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Toadvine – She : Listen
Toadvine “blends weirdo garage rock energy with alt country-tinged sweetness.” They recorded and mixed their debut self-titled EP themselves, featuring four originals and this tribute to one of their many influences. It’s rare that I hear a Gram Parsons cover that I approve of. I heard this song before I read the blurb and was pretty enchanted with this Chicago band’s sweet rendition. Toadvine · She From the band themselves on “She”: When we started this project, we knew we wanted to include a cover song on the EP. We figured it was nice to have on an introductory thing…
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Tan Cologne – Heretic Porcelain : Listen
The Taos hum is loud on this one. Tan Cologne is made up of New Mexico artists Lauren Green and Marissa Macias who combine forces to create sounds tied to the landscapes that surround them. They released their debut record Cave Vaults on the Moon in New Mexico earlier this year, a sparse, elemental collection of minimal, mystical sounds that really capture the essence of Taos – high desert, looming mountains, moving water. On the hallucinogenic “Heretic Porcelain,” Tan Cologne said, Circling through hypnotic reversals, “Heretic Porcelain” sonically explores terrestrial responses to a tilted, worn, and skewed Earth. Lyrically, the…
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Uay – Somos Luz : Listen
Guadalajara-based duo UAY takes their name from the phonetic translation of a Mayan word for spell or wizard, and they do indeed create a sort of magic with their hypnotic, frenzied playing. HALFSHELL RECORDS · Uay – Somos Luz Uay has contributed a track to Call and Response, a mutual aid compilation by Halfshell Records artists. 100% of proceeds will be split equally between NAACP, ACLU, National Bail Out, Okra Project, King County Equity Now, Real Rent Duwamish, and Border Angles. Uay is Rodrigo Torres (bass/vocals) and Francisco Lopez (guitar/vocals) and a rotating cast of drummers, percussionists, and guest musicians.…
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Max Look – Seventeen : Listen
Former Midwesterner Max Look made the right move coming over to California – his breezy, Mac DeMarco-meets-fucked-up-Tweedy vibe seems better suited to friendlier climates. Seems Max has wasted no time observing the storied tradition of young musicians heading to the desert to absorb the spirit. Max has played in a handful of outfits over the years and is now going it alone. The first single from a trio he’ll be releasing over the next few weeks is out today, “Seventeen.” Max invites the listener to “groove with me baby, let’s move to the breeze.” Lo-fi meets shoegaze to create a…
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Trevor Beld Jimenez – Faces in the Crowd : Listen
The highly anticipated first single from Trevor Beld Jimenez upcoming solo debut I Like It Here is streaming on all platforms today. I wrote “Faces” on my mom’s piano in a flurry of songs that were coming out and it was the first one from that batch where [my wife] Tania said, “This one is special.”It was when I realized I could make a record. Trevor is a prolific songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has been a driving force of the southern California music scene for the better part of the last decade. He was the central member of the folk…
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WL – Water’s On My Side : Listen
Portland’s WL is releasing a new album, ADHD on November 13th on the Beacon Sound record label. The first single, “Water’s On My Side” is out today. “Fusing spacious electronic minimalism, shimmering guitars, and the empyrean voice of Misty Mary, Portland’s WL (pronounced ‘well’) arrive at the end of 2020 with an album of lustrous, crystalline Left Coast pop that is destined to be a trusted companion during the long nights ahead. ADHD is a defining statement of purpose for the group, made during a time of personal upheaval and featuring an evocative song cycle that begs to be listened…
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Danielle Durack – Broken Wings: Listen
Arizona singer and songwriter Danielle Durack has announced a new album and released the first single, “Broken Wings.” Durack co-directed and conceptualized the winking video herself. The song is “a kind of wry take on my questionable taste in men,” Danielle explains. “The song is pretty self critical, like, ‘why do you keep doing this to yourself?’ But also pretty jab-y towards the men in question. It’s about wanting something that isn’t good for me.” Of the video, Durack adds: “A friend who used to work at a bridal store posted about a crazy closing sale, and I started thinking…
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Gwenifer Raymond – Hell For Certain : Listen
The Welsh guitar phenomenon has released the second single and video from her forthcoming album, Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain. Her playing is intense, intricate, and absolutely enrapturing. Not a song for soft background noises – this song’s enough to rouse some spirits, clearly. The album is composed of 8 tracks Raymond recorded herself in a basement apartment. Raymond says “I tried to take something of Welsh folk horror to make my own ‘Welsh Primitive.'” Pre-order Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain here. Out November 13th on Tompkins Square.
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October and the Eyes – All My Love : Listen
New Zealand-born, London-based singer, songwriter and producer October and the Eyes announces her debut EP, Dogs and Gods, out November 20th on KRO Records. Today, she shares the lead single and video “All My Love,” a track that “lures you into a warm embrace of October’s coy and breathy sweet-nothings.” “All My Love’ is unfortunately a love song – something I told myself I would never write, yet here I am,” says October. “But it’s not all sweet. In fact, I would call it more of a lust song. It’s about being in love but lusting for something more. It’s about desire, greed, and infatuation…
