Dork Has The Scoop On Patrick Watson’s Upcoming Uh Oh
Dork magazine has the scoop on Uh Oh, Patrick Watson‘s upcoming LP due September 26 from Secret City Records. The site says, “The 11-track record features collaborations with numerous guest vocalists, including Martha Wainwright, Charlotte Cardin, and November Ultra. The project emerged following a period where Watson lost his voice, leading him to reimagine his approach to creating music.” Read more here. As Dork […]
Uproxx Gets Down With Kaela
Uproxx says Kaela‘s new LP “Supraliminal sees the Texas native transpose her penchant for luxe synths into atmospheric dreamworlds.” The site recently shared the track “Superluminal,” which “builds from its kick-and-synth-bass pulse to a gauzy break with harp-like arpeggios. At the halfway mark, her voice rises to the top of the mix, cloaked in reverb: ‘Super. Luminal.’ Cleaving […]
Grateful Web Enjoys The Vibrance Of Paul Givant
Grateful Web has a feature on Paul Givant‘s new solo LP. “Rich with golden-hued melodies and earthy textures,” the site writes, “Marigold marks both a sonic departure and a natural progression in Givant’s artistic journey. From shimmering mandolin lines to the grounding thrum of upright bass, and the vulnerable honesty of his lyrics, each track radiates with a sun-drenched […]
New Music From Mary Halvorson
Nonesuch Records will release About Ghosts by Brooklyn-based guitarist, composer, and MacArthur fellow Mary Halvorson on June 13, 2025. The album features eight new compositions by Halvorson, performed with her sextet Amaryllis, the improvisatory band that also was featured on her critically praised albums Amaryllis, Belladonna, and Cloudward. Amaryllis comprises Halvorson, Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), Jacob Garchik (trombone), and Adam O’Farrill (trumpet). Saxophonists Immanuel Wilkins and Brian Settles join the ensemble on […]
Vehlinggo Likes Kaela’s Synths and Dreamy Vocals
Vehlinggo recently reviewed Kaela‘s Supraliminal. According to the site, “Kaela Sinclair’s debut LP is a masterwork of transcendental, ambient electronic compositions built on a foundation of catchy, rhythmic pop and dance fixtures. This album really is just an incredible utilization of analog synths and Sinclair’s dreamy vocals.” The album from the longtime M83 member is at radio now — read […]
PhotogMusic Shares The “Magical And Mystical” New Pop Ballad From Patrick Watson
PhotogMusic has written about Patrick Watson‘s new single. The site says, “‘Peter and the Wolf’ is a magical and mystical pop ballad, wrapped in the cinematic flourishes and whimsical melancholy that Watson is so beloved for. With its gentle piano melodies, layered textures, and dreamlike aura, the song conjures a fairytale world—one that feels both tender and quietly […]
Bandcamp Says Kaela Is Among The Best
Bandcamp is out with its roundup of the best electronic music on the platform from May, and Kaela’s LP Supraliminal is on the list. They write, “Kaela Sinclair’s tenure as a member of French synth band M83 should give you a hint of just how ambitious her own solo work is—and sure enough, her debut album is super expansive. Like M83, […]
KNAC Shares Pics Of Melvins In Portland
KNAC has a review – and photos – of one of the final stops on Melvins’ recent tour with Napalm Death. In Portland, the site writes, “King Buzzo (Buzz Osborne) stomped across the stage like a possessed wizard, his guitar tone as heavy and gnarled as ever, wielding it like a chainsaw through molasses, dragging the crowd through warped […]
Group Project Sips “Mountain Dew”
“Another sip of Mountain Dew,” Group Project sings, “ya wanna crack a riddle get a little bit crazy tonight?” The trio has a live, acoustic version of its hit song “Mountain Dew” on its Youtube channel. See the stark, silhouette video here, and check out the Behind the Scenes clip via the band’s Instagram here. The track is on Here Now, […]
New Music From Patrick Watson
Patrick Watson – whose upcoming album Uh Oh is due September 26 from Secret City Records – composes, performs, and records his albums with his long-time bandmate and collaborator and multi-instrumentalists Mishka Stein and Olivier Fairfield. The Canadian artist has reached gold and platinum status in over multiple countries, and his shows sell out around the world. Over the course of his career, Watson […]
AmericanaUK Loves Paul Givant’s Laid-Back Sound
On his new solo album Marigold, AmericanaUK writes, Rose’s Pawn Shop frontman Paul Givant is “in laid-back, harmony-laden form with a beautiful collection of 70’s folk rock tunes… The music has six and twelve-string acoustics, upright bass, mandolin and Givant’s heartfelt and gorgeous vocals.” The site recently reviewed the album, recommending the track “21 Seconds” as an album highlight “which opens with […]
Tommy Girard Grooves To Melvins’ Thunderball
On Melvins’ new LP Thunderball, writes Tommy Girard, “the band manage to enthral and disturb in equal measure making Thunderball an undeniably enjoyable listen, if heavy, fuzzy, noisy things are your choice of sounds – and it’s far superior than it’s James Bond movie namesake.” Girard approves of the band’s “crushing heaviness and nod along grooves.” Read more here. See Melvins with Napalm Death: […]
MUSIKEXPRESS Enjoys Kaela’s Electronic Eclecticism
German magazine MUSIKEXPRESS has taken to Supraliminal, the debut LP from M83 member Kaela, writing in a review that it’s “an analog waking dream composed of a never-ending synthesizer bubble bath; nothing makes sense, but everything is connected… Kaela creates collages of sounds we never knew existed. Sometimes it rains glitter, then again there’s a booming roar from outer […]
Occurrence Is Featured In Electronic Sound
Electronic Sound writes, “On their fifth studio album. New York City indie-electro trio Occurrence explore friendship in all its forms… Over pulsing, rugged electronics, the title track ‘Real Friend’ tells it like it is.” Find the review in the print edition of the magazine, here. Real Friend is at radio now! Our digital servicing includes clean versions of all tracks […]
Bonnie’s Legends Highlights Paul Givant
Bonnie’s Legends recently highlighted “Marigold,” the title track of Paul Givant’s new LP. “This one has such a mellow sound to it,” Bonnie writes. “The guitars are all harmonising with one each other. There’s a specific sound in the background with all that I can’t identify but it uplifts everything a little.” Check out more here. Givant […]
AndersonVision Sees Alison Clancy
AndersonVision has coverage of “The Valley,” a new single out now from Alison Clancy via Independent Project Records. “The Valley,” writes the site, “is hazy, piano-driven, ghostly… Clancy’s voice is thin but sharp, like a flicker of light on wet pavement. The track builds slow but never explodes — tension replaces resolution.” The site says the […]
Pitchfork Remembers Jeffrey Runnings (For Against)
After Jeffrey Runnings, the longtime leader of For Against, died of cancer in March, Pitchfork ran an obituary and shared the musician’s new solo single “Batman Forever.” That track is at radio now. Pitchfork also included a statement from Bruce Licher, whose Independent Project Records will release Runnings’ posthumous solo LP later this year. Licher says, “Jeffrey Runnings was not only […]
Paul Givant Takes The Old Grey Cat Back To The Seventies
The Old Grey Cat opens a review of Paul Givant‘s new LP Marigold by remembering a time when “Gordon Lightfoot, Seals & Crofts, Roberta Flack, Maria Muldaur, Melissa Manchester, even country crooners like Charlie Rich, breezed across the airwaves and ‘easy listening’ collections, their mood-inducing tunes meant for life’s more laidback moments. Akin to liquid crystals, the gentle melodies and […]
Melvins 1983 Go Deep With Punknews
New Melvins album Thunderball is billed as being by Melvins 1983, which means the record features original drummer Mike Dillard – one of Buzz Osborne‘s lifelong best friends – rather than the legendary band’s regular skin-thumper Dale Crover. Punknews has an epic interview with Osborne and Dillard about their long history. Fans of the band – and friendship, in general – should check that out here. See […]
New Music From Group Project
Montréal’s Group Project is everything one could wish for in a group: a song-making machine that blends folk rhythms, funky basslines, rock ‘n’ roll guitars, electronic percussion and synthesizers to create a distinctive take on alternative pop music with haunting and catchy lyrics. The group began in 2015 when Jeremy Harbec met Jacob Brown and they began experimenting with EDM and […]
