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Remo Drive Releasing 'Mercy Deluxe', Share Reimagined Version of 'Please, Please Be Smart'
by Josh Sharpe - August 20, 2024 Split between Minneapolis, Minnesota and Albany, NY, Remo Drive - the longstanding project of brothers Erik and Stephen Paulson – has announced the extension of their latest record Mercy due for release on October 18th. Listen to the reimagined version of “Please, Please Be Smart” now!...
Video: Joseph Releases New Single 'Starting Over At The End'
by Josh Sharpe - August 07, 2024 Indie pop sister group Joseph have released the new single 'Starting Over At The End.' The song was co-written, produced and mixed by Luke Niccoli. It is accompanied by an official video directed, produced and edited by Natalie Closner. ...
Videos: Watch The Decemberists Perform Songs From New Album on CBS Saturday Morning
by Josh Sharpe - June 24, 2024 On Saturday, The Decemberists performed songs from the album on CBS Saturday Morning, including Burial Ground, All I Want is You, and Long White Veil. Watch the performances now!...
The Decemberists Release New Album 'As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again'
by Josh Sharpe - June 14, 2024 The Decemberists have released their long awaited new album As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again via YABB Records (Thirty Tigers). As It Ever Was, So it Will Be Again is the band’s 9th studio album after a 6 year hiatus. The remarkable double album is produced by lead-singer Colin Meloy and Tucker M...
Jessie Baylin Releases Deluxe Edition of 'Strawberry Wind'
by Josh Sharpe - May 31, 2024 Jessie Baylin's much-anticipated Deluxe Edition of her award-winning album, Strawberry Wind, is available now. With four new tracks added (three on the vinyl edition), Strawberry Wind weaves a childlike delight through lyrical themes of dream life, supermoons, and summertime vibes. Listen to the alb...
Scott Guild to Embark on Tour for Book/Music Project 'Plastic'
by Josh Sharpe - May 23, 2024 On May 31 author and musician Scott Guild will release Plastic: The Album. The LP is the companion project to his wildly successful debut novel, Plastic which was released earlier this Spring to wide-spread critical acclaim. Together the album and book lead audiences into a surreal near-future world...
The Decemberists Release New Single 'Oh No!' Off New Album 'As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again'
by Josh Sharpe - May 15, 2024 The Decemberists have released a new single, “Oh No!” The track, which appears on their forthcoming new album is chock full of The Decemberists most defining characteristics - vibrant storytelling, rich musicality and a cleverness that’s become signature to Meloy’s lyricism. Listen to the single!...
Ra Ra Riot Release First New Song in Five Years With 'The Wish'
by Josh Sharpe - May 01, 2024 Ra Ra Riot is excited to be releasing their first new music in five years, with their single “The Wish”. The release comes just a day before Ra Ra Riot plays a few Northeast headline shows – May 2nd at the 9:30 Club in DC, May 3rd at Royale in Boston and May 4th at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, NY. Th...
The Decemberists Drop 'Joan In The Garden' From New Album 'As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again'
by Michael Major - March 19, 2024 Discover the latest from The Decemberists as they announce their new album, AS IT EVER WAS, SO IT WILL BE AGAIN, and release a new song, JOAN IN THE GARDEN. The band has appeared on The Simpsons, collaborated with Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda, and released their own crowd-funded board game Illimat....
Scott Guild Releases 'Boytoy' From 'Plastic: The Album'
by Michael Major - February 13, 2024 The single celebrates the release of his debut novel, Plastic (Penguin Random House), the sister project to the album. Together the album and book lead audiences into a surreal near-future world, peopled by plastic figurines and filled with the perils of climate crisis and a recent nuclear war....
Remo Drive Share New Single 'All You'll Ever Catch' Ahead Of New Album
by Michael Major - February 07, 2024 The origins of Mercy are based on moving apart, with Erik relocating to the sleepy upstate city of Albany, New York as Stephen Paulson (bass) stayed back in the duo's native Minnesota. In this new environment, Erik wrote constantly, playing alone in his room and allowing himself to use his music to ...
The Decemberists Release New Single 'Burial Ground'; Announce North American Tour
by Michael Major - February 06, 2024 The Decemberists will head out on an expansive North American tour with both spring and summer legs. The tour kicks off on April 30th in Kingston, NY at the Ulster Performing Arts Center and wraps up in August on the West Coast. Highlights include the Brooklyn Paramount Theater on May 3rd, the Salt ...
Tyler Ramsey Shares 'These Ghosts' From Forthcoming Album
by Michael Major - January 12, 2024 New Lost Ages was recorded at the legendary Avast! Recording Co. in Seattle, Washington, by storied producer Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, Father John Misty, The Shins, Built to Spill). The 10-song LP is an ongoing sonic quest — meticulously wandering across the musical landscape, this undulating tone of in...
Remo Drive Announce New Album 'Mercy'
by Michael Major - January 11, 2024 Following a six-year run of pristine emo-influenced rock ‘n' roll records, Remo Drive set their fourth studio album ‘Mercy'. Featuring brothers Erik (vocals, guitar) and Stephen Paulson (bass) and produced by Phil Ek (The Shins, Band Of Horses), it's the band's most vulnerable and lyric-focused offe...
Frex Releases New Single 'Used To' With Jordan Ward
by Michael Major - December 08, 2023 “Used To” follows recent single “Postcards,” a heartfelt, classic sad girl love story that reminisces over a fading relationship and capped off an exciting few months for frex that saw her join Alina Baraz as official support for her Keep Me In Love tour, appear on Amindi's new album Take What You N...
Portland's The Fourth Wall Shares Epic New Shoegaze Single 'Never A Part'
by Michael Major - November 17, 2023 Portland's The Fourth Wall has released a new shoegaze single titled 'Never A Part.' Check out the epic new track and video from this talented band. Songwriter Stephen Agustin circles a fire that feels so bright and yet so unknowable; there are not many answers to be found, only a disruption, the em...
Leo Sawikin Releases 'New York I'm Coming Home Today'
by Michael Major - November 14, 2023 New York City singer / songwriter Leo Sawikin released “New York I’m Coming Home” - the fourth single off his upcoming summer 2024 album release recorded at Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard’s Studio Litho in Seattle with producer Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, Modest Mouse, The Shins). ...
Tyler Ramsey Shares New Song 'Flare (for Neal Casal)'; Announces 2024 Album Release Tour
by Michael Major - October 13, 2023 Tyler Ramsey shares new song 'Flare (for Neal Casal)' and announces 2024 album release tour. Get the latest update on Tyler Ramsey's music and upcoming tour dates. In support of his new album, Ramsey will embark on a nationwide tour that kicks off on February 20 in Washington DC. ...
Vallis Alps Releases Debut Album 'Cleave'
by Michael Major - August 24, 2023 Channelling the smash of Glass Animals and Biig Piig, with notes of Pretty Girl’s digital soul to Flume’s clanging percussion, Vallis Alps unveil a unique prism of electro-pop. Cleave is as sonically diverse as the stories that unfurl, balancing the affecting with club-thumping. They'll also embark ...
The Head and the Heart Announce Magnolia Record Club Partnership
by Michael Major - August 14, 2023 Taking place at Oxbow RiverStage in picturesque Napa, the inaugural Down in the Valley festival is co-produced by The Head And The Heart and Another Planet Entertainment. The incredible festival lineup also features Waxahatchee, Dawes, Faye Webster, Madison Cunningham, Rayland Baxter, Richy Mitch & ...
Vallis Alps Release New Single 'You & I'
by Michael Major - June 08, 2023 Cleave is an album between opposites, in its most distilled form previewed through 'You & I' - Co-written with Eric Cannata of Young The Giant, the single harks back to the early sound that gave Parissa Tosif and David Ansari virality as Vallis Alps. Crossing Arlo Parks' gentle pace with the cathars...
Vallis Alps Return With New Single 'Set It Off, Set It Right'
by Michael Major - November 08, 2022 Reflective of the leaps taken in life-altering decisions, and the myriad of emotions that come with following them through, 'Set It Off, Set It Right' is the sonic manifestation of momentum; a mantra to trust the process. Hand-claps stir alongside sparkling synths, springboarded by booming percussio...
Bangladeshi-American Artist Nadu Releases New Single 'Good To Me'
by Michael Major - October 20, 2022 Mastered by Sarah Register (The Shins, Dodos, Big Thief), the album spans genres of alternative indie, indie pop, jazz fusion, post punk and surf rock with lots of synths and is influenced by artists such as Japanese Breakfast, Snail Mail, King Krule, The Heavy to Soccer Mommy. Watch the new music v...
The Head And The Heart Announce Red Rocks Livestream
by Michael Major - September 09, 2022 Additionally, the highly anticipated Every Shade Of Blue (Acoustic) EP is out now via Reprise/Warner Records on all platforms. Listen or purchase here. The EP follows the release of acoustic versions of “Virginia (Wind In The Night)” and the title track, “Every Shade of Blue” earlier this summer. Pl...
Seasonal Music Compilation 'Holidays Rule' to Get First-Ever Vinyl Pressing
by Michael Major - August 24, 2022 The compilation album features Paul McCartney, The Shins, fun., The Civil Wars, Rufus Wainwright, Sharon Van Etten, Andrew Bird, and many more. Covering holiday classics like “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire),” “Wonderful Christmastime,” “Auld Lang Syne,” and more.... |