The Daily Evergreen Includes Always You On Its Year Opening Playlist
Lannon Ruiz of Washington State University's Daily Evergreen recently included "Black City Nights" by Always You on his dope beginning-of-the-year playlist. According to Ruiz, "This newer track by Always You, which is immersive and soothing, keeps you interested every time you listen… As a song with a fun DIY feel, 'Black City Nights' creates an ambiance […]
New Music From Gregory Ackerman
“I used to feel like I was the only one that should have a say in my process,” says Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Gregory Ackerman of his music. “I’ve since discovered that both life and music get better the more people you share them with.” As such, Ackerman asked Pierre de Reeder of Rilo Kiley to […]
Americana UK Shares Jeffrey Dean Foster’s New Video
Visit Americana UK to see the video for “I’m Starting To Bleed,” the title track of Jeffrey Dean Foster‘s new EP. The site calls the song “a powerful reaction to the murder of George Floyd” and notes that “Foster’s song-writing skills ensure that his take on this important theme is carefully-crafted, subtle and sensitive. Musically, […]
Benzine Mag Praises Always You’s Ability To Unite Melancholy with Dance
French language readers should jump over to Benzine Mag to enjoy an excellent review en français of Bloom Off The Rose, the new album from Always You, which dips into the history of pop music and how it is defined. The site loves the band’s “Eighties keyboard tones” which are “retro” but don’t tip into […]
Lanterna Stays On Top of NACC Chill
Lanterna is on top of NACC‘s Chill charts again, for the third consecutive week and the fourth week in total. Thanks to Echoes, KGLT 91.9 fm, KNNN 87.7 fm, and M3 Radio for supporting the album on Chill this week, and thanks to WERA 96.7 fm and WRIR 97.3 fm on your Top 30 charts! Keep spinning […]
New Music From Occurrence
With I Have So Much Love To Give, Occurrence has made their best, most complete work yet, filled with both their most energetic anthems and tear-jerking ballads. Yet the swoon-worthy and heartbreaking new album wasn’t supposed to happen. Everyone in Occurrence was a little fried after finishing their second album, Everyone Knows the Disaster Is […]
Obscure Sound Raves About Always You And Shares “Have It Your Way” Video
Obscure Sound likes Always You and writes that “fans of sophisti-pop in the vein of Prefab Sprout and Aztec Camera will easily fall for the project’s sound, evidenced by the immediate ‘Have It Your Way.’ Suave vocals and jangly guitar flickers engage initially, driving to a replay-inducing hook — ‘and your temper said I don’t need […]
Eric D. Johnson Chats With Monster Children
Monster Children spoke with Eric D. Johnson before his performances earlier this summer at the Newport Folk Festival. Johnson participated in the festival both as Fruit Bats – his longtime project, which is at radio currently with The Pet Parade – as well as in Bonny Light Horseman. According to Johnson, things are going pretty […]
Upset Praises L.A. Witch’s “Inviting” Sophomore Release
According to Upset, “On L.A Witch‘s second album Play With Fire, the band provide the soundtrack to enchanting barren deserts, painting images of misadventures in the sweltering heat of their namesake capital. As with all great second albums, the band’s sonic soundscape has grown further, this time a confident step from the jangly desert rock […]
Phil Elverum Shares His Elliott Smith Stories
Phil Elverum was recently a guest on My Favourite Elliott Smith Song, an awesome podcast about DIY home repair tips. Just kidding – it’s an awesome podcast about artists’ favorite Elliott Smith songs! Elverum, who has released music under the names Mount Eerie and The Microphones (among others), picked “I Didn’t Understand” from XO. Apparently, […]
Yes Weekly Compares Jeffrey Dean Foster To Multiple Musical Icons
Yes Weekly had a lot of good things to say about Jeffrey Dean Foster in a recent article hyping an August performance in Winston-Salem. "I’m Starting to Bleed was mastered by Dave McNair, another recurrent figure in Foster’s fold, who’s worked with the likes of David Bowie, Bob Dylan, and Patti Smith," the article notes. "Influences […]
We All Want Someone To Shout For Praises Always You’s Summer Energy
“Today we focus our ears on Always You‘s ‘Have It Your Way,’” writes We All Want Someone To Shout For. “The song brandishes some big time West Coast summer energy, with some love-longing themes and a retro feel that feels plenty appropriate. The track dips into the well of 80s classics and does so while […]
PopMatters Picks Left Vessel
Back in June, PopMatters picked “This Year Be” by Left Vessel as one of the best new songs of the week. “Natural sounds of the woods are carefully layered within the gentle guitar fingerpicking,” the site wrote, describing its “dreamy vocals and harmonies, and swells of strings. The song builds slowly, gently unfolding as it […]
Under The Radar Recommends Jeffrey Dean Foster
Under The Radar recently published a favorable assessment of the new Jeffrey Dean Foster EP, I’m Starting To Bleed. According to the site, “The EP’s uplifting, cinematic title track… and the resonant, acoustic ‘When Was the Last Time,’ elicit Snow Patrol, Band of Horses, and One Eskimo alterna-rock, while ‘Tell Somebody’ (with its ‘Pinball Wizard’ […]
Records I Like Shares The “Delightful” Video For Always You’s “Black City Nights”
Records I Like reports a fondness for Always You, whose new album Bloom Off The Rose is currently at radio. “The track (‘Black City Nights,’ from the new LP) sticks with the 1970s/early 1980s vibes that adorned Hold Out and has a beat reminiscent of some of Blondie’s disco excursions whilst the deadpan vocals tell […]
Chaos Control Interviews Lanterna
Henry Frayne, the guitarist behind Lanterna, told Chaos Control that on his new LP Hidden Drives, “I was definitely reaching back to some songs that have been in my notebooks and on cassette tapes for a long time. And by the seventh album, I guess it was about time to sort of grab some of those […]
New Music From Sol y Canto
Sol y Canto’s mission is to create music and performances that move, delight, excite, and connect – connect the audience to the richness of Latin American culture; connect individuals, Hispanic and non-Hispanic, to each other through shared experience of music, poetry, humor and a joyful, playful vibe; and connect us all to our hopes and […]
The Winston-Salem Journal Highlights Jeffrey Dean Foster’s Work To Benefit The Shalom Project
I’m Starting To Bleed, the new EP from Jeffrey Dean Foster, is a fundraiser for the Shalom Project, based in Winston-Salem, NC. Foster is the program manager for the non-profit organization, which also offers medical care, a free clothing closet and food pantry, and a mentorship program to help people rise from poverty. “Everybody has a […]
AllMusic Profiles Bloom Off The Rose By Always You
On Bloom Off The Rose, AllMusic writes, Always You provides an “updated, dreamy take on 1980s U.K. new wave/sophisti-pop — think Prefab Sprout, China Crisis, the Dream Academy… [with its] ringing synths, extended chords, and melodic guitar lines.” Overall, “despite the album’s very consistent palette, it’s remarkably varied.” Read the review here; get the record […]
Shoutout LA Interviews Sunny War About Taking Risks
According to Sunny War, “nothing great ever happens to people unwilling to take risks.” The up-and-coming songwriter recently told Shoutout LA about being 21 and working as a mall janitor. According to War, “I was very depressed because I had no time to pursue music and thought I’d work at the mall forever. The big […]
