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Taylor Janzen Releases Sophomore EP, 'Shouting Matches'
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 03, 2019 With her stunningly sparse melodies and minimalistic guitar riffs, 19 year old Taylor Janzen may seem softly spoken, but her staggering lyrical narrative and deeply personal writing sends a resounding message. Today, she returns with her sophomore EP, Shouting Matches premiering on NOISEY....
Talos Shares Video For 2AM via The 405
by Tori Hartshorn - April 30, 2019 Cork, Ireland-based Talos (a.k.a. Eoin French) has just released the cinematic new video for '2AM', taken from his second album Far Out Dust, released earlier this year on BMG. Directed by Niall O'Brien, French describes the song and video as a 'document of hedonism. It occurs in the dead of night a...
Quiet Marauder Releases 30 Song Concept Album 'The Crack And What It Meant'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 25, 2019 Following on from their 111-song debut album, MEN (2013), and its considerably shorter follow-up, 11 Shades Of Love (2015), Quiet Marauder's third full album The Crack And What It Meant is released on the 26th of April on Bubblewrap Collective is a conceptual narrative collaboration with Mathias Kom...
Mumford & Sons Releases Vevo Short Film '12 Years Strong'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 24, 2019 Vevo and Mumford & Sons announce the release of 'Mumford & Sons - 12 Years Strong,' an original documentary presented by Vevo, in addition to an exclusive live performance of 'Forever.' 'Mumford & Sons - 12 Years Strong' presents behind-the-scenes insight into one the worlds' most esteemed bands, Mu...
Bear's Den Debuts Video For LAUREL WREATH, Plus New Album Out 4/26
by Tori Hartshorn - April 09, 2019 Acclaimed U.K.-based band Bear's Den is debuting the video for the lead single “Laurel Wreath” from their highly anticipated third album So that you might hear me, which is set for release on April 26 via Rounder Records; watch it here. The video was filmed in Berlin by Brazilian directors Jungle a...
Mavis Staples Announces New Ben Harper-Produced Studio Album 'We Get By'
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 20, 2019 Living legend and vocal powerhouse Mavis Staples is proud to announce her 12th studio album We Get By, featuring eleven tracks written and produced by Ben Harper. Harper's conscious, expressive writing and thoughtful production captures Staples at this moment in time as she offers up love, hope and ...
Auld Releases Debut Album 'Mainstream Music'
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 15, 2019 London-based electronic collective Auld presents their new album 'Mainstream Music'. Comprised of 10 tracks, this long-play is loaded with easy yet brooding, alternative, electronic pop with guitars interwoven. While 'Mainstream Music' was recorded over the summer of 2018, some of the songs date ba...
Yes We Mystic Release New Single YOUNG EVIL Today
by Tori Hartshorn - March 08, 2019 Devil Duck Records is very pleased to announce that on Friday March 8th 2019, Yes We Mystic have released the 2nd single from their forthcoming album 'Ten Seated Figures'. 'Young Evil' is a disorienting, perturbed song telling the story of a young Evel Knievel. The single is accompanied by a bizarre...
Ravens & Chimes Share New Single IRREPLACEABLE ARTIFACTS
by Tori Hartshorn - March 06, 2019 Ravens & Chimes will release their new album The Empty House on March 22 via Better Looking Records (pre-order). This week they shared their new single “Irreplaceable Artifacts” with MXDWN and the track will be available on all digital streaming services this Friday. About the song MXDWN says, 'The ...
Live-Action DUMBO to Feature Arcade Fire's End-Credit Version of BABY MINE
by Tori Hartshorn - March 04, 2019 “American Idol” fans just got a preview of Arcade Fire's all-new, end-credit version of the iconic song “Baby Mine” as part of a new look at Tim Burton's live-action reimagining of the beloved classic story “Dumbo.” ...
Bear's Den Premieres Lead Single LAUREL WREATH Today
by Tori Hartshorn - March 04, 2019 Acclaimed U.K.-based band Bear's Den premieres their lead single “Laurel Wreath” today; listen/share the track here: https://found.ee/BDWreath. “We're hugely excited to be releasing 'Laurel Wreath' into the world today. It's a song about vulnerability and courage and the need for connection that run...
Lizzy Plapinger Reveals New Single GIVE UP THE GHOST, Announces EP
by Tori Hartshorn - February 13, 2019 LPX is the solo alt vehicle of Lizzy Plapinger, co-founder of boutique record label Neon Gold Records (Christine and the Queens, Haim, Charli XCX, MØ, Tove Lo, Marina and the Diamonds) and lead singer of alt pop darlings MS MR. LPX has been described as “a modern New York City sound if there ever wa...
Talos New Album FAR OUT DUST Out This Friday
by Tori Hartshorn - February 06, 2019 Irish artist Talos -- aka Eoin French -- will release his sophomore album, Far Out Dust, on BMG this Friday. In celebration, Talos are debuting the title track from the album today....
Bear's Den Return With SO THAT YOU MIGHT HEAR ME On 4/26
by Tori Hartshorn - January 30, 2019 Acclaimed U.K. band, Bear's Den, return with their third album So that you might hear me outApril 26 via Rounder Records. So that you might hear me follows 2016's critically lauded Red Earth & Pouring Rain, which debuted top 10 in the U.K. and received critical acclaim fromNPR's World Café who calle...
Multi-instrumentalist And Composer Theodore Shares 'Towards? (Koloto Remix)'
by Stephi Wild - January 26, 2019 Multi-instrumentalist and composer Theodore releases an immersive remix of 'Towards?' taken on by English producer and composer Koloto; on 25th January via United We Fly. Maria Sullivan, better known as Koloto, is an electronic musician, artist and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Canterbury, Engl...
Indie Songstress Sarah Burton Releases New Single SMILING FOR THE CAMERA
by Tori Hartshorn - January 25, 2019 Indie singer-songwriter SARAH BURTON has released her new single 'Smiling For The Camera.' The synth-pop indie rock anthem is the first track to be released from her forthcoming full-length album Give Me What I Want, due out on March 1, 2019, and is available as an instant grat track to those that p...
Salesforce's 'Make Change' Series to Feature Live Performances by Arcade Fire's Win Butler & Régine Chassagne, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and More
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 22, 2019 Make Change @ Salesforce Music Lodge, a brand new series that celebrates music as a platform for change during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. The series of intimate conversations and performances will bring together world-renowned musical artists who are creating positive change throu...
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down's Thao Nguyen Debuts as the New Guest Host of Song Exploder
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 09, 2019 Thao Nguyen of the band Thao & The Get Down Stay Down debuts as the new guest host of Song Exploder today. Her first episode as host features Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Hozier and legendary gospel singer Mavis Staples. In the episode, Hozier breaks down his hit song “Take Me to Church,” and ...
Talos Announces New Album 'Far Out Dust'
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 09, 2019 Irish artist Talos -- aka Eoin French -- will release his sophomore album, Far Out Dust, on BMG on February 8, 2019. The album's latest new song to be released -- a brilliant, visceral track called “The Light Upon Us” – has just premiered via FLAUNT Magazine. ...
Talos Shares Music Video For SEE ME
by Tori Hartshorn - December 12, 2018 Cork, Ireland-based Talos (a.k.a. Eoin French) has debuted the video for new single “See Me” via Flood Magazine. Says Flood, “'See Me' is a breezy orchestral affair positioning Eoin French's soaring Ezra Koenig falsetto over downbeat boom-bap electronics,” while calling the video “equally as lush” a...
Hrishikesh Hirway Reveals Thao Nguyen Will Guest Host Song Explorer In 2019
by Tori Hartshorn - December 05, 2018 Hrishikesh Hirway, creator, producer and host of Song Exploder, the acclaimed podcast where musicians take apart their songs and tell the story of how they were made, reveals today Thao Nguyen of the band Thao & The Get Down Stay Down will guest host the podcast for the 2019 year. Starting January 9...
Sad Song Enthusiast, Taylor Janzen Finds Herself In NEW MERCIES
by Tori Hartshorn - November 29, 2018 With her stunningly sparse melodies and minimalistic guitar riffs, 19 year old Taylor Janzen may seem softly spoken, but her staggering lyrical narrative and deeply personal writing sends a resounding message. ...
MSB to release SHORT STORIES
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 28, 2018 Often the artists that are most enduring and universally revered – think: John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty – are so not just because of their music, but because of their unique ability to tell a story. And time and again, those stories about their lives reveal something to us about our own. Prolifi...
Starcrawler Ends 2018 With Brand New Song HOLLYWOOD ENDING
by Tori Hartshorn - November 16, 2018 After a long and incredible year, releasing their debut LP and touring the world, Starcrawler are returning home with a brand-new single entitled “Hollywood Ending”, out now…it's fantastically catchy and a great glimpse into what their next album might bring. 'Hollywood Ending” was mixed by Nick Lau...
New Arcade Fire Remix & Video Released, 'Peter Pan'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 21, 2018 As Arcade Fire approach the grand finale of their Everything Now Continued Tour, headlining The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles tonight, a new remix and accompanying video have been released for “Peter Pan” from the band's Grammy-nominated international #1 album, Everything Now.... |