New Music From Jason Bajada
Jason Bajada is an artist who can be frank and straightforward in a soothing way, and his new nine-track album offers a contemplative appreciation of the places where life takes us. A California sun and Brooklyn road trips fill the Montréal-based singer-songwriter’s evocative lyrics on Crushed Grapes, written in New York, Montréal, the Magdalen Islands, and Los Angeles […]
iogi and Rejoicer Share the Video For “Not A Remedy”
See the video for “Not A Remedy,” from iogi and Rejoicer, here. The video, animated by Dana Roth, features some cool morphing effects, and the track comes from the duo’s new collaborative EP Too Much Too Soon. Recorded at Stones Throw in Los Angeles, the record is at radio now from Raw Tapes.
StreamStand Interviews June McDoom
“Growing up in South Florida and raised by a large Jamaican family,” StreamStand writes, June McDoom “unexpectedly found a love for folk music in her teens and started writing and singing songs out of that inspiration.” The Youtube channel has a long interview feature with McDoom, which also includes a few live performances. Check it out here; McDoom’s debut single […]
Mxdwn Applauds Creature Canyon’s Live Act
Mxdwn has a review of a recent performance by Creature Canyon, who continue their US tour tonight with a date in Philadelphia. According to the site, “Musically, the secret weapon of the band is the mixture of unique guitar and keyboard/organ tones, the steadiness of the bass and drums, and a strong lead vocalist. All these combine […]
The Nuance Praises Julia Bhatt’s “Strong Voice”
About it is what it is, The Nuance Magazine writes, “While every song on the album displays Julia Bhatt’s ability to play to a stylistic range, “Karma” and “Confetti” particularly subvert genre lines and create a truly authentic sound. Fans of Remi Wolf, Bea Miller, and any other artist with a strong voice and the potential to redefine music for […]
Flood Shares June McDoom’s “The City”
According to Flood, June McDoom‘s single “The City” is “a soft mediation on personal change and familial history, and how the two play into each other. The hazy, minimal, and lightly psychedelic instrumentation pairs well with McDoom’s nearly whispered vocals—distancing herself here from her experience as a trained jazz singer—as the five-minute track progresses.” Read more, and […]
Meet Creature Canyon on Wolf In A Suit
Wolf In A Suit has a feature on Creature Canyon, whose LP Remarks is at radio now. The site says the band has “a sound that is intoxicating and inviting. The talented 5-piece understand the musical needs of the modern-day rocker and offer an adventure with each and every track they put forth. They are one of those special […]
New Music From iogi & Rejoicer
Too Much Too Soon, the new EP from iogi and Rejoicer, is a burst of creativity caught on tape — a five-day session at Stones Throw Studios in Los Angeles that blossomed into a five-song EP fusing the styles of both Tel Aviv musicians into a colorful kaleidoscope of beats and grooves. Too Much Too Soon was born in 2019 when […]
Northern Transmissions Transmits Patrick Watson’s New Clip
Patrick Watson has a new video, for Better In The Shade track “Height Of The Feeling,” and Northern Transmissions has it. The site quotes director Arizona O’Neill, who says, ”after two years of feeling isolated during the pandemic…we wanted to make a video that reflected how jarring it is to return to social activities. In the black and white […]
Pluralone Plays For Lightning 100
Pluralone, currently at radio with This Is the Show and on tour opening for Pearl Jam, recently stopped by Nashville’s Lightning 100 for a stripped-down performance of a couple of highlights from the record: the title track and “Offend.” Check those performances out right here Pluralone has one more date – not a plural one, a single one – on his Pearl […]
Post Trash Digs June McDoom
Post Trash digs June McDoom, writing that “the music McDoom writes is uniquely her own [and] weaves together disparate ideas into fully realized singer/songwriter space. There’s plenty going on within her world, but at the core is her incredible voice, powerful yet gentle, utterly beautiful and seeping with heart and depth… She’s not afraid to experiment with […]
B. Wurtz Debuts New Video
B. Wurtz has a new video for “The Statue,” from the renowned visual artist’s first audio album Some Songs. Director Randi Malkin Steinberger says, “Matching the sophisticated simplicity of B. Wurtz’s music was the beauty and challenge of making a visual companion to Some Songs. Images gathered from my own films and found footage, as well as from short […]
Higher Plain Music Recommends The “Hazy and Ethereal” Stylings Of June McDoom
Higher Plain Music recommends “The City,’ June McDoom‘s debut single. “June McDoom takes a sublime approach to her alt-folk music style,” writes the site. “Based in NYC, June brings along her early influences and heritage from Jamaica into the mix. This means gauze-smeared vocals that are as hazy and ethereal as the light guitar plucks that accompany […]
Buffablog Shares The “Soundtrack-Worthy” Single “Simulator” By Creature Canyon
Buffablog has the video for “Simulator,” from Creature Canyon‘s just-released LP Remarks. Writes the site, “Their movie-soundtrack-worthy single will make you want to form a flash mob with strangers. The deep-cutting electric guitar is thrilling to the ears… and just when you thought they couldn’t get any cooler, Creature Canyon displays a psychedelic appeal visually on a […]
Zillenial Zine Gets Answers From Julia Bhatt
In a recent interview with Zillenial Zine, Julia Bhatt said, “‘Karma’ is probably one of my favorites, if not my favorite song that I’ve done. It had a lot of contributors, ranging from my friends in high school to professional musicians. It means a lot to me. ‘Confetti’ is a bit more basic but it’s about remaining positive […]
XS Noise Premieres Gus Englehorn’s “Sunset Strip” Clip
Gus Englehorn has a new video, for Dungeon Master standout track ‘Sunset Strip.” He tells XS Noise, “I had never even been to the Sunset Strip when I wrote this song so it’s really just a little story I dreamt up of one person’s terrible night spent on the Sunset Strip: being kicked out of parties, bloody noses, […]
Creature Canyon Starts US Tour This Week
San Diego’s Creature Canyon, whose LP Remarks is at radio now, recently played a show at Los Angeles’ Troubadour. According to Live Music News & Review, “The San Diego-based alternative indie rock Creature Canyon won the audience over and converted them into new fans with an energetic, inspiring and melodic set of original music. Their show was punctuated brightly by […]
Eric Alper Shares Pluralone Pix
Eric Alper took time off from asking open-ended music adjacent questions on Twitter to see Pearl Jam and Pluralone the other night in Toronto. Click here for his photoset, which leans heavy on the headliners but includes some nice shots of Pluralone’s opening set as well. This Is The Show, Pluralone’s newest LP, is at radio now, and the tour with Pearl Jam continues: […]
MXDWN Reviews Julia Bhatt
MXDWN has a review of Julia Bhatt‘s debut LP it is what it is, “an upbeat collection of songs that any audience will surely enjoy.” Calling the record “energetic and expressive,” MXDWN praises the album’s pop leanings and Bhatt’s ability to express deeper meanings over sounds that are light and fun. Read more, and get details about […]
New Music From June McDoom
June McDoom is a singer-songwriter based in New York City. Her unique approach to folk music incorporates influences of early soul, reggae, and vintage analog experimentation into a new world all its own. Her debut EP is due this October. McDoom’s first single, “The City,” she writes, is “a song I wrote during college at a time […]
