Occurrence Sits Down With Music Arena GH
Music Arena GH recently spoke with Occurrence, whose album Slow Violence is at radio now, and touched on topics including the origin of the trio’s name, the bandmembers’ musical backgrounds, and the creative process that fuels the band’s output. “There are lots of dark nights of the soul,” they say. “Then eventually there is a song.” Read the full […]
Shindig! Shares Leslie Medford’s Dream
Shindig! has the kaleidoscopic video for Leslie Medford’s “Leslie’s Dream.” The site writes, “The story of The Ophelias was short and characterised by frequent line-up changes, the one constant being Leslie Medford, the band’s lynchpin with a love of Shakespeare and out-of-time music. Now hit fast forward: after long years of musical retirement, Leslie Medford re-emerges from the green of […]
New Music From Ronan Delisle
Ronan Delisle is a guitarist, songwriter, and producer living in Los Angeles. His music combines a confessional lyricism with nuanced songcraft, often elevated by sonic textures that defy categorization. His most recent recording Heavyweights In The Ring is intimate yet expansive, immersing listeners in brooding yet determined sonic worlds that hinge on sinuous guitar and vocal familiarity. This […]
Secret Meeting Reviews Fruit Bats’ A River Running To Your Heart, #10 This Week At NACC
In a new review, Secret Meeting writes that “On his latest album, A River Running to Your Heart, Fruit Bats’ Eric D. Johnson joins the dots of a twenty plus career. But instead of attempting to provide a potted history, he allows for hazy half-thoughts and hair-brained detours, as he traverses the sounds and themes that have made him one […]
Alan’s Journal of Musical Things Shares Bobby Bazini’s “Pearl”
Alan’s Journal of Musical Things recently included Bobby Bazini’s “Pearl” on one of its “More Music From The Inbox” features. According to the site, it’s a “majestic soul/folk song.” Alan also shares Bazini’s statement about the song, which serves as the title track of Bazini’s upcoming new album. “‘Pearl’ is what started the whole creative process for […]
Illustrate Says Occurrence Will Touch Your Heart
Illustrate Magazine writes that “Occurrence’s album Slow Violence is an electronic voyage of music and poetry. It’s an expression of sound that’ll touch your heart, especially for fans of the genre… The entire album is a blend of folktronica. In it, evocative tales are sung, while the rhythm is set to a digital charge.” The magazine dives into the […]
June McDoom Plays In Brooklyn This Weekend & Sets Vinyl Release Show For May 23rd
June McDoom will play at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this Sunday, May 7 as part of the Long Play Festival, an annual three-day music festival in venues all around downtown Brooklyn. According to the site, “June McDoom is an emerging singer-songwriter based in New York City. Her unique approach to folk music incorporates influences of early soul, reggae, and […]
Atwood Premieres Bobby Bazini’s “Waterfallin'”
Atwood Magazine recently premiered the second advance single from Bobby Bazini’s upcoming album. According to the site, “Intoxicating, immersive, and moving with a graceful, gradient flow… a truly mesmerizing tempest. It’s the kind of all-consuming track that washes over us, pouring its might not only on our ears, but into the very depths of our very souls. […]
No Depression Applauds Fruit Bats’ Ability to Conjure Place
In a recent review of the new Fruit Bats album, A River Runnging To Your Heart, No Depression writes, “As has always been the case in his more than 20-year career, Eric D. Johnson is exploring the chapters of life with a deeply felt sense of place. Whether the sun-soaked ease of Los Angeles, which Johnson called home for so many […]
York Calling Says Occurrence’s Slow Violence is “A Special Album”
York Calling says Occurrence‘s Slow Violence, at radio now from Archie and Fox Records, “is a beast of a double album that includes 22 tracks and the band’s heart and soul… Slow Violence is such an ambitious effort, and there are few bands that could pull it off. Occurrence do it with apparent ease (though I’m sure it wasn’t easy!) Do yourself […]
New Music From Leslie Medford
Special occasions require special songs, and “Leslie’s Dream” is a slice of moody, brooding psych with a motorik heart and a throbbing political conscience. This rare new recording comes from Leslie Medford, the maverick leader of 80s San Francisco psychedelic journeymen The Ophelias, a band described by the venerable David Fricke as “modernists steeped in the vintage, local ethos […]
Bobby Bazini Performs In Québec This Week, Announces Fall Dates
Bobby Bazini has performances coming up, and V13 has the details. Bazini also has two singles at radio now from his upcoming album Pearl. According to V13, the album’s title track “marks a musical renaissance for the artist known for his smooth vocals and unique sound that blends soul and folk elements.” Hear it, and get […]
Spill Reviews Fruit Bats’ New LP
On A River Running To Your Heart, writes Spill, “All the main elements that make Fruit Bats music so appealing remain — Eric D. Johnson’s almost impeccable songwriting that touches so many musical bases, while at the same time keeping that folk pop base that the band is so good at. This time around though, Johnson adds another production layer […]
RGM Catches Up With Occurrence
RGM recently caught up with Occurrence, whose album Slow Violence is at radio now, to talk about a lot of things including the record’s creation. “After a two-year separation, the three of us were finally back together last fall in our studio in NYC,” the band explains. “We released an album in August 2021 called I Have So Much Love […]
Spirituality and Health Features Sunny War’s New LP
According to Spirituality and Health, “Sunny War’s third album Anarchist Gospel brings together Americana roots, Delta blues, ecstatic gospel, and electric folk with the energy and directness of punk rock. The eclectic singer, born Sydney Lyndella Ward, moves from despair to renewal with rhythmic guitars and banjo, forward-thinking lyrics, and an uplifting choir that includes Allison Russell, Jim James, David […]
Metro Weekly Says A River Running To Your Heart Is “Fruit Bats At Their Best”
Metro Weekly writes that “A River Running to Your Heart is one of those records that goes at its own pace on its own terms, and is completely effortless to follow along with. With its polish and easy rhythms, it wraps its joy, melancholy, and flashes of profundity in gentle, easy-listening indie folk. The relatively simple melodies […]
June McDoom Is KCRW’s Today’s Top Tune
Today’s Top Tune from KCRW is “On My Way” from June McDoom. The station says, “June McDoom takes a unique approach to her style of dreamy folk music. Featuring vintage analog experimentation, “On My Way” has an overall tender yet supernatural, cinematic quality from an emerging singer-songwriter.” Check out the tune and the feature here.
York Calling Talks Slow Violence With Occurrence
York Calling recently interviewed Occurrence, whose album Slow Violence is at radio now. They discuss the creation of album tracks “Heels Over Head” and “Fudge,” their influences, the local scene in New York, and how the pandemic has impacted their work. About the LP, the band explains, “The album is the most personal thing we’ve made. […]
New Music From Dren McDonald
Pterous features six tracks, but there are literally hundreds and hundreds of layers of guitars that weave together to create the textures within the tapestry of each piece. McDonald, who is known for composing music for video games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Gunman Taco Truck as well as for his collaborative polyheDren project, says, “This recording began with some sketches of […]
Atwood Magazine Says The New Fruit Bats LP Represents Eric D. Johnson’s “Fullest Creative Vision To Date”
Atwood Magazine has coverage of Fruit Bats’ A River Running To Your Heart, the tenth album from the project and the most-added LP at NACC this week. According to the site, “A representation of Eric D. Johnson’s fullest creative vision to date, [the LP] blends folk melodies, bright synth layers, and wistful vocals with concepts of the sense […]
