Broadway World Covers Jason Bajada’s “Walt Disney”
Broadway World has coverage of Jason Bajada‘s track “Walt Disney,” one of the highlights of his new Crushed Grapes LP. “Doubling as an ode to true friendship, ‘Walt Disney’ unveils all its emotional range. Nostalgia rubs elbows with happiness, as well as various other moods in between. This has been one of Bajada’s biggest strengths for a long time. […]
Pluralone Speaks To Guitar World
Pluralone‘s Josh Klinghoffer – whose résumé includes a decade-long stint in Red Hot Chili Peppers, a touring position in Pearl Jam, and so much more – recently told Guitar World that “I’ve never lost this sense that I’m a beginner, and I think that gives me a more primal approach to the guitar.” The axe slinger recently sat for […]
New Music From Exploratorium
Exploratorium – the eponymous album by Bruce Licher (Savage Republic, Scenic)’s experimental solo project – was originally released as a mini-CDr mounted on a twelve-inch sheet of heavy card stock letterpress printed in seven colors as a limited edition of 300 signed and numbered copies. Now, the album’s three immersive solo recordings have been expanded with the addition […]
Aquarium Drunkard Interviews June McDoom
“June McDoom layers her delicate folk rock with synthy textures and kaleidoscopic ambiance,” writes Aquarium Drunkard, which has an interview with the up-and-coming songwriter and producer. “There’s a tender quality to McDoom’s psychedelic balladry, but also an arch playfulness and tendency toward the spooky… All throughout the record there are dubby moments that happen with the vocals and […]
Maximum Ink Reviews Alex Lilly
Maximum Ink likes the new album by Alex Lilly, Repetition Is A Sin. According to the magazine, “Lilly’s dizzy synergy rides kiss-and-tell carousels circling life’s facades in clever pop hooks and pastel backing. Clear, lyrical reveals facing friendships, self-worth and identity, Repetition dips, rises and twirls in upbeat ballads rallying affectionate conjecture; light, bite-sized insights inviting trust through shared cares, […]
KCSU Reviews Creature Canyon’s Passionate Live Show
KCSU was at a recent Creature Canyon concert, and the station writes that the band “had the audience in a trance throughout their entire set, and no one could stop dancing… Their flavorful, sonically captivating, and trippy indie music was dripping with taste and excellent musicianship, and they made music that highlighted their proficiency in their instruments and […]
Buzzbands Compares Alex Lilly To Pablo Picasso
Buzzbands writes that Alex Lilly’s music “is to the current plethora of pop what a Picasso is to a selfie.” Lilly’s new LP Repetition is a Sin is at radio now, and the venerable LA scene site has been giving her lots of coverage. Click here to check out album highlights “Melinda” and “Pure Drivel,” the latter of which is […]
Line Of Best Fit Divulges Details Of The Upcoming LP From James Yorkston, Nina Persson and the Second Hand Orchestra
Add The Line of Best Fit to the list of publications hyping the upcoming release The Great White Sea Eagle, which joins James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra with vocalist Nina Persson of the Cardigans. The site notes that the album, due in January from Domino, “will feature a song that honours Frightened Rabbit’s late lead vocalist Scott Hutchison titled ‘A Sweetness In You.’” […]
Gus Englehorn, Nominated For A GAMIQ Award, Speaks With Pan M 360
Pan M 360 has an interview with Gus Englehorn, along with a vivid description of his music. The site writes, “His lyrics feel like they are pulled from chimeric short stories filled with wizards, horses, spiders, and surreal unexplained locations. In a music industry full of insipidity, Gus Englehorn, proves that you can be whoever you want. […]
New Music From June McDoom
June McDoom is a singer-songwriter based in New York City whose eponymous debut EP is a collection of songs that collage virtually everything important to her. Growing up in South Florida in a Jamaican household, McDoom was raised around reggae music; later, she discovered and nourished her own deep love for folk music and songwriting of the […]
Mxdwn Premieres Alex Lilly’s Mysterious and Vulnerable Track “Frank”
Mxdwn recently premiered “Frank,” the second track on Alex Lilly‘s just-released new LP Repetition is a Sin. The track, according to the site, “gives listeners a brilliant insight into Lilly’s creative mindset when it comes to songwriting. There was also a feeling of emotional vulnerability that bleeds throughout the song in a quirky way. We are sent on […]
Under The Radar Shares The New Single By James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra
In a statement printed by Under The Radar, James Yorkston described the improvisational nature of The Second Hand Orchestra. “We would start [a song]—I would play it, and second time round people would start singing and playing, and by the time we had done it three or four times we would hit record and we would be ready to […]
RnR Globe Screens Jason Bajada’s Ode To LA
Rock & Roll Globe has the premiere of Jason Bajada‘s “Walt Disney” video, which he says is his favorite song from his oeuvre. According to Bajada, “’Walt Disney’ is a song about moving on from toxic relationships, bumming around L.A. with your best friend. Sweet absurd moments like spending your Sunday afternoon at Chateau Marmont eating pancakes, […]
KCSU Interviews Creature Canyon
Thanks to KCSU in Fort Collins, Colorado for all your support of Creature Canyon. The station recently interviewed the San Diego-based dance-rock outfit, who recently wrapped an epic tour across the United States. The station promises “secrets about their tour shenanigans, favorite music, and more.” Hear the full interview here. Remarks, Creature Canyon’s great new LP, is at radio now.
The CBC Shares Jason Bajada’s “Zombie Cry”
The CBC says “there’s an unsettling yet intriguing disconnect between the soothing folk-pop of Jason Bajada‘s ‘Zombie Cry’ and the alarming scene whose aftermath he describes in the song’s lyrics. ‘Never thought this day would end/ In the back of an ambulance,’ he begins with a detached tone over gently strumming guitar. One imagines him sitting in […]
Creature Canyon Is A Hit With Music Connection
Creature Canyon is a hit with Music Connection. “As soon as its dense fabric of sound leaped from our speakers with an upbeat dance-rock vitality (complete with falsettos and gang-style chorus chants) it was clear that Creature Canyon’s ‘Simulator’ is a record—an infectious single—that is ready-to-go in all formats. The production, from its guitar tone to its cool, […]
New Music From Alex Lilly
“Repetition is a sin” — is that a mantra? A judgment? A fact? Repetition Is A Sin is the title of the upcoming second album by Alex Lilly, whose 2019 debut 2% Milk, was called “spellbinding” by LA Weekly and “pretty freaking awesome” by The FADER. NPR’s Los Angeles affiliate KCRW called 2% Milk “a pleasure” and Jon Pareles wrote in The New York Times that Lilly’s songs deliver “structural and emotional complexity […]
Darkus Digs Creature Canyon’s “Simulator”
“They say that music crosses boundaries,” writes Thushara S. Chandrasiri of Darkus Magazine, “so amen to thank because there are some new baes in my life and they are called Creature Canyon. Chandrasiri writes that “‘Simulator’ has such a infectious energy to it, … yes ‘Simulator’ has plenty of groove [and] lyrics which even a first time listener can pick […]
Lock Mag Shares Julia Bhatt’s “Cotton Candy”
The UK’s Lock Mag recently shared “Cotton Candy,” from Julia Bhatt‘s debut LP it is what it is, alongside words from the upcoming singer/songwriter. ““[It’s] a love song of sorts, not necessarily about someone, but more of a feeling that can come from someone,” Bhatt says. “It’s about feeling safe being on the edge and comfortable in foreign […]
New Music From James Yorkston, Nina Persson (of The Cardigans) and The Second Hand Orchestra
On January 13, 2022, James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra will release The Great White Sea Eagle, the follow up to James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra’s The Wide, Wide River – a Guardian Top 10 Folk Album of 2021. The record didn’t start life as a follow up; in early 2021, Yorkston began visiting his studio […]
