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RITUAL UNION Festival Announces 2024 Line Up In Bristol With Headliners Dream Wife & Liz Lawrence
by Michael Major - November 20, 2023 Across these stages, fans can expect to see sets from confirmed acts including Katie Malco, Mary In The Junkyard, Holiday Ghosts, Japanese Television, The Itch, Chalk, Masca, Welly, The New Eves, Febueder, Ebbb, pencil, Van Houten, Ellur, Amy May Ellis, Half Happy, Callinsick, Slate, Handcuff, Oslo ...
DREAM WIFE Share New Single & Kick Off U.S. Tour On Friday In NYC
by Michael Major - September 12, 2023 Known for their explosive live shows, Dream Wife will return stateside later this week with a string of dates kicking off in NYC at Brooklyn Made. To celebrate their forthcoming run of shows, they share brand new track “Love You More”, recorded during the Social Lubrication album sessions....
Dream Wife Share New Single Before Album Release on Friday
by Michael Major - June 06, 2023 The band have already shared four singles with “Who Do You Wanna Be?” about their takes on capitalism and faux-activism, the dance-rock “Orbit,” the cheeky “Hot (Don’t Date A Musician)” and their rock-heavy lead single “Leech.” The band has unveiled the final single ahead of their album release, the...
DREAM WIFE Share New Single 'Orbit' & Announce US Tour Dates
by Michael Major - April 18, 2023 London-based trio Dream Wife – vocalist Rakel Mjöll (she/her), guitarist Alice Go (she/her), bassist Bella Podpadec (they/them) – recently announced their electrifying third album, Social Lubrication. Produced by the band’s own Alice Go, “Orbit” finds Dream Wife at their best as they gear up to rele...
Dream Wife Return With New Single 'Leech'
by Michael Major - November 09, 2022 The London-based trio Dream Wife – vocalist Rakel Mjöll (she/her), guitarist Alice Go (she/her), bassist Bella Podpadec (they/them) – return with their first new material since 2020. Dream Wife released their explosive second album So When You Gonna… in 2020, which earned both a monumental #18 UK Al...
Penfriend Releases Debut Album 'Exotic Monsters'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 21, 2021 Drawing more from her wide-ranging reading list than her favourite bands, Laura deals with the gruelling emotional matters of 21st-century life with honesty, grace and warmth, referencing Ursula Le Guin, Barbara Kingsolver, Kurt Vonnegut, Margaret Atwood and Mark Westmoquette along the way....
Penfriend Shares Brand New Single 'I'll Start A Fire'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 18, 2021 “’I’ll Start A Fire’ was the first of two songs I wrote in September 2020 that jostled for a space on the record (the second was ‘Black Car’), and I’m so glad they did,” recalls Laura. ...
Penfriend Releases Video for 'Exotic Monsters'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 17, 2021 Sparked by a throwaway phrase from Margaret Atwood's ‘The Handmaid's Tale’, ‘Exotic Monsters’ is a laundry list of asynchronous human needs and desires; a reflection of our increasingly confused, disconnected and polarised lives....
MAYA LAKHANI Will Release Debut Single 'The Line' This Friday, Nov. 27
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 23, 2020 “The Line” is a song all about learning to set healthy boundaries and starting again, stronger and more confident than before....
Cailin Russo Unveils New Song 'Assume'
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 27, 2020 On the heels of her latest EP, 'The Drama'-Cailin Russo is back today with 'Assume,' a hazy new track co-written and produced by bandmate Tyler McCarthy....
Cailin Russo to Release New EP THE DRAMA on February 14
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 23, 2020 Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Cailin Russo has announced the title and release date of her forthcoming EP The Drama, due out February 14, 2020 [PRE-SAVE]. 'The Drama' EP was executively produced by Chris Coady (Beach House, Yeah Yeah Yeahs), with additional production from The Invisible Men (C...
Cailin Russo Reveals New Song And Video 'Fade'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 15, 2019 Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Cailin Russo returns today with 'FADE,' pairing stark percussion with her quirky cadences, honest lyrics, as she sings, 'I'm not guilty for my mistakes. I'm not proud of what we made, I just try to mean what I say. You just watch me fade away.' The song was produc...
Cailin Russo Returns With New Single And Video for 'Declaration'
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 25, 2019 Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Cailin Russo returns today with the release of a brand new single, 'DECLARATION.' Drenched in hazy 80s guitars, foot-stomping percussion and bassline, 'DECLARATION' is a fierce statement and an exciting taste of things to come. A gentle coo cruises over a thudding...
Noisey Share The Ninth Wave's Video For USED TO BE YOURS
by Tori Hartshorn - April 04, 2019 Today, The Ninth Wave reveal the video for 'Used To Be Yours', the latest single to be lifted from their forthcoming debut album 'Infancy'. Premiered via Noisey, they write that “The Ninth Wave's sound is a brilliant, bleak mixture of 80s rock bands like The Cure and Sonic Youth, but with a synth po...
Glasgow's The Ninth Wave Announce Debut LP
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 15, 2019 Today, The Ninth Wave announce their debut album Infancy, to be released in two parts in 2019: Part I on April 26 and Part II on November 15. The Glaswegian four-piece have also released their new single “Used To Be Yours.”...
The Ninth Wave Release HALF PURE, Mixed By Alan Moulder
by Tori Hartshorn - January 18, 2019 Today, Glasgow's The Ninth Wave release their new single “Half Pure”, produced by Dan Austin (Doves, Massive Attack) and mixed by Alan Moulder (Ride, NIN, Suede, Beach House) on Distiller Records. Listen here: https://orcd.co/theninthwavehalfpure or YouTube...
UK's whenyoung Share New Single NEVER GIVE UP
by Tori Hartshorn - January 11, 2019 Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut EP, Given Up, whenyoung are back with an epic new single, 'Never Let Go,' released through Virgin EMI....
Russo Release Official Video For JOYRIDE
by Tori Hartshorn - November 16, 2018 Los Angeles-based 4 piece, RUSSO return today with a trippy new video for their song “Joyride,” taken from the band's debut EP, 'House With A Pool,' out now. Directed by Danica Kleinknecht, the video was shot in the desert of Palmdale, CA and premiered on The Independent....
whenyoung Release Debut EP 'Given Up'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 09, 2018 Few bands can boast the kind of striking musical identity as whenyoung. The trio - singer/bassist Aoife Power, guitarist Niall Burns, and drummer Andrew Flood - make some of alternative music's most compelling new sounds; a soaring, stunning, but still singalong take on musical anthemia, that fuses ...
whenyoung to Release Debut EP, 'Given Up'
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 18, 2018 The Irish (but based in London) whenyoung will release their debut EP, Given Up on November 9 via Virgin Records. ...
RUSSO Announce North American Tour With Dream Wife
by Tori Hartshorn - July 30, 2018 American band RUSSO announced they'll be joining British Punk trio Dream Wife for their upcoming North American tour this fall. Starting on September 24, they will be embarking on an 11-day tour starting on the east coast in Philadelphia and finishing in San Diego at The Casbah on October 12. Ticket...
DREAM WIFE Announce Support Slot Open Call for Women & Non-Binary Musicians
by Macon Prickett - July 24, 2018 London-based and British/Icelandic born punk rock trio Dream Wife released their debut self-titled album earlier this year to critical acclaim, earning Best Of 2018 So Far nods from the likes of NME, BBC 6 Music, Newsday, The Skinny,DIY Magazine, and more. This Fall, after touring with Garbage, they...
Fwd: Iceland's Secret Solstice To Be Powered By 100% Geothermal Energy + Watch BE-AT.TV Live Stream
by Macon Prickett - June 07, 2018 In just over two weeks, Iceland's Secret Solstice festival will again take place in the world's most northerly capital city, Reykjavik, for its fifth edition during 96 hours of continuous sunlight from June 21-24, 2018. Bringing a stacked lineup, Secret Solstice will be headlined by Slayer who are o...
GLOW Star Kate Nash Releases New Album YESTERDAY WAS FOREVER Today
by Macon Prickett - March 30, 2018 Today, Kate Nash released her highly anticipated fourth studio album “Yesterday Was Forever.” The full-length album is available worldwide and includes recent singles “Life In Pink”....
Iceland's Secret Solstice Announces Phase 3 Lineup
by Tori Hartshorn - March 27, 2018 With less than three months until Iceland's Secret Solstice celebrates its fifth anniversary, the midnight sun music festival has revealed its phase three lineup for June 21-24, 2018 in the capital city of Reykjavik. Leading the announcement additions, Secret Solstice calls upon funk legend George C... |