IPR Chronicles The Ophelias and Their Times
According to Independent Project Records, “The Ophelias were a continuously mutating outfit that could sound like a lost end-of-the-60s cult favourite one moment, and present themselves as godfathers of today’s all-embracing indie rock the next. Ophelias songs feel out of time and ahead of their time all at once. The Leslie Medford-led group blended psychedelic rock’s kaleidoscopic curiosity […]
Ernesto Garcia Marques Interviews Bruce Licher About Savage Republic
In an interview with Ernesto Garcia Marques, Savage Republic founding member Bruce Licher explains, “The Tragic Figures album is kind of a mishmash of various recordings and styles. Most of it was recorded at Radio Tokyo Studios, which was a small eight track studio by the beach in Venice, California that had been recommended by some friends. I had originally started trying to […]
Beams Go On Tour
Beams, whose epic LP Ego Death we promoted last year, hit the road in support of the record soon. After a couple of July dates in Ontario, the group heads to the US in August and September. Find the dates on the band’s website, here. Higher Plain Music called the album “an exceptional psyche folk-rock album,” while Exclaim […]
New Music From Today’s Outfit
Today’s Outfit is Mark Garufi, Andrew Wood, and Grant Zacharias — a new trio that deftly employs 80s-influenced keyboards, post punk and classic rock heroics on a bass ranging anywhere from six to ten strings, slight grunge on the drums. Listeners may know Wood from his New York-based indie rock project Bridges and Powerlines, which released five records between 2006 […]
Three Founding Members Discuss Savage Republic’s Tragic Figures LP
Visit Independent Project Records‘ website for an intriguing conversation with three of the original members of Savage Republic, whose debut LP Tragic Figures has been reissued in expanded form by Real Gone Music and is now at radio. Along with the full spectrum audio conversation, which takes place over an hour, the accompanying post includes a rad behind-the-scenes photo gallery documenting the […]
IPR Tells The Story Behind The Alison’s Halo Remix of Half String’s “A Fascination With Heights”
IPR‘s website features a lush post documenting the history and creation of Half String‘s new collaboration with Alison’s Halo that appears on the reissue of the former’s A Fascination With Heights. Both stalwarts in Arizona’s “ethereal and difficult pop” music scene in the 90s, the artists attempted to work together then and were unsuccessful. Yet, “Whoever keeps saying that […]
Forbes Profiles Particle Kid’s “Marijuana Anthem” With Willie Nelson
Particle Kid and Willie Nelson are currently touring the US as part of the Outlaw Music Festival, and Forbes has coverage of their new duet. “Die When I’m High” is a “marijuana anthem,” writes the site, which was written during the pandemic “for Particle Kid’s famous father, he said that there is also a message for critics who believe […]
Joyzine Hypes “Mirrorball,” Kathleen Hanna’s Contribution to the LAND TRUST Comp
According to Joyzine, the Kathleen Hanna contribution to Erica Dawn Lyle and Vice Cooler‘s LAND TRUST compilation is one of the album’s many highlights. It “features her trademark rally to arms vocal, and harks back to the more electronic punk of Le Tigre. With catchy lyrics and strong guitar hooks from Vice Cooler, it doesn’t take long to fall in love with this song.” Check it […]
Alaska Public Media Interviews Gus Englehorn
Alaska Public Media tells the tale of Gus Englehorn‘s transformation from professional snowboarder to wildly creative indie musician. “His clips were arguably some of the most fun and interesting to watch because of his creative thinking and physical ability… [yet] the 35-year-old former Anchorage resident didn’t go riding once this last year — a first since he […]
Refinery29 Hails Pizza!’s “Penchant For Deft Hooks”
According to Refinery29, Pizza! isn’t “much concerned with how smoothly they go down,” yet “Riding Through The Jungle” is one of the band’s “easiest-to-digest songs.” Calling the track “Butthole Surfers’-indebted psychedelia,” the site writes that “when Pizza! occasionally shake off their choral singing and spastic rhythmic shenanigans, they emerge with a penchant for deft hooks and a genuine […]
Grateful Web Covers Particle Kid’s New Collaboration With Willie Nelson
Grateful Web has coverage of Particle Kid‘s new single with his father, Willie Nelson, which can be found as a bonus track on the new 2xLP Particle Kid record Time Capsule. About Willie, Particle Kid’s Micah Nelson says, “We are both freaks, in our time. I’m no prodigal son. I am HIS Particle Kid. I would […]
FLAUNT Points Readers To Kim Gordon’s Track on the LAND TRUST Compilation
FLAUNT has drawn readers’ attention to LAND TRUST, the new compilation curated by Erica Dawn Lyle and Vice Cooler for the benefit of North East Farmers of Color. “While this sixteen track album is the product of a feminist rocker dream team, the collaboration is simultaneously a reflection of the affinity and admiration that these artists have for one another. […]
No Borders Interviews Gus Englehorn
Gus Englehorn recently guested on Alex Thomas’ No Borders show on totallyradio to discuss the new LP Dungeon Master. For those who haven’t heard it yet, Thomas’ show is “a home for the new, the classic, the weird and the wonderful. Blending bands, artists and songwriters from each corner of the planet. There’s no wrong music here, championing the known and […]
Pearl Jam Radio Talks To Pluralone’s Josh Klinghoffer
Pluralone‘s Josh Klinghoffer is perhaps best known for his stint as the guitarist in Red Hot Chili Peppers, but the multi-instrumentalist is also a crucial part of the Pearl Jam cohort. He helped Eddie Vedder write his recent chart-topping solo album, and he’s currently on tour in Europe as a member of the band. He even filled in on drums for a […]
Caitlin Cobb-Vialet Is On The Dallas Voice’s Perpetual Pride Playlist
Dallas Voice has included Caitlin Cobb-Vialet on its recent Perpetual Pride Playlist, which was built upon the idea that “pride should last year-round.” The feature writes that Endless Void, “the all-too-brief debut album by Bay Area-based Caitlin Cobb-Vialet, a queer singer/songwriter raised by lesbian moms, goes by in the blink of an eye but is deserving of repeated listens. Her […]
New Release From Pizza!
Originally called The New Motherf*ckers, Pizza! was among the seminal DIY bands in Los Angeles from 2006 to 2011. Operating out of a communal house in Echo Park, vocalists and multi-instrumentalists Geoff Geis, Alex Myrvold, Tyler Sabbag, Duncan Thum, and Rand Voorhies crafted a manically creative amalgamation of new wave and progressive rock and gained notoriety for energetic live performances at premiere […]
New Jersey Stage Shares Particle Kid’s New Willie Nelson Collab
New Jersey Stage has shared Particle Kid‘s “Die When I’m High,” a new duet with Willie Nelson, noting as well that “the two will hit the road starting next week as part of the Outlaw Music Festival, across the U.S. through September. The tour closes out September 23rd at the Waterfront Music Pavilion in Camden. A limited-edition, wood […]
THOUGHTS WORDS ACTION Covers The Linda Lindas’ New LAND TRUST Track
THOUGHTS WORDS ACTION has coverage of the new compilation album from Erica Dawn Lyle and Vice Cooler, LAND TRUST, with a special focus on the album’s fresh new track featuring The Linda Lindas. “‘Lost in Thought’ brings out the punk roots of The Linda Lindas (collectively made up of teenagers Eloise Wong, Lucia de la Garza, Mila de la Garza […]
Jammerzine Hypes The Builders and The Butchers
Looking for a track from The Builders and The Butchers‘ new LP Hell and High Water to add to your station’s rotation? Jammerzine thinks “Stop The Rain” might be good. The site writes that the track is “as raw as it is raucous. As anthemic as it is American. The Builders and the Butchers get right to it from that […]
Prelude Press Finds Out What Excites Julia Bhatt
Prelude Press writes that Julia Bhatt “has revealed yet another side of herself with her synth-driven indie-folk single, ‘Confetti.’ Taken from her upcoming debut album, it is what it is, ‘Confetti’ serves as yet another teaser of what to expect from the dynamic album. Taking an introspective look at the way she reacts to challenges, […]
