The Mountain Goats has been a full-on band for many years, but the project started out as just John Darnielle recording blood-and-fire acoustic songs into his Panasonic boombox. Thanks to the whole global-pandemic thing currently happening, that iteration of the Mountain Goats appears to be returning. This month, Darnielle has been hinting at the impending […]
Yaeji – "WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던"
At the end of the week, Yaeji is putting her first full-length project, a mixtape called WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던, which comes on the heels of a couple years worth of exciting-as-hell shorter releases and collaborations. She announced the mixtape a few weeks back with “WAKING UP DOWN” and today she’s sharing its title […]
Thin Lips, Shannen Moser, Slaughter Beach, Dog & More Contribute To 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' Compilation
Lame-O Records is a great label based out of Philadelphia, and today they are releasing Don’t Stand So Close To Me, a compilation that highlights the artists on their roster. All proceeds are going directly to the musicians during this trying pandemic time. It includes new material from Thin Lips, with a fresh track called […]
Psychic Ills – "Never Learn Not To Love" (Beach Boys Cover) & "Cease To Exist" (Charles Manson Cover)
Last week, sad news arrived that Psychic Ills frontman Tres Warren had passed away at 41. Warren had been a prolific artist in his life, and as it turns out this was no different at the time of his death. Warren had been working on new songs, and was getting ready to enter the studio […]
Jess Williamson – "Infinite Scroll"
In May, Jess Williamson is releasing a new album, Sorceress, the follow-up to 2018’s Cosmic Wink. She shared “Wind On Tin” from it in February, and today she’s back with another single, “Infinite Scroll,” a lovely and lush song about the limitless expanse of time. “You watched me laugh in the face of the clock/ […]
Empress Of – “Love Is A Drug”
Later this week, the dance-pop auteur Empress Of will follow up the great 2018 album Us with her new LP I’m Your Empress Of. Lorely Rodriguez recorded the album at her Highland Park studio in Los Angeles, producing all most all of it by herself. We’ve already posted the first single “Give Me Another Chance.” […]
Field Report – "Peoria" & "Breathe"
Field Report announced last week that they’re set to follow up 2018’s Summertime Songs with a new album called Brake Light Red Tide this spring. Chris Porterfield’s project has always delivered its hearty Midwest folk-rock with an inspired creative twist, which was certainly the case on “Breathe,” the new song Field Report shared late last […]
Chelsea Light Moving – "Sunday Stage"
In the wake of Sonic Youth’s dissolution, Thurston Moore started a new band called Chelsea Light Moving. That lasted a couple years, and since then Moore has mostly shown up under his own name. But, in these unpredictable times we are living through, now there is one more surprise. Moore has resurfaced with a new […]
LOMIJOH’s Debut Single “Don’t Let It Go” Is Out Of This World
LOMIJOH just released her debut single “Don’t Let It Go,” and it is out-of-this-world. The New-York City-based former tennis player and model is now conquering the world with her music and voice, and “Don’t Let It Go” is a grandiose piece that exposes like no other the magical power and beauty LOMIJOH holds in her […]
LOLA’s Debut Single “Don’t Let It Go” Is Out Of This World
LOLA just released her debut single “Don’t Let It Go,” and it is out-of-this-world. The New-York City-based former tennis player and model is now conquering the world with her music and voice, and “Don’t Let It Go” is a grandiose piece that exposes like no other the magical power and beauty Lola holds in her […]