Blurred Culture Praises Particle Kid’s “Future Folk” Sound
Blurred Culture has shared the video for new Particle Kid single “Along The Timey Road,” writing that it “features that ‘future folk’ sound that Particle Kid is known for. From the folksy, acoustic guitar intro to the distorted vocal tracks to the hypnotic instrumental bridges, this breezy track takes us on a sonic journey that is both traditional and […]
No Depression Hails Shiva Burlesque
Shiva Burlesque‘s Mercury Blues has been reissued by Independent Project Records along with the Skulduggery collection, which includes previously-unreleased material from the seminal LA band led by Grant Lee-Phillips and Jeffrey Clark. In 2004, No Depression wrote a review of a previous reissue of Mercury Blues, which, according to the magazine, provides “proof of the unheralded diversity of the late-’80s Los Angeles music scene… The band […]
New Music From Gus Englehorn
Montréal-based singer-songwriter and official SXSW 2022 artist Gus Englehorn is set to release his sophomore album Dungeon Master on April 29 via Secret City Records. It’s likely the cutest, heaviest, strangest rock ‘n’ roll record you will hear this year – perhaps best demonstrated by the chapped and pleading advance single “Exercise Your Demons.” Beginning with Englehorn begging, “Hit me, I […]
New Noise Premieres Particle Kid’s Self-Animated New Video
New Noise recently premiered “Along The Timey Road,” the newest advance video for the upcoming Particle Kid LP Time Capsule. J. Micah Nelson created the clip himself, and told the site about the process. “Took forever, made tons of mistakes, learned a lot, came out what it is,” he says. “Rotoscoping is an animation technique I started experimenting with while making […]
I Don’t Hear A Single Reviews The Ophelias, Who Debuted At 101 on The NACC Top 200 This Week
I Don’t Hear A Single notes that “The Ophelias were a San Francisco based Psychedelic Rock band of great melodic beauty and mind twisting depths. Built around the unmistakable creative talents of Leslie Medford with his confoundingly fabulous voice and strange and majestic songs to dazzle and delight. Add to this, by the second album, the fully unleashed […]
Half String Premieres New Video Via The Big Takeover
The Big Takeover has the premiere of the video for the Alison’s Halo remix of Half String‘s “A Fascination With Heights.” The site has a quote from Half String drummer Kimber Lanning, who “offers a key insight about the new version, [telling TBT that] ‘It’s amazing to hear Catherine sing it, to hear the song through a female perspective. […]
The Second Disc Recommends IPR’s Ophelias and Shiva Burlesque Reissues
The Second Disc is drawing readers’ attention to the new re-releases from Independent Project Records. According to the site, The Ophelias‘ new Bare Bodkin compilation contains “wild, literate, and unexpected tracks,” while Shiva Burlesque‘s Mercury Blues + Skulduggery collection portrays a band at “crossroads of post-punk and folk.” Read the roundup, which details the releases’ exquisite packaging, right here.
Leif Vollebekk Continues Tour
Leif Vollebekk began his US tour last week, and it continues tomorrow night in Denver. The Montreal-based singer songwriter has just released New Waves (Live Recordings ’19-’21), so fans can get a taste of what to expect from this soulful, multifaceted Canadian. Get it spinning on your airwaves this week! 3/8 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater […]
Greedy For Best New Music Digs Combo Chimbita’s Crystal-Clear Vision
Greedy For Best New Music calls IRE “a cathartic ride to psychotropic realms rooted firmly in Combo Chimbita’s crystal-clear vision… Recorded and mixed in Puerto Rico the album is a sonorous call to unity and freedom in all its forms of expression, both spiritual and human. It also delivers an urgent message to the next torch bearers, presented with […]
New Music From Particle Kid
On his latest project, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Particle Kid (J. Micah Nelson) pulls listeners down the rabbit hole to experience the music he’s been making over the past five years. Described by Rolling Stone as a “trippy troubadour” and a “musical polymath who combines an indie DIY aesthetic with a questing hippie spirit and a relentless work ethic,“ […]
The Big Takeover Reviews IPR’s Releases From Shiva Burlesque, The Ophelias, and Alison Clancy
The Big Takeover has details about the three new releases from Independent Project Records. According to the site, “the IPR relaunch is off to a great start, releasing records that not only feed nostalgia for a certain era of alternative rock, but also argue for their importance as more than mere college rock footnotes.” Shiva Burlesque‘s Mercury Blues (which is […]
Americana UK Reviews Leif Vollebekk In Advance Of His US Tour
Americana UK has a review of Leif Vollebekk‘s new live EP, contending that “studio perfection is replaced by live perfection with a touch more soul” on New Waves (Live Recordings ’19 – ’21). On the EP, Vollebekk “demonstrates his skills as a pianist” and employs “vocal gymnastics” on versions of songs that are “generally more vibrant than their […]
Austin Town Hall Interviews Gus Englehorn Ahead Of His SXSW Stand
Austin Town Hall recently spoke with Gus Englehorn, who is headed to Texas on tour starting next week. According to the Montréal-based songwriter, “I cover a pretty broad range of sounds since I can never make up my mind about anything and I’m a very excitable person so whatever I happen to be listening to at the […]
Intersect Shares Combo Chimbita’s “Oya” Video
About Combo Chimbita, Intersect Magazine writes, “Their latest album IRÉ hosts songs that transcend time with creative use of synth, reverb, and diversity between each track… ‘Oya’ is a magical and psychedelic hymn with Oliveros’ soothing voice chanting ‘Oya’ throughout its entirety. The song is an offering of peace and happiness.” The site has the video for the song – […]
New Music From The Ophelias
The Ophelias burst out of the San Francisco indie rock scene in 1985 and their first, self-titled LP appeared in early 1987 to widespread acclaim. “Almost every reviewer has considered them the most innovative band out of San Francisco in many years,” wrote Bob O’Brien in the LA Times. Soon they were signed to Rough Trade US and two more […]
Gus Englehorn and Estée Preda Take Fans Behind The Scenes
A new video takes viewers behind the scenes with Gus Englehorn and Estée Preda as they jam at their practice space and as Preda crafts the gorgeous Gus Englehorn rock zine created to accompany the upcoming LP Dungeon Master. See it here! Two advance singles from the LP, “The Gate” and “Tarantula,” are at radio now. The duo is also getting ready […]
Musoscribe Praises The Sonic Variety Of Low Level Clouds’ Debut LP
In a review, Musoscribes writes that Low Level Clouds‘ Christopher Coats “has a lot on his mind; the lyrics of his songs rise above standard-fare pop. But there’s an elliptical, cryptic quality to those lyrics; a first listen won’t always reveal what each song is about. But there’s nothing so weighty as to make listening to the album […]
Combo Chimbita Tells Rolling Stone About Music’s “Mystical” Nature
According to Combo Chimbita‘s Carolina Oliveros, “Music is something super mystical — you don’t know how it’s going to start and how it’s going to end. It’s a process that really depends on how you feel and how things connect to each other and how the lyrics can connect with the album. Plus, we as a band […]
New Music From Shiva Burlesque
Creators of what Uncut Magazine editor Allan Jones lauded as “…timeless, brilliant music,” Shiva Burlesque was founded by transplanted northern Californians Jeffrey Clark and Grant-Lee Phillips, emerging from the alternative music scene of subterranean Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles in the mid 1980s. Drawing comparisons to everything from John Cale to Echo & the Bunnymen to early Leonard Cohen, and described by All Music Guide as “… a powerful […]
Sunny War Plays For Change
Playing For Change has a feature on Sunny War, who is described as “a force of nature that is tough to pin down. Her style lies somewhere between punk and early blues. Yes, she may be a Robert Johnson with a shot of Bad Brains, but even this description falls short. The only way to really know […]
