New Music From Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson is one of America’s most renowned—and daring—creative pioneers. Her work, which encompasses music, visual art, poetry, film, and photography, has challenged and delighted audiences around the world for more than forty years. In a recent 60 Minutes profile, Anderson Cooper said she “is a pioneer of the avant-garde, but … that doesn’t begin to describe what […]
WAWSTSF Shouts For Dren McDonald
According to We All Want Someone To Shout For, “Orcinus Bulla” by Dren McDonald is “a haunted and cinematic composition that feels as though its pulled out of a dramatic indie film’s score. Although it’s an ambient instrumental, there is a ton of storytelling and emotional depth that is portrayed throughout.” The site has the track right here; it […]
New Haven Independent Profiles In These Trees & Tartie
The New Haven Independent has the detailed story behind The Quiver, the new collaborative album from In These Trees & Tartie. The album, the paper writes, is “the result of a meeting of minds and talents is clear in the multitude of ideas coursing through it. But the artistic chemistry between the two women is obvious, too. Without […]
Ground Control Hails The “Quite Special” New Melvins LP
“The thing with the Melvins,” writes Ground Control Magazine, “is that they’re constantly putting out good or above average albums. However, I gotta say, there’s something quite special about Tarantula Heart. It’s sludgy, funny, heavy, ambitious, catchy as hell yet still retains the identity of a Melvins record. One wonders if they’ve been holding back all these years or simply […]
Frontview Reviews The “Anthemic” Track “Orchard,” By In These Trees & Tartie
Frontview Magazine says “Orchard,” the opening track on the new collaborative LP from In These Trees & Tartie, “is an anthemic outcry about letting go… [that] takes on an additional meaning as we face the devastation of climate change: The man who ravages the orchard thoughtlessly can stand in for our collective carelessness about our planet. But [lyricist […]
Electronica.org Shares The Intense and Complex New Dren McDonald Track
As Electronica.org writes, Dren McDonald‘s track “Orcinus Bulla” “is crafted through layered modular synth sequences, recorded repeatedly with different knob tweaks, and augmented with electric guitar processed via granular synthesis. The track opens with ambient pads and delaying tones reminiscent of distant guitar elements. As it progresses, the composition builds in intensity and complexity, with high notes leading […]
Dan West Drops “Falipa” Clip
Dan West‘s “Falipa,” the opening track to his new album d’Animal Hedonistic Pillow, is a shining pop song that leaps out of the speakers like AM gold. While the music is cheery, the lyrics touch upon loss as the song is a reflection on West’s love for his now-gone 19-year-old cat. Now there’s a video for […]
Freak Scene Explores The Alchemical Sound Of In These Trees & Tartie
Freak Scene recently covered The Quiver, the new collaborative album from In These Trees & Tartie. The site gives the backstory of the record, which came about after Australian musician Tartie reached out to WPKN DJ Binnie Klein (aka In These Trees) for airplay. Freak Scene says that “piano and cello carry ‘Orchard,’ the first song the pair worked on, and Tartie sings […]
It’s All Indie Recommends The “Jazzy Tones” Of Gregory Ackerman
According to It’s All Indie, the title track of Gregory Ackerman‘s new EP Brand New Life is “chock-full of jazzy tones that’ll warm you up in an instant…. Ackerman’s vocals are the perfect balance of direct and soft, with any new listener being made into a fan within the first minute of listening to his soulful voice. “Brand New […]
New Music From Dren McDonald
Dren McDonald spent the 1990s running Vaccination Records and played in multiple SF Bay Area bands before embarking on a career writing music for film, theme parks and many video games including CounterStrike Global Offensive (Valve), Ghost Recon Commander (Ubisoft), Cooking Dash (GLU Mobile/EA), Gunman Taco Truck (Romero Games) and the award winning indie game Gathering Sky (Pontoco). In addition to his game soundtracks, he’s also released the […]
Kevin Alexander Talks To Binnie Klein, aka In These Trees
In a recent interview with Kevin Alexander of On Repeat Records, Binnie Klein (In These Trees) explains how she felt at the beginning of her collaboration with Australian singer/songwriter Tartie. Kelin says, “Tartie’s artistry matching my lyrics with her melody thrilled me. I was operating on, as they say, a hope and prayer, and sent the demo to producer David Baron, who […]
Leif Vollebekk Tells Wildfire About “Southern Star”
Wildfire Music + News has some details about the arrangement of “Southern Star,” Leif Vollebekk‘s new single. “We added Rob Moose on strings and Cindy Cashdollar on steel guitar. I asked her to stretch out at the end, and, when she did, I just sat there in the control room, completely blown away.” Learn more here. The song, along with another advance single […]
New Music From Afterimage
Independent Project Records and the surviving members of underground ’80s post-punk band Afterimage have announced the upcoming release of Faces to Hide, a 22-track retrospective compilation of the original band line-up’s full output, out on September 20, 2024. The first single from the collection, “Afterimage (Demo),” is at radio now. The original line-up of Los Angeles’ Afterimage, featuring Alec […]
Tremr Interviews In These Trees & Tartie
“This beautiful album,” writes Tremr about The Quiver by In These Trees & Tartie, “explores environmental issues, heartbreak, and memory.” The site has an interview with Binnie Klein, the American writer and radio DJ who goes by In These Trees, and Tartie, the Australian singer/songwriter who collaborated with Klein on the creation of this project. According to Tartie, “We set […]
Melvins Chat With Punk News
The Punknews.org podcast has a conversation with Melvins’ Buzz Osborne and Ray Mayorga, of Nausea, Amebix, and Ministry, who drums on the new Melvins album Tarantula Heart alongside longtime Melvins skin-slapper Dale Crover. Listen to the episode here. At radio now from Ipecac Recordings, Tarantula Heart has been well-received by critics and fans alike. Get it spinning on your show now.
Leif Vollebekk Details Revelations For Exclaim!
The September release of Leif Vollebekk‘s new LP Revelations is fast approaching, and the Montréal-based songwriter has detailed the new record for Exclaim! “During the pandemic lockdown, I was drawn to biographies and books about science. I guess I was looking for something to ground me,” he says. “When I read Carl Jung’s Dreams, Memories, Reflections, I was taken aback that […]
Unseen Plays Reviews Gregory Ackerman
Unseen Plays has praise for Gregory Ackerman‘s “When It’s Through,” which is at radio now as part of the new EP Brand New Life on Polymoon Music. The site writes, “Ackerman’s voice, smooth and evocative, draws you in as he sings about waiting, fading moments, and the surprises that life throws our way. The lyrics are rich with emotion, touching on feelings […]
New Music From In These Trees and Tartie
The Quiver, the new LP from In These Trees and Tartie, is an inspired collaboration that came into existence thanks to the vast, unifying power of independent radio. The project started in 2019 when Binnie Klein (In These Trees), a longtime DJ on Bridgeport, Connecticut’s eclectic community station WPKN, received some music in the mail for airplay consideration. Klein gets […]
Particle Kid Announces Tour
Particle Kid’s giant release Time Capsule features a grip of guest stars including J Mascis, Sunny War, Sean Ono Lennon, Willie Nelson, and more. According to New Noise Magazine, “The varied sonic and lyrical content feels like being inside a time machine that you cannot control. The album jumps from ’90s alt-guitar riffage, to Western outlaw music, to space […]
Bobby Bazini Goes To The Maritimes
Bobby Bazini is playing his second night in a row in Halifax tonight, and he recently went on Global News to talk about his short tour of the Maritimes. While Bazini has been on tour with a full band, he decided to make this a more stripped-down, acoustic jaunt. Check out the full interview with Bazini here. Bazini is […]
