Project Records and the surviving members of underground ‘80s post-punk band Afterimage have announced the upcoming release of a 22-track retrospective compilation including all of the early era Afterimage’s studio recordings, plus demos and live tracks from performances at now legendary spots such as Whisky a Go Go and Al’s Bar. Faces to Hide proves as scathing, urgent, taut, angular […]
Masok Shares Video For “Self Help”
Masok has released a video for the song “self help,” from their new album Challenge Accepted out now via Raw Tapes. It’s a fun and colorful clip that finds the band interacting with an array of cut out paper images. Check out the video here, and get started with the album now!
