Video: Leyla McCalla Shares Inspiring New Video For 'Open The Road'
by Josh Sharpe - May 29, 2024
Enveloped in indigo and embarking on a journey of self-discovery, Leyla McCalla and her band joyfully perform the track “Open The Road” in her new video for the song, out now. The album’s title is also a literary reference which pulls from Frederick Douglass’s 1857 speech to a largely white crowd of abolitionists six years before the Emancipation Proclamation. Watch the music video!
Leyla McCalla Shares Single 'Sun Without the Heat' From Upcoming Album
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 9, 2024
Ahead of its release this Friday, artist Leyla McCalla has just dropped the title track from her new album and fifth studio album Sun Without the Heat. Throughout the record's ten tracks, McCalla achieves a balance of heaviness and light with melodies and rhythms derived from various forms of Afro-diasporic music including Afrobeat, Ethiopian modalities, Brazilian Tropicalismo, and American folk and blues. Listen here!
Marc Ribot Teams Up With Finnish Psychedelic Folk Duo Tuomo & Markus For New Song
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2024
Fresh from their multiple shows at SXSW 2024, Finnish indie folk artists Tuomo & Markus share theirnew single, 'Waiting Room' (Grandpop Records), featuring legendary guitarist/artist/political activist Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Black Keys, T Bone Burnett) and Nordic jazz trumpet virtuoso Verneri Pohjola. Listen to the full song here!
Ruth Goller Releases Otherworldly Debut LP 'SKYLLUMINA'
by Michael Major - Mar 1, 2024
Explore the otherworldly debut LP 'SKYLLUMINA' by Ruth Goller. This music, featuring de-tuned bass and overdubbed vocals, is otherworldly and defiantly unclassifiable — far-out sibilant ice age siren songs that haunt like something conjured in a fever dream starring Björk, Meredith Monk, and Mike Watt.
Ruth Goller Announces Debut LP 'SKYLLUMINA'
by Michael Major - Jan 17, 2024
Ruth Goller — who has performed with the likes of Alabaster DePlume, Shabaka Hutchings, Bex Burch, and Damon Albarn — announces SKYLLUMINA, her debut album. This music, featuring de-tuned bass and overdubbed vocals — far-out sibilant ice age siren songs that haunt like something conjured in a dream starring Björk, Meredith Monk, and Mike Watt.
Ida Mae Release New Single 'Feel The World Turning' From New Album 'Thunder Above You'
by Michael Major - Sep 7, 2023
After making a strong impact with a string of electrifying singles, the London/Nashville duo Ida Mae return with the dreamy new track “Feel The World Turning,” the fourth installment from their upcoming studio album Thunder Above You, “Feel The World Turning” sits as one of the more emotive entries lifted from their forthcoming full-length.
Ars Nova Workshop Reveals Fall 2023 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2023
Ars Nova Workshop has announced its fall 2023 season, featuring more than two dozen acclaimed artists spanning the broad spectrum of exploratory and experimental music. Learn more about the upcoming lineup of events here!
Ida Mae Release New Single 'Wild Flying Dove' From New Album 'Thunder Above You'
by Michael Major - Aug 3, 2023
The album was conceived following Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean discovering she was pregnant while on tour with Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams in San Francisco. They teamed with longtime collaborators Ethan Johns, who contributed drums on the album, and bassist Nick Pini (Laura Marling, Nick Mulvey), to record the album in just 7 days.
Ida Mae Release New Single 'Lost on Your Time' From 'Thunder Above You'
by Michael Major - Jul 6, 2023
The 11 song collection was conceived following Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean discovering she was pregnant while on tour with Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams in San Francisco. They also worked with Ethan Johns, who contributed drums on the album, and bassist Nick Pini (Laura Marling, Nick Mulvey), to record the album live to tape.