The third single from Cameron Knowler’s visionary Places of Consequence premiered today on Deepest Currents and because Places is teed up to be one of our albums of the year, we’re sharing it here too. Places of Consequence by Cameron Knowler Knowler is a highly skilled technical player, academic and focused, but emotion shines through on his arrangement of this song from Congolese accordionist Camille Feruzi and late, legendary fiddler Jon Bekoff. His “Kuyina” is a tribute to his late mother, and like the rest of Places of Consequence, there’s a duality at play in Cameron’s music. There’s the sharpness of discipline, the…

New Orleans band Pony Hunt’s second album, VAR! is out July 23rd via Wing and Wing. Pony Hunt’s celestial retro vibe- self-described as “cosmic doo-wop” reflects upon queerness, gender identity, and self-awareness. Today they premiere their latest single from the album, the dream-like “That Feelin'” with a stop-you-in-your-tracks opening beat and singer and songwriter Jessie Antonick’s devastating voice, singing straight from her heart to yours. Born in California and raised in Chicago, Jessie followed inspiration from Oakland to New Orleans where she continued to refine and define her voice. As Pony Hunt, VAR! explores this concept of home – whether…

Damon and Naomi are back with A Sky Record, releasing July 22nd. Today they premiere the first single from the album, “Sailing By.” A Sky Record by Damon & Naomi “Sailing By” is also the title of a light classical waltz that’s played every night shortly before the 1am end of the broadcast day on BBC Radio Four, followed by the “Shipping Bulletin” (and then “God Save the Queen”!). The Shipping Bulletin is simply the weather forecast for the sea around the UK. But it’s also a mesmerizing list of place names (“Viking” and “Tiree” are examples) and slightly coded…

LA’s Soft Sailors share their video for “What We Live” today, featuring bandleader Geoff Geis being followed by a haunting, human-sized crow played by Jenna Heffernan, who may or may not be a figment of his imagination. Adam Boren Bennett shot the footage during flower season at Deb’s Park on a cheap toy camera with the assistance of Jenna and friend Benton Stephen. The pandemic put a pause on production, but Geoff eventually taught himself to use editing software to complete the project. “What We Live” was released as a single before the pandemic and premiered via LA Record, which…

Sharing a live performance of the Brooklyn-based Evolfo’s “Drying Out Your Eye” days before their album Site Out of Mind drops (June 18th on Royal Potato Family.) Equally jazzy as it is acid-drenched, the 7-piece band set out to ascend from their previous release, the acclaimed 2017 Last of the Acid Cowboys, aiming for the ontological on Site Out of Mind. Inspired by science fiction, psychedelic field trips, and recorded in guitarist and vocalist Matt Gibbs’s Ditmas Park apartment where an exorcism took place years earlier and unexplainable phenomena regularly occurs, Site is reminiscent of Tame Impala meets Meat Puppets,…

Places of Consequence by Cameron Knowler It’s your lucky day because there’s a new Cameron Knowler track out. “Lena’s Spanish Guitar” showcases the musician’s versatility and unique adaptability to various styles although Cameron can probably tell you everything about the roots of every kind of music that ever was, where it came from, what it shares with contemporary music, who made the rules, the commonalities that destroy arbitrary delineations between genre, etc. etc. etc. He’s that kind of artist.  “I sourced this version from the great Missouri guitarist, Lena Hughes, scoring it with mandolin and a Casio synth guitar on “organ”…

People in the music industry usually wear many hats – it’s not uncommon for label managers to also be in radio, or for publicists to also write for publications, etc. In this case, Dear Life co-head Michael Cormier is also a talented musician. Paired with the grotesque and funny visuals by Luisa Levine, and the solid, hymnal harmonies by our dear friend Lou Turner, “Last Hurrah” previews what you can expect from the album – a fascination with the overlap between the mundane and the transcendent. More Light!! is out June 25th via Dear Life Records and Oof Records. On…

Jeffrey Alexander is releasing his project with the Heavy Lidders on Arrowhawk Records on August 6th. The Heavy Lidders boasts a killer lineup of, well, heavy hitters Jesse Sheppard and Drew Gardner (Elkhorn) and Scott Verrastro. Ryan Jewell, Pat Gubler, Rosali Middleman, Marissa Nadler and more also make appearances The first single, “Carousel of Flowers” is available on Bandcamp now and you can watch the vivid, kaleidoscopic video with art by the awesomely talented Aubrey Nehring here. From our friend Mike Mannix’s notes on the album , “Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders is a refreshing take on familiar sounds.…