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Clarence Tilton Teams Up With Marty Stuart For Americana Single, 'Fred's Colt'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 11, 2024 Marty Stuart joins Omaha-based band Clarence Tilton for their new single 'Fred’s Colt,' a haunting Americana ballad exploring family history and legacy. Learn more! ...
Leyla McCalla Shares Cover of Haitian Ballad 'Zanj' Feat. Alynda Segarra
by Michael Major - October 12, 2023 Leyla McCalla is sharing the final track in a series of singles that reflect upon the struggle for freedom in our society. Originally recorded by Haitian political protest singer and folk musician Manno Charlemagne, 'Zanj” is originally sung in Haitian Kreyol. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!...
Anjimile Shares 'Black Hole' Ahead of New Album This Friday
by Michael Major - September 05, 2023 This Friday, Anjimile Chithambo, better known as Anjimile, releases his new album, The King. His debut release for 4AD and first full-length since 2020’s breakthrough Giver Taker, the record includes recently released singles: powerful title track “The King,” the gently emotive “Father,” protest son...
Video: Anjimile Shares 'Animal' Video & Announces US Tour Dates
by Michael Major - August 23, 2023 Like the rest of The King, every sound heard on “Animal” comes from two instruments: an acoustic guitar and Anjimile’s own voice. Throughout, Anjimile’s feelings of rage and frustration are tinged with sardonicism, and the song is accompanied by an equally potent video directed by Robby Operman....
Anjimile Shares New Single 'Father' From New Album 'The King'
by Michael Major - June 29, 2023 Earlier this year, he shared “The King,” accompanied by a lyric video visualizer inspired by the work of Daniela Yohannes, the artist behind the cover art. 'Father,” with its thrumming, recalls Giver Taker’s soft, stirring folk. Anjimile needs little more than his voice and a guitar, played by Brad ...
Bright Eyes Announce Third Wave of Companion Releases
by Michael Major - May 09, 2023 This new wave comes with artist contributions from Johanna and Klara Söderberg of First Aid Kit (“JeJune Stars,” “Coatcheck Dream Song,” “Wrecking Ball”), Gillian Welch (“Napolean’s Hat”) and Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff (“Clairaudients (Kill or Be Killed),” “Firewall,” ‘When You Were ...
Ron Gallo Debuts 'BIG TRUCK ENERGY'
by Michael Major - February 27, 2023 Lead by delicate strings and a post-punk attitude, this never rings more true than on latest single “BIG TRUCK ENERGY” released. Perhaps Gallo’s most direct and potentially uncomfortable song, it speaks to a variety of political, social and environmental issues we've all become pretty familiar with ...
Cat Clyde Debuts 'I Feel It' Single
by Michael Major - January 06, 2023 The song focuses mostly on the positive elements but also a little about the challenges, feeling relief and solace through connecting with nature. The evocative and haunting new track follows lead single “Mystic Light” and marks the first time Clyde has played piano on a recording....
Ron Gallo Unveils 'YUCCA VALLEY MARSHALLS' Single
by Michael Major - December 15, 2022 Ron Gallo has released 'YUCCA VALLEY MARSHALLS' the latest single off his blistering, brand new studio album, FOREGROUND MUSIC. With the new song, Gallo reflects on a solo west coast trip. After roaming around Los Angeles by himself, he found that LA can be the loneliest place on the planet if you a...
Cat Clyde Announces New Album 'Down Rounder'
by Michael Major - December 09, 2022 It was produced by Tony Berg (Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, Public Image Ltd.) at Los Angeles’ famed Sound City studios. Like her “nature punk” contemporary Hurray for the Riff Raff, Clyde’s malleable singing voice—spanning an appealing twang to a lovely, plaintive croon. Watch the ...
Ron Gallo Announces New Album 'FOREGROUND MUSIC'
by Michael Major - November 15, 2022 Over the course of 11 songs, Gallo displays what Ann Powers once called “literate electricity.” It moves from fuzz to lounge jazz to freaky pop to post-punk and back again to rollicking, truly FUN rock music, all the while taking aim at any and everything....
First Aid Kit Releases New Album 'Palomino'
by Michael Major - November 04, 2022 Written and recorded in their home country of Sweden, Palomino finds Klara and Johanna Söderber's new 11-track LP was produced by Daniel Bengtson and features seven brand new songs as well as lead single “Out of My Head,” “A Feeling That Never Came,” “Turning Onto You,” and “Angel.”...
Melissa Carper Pays Tribute to Odetta With 'Hit or Miss'
by Michael Major - October 19, 2022 Singer/songwriter and upright bassist Melissa Carper has released a reimagined version of Odetta’s 1970 classic “Hit Or Miss” the latest from her forthcoming LP via Mae Music/Thirty Tigers. The video for “Hit Or Miss” features Carper performing the song with legendary swamp funkster Shinyribs. Watch...
Ron Gallo Shares New Single 'ANYTHING BUT THIS'
by Michael Major - October 11, 2022 Out now is the new gritty, fuzzed-out track “ANYTHING BUT THIS” by Philadelphia garage-rock provocateur Ron Gallo. Chock-full of distortion and sharp, electric passion, Gallo cries out against the glum atmosphere of Philadelphia (and America at large) that this song was motivated by. Watch the offic...
Melissa Carper Shares New Single 'Ramblin' Soul'
by Michael Major - September 28, 2022 After the success of her critically-acclaimed 2021 release Daddy’s Country Gold, Carper was eager to get back in the studio. With co-producers Andrija Tokic (St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Hurray For The Riff Raff) and Dennis Crouch (The Time Jumpers) behind the boards again at Tokic’s analog paradise...
Melissa Carper Unveils New Single 'Ain't a Day Goes By'
by Michael Major - September 07, 2022 Album track “Ain’t a Day Goes By” breaks your heart, then mends it again in the universal longing for a loved one now gone on. Backed up by Hammond B3 organ (John Pahmer), the emotion is punctuated by the gospel-style harmony stylings of Kyshona Armstrong, Nickie Conley, and Maureen Murphy....
Pickathon Announces Full Lineup for 2022 Festival
by Michael Major - April 12, 2022 As a deep curation festival, Pickathon’s lineup reflects new movements in music, including cutting-edge jazz from British artists Sons of Kemet, Nubya Garcia and American jazz icon Nate Smith; fast rising indie artists like Goth Babe, Faye Webster, Sampa the Great and Quantic; and popular podcasts l...
Elliah Heifetz Announces 'First Generation American' Album
by Michael Major - January 07, 2022 Heifetz recorded with an all-star band of legendary musicians including Dennis Crouch (Time Jumpers), Jeff Taylor (Time Jumpers), Jimmy Lester (Los Straitjackets), Jack Lawrence (Raconteurs), and JJ Tourville (Deslondes.) Not long after, the record was mixed by Tokic and mastered by Americana vete...
Bedouine Shares New Song With Fans Who Vote
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 27, 2020 LA-based Azniv Korkejian, aka Bedouine, has today announced that she will be sharing a new song with those who email her their 'I Voted' sticker selfies. ...
Nu Deco Ensemble and PJ Morton Release Video of 'Alright / Everything's Gonna Be Alright'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 22, 2020 Nu Deco Ensemble and PJ Morton have released their performance of “Alright / Everything's Gonna Be Alright” featuring Miami Mass Choir. Watch below!...
Miss Tess Performs on NPR's Mountain Stage
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 18, 2020 Today, West Virginia Public Broadcasting premiered Miss Tess' Mountain Stage performance of 'True Flood,' a track which features Lake Street Dive's Rachael Price, from her recently-released LP The Moon Is An Ashtray. Miss Tess, who performed to a sold-out Mountain Stage crowd with her band The Talkb...
Daddy Long Legs Add Second London Headline Show To UK Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 31, 2020 Brooklyn, NY-based trio DADDY LONG LEGS—Brian Hurd (vocals, harmonica, guitar), Murat Akturk (slide guitar), Josh Styles (drums, maracas) have announced a second London date on their run of UK & IRE tour dates for January and February 2020. See below for full dates....
Kyshona Releases New Video 'Fallen People'
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 20, 2019 Nashville-based singer/songwriter Kyshona has released the official video for 'Fallen People,' a track from her forthcoming album Listen. 'In a time when we are all so divided, this song was written as a reminder that each and every one of us has an obstacle we're trying to overcome, an emotional wo...
Miss Tess Unveils 'If You Don't Know How To Love Me'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 05, 2019 Nashville-based chanteuse Miss Tess has unveiled 'If You Don't Know How To Love Me,' the latest track from her forthcoming album The Moon Is An Ashtray. 'Combining vintage-inspired instrumentation and Miss Tess' smoky, emotive vocals, 'If You Don't Know How to Love Me' explores the pitfalls of a lon...
Daddy Long Legs Confirm UK & Ireland Tour Dates for 2020
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 02, 2019 Brooklyn, NY-based trio DADDY LONG LEGS—Brian Hurd (vocals, harmonica, guitar), Murat Akturk (slide guitar), Josh Styles (drums, maracas) have confirmed a run of UK & IRE tour dates for January and February 2020.... |