Decoded Premieres Refolded From Dive Index
Decoded Magazine last week premiered Refolded, the new remix album from Dive Index. Check it out here! As the site notes, the set looks at songs from last year’s Waving At Airplanes, featuring Natalie Walker and Merz, in a new light. It’s an “intimate seven-track dialogue, exploring themes pertinent to the human condition, missing connections, […]
The Black Opry Praises Sunny War’s “Perfect Mix” Of Sonic Style and Justice Advocacy
According to Black Opry, “Sunny War is the perfect mix of folk, punk, and social justice. She uses both her music and her free time to uplift communities and sets a shining example for what it means to be an artist that makes a difference.” Read the site’s full feature here! War’s new album Simple […]
Melpo Mene Shares “It’s Electrical” Video
Melpo Mene has been getting tons of positive attention for his new single "It's Electrical," which closes out the just-released LP Vernalagnia. York Calling says the song is "dreamy," and Buzzbands contends that it "succeeds on simple grace and beauty." Now, the artist has released a new video for the song. Check it out here, […]
The Daily Record Shares Fan Reactions To The Fratellis’ Remix
The Daily Record has a roundup of fan reactions to the new Rudimental remix of “Need A Little Love” by The Fratellis. According to one fan quoted in the piece, it’s a “great remix of a superb track from a stunning album by a top bunch of guys.” Someone else says “It just gets better […]
New Music From Dive Index
Refolded: Waving At Airplanes Remixes is the sixth full-length album from electronic composer/producer Will Thomas’ collaborative Dive Index project. The original Waving At Airplanes appeared in spring of 2020, at the height of the early pandemic turmoil. Exposé Online described it as “stellar, full of imaginative touches and interesting echoes,” while Electronic Sound compared it to […]
Wayne Coyne Shares His Warmth With WXPN
According to Raina Douris of World Cafe on WXPN, "The most memorable live show I've seen was by The Flaming Lips. It was in June 2012… The week before, there was a shooting in one of Toronto's popular malls… The city was shaken. Despite this, thousands of people still gathered to watch The Flaming Lips […]
Ear To The Ground Writes About Sunny War’s Previous LP; New Record Simple Syrup Is At Radio Now
“I need to start off with a public apology,” writes Ear To The Ground Music. “I wanted to review this album over a year ago.” The record in question is Sunny War‘s Shell Of A Girl, and the review really only seems so late because War has been so prolific since its release. Nonetheless, this album […]
Anti Music Shares “Creeper” By Mike Viola
Anti Music last fall shared “Creeper,” a standout track from Mike Viola’s new album Godmuffin. The song was written last Spring when Viola learned the horrible news that his longtime friend and musical collaborator Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne, That Thing You Do!, etc) had died of COVID. “I wrote ‘Creeper’ the morning I got the news […]
The Pet Parade, According to The Record Department, is “Comforting” and “Mellow”
According to the Record Dept, “Fruit Bats’ The Pet Parade is a great and comforting listen filled with enough compassion to soothe your soul during these strange times.” The site says the LP is “a mellow, breezy, and bittersweet album that was written before the COVID pandemic but production timing forced the Fruit Bats to […]
Flaming Lips Take American Head On The Road
After more than a year of cocoonery, it seems as if America is waking up. Is the pandemic over? Maybe! The Flaming Lips are betting it is, with tour dates starting this August and extending into next May. Cool! Here are the dates, which are ostenbily in support of American Head but will inevitably lead […]
CLASH Shares Dive Index Remix
CLASH recently featured ‘She’s Exploding,” the new Dive Index remix from Tunng’s Mike Lindsay. According to Will Thomas, aka Dive Index, “considering Natalie Walker’s vocal is featured and Mike crafted and produced an amazing remix, I thought my contribution could be the movement in the video. As it happens, I was part of a hip-hop […]
New Music From The Fratellis (Remixed by Rudimental)
The Fratellis’ hit single “Need a Little Love” has been remixed by Mercury Prize-winning electronic act Rudimental, available now via Cooking Vinyl. The original version of the track appears on the multi-platinum Glasgow band’s acclaimed new album Half Drunk Under A Full Moon, a BBC Radio 2 Album Of The Week. The Fratellis have performed […]
MXDWN Premieres Dive Index Remix Video
In a recent premiere feature, MXDWN explained the new Dive Index remix (made by Mike Lindsay of Tunng) and the new video for it: “While on the original her vocals were feminine and sweet, [vocalist Natalie Walker‘s] pitch is shifted way down to the point that it sounds much more masculine. The song still has […]
Rosi and Alisa Amador of Sol Y Canto Appear On WBUR
Last year, we serviced En vivo, En familia, a live album from the longrunning husband-wife duo Sol y Canto featuring their daughter Alisa Amador. This past weekend, Alisa and her mother Rosi appeared on WBUR in Boston for a special Mother's Day-themed edition of Here and Now. For this band, "the bonds of music and family run […]
Sunny War, #1 at BTR, Plays For MobileCoin Radio
Sunny War was Breakthru Radio‘s “Artist of The Week” last week, meaning that her Simple Syrup was the most-played record on the station. Thanks for the support – see the full Top Ten here. Last week, War performed for MobileCoin Radio on Twitch. Now, the performance is streaming on YouTube – check that out here.
Music For The Misfits Interviews Melpo Mene
In an interview, Music For The Misfits asked Melpo Mene about his expectations for new LP Vernalagnia. “For me making music is mostly an automatic habit that’s there to cope with life,” he told the zine, “so that’s the main purpose. Making it available for others is not the point, but something that hopefully can multiply […]
The Morning Call Likes The Pet Parade
“The quality of The Pet Parade isn’t a surprise,” according to the Morning Call. “Fruit Bats, which is basically Eric D. Johnson with a shifting band lineup, have been turning out solid albums for 20 years now. The Pet Parade suggests Johnson is inspired enough to keep making admirable albums for another two decades.” The […]
Read About Beams’ Stream on Great Dark Wonder
Great Dark Wonder has the details on Ego Death, the film that was released by Beams at the same time as they put out their new album of the same name. Go behind the scenes here, and learn all about how the band made the powerful documentary/concert movie. Ego Death will be streaming on Vimeo from […]
York Calling Describes Melpo Mene As “Haunting”
York Calling recently shared Melpo Mene‘s song “It’s Electrical,” describing it as “a dreamy indie-pop song that also features elements of folk music, it’s a little more upbeat than some of the other songs we’ve heard from Melpo, adding yet another string to his musical bow. Melpo has a lovely soft vocal style which really works […]
Sunny War Talks To The Bluegrass Situation And Shares A Playlist
The Bluegrass Situation has a conversation with Sunny War, whose Simple Syrup is at radio now. One unconventional question she was asked was, “what is your dream pairing of a meal and a musician?” According to War, “I would pair Nina Simone with black eyed peas, rice and cornbread. Cos that meal is church and so […]
