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Billy Strings Releases Highly Anticipated New Album 'Highway Prayers'
by Josh Sharpe - September 27, 2024 GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings released his highly anticipated new record, Highway Prayers. In celebration of the new music, Strings and his band will continue to tour through next year....
Billy Strings Debuts New Song 'Seven Weeks In County'
by Josh Sharpe - September 20, 2024 GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings has released his new song, “Seven Weeks In County.' The track is the latest unveiled from Strings’ highly anticipated forthcoming record, Highway Prayers, which will be released next Friday, September 27....
Billy Strings to Release New Studio Album 'Highway Prayers' in September; First Single Available Now
by Josh Sharpe - August 02, 2024 Highway Prayers, the highly anticipated new studio album from GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings, will be released September 27. The first single, Leadfoot, is available now....
Paige Stark Will Release Jon Brion Produced EP
by Stephi Wild - April 04, 2024 Over the past decade, Stark has built a career with her band Tashaki Miyaki dabbling in this type of duality. On her debut solo EP Good At Love, she has decided to dive into it....
MO TROPER Announces New Jon Brion Covers Album 'Troper Sings Brion'
by Michael Major - November 13, 2023 MO TROPER announces new Jon Brion covers album 'Troper Sings Brion' set to release on Lame-O Records. A labor-intensive project of love, the album features covers of 11 Jon Brion unreleased rarities pulled from demos and live recordings and reinterpreted by Troper....
Rufus Wainwright Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Self-Titled Debut With Expanded Re-Release
by Michael Major - May 19, 2023 Originally released on the same date in 1998, RUFUS WAINWRIGHT - 25th Anniversary Edition includes the original 12 tracks remastered from the original tapes plus three never-before-released songs from the album sessions and assorted tracks previously only available on his limited 13-disc boxset, Hou...
Jon Brion Debuts 'Walking Through Walls' Single
by Michael Major - October 18, 2022 Brion has scored movies Lady Bird, Punch Drunk Love and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, to collaborations with musicians like Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Kanye West, Mac Miller and many more. The forthcoming 11-track collection — which includes co-writes with Aimee Mann, Grant Lee Philips and Je...
VIDEO: Best Move Release Live Video for 'Every Actor'
by Michael Major - October 12, 2022 Sacramento’s Best Move share a new live video for “Every Actor” off of their debut album, Relational Memory via Park The Van. The video is an absolutely gorgeous offering, where stripped back instrumentation provides a foundation for Kris Anaya's delicate & emotionally tinged vocals to shine. Watch ...
Hovvdy's Charlie Martin Shares 'Daisy (Piano Version)'
by Michael Major - October 03, 2022 Last month Martin announced the deluxe edition of Imaginary People which features 4 alternate piano versions of songs from the 2021 album. Imaginary People Deluxe Edition is out this Friday via Grand Jury. The deluxe edition will be available for purchase on CD & cassette on Friday, while standard v...
Jon Brion Debuts 'I Believe She's Lying'
by Michael Major - September 20, 2022 Brion’s creative work has included film scores for Lady Bird, Punch Drunk Love and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, to collaborations with Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Kanye West, Mac Miller and more. The 11-track collection — which includes co-writes with Aimee Mann, Grant Lee Philips and Jeff Mc...
Best Move Release New Single 'Lullaby'
by Michael Major - August 18, 2022 Sacramento’s Best Move will release their debut album, Relational Memory. The have shared another taste of the LP via the ethereal and enchanting new single “Lullaby” alongside an equally captivating animated video for the song. The video was directed and animated by Lauren Haug. Plus, check out upc...
Jon Brion Announces First Release of 2001 LP 'Meaningless'
by Michael Major - August 17, 2022 Prolific artist, producer and film composer Jon Brion’s creative work has encompassed everything from film scores for movies like Lady Bird, Punch Drunk Love and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, to collaborations with musicians like Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Kanye West, Mac Miller and many more...
Madison Cunningham Joins Watkins Family Hour On Elliott Smith's “Pitseleh”
by Stephi Wild - July 29, 2022 Building around solid community and great songs, siblings Sara and Sean Watkins began their Watkins Family Hour shows at L.A.'s beloved Largo nightclub two decades ago. Twenty years later, the pair are still pushing the limits of their original vision, consistently inviting new members to the fold t...
Best Move Announce New Album 'Relational Memory' Out September 16
by Stephi Wild - July 28, 2022 Cinematic folk-rock band Best Move have announced the September 16 release of their debut album, Relational Memory via Park The Van. ...
DB Edmunds to Release 'Lifes Wild Ride' EP
by Michael Major - July 26, 2022 DB Edmunds’ gift for guitar-pop alchemy has long been celebrated by fans of his Chapel Hill, NC-based bands Gladhands and The Stars Explode — in 2020, Matthew Sweet dug the latter’s song “Matthew Sweet” so much, he wrote and recorded “Stars Explode” in response. The six-song EP was co-produced with ...
Fiona Apple Joins Watkins Family Hour On “(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You” From Upcoming Album Vol. II
by Grace Cutler - July 08, 2022 From the very beginning of Sara and Sean Watkins’ Watkins Family Hour shows at Los Angeles’s Largo nightclub, their focus has been on musical community; building, sharing, and growing....
Fiona Apple Joins Watkins Family Hour On '(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You' From Upcoming Album 'Vol. II'
by Michael Major - July 08, 2022 With their new album, Vol. II, the Watkins returned to the recording studio with a host of long-time friends and Watkins Family Hour band mates like Jon Brion, Jackson Browne, Madison Cunningham, Lucius, Gaby Moreno, Benmont Tench, and Willie Watson. The group has shared “(Remember Me) I’m the One W...
Sarah Jaffe Announces North American Tour Supporting Bastille
by Michael Major - May 12, 2022 The tour kicks off this weekend in Memphis, TN with Alice Merton and on May 28th Jaffe will join them at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, MN and continue on for the remainder of their stateside run. The two-week trek includes a June 7th stop in Jaffe’s current homebase of NYC, where they’ll play Term...
John Mark Nelson Shares New Single 'Better Slow'
by Michael Major - March 02, 2022 Nelson attributes much of his growth in both songwriting and production to his experience at Wilson’s studio working with new artists every day, including the likes of Mitski, Leon Bridges, and Taylor Swift, for whom Nelson served as an engineer on tracks for the re-recorded Red LP. Listen to the ne...
John Mark Nelson Shares 'Bright' From 'Hideaway' EP
by Michael Major - January 26, 2022 John Mark Nelson has announced his forthcoming EP Hideaway. Today he shares the first single “Bright”, an ode to the positivity his then newlywed wife brought to his life. In the past, Nelson has worked with Mitski, Leon Bridges, and Taylor Swift, for whom Nelson served as an engineer on tracks for ...
Charlie Martin Shares 'Courage' Video
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 27, 2021 Charlie Martin is a Texan artist and producer. Six years ago, Charlie and collaborator Will Taylor combined likeminded batches of material to form the Austin-based project Hovvdy....
WATCH: Charlie Martin of Hovvdy Releases Debut Solo Record & 'September' Video
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 30, 2021 Charlie Martin, one half of the Austin duo Hovvdy, has released his debut solo album, Imaginary People. To mark the occasion, Martin has released a video for album stand-out 'September.' ...
Tashaki Miyaki Release New Song & Video 'I Feel Fine'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 23, 2021 The new record sees the band expanding their musical palette with songs circling around the themes of love, memory and time which are haunting, catchy and soothing. ...
Aimee Mann to Release 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition of 'Bachelor No. 2'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 07, 2020 Academy Award-nominated and Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Aimee Mann will debut a 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition of her acclaimed album, Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo....
Production Duo Golden Aquarians Releases Debut Single
by A.A. Cristi - September 04, 2020 Production team Golden Aquarians has released their debut single “High Enough” today. Sonically, the track fuses sounds of the duo's adopted home of New York City and their Texan roots, blending sampled beats, chopped synths and layered vocals with ethereal pedal steel guitar performed by Eric Swans... |