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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…
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Jennifer Castle – Monarch Season : Listen
Jennifer Castle’s Monarch Season is unbelievably otherworldly-sounding. Suffused with home-grown, delicate playing and Castle’s breathtaking, breathy, fae-like vocals, the album contemplates her notion of song as “the balm of love and prayers unrequited.” Monarch Season by Jennifer Castle Of the title track from the album, Jennifer says: I remember writing Monarch Season last year this time. The monarchs were out in the sky, on the trees and in the meadows. Of course they are so inspiring. And yet the words I remember resonating with me the most are “I can’t help myself from flying away with them”. Something about that…
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Dan Horne – Blackjack : Listen
We’re just days away from the release of Dan Horne’s debut solo EP, The Motorcycle Song EP. The record’s four tracks all show a side of this talented dude’s many musical proclivities. Here’s the second single from the album, “Blackjack,” a swinging instrumental jammer that recalls a rural version of Stereolab hanging with Todd Rundgren, perched atop a mountain, plucking a banjo and exploring the sky, set aloft on the wings of a tripped out Prophet 5 synth. skifflinhorne · Blackjack – 16 44K – IsMastV1 Dan says about the song: “I wrote ‘Blackjack’ in my head in the van on the way…
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Herman Dune – Say You Love Me Too : Listen
The Swedish-born artist has released the first single from his record Notes from Vinegar Hill. Herman Dune’s lyrics and delivery are heavily reminiscent of David Berman, to whom the record is dedicated. Caitlin Rose’s backing vocals along with pedal steel cement the Americana breeze that wafts through the album. Dune is certainly a character, in every sense, adopting various pseudonyms to release music under over the last 20 years (Dune is another – he’s also used his given name David-Ivar, Yaya, and Black Yaya). He’s lived in Vinegar Hill in San Pedro, California for the last five years, on the…
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Gunn-Truscinski Duo – For Eddie Hazel : Listen
Long time collaborators Steve Gunn and John Truscinski are releasing their glorious sonic masterpiece, Soundkeeper, on Friday, October 9th. Following the first single, “Valley Spiral,” here’s a taste of what’s to come. On this single, Gunn says: For the Duo, our collaboration over the years has been inspired by extensive discussion of albums and musicians we love and admire. The tone and feel of Eddie Hazel’s guitar playing has always been a particular talking point, especially Hazel’s open playing and inventive use of the echoplex on the album ‘Maggot Brain’. Because we’ve listened and talked about him so much, we…
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Mojohand – Losing Hand
New Jersey cosmic Americana psych rockers Mojohand release their single, “Losing Hand” today. The tune features Dan Horne on pedal steel and is one of Mojohand’s best releases to date. They may be east coasters, but the heart of their sound is in the west. You can buy the single on Bandcamp today – check out past releases, too! These guys can really rock. And if you’re in the tri-state area, they’ve begun performing some spaced-out, socially-distant outdoor shows if you’re jonesin’ for a little Workingman’s Dead-style jamming. Mojohand is: Elijah Klein – Vocals/GuitarJoe Dinardo – Bass GuitarIan Darcy –…
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Faye Webster – Better Distractions : Listen
Atlanta’s Faye Webster released a dreamy single yesterday, in wake of another standalone single, “In a Good Way,” and her 2019 release Atlanta Millionaire’s Club. Faye’s also announced a livestream performance on Noonchorus on Tuesday, October 6th at 9 PM EST from her favorite studio. You can get tickets here. Stream the single on your preferred platform here.
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Dan Horne – Poor Moon : Listen
Dan Horne has announced a solo record! Yes, that Dan Horne- are credits necessary? Happy to list ’em anyway: producer/engineer extraordinaire of very very favorite records like Tip of the Sphere by Cass McCombs, From Liberty Street by Mapache, and High Upon The Mountain by Pacific Range; he’s played various instruments on favorites like The Tarnished Gold by Beachwood Sparks and Rare Birds by Jonathan Wilson; toured with McCombs and Jonathan Wilson; and last but surely not least, is a founding member of at least three favorite bands of mine – The Skiffle Players, Grateful Shred, and of course, Circles…
