The Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp declared 2014’s The Inevitable End their final LP but promised to keep making music in other formats. They’ve made good on that pledge in the interim, most recently a series of rarities published under the name Lost Tapes throughout 2019 and 2020 — the kind of archival project that suggested […]
Stream Parannoul Side Project Mydreamfever’s Powerfully Serene New Album Rough And Beautiful Place
The mysterious DIY emo auteurs are letting the side projects fly! The week before Christmas, Sputnik of the cult-beloved Swedish “sparklepunk” project Weatherday released the great forgetmenot EP under the alias Five Pebbles. Now Parannoul, the one-person project out of Seoul that built a ravenous underground following last year, is here with their own change […]
Stream Claire Rousay’s New 1-Track Album sometimes i feel like i have no friends & 2 Collabs With More Eaze
San Antonio’s Claire Rousay is becoming one of the most prominent names in ambient music, and over the past year she has kept her listeners well supplied, most famously via last spring’s acclaimed A Softer Focus album. This past week Rousay, who we included on our most recent Best New Bands list, released a new […]
Stream Daniel Bachman’s Lovely New Acoustic Covers Album Lonesome Weary Blues
The relentlessly prolific Virginia guitarist Daniel Bachman is back today with a new covers album called Lonesome Weary Blues. It comprises seven acoustic instrumentals in Bachman’s Fahey-esque style, all covers of obscure folk songs and traditionals. It’s an incredibly nourishing way to begin your year, rustic and adventurous and lovingly rendered. Here’s Bachman’s statement on […]
Stream Teenage Halloween & The Homeless Gospel Choir’s New Split EP
Teenage Halloween are kicking off 2022 with a new split EP. The New Jersey power-pop punks have teamed up with Pittsburgh’s the Homeless Gospel Choir for a new four-song release comprising the first studio recordings from either group since 2020. Homeless Gospel Choir was once Derek Zanetti’s solo folk-punk project, but they’re fully electrified on […]
Eternal Sleep – “There Above” & “Against A Wall”
The Pittsburgh hardcore band Eternal Sleep has a hugely heavy sound that draws on noise-rock, groove-metal, and the nastiest iterations of grunge. Eternal Sleep released their full-length debut The Emptiness Of… way back in 2016, and after that was out, they stayed dormant for more than five years. (Singer Joseph Sanderson is also in the […]
Miranda Lambert – “Y’all Means All”
In 2021, the great country star Miranda Lambert released two different albums — the rustic, lo-fi acoustic experiment The Marfa Tapes, recorded with her songwriting collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, and the Christmas LP Hell Of A Holiday, recorded with her side-project supergroup Pistol Annies. Today, on the last day of the year, Lambert […]
Katie Dey – “In The Sky” (Laugh & Peace Cover)
Melbourne computer-pop great Katie Dey can usually be counted on for some high-quality loosies between album cycles, and she has delivered another this week. It’s a cover of “In The Sky,” originally recorded by Laugh & Peace, the Japanese production team best known for the soundtrack to the video game Vib-Ribbon. On Twitter, Dey explains, […]
Parannoul – “Glow” Demo
Earlier this year, Parannoul, a semi-anonymous one-man shoegaze project from Seoul, released the LP To See The Next Part Of The Dream. It’s one of our favorite albums of 2021. Today, Parannoul has shared a new instrumental called “Glow,” though he’s quick to point out that it’s not a new song, per se. “Glow” is […]
MIKE – “In My World”
The New York rapper and producer MIKE has been at the forefront of the lo-fi rap world for the past few years, and he’s kept himself busy. This year, for instance, MIKE has released his Disco! album, and he’s also worked with people like Wiki and the Alchemist. The new track “In My World” is […]