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Bea Troxel – “Gettin’ Where”
Nashville singer and songwriter Bea Troxel has announced a new album, Gettin’ Where, to be released on September 17th via Ruination Record Co. The album deals with identity, learning to live in your own body, and according to Bea, “these songs are about action, about being seen and learning to claim desire,” a deeply personal and relatable theme as Bea discovered her queer identity, felt the sweet sting of first love and left a job that refused to accept that part of her. Gettin’ Where is both a quiet meditation and a jubilant embrace of self that comes from struggle.…
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The Roseline – “Paper Plane”
Today, Kansas City’s The Roseline shares a single from their new album, Constancy, that’ll be out later this year, so keep your eyes on them. Paper Plane by The Roseline “This song is arguably the most epic and ambitious thing we’ve attempted. It’s almost seven minutes long and bookended by spacey guitar loops, so it’s pretty decidedly anti-single. I just wanted to write a really propulsive heartland rocker. Lyrically, it’s a fictional narrative about a person escaping a dead-end town. We’re all pretty stoked about how it came out.” Colin Halliburton (lead singer/songwriter) “Paper Plane” credits: Colin Halliburton – acoustic…
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Jerry David DeCicca – “Texas Toad”
Today, the European label Worried Songs announces their vinyl release of Jerry David DeCicca’s The Unlikely Optimist and His Domestic Adventures. The album was released digitally last year and has delighted audiences since. JDD, an Ohio native, lives in the Texas hill country with a whole menagerie. The vinyl will be available on October 1st and you can pre-order on Bandcamp. Jerry is a whimsical and worldly songwriter, and The Unlikely Optimist explores philosophical conundrums while also celebrating the simple pleasures in life. “Texas Toad” demonstrates the latter, augmented by Augie Meyers (yes, the very same of Sir Douglas Quintet…
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Spencer Cullum – Seaside
In anticipation of the vinyl release of Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection, today the British-born, Nashville-living musician releases the previously unreleased “Seaside,” a breezy, carefree cancion featuring gorgeous backing vocals and effervescent flute-playing. The album Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection is out 9/24 and is Spencer’s effort to create a trad British folk album, weaving in elements of krautrock and prog-rock, with excellent Nashville players. Born in London but currently based out of Nashville, Spencer Cullum’s work pays homage to the ’60s and ‘70s psych-pop, folk and proto prog heroes of his homeland such as Kevin Ayers, Robert Wyatt, Sandy Denny, and Robert Fripp…
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Corntuth – The Desert Is Paper Thin
Last week, ambient musician Corntuth released their record The Desert Is Paper Thin, a concept record soundtracking a long desert drive throughout the course of an entire day, from sunrise to late evening. Corntuth recorded it during the pandemic as a means of escapism, and summoned industry veteran Pete Finney to add lush pedal steel to the emotive and organic-sounding record. The video was filmed in Landers, Calif. The idea was to make an ambient film, with the hope that people would put it on their computer screens and play it while they worked so they might feel like they…
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Beachwood Sparks & Gospelbeach cover “You Don’t See Me Crying” from Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal
Today the Neal Casal Music Foundation has announced the full track list for the upcoming tribute Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal, a 5-LP box set featuring Neal’s friends, colleagues, and admirers paying tribute to the prolific musician’s immense body of work. Today the “second” single is out – Neal’s dear friends Beachwood Sparks (whom Neal played, toured, and recorded with) and GospelbeacH (of which Neal was a founding member) release their version of “You Don’t See Me Crying,” with Neal’s photographs brought to life by the brilliant Pooley at Woom Studio. The 41-song box set is available for…
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Mouth Painter announces new album Tropicale Moon, shares first single
Mouth Painter is Barry Walker, Jr. (guitar, pedal steel, vocals), Valerie Osterberg (flute, saw, percussion, effects, vocals), and Jason Willmon (bass). Today they announce their third album, Tropicale Moon, and share the first single, “A Yardin’ I Once Went.” Tropicale Moon is out September 3 on Arrowhawk Records (digital/cassette) and Feeding Tube / Cardinal Fuzz Records (LP). Pre-order here. Of the song, Barry Walker, Jr. says: One of our close friends with a storied past would describe instances of getting in fights and “yarding” people, which to him meant leaping full force toward someone and tackling them. Valerie and I…
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Nico Hedley premieres “Waking Dreams”
Nico Hedley announces a new album, Painterly, out September 3rd via Whatever’s Clever. The first single “Waking Dreams” proves that you can make country record in New York City. With lush instrumentation and Nico’s introspective lyrics, it’s a fresh-sounding spin on classical countrypolitan. Personnel includes Ryan El-Solh on guitar, Carmen Rothwell on double bass, Jeff Widner on drums, and Adam Robinson on horns. Drew Citron adds backing vocals on this particular track. The songs on Painterly were sparked by unsparing self-reflection. Sometimes they took the initial form of a sticky melody, a punchy one-liner, or an uncomfortable memory Hedley couldn’t push aside.…
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Yola shares “Starlight” from upcoming album Stand For Myself
The amazing Yola announced a new record, out 7/30, and today releases this anthem to sex positivity and liberation. Eschewing conservative social norms, “Starlight” celebrates love, romance, and ultimately the route to self-love through those normative relationships that may not be tied to tradition. Softly lit, Yola’s powerful, towering voice creates a soundtrack to this beautiful piece of film. I wanted to put something into the world that showed people what my dating life is like now. I’m currently single, yes, but I’m not neglected or some soulless sex robot. The volume of media dedicated to showing dark skinned Black…
