Flood Compares Always You To “Epic Glam” and “Funk-Pop” and Shares Their “Black City Nights” Video
Flood Magazine has shared the video for “Black City Nights,” from Always You‘s new album Bloom Off The Rose. According to the zine, it lands “somewhere between the epic glam of HMLTD and the latest, funk-pop iteration of Nick Diamonds’ Islands outfit… The single also comes with a visual that explores these themes with the all-too-relatable […]
Ghettoblaster Shares “Please Don’t Stop” By Left Vessel
According to Ghettoblaster, “Please Don’t Stop” by Left Vessel “prances around in a folksy way, with dreamy sensibilities carrying it to the very end.” The site has words from Nick Byron Campbell about the track’s creation and evolution. Check it out here, and find the song on Left Vessel’s LP One (and Driftless).
Sol Y Canto Visits WMVY
Sol y Canto is playing a show! The Pan-Latin family band, which has been touring nationally for decades, will be performing at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center this Thursday. Get the details – as well as the backstory behind the group, whose En Vivo, En Familia is at radio now – here. Even if you’re […]
Austin Town Hall and Brooklyn Vegan Hail “Hold Out” By Always You
Always You, formerly known as Ablebody, just released a new album that is at radio now. According to Austin Town Hall, one of the highlights from Bloom Off The Rose is “Hold Out.” The site premiered the video recently, writing that “the vocals turn over and over in your mind, melodically drifting in a sort […]
Enigma Online Gets The Story Behind Left Vessel’s “This Year Be”
Enigma Online has shared “This Year Be,” one of the standout tracks on Left Vessel‘s One (and Driftless) album, along with an interesting story about its inspiration. “I have an aunt who’s a shaman,” Nick Byron Campbell told the site. “In my journeys with her, I took the form of a fox that would disappear […]
NPR Interviews Sunny War
NPR‘s Weekend Edition profiled Sunny War over the weekend, giving her the full interview treatment and playing snippets of tunes from her new album Simple Syrup alongside tracks she created as a teenage punk. It’s also got some perspective from Brian Rodriguez, her Anus Kings bandmate and one of the first people to recognize her […]
Shepherd Express Features Lanterna’s Hidden Drives, Which Is Currently #1 At NACC Chill
“There’s immediacy and familiarity” on Hidden Drives, writes Shepherd Express, “even if you’ve never heard Lanterna before. These song exude warmth, joy and yearning—making Hidden Drives a hidden gem well worth discovering.” The site’s music section, which is sponsored by the excellent WYMS 88.9 in Milwaukee, recently featured the album by music veteran Henry Frayne. Check it […]
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 […]
Atwood Magazine Praises Left Vessel’s “Intimate, Larger-Than-Life” Music
According to Atwood Magazine, “Left Vessel’s blend of orchestral flourishes with traditional acoustic guitar allows his work to feel simultaneously intimate, and larger-than-life. This is especially true for ‘Please Don’t Stop,’ where shimmering keyboards add a layer of revelry to a song that speaks as much about fear and strife, as it does devotion and […]
News In 24 Covers Patrick Watson
News In 24 has news about A Mermaid In Lisbon, the most recent release from Patrick Watson. According to Watson, the Portuguese city is “my favorite place to roam. It seems that the streets are singing a wonderfully melancholy melody, which prompts us to get lost in small winding roads. Hence the siren of the […]
Lanterna Hits #1 at NACC Chill
If you’re looking for some chill new music to check out, look no further than Lanterna‘s Hidden Drives. The album just hit #1 this week on the NACC Chill Chart, and we could be more excited about it. Thanks to all of the stations that have been spinning the release so far. If you haven’t […]
Pluralone and Naked Giants Are Announced For Ohana Encore
Live music is coming back, and we’re hella excited about Ohana Encore this October. Happening just a week after Ohana Feet, the Pearl Jam-headlined event includes AmApAc faves Pluralone on night one and Naked Giants on night two. There are other heavy-hitters as well, including Beck, Brandi Carlile, and Margo Price. See you there? Let’s […]
Left Vessel Tells The Young Folks About How His New LP Engages Nature
Nick Byron Campbell’s Left Vessel project isn’t his first musical endeavor, and a recent interview with The Young Folks highlights many of the highpoints in Cambell’s career including his time in the band Arizona and his very-interested musical installations at galleries in Los Angeles and elsewhere. The conversation also delves into the creation of new LP […]
Schwey Snags KCRW’s Today’s Top Tune
“Funky and fabulous Schwey has us dancing to their breezy jams day and night,” writes KCRW. Big thanks to the station for making Schwey’s “Was It You” Today’s Top Tune on July 13. Check it out here. The song comes from the Vancouver-based group’s Schwey 2: Cyber Soul, an eclectic musical feast now at radio […]
Providence Journal Recommends Sunny War At Newport Folk
According to the Providence Journal, Sunny War is one of the artists to see at this year’s Newport Folk Festival. Her new album Simple Syrup, the paper writes, “exhibits a unique approach to songwriting that incorporates soul, R&B and punk into the folk realm.” Learn more here. War was scheduled to play the legendary festival […]
New Music From Always You (fka Ablebody)
Brothers Anton and Christoph Hochheim of the LA-based project Always You – formerly known as Ablebody – are releasing their second album, Bloom Off The Rose, which was produced by Jerry Paper (aka Lucas Nathan), via Shelflife / Discos de Kirlian. The pair, who were previously part of the New York synthpop group The Pains […]
The Indy Review Shares Left Vessel’s Storybook-style Video For “Your Winter”
The Indy Review writes that those “looking for a short and sweet tune” should “look no further” than “Your Winter,” from Left Vessel‘s excellent new LP One (and Driftless). Radio people are often on the hunt for short and sweet – so maybe this will be a good fit at your station! Indy Review has […]
Dive Index Tells Magnetic About The Gear Behind Refolded
Refolded, the new collection of Dive index remixes sourced from last year’s Waving At Airplanes, is one lush set of tunes. The project’s mastermind, Will Thomas, recently walked Magnetic Magazine through the gear used on the record and how it was employed. If you’re a fan of modular synths, this is an article for you! […]
Kristof Interviews Pluralone’s Josh Klinghoffer For Trinity FM
Pluralone’s Josh Klinghoffer – who is also a member of Dot Hacker, a former member of Red Hot Chili Peppers, and part of tons of other musical projects as well as an inductee to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame – was a recent guest for a phone interview on Trinity FM in Dublin, […]
Week In Pop Shares “State Of Decay” by Max Foreman
Earlier this year, Week In Pop premiered “State of Decay,” one of the songs on Max Foreman‘s debut solo EP Underground. According to the eloquent blog, “Foreman focuses on the micro and macroscopic perspectives that observe change, alterations and the various shifts that occur in the material realm during the narratives of existence. The natural cycles […]
