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Bill Callahan – Cowboy
When it comes to songwriting, few compare to Bill Callahan. He has a rare gift for telling the truth without much fanfare, gut-punching tenderness and understated depth, prismatic stories of vivid characters sometimes in the guise of objects or animals. Bill captured my attention when I was just a teenager with his brilliant A River Ain’t Too Much Love when he was recording as (Smog) and every release has just built upon the last. It’s hard to put into words how much his music means to me! Bill’s unique lens can change the way you look at anything – from…
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The Howard Hughs Suite & Geir Sundstøl – Afterglow
Portuguese label The Slow Music Movement rounded up 13 songs by artists (some already Petal Motel faves, some soon to be Petal Motel faves) to make songs that explore their respective folk roots but simultaneously look ahead and incorporate fresh, musical innovations to carve out the Future of Folk. Longtime Petal Motel favorite The Howard Hughes Suite teamed up with Geir Sundstøl to create this illuminated first single from the compilation. tHHS’s thoughtful guitalele picking pairs seamlessly with Sundstøl’s expansive, atmospheric pedal steel playing to ensure listeners that folk indeed has a bright and promising future. Afterglow by The Howard…
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Trevor Beld Jimenez – Get Ready to Fly
Petal Motel is pleased to premiere the brand new video for one of our very favorite songs from Trevor Beld Jimenez’s solo album I Like It Here, which came out last November on Curation Records. Back in the early pan days, Trevor did a lot of live streaming and this was one of the first songs we heard and it became an instant classic, in our eyes. The video is directed by Cyril Pooley Jean of Woom Studios in France. Trevor floats Buddha-like on a cloud, emitting rainbows with his pure and true voice. He awakens a sleeping (but friendly)…
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Jeffrey Silverstein : Trip Sitter
Today, Petal Motel favorite Jeffrey Silverstein unveils a new track and accompanying video for “Trip Sitter” from his upcoming EP Torii Gates, out 4/16 on Arrowhawk Records. Replete with a heavy layer of acidy, fuzzed-out guitar work, layered with Barry Walker Jr.’s cinematic pedal steel work, this song is a perfect sampling of what to expect from the heady, robust EP – and the video a promise that it will take you to another plane. “A trip sitter is a sober person you trust to keep you safe while under the influence of a psychedelic. The goal is to ‘hold…
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Greg Loiacono and Jamie Drake – Bound To Fall
Greg Loiacono and Jamie Drake share their latest duet, “Bound to Fall” out today via Blue Rose Records. Their smooth crooning was first heard together on Loiacono’s 2019 single “San Felipe,” but this song was cowritten together by the talented pair. The track features also features Wilco keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen and was mixed by Scott Hirsch. The duo’s voices pair like a strawberry milkshake with whipped cream and two straws. “A few years back I had become obsessed with a recording called ‘Please Stay’ by The Cryin’ Shames. It inspired me to dive back into old records of singers singing…
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It’s So Easy (When You Know What You’re Doing) : A Tribute to Ted Lucas
Jeffrey Silverstein has teamed up with Perpetual Doom to curate a full-length tribute compilation, featuring a createive array of artists to celebrate Ted Lucas, the largely underground Detroit psych-stoner-rocker of rock and roll’s golden era, the late 1960s and 1970s. Lucas was Motown’s “exotic string” specialist before he moved to LA and started several bands like the Horny Toads, the Misty Wizards, the Androids, and Boogie Disease. He released a self-titled solo album that largely flew under the radar until it resissue by Yoga Records in 2010. Today, Jeffrey Silverstein and Perpetual Doom are sharing the first two singles from…
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Sasha and the Valentines – Flower
Austin-based band Sasha and the Valentines have shared their song “Flower,” a shimmering nostalgic pop song, dealing with the side of human relations we may be less proud of but are relatable all the same. “Flower” is the second single from their upcoming debut album, So You Think You Found Love?, out April 16th via Oof Records. “The video for “Flower” is a series of whimsical, bright moments on the streets and in the yards of Austin, TX. It’s the first music video with all five band members playing their instruments, effectively scoring the other scenes while being scenic in…
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Leanne Betasamosake Simpson – Viscosity : Listen
Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg writer, scholar, and musician Leanne Betasamosake Simpson recently announced Theory of Ice, out March 12th, 2021 on You’ve Changed. Today Leanne shares the single for “Viscosity,” an indictment of constant connectivity and a call to return to a more natural state of being. Theory Of Ice by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Leanne has authored several award-winning books including Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies, This Accident of Being Lost, and As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance; as well as f(l)light, Bestasamosake Simpson’s first foray into blending the literary with the musical. Theory of Ice once again…
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Starlight Cleaning Co. – Don’t Take It Away : Listen
Mojave desert-based duo Starlight Cleaning Co. has announced their debut album. The self-titled record will be released on May 21st via SofaBurn Records. Starlight Cleaning Co’.s sound fuses the glittering LA pop sound with high-desert Americana; likewise, Gray and Dean’s powerful vocals mingle splendidly to echo the tradition of the great musical couples that went before them – Sonny & Cher and specifically Jenny & Johnny come to mind. Check out the first single, “Don’t Take It Away” here: SofaBurn Records · Starlight Cleaning Co. “Don’t Take It Away” The duo, consisting of Rachel Dean and Tim Paul Gray, recorded…
